Sneha Singh and Neha Tripathi continued to be locked in their battle for the Order of Merit honours, as rains continued to play spoilsport in the 16th and final leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the TNGF Cosmo Club
Ten places on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam National Highway and the Kothagiri-Mettupalayam Highway in Nilgiris district, which were hit by landslides and mudslides, were cleared of debris on Friday.
Light to moderate rains are expected to continue across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal area on Friday.
According to the Indian Meteorological department, thunderstorm and lightning at one or two areas of Tamil Nadu is also expected.
A bus was damaged as a tree fell on it due to a landslide in Burliyar between Mettupalayam and Coonoor in Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, after heavy rainfall in the region on Thursday.
The incessant rains in Chennai failed to dampen the fighting spirit of Sneha Singh and Neha Tripathi in the first round of the 16th Leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the TNGF Cosmo Club
Western disturbances bring non-monsoonal rainfall to northwest India, as well as sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
A bus from Chennai MTC was completely stuck in an underpass in Moolakkothalam. However, after several efforts by the corporation workers and the transport department, it was later removed from the location.
Indian Railways on Wednesday suspended train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Rail Route (NMR) between Coonoor and Mettupalayam following heavy rainfall and landslides, that affected the century-old rail rout.
After hours of heavy to moderate rainfall in the region, several areas in the state were left inundated.
Water entered houses and markets in the low-lying residential areas of Erode district due to heavy rainfall throughout the night.