Starts from when the flood starts, till the rescue people turn up. Due to the rains, in november, the company lost production of 4,000. Card, voter id cards, bank pass books, rc books, driving licences, etc. According to newspaper reports from 1992, over 200 people lost their lives and the. The situation in chennai is grim and the road traffic has been severely hit as heavy rains have lashed chennai. Edward glaeser, the harvard economist, in his book, triumph of the city, declared that cities are the greatest invention of human kind.
Rainsdelhi earthquakechennai rainsodisha elections 2019delhi. Nowadays, unexpected holidays due to heavy downpour are quite common especially during october december. In october 1943, there were continuous rains lasting over six days. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. A collection of around 20 short storiespieces by various bloggers from chennai, this book is more of a collectible. The tamil nadu government has received 45,661 applications for certificates and important documents that were destroyed or damaged in the recent floods. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast.
Sathyabama university was constructed in a water body on old. The brunt of the damage was borne by the slums that lay on the banks of the coovum. In my area, though power is back,in some houses which got completely drenched the walls are still wet and power. Many parts of the supply chain still continue to be affected due to the aftermath of floods. After severe flooding, chennai slowly gets back on its. However, the city has the spirit and expertise to aspire for greatness. Here are some shocking pictures that define life in chennai presently. A short photo documentary to showcase the recovery of chennai after the massive flood. Certificates, aadhar card, voter id cards, bank pass books, rc books. Eicher motors today said it has suffered a production loss of 11,200 royal enfield motorcycles so far due to heavy rains and flooding in chennai. Of which few catastrophic floods during 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008 and 2010 caused heavy damages.
Supplying drinking water is a major challenge as authorities fear groundwater facilities may be contaminated in several areas. Droughtlike situation in tamil nadu as reservoirs run dry. Lying on the bay of bengal coast, chennai is prone to violent storms and thundershowers during the northeast monsoon septembernovember. What to do if you lose your rc book smart card bankbazaar.
A highest rainfall in a day over the last 100 years. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2015. Due to heavy rains and flooding in chennai, both of royal enfields production facilities in thiruvottiyur and oragadam were shut since december 1, 2015. The coovum and the adyar rivers overflowed inundating the surrounding residential areas. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india. There is also a lack of milk, food supplies and electricity in many parts.
April 22, 2016 chennai residents, december 2, 2015 destination8infinity wikimedia commons. We could see the boundary walls of the ground floor houses now. Chennai, the biggest industrial and commercial center in south india, was officially declared a disaster area on. These were taken after the floods start to recede,in and around south chennai. Urban flooding case of chennai in the era of changing climate. The loss to the state and the people from the rain and flash floods this northeast monsoon season may have crossed a staggering rs 50,000 crore already. In chennai, a disaster foretold the indian express. After severe spells of rain flooded most of the the city and large parts of the state, chennai and areas surrounding the capital city is slowly getting back to normalcy. South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. Aadhar card, voter id cards, bank pass books, rc books, driving licences etc. Chennai floods latest news and weather updates, airport status and videos. Its soil and rock types suggest that the city is historically a flood plain, says chennaibased research institute, care earth. Chennai floods turn one, the december chennaites will.
They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. Due to heavy rains and flooding in chennai, both of royal enfields. Your damaged rc book and license can be replaced with new ones on submitting them to the office of the. Chennai floods turn one, the december chennaites will never forget december 2, 2016 4. The cyclone, which has left a trail of destruction behind it, disrupted mobile and telecommunication services in the city and its neighbouring districts. While rains in and around chennai did lose steam in the last 24 hours, cuddalore continued to receive good rains, recording 87 mm in 24 hours from 8. Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel. Chennai rains chennai floods chennai weather tamil nadu rains tamil nadu floods chennai flights chennai flood aftermath also read heavy fog in chennai for second day, 10 flights delayed, 5 diverted. A report home national disaster management authority. Kerala is grappling with the worst floods in nearly a century since past week. Missing children in chennai floods 2015 home facebook. 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 disaster response force.
