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8 Nov, 18 tweets, 13 min read
Thread: Will post visuals from different parts of Chennai and other updates to give a sense of the situation on ground today.

Though water has receded at some places, several roads are still waterlogged.

These visuals from GN Chetty Road, T Nagar 👇🏼

#ChennaiRains #TamilNadu
Madley Subway, T Nagar

#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021 #TamilNaduRains
Wall Tax road. Yesterday there was heavy waterlogging here. The roads are mostly clear in and around this area today.

#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021 #TamilNaduRains
Listen in to what Tamil Nadu Revenue minister KKSSR Ramachandran has to say about the rain situation in the state.

He says IMD has predicted heavy rains for Nov 9-11 and the govt is undertaking measures to prevent loss of life, provide shelter to those affected by rains etc.
Sydenhams road, Periamet. This road is barely meters away from the Chennai Corporation office.

#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021 #TamilNaduRains
Water logging outside Chennai Corporation building cleared. Yesterday @imanojprabakar had posted visuals of waterlogging here.

#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021 #TamilNaduRain
These visuals are from the State Emergency Control Room in Chennai.

Principal Secretary Phanindra Reddy IAS told @Ahmedshabbir20 that they are tracking real time updates of IMD and translating it into actionable points and sending it to districts.

#ChennaiRains2021
Thillai Nagar, Kolathur. Yesterday Chief Minister MK Stalin had visited this area (this is also his assembly constituency) for inspection and also to provide relief items to people. They are now using a motor to pump out the water.

#ChennaiRains2021
Selvi Nagar, Kolathur. Water has entered homes in this area. The owner of this house and his wife are now staying and sleeping at their vegetable shop nearby.

#ChennaiRains2021
Listen in to what Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi has to say about the situation on ground and the steps taken by the Corporation to drain out water and help affected people.

#ChennaiRains2021
Waterlogging in railway tracks cleared and train services are almost back to normal, reports @Ahmedshabbir20.

#ChennaiRains2021
Cars are still parked here at Velachery bridge in Chennai. Lessons learnt from 2015 floods. Several cars, including luxury cars, were damaged during that time.

#ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021
A portion of the road in Perambur caved in and an under construction wall of an apartment complex also collapsed. @Ahmedshabbir20 reports.
Visuals from Marina beach in Chennai. Food stalls, play area for kids etc waterlogged. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea for the next couple of days.

#chennaifloods #ChennaiRains #ChennaiRains2021
Visuals of waterlogging outside Hanuman temple in Pattalam. The water level here is above knee level, reports @Ahmedshabbir20.
Drone visuals of Puzhal reservoir. Water is being released from reservoirs across Chennai due to heavy rains in the city.

#ChennaiRains #chennaifloods #ChennaiRains2021
Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi on #ChennaiRains:

Rainfall has been comparatively lower today. We have approximately recieved 15mm rains today.

317 locations were waterlogged. Now only 177 places are still seeing water stagnation.
Chennai Corporation Commissioner:

Over 7 lakh food packets, including dinner, was distributed to people affected by #ChennaiRains.

Recieved over 1500 calls today through 1913 helpline.

169 shelters are ready. 58 of them operational, where 1288 persons stayed in the night.

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