Tourists banned from bathing at Kodiveri anicut in Erode

Following heavy rainfall in Gobichettipalayam taluk, which led to flooding at the Kodiveri anicut, authorities banned tourists from bathing at the waterfall, on Saturday. Several areas in the district received moderate rainfall, while a few experienced heavy downpours during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. They added that with heavy rain predicted for the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, the ban would either be continued or lifted based on the water flow. The rainfall recorded in other places were: Elandakuttai Medu 100.40 mm, Kavundapadi 91.40 mm, Nambiyur 79 mm, Kodiveri Dam 52.20 mm, Varattupallam Dam 51.20 mm, Ammapettai 50.60 mm, Bhavanisagar Dam 39.40 mm, Chennimalai 39 mm, Gunderipallam Dam 29.40 mm, Sathyamangalam 23 mm, and Bhavani 19 mm.