Chennai rains and mumbai rains is a not so ordinary tale of two cities with monsoon at the center of it. The tamil nadu government confirmed in a statement today that 347 people died in floods in the state since 01 october 2015 and continued into november where 27 people were read full article chennai floods were a manmade disaster. The page helps people mark themselves or others as safe on the social network letting their friends and relatives know. Lying on the bay of bengal coast, chennai is prone to violent storms and thundershowers during the northeast monsoon septembernovember. The flooding in chennai city was worsened by years of illegal development and inadequate levels of flood preparedness. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. The corporation also announced that damaged roads would quickly be repaved and previously shelved storm drain projects would resume. As per motor vehicle act its mandatory to transfer ownership of vehicle in case of sell purchase. The tamil nadu government has received 45,661 applications for certificates and important documents that were destroyed or damaged in the recent floods. There is no shortage of fuel in chennai or its suburbs, where petrol pumps were closed for safety following floods, nations largest oil marketing firm ioc has said.
Explore flood situation profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of flood situation. A flood always rings warning bells for vehicle owners too as car troubles set in due to flooding and inundation. Feb 26, 2016 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. Mar 24, 2016 there is no shortage of fuel in chennai or its suburbs, where petrol pumps were closed for safety following floods, nations largest oil marketing firm ioc has said. This fund will provide relief to victims by helping purchase emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine in addition to longerterm recovery assistance. All donations to this fund will exclusively support local relief and recovery efforts from.
And there are still people who will help without expecting anything in return. The content on this portal is meant for sharing information regarding vehicles on the basis of information available on centralized vahan and vehicle national register. I say this because all the stories are based on the chennai floods 2015 theme and the contributors have tried their best to bring out their perspectives of the disaster that shook the state. Dec 07, 2015 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. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude.
Rto chennai is responsible for traffic regulations, road tax collection, issue of driving liecnce,vehicle registration and other associated works such as transfer of ownership,hp additiontermination, noc etc. The recent floods in chennai have wreaked havoc on the city, but have brought people together in unexpected ways. Nine months later, the city of chennai is on the verge of a rerun. Here are some shocking pictures that define life in chennai presently. The government of india has made it mandatory to carry a copy of the rc card book while you are driving.
Duplicate rc of vehicle is issued by the regional transport authorityoffice rtarto in chennai where vehicle is registered. As the southern indian city of chennai still struggles to cope after floods that have cost hundreds of lives and left thousands homeless, india says climate change is to blame. One is the vehicle is superb and will serve you loyally but down the years when you want to sell it off you will face kgs of music even if not tonnes, because offer prices would be much less. Is chennai staring at another flood disaster this monsoon. In floodravaged chennai, civil services aspirants seek. Four months after floods struck chennai, rajalakshmi is spending more than a lakh rupees to rebuild her home in south chennais ram nagar, one of.
Steps to rescue and repair your vehicle post floods. Smart card instead of rto rc book got a smart card for a 2 wheeler i bought last month here in mumbai, however received an easy to spoil a4 size paper as the rc of my bmw few months before that, i gave a call to a rto agent here to know the things to be done to transfer the a4 size paper to smart card, he shall get back to me by tomorrow. May 07, 2020 chennai floods latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The floods occurred during the northeast monsoon season novemberdecember 2005 as a result of heavy rain. Just after this unfortunate event overtook our city, chennais real estate market went into some serious damage control mode but slowly the market condition has improved. Chennai struggling to return to normalcy after raging floods. Starts from when the flood starts, till the rescue people turn up.
A collection of around 20 short storiespieces by various bloggers from chennai, this book is more of a collectible. Men carry an elderly woman on a chair wading their way through a flooded street in chennai, nov. My husband risked his life to reach us and kept struggling till the end to save our belongings. Search results for rto online checking of rc book status in. Dec 16, 2015 know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. Weeks of heavy rain and flooding have knocked out power, suspended public transportation and left people stranded in chennai, india. Share, care and support for victims of chennai floods 2015. The brunt of the damage was borne by the slums that lay on the banks of the coovum. If you lost you rc book first you must lodge a complaint in the local police station where you lost your rc book. Along with the many volunteers whove braved the rains to bring relief to the stranded, makemytrip too decided to help out. People rescue from their waterlogged houses during heavy rains in the city.
Jul 06, 2016 as it was a chennai group, so i suggested them a topic tapping social media exchanges on twitter. 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. This is a 10 minute documentary shot in and around defence colony right from the 1st of dec night till the 3rd of dec15. Steps to rescue and repair your vehicle post floods bajaj.
South indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease. Rto chennai rto office chennai rto services in chennai. Vehicle owners will have to give a selfaddressed envelope with. Original rc certificate form 33 noc from original registering authority in form 28 attested copy of puc certificate and valid driving license attested copy of pan card or form 60 and form 61 as applicable attested copy of the registered address proof and new address proof no objection. What to do when you lose your rc book smart card 2020. The coovum and the adyar rivers overflowed inundating the surrounding residential areas.
