North East monsoon has been active over Coastal Tamilnadu for a week. All the 15 reservoirs in the State have been receiving a regular inflow of water due to widespread rain.Chennai experienced intermittent rains over the night yesterday, Low lying areas are still inundated in several parts of the city. The Chief Minister has ordered for the release of 18 million litres of drinking water from the Veeranam Lake. Children who are on Puja holidays are enjoying it indoors due to the rains. Market places still seem to struggle with the crowd. Overcast clouds in Chennai assuring of more rains continues today even as office goers will have to face the reality of putting up with traffic jams,crowded buses and wading through the waters.