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Man Electrocuted At Flooded ATM In Chennai, Body Found Floating In Water
His body was afloat. They prodded it with a wooden pole. Afew men then pulled the body out of the floodwaters outside an ATM in Chennai. The city has been experiencing heavy rainfall as cyclone Fengal is set to make landfall in the evening.
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Dramatic Time-Lapse Video Shows Chennai Lake Drying Up In Months
A report by WWF Water says Chennai and Kolkata are at the top of a list of global megacities at risk of extreme drought and scarcity
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Relief For Chennai Residents As Water Tanker Operators End 3-Day Strike
In a sign of relief to residents of Chennai, water tanker operators called off their three-day strike late last night. However, suppliers of packaged drinking water continue their indefinite strike. The two bodies had called for a strike on Monday following a court order that restricted extraction of groundwater in the city.
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IPL 2018: Bombay High Court Asks Cricket Body If It Will Seek Extra Water For IPL Pitches, Ground
The Bombay High Court sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for six IPL matches shifted to that city from Chennai.
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As Flood Water Receds, Chennai Corporation Begins Cleaning of City on War-Footing
The rain water level may be receding in the city bringing relief to people but it is leaving a huge trail of mess, prompting the Chennai Municipal Corporation to launch a mass cleanliness drive for all its 200 wards today, for which some of the civic bodies from the neighbouring districts have also lend a helping hand to.
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In Flooded Chennai, a Woman Sits With Mother's Body For Nearly 20 Hours
In rain-hit Chennai, as water surges in residential areas, a woman has been sitting with the body of her mother for over 16 hours.
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Chennai Floods a Man-Made Disaster, Say Experts
As Chennai struggles to find its footing after the massive floods that has killed over 100 people, experts say it was a man-made disaster that was waiting to strike the city.
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Chennai Residents Demand Restoration of Water Bodies on Madras Day
On Friday, Chennai celebrates its 375th birthday as Madras Day, the city's former name, which is itself a reminder of its past. For the first time, the celebration has prompted people to demand the restoration of the city's infamous dirty rivers to their glorious past.
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Man Electrocuted At Flooded ATM In Chennai, Body Found Floating In Water
His body was afloat. They prodded it with a wooden pole. Afew men then pulled the body out of the floodwaters outside an ATM in Chennai. The city has been experiencing heavy rainfall as cyclone Fengal is set to make landfall in the evening.
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Dramatic Time-Lapse Video Shows Chennai Lake Drying Up In Months
A report by WWF Water says Chennai and Kolkata are at the top of a list of global megacities at risk of extreme drought and scarcity
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Relief For Chennai Residents As Water Tanker Operators End 3-Day Strike
In a sign of relief to residents of Chennai, water tanker operators called off their three-day strike late last night. However, suppliers of packaged drinking water continue their indefinite strike. The two bodies had called for a strike on Monday following a court order that restricted extraction of groundwater in the city.
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IPL 2018: Bombay High Court Asks Cricket Body If It Will Seek Extra Water For IPL Pitches, Ground
The Bombay High Court sought to know from the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) if it would seek additional water supply from the Pune civic body for ground and pitch maintenance for six IPL matches shifted to that city from Chennai.
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As Flood Water Receds, Chennai Corporation Begins Cleaning of City on War-Footing
The rain water level may be receding in the city bringing relief to people but it is leaving a huge trail of mess, prompting the Chennai Municipal Corporation to launch a mass cleanliness drive for all its 200 wards today, for which some of the civic bodies from the neighbouring districts have also lend a helping hand to.
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In Flooded Chennai, a Woman Sits With Mother's Body For Nearly 20 Hours
In rain-hit Chennai, as water surges in residential areas, a woman has been sitting with the body of her mother for over 16 hours.
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Chennai Floods a Man-Made Disaster, Say Experts
As Chennai struggles to find its footing after the massive floods that has killed over 100 people, experts say it was a man-made disaster that was waiting to strike the city.
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Chennai Residents Demand Restoration of Water Bodies on Madras Day
On Friday, Chennai celebrates its 375th birthday as Madras Day, the city's former name, which is itself a reminder of its past. For the first time, the celebration has prompted people to demand the restoration of the city's infamous dirty rivers to their glorious past.
