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. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for. Chennai and other parts of rainravaged tamil nadu were left marooned anf flooded with signs of devastation caused by the natures fury. In the 1970s, a similar level of rainfall happened but there was no flood. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. Floods strike again in tamil nadu chennai airport closed. Chennai is submerged under flood water and people have started sending in pictures of the overflooded places. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods news and updates. Assocham, an industry lobby, estimated that economic losses from the. 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. Software companies were closed for about one month due to heavy floods in chennai. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india.
Dec 07, 2015 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. Chennai faced heavy rains on dec 1 and city was getting waterlogged gradually. Dec 04, 2015 chennai and other parts of rainravaged tamil nadu were left marooned anf flooded with signs of devastation caused by the natures fury. Over 270 lives have lost till now in the flashfloods. See how green madras became brown chennai technology. Most of the buyers of these flood damaged chennai cars are happy with the deal they have got. 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.
Many of the schools, colleges and offices began to shut down from afternoon itself. Dec 07, 2015 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. The deluge followed a month of persistent monsoon rains that were already well above normal for the indian state of tamil nadu. The centre for science and environment cse, 2015 reports that the city had more than 600 small water bodies in.
Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the. Chennai flooded after worst rains in a century, locals unite. The custom software development company and their employees joined forces with aid india to build seven houses for underprivileged families. Nov 04, 2017 chennai rains have been causing chaos across the city as heavy downpours refuse to take a break for the four consecutive days.
The forum provides a platform for indians worldwide to interact and communicate on wide range of topics that include finance, investments, taxes, dual taxation, indian real estate markets. 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, the biggest industrial and commercial center in south india, was officially declared a disaster area on. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. The people of chennai responded admirably to the climate crisis unleashed by unprecedented rains in. Mar 24, 2016 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. 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. An interdisciplinary team of coders, analysts and user experience specialists dedicated to building enterprise applications and premium digital products that bring your ideas to life, delight your users and help you achieve your goals. With this there is a huge loss to it companies, as there was no internet connection, employees could not work. Crippling floods in the city have caused huge losses to the it industry. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. The satellite images of chennai captured between 1984 and 2012 show how the city has change, maybe for the the worse. 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. The 2005 december chennai stampede incident happened on 18 december 2005 in a school in mgr nagar in chennai, the capital of the south indian state of tamil nadu, where the relief supplies were distributed by the state government for the people affected by severe flooding.
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. Due to the illegal constructions, the lowlying parts of chennai became inundated with the continuing rain. The 2005 december chennai stampede incident happened on 18 december 2005 in a school. Even some it companies too started closing down from the afternoon of december 1, 2015. Moreover, insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in tamil nadu could rise to well. Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the solutions 1. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before.
Cognizant, infy, tcs and other it firms have been organizing buses every hour to send employees to bangalore. Dec 08, 2015 as chennai tries to put its ordeal with the floods behind it, the country is gradually realising the sheer magnitude of the damage both in human and economic terms. For example, t mathavraja has bought a 2014 audi a6, which does not need any fixing for just inr 17 lakh. Nityanand jayaraman is a chennai based writer and social activist. The floods in chennai, a major manufacturing and service industry hub, have exacted a financial cost, too. Chennai rains have been causing chaos across the city as heavy downpours refuse to take a break for the four consecutive days. Prepared by the citizens of chennaiprepared by the citizens of chennai m. Dec 30, 2015 chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the solutions 1.
Dec 03, 2015 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. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for developers. Many people were rendered homeless by flooding during november and december. As rain continues to lash chennai, we take a look at 10 developments of chennai rains.
Jan 27, 2016 most of the buyers of these flood damaged chennai cars are happy with the deal they have got. Chennai floods 2015 and possible solutions from developed. Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis on december 12, 2015, the indian city of chennai received more rainfall in 24 hours than it had seen on any day since 1901. The software is created for people, and so our mission is to provide an ambience by which every person involved in creating such software be valued. Sagitec solutions is building homes for chennai flood victims. Nov 06, 2017 torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu. Assocham, an industry lobby, estimated that economic losses from the floods could exceed. They go above and beyond to deliver the best possible outcomes. And we have discussed in detail about the urban flood management strategies which have been implemented in various developed countries such as uk, malaysia, australia and japan. We build apps web and mobile that people love to use. Being a 50 people company, spritle have got very good talents in all aspects of software development. Over 50 people were killed in two incidents of stampede for food and money in relief camps.
