Coimbatore back to its Cool climate
Two days of mild shower on 13.04.2007 and 14.04.2007 and the downpour on 14.04.2007 brought the much-required respite for Coimbatoreans, who were braving the soaring mercury level.The heavy downpour on 14.04.2007 night for nearly three hours across the district resulted in disruption in power supply.While snapping of power lines led to disruption in most of the places, the TNEB authorities resorted to shutdown in other areas as a matter of precaution owing to gusty wind. Power supply was restored in many places by midnight immediately after the rain stopped.But in areas where uprooting of trees or falling of branches resulted in snapping of power lines, the authorities battled till 15.04.2007 morning for restoration of power supply.Even the two to three hour of rain resulted in the inundation of the entire Puliakulam road (stretching from Sungam Junction to Carmel Garden School). The residents had to wade through knee-deep water till 15.04.2007 morning.Motorists and pedestrians could use the road only after the rainwater drained in the morning.According to the reports reaching the district headquarters at 8.30 a.m. on 15.04.2007, following is the rainfall level in mm: Mettuppalayam - 15, Airport - 6.40, Periyanaickenpalayam - 8.20, Sulur - 1, Palladam - 3.20, Tirupur - 5, Udumalpet - 49, Pollachi taluk - 37, Agri university - 8, South taluk office - 20.30, Chincona - 18, Chinnakallar - 10, Valparai - 18, Valparai taluk - 20.30, Thirumurthy - 11, Amaravathy - 15, Parambikulam Aliyar Project - 18, Sholayar - 26, Parambikulam - 23, Upper Nirar - 10, Lower Nirar - 12, Aliyar - 13, Uppar - 8.4, Upper Aliyar - 2, Kadamparai - 17, Vettaikaranpudur - 66, Pollachi - Makkinampatti (PAP) - 105, Manakkadavu - 35.6, Sultanpet - 40, Pongalur - 2 and Sircarpathy - 52.The Siruvani foothills received 28 mm and reservoir received 25 mm rainfall and the water level in the dam stood at 39 ft as against the full reservoir level of 67.44 ft. The level in PAP reservoirs (with full reservoir level in brackets) is as follows: Sholayar - 23.92 (160), Parambikulam - 25.15 (72), Aliyar - 82.30 (120), Thirumurthy - 29.59 (60) and Amaravathy - 21.46 (90).
