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Video: SUV Falls Into Storm Water Pit In Chennai, Driver Escapes Unhurt
A car fell into an under-construction storm water pit in Chennai's Adyar area today. A doctor, who was driving the SUV, escaped unhurt.
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Dr V Shanta, A Pioneer In Cancer Care, Dies. PM Modi Pays Tribute
Cancer Institute founder Dr V Shanta dies: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Dr V Shanta, senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai. Dr V Shanta died on Tuesday morning. She was 93. "Dr V Shanta will be remembered for her outstanding efforts to ensure top quality cancer care.
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Road Caves In At Busy Chennai Intersection, Traffic Affected
A road caved in at Chennai's Madhya Kailash junction near Adyar today, causing traffic to slow down in the Tamil Nadu capital.
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Tamil Nadu Fined 2 Crores For Delay In Removing Encroachments In Chennai
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on the Tamil Nadu government over the inordinate delay in removal of the encroachments along and prevention of pollution of Adyar and Cooum rivers in Chennai.
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Wigs Distributed To Cancer Patients In Chennai
The Cherian Foundation and the Rotaract Club of Women's Christian College came together to manufacture natural hair wigs and distribute them to cancer survivors.
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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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Jayalalithaa Allots Houses For People Who Lost Homes In Chennai Floods
Setting in motion the process of resettling people who had lost their hutments in areas, including the banks of River Adyar in Chennai in recent floods, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today issued orders allotting houses for them.
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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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Blog: Danger Lurks in Chennai's Relief Camps and Flood-Hit Homes
The onset of another tragedy in the form of an epidemic needs to be avoided at any cost, and preventive measures need to be taken on a war footing.
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Scant Relief For Those With Homes Destroyed In Chennai Floods
Seventy-year-old Govindasamy, a former milk vendor, is back home, six days after floods struck his hut along the Saidapet Bridge across the Adyar River in Chennai.
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Rain Continues in Chennai; Airport to Start Partial Operations Today
Flight operations are expected to resume at the Chennai airport today, even as intermittent rain continues to lash Tamil Nadu after a short dry spell. The flooded city is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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Situation in Chennai Begins Easing With No Fresh Rain, Decline in Rivers Water levels
Signs of easing of situation in floot-battered Chennai emerged today with no fresh rains and a sharp fall in water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers that were in spate following torrential rains as rescue and relief operations continued in full swing and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 1,000 crore more aid to Tamil Nadu.
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Rain Stops, But Flood Waters Rising in Parts of Chennai. Here's Why.
Chennai has witnessed little rain this morning, but the water level in many of its residential areas is steadily increasing, owing to the excess water released from the dam at Chembarambakkam.
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With Rivers Overflowing, Drainage Not Working: Chennai Corporation Chief
With rivers in and around Chennai - Adyar and Cooum - flowing at danger levels, the city's drainage system has stopped working, Chennai Corporation Commissioner Vikram Kapur told NDTV.
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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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Video: SUV Falls Into Storm Water Pit In Chennai, Driver Escapes Unhurt
A car fell into an under-construction storm water pit in Chennai's Adyar area today. A doctor, who was driving the SUV, escaped unhurt.
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Dr V Shanta, A Pioneer In Cancer Care, Dies. PM Modi Pays Tribute
Cancer Institute founder Dr V Shanta dies: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Dr V Shanta, senior oncologist and chairperson of the Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai. Dr V Shanta died on Tuesday morning. She was 93. "Dr V Shanta will be remembered for her outstanding efforts to ensure top quality cancer care.
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Road Caves In At Busy Chennai Intersection, Traffic Affected
A road caved in at Chennai's Madhya Kailash junction near Adyar today, causing traffic to slow down in the Tamil Nadu capital.
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Tamil Nadu Fined 2 Crores For Delay In Removing Encroachments In Chennai
The National Green Tribunal has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on the Tamil Nadu government over the inordinate delay in removal of the encroachments along and prevention of pollution of Adyar and Cooum rivers in Chennai.
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Wigs Distributed To Cancer Patients In Chennai
The Cherian Foundation and the Rotaract Club of Women's Christian College came together to manufacture natural hair wigs and distribute them to cancer survivors.
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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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Jayalalithaa Allots Houses For People Who Lost Homes In Chennai Floods
Setting in motion the process of resettling people who had lost their hutments in areas, including the banks of River Adyar in Chennai in recent floods, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today issued orders allotting houses for them.
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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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Blog: Danger Lurks in Chennai's Relief Camps and Flood-Hit Homes
The onset of another tragedy in the form of an epidemic needs to be avoided at any cost, and preventive measures need to be taken on a war footing.
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Scant Relief For Those With Homes Destroyed In Chennai Floods
Seventy-year-old Govindasamy, a former milk vendor, is back home, six days after floods struck his hut along the Saidapet Bridge across the Adyar River in Chennai.
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Rain Continues in Chennai; Airport to Start Partial Operations Today
Flight operations are expected to resume at the Chennai airport today, even as intermittent rain continues to lash Tamil Nadu after a short dry spell. The flooded city is facing its worst crisis after experiencing record rain in the last 100 years.
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Situation in Chennai Begins Easing With No Fresh Rain, Decline in Rivers Water levels
Signs of easing of situation in floot-battered Chennai emerged today with no fresh rains and a sharp fall in water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers that were in spate following torrential rains as rescue and relief operations continued in full swing and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 1,000 crore more aid to Tamil Nadu.
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Rain Stops, But Flood Waters Rising in Parts of Chennai. Here's Why.
Chennai has witnessed little rain this morning, but the water level in many of its residential areas is steadily increasing, owing to the excess water released from the dam at Chembarambakkam.
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With Rivers Overflowing, Drainage Not Working: Chennai Corporation Chief
With rivers in and around Chennai - Adyar and Cooum - flowing at danger levels, the city's drainage system has stopped working, Chennai Corporation Commissioner Vikram Kapur told NDTV.
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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.
