Chennai faced heavy rains on dec 1 and city was getting waterlogged gradually. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. In the last 24 hours, chennai has also received a good amount of. Chennai floods and climate change written by ecologise, 7th december 2015, 0 comments studies show that with rising global temperatures, the intensity of rain spells is increasing, both in the southwest and northeast monsoons, says m rajeevan, director, indian institute of tropical meteorology. Toward a new paradigm for urban shelter in developing countries. There is no shortage of fuel in chennai or its suburbs, where petrol pumps were closed for safety following floods, nations largest oil marketing firm ioc has said.
The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. How social media showed its unique power of crowdsourcing during the chennai floods. Flood damage leaves publishers at a loss ahead of book fair. Chennai measured more than a foot of rain 306 mm in the 48 hours ending monday. Flood risk and adaptation in indian coastal cities. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. New book palace, triplicane book shops in chennai justdial. Between october and december, at least 272 people died in chennai from one of the worst floods in over a century, according to the national. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if. This paper approaches the floods of 2015 in chennai, tamil nadu, india, as the. Over 270 lives have lost till now in the flashfloods. The mainly affected regions are coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu,andhra pradesh, and the union territory of puducherry and especially the most devastated area, the city of chennai. It was found out that chennai flood was due to the high intensity.
In february 2017, the tamil nadu government announced plans to desilt 12. Madipakkam kuberan nagar is fully under water for 5 days now and nobody has come to either pump out water or clear the canal for water to drain out. India torrential rain causes deadly flooding in tamil nadu 3 november, 2017 by richard davies in asia, news the northeast monsoon brought heavy rain to parts of the southern indian state of tamil nadu, including the state capital chennai, from 30 october, 2017. Some street flooding was reported in chennai on monday, 30 october bringing much of the city to a standstill. Chennais drainage system both natural and manmade is unparalleled. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. India torrential rain causes deadly flooding in tamil. Trichy police commissioner a arun has been posted as the additional commissioner of chennai traffic police, replacing the inspector general of police igp k. British council is participating in the 40th chennai book fair from 6 to 19 january 2017. But the cause for the chennai flood is quite different than other usual floods.
Krupa ges book contributes to the cultural memory of the disastrous chennai. However removal of huts on river banks, lakes etc, desilting of lakes, strengthening the banks of water bodies, a step in the herculean task of utilising the flood water for summer and above all working drainage syste. Starts from when the flood starts, till the rescue people turn up. The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Schools in chennai closed as city braces for heavy rains at least five people were killed in the coastal state after the north east monsoon dumped heavy showers, leading to severe flooding. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. Thousands of new books would have been published and many. Kukreja palace ends on sad note as mumbai police arrests 2book 38 for violating lockdown 4. Chennai activist group screens films to start dialogue. Flooding in chennai, the capital of the southern indian state of tamil nadu, shut the citys international airport on wednesday after water engulfed the runway following days of heavy rain in the.
The northeast monsoon brought heavy rain to parts of the southern indian state of tamil nadu, including the state capital chennai, from 30 october, 2017. Two years since the floods in chennai in december 2015, we look back on some iconic images by our photographers chronicling the devastation that took place in the city. This blog gives readers a list of good books to read and a report by me on each book. The relentless rainfall over the past few days has left chennai troubled and in a state of deja vu. As the city reels under a drought, krupa ge recounts lessons we can learn from the mismanagement of water resources that led to the 2015. The floods also changed the way chennai looks at rain. Taking pointers from past experience, the tamil nadu government has identified 4,399 vulnerable areas in various parts of the state, including chennai, that are prone to floods during. The chennai floods got a lot of people to think about their place in the city. Nadu was one of the worst affected states and chennai in particular was one of the worst hit districts. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. How the city suffered and survived heavy rains 2 years back. The chennai bloggers club book online at best prices in india on.
Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3. Ankit lals book india social examines the enormous impact of social media on politics, protest, activism. Ladies finger, the new indian express etc, over the last 11 years. Three rivers flow through the city the kosasthalaiyar to the. The rotary club of madras has built a higher secondary school for children in families that were relocated to perumbakkam tenements after the 2015 chennai floods. South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease. Due to the illegal constructions, the lowlying parts of chennai became inundated with the continuing rain. St george school grounds,738, evr salai, shenoy nagar, chennai 600030 stall number. The chennai floods making chennai singapore in the unaesthetic sense that it becomes an island cutoff from the rest of india signals for more engineering and moral lessons to be learnt, not only by the people of tamil nadu but also by all indians. Chennai and other parts of rainravaged tamil nadu were left marooned anf flooded with signs of devastation caused by the natures fury. Two years ago, exactly around the same time, people had watched chennai. Why chennai like other indian cities will definitely. Hartter j, hamilton lc, boag ae, stevens fr, ducey mj, christoffersen nd, oester pt, palace mw 2018 does it matter. Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu.
