Avadi bore the brunt of rain with normalcy getting affected

“My bike stopped in the middle of the road as water entered it. I had to push it all the way home,” said K. Sekar, a resident of Avadi. Other areas which witnessed similar situations were Periamet, Basin bridge, Perambur, Vyasarpadi and Thoraipakkam.

On the other hand some areas showed improvement by remaining dry. “Though Vellalar street in my area was inundated, the roads at Periyar Pathai were better,” said Y. Sivakumar, a resident of Vadapalani.

Speaking of the condition in Taramani, J. D. Thomas, a local, said, “There was no water stagnation at Sriram Nagar main road and it was a great relief for us.”

Chennai mayor Sadai S. Duraisamy, during his inspection on Sunday, instructed corporation officials to speed up draining works in places where metro rail works were on.

The mayor also asked the officials to take necessary action to avoid stagnations during the next spell of rains. A press release from Ripon Bui­ldi­­ngs said 291 spots whe­re rainwater stagnated in 2011 has been reduced this monsoon.

Chennai: Tomatoes became dearer by almost Rs 15 as on Sunday at the Koyambedu wholesale market.

Though the prices of onions and vegetables have been stable over the week, the rains have spelt loss for the traders. Unofficially, they are quote the loss to be at Rs 20 lakh on Saturday alone with fewer customers dropping in to purchase at the market.

V.R. Soundar­yarajan, a trader at the wholesale market, says, “Due to the rains, we have accumulated loss with less trade happening. Cabbage, which sold at Rs 18 in the morning, was down to Rs 12 by evening. Lack of good business is almost making the traders sell them at throwaway prices.”

On rains hitting supplies, he adds, “The supply has not been hit especially because we have stocked up well. Essential vegetables have not seen a price rise over the week - some have even gone down.”