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Last year alone, we spent over Rs 4 lakh replacing water-damaged household items.
The collector said the flooding stemmed from an overflow along the primary outlet channel linking the Selvachinthamani lake with the Ukkadam Periyakulam. It is the same ordeal every monsoon,” she said. COIMBATORE: Intense rainfall that pounded the city from Sunday afternoon through the early hours of Monday triggered severe inundation in Selvapuram, leaving several hundred residents marooned in knee-deep contaminated water. Water entered their living rooms, bringing snakes, dead rodents and insects, severely disrupting daily routines and preventing scores of workers and college students from stepping out. “The stagnation was caused by an unprecedented volume of storm run-off rather than any structural blockage in the channel. He added that the civic body has been tasked with drafting a comprehensive engineering plan to widen the connecting conduit, expanding its carrying capacity to serve as a permanent fix. Residents expressed frustration over recurring civic failures. Nagarani, a resident of Ashok Nagar, recounted the horror of waking up to rising water at night. We had to carry our young children and rush upstairs to the first floor. “Slithering snakes and insects entered the house, and costly electrical appliances including the washing machine, motor pumps, and refrigerator were ruined. Despite paying all local property taxes diligently, we are abandoned to face this nightmare repeatedly.”
Coimbatore received over 80mm of rainfall in a short span of three hours on Sunday,” he said. “At 2am on Monday, water rushed into our house.
Coimbatore logged a cumulative 1,232mm of rainfall across various recording stations, averaging 53.57mm, from 7.30am on Oct 25 to 7.30am on Oct 26, according to data released by the district disaster management authority. Madukkarai taluk recorded the highest precipitation at 130 mm, closely followed by Varappatti in Sulur at 128mm and Podanur at 118mm. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Coimbatore | Silver Rate in Coimbatore | Bank Holidays in Coimbatore | Public Holidays in Coimbatore | Coimbatore AQI | Weather in Coimbatore | Petrol Price in Coimbatore | Diesel Price in Coimbatore | CNG Price in Coimbatore | LPG Price in Coimbatore