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Rain triggered a landslide in Salem-Yercaud Ghat Road

Salem: Great Boulder rolled to Salem-Yercaud Ghat Road following a landslide of heavy rain landslides at the end of the night.
Workers from the State Highway Department were pressured into the service to clean the stretch stones after they were informed of landslides by locals.
After cleaning the stretch, the highway department allowed all vehicles to Yercaud from Monday morning.
The official from the State Highway Department said traffic was not affected because of landslides.
“At the same time, the road might weaken because of soil erosion,” said the official.
He said that they allowed bicycles and cars on Jalan Ghat at this time.
“We have suggested all drivers to driving slowly when they passed Jalan Ghat including a landslide area,” officially added.
According to an official from the Meteorology Department, Yercaud received continuous rain for the past few days.
“Hill Shervaroy received 78mm rain on Thursday, 127mm on Friday, 21mm on Saturdays and 18mm on Sundays,” said the official.

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