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This week's floods in Chennai brought back memories of the extensive damage caused by floods eight years ago which killed around 290 people. Some residents questioned the ability of the city's ...
Actor Vishal expressed his disappointment with the flood situation in Chennai and criticized the Chennai Mayor and other authorities for not building adequate infrastructure to handle the floods. [66] Ministers of the state government and elected representatives were heckled by the angry public during their visits at various places in Chennai.
2021 South India floods; Part of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season: Date: 6 – 12 November 2021 (3 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days) Location: India (Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh) Sri Lanka: Also known as: 2021 Tamil Nadu floods, India-Sri Lanka floods, Chennai floods: Type: Flood: Cause
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 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 ...
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Severe flooding also occurred in Sikkim and Meghalaya, with intense river flow destroying roads and bridges. [ 7 ] For days, the swollen waters of the Brahmaputra river flooded Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, resulting in the tragic death of over 200 wild animals, including ten endangered rhinos, who drowned in the deluge. [ 8 ]