Icg software chennai floods

A snapshot of the chennai crowdsourced flood map technology startups are also doing their bit by providing taxis that act as ambulances, free food deliveries, home and shelter listings, boat. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. The floods in december 2015 were a warning to chennai. Understand where flooding comes from the flood sources.

These floods caused displacement of around 18 lakh people and claimed lives of around 500. Prepared by the citizens of chennaiprepared by the citizens of chennai m. Chennai floods chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been created by unrestrained construction the infrastructure of big commerce has. Chennai floods to impact margins by 100120 bps in q3. On the ground in the chennai floods sris story of surviving the flood and rescuing relatives. Chennai and surrounding area were hardly hit by these floods. Flood like situation may arise at once again at some places. Accordingly, this case study is the first attempt to put lights on the impact of the severe flood that happened in 2015 december at chennai from the supply chain perspective. Between october and december, at least 272 people died in chennai from one of the worst floods in over a century, according to the national disaster response force.

Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for. The relentless rainfall over the past few days has left chennai troubled and in a state of deja vu. Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. A similar exercise was necessary on the chennai floods of 2015 to ensure that the vast amount of information and data put up on public domain during and. Icg software private limited is a private incorporated on 12 august 1997. Unplanned development in chennai causes floods the. Thankfully i didnt travel to office that morning as it had already started f.

The 2015 south indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. After severe spells of rain flooded most of the the city and large parts of the state, chennai and areas surrounding the capital city is slowly getting back to normalcy. In november and december 2015, the annual northeast monsoon generated heavy rainfall in south india causing floods along the coromandel coast in tamil nadu, andhra pradesh and pondicherry. Icg software private limited company, directors and. Postdisaster relief by vehicle route planning and service time estimation in case of chennai floods. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. And while each brings unique anguish and relief requirements, anticipating and being prepared are ways ibm puts its purpose and values into. It is classified as nongovt company and is registered at registrar of companies, chennai. Clearly, indiscriminate development and shoddy urban planning have contributed to the floods in indias fourth most populous city. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. Explore chennai floods 2015 profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of chennai floods 2015. The most important issues were equity and fairness related to delivery of relief and rescue services, conflicts and duplication of efforts of the government and nongovernment agencies, focus on immediate response and lack of emphasis on longterm rehabilitation.

Chennai floods a lesson in technology evolution digit. Jayalalithaa seeks rs 2,000 cr more for flood relief. Chennai had witnessed five major floods in the past 50 years between 1976 and 2015, with the december 2015 deluge the worst. How the city suffered and survived heavy rains 2 years back. Our it lead, sri, has shared his story of the last few days in flooded chennai. The chennai floods making chennai singapore in the unaesthetic sense that it becomes an island cutoff from the rest of india signals for more engineering and moral lessons to be learnt, not only by the people of tamil nadu but also by all indians. Mphasis it firm mphasis has said its margins will take a hit of up to 120 basis points in the december quarter owing to. The recent images of the flooding in chennai on social media were scary and show us how badly our cities are messed up.

Unplanned development in chennai causes floods helplessness was writ large on the faces of civic authorities, the police and politicians alike, as rain of over 1,000 mm pummelled chennai mercilessly in two weeks. The chennai floods have thrown up some fundamental flaws in our system of urban planning. Fuelled by a strong elnino, an excessively warm bay of bengal led to relentless rains through november. Chennai braces for more rain today, schools remain shut. Its a sad reality that disasters happen with distressing frequency. On the morning of friday the 3 november 2017, the state of chennai, tamil nadu in india, was severely affected by a low pressure area that had formed over sri lanka and south west bay of. Chennai a snooze alarm disasters like the chennai floods leading to loss of life and property could repeat itself if we do not wake up to our current needs of urban planning, which play a major role in mitigating losses. Across india, city after city has experienced floods, while some others live. Amid the chaos and widespread impact, the event brought people and institutions in and outside chennai together, to provide support to the victims affected by the flood. Causes of chennai floods table 1 chennai is not an exceptional one from other metros which is suffering due to rapid urbanization. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods.

Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. Chennai floods, the aftermath the financial express. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said on friday. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. Nityanand jayaraman is a chennaibased writer and social activist. A branchandbound algorithm is designed to obtain the vehicle routes among target. Since 2000, ibm and ibm volunteers have helped in over 50 disaster situations, across 33 countries. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and multicriteria technique. But the cause for the chennai flood is quite different than other usual floods. The deluge followed a month of persistent monsoon rains that were already well above normal for. By way of introduction to the chennai flood management plan, we think this image gives a great overview of what we are trying to achieve. Government begins study on 4 rivers to forecast floods in. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city.

Well, for every occurrence there is a reason, similarly there were reasons for chennai being drastically effected by the floods. The following are the factors1 which hamper the living. Nine months later, the city of chennai is on the verge of a rerun of the 2015 floods. Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the solutions 1.

Chennai floods throwback hatsoff team chennai micro. What being stranded in chennai floods actually felt like. Chennai becomes first in india to get an intelligent flood. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. After chennai floods was battled by chennaites, everyone returned to normalcy within few weeks, but, many orphanages, old age homes, ponds, animal shelters and many others struggled to get back. Two years ago, exactly around the same time, people had watched chennai, and some other parts of tamil nadu, collapse under a. Moreover, insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in tamil nadu could rise to well. Floods are not new to chennai but this time it is more than expected. A facebook post against spicejet has gone viral with over 25,000 shares. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india.

Chennai and other parts of tamil nadu continue to receive heavy rainfall as the north east monsoon intensifies. Mohammad yunus, who today bagged the tamil nadu governments anna medal. Two years since the floods in chennai in december 2015, we look back on some iconic images by our photographers chronicling the devastation that took place in the city. Moderate lightning strikes are also possible along the tamil nadu coast including chennai. As a case study of chennai floods in 2015, openstreetmap of chennai is processed in qgis software to obtain the target locations in affected regions. Postdisaster relief by vehicle route planning and service. Arivudai nambi appadurai is the indian adaptation strategy head for world resources institutes climate resilience practice. There were, of course, hundreds of images, as everyone turned newsmen and captured the agony and pain of hundreds of chennai ties on their mobile phones.

Interesting observations from someone who was stranded with her daughter and few supplies. Essay on chennai flash floods india disaster management. In december, 2015, ibm volunteers in india answered the call again. Chennai floods hero to launch mobile app for youngsters press trust of india january 27, 2016 4. In chennai, this includes rainfall, ocean water levels, and of course tsunami. It is also contributing with the increase in floating population every year as it is a hub of all major economical activities. Concepts its from the associated document, strategic flood management. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the. It firms hcl, tcs, wipro close offices, arrange employee accommodation tamil nadu has seen the heaviest rainfall in more than a century, causing massive flooding and the national weather office says the state will see no respite from the. Software exporters have invoked business continuity plans, which in tech parlance is an intimation to the companys other centres across the country to lend a hand to projects handled from chennai.

This includes the processing or tabulation of all types of data. Chennai was poised to fail in a flood by years of poor urban planning. The flood destroyed crucial road and rail links, shutdown the airport, snapped power and telecom lines and left lakhs of people stranded. Moderate to heavy monsoon rains are likely to continue across chennai as well as coastal tamil nadu due to the low pressure area which lies over the southwest bay of bengal off tamil nadu and sri lanka coast. It was found out that chennai flood was due to the high intensity rainfall caused. Is chennai staring at another flood disaster this monsoon. It had started raining slightly on the previous evening. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods 2015 chennai floods 2015 chennai floods 2015. On december 1st,the century record for 24 hour rainfall was broken, causing a deluge across the city, its suburbs and even adjoining districts. It firms hcl, tcs, wipro close offices, arrange employee accommodation tamil nadu has seen the heaviest rainfall in more than a century, causing massive flooding and the national weather office says the state will see no respite from the downpours for the next three days.