Heavy Rains in Chennai: Railway and Police Announce Helplines for Public Assistance
Due to the northeast monsoon heavy rains are predicted in Chennai. After several notifications and red alerts about the heavy rainfall, Southern Railway, and the city police have taken measures to assist residents and travelers. Southern Railway has provided helpline numbers for passengers to take updates on train services. The city police- Chennai Police has set up control rooms across the city to manage rain-related emergencies in the region.
Southern Railway Helpline Numbers
Because of the rain forecast Chennai division of Southern Railway has announced two helpline numbers for passengers to inquire about train departures and arrivals. The helpline numbers are as follows:
| Southern Railway Helpline Numbers |
| 044-25330952 |
| 044-25330953 |
Passengers can call these numbers for any clarifications regarding train services during the rainy period.
Chennai Police Control Rooms
In addition, the Greater Chennai Corporation and the Chennai Police have set up control rooms in 10 police districts to manage rain-related incidents. These control rooms along with 35 more in low-lying areas will help coordinate flood relief and other emergency services.
Local news sources DtNext and LiveChennai confirmed the news.
Here are the contact details for the 10 police districts:
| Police District | Contact Details |
| Pookadai | SI Kamatchi (9740031681), SI Karthikraja (9043442929), SI Gopal (9445490684) |
| Vannarapettai | SI Manokaran (9498144470), SI Karthikeyan (9498133646), SI Santhakumar (9444133436), SI Kumar (9498141304), SI Bhakyaraja (9566277333), SSI Rabirajan (9498141668), SSI Balasundram (8056056260), SSI Sasikumar (9444216883) |
| Pulianthope | SI Stepan (7305568925), SI Krishna Kumar, SI Venkateswaran, SI Kasinathan (7548899151), SI Nathamuni, SSI Suresh, SSI Ragu (8056846652), SSI Velumurugan, SSI Krishnan |
| Kolathur | SSI Muthuraman (9498135522), SSI Jayakumar (9087828802), SSI Vijayan (9498142354), SI Muthuramalingam (9498192099) |
| Triplicane | SI Malaiswami (6381081493), Panneer Selvam (9498126704) |
| Mylapore | SI Gopi (9751698824), SI Manikkavasagam (9498194916), SSI Thandapani (9444132119), SI Krishnan (9498143862), SI Govindaraj (8667317016), WSI (9952347227), SI Maarilakshmi (7598737356) |
| Kilpauk | SI Krishnamurthy (9790731102), SI Vaitheeswar (9498190697), SI Annadurai (8825538991), SI Balaji (9789868365), SI Kuzhanthai Sekaran (9444226934) |
| Adyar | Inspector Azhagammal (9080100771), Inspector Latha (9840960551), Inspector Rajeshwari (9498115522), Inspector Athavan Balaji (9894787228) |
| T Nagar | 6383100100, 9898100188, 9498100191 |
| St. Thomas Mount | 6382256005, 9498131259, 9094125710, 984086890, 7010177676 |
These helplines and control rooms have been set up to help citizens deal with any rain-related issues. Both the railway and police urge residents to stay safe and use these resources if necessary.