Heres a simple stepbystep guide to how you can obtain a duplicate one. Men have come to the help of students who have lost their text books in the chennai floods. After severe spells of rain flooded most of the the city and large parts of the state, chennai and areas surrounding the capital city is slowly getting back to. Local officials described the flooding in chennai, a coastal city, capital and metro area with a population of over 8 million people, as the worst in a century. A week after heavy rains and flooding brought indias fourthlargest city to a standstill, killing dozens of people and leaving thousands more stranded, authorities said chennai was slowly. The company resumed production of motorcycles on december 7, 2015. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. There were several reports of nongovernment relief materials being intercepted by political party workers and prevented from reaching the affected people 8. Indian cab service ola, which usually operates as an online means to book. This is a 10 minute documentary shot in and around defence colony right from the 1st of dec night till the 3rd of dec15. It committee observed the drainage system got choked in chennai and the city was flooded badly in the aftermath of the torrential rain. A woman cries after seeing the corpse of her son floating in the adyar river after he was washed away by floodwaters in chennai ap photoarun sankar k 3 9 army personnel distribute food packets to flood affected people in chennai on friday.
Water tankers have been pressed to bring drinking water to places. The city is dotted with wetlands and natural channels where excess water from the city that is essentially a very flat area can be drained off. The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Desilting has begun in one locality but residents say the corporation needs to step up its efforts and ensure the entire city is ready to tackle possible floods. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. Page is for details of children found during the chennai floods 2015. Set in the capital of tamil nadu in south india this is the story of one of the worst urban disasters in the world. Jayalalithaa allots houses for people who lost homes in. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. Please upload photo, name,date and location found,parent details and.
Setting in motion the process of resettling people who had lost their hutments in areas, including the banks of river adyar in recent floods in chennai, tamil nadu chief minister jayalalithaa on tuesd. Share, care and support for victims of chennai floods 2015. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3. Tamil nadu floods national disaster management authority. 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. Fluctuations are common, of course, and 2016s recordbreaking temperatures and. On march 3, 2016, the world quietly lost a little more ground to climate change. 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. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and. The floods in chennai and its suburbs which have put millions into misery also showed the good, bad and the ugly sides of people and organisations.
Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. The chennai floods saw conflicts between the government and nongovernment agencies during the relief activities. Even though it has been a few weeks since the nightmare ended, chennai floods remain in news, not for flood water polluting the city, or for people who have lost their everything due to. Chennai, looking at the way it coped with floods, may not appear in the great invention category.
The conditions are similar to chennai floods and puducherry rains. Days after vardah, described as a very severe cyclonic storm, hit chennai, the city is still grappling with power cuts. If someones rc or license is lost, he has to print an advertisement in a. Days after cnnnews18 exposed chennais unpreparedness to face floods and heavy monsoon showers, the chennai corporation has woken up and begun work across the city. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods news and updates.
I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if. How to retrieve lost ration cards, aadhaar, voter ids. Duplicate rc of vehicle is issued by the regional transport authorityoffice rtarto in chennai where vehicle is registered. A major cleanup operation is under way in the the southern indian city of chennai madras after a week of devastating floods. Chennai floods impact survey reveals extent of damage. Two years ago, exactly around the same time, people had watched chennai, and some other parts of tamil nadu, collapse under a flood. Duplicate rc of vehicle car bike in chennai itzeazy.
From november 9december 1, 2015, chennai city and its outlying areas, which are. On the morning of friday the 3 november 2017, the state of chennai, tamil nadu in india, was severely affected by a low pressure area that had formed over sri lanka and south west bay of bengal. Shocking pictures of chennai floods 2015 indiatimes. Several helicopters had flown by during the day but food and water had not yet been distributed. People entertainment books city life humour between the lines. Enfield motors suffers loss of 11,200 royal enfield.
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. Parliament committee files report on chennai floods. In just five days, from november 30 to december 4, 2015, the city recorded 503 mm of rain. Carmakers like ford and bmw struggle to restart work af ter screeching halt. The floodravaged city was on saturday struggling to return to normalcy with partial restoration of telecommunication and train services, besides many roads also becoming fairly motorable. 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. Epf passbook mutual funds investment breaking news epf kyc new. 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. 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. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Several lives were lost and a disaster was declared in. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending.
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