Its a sad reality that disasters happen with distressing frequency. Well, for every occurrence there is a reason, similarly there were reasons for chennai being drastically effected by the floods. This is the largest amount of rain in a single 30day period in a century. Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu. Latest chennai floods news, photos, blogposts, videos and wallpapers. Chennai, the capital city of tamil nadu, was particularly hard hit by these floods. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said today the octoberdecember quarter is usually a weak quarter for the indian it players the mumbaibased firm said a majority of facilities in chennai, where the company has over 65,000 employees, have opened for normal business from. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. Chennai floods to have material impact on q3 revenues. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said on friday.
Lying on the bay of bengal coast, chennai is prone to violent storms and thundershowers during the northeast monsoon septembernovember. Hyundai india contributes rs 2 crore to chennai floods relief. Moderate lightning strikes are also possible along the tamil nadu coast including chennai. Insurers settle over 30,000 claims nearly four months after tamil nadu saw devastating floods, insurance companies have seen claims of over rs 5,500 to rs 6,000 crore. Lending a helping hand to this, hyundai india has donated the substantial sum. Moreover, insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in tamil nadu could rise to well. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. 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. A total of 269 people are now known to have died in floods in tamil nadu state since last month. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. The master plan 19921993 incorporated madras metro flood relief storm water drainage study outcomes in the form of structural and nonstructural measures. The chennai corporations plan to prevent flooding this year could end up making things worse linking storm water drains to water bodies could contaminate the water and also choke the rivers with.
Industry body assocham on wednesday estimated the financial loss in chennai floods to exceed rs 15,000 crore even as insurance companies are anticipating claims of at least rs 500 crore. Rs software the transformative power of electronic payments. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. Moreover, insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in tamil nadu could rise to well over rs 1,000 crore, general insurance companies estimate. This flood, which is said to be the worst in about a century, resulted in a massive displacement of close to 18 lakh people in the city. Prime minister narendra modi on saturday night announced rs. 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. Cm has asked central government for financial aid of rs. South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease. All donations to this fund will exclusively support local relief and recovery efforts from. Palaniswami on friday announced allocation of rs 100 crore towards mitigation of floods here. He told the assembly that during the monsoon season, residential localities near rivers adyar, kosasthalaiyar, cooum, and araniyar get flooded, and this a sum will be allocated from this year from the state funds to check the inundation. Hundreds of people have died, and thousands of families have been displaced.
I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if. The tamil nadu government has sanctioned rs 50 crore for immediate restoration of road network damaged in floods december 14, 2015, monday tamil nadu wants rs. Chennai city river conservation project which was launched in 20002 is aimed to improve the waterways, with an estimated outlay of rs. Telecom companies suffer rs 300 crore loss due to chennai floods.
In my area, though power is back,in some houses which got completely drenched the walls are still wet and power. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. Its not every day that a random post by ramesh karthik, a software engineer in chennai, gets shared on social media 226 times. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said. The coovum and the adyar rivers overflowed inundating the surrounding residential areas. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. Shares of software services firm wipro today declined by nearly one per cent after the company said recent floods in chennai will. Since 2000, ibm and ibm volunteers have helped in over 50 disaster situations, across 33 countries. The scheme is estimated to cost rs 246 crore through external funding. Chennai floods to hurt tcs in q3 latest news gadgets now. Cm jayalalithaa seeks rs 25,912 cr for restoration work december 22, 2015 5. Software exporters have invoked business continuity plans, which in tech parlance is an intimation to the companys other centres across the country to lend a hand to projects handled from chennai.
I will share some interesting facts of chennai floods. The brunt of the damage was borne by the slums that lay on the banks of the coovum. Flood like situation may arise at once again at some places along the coastal areas. Reasons behind flood in chennai linkedin slideshare. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly rs 200 billion to over rs 1 trillion, the floods were the. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. The impact of the floods has serious ramifications on not only the local economy but also national economy as the chennai metropolitan regions manufacturing economy is worth rs. This fund will provide relief to victims by helping purchase emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine in addition to longerterm recovery assistance. Causes of chennai floods table 1 chennai is not an exceptional one from other metros which is suffering due to rapid urbanization. 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. The tamil nadu government on tuesday informed the assembly that a detailed project report for a permanent flood protection scheme in tambaram municipality was prepared, after floods wreaked havoc in the region in december 2015. Dear sisters and brothers, tamil nadu, and especially chennai, in india, as well as many parts of sri lanka, have been very badly affected by unprecedented rain over the past 15 days.
It had started raining slightly on the previous evening. At rs software, we imagine a world where payments happen at the speed of thought. Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3. It is located in tirusulam, 21 km mi from the city centre. 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. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. After severe flooding, chennai slowly gets back on its.
And while each brings unique anguish and relief requirements, anticipating and being prepared are ways ibm puts its purpose and values into practice. Torrential rain in chennai, india has resulted in terrible flooding. Floods are not new to chennai but this time it is more than expected. The chennai corporations plan to prevent flooding this. 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.
Essay on chennai flash floods india disaster management. Coastal tamil nadu has recorded very heavy showers. Cm jayalalithaa requested pm narendra modi to declare the flooding as a national calamity 5. Chennai has been witnessing moderate to heavy showers from the past few days. Thats why, weve been at the forefront of groundbreaking software solutions for the worlds leading payment brands, for over two decades. Till two days ago, i was getting worked up about my appraisal at office. As we look to tomorrow, we see a great future together and one that were ready for.
The floods have abated now, and relief operations are underway. Over 60,000 hectares of farmland has been destroyed. In october 1943, there were continuous rains lasting over six days. Flood control india environment portal news, reports.
It is also contributing with the increase in floating population every year as it is a hub of all major economical activities. Common people suffer huge financial loss in chennai floods. Rs 246cr flood protection scheme announced for tambaram. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city. World bank and kfw likely to give major chunk of funds the city is set to get rs. Of the estimated rs 15,000 crore in losses due to the recent devastating floods in chennai, coastal tamil nadu and the neighbouring puducherry. 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. Thankfully i didnt travel to office that morning as it had already started f.