Rain causes waterlogging in Kovai, schools shut on Monday

As rain left several parts of Coimbatore city waterlogged on Sunday, schools declared a holiday on Monday.
The Coimbatore Corporation received 130 calls reporting waterlogging and inundation.
Two tree-fall incidents were also reported in the city, while two houses were partially damaged in Mettupalayam
taluk.
According to the Corporation, rain gauges at Town Hall and R.S. Puram recorded cumulative rainfall of 98.2 mm and 76.8 mm, respectively, between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The South taluk recorded 81 mm of rainfall.
Coimbatore Medical College Hospital also witnessed inundation after rainwater entered a male ward on the ground floor. Around 150 patients were shifted to other wards, and dewatering operations were initiated.
underpasses.
Backward Classes Minister V. Sampath Kumar along with District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar inspected the Corporation’s Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in R.S. Puram. The Minister attended public calls received at the centre and monitored the rain situation.