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Why Water Trains To Chennai May Not Quench Parched City's Thirst
The first 50-wagon train carrying 2.5 million litres of water to Chennai arrived in the city on Friday but transporting water by the special trains may not be enough toquench the parched city's thirst - it needs at least 525 million litres of water everyday.
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First 50-Wagon Train Carrying Water For Chennai Arrives In Parched City
The first 50-wagon train carrying water to Chennai arrived at the parched city this afternoon from Jolarpet railway station carrying 2.5 million litres of water. A second train will also carry more water to the city. The Chennai Metro Water has set a target of ferrying 10 million litres a day.
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First Train Carrying Water For Parched Chennai Will Leave Today
The first train carrying water to parched Chennai is likely to leave from Jolarpet railway station around noon today if everything goes well. "The wagons are being filled. Around noon the first rake with water is likely to leave," a senior railways officer told NDTV. Another official, however, said a decision on whether to send the train today woul...
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For Parched Chennai, Water To Be Brought In Trains From 200 Km Away
To quench the thirst of a parched and desperate Chennai, facing severe water scarcity, trains will soon be carrying water from Jolarpet in northern Tamil Nadu, some 200 kilometres from the state capital. Chennai is facing a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply as all four reservoirs outside the city have gone dry.
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Chennai Grapples With Flood Aftermath, Partial Restoration of Train Services
Flood-ravaged Chennai was today struggling to return to normalcy with partial restoration of telecommunication and train services, besides many roads also becoming fairly motorable even as waterlogging woes continued in several areas.
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Chennai Airport Shuts Down After Rain, 50 Trains Cancelled
Flights to and out of Chennai have been cancelled and the airport is shut till 6 am tomorrow with water on the runway as the city battles heavy rain of the kind not seen in almost a 100 years. No flights have taken off from or landed in Chennai since 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
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With Devastating Rain, Help too Poured in From all Sides in Chennai
It wasn't just water that filled the streets of Chennai. Help poured in from all sides too as record breaking rainfall threw life out of gear in the city, delaying trains, stranding thousands on the roads and shutting down the airport.
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Why Water Trains To Chennai May Not Quench Parched City's Thirst
The first 50-wagon train carrying 2.5 million litres of water to Chennai arrived in the city on Friday but transporting water by the special trains may not be enough toquench the parched city's thirst - it needs at least 525 million litres of water everyday.
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First 50-Wagon Train Carrying Water For Chennai Arrives In Parched City
The first 50-wagon train carrying water to Chennai arrived at the parched city this afternoon from Jolarpet railway station carrying 2.5 million litres of water. A second train will also carry more water to the city. The Chennai Metro Water has set a target of ferrying 10 million litres a day.
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First Train Carrying Water For Parched Chennai Will Leave Today
The first train carrying water to parched Chennai is likely to leave from Jolarpet railway station around noon today if everything goes well. "The wagons are being filled. Around noon the first rake with water is likely to leave," a senior railways officer told NDTV. Another official, however, said a decision on whether to send the train today woul...
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For Parched Chennai, Water To Be Brought In Trains From 200 Km Away
To quench the thirst of a parched and desperate Chennai, facing severe water scarcity, trains will soon be carrying water from Jolarpet in northern Tamil Nadu, some 200 kilometres from the state capital. Chennai is facing a 40 per cent cut in piped water supply as all four reservoirs outside the city have gone dry.
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Chennai Grapples With Flood Aftermath, Partial Restoration of Train Services
Flood-ravaged Chennai was today struggling to return to normalcy with partial restoration of telecommunication and train services, besides many roads also becoming fairly motorable even as waterlogging woes continued in several areas.
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Chennai Airport Shuts Down After Rain, 50 Trains Cancelled
Flights to and out of Chennai have been cancelled and the airport is shut till 6 am tomorrow with water on the runway as the city battles heavy rain of the kind not seen in almost a 100 years. No flights have taken off from or landed in Chennai since 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
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With Devastating Rain, Help too Poured in From all Sides in Chennai
It wasn't just water that filled the streets of Chennai. Help poured in from all sides too as record breaking rainfall threw life out of gear in the city, delaying trains, stranding thousands on the roads and shutting down the airport.
