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Tamil Nadu issues flood warning for 11 districts

     Chennai: The Government of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday issued flood warning for 11 districts in the state, downstream from the Stanley reservoir at Mettur following the heavy discharge of water from reservoirs in Karnataka due to good rains. The administration had issued a similar warning on October 24 when the resevoir received record inflows of 2.24 lakh cusecs and discharged over two lakh cusecs. Salem district collector A Sukumaran said that Mettur recorded a heavy rainfall of 9.2 cm and that nearby villages like Andigounderpatti and Madhaiyankuttai had been affected. The water level on Wednesday morning was 120.25 feet against its capacity of 120 feet. The inflow was 75,176 cusecs and outflow 74,933 cusecs. Meanwhile, Krishnagiri district collector Mangatram Sharma said that Hosur experienced 7 cm of rainfall Tuesday night. He said that the state government has allotted Rs three crore to take up relief work in areas battered by rains on October 24. The PWD, highways department and panchayat unions had been entrusted with the task of repairing roads, he said.