Integrated control room for rain-related complaints opened in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai

Staff at work at the integrated control room set up at the Collectorate in Vellore to handle rain-related complaints, on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy

An integrated control room to register rain-related complaints has been opened at the Collectorate in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts on Wednesday (October 21, 2026).

According to a press release, Vellore Collector P.S. Leela Alex has urged residents in villages along the banks of Palar River to avoid crossing the river. They also should prevent children from playing along the river bank due to rain.

Residents in low-lying areas have been told to relocate to government-run shelter homes or other safer places away from the riverbank. Local panchayat and revenue officials and the police have been directed to take necessary steps to move residents from low-lying areas along the riverbank to safer places.

A puddle of rain water on the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway at Perumugai in Vellore district on October 21, 2026 | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy

Helpline numbers

In Vellore, affected residents can contact toll free helpline numbers: 1077,0416-2258016; 0416-2220519; 0416-22766443; 0416-22997219; 04171-221177.

In Ranipet district, helpline numbers are: 7092300031 (Ranipet); 9445000507 (Arakkonam); 9445000506 (Walajah); 9445000505 (Arcot); 9444432522 (Sholinghur); 9894347007 (Nemili) and 90252-50600 (Kalavai).

In Tiruvannamalai district, helpline numbers are 04175-232373; 1077. Among reservoirs in the district, the present storage capacity of Sathanur dam is 81.10 mcft as against its total capacity of 2,864 mcft; Kuppanatham dam (4.88 mcft present storage and 172.20 mcft total capacity); Mirugandanadhi dam (0.30 mcft present storage and 10.44 mcft total capacity) and Shenbagathooppu dam (4.01 mcft present storage and 141.53 mcft total capacity).

In Tirupattur district, helpline numbers are 1077 and 04179-229008, the release said.

Published - October 21, 2026 02:13 pm IST