CHENNAI FLOOD 2015

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THE 2015 SOUTH INDIAN FLOODS RESULTED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OF ANNUAL NORTHEAST MONSOON IN NOVEMBER–DECEMBER 2015.

THE FLOODING HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE EL NIÑO PHENOMENON.

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THE STATISTICS OF RAINFALL IN CHENNAI

AFTER EFFECTS OF THE DREADFUL RAIN……….

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 hard-hit. More than 400 people were killed and over 18 lakh people were displaced. With

estimates of damages and losses ranging

from ₹50000 crore (US$7 billion) to ₹100000 crore(US$15 billion), the

floods are the costliest to have occurred in 2015.

 AERIAL VIEW OF SUBMERGED CHENNAI AIRPORT TAKEN BY INDIAN AIR FORCE HELICOPTERS……

CONTINUING RAINS LED TO LOW-LYING PARTS OF CHENNAI BECOMING INUNDATED BY 13 NOVEMBER, RESULTING IN THE EVACUATION OF OVER 1000 PEOPLE FROM THEIR HOMES. ON 15–16 NOVEMBER, CHENNAI RECEIVED 246.5 MM (9.70 IN) OF RAINFALL, THE HIGHEST AMOUNT RECORDED SINCE NOVEMBER 2005, FLOODING MOST AREAS OF THE CITY.

DAILY LIFE OF PEOPLE HAS BEEN SEVERLY AFFECTED DUE TO FLOODS……….

THE FLOODS LARGELY AFFECTED THE SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES AND CAUSED ECONOMICAL DESTRUCTION…

THE RESCUE MISSIONS IN CHENNAI…

A TOTAL OF 944 PERSONNEL WITH 102 BOATS AND

TWO COLUMNS OF THE ARMY

COMPRISING OF 124 PERSONNEL WERE

ENGAGED IN RELIEF AND RESCUE

OPERATIONS IN TAMIL NADU.

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THE STATE GOVERNMENT

AND THE NDRF TEAMS HAVE TAKEN 40,432 TO SAFETY.

APART FROM THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THERE WERE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO STRIVED HARD TO SAVE THE PEOPLE IN LIVING IN FLOODED PARTS OF CHENNAI.

DONATIONS AND AIDS GIVEN TO

THE NEEDY PEOPLE AND FULFILLING

THEIR NEEDS.

FOOD BEING SUPPLIED TO THE PEOPLE IN A MASS.

SO WHAT TENDS TO BE THE REAL CAUSE FOR THIS DISASTER?.... ▪ The first and foremost reason for such a disaster

might be the NORTHEAST MONSOON El Niño RAIN▪ But it is not the root cause for such flood in a

metropolitan city like CHENNAI. ▪ There are many other reasons for it, and one of it

turns to be our people’s ignorance and negligence towards the environmental awareness.

WHY WE FAILED OUR CITY?

▪ Roads have prevented water seepage.

▪ No trees around.

▪ Construction has weakened the soil around.▪ Drainage inadequately provided.

YET ANOTHER POINT ADDS TO THE CAUSE…..

▪ Lakes which act as the natural sponges during floods are usurped and encroached upon in the city by real estate developers.

▪ This inhibits another natural flood controller from performing its function.

ITS TIME TO OPEN OUR EYES…..

▪ We having an immense growth and advancement in technology yet suffer from such devastating disasters due to the lack of awareness and knowledge .

▪ We still can save our mother earth from these disasters by using the technical advancements in the most straight forward way to lessen the extremeness of the natural disasters.

CONCLUSION

▪ Afforestation

▪ Avoiding pollution

▪ Rain water harvesting.

▪ Making good building plans and constructions in such a way that doesn’t hinder our natural environment.