On march 3, 2016, the world quietly lost a little more ground to climate change. 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. Chennai book fair wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. Our results show that the projected increase in flood frequency can be reduced to half under the low. The recent rain and floods in chennai affected many lives and livelihoods. See wyatt 20 for a more detailed discussion of the differentiating nuances. Fluctuations are common, of course, and 2016s recordbreaking temperatures and. 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 indian army has deployed 50 personnel in chennai suburbs tambaram and oorapakkam.
Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the. 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. Chennai book fair is normally organised by the publishers and booksellers of the south india. After the floods is priced at rs 150 and there is a 10% spot discount during the book fair. Chennai needs integrated flood management, especially the revival of. 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.
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. April 22, 2016 chennai residents, december 2, 2015 destination8infinity wikimedia commons. 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. South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease.
Moderate lightning strikes are also possible along the tamil nadu coast including chennai. This is a 10 minute documentary shot in and around defence colony right from the 1st of dec night till the 3rd of dec15. But the cause for the chennai flood is quite different than other usual floods. Op singh, dg urban flooding also has greater fallout in terms of sanitation and hygiene challenges. Finally, recording refers to media such as books and videos that have. This paper approaches the floods of 2015 in chennai, tamil nadu, india. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. 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. This paper approaches the floods of 2015 in chennai, tamil nadu. This report provides an overview of the rapid satellite data analysis and field assessment carried out for the chennai floods of dece mber, 2015.
It was found out that chennai flood was due to the high intensity rainfall caused by the unfavourable atmospheric condition, rainfall distributed spatially and. Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by ndrf. India torrential rain causes deadly flooding in tamil. Film director atlee speaks about the books he bought at chennai book fair duration. In this context, the 2015 floods were an affective event whatmore, 20 that put. Coelho, k, raman, n 20 from the frying pan to the floodplain. Lars muller and columbia books on architecture and the city, pp. The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. The finding from one study in 20 shows that 27 tanks have totally. Increased flood risk in indian subcontinent under the warming climate. 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. Book fair in tiruchy to help publishers affected by flood. The ndrf has deployed 10 teams in tamil nadu and five teams comprising of 300 men are about to reach the state.
The book sellers together contributed 4,000 books to the ashok nagar library damaged in the flood. Eleven years later, after the december 2015 floods in chennai. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. The strength of the book is that it minces no words, calls a spade a spade, and worse. In the 1970s, a similar level of rainfall happened but there was no flood. Flood damage leaves publishers at a loss ahead of book fair. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. 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. Chennai, adyar, floods, satellite, inundation, flood depth and maps. Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast. Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by. There is a greater incidence of water borne diseases.
Nadu was one of the worst affected states and chennai in particular was one of the worst hit districts. Chennai is a natural disaster of unprecedented scale. Chennai floods, citizen journalism, disaster response, global. In the may 2016 assembly elections to the state of tamil. The severe flooding in chennai again proves that indias cities are. Starts from when the flood starts, till the rescue people turn up. 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 city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and.
The chennai book fair, the annual exhibition which is among the most important events in the city and eagerly looked forward by several thousand bibliophiles, will be held in april and not in january. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. West bengal 1998 mumbai 2005 chennai 2006 cholera epidemic 16590 people infected 1600 lost lives. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before.
A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. 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. Furthermore, chennai received 483 mm precipitation in 48 h in november 2015, which had a. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city. 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. Flood like situation may arise at once again at some places along the coastal areas. A round trip fare from mumbai or new delhi to bangalore, karnataka the. The state government appointed a oneman commission. Nowadays, unexpected holidays due to heavy downpour are quite common especially during october december. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. Of which few catastrophic floods during 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008 and 2010 caused heavy damages. Coastal tamil nadu has recorded very heavy showers.
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. The chennai book fair, the annual exhibition which is among the most important events in the city and eagerly looked forward by several thousand bibliophiles, will. With nearly 700 stalls, the book fair will be organised from january 6 to january 19 at. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in the chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india. Keeping with the digital age, the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi has launched a mobile application to guide book lovers about the 40th chennai book fair.
He had fair justification for what he said, for at that time, the response. 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. There were 42 deaths in the accident, which left another 37 injured. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20, at ymca physical education college. Chennai floods, urban flood management, thames barrier, smart tunnel, retarding basin. Books were another casualty, which proved to be a major loss for tamil publishers. Between 910 november 2015, neyveli received 483 mm 19. In novemberdecember 2015, the annual northeast monsoon generated heavy rainfall in the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh, the union territory of pondicherry with the city of chennai particularly hardhit. For last 3 to 4 years i see lot of religious propaganda is going on during the chennai book fair with the aim of conversion, i feel it is happening with the blessings of bapasi or. 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. 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. Mumbai 2005 leptospirosis, cholera, fever, gastroenteritiis 1,50,179 went sick 435 lost lives chennai 2006 leptospirosis outbreak 2765 people infected west bengal 1998 cholera epidemic 16590 people infected 1600 lost lives orissa 2007 waterborne diseases 3000 people infected 184 lost lives uttarakanth 20 cholera, diarrhea and dysentery 400 people infected postfloods. 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 were a manmade disaster.
I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held in may. Why chennai like other indian cities will definitely. 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. Historical rainfall data of the state show that the event. As rain continues to lash chennai, we take a look at 10 developments of chennai rains. I read a few stories the last one in the book written by rajesh k, and chennai 6000 home vs house story by kavipriya moorthy were the good ones among the few ive finished reading. Planning the 2015 chennai floods lindsay bremner sage journals. Why is that, despite 2 months of warning for the rainfall, that no preparations were. How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area. 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.
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