Villages Submerged under Water - Road routes disrupted
Due to the opening of the Veeduur Dam, traffic on the Puducherry-Villupuram National Highway has been affected due to flooding of the Sankaraparani River. Floods have isolated several settlements off from the rest of the world. In Pondicherry, there has been a string of torrential rainfall. In addition, enormous amounts of water from tamil Nadu are arriving in Puducherry. Pondicherry's lake and ponds are already filled.
The Sankaraparani River has been inundated as a result of the opening of the Veeduur Dam and the persistent heavy rainfall in Pondicherry. The Villianur Ariyapalayam river bridge, which is located across the river on the puducherry - Villupuram National Highway, is inundated as a result. The floodwaters of the Sankaraparani river flooded the Ariyapalayam bridge, infiltrating the settlements. Ariyapalayam is one of ten villages that have been submerged.
People have been evacuated to safer locations, particularly in Ariyapalayam, Ariyapalayampet, Kanuvapet, and Puthunagar villages. A large number of people are staying at the government school. They also advised that no one should return home until the floodwaters had subsided. At the opening of the Veedur Dam, floodwaters breach the Sankarabharani River. The river flows through the city and across the banks. As a result, the residents were encouraged to relocate to safer areas. Floodwaters wiped away the Kennedy Kuppam-led road at this point. Farmland and brick kilns were surrounded by floodwaters that cut off the road.