Due to this flooding, tourists are prohibited from bathing near the waterbodies adjacent to the Old Courtallam Falls, which is a major tourist attraction in the district, an official said.
Kovilpatti Nagar, Inammaniyachi, Chitangulam, Ilupbaiyurani, Mooppanpatti, Pandavarmangalam, Manditoppu, and Nalatin Puthur were the places in the district where the rain was heavy.
Light to moderate spells of rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in several districts of Tamil Nadu during the next three hours, said a nowcast warning issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre on Saturday.
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday, the Chief Minister's Office informed through an official statement.
Amid rains and cold wave conditions, the district administration in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday announced that the secondary schools of all the boards will remain closed till January 6.
Rain played spoilsport as the majority of the third session was ruled out on Day 1 of the first Test between India and South Africa on Tuesday at the SuperSport Park.
During an interaction with media persons, Rijiju, who is the Minister of Earth Sciences, voiced that "we should not play with nature" while noting the moral difficulty regarding artificial rain as inducing rain in an area can lead to desertification in another area.
As Tamil Nadu grapples with the aftermath of the cyclone and flooding, the railway track in Alwarthirunagari has been damaged due to heavy rainfall in the Thoothukudi district. Repair work is underway.