Chennai rains

[V.Balasubramani]

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That will be peanuts for those severely impacted! Those whose Electrical and electronic gadgets include Fridge, washing machine and stereo systems are not functioning or damaged beyond repair or lost in the gushing waters; who is going to compensate! The replacement costs will be ranging from Rs 10k to 100K? Who is going to compensate for the lives lost (Mr Srinivas & his wife who are ardent Siva Bakhtas have lost their lives in the floods)! Who is going to compensate the 18 lives lost in MIOT International hospital in Manapakkam! Yesterday News Today telecast a Ground Zero wherein Rajdeep interviews the public & key figures! It is a dark period for Chennaites! It has impacted all strata of society!

That was a thoughtful reply for a posting of a disturbed conscience which mostly wanders in dreamland and comes here to drop his opinion which are quite contrary to actual ground reality.

 

[sangom]

That will be peanuts for those severely impacted! Those whose Electrical and electronic gadgets include Fridge, washing machine and stereo systems are not functioning or damaged beyond repair or lost in the gushing waters; who is going to compensate! The replacement costs will be ranging from Rs 10k to 100K? Who is going to compensate for the lives lost (Mr Srinivas & his wife who are ardent Siva Bakhtas have lost their lives in the floods)! Who is going to compensate the 18 lives lost in MIOT International hospital in Manapakkam! Yesterday News Today telecast a Ground Zero wherein Rajdeep interviews the public & key figures! It is a dark period for Chennaites! It has impacted all strata of society!

I get the impression that the overall tendency (at least in this forum, if not among Chennaiites in general) is self-congratulatory and the flip-side of this self-congratulation is an inability to see both sides of any issue and a refusal to look into the truth of all these self-adoration. The net result is gross unpreparedness to meet another emergency which may (or may not) come soon — as the BBC/NASA predictions which are doing the rounds, claim.

It is reported that a study by an expert group set up by the TN government had, in fact, concluded as early as 2009 that Chennai city will face deluge even with 10 cms of rain! In the present euphoria, I only wish that all such grave warnings are not swept aside as "unnecessary" (just as in the case of my doubts about the rich and secluded Brahmin neighbour- huge gate-etc., e-mail) and a lackadaisical attitude overtakes. More urgent and impossible is tackling outbreak of epidemics which I think is bound to happen, considering the intrinsic and pervasive lack of hygiene in Chennai (like most other big cities in India today!).

 

[V.Balasubramani]

More rains predicted this week

Already tired of stubborn rains that just don’t leave the city alone, residents may have to be prepared for more spells of rains this week.

According to the Meteorological department, the rains may be moderate and continue till Wednesday and may begin to recede on Thursday.

The sky condition may be cloudy and intermittent rains or thundershower may occur which may be heavy to very heavy at times, the department said.

The officials said a trough of low at mean sea level lies over South West bay off Tamil Nadu coast.


Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/more-rains-predicted-this-week/article7957351.ece


[h=1]Dear people of Chennai, stop believing Whatsapp rumours and instead read these weather predictions[/h][h=1]Excerpt:[/h]Indian Meteorological Department: Indian Meteorological Department's Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai predicts moderate to heavy rainfalls for the next 72 hours for Tamil Nadu. Isolated heavy rains are expected on Wednesday in Coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry. Isolated heavy rains are predicted to occur at Toothukudi, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts of South Coastal Tamil Nadu on Thursday.

It also says that there could be a possibility if rains or thunderstorms in Chennai in the next 72 hours.


Read more at: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...nstead-read-these-weather-predictions-2153205

 

[krish44]

That will be peanuts for those severely impacted! Those whose Electrical and electronic gadgets include Fridge, washing machine and stereo systems are not functioning or damaged beyond repair or lost in the gushing waters; who is going to compensate! The replacement costs will be ranging from Rs 10k to 100K? Who is going to compensate for the lives lost (Mr Srinivas & his wife who are ardent Siva Bakhtas have lost their lives in the floods)! Who is going to compensate the 18 lives lost in MIOT International hospital in Manapakkam! Yesterday News Today telecast a Ground Zero wherein Rajdeep interviews the public & key figures! It is a dark period for Chennaites! It has impacted all strata of society!

There are limitations to what the state can do.

If at all anyone is hurt , it is the poor and lower middle class.

Does the govt ever bother about the poor?

They are just vote banks.

Freebies are given to them periodically to keep them happy . Something extra is doled out at election time and calamities.

