Nilgiris: Following a red alert issued in view of heavy rains, more than 200 people have been evacuated from Nilgiris.
Though traffic was initially affected on the Udhagamandalam-Gudalur national highway in the hills, it has now been restored, officials said.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister R B Udhayakumar said as many as 112 officials have been deployed in connection with the relief work in the Nilgiris which experienced 62.64 mm (average) rainfall on Monday.
On the heavy downpour in areas including Avalanchi, Dewala and Naduvattam and the fast filling Pilloor reservoir, he said a total of 227 people belonging to areas that witnessed flooding in Gudalur taluk have been safely sheltered in schools in the region.
Meanwhile, a report from Coimbatore said a flood alert was sounded to people living on the banks of Bhavani river in Mettupalayam in the district, to move to safe places, as surplus water was released from Pilloor dam. The people living on the banks were advised to move to safer places and cautioned not to venture into the river either for taking bath or washing clothes.