A one litre packet of milk was being sold for Rs 100 in some places while vegetables like tomato and beans were being sold at Rs 80 to Rs 90 per kg.
Even as the rains moderated across the city, availability of essential commodities like milk and water was affected while in some places they were being sold at exorbitant prices.For the third consecutive day power, transport and telephone facilities were affected due to the rains.A one litre packet of milk was being sold for Rs 100 in some places while vegetables like tomato and beans were being sold at Rs 80 to Rs 90 per kg.As the state electricity board had suspended power as a precautionary measure, most of the residents of the city and its neighbourhoods, who had stocked on milk and vegetables were unable to preserve them for long.<!– Dna_Article_Middle_300x250_BTF –>Large queues were seen in places where milk was being sold while the famous Koyambedu vegetable market was cut off from the city, leading to the spiralling vegetable prices.Also read: Live Updates | PM Modi flies to Chennai to take stock of flood situation; death toll rises to 269The price of mineral water also hit the roof with a 20 litre bottle normally available for Rs 30 being sold for Rs 150 per bottle.Most of the supermarkets and hotels across the city were either shut or had run out of stocks.Unprecedented heavy rains and flooding, triggered by north east monsoon and a low pressure in Bay of Bengal, during the last several days has heaped misery on several districts in Tamil Nadu, especially Chennai.Many areas in Chennai and its suburbs have submerged, bringing life to a halt.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Chennai to take stock of the situation arising out of the floods.”Leaving for Chennai to take stock of the situation arising due to the devastating floods,” Modi tweeted before starting for Tamil Nadu. The Centre has described the situation in Chennai as “worrisome”.For the first time in over 40 years, the water has risen rapidly on the river breaching the road and the Maraimalai Adigal bridge in Saidapet cutting the arterial Anna Salai (Mount Road), rendering it out of bounds for motorists.Rains abated in Chennai today giving relief to people tormented by the heavy downpour of the last three days but excessive discharge of water last night from Chembarambakkam lake on the outskirts flooded new areas of the city threatening to uproot people from their homes.The fresh flooding of the streets in the heart of the city in areas like Kodambakkam and T.Nagar and Ashok Nagar has been caused by the release of an estimated 30,000 cusecs of water from the Chembarambakkam lake, one of city’s source of drinking water.The sky is overcast without any fresh rainfall and people are worried about the forecast of showers over the next three days.
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Chennai floods: Milk packets sell for Rs 100 per litre with essential commodities in short supply
