Rain Statistics at a glance!
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Tamil Nadu rains: A break down of the flood situation in numbers
Thursday, 26 November 2015
In Tamil Nadu, rains are usually expected each year during Diwali. However, a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal changed the story this year, with rains lashing the state for days, and bringing it to a standstill. Heavy rains and winds battered the state incessantly for days with no relief in sight.
Many parts were flooded, thousands of people were left stranded, and damages have already amounted to several thousand crores.
Here's a look at the
Tamil Nadu floods in numbers:
Four: The number of
helicopters deployed by the
Indian Air Force to airlift stranded people in Chennai.
Seven: The number of
Indian services -- firemen, policemen, National Disaster Response Force, army, Air Force,
navy and the Coast Guard -- that joined hands to rescue stranded people and distribute essential items like food in the state.
Eight centimetres: The amount of rain
Chennai received in just
45 minutes.
10: The number of days that the
waiting period of new vehicles has gone up by.
11: The number of teams that came to help from the
National Disaster Response Force.
12: The number of
cyclone shelters that were readied in Nagapttinam district.
14: The number of days
schools remained shut due to rains.
25: The percentage of
supply of vegetables that was hit due to rains in Chennai.
50: The percentage by which the
prices of vegetables like carrots, tomatoes, beans and ladies finger shot up due to lack of supply during the rains.
176: The number of people who
lost their lives due to the rains in the state.
Rs 180 crore: The loss caused to
automakers in the state due to the rains.
246.5 millilitres: The amount of rain recorded in Chennai in just
24 hours (November 16 to 17), which was the highest in a decade.
402: The number of
mobile medical units working in the state.
470 – The number of
pump sets used by Chennai Corporation, along with 75 super sucker machines and 57 excavators to take care of water logging.
490: The number of localities in Chennai where work is in progress to
reduce water stagnation.
587: The number of
locations flooded in Chennai due to the rains.
1,000 – The number of locations in the city where
medical camps will be conducted to screen people for hypertension, diabetes, respiratory problems, diabetes, skin infections, dengue, chikungunya and stomach disorders.
1,144.8 millilitres – The amount of rain recorded by
Meenambakkam weather station in Chennai in November.
5,000 kg: The amount of supplies that was
air-dropped by the Indian Air Force in 25 sorties.
Rs 7,500: The amount of
compensation that a farmer will receive from the state government for per hectare loss of
crops other than paddy.
12,000: The number of people who attended the
98 medical camps in Chennai on November 15.
Rs 13,500: The
compensation that the state government will give a farmer for loss
per hectare of paddy.
50,000: The number of
meals distributed in Chennai by the volunteer group 'Chennai Rain Relief 2015'.
70,000: The number of
people rescued in the state so far.
3,00,000: The number of people to be screened at
medical camps by the
Chennai Corporation across the city, from November 26.
4,00,000: The number of people in the state who were shifted to
relief camps and provided food and shelter by the state government.
Rs 4 lakh: The
compensation amount that the
next of kin of all those who lost their lives due to the rains, will get from the state government.
Rs 110 crore: Amount of
insurance claims received by the Chennai-based United India Insurance. This amount is expected to rise in the days to come.
Rs 150 crore: Business loss borne by the
bus transportation sector.
Rs 500 crore: Amount released for the
relief and rehabilitation of persons by the state government.
Rs 940 crore: Amount released by the Central Government for
flood relief in the state.
Rs 2,000 crore: Amount requested by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa from the Centre for flood relief.
Rs 8,481 crore: Amount of
loss caused in the state due to the floods/ rains.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...what-happened-in-the-state-in-numbers-2149091
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