Ramnad saw light to heavy drizzle since Deepavali day

Rainfall was heavy in Rameswaram island with Thangachimadam recording 170 mm of rain. Mandapam recorded 153 mm and Pamban 113.40 mm.

As it was a steady drizzle, water flowed away easily, and no flooding was reported in Ramanathaswamy Temple. Tourists, who had come to the temple, due to the long weekend enjoyed the pleasant weather.

But, due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal and advisory by the weather department, the Fisheries department did not give any fishing token. As a result, fishermen had abstained from venturing into the sea.

Mechanised boats were seen anchored and country boats had been secured at a safe distance from the sea.

Boats Anchored in Pamban on Tuesday.
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Rain water logging paddy fields near Thiru Uthirakosamangai in Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday.
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For farmers, in both Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts, who had tilled and readied their lands for sowing welcomed the onset of monsoon.

 “We hope that this season the rains will be sufficient and we won’t have to depend on water from the borewell for irrigation,” says Muthupandi, a paddy farmer from Uthirakosamangai in Ramanathapuram district. 

Maheswari from Valinokam in Ramanathapuram says that as it was a slight drizzle they were able to enjoy Deepavali. And she hopes that it will continue, so that the oorani in their village gets recharged.

Rain waterlogging railway subways at Landhai village near Ramanathapuram on Tuesday.
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In Ramanathapuram municipal limits such as the Railway Feeder Road and Government hospital saw waterlogging. But civic authorities had organised equipment to pump out stagnant water. This had helped minimise water stagnation in these areas.

Rameswaram Road and Kenikarai saw waterlogging creating difficulties for vehicle-users.

In Sivanganga district, Manamadurai and Thiruppuvanam saw moderate rainfall of 26.80 mm and 25.80 mm respectively.

Rain lashing at Thiru Uthirakosamangai in Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday morning.
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An official in the Agriculture Department in Ramanathapuram district said though the rain is good for paddy if there is a break in monsoon it will be advantageous for the farmers. About 1,40,000 hectares is under paddy crop in Ramanathapuram district this year. “In certain areas, the seedlings have just germinated and in others transplantation has very recently taken place. If the wet spell continues without a break, these crops may get submerged,” the official cautions.

In Ramanathapuram, the Railway subway at Landhai was submerged in rainwater and five villages have been cut off from the district, officials said.