As a result of this event, a regional conference entitled floods. Chennai would not have been affected to this level if it hadnt been for the screwups done by the corporation of chennai, chennai metropolitan development authority and directorate of town planning. With chennai and parts of tamil nadu flooded after the heaviest rains in a century, locals are using social media for rescue and relief efforts. Leeyo software pvt ltd, kandanchavadi computer software. Chennai braces for more rain today, schools remain shut. Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the. Chennai floods, urban flood management, thames barrier, smart tunnel, retarding basin. Clean and hygienic water is the need of the hour at present supply of potable water is insufficient logistic problem and limitations delay the supply of potable water accumulation of packing materials like pet bottles and plastic sachets causes further environmental pollution though flood water has receded from arterial roads, most of the lowlying areas continue to. Chennai flooded after worst rains in a century, locals. This page is to identify the needsfood, clothing and medicines in different parts of the city and help the needful. Chennai velachery road flooded due to heavy rain boats.
Chennai and other parts of tamil nadu continue to receive heavy rainfall as the north east monsoon intensifies. Leeyo is the leading provider of software solutions for revenue recognition automation and management. Zuora is an enterprise software company that creates and provides software for businesses to. Chennai school girl bathing village bathroom video. Every city needs to be prepared for such incidents. Reviews from leeyo software employees about leeyo software culture, salaries, benefits, worklife balance, management, job security, and more. Chennai floods latest news and weather updates, airport status and videos. Service and support impacted by the chennai flood disaster. With more rains to come in the next few days, the capital of tamil nadu is in the middle of a big disaster that has already claimed more than 250 lives. If the company has changed line of business without intimating the registrar or is a diversified business, classification may be different.
Even some it companies too started closing down from the afternoon of december 1, 2015. Perm data companies companies of the united states scribd. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods news and updates. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said on friday. Flooding in the southern indian state of tamil nadu has killed more than 40 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said thursday, as prime minister narendra modi visited chennai, the countrys. Leeyo software pvt ltd in kandanchavadi, chennai is a top company in the category computer software developers, also known for corporate companies for. Chennai has been witnessing moderate to heavy showers from the past few days. Leeyo software private limited is a company based out of sp infocity, 9th floor, 40, mgr salai, kandanchavadi, perungudi, chennai. Coastal cities, namely chennai, mumbai, mangalore, who. Relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction was held in midjanuary in chennai to discuss such topics as water management, urban planning, environmental changes, global warming, disaster management and recovery. Chennai floods software companies shift work to tirupati. Software companies were closed for about one month due to heavy floods in chennai. Chennai is at a standstill because of floods caused by the worst rains in a 100 years.
The satellite images of chennai captured between 1984 and 2012 show how the city has change, maybe for. Several public and private sector banks are operating on. After severe flooding, chennai slowly gets back on its. A strong disaster response team needs to be set up at a local level. And we have discussed in detail about the urban flood management strategies which have been implemented in various developed countries such as uk, malaysia, australia and japan. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. With chennai seeing its worst rainfall in 100 years, we take a look at what caused it, what the impact is, whats being done and what chief minister jayalalithaa has to do. The 2005 december chennai stampede incident happened on 18 december 2005 in a school in mgr nagar in chennai, the capital of the south indian state of tamil nadu, where the relief supplies were distributed by the state government for the people affected by severe flooding. 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. Leeyo software private limited is a company based out of sp infocity, 9th floor, 40, mgr salai, kandanchavadi, perungudi, chennai, tamil nadu, india. Leeyos revenue experts and revpro revenue recognition automation solution help companies successfully automate revenue accounting, forecasting and much.
The 2005 chennai floods were some of the worst floods to have hit the city of chennai, india. Ramesh says that he was optimistic others would join in to help. The relentless rainfall over the past few days has left chennai troubled and in a state of deja vu. Citizens report on the 2015 floods in chennai a documentation of urban flood management and disaster preparedness for lessons for urban governance this is a collaborative report undertaken by cag as part of the wfc initiative. While rain waters did cause flooding, the unexpected and extremely swift water level raise came from the opening of the biggest lake in chennai in the middle of the night. Leeyo software was founded in 2009 by two entrepreneurs who identified an industry need for software to automate the entire revenue cycle. This must be a wakeup call for illegal, irregular, unathourised constructions. Corporates continued relief efforts in floodhit chennai and neighbouring areas by offering services to affected people. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. More heavy rainfall is forecast for chennai, where massive floods this week have inundated multilane highways, an airport runway, streets and homes. A week after heavy rains and flooding brought indias fourthlargest city to a standstill, killing dozens of people and leaving thousands more stranded, authorities said chennai was slowly. 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 immediately after the event was not lost. In 2017, zuora purchased leeyo software, a revenue recognition platform.
Causes of chennai floods table 1 chennai is not an exceptional one from other metros which is suffering due to rapid urbanization. Torrential rains continue to wreak havoc over tamil nadu. The principal scientific advisor to the government of india had pitched the idea to devise a system to forecast floods, and after 2015 the study area was decided as chennai and neighbouring suburbs. Over 50 people were killed in two incidents of stampede for food and money in relief camps.
Essay on chennai flash floods india disaster management. A wakeup call for insurers chennai floods, india gen re. It was observed that the master plan for chennai and its suburbs, for three rivers kosasthalaiyar, cooum and adyar was not prepared to manage. It is classified as nongovt company and is registered at registrar of companies, chennai.
Zuora india private limited company, directors and. I always look for opportunities to help people in need, says parimala, the location management executive for ibm in hyderabad. The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and 2005, with the 1943, 1978 and 2005 floods causing particularly severe damage. The recent images of the flooding in chennai on social media were scary and show us how badly our cities are messed up. Jackie cinemas brings this video about velachery areas got flooded in rain. Many of the schools, colleges and offices began to shut down from afternoon itself. A casestudy of the 2015 chennai floods with which they can relate well as it was more aligned to recent floods in chennai. Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. As it was a chennai group, so i suggested them a topic tapping social media exchanges on twitter. How the city suffered and survived heavy rains 2 years back. Local businesses are uniquely equipped to chip in during disasters during emergency situations in cities, why depend on government agencies alone. Zuora india private limited is a private incorporated on 21 december 2010. 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. Chennai is submerged under flood water and people have started sending in pictures of the overflooded places.
Two years since chennai floods, a forecast system is on. 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. This team is based in chennai and reeling from the floods. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. Fresh rain in the southern indian city of chennai causes serious flooding, with flights and trains suspended and hundreds of people without power. Jose in the united states, london and paris in europe, and chennai and beijing in asia. Photographs of flooding in the city of chennai following the heaviest deluge of rain seen in a century. With this there is a huge loss to it companies, as there was. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Indian troops battle deadly flooding in chennai bbc news. Leeyo software leeyos revenue experts and revpro revenue recognition automation solution help companies successfully automate revenue accounting, forecasting and much more. Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said. There were 42 deaths in the accident, which left another 37 injured.
It is also contributing with the increase in floating population every year as it is a hub of all major economical activities. Chennai faced heavy rains on dec 1 and city was getting waterlogged gradually. Though we cant change the plan of the city, here are some ways in which we can make the city ready for any eventuality due to incessant rain. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for. Explore flooding in chennai profile at times of india for photos, videos and.
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