Chennai, the biggest industrial and commercial center in south india, was officially declared a disaster area on. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods news and updates. A similar exercise was necessary on the chennai floods of 2015 to ensure that the vast amount of information and data put up on public domain during and immediately after the event was not lost. Chennai velachery road flooded due to heavy rain boats. List of tourist attractions in hyderabad wikipedia. There is no point in blaming nature when corrupt politians and officials pocket funds meant for keeping city safe from extreme weather events and natural calamites. Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu. Nov 04, 2017 chennai rains have been causing chaos across the city as heavy downpours refuse to take a break for the four consecutive days. Jackie cinemas brings this video about velachery areas got flooded in rain. Coastal tamil nadu has recorded very heavy showers. The hindu online edition of indias national newspaper.
Its a sad reality that disasters happen with distressing frequency. Consistent heavy rainfall in the southern indian state of tamil nadu has submerged many areas in the state, including its capital city chennai. Thankfully i didnt travel to office that morning as it had already started f. Rail and road traffic has been severely disrupted and some schools have closed. Concepts its from the associated document, strategic flood management. From the tech centres of chennai former madras to the tamil movie. Moderate to heavy monsoon rains are likely to continue across chennai as well as coastal tamil nadu due to the low pressure area which lies over the southwest bay of bengal off tamil nadu and sri lanka coast. How a softboiled egg taught me that all food is a gift. Transfers to seville, drought transfers from krishna river to.
In december, 2015, ibm volunteers in india answered the call again. Ai system for managing and forecasting flood in chennai soon. Sumtwo has conducted a walkin drive at our premises on 01022014. Good korma exploring the infinity of the curryverse. A week after heavy rains and flooding brought indias fourthlargest city to a standstill, killing dozens of people and leaving thousands more stranded, authorities said chennai was slowly. Dec 07, 2015 ridehailing company ola deploys boats to help in chennai floods in most places, power supplies and mobile and internet services, which had suffered as a result of the downpour, had been restored. The flood in chennai may appear to qualify as a natural disaster.
Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. Software exporters have invoked business continuity plans, which in tech parlance is an intimation to the companys other centres across the country to lend a hand to projects handled from chennai. To avert the major floods like in 2015, chennai will soon have an artificial intelligence ai system for flood forecasting and management in urban areas, r. In the past day, hefty showers, along with strong winds and lightning strikes kept the chennaities up all night worrying about the 2015 chennai massacre.
As chennai tries to put its ordeal with the floods behind it, the country is gradually realising the sheer magnitude of the damage both in human and economic terms. And while each brings unique anguish and relief requirements, anticipating and being prepared are ways ibm puts its purpose and values into practice. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. Over 270 lives have lost till now in the flash floods. Iit madras, iit bombay and anna university are developing a flood forecast system to predict floods. After severe flooding, chennai slowly gets back on its. Contact sumtwo softwares for inquiries related to latest web technology services, mobile app development services, cloud computing, big data services. Dec 04, 2015 chennai and other parts of rainravaged tamil nadu were left marooned anf flooded with signs of devastation caused by the natures fury. Learn about working at sumtwo softwares private limited. Chennai floods latest news and weather updates, airport status and videos. Well, for every occurrence there is a reason, similarly there were reasons for chennai being drastically effected by the floods. On the morning of friday the 3 november 2017, the state of chennai, tamil nadu in india, was severely affected by a low pressure area that had formed over sri lanka and south west bay of bengal. Wmo report that 123 mm of rain was recorded at madras minambakkam in 24 hours between 12 and.
It has the largest operations for indias top software company tcs, infosys has worlds largest development center with 25,000 employees in mahindra world city at paranur near chengalpattu, and many centers in it corridor, and many other cmmilevel 5 companies have their headoffices, regionaloffices and. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said. Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the south indian state of telangana. The following are the factors1 which hamper the living.
Mar 24, 2016 chennai floods an eye opener for city planners latest updates. Dec 10, 2015 the satellite images of chennai captured between 1984 and 2012 show how the city has change, maybe for the the worse. We assume that the variables sum1 and sum2 are accessible to both rte and. It is also contributing with the increase in floating population every year as it is a hub of all major economical activities. Fresh rain in the southern indian city of chennai causes serious flooding, with flights and trains suspended and hundreds of people without power. Chennai has been witnessing moderate to heavy showers from the past few days. Chennai and other parts of rainravaged tamil nadu were left marooned anf flooded with signs of devastation caused by the natures fury. Chennai floods 2015 and possible solutions from developed. As it was a chennai group, so i suggested them a topic tapping social media exchanges on twitter.
Chennai floods and climate change written by ecologise, 7th december 2015, 0 comments studies show that with rising global temperatures, the intensity of rain spells is increasing, both in the southwest and northeast monsoons, says m rajeevan, director, indian institute of tropical meteorology. Chennai had been catastrophically affected by riverine flood and failure of the drainage systems during 1943, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005 and 2010 due to heavy rainfall associated with depression. The floods occurred during the northeast monsoon season novemberdecember 2005 as a result of heavy rain. Local officials described the flooding in chennai, a coastal city, capital and metro area with a population of over 8 million people, as the worst in a century. By way of introduction to the chennai flood management plan, we think this image gives a great overview of what we are trying to achieve. In the 1970s, a similar level of rainfall happened but there was no flood. It firms hcl, tcs, wipro close offices, arrange employee accommodation tamil nadu has seen the heaviest rainfall in more than a century, causing massive flooding and the national weather office says the state will see no respite from the downpours for the next three days. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. Moreover, insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in tamil nadu could rise to well over rs 1,000 crore, general insurance companies estimate. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. Sumtwo softwares pvt ltd, virattipathu, madurai, tamil nadu we are it technology services of custom application development service, mobile application.
