The sale of palm products including thavuns (edible portion of palmyra plant seed) on the roadsides of southern districts of Tamil Nadu has picked up after the state Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu directed the cops not to harass .
After the state Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu directed the cops not to harass the vendors selling palm products on the streets, the cops picked up the selling of palm products on street.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert till Monday for five districts of Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Puduokottai and Nagapattinam after heavy rains on Thursday pounded the southern part of the state, causing severe waterlogging. Roads and rails in the five districts were submerged, with the closure of schools and colleges
Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Puduokottai, and Nagapattinam districts are facing severe rains with roads and rails being submerged in water.