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Chennai Weather Forecast: Brief but intense rain on April 6 cooled the city after rising heat. More light to moderate showers and thunderstorms are likely over the next few days Widespread rainfall swept across Chennai on Monday morning, catching residents off guard while offering much-needed relief from the intensifying summer heat. The sudden change in Chennai weather came at a time when several election candidates were engaged in prolonged outdoor campaigning ahead of the state assembly poll ...Read More >
Chennai: In response to the impending landfall of Cyclone Montha, the Chennai District Collector, Ms. Rashmi Siddharth Zagade, has officially declared a holiday for all schools within the Chennai district tomorrow, Tuesday, October 28. The decision comes as a precautionary measure following heavy rainfall warnings issued for Chennai and several neighbouring districts. Chennai School Holiday: Official Declaration by District Collector The city has been experiencing continuous rainfall since thi ...Read More >
The surplus water released from the city's Chembarambakkam reservoir, empties into the Adyar river which meets the Bay of Bengal in Chennai. Discharging surplus water from the dam is the usual flood control measure resorted to by the Water Resources Department to retain the water level in the dam. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday inspected the dredging work underway at the Adyar Estuary in view of the Northeast monsoon. The surplus water released from the city's Chembarambakkam r ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday undertook a surprise inspection of the Adyar River mouth for the second consecutive day, reviewing the ongoing dredging and widening operations intended to facilitate free flow of floodwater into the Bay of Bengal during the intensifying northeast monsoon. The inspection, which took place near Srinivasapuram, follows CM Stalin's earlier visit on October 24. Officials from the Public Works Department and the Greater Chennai Co ...Read More >
The Mettur Dam, the largest reservoir in the state, reached its Full Reservoir Level. (Image credit: @manojt4sap/X) Rain continued to batter Tamil Nadu causing a sharp rise in the water levels of the reservoirs and in Chennai, tree branches fell due to overnight downpour. The Mettur Dam, the largest reservoir in the state, reached its Full Reservoir Level (FRL). The widespread rain forced the administration in several districts to declare a holiday for schools and colleges on Wednesday. Apart ...Read More >
CHENNAI: With the Northeast Monsoon active over Chennai and other parts of TN, the water level in the Chembarambakkam lake, a key drinking water source for Chennai and its suburbs, is rising rapidly, prompting authorities to prepare for a potential release of surplus water. As of Tuesday morning, the lake's water level has crossed the 20-foot mark, reaching 20.20 feet. The lake's full capacity is 24 feet. Officials from the Public Works Department have indicated that once the water level reache ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chennai's water bodies may be contaminated with Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), also known as 'forever chemicals', but Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) says there is no mandate nor technology available to treat them, both in drinking water and wastewater. The submission was made by CMWSSB superintending engineer Sivakumar in an affidavit before the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The tribunal had registered a suo m ...Read More >
The Water Resources Department (WRD) on Thursday sounded a flood alert as the water level in the Poondi reservoir hit 34.05 feet at 8 am, nearing its maximum capacity of 35 feet. In response to the increasing water levels, WRD officials announced that 1,000 cusecs of water would be released through the surplus shutters starting at 1:30 pm. The alert has prompted authorities to issue evacuation warnings for several villages in the region, including Nambakkam, Krishnapuram, Attrambakkam, Odhappa ...Read More >
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