Torrential downpour disrupts Chennai traffic
Posted on: 13/Sep/2013 12:01:53 PM
Due to heavy showers in Chennai, the low level areas were flooded. Traffic were also hit on several arterial roads, including Nelson Manickam Road, Poonamallee High Road, Sterling Road, Perungudi and Kandhanchavadi. A few trees too, were uprooted in some areas. Access to 15th Main Road, Anna Nagar was cut off for a while, as a huge tree had fallen on the road.
In the southern suburbs, Madipakkam was worst affected, as it is during every heavy spell of rain. Residents of Ram Nagar and Sadasivam Nagar in the area spent a sleepless night mopping up ankle-deep water that had entered their homes. Five teams had been formed in Tambaram and Sembakkam municipalities to ensure that chlorinated drinking water was supplied to residents.
