Barely a week after seeing off Cyclone Nivar, the city experienced heavy rain that began overnight and persisted through Thursday, leaving several low-lying areas inundated and disrupting traffic on the thoroughfares.
The Directorate of School Education has declared a holiday on Friday for all government and private schools in Puducherry.
“Waterlogging was reported from seven areas across the city and motor pumps were used to bale out the water,” S. Sivakumar, Commissioner, Puducherry Municipality, said.
Intense inundation was reported in Jothinagar, Maramalai Nagar 7th Cross, Sudhanagar on Thanthaperiar Street, Aravindhar Nagar on Siththar Street, Subhash Street in Nainarmandapam, Ganesh Nagar, Muthialpet and Kulathurthope.
Municipality staff had been deployed in the field since last night.
Some waterlogged areas in the city included Busy Street, La Bourdonnais Street and Pavalan Nagar in Boomianpet. However, the worst affected area was Sudhanagar, where three streets got…