The floods also changed the way chennai looks at rain. Fuelled by a strong elnino, an excessively warm bay of bengal led to relentless rains through november. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india. This report provides an overview of the rapid satellite data analysis and field assessment carried out for the chennai floods of dece mber, 2015. China could be plotting a coup to dethrone the us dollar. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. The latest floods have followed months of record deluges, with the city picking up an entire years worth of typical rainfall since oct. The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Books were another casualty, which proved to be a major loss for tamil publishers. The best books and stories brought to life with unforgettable characters. South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease.
The conditions are similar to chennai floods and puducherry rains. How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area. After the floods is priced at rs 150 and there is a 10% spot discount during the book fair. She followed gotham and greenberg 2014 in linking disaster studies.
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. The sea surface temperature sst over bob has statistically significant increasing. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. This is a 10 minute documentary shot in and around defence colony right from the 1st of dec night till the 3rd of dec15. This paper approaches the floods of 2015 in chennai, tamil nadu. Anthropogenic activities severe encroachment on the buckingham canal which is one. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city. Nadu was one of the worst affected states and chennai in particular was one of the worst hit districts. Chennai, formerly known as madras, the capital city of the state of tamil nadu and indias fifth largest city, picked up 255 millimeters of rain 10. April 22, 2016 chennai residents, december 2, 2015 destination8infinity wikimedia commons. In just five days, from november 30 to december 4, 2015, the city recorded 503 mm of rain.
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. Chennai measured more than a foot of rain 306 mm in the 48 hours ending monday. There is a greater incidence of water borne diseases. More heavy rainfall is forecast for chennai, where massive floods this week have inundated multilane highways, an airport runway, streets and homes. Despite us being in the midst of a flood, we had to use the water available to us sparingly. Book fair in chennai events, tickets, activities and. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and multicriteria technique. It is a big event in tamil nadu after chennai book fair which conducted by bapasi.
Record december deluge triggers major flooding in chennai. New york governor andrew cuomo gives coronavirus update may 5, 2020. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by ndrf. The rain is forecast to continue, affecting not just tamil nadu but the neighboring southern states of andhra. 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. A major cleanup operation is under way in the the southern indian city of chennai madras after a week of devastating floods. A casestudy of the 2015 chennai floods with which they can relate well as it was more aligned to recent floods in chennai.
But the cause for the chennai flood is quite different than other usual floods. A secure, cashfree way to shop the fair with yearround shopping online. Chennai book festival going on at ymca grounds, royapettah. That was natural, since velachery is among the localities that. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3, 2015. The book sellers together contributed 4,000 books to the ashok nagar library damaged in the flood. Of which few catastrophic floods during 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008 and 2010 caused heavy damages. Flood like situation may arise at once again at some places. The heavy rain has exposed the creaking public infrastructure in chennai like the 2005 deluge did in mumbai or the 2014 floods in srinagar. The floods in december 2015 were a warning to chennai. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. The chennai floods got a lot of people to think about their place in the city.
Main reason for the flood in chennai may not be directly related to a point source rather it is a mixture of anthropogenic activities and the natural hardships. Books were another casualty, which proved to be a major loss for. Chennai floods, urban flood management, thames barrier, smart tunnel, retarding basin. Chennai book fair is normally organised by the publishers and booksellers of the south india. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for. 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. Latest chennai floods news, photos, blogposts, videos and wallpapers. The following are the factors1 which hamper the living. Flooding in chennai, the capital of the southern indian state of tamil nadu, shut the citys international airport on wednesday after water engulfed the runway following days of heavy rain in the. When chennai flooded in end2015, newly developed areas such as velachery flooded more than older parts of the city such as mylapore. Lars muller and columbia books on architecture and the city, pp. Planning the 2015 chennai floods lindsay bremner sage journals. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by.
Agence francepressegetty images a man rides his motorbike through a flooded street in chennai. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. 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. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. 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. Chennai book fair wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
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. The recent rain and floods in chennai affected many lives and livelihoods. 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. Flood damage leaves publishers at a loss ahead of book fair. Causes of chennai floods table 1 chennai is not an exceptional one from other metros which is suffering due to rapid urbanization. Men carry an elderly woman on a chair wading their way through a flooded street in chennai, nov. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held in may. 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. Chennai, adyar, floods, satellite, inundation, flood depth and maps. On december 1st,the century record for 24 hour rainfall was broken, causing a deluge across the city, its suburbs and even adjoining districts. A similar exercise was necessary on the chennai floods of 2015 to ensure that the. Fluctuations are common, of course, and 2016s recordbreaking. As it was a chennai group, so i suggested them a topic tapping social media exchanges on twitter. Over 270 lives have lost till now in the flashfloods.
Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel. There seemed to be no respite from the downpour with many parts of chennai coming under water even as the weatherman. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for. Op singh, dg urban flooding also has greater fallout in terms of sanitation and hygiene challenges. These pictures of the chennai floods show just how bad the. It was found out that chennai flood was due to the high intensity rainfall caused by the unfavourable atmospheric condition, rainfall distributed spatially 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. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. Why chennais velachery floods more but recovers faster. The deluge followed a month of persistent monsoon rains that were already well above normal for. These pictures of the chennai floods show just how bad the situation is. I learnt that my world was hugely dependent on things i took for granted.
In the first week of december 2015, chennai saw unprecedented flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods news and updates. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. The scale of the disaster was magnified by a rampant disregard for town planning, and the basic principles of ecology and hydrology, writes nikita sud, university of oxford for the conversation the city of chennai a coastal metropolis of 8. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. An introduction to statistical modeling of extreme values. Chennai floods latest news and weather updates, airport status and videos. 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. 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. Climate change is not the only guilty party for the recent floods in chennai. Chennai is a natural disaster of unprecedented scale. 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. Earn cash for the school or get double the profit with scholastic dollars. This paper approaches the floods of 2015 in chennai, tamil nadu, india, as the.
Moderate lightning strikes are also possible along the tamil nadu coast including chennai. On march 3, 2016, the world quietly lost a little more ground to climate change. We can sketch around the ground and inside the fair. The ndrf has deployed 10 teams in tamil nadu and five teams comprising of 300 men are about to reach the state. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india. Erode book fair is conducted by erode makkal sindhanai peravai mr. Chennai floods was the largest rescue operation ever by. Chennai and other parts of rainravaged tamil nadu were left marooned anf flooded with signs of devastation caused by the natures fury. It is also contributing with the increase in floating population every year as it is a hub of all major economical activities.
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