urban flooding Citizen Matters, Chennai

Maintaining Chennai’s ‘eris’ crucial for flood prevention, finds study

December 22, 2020 Aarti Kelkar Khambete

The study analyses the role of tanks in flood control and the effectiveness of tank dredging in reducing the impact of floods in Chennai Metropolitan Area.

Semmancheri residents don’t want food packets. This is what they really need

December 16, 2020 M Palani Kumar/PARI

Cyclone Nivar inundated Semmanjeri – but the misery that followed is nothing new for the people relocated to this area to make way for development projects.

ECR residents do not want a storm water drain; here’s why

November 4, 2020 Aruna Natarajan

Residents all along the East Coast Road have come out in protests against the proposed storm water drain network and taken the civic body to court over the project.

Monsoon is here; is your area among those listed ‘vulnerable’ by GCC?

November 1, 2020 Bhavani Prabhakar

Chennai recorded the highest one-day rainfall since November 2017 on October 29th. Is the city prepared to handle another intense monsoon? Which are the particularly vulnerable areas?

How ‘smart city’ Chennai can be more resilient to disasters such as 2015 floods

August 24, 2019 Varun Sukumar

Technology in many ways forms the base for a smart city. With the 2015 floods exposing the city’s inability to deal with heavy rains and flooding, the smart city mission should address the gaps and build resilience through use of digital infrastructure.