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"Precautionary Measure": Chennai Civic Body Buys 36 Boats Ahead Of Monsoon, Shares Pics
This move comes after the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted normal to slightly above normal rainfall during the northeast monsoon.
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Tamil Nadu Sees 'Madras Eye' Surge, 1.5 lakh Conjunctivitis Cases In Monsoon So Far
Though the conjunctivitis infection is highly contagious, it does not spread by merely looking into an infected person's eyes, say experts
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Tamil Nadu Records Above Normal Rainfall, Several Reservoirs Almost Full
Tamil Nadu has recorded 50 per cent plus rainfall above normal during the ongoing North East monsoon season from October 1 till date and 53 of the 90 key reservoirs crossed 76 per cent storage, authorities said.
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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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Lok Sabha Elections: As Drinking Water Turns Poll Issue, Chennai Residents Demand Roadmap From Candidates
With a 54 per cent deficit monsoon, the drinking water supply in Chennai is already down by 44 per cent. The reservoirs supplying water to Chennai has hardly any water with a combined storage of 1 TMC water. The looming water scarcity this summer has turned into a key poll issue.
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Chennai Schools Shut Today After Rain Alert, Minister In Charge On Foreign Tour
Schools in Chennai and other coastal districts in Tamil Nadu will be closed today after the weather department has warned of heavy spell rain. Chennai received intermittent showers last night. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami reviewed the monsoon preparedness.
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'Better Prepared', Says Minister As Rain Displaces Thousands In Tamil Nadu
As monsoon rain flooded Chennai and parts of Tamil Nadu this week displacing thousands and reportedly killing 12 people, the state minister said the government has " learnt lessons from 2015 floods and was better prepared to deal with the natural calamity".
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Chennai Braces For More Rain,10,000 In Tamil Nadu Relief Camps: 10 Points
More than 10,000 people took shelter in over 100 relief camps set up in Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu after the northeast monsoon intensified, the state government said. Chennai received heavy rainfall this morning after last night's downpour. Schools in the city and other coastal towns will remain closed for the fifth day. The weat...
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Chennai Weather LIVE Updates: Schools Shut For Fifth Day, MET Predicts Heavy Rainfall
Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu continue to receive heavy rainfall as the North East monsoon intensifies.
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In Chennai Rain Crisis, Twitter Flooded With Messages Offering Help, Hope
Days after the north-east monsoon set in Tamil Nadu, heavy rain in the last few hours have refreshed the not-so-pleasant memories of the 2015 floods that followed the "heaviest rainfall in over a century", leaving its capital Chennai and other parts submerged and an unprecedented trail of destruction and death.
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Tamil Nadu Battered By Rain, Minister Says Better Prepared Than US, UK
With the northeast monsoon hitting the southern coast and heavy rain lashing coastal Tamil Nadu, a minister has his state is better at managing the rain as compared to the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Chennai Weather Updates: Chaos In Tamil Nadu After Heavy Rains
Heavy rainfall lashed Tamil Nadu, especially the capital city of Chennai leading to several areas witnessing waterlogging and traffic snarls.
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Chennai Schools, Colleges Shut Today, City Braces For Heavy Rain
Schools and colleges in Chennai are closed today after the weather office warned of heavy rain in the overcast southern city, a day after it poured all day and forced schools to ring the last bell an hour early at 3 in the evening
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Chennai Schools Shut An Hour Early, Rain Hits City Hard
After it poured all day in Chennai, schools in the city closed an hour early- by 3 pm - on the orders of the government.
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A Year After Cyclone Vardah, Chennai Students To Restore Green Cover
Ahead of monsoon in Tamil Nadu, efforts are being made to make up for the one lakh trees that were destroyed when cyclone Vardah hit the state last year.
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"Precautionary Measure": Chennai Civic Body Buys 36 Boats Ahead Of Monsoon, Shares Pics
This move comes after the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted normal to slightly above normal rainfall during the northeast monsoon.
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Tamil Nadu Sees 'Madras Eye' Surge, 1.5 lakh Conjunctivitis Cases In Monsoon So Far
Though the conjunctivitis infection is highly contagious, it does not spread by merely looking into an infected person's eyes, say experts
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Tamil Nadu Records Above Normal Rainfall, Several Reservoirs Almost Full
Tamil Nadu has recorded 50 per cent plus rainfall above normal during the ongoing North East monsoon season from October 1 till date and 53 of the 90 key reservoirs crossed 76 per cent storage, authorities said.
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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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Lok Sabha Elections: As Drinking Water Turns Poll Issue, Chennai Residents Demand Roadmap From Candidates
With a 54 per cent deficit monsoon, the drinking water supply in Chennai is already down by 44 per cent. The reservoirs supplying water to Chennai has hardly any water with a combined storage of 1 TMC water. The looming water scarcity this summer has turned into a key poll issue.
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Chennai Schools Shut Today After Rain Alert, Minister In Charge On Foreign Tour
Schools in Chennai and other coastal districts in Tamil Nadu will be closed today after the weather department has warned of heavy spell rain. Chennai received intermittent showers last night. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami reviewed the monsoon preparedness.
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'Better Prepared', Says Minister As Rain Displaces Thousands In Tamil Nadu
As monsoon rain flooded Chennai and parts of Tamil Nadu this week displacing thousands and reportedly killing 12 people, the state minister said the government has " learnt lessons from 2015 floods and was better prepared to deal with the natural calamity".
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Chennai Braces For More Rain,10,000 In Tamil Nadu Relief Camps: 10 Points
More than 10,000 people took shelter in over 100 relief camps set up in Chennai and other parts of coastal Tamil Nadu after the northeast monsoon intensified, the state government said. Chennai received heavy rainfall this morning after last night's downpour. Schools in the city and other coastal towns will remain closed for the fifth day. The weat...
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Chennai Weather LIVE Updates: Schools Shut For Fifth Day, MET Predicts Heavy Rainfall
Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu continue to receive heavy rainfall as the North East monsoon intensifies.
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In Chennai Rain Crisis, Twitter Flooded With Messages Offering Help, Hope
Days after the north-east monsoon set in Tamil Nadu, heavy rain in the last few hours have refreshed the not-so-pleasant memories of the 2015 floods that followed the "heaviest rainfall in over a century", leaving its capital Chennai and other parts submerged and an unprecedented trail of destruction and death.
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Tamil Nadu Battered By Rain, Minister Says Better Prepared Than US, UK
With the northeast monsoon hitting the southern coast and heavy rain lashing coastal Tamil Nadu, a minister has his state is better at managing the rain as compared to the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Chennai Weather Updates: Chaos In Tamil Nadu After Heavy Rains
Heavy rainfall lashed Tamil Nadu, especially the capital city of Chennai leading to several areas witnessing waterlogging and traffic snarls.
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Chennai Schools, Colleges Shut Today, City Braces For Heavy Rain
Schools and colleges in Chennai are closed today after the weather office warned of heavy rain in the overcast southern city, a day after it poured all day and forced schools to ring the last bell an hour early at 3 in the evening
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Chennai Schools Shut An Hour Early, Rain Hits City Hard
After it poured all day in Chennai, schools in the city closed an hour early- by 3 pm - on the orders of the government.
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A Year After Cyclone Vardah, Chennai Students To Restore Green Cover
Ahead of monsoon in Tamil Nadu, efforts are being made to make up for the one lakh trees that were destroyed when cyclone Vardah hit the state last year.
