With only 2 days left for Deepavali, people in large numbers are braving the heavy rains with umbrellas. There huge crowds out for shopping in T Nagar despite the heavy downpour.
The regional weather office said as heavy rains continued to lash many parts of the state, a trough of low pressure over southwest Bay of Bengal will bring copious rains for another 24 hours.
The water level in the Poondi reservoir, one of the main sources of drinking water for Chennai City, has been rising continuously due to the heavy rains in the last few days.
Heavy rain to continue till Wednesday
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The city will continue to experience rains until Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Literary forum on epic
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Sahithya Akademi will host a literary forum `Mahabharatham: Tamil Perspectives on October 25 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall on East Mada Street in Mylapore.
EC increases browsing centres to 1,300
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In a bid to increase online registration of voters, the Election Commission has increased the number of browsing centres to 1,300 in the state and governments Common Service Centres .
Fleecing omnibus operators pulled up
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Fifteen omnibus operators were served notices for overcharging recently.
Railway officials including the station manager and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel conducted another drive on Monday at the Chennai Central station premises in the awareness campaign to prevent passengers from carrying fire-cracker.
Chennai and its suburban areas have been receiving heavy showers for the past three days. The city is washed away and left rejuvenated with continuous rainfall.
In addition to the hurdles fixed for this year’s Diwali by the heavy showers across the city, most corporate eye on incorporating the greenery way of Diwali celebration this year.
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