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Watch: Several Areas Of Chennai Water-Logged, Some Homes Flooded
As Chennai was hit by heavy rain through the night, the Tamil Nadu capital recorded 21 centimetres of rain till 8.30 am this morning, leaving several low-lying areas of the city flooded.
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Cyclone Nivar: Chennai Neighbourhoods Relive A Nightmare, Chief Minister Palaniswami Intervenes
Three days after Cyclone Nivar made landfall 150 kilometres away and the rains stopped, hundreds of families still wade through knee deep waters at Varadarajapuram outside the Tamil Nadu capital, an area struggling with the overflowing Chembarambakkam lake nearby.
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Water Crisis In Chennai, Desperate Locals Pay Double For Private Supply: 10 Points
Chennai is facing an acute water crisis after its four reservoirs - that are the main sources for drinking water in the city - have turned dry and ground water levels have plummeted due to scanty rain. Authorities in the Tamil Nadu capital have piped water supply by 40 per cent. The shortage of water has hit IT companies, five-star hotels and high-...
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Chennai's Largest Source Of Drinking Water Dries Up, Residents Hit Hard
Chennai's largest source of drinking water, Chembarambakkam lake, is bone dry with parched and cracked bed all over. The 3,500 million cubic feet capacity reservoir is left just with storage of silt and slush in the middle largely due to deficit monsoon last year. It was this very lake that overflowed and flooded Chennai in December 2015.
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DMK Demands Judicial Probe Into Chennai Flooding
DMK activists held a protest demonstration in Chennai on Tuesday and demanded a judicial inquiry into the release of surplus water from Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai and subsequent flooding in the city.
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Saving Drinking Water for Chennai Might Have Led To Floods, Claims Expert
Chennai may not have had to face the floods had the authorities not tried to save water in Chembarambakkam Lake for drinking purposes, an expert has claimed.
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New Areas in Chennai Inundated After Discharge From Chembarambakkam Lake
Excessive discharge of water last night from Chembarambakkam lake on the outskirts of Chennai flooded new areas of the city threatening to uproot people from their homes.
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500 Cusecs Surplus Water to Be Released From Chembarambakkam Lake Near Chennai
Due to the heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, authorities in Kancheepuram near Chennai will discharge 5000 cusecs of surplus water from the Chembarambakkam reservoir which is already overflowing.
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Watch: Several Areas Of Chennai Water-Logged, Some Homes Flooded
As Chennai was hit by heavy rain through the night, the Tamil Nadu capital recorded 21 centimetres of rain till 8.30 am this morning, leaving several low-lying areas of the city flooded.
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Cyclone Nivar: Chennai Neighbourhoods Relive A Nightmare, Chief Minister Palaniswami Intervenes
Three days after Cyclone Nivar made landfall 150 kilometres away and the rains stopped, hundreds of families still wade through knee deep waters at Varadarajapuram outside the Tamil Nadu capital, an area struggling with the overflowing Chembarambakkam lake nearby.
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Water Crisis In Chennai, Desperate Locals Pay Double For Private Supply: 10 Points
Chennai is facing an acute water crisis after its four reservoirs - that are the main sources for drinking water in the city - have turned dry and ground water levels have plummeted due to scanty rain. Authorities in the Tamil Nadu capital have piped water supply by 40 per cent. The shortage of water has hit IT companies, five-star hotels and high-...
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Chennai's Largest Source Of Drinking Water Dries Up, Residents Hit Hard
Chennai's largest source of drinking water, Chembarambakkam lake, is bone dry with parched and cracked bed all over. The 3,500 million cubic feet capacity reservoir is left just with storage of silt and slush in the middle largely due to deficit monsoon last year. It was this very lake that overflowed and flooded Chennai in December 2015.
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DMK Demands Judicial Probe Into Chennai Flooding
DMK activists held a protest demonstration in Chennai on Tuesday and demanded a judicial inquiry into the release of surplus water from Chembarambakkam lake in Chennai and subsequent flooding in the city.
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Saving Drinking Water for Chennai Might Have Led To Floods, Claims Expert
Chennai may not have had to face the floods had the authorities not tried to save water in Chembarambakkam Lake for drinking purposes, an expert has claimed.
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New Areas in Chennai Inundated After Discharge From Chembarambakkam Lake
Excessive discharge of water last night from Chembarambakkam lake on the outskirts of Chennai flooded new areas of the city threatening to uproot people from their homes.
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500 Cusecs Surplus Water to Be Released From Chembarambakkam Lake Near Chennai
Due to the heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, authorities in Kancheepuram near Chennai will discharge 5000 cusecs of surplus water from the Chembarambakkam reservoir which is already overflowing.