South india floods leave three million cut off from basic. With this there is a huge loss to it companies, as there was. The 2015 south indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Dec 03, 2015 the floods in chennai, a major manufacturing and service industry hub, have exacted a financial cost, too. Chennai floods, urban flood management, thames barrier, smart tunnel, retarding basin. Postdisaster relief by vehicle route planning and service. Spritle is an extension of our infrastructure and has done well blending themselves into our work culture and understanding the scope. A man pushes his cycle trishaw through floodwaters in chennai on dec. Chennai battles flooding after rain, water level rises in parts duration. A branchandbound algorithm is designed to obtain the vehicle routes among target locations such that the total traveling time is minimized.
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. Mar 23, 2018 lack of legislation for the flood plain zoning resulted in developments abutting waterways, leading to the inundation in chennai and its suburbs during the 2015 floods, the cag reported. Chennais original terrain consists of many lakes and marshy areas. Chennai has been witnessing moderate to heavy showers from the past few days. The forum provides a platform for indians worldwide to interact and communicate on wide range of topics that include finance, investments, taxes, dual taxation, indian real estate markets, regional. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said on friday. In the past day, hefty showers, along with strong winds and lightning strikes kept the chennaities up all night worrying about the 2015 chennai massacre.
Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said. Spritle software chennai, india information technology company. Chennai saw 275 mm of rain fall in 24 hours between 01 and 02 december 2015, according to wmo. Areas of tamil nadu, including the state capital chennai, are once again fighting floods after a period of heavy rain that began on 30 november 2015. Droughtlike situation in tamil nadu as reservoirs run dry. But wave upon wave of humanity kept our spirits high and our belief in the indian people afloat. 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. Be it stakeholders, product owners, the end users or the development team, they need a professional and friendly collaboration to build great software.
Feb 26, 2016 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. Cofounder of spritle software and responsible for developing custom web. Dec 10, 2015 the satellite images of chennai captured between 1984 and 2012 show how the city has change, maybe for the the worse. As a case study of chennai floods in 2015, openstreetmap of chennai is processed in qgis software to obtain the target locations in affected regions. With more rains to come in the next few days, the capital of tamil nadu is in the middle of a big disaster that has already claimed more than 250 lives. Chennais encroachments on water bodies caused floods the. Clearly, indiscriminate development and shoddy urban planning have contributed to the floods in indias fourth most populous city.
While rain waters did cause flooding, the unexpected and extremely swift water level raise came from the opening of the biggest lake in chennai in the middle of the night. 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. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. Dec 04, 2015 software companies were closed for about one month due to heavy floods in chennai. Chennais encroachments on water bodies caused floods on the fifth day, large swathes of chennai went underwater for over 24 hrs, as adyar river swelled, washing away homes of. Citizens report on the 2015 floods in chennai a documentation of urban flood management and disaster preparedness for lessons for urban governance this is a collaborative report undertaken by cag as part of the wfc initiative.
Lack of legislation for the flood plain zoning resulted in developments abutting waterways, leading to the inundation in chennai and its suburbs. After severe flooding, chennai slowly gets back on its feet. Coastal tamil nadu has recorded very heavy showers. It firms hcl, tcs, wipro close offices, arrange employee accommodation tamil nadu has seen the heaviest rainfall in more than a century, causing massive flooding and the national weather office says the state will see no respite from the downpours for the next three days. Dec 04, 2015 clearly, indiscriminate development and shoddy urban planning have contributed to the floods in indias fourth most populous city. Chennai floods software companies shift work to tirupati. Explore flooding in chennai profile at times of india for photos, videos and. The 2005 chennai floods were some of the worst floods to have hit the city of chennai, india.
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