remained bereft of traffic which dared not risk the swollen rivers and roaring cataracts of rain. Coastal maritime activities were equally disoriented, the western coast ceased functioning in the months of the south-west monsoons, while its eastern counterpart was affected by the north-east rains. Thus during periods when the Konkan coast remained inactive the Coromandel coast was operational and vice versa.
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