Old no 10 new no 23, pycrofts road, triplicane, chennai 600005 opp to ghosha hospital new book palace map thumb. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. The torrential rains and floods in chennai have made. The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and. How serious is government about preventing another chennai flood. A similar exercise was necessary on the chennai floods of 2015 to ensure that the vast amount of information and data put up on public domain during and immediately after the event was not lost. The city got a new traffic police chief, while coimbatore and trichy got new police commissioners on tuesday in the latest shuffle among top ips officers in the state. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. The flooding in chennai city was worsened by years of illegal development and inadequate levels of flood preparedness. Cognizant moved some of its employees to work locations within chennai which were not badly affected by the floods. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2015. Chennai has been witnessing moderate to heavy showers from the past few days.
Despite us being in the midst of a flood, we had to use the water available to us sparingly. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india. Water experts say that climate change apart, manmade situations such as illegal and legalised encroachments are more dangerous as the effects of even a normal rainfall is seen as a flood. Flooding occurs in the city when there is a sudden release of water. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast. Schools in chennai closed as city braces for heavy rains. Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel. Hotels fear running out of supplies in next couple of. Chennai, adyar, floods, satellite, inundation, flood depth and maps. Why chennai like other indian cities will definitely flood again what chennai does to the kosasthalaiyar river and the ennore creek will decide whether the city will survive or succumb with. We were building up to this disaster, krupa ge on chennai floods. A collection of around 20 short storiespieces by various bloggers from chennai, this book is more of a collectible.
This report provides an overview of the rapid satellite data analysis and field assessment carried out for the chennai floods of dece mber, 2015. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. Ibm having onefifth of its indian employees in chennai moved key personnel to bangalore, india. Flooding in the southern indian state of tamil nadu has killed more than 40 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said thursday, as prime minister narendra modi visited chennai, the countrys. Moderate to heavy monsoon rains are likely to continue across chennai as well as coastal tamil nadu due to the low pressure area which lies over the southwest bay of bengal off tamil nadu and sri lanka coast.
Many of the schools, colleges and offices began to shut down from afternoon itself. On december 1st,the century record for 24 hour rainfall was broken, causing a deluge across the city, its suburbs and even adjoining districts. Chennaiites who have lived through the devastating floods of 2015 can attest. The rain is forecast to continue, affecting not just tamil nadu but the neighboring southern states of andhra. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. I say this because all the stories are based on the chennai floods 2015 theme and the contributors have tried their best to bring out their perspectives of the disaster that shook the state. Sathyabama university was constructed in a water body on old. It is situated in the neighbourhood of chepauk in chennai, india and is constructed in the indosaracenic style of architecture. Moderate lightning strikes are also possible along the tamil nadu coast including chennai. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if there was anything about the incessant rains in the news. Flood like situation may arise at once again at some places along the coastal areas.
The general insurance giant of india, the new india assurance alone. Chennai floods six chennai maps spanning over a century explain why the city faces flood danger each year. This is a 10 minute documentary shot in and around defence colony right from the 1st of dec night till the 3rd of dec15. Lars muller and columbia books on architecture and the city, pp. I learnt that my world was hugely dependent on things i took for granted. From major launches to new regulatory norms all summerised in these 9 events. Share, care and support for victims of chennai floods 2015. The monsoon in india, which was in full force till last. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and multicriteria technique. Journalist krupa ges book on chennai floods the hindu. Fuelled by a strong elnino, an excessively warm bay of bengal led to relentless rains through november. Even some it companies too started closing down from the afternoon of december 1, 2015. India news edited by richa taneja thursday november 30, 2017.
The floods in december 2015 were a warning to chennai. Published on nov 2, 2017 madipakkam kuberan nagar is fully under water for 5 days now and nobody has come to either pump out water or clear the canal for water to drain out. Even as climate change pact was being hammered out, a perfect storm of unprecedented flooding and poor urban planning was laying waste to chennai, india. The study proposed a new drainage channel in southwest chennai, which. Chennai floods a climate change wakeup call for world cnn.
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