Anil Kumar Saxena, Addl DG (PR), Railways said, appeal to the passengers to please check their train status because on December 2 likely more train cancellations.
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Last evening, Mr Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on the flood situation in the state and “assured all possible support and cooperation in this unfortunate hour”.
Bus and rail services were also hit, with many commuter trains into Chennai cancelled.
The Army column at Manipakkam has evacuated over 800 people, including students in and around Kutheri, to safer places.
In view of the water logging, Chennai Airport authorities have shut operations till 6 am on Thursday. Chennai-based TVS Motor Co, which makes motorcycles and scooters, slid 4.9 per cent, the most since Aug 24, after saying rainfall in the past three weeks adversely affected production and sales. “Our immediate concern is for the continued safety of our employees and the members of the Chennai community”, the spokesperson added.
Ramana Goda, 56, said his family was stuck in an area where 10 feet (3 m) of water covered some roads.
Schools and colleges were closed in the city. “The Government of India should declare it a national disaster”, she said while speaking at the Upper House.
“What has happened in Chennai over last ten days is absolutely a very serious situation, this can’t be directly attributed to climate change; it is a natural calamity, but this calamity needs to be tackled effectively”, Javadekar told the media here. Motorists had a hard time as not only arterial roads like Anna Salai and, GST road were inundated but additionally many interior roads. Those Half-yearly exams, which were to have begun on 7th December, were postponed in schools.
The meteorological office says “scattered to heavy” rains are expected to continue for the next three days. A flood alert has been declared in Tamil Nadu, which is witnessing worst rains in decades, perhaps a century.
The National Disaster Response Force rescue flood-affected people during their relief operations in rain-hit areas on the outskirts of Chennai, Nov. 17, 2015.
The Adyar river was facing a flood threat as water from the Chembarapakkam lake was let out.
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In a release, Rangasamy said he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, seeking immediately an interim relief of Rs 100 crore to cope with the situation arising out of the rains.
