Chennai receives moderate rainfall on New Year

Chennai: Parts of Chennai received heavy rain on January 1. Chennai’s Koyambedu area received heavy downpour. Heavy rainfall led to water-logging in few parts of the city. Vehicular movement was also affected due to heavy downpour.

Meanwhile, some people expressed happiness and hoped that the city would receive plenty of rain this year so that they do not face water crisis like last year. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Northeast Monsoon is set to continue at least till January 4 in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

During the last 24 hours, Kollidam in Nagappattinam and Periya Kalapet in Puducherry have recorded a maximum of nine centimeters of rain.