And we have discussed in detail about the urban flood management strategies which have been implemented in various developed countries such as uk, malaysia, australia and japan. Sumtwo softwares pvt ltd it technology services from. In novemberdecember 2015, the annual northeast monsoon generated heavy rainfall in the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh, the union territory of pondicherry with the city of chennai particularly hardhit. Cameraready by author, data conversion by scientific publishing services, chennai, india. South india floods leave three million cut off from basic. Sumtwo is an information technology company in the field of. Dec 08, 2015 as chennai tries to put its ordeal with the floods behind it, the country is gradually realising the sheer magnitude of the damage both in human and economic terms. Moderate lightning strikes are also possible along the tamil nadu coast including chennai. Life for people in chennai continues to be difficult though rains have stopped in the city. Dec 03, 2015 the floods in chennai, a major manufacturing and service industry hub, have exacted a financial cost, too. After severe flooding, chennai slowly gets back on its feet. The heavy rain has already begun to fall in chennai, causing flooding on the streets of the city. Chennai, the capital of the southern indian state of tamil nadu, has been hit by the floods and the situation is getting worse as time is passing.
Why is that, despite 2 months of warning for the rainfall, that no preparations were. It had started raining slightly on the previous evening. After five baskets of dim sum, two portions of chilli oil and a halfbottle of. Chennai is submerged under flood water and people have started sending in pictures of the overflooded places. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said on friday. Resolved sumtwo software pvt ltd in madurai fraud company. India flood model flood risk river flow data flood risk. Chennai floods software companies shift work to tirupati.
This is how chennai looked in 2010, more brown than green. Sumtwo softwares private limited 356 followers on linkedin sumtwo is an information technology company in the field of training, technology. Nov 16, 2015 jackie cinemas brings this video about velachery areas got flooded in rain. Nov 06, 2017 torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu. See who you know at sumtwo softwares private limited, leverage your professional network, and get hired. Over 50 people were killed in two incidents of stampede for food and money in relief camps.
With more rains to come in the next few days, the capital of tamil nadu is in the middle of a big disaster that has already claimed more than 250 lives. Chennai floods, urban flood management, thames barrier, smart tunnel, retarding basin. The 2005 chennai floods were some of the worst floods to have hit the city of chennai, india. Chennai floods an eye opener for city planners latest updates. Chief operations officer at sumtwo softwares private limited. Assocham, an industry lobby, estimated that economic losses from the floods could exceed. Causes of chennai floods table 1 chennai is not an exceptional one from other metros which is suffering due to rapid urbanization.
Two years since chennai floods, a forecast system is on. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. Assocham, an industry lobby, estimated that economic losses from the. But wave upon wave of humanity kept our spirits high and our belief in the indian people afloat. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city. Flood like situation may arise at once again at some places along the coastal areas. Of which few catastrophic floods during 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008 and 2010 caused heavy damages. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if. With this there is a huge loss to it companies, as there was no internet c. I woke up at 6 am, made breakfast and bid goodbye to my husband who left for office at 7. The coastal districts of andhra pradesh usually bear the brunt of heavy rains that occur during the northeast monsoon. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. India flood model flood risk river flow data flood. The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and 2005, with the 1943, 1978 and 2005 floods causing particularly severe damage.
Sumtwo is focused on value based it services including app development, technology resourcing and consulting. Mphasis it firm mphasis has said its margins will take a hit of up to 120 basis points in the december quarter owing to recent floods in chennai. Control flow attacks, stackbased buffer overflow, software. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. Nov 17, 2015 consistent heavy rainfall in the southern indian state of tamil nadu has submerged many areas in the state, including its capital city chennai. Lncs 4317 distributed computing and internet technology. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if there was anything about the incessant rains in the news.
Nowadays, unexpected holidays due to heavy downpour are quite common especially during october december. Floods are not new to chennai but this time it is more than expected. Since november, the city has been pummeled by nonstop rainfall, including a staggering 16 inches in just two days at the beginning of december 2015. See how green madras became brown chennai technology. But it has to be admitted that the city has become more vulnerable to severe flooding. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. Chennai floods to impact margins by 100120 bps in q3. Chennai is the second largest exporter of software in india next to bangalore. The floods in chennai, a major manufacturing and service industry hub, have exacted a financial cost, too. Malathi ganesh chief operations officer sumtwo softwares. Since 2000, ibm and ibm volunteers have helped in over 50 disaster situations, across 33 countries. Mar 24, 2016 life for people in chennai continues to be difficult though rains have stopped in the city. Two years since chennai floods, a forecast system is on its.
Software companies were closed for about one month due to heavy floods in chennai. As rain continues to lash chennai, we take a look at 10 developments of chennai rains. India floodrisk is a probabilistic flood risk model for 51 major urban agglomerations with significant flood risk accumulation along with modeled flood risk scores for the rest of the country with medium and low risk accumulation. Chennai floods know all about chennai floods at ndtv food. Many areas in chennai still remain under water and supply of essentials is difficult, say residents. Jan 11, 2017 the company address is sumtwo softwares pvt. Counting the cost of chennai floods jump to media player more than 300 people were killed when devastating floods hit the indian state of tamil nadu.
The satellite images of chennai captured between 1984 and 2012 show how the city has change, maybe for the the worse. Over 270 lives have lost till now in the flashfloods. Once that door had opened, a flood of recipes and ideas started to come in from colleagues and friends. Indian troops battle deadly flooding in chennai bbc news.
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