Heavy rains in Cuddalore District

         Heavy rains lashed Puducherry and nearby coastal areas In Cuddalore on Thursday. According to Met department, the rains caused by easterly “waves” were expected to continue till the weekend. The formation of a trough of low pressure near Kanyakumari was expected to add to the intensity of the rains in the next 48 hours.

          The downpour ensured that many roads across the town were inundated. To make matters worse, slabs covering recently desilted drains were yet to be replaced.The condition of most of the inner roads was pathetic as there was no proper maintenance for quite some time. Meanwhile, heavy and persistent rains that began on Wednesday night lashed Cuddalore district all through Thursday. Because of the continuous rainfall, students and office-goers suffered a lot as vehicle movement was slowed down in many places. Widespread rainfall was reported across the region.

          About 25,000 fishermen did not venture into sea, for the fourth day in a row, as heavy wind made fishing impossible. Due to the scarcity, the price of fish has shot up by 30 per cent.

As per data, 

Parangipet recorded 58 mm rainfall 

followed by Annamalai Nagar at 56 mm. 

Chidambaram and 

Cuddalore had 49 mm and 25 mm rainfall respectively. 

         Cuddalore Collector V Amuthavalli declared a holiday for schools on Friday due to the weather.

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Tipplers bridge across interstate river closed

CUDDALORE: 

        A wooden bridge across the Pennai river constructed by Puducherry wine shop owners to allow tipplers to reach their shops has landed them in trouble as PWD officials issued a notice, on Wednesday, for them to dismantle it within two days.The river separates a Tamil Nadu village, Velisemmandalam, and a Puducherry village, Aaraichikuppam.
 

         This close proximity has allowed tipplers from Tamil Nadu to cross the shallow river and buy alcohol from the three wine shops situated in Aaraichikuppam.  Due to the recent spate of rains, water flow in the river had increased making it difficult to wade across. Though some enthusiastic people walked through the river water to reach wine shops, many others were left in the lurch and consequently, sales in the shops had decreased considerably.
 

            To solve this problem, wine shop owners came up with the idea of constructing a wooden bridge across the river. Once constructed it became very popular and many people from Tamil Nadu began using it. The matter came to notice of PWD department in Cuddalore and it issued a notice to the wine shop owners to dismantle the bridge within two days. They claimed that the bridge was constructed without their permission. To make their stand clear, the department, on Wednesday, blocked one end of the bridge using trees and branches.

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