Chennai Rains
Jayalalithaa seeks Rs 2,000 cr more for flood relief
Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa on Sunday requested Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to sanction an additional Rs 2,000 crore immediately to enable the state government to sustain the vigour of the restoration operations.
FM Arun Jaitley calls for need to bring large population under insurance cover
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday emphasised the need to bring large section of the population under insurance cover.
Chennai floods, the aftermath
According to the Auto Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), more than 50% of the employees have lost their homes and objects. Production has slowed down.
November rain in Tamil Nadu cuts power deficit at 1.5%
India’s power deficit touched a historic low of 1.5% in November owing to a clutch of factors including near-flat pan-India demand, new capacity additions and a steep fall in offtake of electricity in Tamil Nadu...
Defence forces’ role in Chennai floods commendable: Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today lauded the role of defence forces during the Chennai deluge, saying the coordination between the Army and Air Force was commendable.
Southern India likely to see higher than normal rainfall: United Nations
In the 2016 outlook, the advisory said that higher than normal rainfall is likely to continue over the southern India and South Asia, including the Maldives and Sri Lanka, during the winter period of December 2015 to February
TCS earmarks Rs 1,100 cr to help flood-hit Chennai staff
The recovery of the advances will start after April 1, 2016 for 12 months. TCS has close to 60,000 employees
Tamil Nadu floods claim 347 lives; weather forecast says more rain coming
Devastation due to Chennai floods has brought stark images of the misery faced by people in the city and this carnage was reflected across Tamil Nadu itself with as many as 347 people killed there; Chennai weather forecast...
Chennai floods: SpiceJet flights resume normal ops from city; kicks-off relief work
Chennai floods: The budget airline has resumed normal operations from Chennai starting from December 8, 2015. SpiceJet is the first airline to commence full-fledged services from the airport with all its 34 flights taking off
Chennai weather forecast by NASA: ‘On Dec 1-2 Chennai received more rainfall in over 100 years’
Chennai weather forecast by NASA: On December 1-2 flood-ravaged Chennai received more rainfall in 24 hours than it had seen on any day since 1901, according to NASA.
Chennai floods 2015: After rain, city must remove 100,000 tonnes of trash; weather forecast clear
Chennai floods 2015: With water receding from most areas in the city and its suburbs, sanitation and conservancy workers face a new task, but thankfully Chennai weather forecast today...
Scant aid for low-caste villagers hit by rain, say charities
Hundreds of poor lower-caste families who lost their homes and jobs after devastating floods swept southern India have been neglected by government relief efforts, a survey conducted by two charities has found.
Chennai floods: As sky clears, fear of disease stalks city
Chennai floods: With Chennai weather forecast saying there is a short dry period in effect, the focus of authorities has shifted from floods to providing relief measures and prevention of spread of diseases.
Days after Chennai floods wreak havoc, life limps back to normalcy, but weather forecast grim
Days after Chennai floods brought death and destruction in their wake, life for common citizens was slowly limping back to normalcy - Chennai rains also finally relented, but weather forecast is very grim.
Chennai floods: Rahul Gandhi to visit rains-affected Puducherry, Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore
Chennai floods: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit the rain-hit areas of the Union Territory of Puducherry and Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday.
Chennai floods: Victim’s body washed ashore far away in Trincomallee in Sri Lanka
Chennai floods: The body of a person from Chennai who is suspected to have died in the heavy rains that lashed Tamil Nadu has washed up on the shore at Trincomallee in Sri Lanka.
Floods hit auto companies hard
Almost all the automotive companies in and around Chennai have taken a major blow on the production front owing to unprecedented rains, which flooded the entire city and its outskirts last week.
Editorial: Preventing a CoP-out
The rich need to take responsibility for their actions
Banks play good Samaritan for Chennai flood victims
Banks & financial institutions have decided to waive charges on home loan overdue and cheque bounce
Chennai floods: Chennai Airport status as of Monday is that it has become fully functional after 5 days’ closure
Chennai floods: The Chennai Airport has become fully operational from this morning, as airliners are resuming their domestic and international flights from there.
Chennai floods: Mobile app offers 24×7 ‘free’ doctor’s advice for Chennai’s rain hit people
In the wake of the Chennai floods and the terrible depredation they left in their wake and to bring relief to the rain-hit people in Chennai, a new mobile app service has been started that will offer 24x7 doctor's advice for
Chennai floods: Indian Railways services, flights restored; list of trains cancelled or resumed by Southern Railway, SCR
Indian Railways services and flights at Chennai Airport resumed operations today after days of disruption due to Chennai floods caused torrential rains that left thousands of passengers stranded.
Chennai weather eases, but sporadic rain keeps city on tenterhooks
Southern Railway has announced that 80 per cent trains, including long-distance, will be operational from today morning from both Chennai Central and Egmore terminals.
Chennai floods: Weather eases, Corporates help flood-hit people
Several public and private sector banks are operating on Sunday, ensuring services were not affected in the city and its surrounding areas, following the record rainfall last week.
As Chennai weather eases, airport flights, Indian Railways services resume, but city fumes
As Chennai weather eased on Sunday, Chennai airport flights and Indian Railways services resumed, but the city was left fuming over days of misery caused by the torrential rain and authorities' inability to properly cope with
Chennai airport: All flights to resume from tomorrow
All domestic and international flights from Chennai, both day and night, will resume from tomorrow morning after partial day-time services operated today.
Chennai floods: Indian Railways resumes train services
Regular train services resumed on Sunday from Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore stations after days of disruption due to floods, the Southern Railway said.
