Chennai's monsoon calamity

Even as countries attempt to reach a climate deal that can avert the devastating impacts of climate change, unusually heavy rains pound Chennai, causing dangerous waterlogging in many parts of the city

 
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Published: Wednesday 02 December 2015

NEWS
Large parts of the city have remained inundated over most of the past three weeks
 
ANALYSIS
 
Shrinking lake area and blocked drains have reduced Chennai's capacity to drain rainfall runoff
 
OPINION
 
While climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events, traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgotten. This makes flood and devastation inevitable
 
Sixty People died in a building collapse in Chennai last fortnight. There is much more than the municipal incompetence that needs to be fixed to avoid such tragic incidents
 

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