Please upload photo, name,date and location found,parent details and. The chennai floods of 2015 were characterised by some important ethical issues. Chennai book fair chennai international film festival chennai. Bbc hindis imran qureshi in chennai says people have begun cleaning up their houses, offices, shops and showrooms, all of. Several helicopters had flown by during the day but food and water had not yet been distributed. Special camps receive 31,969 applications for duplicate documents. Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel. The massive floods that swept chennai, kanchipuram and other districts in december 2015 were due to failure of various state government agencies to heed the recommendations of expert committees on flood mitigation, check dam building and other measures, said a cag report. The tamil nadu government has received 45,661 applications for certificates and important documents that were destroyed or damaged in the recent floods. In my area, though power is back, in some houses which got completely drenched the walls are still wet and power. Chennai floods of december, 2015 are a classic example of u rban flooding and the unprecedented flood situation witnessed by the city has again reignited the problem of urban flooding not only in india but globally.
Share, care and support for victims of chennai floods 2015. Nov 18, 2015 chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2015. Chennaibased journalist krupa ge, in her book rivers remember, assesses the. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area. 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. The death toll from chennai floods in india nears 270 as city remains at a standstill by rishi iyengar december 4, 2015 12.
November 1517, 2015 bringing heavy rain to chennai and the adjoining. The flood which took lives of 421 people was termed natural disaster by the tn government. We could see the boundary walls of the ground floor houses now. More than 5,600 people who lost documents such as voter ids, aadhar cards, licenses and mark sheets in the floods applied for replacements on the first day that the government held camps. The estimated revenue expenditure of tamil nadu for 2015 is around rs. Sathyabama university was constructed in a water body on old. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh, and the union territory of puducherry, with tamil nadu and the city of chennai particularly hardhit. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh.
Dec 05, 2015 south indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease. People in mudichur, tambaram, saidapet, jafferkhanpert and velachery have lost their computers. I woke up at 6 am, made breakfast and bid goodbye to my husband who left for office at 7. Shocking pictures of chennai floods 2015 the situation in chennai is grim and the road traffic has been severely hit as heavy rains have lashed chennai. Shocking pictures of chennai floods 2015 indiatimes. 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. Gcc maintains 210 water bodies, and after the 2015 floods, we have taken up. Worse, we lost all our important papers that were kept in our almirah cupboard. In addition, unplanned and often illegal urban development has led to many wetlands and natural sinks being built over. In my area, though power is back,in some houses which got completely drenched the walls are still wet and power. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for developers.
The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Two years ago, exactly around the same time, people had watched chennai, and some other parts of tamil nadu, collapse under a flood. Affiliation of authors dmsd, dmsg, national remote sensing centre 10. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. Citizens banded together to rescue others stranded in their homes as the water levels rose to.
Joint detailed need assessment report district level shelter, food. Aadhar card, voter id cards, bank pass books, rc books, driving licences etc. 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 post floods. Parliament committee files report on chennai floods. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3, 2015.
The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and 2005. In december 2015, chennai was submerged under water. 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. Aug 18, 2016 the december floods displaced around 17 lakh people in chennai and lifetime savings of people were lost as water entered homes. Particulars of collation pages 34 figures 34 tables references 3 8.
Missing children in chennai floods 2015 home facebook. Sep 11, 2016 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. 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. A similar e xercise was necessary o n the chennai floods o f 2015 to ensure that the vast amount of information and data put up on public do main during and immediately after the event was not lost. Dec 16, 2015 know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. 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. Page is for details of children found during the chennai floods 2015. Dec 24, 2015 chennai is recovering gradually i would say. The traditional ery system has also lost its relevance in. Camps for getting copies of lost documents the hindu. On day 1, over 5k throng camps to apply for documents lost in. Cag terms 2015 chennai floods a manmade disaster, holds t. Chennai floods in december 2015 manmade, says cag report.
Leading actors including shah rukh khan, superstar rajinikanth, his son in law dhanush, hrithik roshan, kamal haasan, actor suriya and telugu actors allu arjun, mahesh babu and others have announced contribution for relief in floodhit chennai city and. Comments chennai floods chennai floods 2015 chennai floods damages. The 2015 south indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. The most important issues were equity and fairness related to delivery of relief and rescue services, conflicts and duplication of efforts of the government and nongovernment agencies, focus on immediate response and lack of emphasis on longterm rehabilitation. The shocking truth of a manmade flood to understand why our cities are so vulnerable, we must go back in history.
Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. The catastroph ic flooding event also attracted the attentions of experts assembled at paris during th e cop. Nov 04, 2017 2015 chennai floods the relentless rainfall over the past few days has left chennai troubled and in a state of deja vu. Duplicate rc of vehicle is issued by the regional transport authorityoffice rtarto in chennai where vehicle is registered.
If you lost you rc book first you must lodge a complaint in the local police station where you lost your rc book. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast. Jul 11, 2018 the comptroller and auditor general of india cag in the latest report held the tamil nadu government responsible for the chennai floods 2015 and termed it a manmade disaster. 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. Id cards, bank pass books, rc books, driving licences, etc.
Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters. Second wave of catastrophic flooding in chennai tamil nadu, india 09 december 2015. Chennai floods, 2015 a satellite and field based assessment study 7. Im back with a post a day for a grand entry into 2020. Most of the children have either lost or severely damaged their books and other.
Tamil nadu flood 2015 joint detailed need assessment. About us contact us classifieds book classifieds feedback careers. Authors project team c m bhatt and ashish mishra 9. The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and 2005, with the 1943, 1978 and 2005 floods causing particularly severe damage. The deluge followed a month of persistent monsoon rains that were already well above normal for the indian state of tamil nadu. But wave upon wave of humanity kept our spirits high and our belief in the indian people afloat. Dec 05, 2015 published on dec 5, 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.
Over 500 people lost their lives, thousands were left injured, lakhs were displaced. Passengers on way back to home chennai floods 2015 duration. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if there was. Krupe ges book about the chennai floods of 2015 opens with a 1914 map of chennai. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. In the first week of december 2015, chennai saw unprecedented flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. Jul 10, 2018 the comptroller and auditor general of india cag has been scathing in its criticism of the governments handling of the chennai floods of 2015, going so far as to categorise it as a man. Shah rukh khan, rajinikanth, kamal haasan, dhanush, mahesh babu donate funds for rainaffected. An indian boy puts his school books out to dry as floodwaters recede in chennai on.