Chennai District

Majuli, world’s largest river island
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Sep, 2016 08:34 PM

Guinness World Records names Assam’s Majuli world’s largest river island
The Majuli river island in Assam. (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Encroachment behind Chennai floods: Panel
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 21 Aug, 2016 08:36 PM

Encroachment of lakes and riverbeds caused Chennai floods: Panel
Rescue efforts during Chennai's floods. (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Run-up to the photo biennale
Presentation on one of Chennai's more abused backwaters and water stories through the lens of a photographer are the high points of the pre-event of PondyPHOTO.
Posted on 02 Aug, 2016 06:12 PM

When - August, 4, 2016 between 6PM and 8PM

Where - Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Chennai; No. 4, Rutland Gate, 5th Street, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 006

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PondyPHOTO 2016 - Chennai pre-event
National Water Commission in place of CWC and CGWB
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 09:28 AM

Government proposes to set up a National Water Commission
The Upper Lake, Bhopal (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Environmentalists protest proposed projects near Konkan coastline
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Swati Bansal
Posted on 09 Feb, 2016 12:48 PM

Activists stand against three proposed projects near Konkan coastline
A thermal power plant in Ennore, Chennai (Source: India Water Portal Flickr Photos)
Informal water markets in Chennai
A significant number of the urban poor purchase water from tankers and those that deliver water in plastic cans, bottles, sachets, etc, incurring a sizeable monthly expenditure on water purchases.
L. Venkatachalam
Posted on 17 Jan, 2016 09:43 PM

In India, managing the current demand and planning for future water demand in urban areas is becoming a major challenge for urban water supply authorities. According to current figures by the World Health Organisation, 10% in urban areas in India still do not have access to improved water supply.
Water scarcity and informal water markets in urban India (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Irumbuliyur Lake explains sudden floods in Chennai
Urban planners have forgotten that lakes and waterways can only be altered by giving appropriate alternative means of storage and drainage. These water bodies must be revived.
P Sakthivel
Posted on 17 Dec, 2015 02:51 PM

The December 2015 rains in Tamil Nadu caused Chennai and its adjoining areas to be suddenly flooded. Huge portions of residential areas and roads were inundated for long periods of time. The rivers too flooded in an unprecedented manner, causing human loss and property damage to individuals, state and corporates.
Irumbuliyur lake outlet from where entire rain water is expected to be drained (Source: P Sakthivel)
Death toll in Chennai rises to 450
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 07 Dec, 2015 08:26 PM

Chennai rains claim 450 lives
Chennai roads take a beating (Source: IWP Flickr Photo)
Braving the deluge: Chennai's worst December
Chennai's limp back to normalcy will be slow and painful, especially for low-lying Velachery, Urapakkam, Kotturpuram and Saidapet which remain flooded even two days after the rain has let up.
Seetha Gopalakrishnan
Posted on 05 Dec, 2015 02:39 PM

Residents were convinced that November was the worst but stock taking and rehabilitation had to wait a week longer as the maniacal rains of December took everyone by surprise and completely crippled the city. According the

Rescue efforts underway in Kotturpuram, one of the Chennai's worst affected areas
Uttarakhand finally recognises the land rights of three villages displaced by Tehri dam
Policy matters this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 01 Dec, 2015 08:44 PM

Three villages displaced by Tehri dam finally recognised as revenue villages
Tehri dam in the lean season (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
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