Many parts of north Chennai were inundated following intense downpours till Monday night.
The arterial Perambur Barracks Road and its adjoining lanes were heavily flooded. A resident said there was water above waist level on Perambur Barracks Road. The adjoining A.P. Road, another important stretch connecting Choolai and Pattalam, was also waterlogged. Choolai High Road and its interior lanes, such as Sami Pillai Street, Venkatachalam Street, and T.K. Mudali Street, as well as parts of Pulianthope, Demellows Road, and Sydenhams Road, were inundated. Water drained very slowly in many of these areas.
Residents of Boja Raja Nagar, Pencil Factory, Korukkupet, said water had entered their homes, forcing them out. “Our houses have been inundated, and no one has come to help us. Some of us even moved to elevated areas along the railway track,” said one of the residents.
