Set in the capital of tamil nadu in south india this is the story of one of the worst urban disasters in the world. Along with an interesting story this books comes off with a top notch binding for durability. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. Indian cab service ola, which usually operates as an online means to book a cab, has. Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by ndrf. Chennaibased media company marupakkam, along with discovery book palace, periyar library readers circle and periyar selfrespect media will celebrate the theme freedom with. What are the pictures that show the true spirit of chennai. Of which few catastrophic floods during 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008. I dont exactly have pictures to share but i have a list of professionals who showed us the what displaying resilience and fighting spirit is all about. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. This report provides an overview of the rapid satellite data analysis and field assessment carried out. 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. He said iran was prepared to dispatch relief and rescue teams to the affected areas at the request of indian officials, and that the ircs was ready to send shipments of relief supplies, including food, tents and heaters. The situation in chennai is grim and the road traffic has been severely hit as.
The tamil nadu government confirmed in a statement today that 347 people died in floods in the state since 01 october 2015 and continued into november where 27 people were read full article. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been created by unrestrained construction. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3, 2015. Chennai based media company marupakkam, along with discovery book palace, periyar library readers circle and periyar selfrespect media will celebrate the theme freedom with. Chennai floods know all about chennai floods at ndtv food. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969.
The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. Why chennai like other indian cities will definitely. International documentaries themed on freedom to be. The centre for science and environment cse, 2015 reports that the city had more than 600 small water bodies in. 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. In october 1943, there were continuous rains lasting. Walking on water reminded the small group at discovery book palace of the chennai floods from 2015 which was not unlike the floods of. The conditions are similar to chennai floods and puducherry rains. Leading actors including shah rukh khan, superstar. I learnt that my world was hugely dependent on things i took for granted.
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. Marupakkam will continue to organise film screenings based on themes every month at discovery book palace and panuval book store in chennai. 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. You can choose from the ocean of choices with multilingual books of various categories and genres from diversified authors and publishers. Ucl discovery is ucls open access repository, showcasing and providing access to ucl research outputs from all ucl disciplines. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for. In floodravaged chennai, civil services aspirants seek.
Discovery channel indiachennai floods promo youtube. South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease. In just five days, from november 30 to december 4, 2015, the city recorded 503 mm of rain. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. In 2006, discovery channel documented one expedition groups mount everest summit attempt from start to finish, capturing the amazing journeys of people striving to reach the highest of all goals, it was the. Discovery channel india in december 2015, chennai a disaster, but people out there just werent ready to give up. The relentless rainfall over the past few days has left chennai troubled. Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. More than 260 people have died in the floods in the state after the heaviest rainfall. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. But the cause for the chennai flood is quite different than other usual floods. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date.
Journalist krupa ges book on chennai floods the hindu. Discovery book palace pvt td, k k nagar west book shops in. Shocking pictures of chennai floods 2015 indiatimes. Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel. The chennai floods got a lot of people to think about their place in the city. Chennais original terrain consists of many lakes and marshy areas. Where can i get history of flood data for chennai, india.
Ali asghar ahmadi, the director general of the ircs, extended condolences to india over the deadly floods in chennai. Nadu was one of the worst affected states and chennai in particular was one of the worst hit districts. Here is what you can do this time, on the morning of december 2nd, do you know how much feet of water was logged in. 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. Op singh, dg urban flooding also has greater fallout in terms of sanitation and hygiene challenges. The people of chennai responded admirably to the climate crisis unleashed by unprecedented rains in novemberdecember 2015, but. Walking on water reminded the small group at discovery book palace of the chennai floods from 2015 which was not unlike the floods of florence. Top 5 sales discovery book palace chennai book fair youtube. 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. Top 5 sales discovery book palace 2018 chennai book fair. Chennai floods six chennai maps spanning over a century explain why the city faces flood danger each year many of the citys lakes have been swallowed up by realestate developments and. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of. Lying on the bay of bengal coast, chennai is prone to violent storms and thundershowers during the northeast monsoon septembernovember.
Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. 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 heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. The recent floods in chennai could scuttle the chances of a bright future for aspirants preparing for the prestigious indian administrative services. How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area. Extend a helping hand, heres what you can do just in case you are in chennai and want to help or get some relief provided to someone, use. Discovery book palace 6 munusamy salai, k k nagar chennai, tamil nadu, chennai, india 600078 rated 4.
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