This is our concept of welfare state

There is an interesting article in mid page of The Hindu today .

Unless there is a party which genuinely feels for the poor, the state of the poor is unlikely to change rain or no rain.

these rains have probably set them behind by couple of decades.

After a few days more, it is likely the relief camps will close and it will be business as usual.

This is the practical reality of indian life.

Tamilnadu has coped pretty well with the rains.

Both the dravidian parties playing to their vote banks rushed relief .

Centre was pretty generous to tamilnadu as compared to other states facing calamities.

BJP also thinks of 2016 elections there.

Even Rahul gandhi has not left Tamilnadu alone. He is there today . Congress might even dream of boating in chennai rain water for a few seats.

This is the crass reality of india. Sorry if I sound cynical.

Tamilnadu is now off the centres' concern.

It is india-pak relations and anti pollution drive of kejriwal banning cars on alternate days occupying centrestage

 

[V.Balasubramani]

[h=1]As water recedes, Chennai braces to check outbreak of diseases[/h]
Flood-ravaged Chennai and its suburbs braced to meet the mounting challenge of preventing outbreak of diseases as the deluge left heaps of garbage and muck on the streets, while the sun shone bright and normal train and air services resumed today.

Though flood water has receded from arterial roads, most of the low-lying areas continue to be flooded with sewage as drains were chocked with plastic, mattresses and sundry material.

Authorities have scrambled nearly 25,000 sanitary workers to clear the stinking garbage accumulated over the past several days to prevent outbreak of diseases. Truck loads of garbage was removed and conservancy staff was seen clearing the pavements as bleaching powder was liberally sprinkled.

The general apprehension of the flood victims is that the continuing slush and muck around their houses and contaminated water supply could lead to an outbreak of epidemic.

Read more at: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/516172/as-water-recedes-chennai-braces.html

 

[V.Balasubramani]

It is india-pak relations and anti pollution drive of kejriwal banning cars on alternate days occupying centrestage

The current sensational issue of the GOI is about Gandhis accusing BJP about vendetta politics on National Herald case and the other issue is about CAG slamming Government and Navy for mismanaging submarine INS Sindhukirti being stuck in a refit for a decade at Hindustan Shipyard in Visakapatnam.

And everyday something new will take the centre stage and the Chennaities never expects to be at the centre stage attracting everyone attention all the time.

And they have pretty good knowledge about those who really care for their welfare and about the politicians who are very much interested in capitalizeing every adverse situation to their advantage.

They are managing this 'never-seen-before' crisis with the available resources/helping hands of good hearts, to rehabilitate and rebuild their rain battered lives.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

ஏழை பாழை மட்டுமல்ல, மிடில் கிளாஸுக்கும் பெருத்த சேதம்... அரசு கொடுக்கும் ரு. 5000, 10,000 போதுமா?

சென்னை: வழக்கமாக சென்னையில் வெள்ளப் பெருக்கு ஏற்பட்டால் பெரும்பாலும் குடிசைவாசிகள்தான் பெரும் பாதிப்பை சந்திப்பார்கள். ஆனால் இந்த முறை நடுத்தர வர்க்கத்தினரும் மிகப் பெரிய அளவில் பாதிப்பை சந்தித்துள்ளனர். ஆனால் அரசு அறிவித்துள்ள நிவாரண உதவி இவர்களுக்கு எந்த அளவுக்கு உதவப் போகிறது என்று தெரியவில்லை.

ஏரிகள் நிரம்பியது, திறந்து விடப்பட்ட ஏரிகளிலிருந்து பெருக்கெடுத்து வந்த வெள்ள நீர், அதனால் ஆற்றில் ஏற்பட்ட வெள்ளப் பெருக்கு ஆகியவை காரணமாக பெரும் பாதிப்பை சந்தித்துள்ளது சென்னை.

இந்த பாதிப்பிலிருந்து மீளுவது எப்படி என்று தெரியாமல் மக்கள் விழி பி்துங்கிப் போயுள்ளனர். வசதி படைத்தோரைக் கூட இந்த மழை வெள்ளம் நிலை குலைய வைத்துள்ளது என்பதே உண்மை.

Read more at: http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tami...elief-fund-help-the-flood-victims-241765.html

 

[vgane]

Did bureaucracy slack caused the Chennai floods...If it is true shame on JJ Government!

