Chennai airport shut, 700 passengers stranded, more heavy rain predicted
All operations at Chennai airport have been stopped for rest of the day and 22 trains to and from Chennai have been cancelled.
Heavy rains continue to cripple Chennai and parts of Tamil Nadu in what is being called the worst rain in a century. All operations at Chennai airport have been stopped for rest of the day and 22 trains to and from Chennai have been cancelled.
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In the wake of the flood alert issued in parts of Tamil Nadu, the Chennai Corporation on Tuesday announced emergency contact numbers for all the regional zones in the city. With the MET predicting more rain in the next four days, the state government issued a flood alert today.
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People in several flood affected areas in south Chennai were evacuated to safer places on emergency basis. Chennai Collector E. Sundaravalli has appealed to families living along the Adyar river to move to safer places after the state government released 20,000 cubic feet per second of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir into Adyar.
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Power supply was snapped in Perungudi area due to a sudden increase in water level. Water logging was also reported in Guindy. Next 10-12 hours are crucial for Chennai as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts heavy rains in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for next 4 days. "Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds may make the situation worse in Chennai," the IMD said.
To see the inundated areas, relief camps and other crowd-source mapping of the Chennai floods, click here .
HELPLINE NUMBERS
Tree fall and water logging: 1913, Sewage overflow: 45674567, State emergency: 1070, District emergency: 1077, Electricity: 1912, Fire and rescue: 101
Regional Office (Tiruvottiyur): 9445190001, Regional Office (Manali): 9445190002, Regional Office (Madhavaram): 9445190003, Regional Office (Tondiarpet): 9445190004, Regional Office (Royapuram): 9445190005, Regional Office (Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar): 9445190006, Regional Office (Ambattur): 9445190007, Regional Office (Annanagar): 9445190008, Regional Office (Teynampet): 9445190009, Regional Office (Kodambakkam): 9445190010, Regional Office (Valasaravakkam): 9445190011, Regional Office (Alandur): 9445190012, Regional Office (Adyar): 9445190013, Regional Office (Perungudi): 9445190014, Regional Office (Sholinganallur): 9445190015
HIGHLIGHTS
- In view of the water logging, Chennai Airport authorities have shut operations till 6 am tomorrow.
- A statement issued by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa says, examinations of all state board schools, which were originally scheduled from December 7 onwards will now be held in the first week of January next year.
- Ship carrying basic facilities like drinking water and food to arrive tomrorrow: Alok Bhatnagar, Naval Officer in-charge of Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
- We have deployed helicopters and boats in several parts for relief and rescue measures: Alok Bhatnagar.
- Educational institutions in Cuddalore, Tiruvallur and Villupuram districts and in the Union territory Puducherry have also been asked by the administration to remain close.
- Assocham says financial loss due to Tamil Nadu Rains could be around Rs 15,000 crore.
- Superstar Rajinikanth has extended his support to the rain-affected victims of Tamil Nadu by donating Rs 10 lakh to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund.
- A road caved in at Madhya Kailash signal in Chennai on Tuesday due to heavy rains resulting in massive traffic jam at the major intersection. The road connects the IT hub with other parts of the capital city.
- 3 NDRF teams are on its way to Chennai, 7 more teams are on stand by.
- Each team consists of 40 personnel each, the teams consist of NDRF personnel, boats and other life saving materials.
- According to the weather office, Chennai has received the entire three month-season's rainfall in one month. Heavy rains during the second week of November had led to severe flooding in the city.
Several trains have either been cancelled or diverted due as flood water has reached above the danger level mark at several railway bridges on Chennai-Gudur section of the South Central railway.
List of cancelled/partially cancelled trains:
Trains cancelled on 1st December, 2015
1) Train No. 22870 Chennai Central - Visakhapatnam Express is cancelled
2) Train No.12621 Chennai Central - New Delhi Tamilnadu Express is cancelled
3) Train No.12840 Chennai Central - Howram Mail is cancelled
Trains cancelled on 2nd December, 2015
1) Train No.16031 Chennai Central - Sri Mata Vaishnodevi Katri (Jammu Tawi) Andaman Express is cancelled.
2) Train No.12077 Chennai Central - Vijayawada Janshatabdi Express is cancelled.
3) Train No.12842 Chennai Central - Howrah Coromandel Express is cancelled.
4) Train No.12656 Chennai Central - Ahmedabad Navjevan Express is cancelled
5) Train No.22611 Chennai Central - New Jalpaigri Express is cancelled.
6) Train No.22403 Puducherry - New Delhi Express is cancelled.
Trains partially cancelled on 2nd December, 2015
1) Train No 12711 Vijayawada - Chennai Central Pinakini Express is partially cancelled between Gudur and Chennai Central.
2) Train No 12712 Chennai Central - Vijayawada Pinakini Express is partially cancelled between Chennai Central and Gudur.
Train cancelled on 2nd December, 2015
1) Train No. 12078 Vijayawada-Chennai Central Jansatabdhi Express.
Trains diverted
1) Train No. 15120 Manduadih-Rameshwaram weekly Express is diverted to run via., Chennai Egmore, Perambur, Jolarpettai, Salem, Karur and Dindigul.
2) Train No. 22404 New Delhi-Puducherry (Weekly) Exp is diverted to run via., Chennai Central, Perambur, Katpadi and Villupuram.
3) Train No. 12642 Nizamuddin-Kanniyakumari Thirukkural Express is diverted to run via., Chennai Central, Jolarpettai, Salem, Karur and Dindigul.
4) Train No. 12664 Tiruchchirappalli-Howrah (Bi-weekly) Exp is diverted to run via., Villupuram, Katpadi, Chennai Central.