Relentless rain leaves 392 streets in 108 Chennai locations inundated – Times of India

CHENNAI: The city suffered widespread inundation for the second consecutive day after spells of heavy rain since Saturday morning continued intermittently through the day and strengthened at night on Saturday. Normal life was affected, and traffic was thrown out of gear on arterial roads.
Around 700 people were shifted to six relief centres, while 392 streets in 108 neighbourhoods in the city had water stagnation.
Three subways – Rangarajapuram, Madley and Ganeshapuram – were closed in the morning; the authorities pumped out water and reopened Ganeshapuram subway near Vyasarpadi Jeeva railway station by evening. Water entered houses in T Nagar, West Mambalam, Kodambakkam, K K Nagar, Madipakkam and a few other areas.
C B Paranthaman, a resident, said “Water has entered houses at Arundhati Nagar in Mettupalayam in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar zone. Power is out and roads are flooded with water mixed with sewage.”
At least nine roads including remained closed for traffic. While the Rajamannar Salai and the Anna Main road in KK Nagar, and the stretch under the GN Chetty flyover remain waterlogged for the last several, the Mega Mart road in Valasaravakkam too was inundated on Saturday after the overnight spell and the vehicles were diverted to Kesavaedhini road to reach Arcot Road.
Traffic from Medavakkam to Sholinganallur has also been diverted to Sholinganallur via Kamatchi Hospital.