Heavy downpours paralyze life in southern India

Heavy rains have been observed in India's southern districts of Tamil Nadu since December 17, under the influence of a cyclonic circulation,Report informs referring to The Hindu.

Several several areas in districts, including Kanyakumari, have been inundated.

Since the Thamirabarani river in Tirunelveli is in spate, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin directed authorities to release surplus water into the Kannadian channel, marking a dry run under a river-linking project in southern Tamil Nadu. CM Stalin deputed Ministers to rain-hit districts to oversee and carry out relief work.

A Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) bulletin said a cyclonic circulation is now seen over the Comorin area and its neighborhood, extending up to mid tropospheric levels. On Sunday, heavy rains lashed Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Tenkasi districts. Some regions recorded very heavy rainfall. Since Saturday, light to moderate rainfall was recorded at most places of southern Tamil Nadu.