[h=1]Delay in opening sluice gates caused flooding[/h]TNN | Dec 9, 2015, 04.11 AM IST
CHENNAI: The flood that ravaged Chennai last week was not a natural disaster, but one caused by the state bureaucracy's failure to regulate release of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir (lake) in the outskirts of the city.

Those privy to developments in the state secretariat during the last week of November say that in the wake of international weather forecast agencies predicting 500mm of rain for Chennai on December 1 and 2, public works department (PWD) officials had advised the PWD secretary and other senior bureaucrats on November 26 to bring down the water level in the reservoir from 22ft to below 18ft so the lake could absorb heavy inflow four days later. There was not much rain between November 26 and 29 and Adyar river, too, which originates from this lake, had very little water.

The proposal to release lake water was caught in bureaucratic red tape. Sources said the PWD secretary waited for chief secretary's nod to open the sluice gates — and whose nod the chief secretary was waiting for still remains a mystery. In effect, the disaster caused in Punjab by heavy release of water from the Bhakra Nangal dam two years ago was repeated in Chennai.

http://www.indiaeveryday.in/fullnews-babus-sloth-caused-flood-in-chennai-1006-1435756.htm

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Now there are bright chances of TN Government filing a defamation case against TOI for the above article.

 

[yesmohan]

Now there are bright chances of TN Government filing a defamation case against TOI for the above article.

Of course they could not file defamation / murder case against " Varunan", the rain God.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Of course they could not file defamation / murder case against " Varunan", the rain God.

These political parties are known to capitalize this opporunity.

There are lot of reports as to how the ruling party cadres have insisted for distribution of relief materials to the affected in their own style.

They will try to gain the confidence of public by publishing more photographs on distribution of relief materials, etc.

They will leave no stone unturned in this regard.

 

[krish44]

ஏழை பாழை மட்டுமல்ல, மிடில் கிளாஸுக்கும் பெருத்த சேதம்... அரசு கொடுக்கும் ரு. 5000, 10,000 போதுமா?

சென்னை: வழக்கமாக சென்னையில் வெள்ளப் பெருக்கு ஏற்பட்டால் பெரும்பாலும் குடிசைவாசிகள்தான் பெரும் பாதிப்பை சந்திப்பார்கள். ஆனால் இந்த முறை நடுத்தர வர்க்கத்தினரும் மிகப் பெரிய அளவில் பாதிப்பை சந்தித்துள்ளனர். ஆனால் அரசு அறிவித்துள்ள நிவாரண உதவி இவர்களுக்கு எந்த அளவுக்கு உதவப் போகிறது என்று தெரியவில்லை.

ஏரிகள் நிரம்பியது, திறந்து விடப்பட்ட ஏரிகளிலிருந்து பெருக்கெடுத்து வந்த வெள்ள நீர், அதனால் ஆற்றில் ஏற்பட்ட வெள்ளப் பெருக்கு ஆகியவை காரணமாக பெரும் பாதிப்பை சந்தித்துள்ளது சென்னை.

இந்த பாதிப்பிலிருந்து மீளுவது எப்படி என்று தெரியாமல் மக்கள் விழி பி்துங்கிப் போயுள்ளனர். வசதி படைத்தோரைக் கூட இந்த மழை வெள்ளம் நிலை குலைய வைத்துள்ளது என்பதே உண்மை.

Read more at: http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tami...elief-fund-help-the-flood-victims-241765.html

It requires very little to turn around the lives of the poor and lower middle class.

Tamilnadu govt believes in freebies for these classes. They can easily give construction material for new huts, free consumer durables - TV ,Mini frig, mixie

/grinder,Gas connections with burners,waive power bills, provide free drinking water cans for a year, free books,food,uniform for kids amongst other things. They have

done thse in the past and won elections. They can do it again. These may be made up by booze revenues - more opening hours for tasmac shops. This is a unbeatable

formula for raising revenues

The parties in power have done these in the past and can do it once more .

may be a few film stars can be roped in and media like TV can aid by promoting the good work o political parties.

Jai ho

 

[vgane]

Cleaning a mammoth task! Kudos to the sanitation workers!

