17 houses damaged due to rain in Tuticorin

Seventeen houses were damaged in the heavy rain that lashed district on Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday.

Of this, 13 houses situated at Srivaikundam, Sattankulam and Tiruchendur blocks were partially damaged, while the remaining were fully destroyed.

Meanwhile, pulses such as blackgram and greengram cultivated over 400 hectares were submerged in the district owing to heavy rain the last few days.

Of the total 400 hectares, 80 ha falls at Thenthiruperi village, 70 ha at Gurukatoor, 150 ha at Thurayoor, 20 ha at Suganthalai and 80 ha at Rajapathi village.

S. Subramaniam, Joint Director of Agriculture, the loss could be estimated only after the water got drained from the fields.

Official sources said the district received an average of 30.1 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Following is the rainfall recorded (in mm) at various places during the period: Tiruchendur - 32; Kayalpattinam - 70; Kulasekarapattinam - 37; Vilathikulam - 22; Kadalkudi - 38; Vyppar - 6; Soorangudi - 8; Kovilpatti - 43; Kadambur - 16; Kazhugamalai - 52.4 mm; Ottapidaram - 4; Maniyachi - 62; Vedanatham - 7; Keezha Arasadi - 16; Ettayapuram - 22; Sattankulam - 10; Srivaikundam - 121 and Tuticorin - 4.7.

Source: The Hindu