Cyclone Murasu: Chennai roads damaged as city receives heavy rainfall

Waterlogging at Millers Road in Chennai on November 2, 2026 following overnight rains brought in by Cyclone Murasu | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Owing to waterlogging, several bus route roads in Chennai have started falling apart, as the northern and central regions of the city received widespread heavy rainfall due to Cyclone Murasu since Sunday (November 1, 2026) night.On Monday by noon, traffic continued to move at a slow pace along roads such as Millers Road in Purasawalkam where waterlogging caused by the Chennai Metro Rail works has led to damages to roads. Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has installed pumps to bail out water from stretches such as Alapakkam Main Road in ward 150 in Valasaravakkam Zone, Tiruvottiyur High Road, Sanjeevarayan Koil Street, Kalathiappa Street, ward 61, in Royapuram Zone. The civic body cleared the stretches, after residents complained about waterlogging at Balasubramani Nagar, Kaliyuga Kannan Nagar in Amullavoyal, Kamaraj Nagar in Mathur, Nehruji Nagar in ward 19, and C.V. Raman Street in ward 18.Officials said the waterlogging in TPP Salai belonging to the State Highways in ward 21 was because of the absence of storm water drains in the area. GCC has installed motor pump in Kamarajar Salai in ward 20 to bail out water. Work on baling out water is under way in areas such as Thoraipalkkam Sai Nagar in the Sholinganallur zone of the GCC.Rainfall recordedAccording to the data shared by Chennai Corporation ICCC, rainfall reduced on Monday (November 2), recording very light rainfall at 41 locations, light rainfall in two locations during the period from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday.During the 24-hour period ending 6 a.m. on Monday, 28 locations out of 58 rain gauges of ICICI recorded heavy rainfall of 64.5 mm to 115.5 mm while five locations recorded very heavy rainfall of 115.5 mm to 204.4 mm. Parry’s Corner in George Town received the highest rainfall, recording 149.2 mm during the 24-hour period.Manali New Town recorded 141.6 mm, Kathivakkam 112 mm, Basin Bridge 111.6 mm, Ennore 109 mm, Madhavaram 101.6 mm, Icehouse 100.5 mm, Tiruvottiyur 100.2 mm, and Anna Nagar West 87.3 mm. While most parts of south Chennai received moderate rainfall, Adyar was an exception recording heavy rainfall of 67.2 mm. Chennai Corporation Commissioner G.S. Sameeran said: “Minor inundations in a few pockets in north Chennai, Thana Street, Mullai Nagar, Elaya Street, Ganesapuram are still there, but traffic is moving. Will be cleared before peak traffic hours. All subways are open. All the tree fall complaints are attended to and cleared. No major incidents reported, and no one has been shifted to relief camps.” Published - November 02, 2026 02:01 pm IST