[h=1]30,000 sanitation workers cleaning up 1 lakh tons of garbage on Chennai's streets[/h]

Over 30,000 sanitation workers have been pressed into service to quickly clear the rubbish including polythene bags, mattresses, rotting foodgrains and other household articles strewn across the city in the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge to prevent outbreak of epidemics though no such instances have come to light so far.
According to Municipal Corporation of Chennai, 10,000 tons of garbage has been removed so far during the last two days.
22,500 sanitation workers of the corporation, besides 8000 odd sourced from elsewhere are working overtime to dispose of the waste on 600 vehicles at their disposal, officials said.
Despite the sun shining bright for the second day running, stagnant sewage water due to choked drains in some areas like T Nagar was posing a major health hazard, becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other pests.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced the government will distribute 2000 tons of bleaching power and one crore chlorine tablets to people in rain-hit areas of the state, including Chennai, for disinfecting the affected places and purifying drinking water.


http://www.rediff.com/news/report/3...s-of-garbage-on-chennais-streets/20151208.htm

 

[krish44]

Did bureaucracy slack caused the Chennai floods...If it is true shame on JJ Government!

Delay in opening sluice gates caused flooding

TNN | Dec 9, 2015, 04.11 AM IST
CHENNAI: The flood that ravaged Chennai last week was not a natural disaster, but one caused by the state bureaucracy's failure to regulate release of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir (lake) in the outskirts of the city.

Those privy to developments in the state secretariat during the last week of November say that in the wake of international weather forecast agencies predicting 500mm of rain for Chennai on December 1 and 2, public works department (PWD) officials had advised the PWD secretary and other senior bureaucrats on November 26 to bring down the water level in the reservoir from 22ft to below 18ft so the lake could absorb heavy inflow four days later. There was not much rain between November 26 and 29 and Adyar river, too, which originates from this lake, had very little water.

The proposal to release lake water was caught in bureaucratic red tape. Sources said the PWD secretary waited for chief secretary's nod to open the sluice gates — and whose nod the chief secretary was waiting for still remains a mystery. In effect, the disaster caused in Punjab by heavy release of water from the Bhakra Nangal dam two years ago was repeated in Chennai.

http://www.indiaeveryday.in/fullnews-babus-sloth-caused-flood-in-chennai-1006-1435756.htm

This is the usual blame game in hindsight.

Any govt or public agency takes time to respond to any event.

Even the national media and central govt responded ten days after the events in chennai.

We are lethargic as a nation and make average decisions even in life threatening situations also.

So no sense in finding scapegoats for the tragedy.

 

[krish44]

Cleaning a mammoth task! Kudos to the sanitation workers!

30,000 sanitation workers cleaning up 1 lakh tons of garbage on Chennai's streets



Over 30,000 sanitation workers have been pressed into service to quickly clear the rubbish including polythene bags, mattresses, rotting foodgrains and other household articles strewn across the city in the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge to prevent outbreak of epidemics though no such instances have come to light so far.
According to Municipal Corporation of Chennai, 10,000 tons of garbage has been removed so far during the last two days.
22,500 sanitation workers of the corporation, besides 8000 odd sourced from elsewhere are working overtime to dispose of the waste on 600 vehicles at their disposal, officials said.
Despite the sun shining bright for the second day running, stagnant sewage water due to choked drains in some areas like T Nagar was posing a major health hazard, becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other pests.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced the government will distribute 2000 tons of bleaching power and one crore chlorine tablets to people in rain-hit areas of the state, including Chennai, for disinfecting the affected places and purifying drinking water.


http://www.rediff.com/news/report/3...s-of-garbage-on-chennais-streets/20151208.htm

This govt has performed excellently in crisis as compared to many in similar situation in other states.

luckily this govt has been able to avert outbreak of diseases so far due to innumerable medical camps.

It operating smoothly with all ministers obeying a central command.

I am impressed with the post rain relief in chennai

 

[tbs]

Cleaning a mammoth task! Kudos to the sanitation workers!

30,000 sanitation workers cleaning up 1 lakh tons of garbage on Chennai's streets



Over 30,000 sanitation workers have been pressed into service to quickly clear the rubbish including polythene bags, mattresses, rotting foodgrains and other household articles strewn across the city in the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge to prevent outbreak of epidemics though no such instances have come to light so far.
According to Municipal Corporation of Chennai, 10,000 tons of garbage has been removed so far during the last two days.
22,500 sanitation workers of the corporation, besides 8000 odd sourced from elsewhere are working overtime to dispose of the waste on 600 vehicles at their disposal, officials said.
Despite the sun shining bright for the second day running, stagnant sewage water due to choked drains in some areas like T Nagar was posing a major health hazard, becoming breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other pests.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced the government will distribute 2000 tons of bleaching power and one crore chlorine tablets to people in rain-hit areas of the state, including Chennai, for disinfecting the affected places and purifying drinking water.


http://www.rediff.com/news/report/3...s-of-garbage-on-chennais-streets/20151208.htm

hi

atleast some companies benefited by this rain.....

