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CHENNAI FLOOD MITIGATION
JSW–The Times of India Earth Care Awards Recognises Champions of Climate Action and Sustainability- Govt approves Rs 4,645 cr for various mitigation projects in 9 statesAmit Shah-led high-level committee approved disaster mitigation, recovery, and reconstruction projects worth Rs 4,645.60 crore across nine ...
- Indian coastal cities can save Rs 505 crore annually by avoiding flood damagesNature-based solutions can help India's coastal cities. A study shows that investing in solutions like wetland restoration and green roofs ...
- India to spend $300 mln to build drains and expand water bodies in big citiesIndia plans to invest almost $300 million over two years for expanding water bodies and building drainage systems in seven cities to combat...
- PM Modi is distressed, personally overseeing response: Rajnath Singh during visit to cyclone Michaung-hit Tamil NaduDefence Minister Rajnath Singh, visiting cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu, conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's distress over the loss of lives, e...
- Centre approves 1st urban flood mitigation project of Rs 561.29 cr for Chennai Basin projectThe Central government has approved a Rs 561.29 crore urban flood mitigation project for the Chennai Basin. The project, aimed at making Ch...
- Supply chains at risk from urban floodsA 2017 flood report says that the Tamil Nadu government desilted over 22,000 tanks, 11,000 km of water bodies and recharged nearly 7,000 pi...
- ICICI Lombard launches key initiatives to help flood affected customers in ChennaiThe company said its key objective to set up the Fast Track settlement desk at its branches in Chennai was to extend every possible support...
- Chennai floods in December 2015 man-made, says CAG ReportOne of the key reservoirs storing water for the Chennai city, the Chembarambakkam reservoir was not operated on full capacity, said the rep...
- Chennai International Airport completes its first phase of flood-proofing after deluge last year. Is it enough?For the mid- to long-term plan, the airport authority has asked IIT-Madras to collect data and provide them with a solution on how to flood...
- Parliamentary panel rejects Home Secretary's contention on Chennai delugeThe panel said it does not quite accept the argument that since the rainfall was unprecedented and was more than the hundred years' average...
- Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi draws flak over Chennai flood commentThe committee in its report to Parliament on Friday said that “instead of putting the blame on the forces of nature“, the government should...
- Parliamentary Panel questions Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi's wisdomMehrishi had on an earlier occasion too run into trouble with the parliamentary committee on home affairs after he walked out of a January ...
- Cognizant maintains FY guidance despite Chennai impactCognizant Technology Solutions on Tuesday maintained its full-year forecast citing the successful execution of its internal business contin...
- Infra developers like Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, take lessons from Chennai FloodsIT parks such as Olympia Tech Park and DLF IT Park, considered the worst-hit among technology parks, have begun to prepare for another unde...
- Chennai floods to have material impact on Q3 revenues: TCSFloods in Chennai are expected to have a "material impact" on TCS' current quarter revenues, the country's largest software services firm s...
- Southern India likely to see higher than normal rainfall: United NationsSouthern India could continue to experience higher than normal rainfall and this could cause further flooding due to El Nino, a phenomena w...
- Indian economy suffers $3 billion loss from recent floods-Aon BenfieldIndia suffered a $3 billion loss to its economy from severe rainfall and flooding in November and early December, reinsurance broker Aon Be...
- Can Bengaluru avert Chennai's mistakes?The apex agency to monitor natural disasters has raised serious concerns over Bengaluru's preparedness to handle a flood situation like Che...
- Unplanned development in Chennai causes floodsHelplessness was writ large on the faces of civic authorities, the police and politicians alike, as rain of over 1,000 mm pummelled Chennai...
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