amiret Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 fantastic TOI article , a must read :CHENNAI: The flood that ravaged Chennai last week was not a natural disaster, but one caused by the state bureaucracy's failure to regulate release of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir (lake) in the outskirts of the city.Those privy to developments in the state secretariat during the last week of November say that in the wake of international weather forecast agencies predicting 500mm of rain for Chennai on December 1 and 2, public works department (PWD) officials had advised the PWD secretary and other senior bureaucrats on November 26 to bring down the water level in the reservoir from 22ft to below 18ft so the lake could absorb heavy inflow four days later. There was not much rain between November 26 and 29 and Adyar river, too, which originates from this lake, had very little water.The proposal to release lake water was caught in bureaucratic red tape. Sources said the PWD secretary waited for chief secretary's nod to open the sluice gates — and whose nod the chief secretary was waiting for still remains a mystery. In effect, the disaster caused in Punjab by heavy release of water from the Bhakra Nangal dam two years ago was repeated in Chennai. "The city has paid the price for having a bunch of bureaucrats who don't have the guts to act on their own."Flooding of Chennai and suburbs could have been averted by better management of water release,"no advisory issued to people living in low-lying areas, warning them that their homes could get flooded.Chennai city police officers were instructed to keep their cell phones switched off http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Delay-in-opening-sluice-gates-caused-flooding/articleshow/50099873.cms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Rahul Baba coming today for visit to Chennai and Cuddalore Why bother coming this quick should take his own time. http://img01.ibnlive.in/ibnlive/uploads/2015/12/rahul_slipper.jpg Edited December 9, 2015 by bulbul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulgame Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Lino advisory issued to people living in low-lying areas, warning them that their homes could get flooded.Chennai city police officers were instructed to keep their cell phones switched off That's not accurate .They announced warnings to low lying areas (Slums in Adyar Coovum ) and vacated people from most of those areas which are usually affected.That's why loss of life was minimal .But the idoits in PWD failed to gauge the extent of areas to which released water will flood.That's where they completely failed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulbul Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Edited December 10, 2015 by bulbul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiret Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Just a small example of unprecedented , spontaneous volunteerism in Chennai . There are also videos of the volunteers of this NGO being threatened by Amma's goons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiret Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 They are knocking on houses unaffected by the floods and costing Rs.4 + Crores asking for ration cards and bank a/c numbers to gift them Free money from Amma.Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a comprehensive relief package for the flood-hit, including 10,000 houses, a dole between Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 as well as compensation for loss of crops and poultry for farmers"For families who lost their huts, a flood relief of Rs 10,000, ten kilo rice, a dhoti and saree will be given," she said in an official release in Chennai.For other families hit by the floods, cash assistance of Rs 5,000, ten kilo rice, a dhoti and a saree will be provided, she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiret Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 They are knocking on houses unaffected by the floods and costing Rs.4 + Crores asking for ration cards and bank a/c numbers to gift them Free money from Amma.Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a comprehensive relief package for the flood-hit, including 10,000 houses, a dole between Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 as well as compensation for loss of crops and poultry for farmers"For families who lost their huts, a flood relief of Rs 10,000, ten kilo rice, a dhoti and saree will be given," she said in an official release in Chennai.For other families hit by the floods, cash assistance of Rs 5,000, ten kilo rice, a dhoti and a saree will be provided, she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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