 

[V.Balasubramani]

அதிர்ச்சி தகவல்: அடையாறு வெள்ளத்துக்கு அந்த தாமதமான முடிவே காரணம்!

Excerpt:
இது குறித்து மெட்ராஸ் இன்ஸ்டிடியூட் ஆப் டெவலப்மென்ட் நிறுவன பேராசிரியர் ஜனகராஜன் கூறுகையில், '' நீர் மேலாண்மை விஷயத்தில் தமிழக அரசு
அதிகாரிகள் சற்று கூடுதல் கவனம் செலுத்தியிருந்தால், பேரழிவை தவிர்த்திருக்க முடியும்.
சென்னை, காஞ்சிபுரம், திருவள்ளுர் மாவட்டங்களில் மட்டும் 3,600 ஏரிகள், குளங்கள், குட்டைகள் உள்ளன. இவற்றை முறையாக தூர் எடுத்து பராமரித்து ஒன்றுடன் ஒன்று இணைத்தலே நாம் பல லட்சம் கியூபிக் தண்ணீரை சேமிக்க முடியும். மழை மறை மாநிலமான தமிழகத்துக்கு இது எவ்வளவு உதவியாக இருக்கும் என்று யாரும் யோசித்து பார்ப்பதில்லை '' என்றார்.

அரசு அதிகாரிகளின் இந்த மெத்தன போக்குக்கு ஒன்றும் அறியாத அப்பாவி மக்கள் விலை கொடுக்க வேண்டியதாகி விட்டது!

Read more at: http://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/56111-delay-in-decision-caused-flood-trouble.art

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Land…Water…Justice! - To guide and to lead… Join us, youngsters!

Can a mere rain wreck our lives? Can it make even the Government Administrative Machinery stagger? Can rain make humanity blossom in our hearts? How many things has the massive rain accomplished!

Almost every year, the State would rock in protest as the government went about requesting for water from neighbouring state-rivers and dams like the Cauvery, Mullai Periyar, and Krishna. Now, within a week, nature had poured down enough water to last for a few years! But, we have failed to preserve and properly utilize this gift bestowed on us by nature. While all the rain water turned useless, it sure did cause damages and destruction, the likes of which were never seen before. Lakhs of people lost their source of livelihood and are literally on the streets. When the actual loss of life and properties are revealed, we are bound to faint.

Read more at: http://www.vikatan.com/news/coverstory/56088-to-guide-and-to-lead….art

 

[V.Balasubramani]

சேறும் சகதியுமாக மாறிய சென்னை.. இந்த நோய்கள் பரவலாம் என டாக்டர்கள் எச்சரிக்கை

சென்னை: பெரு வெள்ளத்தைத் தொடர்ந்து தற்போது சென்னை நகரம் பெரும் குப்பைக் காடாக மாறிக் காணப்படுகிறது. எங்கு பார்த்தாலும் சேறும் சகதியு்மாக உள்ளது. வீதிகளில் மட்டுமல்லாமல் வெள்ளம் புகுந்த வீடுகளிலும் சேறும் சகதியும் மிகுந்திருப்பதால் மக்கள் பெரும் அவஸ்தைக்குள்ளாகியுள்ளனர். இந்த நிலையில் சென்னை நகரை விரைவாக சுத்தப்படுத்தாவிட்டால் பல்வேறு விதமான தொற்றுநோய்கள் பரவலாம் என்று டாக்டர்கள் எச்சரித்துள்ளனர். மலேரியா, எலிக் காய்ச்சல் என பல தொற்று நோய்கள் பரவும் அபாயம் அதிகரித்து வருவதாகவும் டாக்டர்கள் எச்சரிக்கின்றனர்.

Read more at: http://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tamilnadu/high-risk-edpidemic-outbreak-chennai-241849.html

 

[V.Balasubramani]

TN Floods: Shunted out and neglected by govt, poor continue to suffer in Semmenchery


The release of water came as a rude surprise to the people has destroyed thousands of homes here

When Gokul, Keerthika and Keertha moved into the Tsunami colony in Semmenchery, they were in their teens. After the devastating tsunami in 2005, many people living in the poor hamlets in the city were forced to move in to the settlements in Semmenchery. They were told that the new tenements would give them better lives and safety, never mind that they were thrown away far from the city limits, having to travel long-distances for work and emergency services.

