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A 2015 CAG report revealed that a diversion channel from the Buckingham canal near Okkiyum Maduvu to the sea (a drain project under the JNNURM scheme) could have saved South Chennai from flooding; the government, however, dropped the ₹1 billion scheme, which, had it been completed, would have drained floodwater from southern neighbourhood at ...
2005 Chennai floods; ... 2014 Chennai building collapse; 2015 South India floods; B. Brihadeeswarar temple fire; C. COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu; D. 2000 ...
The lake has been contaminated by the sewage from houses in the neighbourhood. [5] Garbage from 15,000 households and sewage from 1,500 commercial establishments on GST Road make their way into the lake. [7] A recent audit by NGOs highlighted the critical condition the Chitlapakkam lake is in and the steps required to rejuvenate the lake. [8]
The death of 18 patients at a private hospital added to the official toll of 280 confirmed killed in the disaster.
2015 South Indian floods: Heavy rain in Nov-Dec 2015 resulted in flooding of Adyar, Cooum rivers in Chennai, Tamil Nadu resulting in financial loss and human lives. [13] 2016 Assam floods: Heavy rains in July–August resulted in floods affecting 1.8 million people and flooding the Kaziranga National Park killing around 200 wild animals. [14]
A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrology and are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin caused Gills Creek to overflow its banks on Oct. 4, 2015.
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