Highest-ever rain in India's history

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/27rain4.htm

The highest-ever rainfall recorded in a single day in India shut down the financial hub of Mumbai, snapped communication lines, closed airports and forced thousands of people to sleep in their offices or walk home during the night, officials said Wednesday.

Troops were deployed after the sudden rains -- measuring up to 94.4 centimeters (37.1 inches) in one day in some areas of Mumbai -- stranded tens of thousands of people.

India's previous heaviest rainfall, recorded at Cherrapunji in the Meghalaya state, one of the rainiest places on Earth, was 83.82 centimeters (33 inches) on July 12, 1910, Sharma said.

"Most places in India don't receive this kind of rainfall in a year. This is the highest-ever recorded in India's history. We have to compare it with world records to find out if this was the highest in the world," RV Sharma, director of the meteorological department, told The Associated Press.

The All India Radio reported about 150,000 people were stranded in railway stations across Mumbai, India's main financial center.

Early Wednesday, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, the state's top elected official, called the army, navy and home guards to help with the relief effort.

"Inflatable rafts will be used to reach stranded people. Please try to stay where you are and don't leave your homes," he said.

Tens of thousands of people were stranded for hours on roads in Bombay, and its airport -- one of the busiest in the country -- was shut Tuesday evening. All incoming flights were diverted to New Delhi and other airports.

PSGTech/CIT/PSGCAS ?

My Sister's talent is not recognised in our house till a day when she said she is the class topper in the semester results. We didn't expected her to study, atleast I. She has taken science stream.[In fact it is me, forced her to take this]. At the end of the course, She has come up with whopping 86% in her academic.

Atleast now, we wish her to come to the engineering stream. She got through PSG CAS. She has interview in CIT on coming saturday. Through a close friend of mine, I heared that she will get thro PSG Tech also. Anyhow, she will join PSGCAS initially. If she gets through PSG Tech/CIT, She will quit CAS and join Tech. I should thank to close friend of mine in PSG Tech for helping my Sister.

The obvious other question is why not MCA? My Sister doesnt like it, despite I insist that.

Let us see what happens...

Anniyan - My review

I went to Anniyan, last sunday. I went to the movie with lot of expectations. It was met to large extent.

The film doen't go with story. But, screen play is good. The other positive of the film includes Vikram, direction, Music and Fights. Vikram is a real Hero. Three of his rolls are really very good. Remo reminds an Italian model. Even though the Fights reminds Matrix, But still it is good to see in a tamil movie. The song backgrounds are really very rich. Money spent on that really distinguishes it. Despite Sadha's minor roll, she has done her best or Shankar made it. She need to check her weight. She is very lean.

The negatives are Known story/well known Multipersonality disorder/Logical questions wont get answered properly.

Moral of the story :-) is Be a responsible citizen before making anyone else as scapegoat.

***I would gauge the movie to 7/10 ***