It would be wrong to say their worst fears came true in the past few days, because the three siblings, now in their early twenties, never thought that a deluge would wash their mother away to death.

On December 1, when 50-year old Nalini was returning from MIOT Hospital where she worked as a house-keeping staff, the water which had been released from Thalambur lake swept her away as she walked past the Chettinad Hospital compound in Kelambakkam.

See more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...suffer-semmenchery-36659#sthash.LIRPkmS0.dpuf

 

[r.g]

Yes what you said is correct. First the approval for constructing the building should be restricted and planned development should be undertaken.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

Chennai floods

Madras HC asks Tamil Nadu govt to furnish details of flood relief

Either the advocate general or an additional advocate must specify the details before December 11.

Excerpt:

Suryaprakasam had accused AIADMK supporters of harassing volunteers engaged in relief work. He demanded the formation of “micro-level managing committees management and relief-providing committees” to work in synergy with individual volunteers and private bodies to carry out relief work.

"On December 3, when I was leading a group of volunteers carrying food materials for deaf and dumb students of Little Flower Convent at Gemini Circle, we were prevented by local goons from distributing food and bed sheets to the victims. They asked me to handover the materials to them or go back without distributing them," he said in the petition.

He also accused the government of being insincere in its efforts to provide relief, “there is no one from the government to guide them and give them instructions” in spite of “enough” available relief material.

He further argued, “As already local goons have started taking control of this unfortunate situation and assaulting and preventing volunteers from distributing relief materials, any further delay in constituting committees will cause irreparable damage to the lives of victims as well as volunteers.”

See more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...tails-flood-relief-36652#sthash.TsSKTAQz.dpuf

 

[krish44]

Advocates should also be seen as doing something during the rain crisis.

So they have also added their bit.

 

[vgane]

Chemabarampakkam reservoir will always be viewed with suspicion mingled with fear whenever it rains again...A good post..But it is a revelation when I read that Nungambakkam Lake area was actually a very big lake reaching up to West mambalam area (lake view road). We destroyed lakes to construct the city...

A lifeline that ravaged Chennai

hembarambakkam Lake, now being blamed for the City’s flooding, was once the lifeline of South Chennai as it irrigated 168 villages in the district while the North of Chennai benefitted from Puzhal Lake. However, plundering of water bodies including the lake, has now led to the uprooting of livelihoods and homes over a vast area. “Chembarambakkam was known as Puliyur Kottam. It is one of the 24 kottams (villages) that existed even during the later Chola period in Thondai Mandalam which had Kancheepuram as its headquarters,” J. Mohan, an engineer by training and an expert on Thondai Mandalam said.
Adayar is the major river that carries water from Chembarambakkam to South Chennai and innumerable oodais (canals) originating from Adayar brought water to paddy fields. All ancient literatures of Thondaimandalam have a reference to Chembarambakkam.
“If you seek permission for construction, there would be a set of questions to ascertain whether the building would come up on water bodies. You can never get pattas for the land created by occupying them. The Revenue Department has field maps of all these water bodies. But in the last 30 years all norms were thrown to the wind by authorities,” pointed out Mr Mohan, who is instrumental in republishing the Sthalapuranam of Mylapore.
In ancient times, settlements were allowed only on the upper region of every village, called grama natham, to prevent flooding. Below the natham, there would be grazing grounds. Lakes, streams and poramboke came further down.
This perfect arrangement ensured draining of water immediately. “One point of time the entire Velacherry was a lake and its adjacent areas, known as Kazhiveligal (flood plains), absorbed excess water. Pallikaranai and Madipakkam are Kazhiveligal. But we gradually destroyed the system by allowing construction,” Mr Mohan said.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...eline-that-ravaged-chennai/article7964069.ece

 

[krish44]

IT major CTS announced a donation of 240 cr rs for chennai rain relief, Will other IT and auto companies give substantial amounts.

Tamils IT professionals have contributed maximium to IT growth . The least the other big four can do is match CTS.

They are partly responsible for flooding of chennai as they set up their units in low lying areas blocking the flow of rain water to sea.

In fact they should be taken to international court by those whose life and property has been destroyed by their irresponsible action of locating their units blocking

access for rain water to sea.They have a chance of winning the case if they hire smart lawyers.