In you are the owner of a vehicle, you must know the importance of the rc card book. The vehicle transfer documents should be submitted to the rto within 30 days of the actual sellpurchase. Indian residents sit on wooden pallets in floodwaters in chennai on december 3. I still remember the time i invested in omrs radiance shine in november 201.
Over 50 people were killed in two incidents of stampede for food and money in relief camps. In october 1943, there were continuous rains lasting over six days. The following are the factors1 which hamper the living. What is cause of the recent flood in chennai, india. Causes of chennai floods table 1 chennai is not an exceptional one from other metros which is suffering due to rapid urbanization. Rto chennai rto chennai comes under transport department of tamilnadu. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. After chennai, now kerala has witnessed the worst flooding in over a century that has led to huge losses of life and property.
The four young boys who helped me did not know my name, status or religion. A casestudy of the 2015 chennai floods with which they can relate well as it was more aligned to recent floods in chennai. The mainly affected regions are coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu,andhra pradesh, and the union territory of puducherry and especially the most devastated area, the city of chennai. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been created by unrestrained construction. Vehicle name transfer in chennai is required in case you have soldpurchased a vehicle in chennai. Those who do not possess a registration certificate rc for a new bike or car now have a legitimate reason. Two years ago, exactly around the same time, people had watched chennai, and some other parts of tamil nadu, collapse under a flood. The chennai corporation said civic construction projects totalling. Incessant rains leading to massive floods that left the city shattered and in a mess. Torrential rain in chennai, india has resulted in terrible flooding.
They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. 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 bengal. However, the death toll during chennai rains had already crossed 100, as on november 23, 2015. Using content of this portal for any commercial purpose or any derivative. Chennai floods 2015 chennai floods news and updates. The floods in chennai and its suburbs which have put millions into misery also showed the good, bad and the ugly sides of people and organisations. 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. Chennai has e xperienced major floods during t he last t hree decades in the years 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998 and 2005 and t hen the big one in 2015.
Nov 17, 2015 men carry an elderly woman on a chair wading their way through a flooded street in chennai, nov. Nine months later, the city of chennai is on the verge of a rerun of the 2015 floods. 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. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. Transfer vehicle ownership in chennai car name transfer. Dec 03, 2015 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. A microchipbased smartcard to replace the standard driving licence in november will also serve as the vehicle registration certificate rc book and proof of tax and insurance payments. A registration certificate copy or rc is a document that proves your vehicle is registered with the regional transport office rto authorities. Agence francepressegetty images a man rides his motorbike through a flooded street in chennai. Chennai continues to reel under rainfueled flood conditions due to the northeast monsoon roads were flooded, thousands displaced, rainfall records were shattered, and the plight of these two cities resonated across the. An aerial view of rain hit area in chennai, tamil nadu on december 03, 2015. 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. Anthropogenic activities severe encroachment on the buckingham canal which is one. How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area.
Dec 24, 2015 after chennai, now kerala has witnessed the worst flooding in over a century that has led to huge losses of life and property. Facebook, has activated its safety check feature for the chennai floods. What is the status of chennai real estate after december. Stalled vehicles in water logged roads, engine and body damage or electronic parts are common traumas in the event of a flood. Search results for rto online checking of rc book status in mumbai,india. The situation in chennai is grim and the road traffic has been severely hit as heavy rains have lashed chennai.
The loss to the state and the people from the rain and flash floods this northeast monsoon season may have crossed a staggering rs 50,000 crore already. Rc book paper requirement per zone is 2 lakh annually chennai. The following documents are required for change of address in the registration certificate. Main reason for the flood in chennai may not be directly related to a point source rather it is a mixture of anthropogenic activities and the natural hardships. Nov 09, 2019 my agent had updated the wrong address in my rc book, so i never expected it to be delivered this the chase.
May 1 onward, the registration certificate will be dispatched to the vehicle owners through registered post or speed post. Chennai floods latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. Thus, monsoon rains in chennai turned out to be more deadly, as compared to mumbai. The chennai airport has been closed until at least december 6, and all other forms of transportation have been disrupted. Feb 04, 2016 the chennai floods have been made part of the climate report 2015 detailing significant climate changes and disasters in the country, which also includes kashmir floods, maharashtra drought and reasons why the year 2015 was the third warmest for india, but warmest for the world. Hundreds of people have died, and thousands of families have been displaced. While mumbai was pounded with heavy rains during southwest monsoon.
The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Tamil nadu response to flood was slow, says central analysis. Dec 16, 2015 the recent floods in chennai could scuttle the chances of a bright future for aspirants preparing for the prestigious indian administrative services. The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Two deaths were reported during mumbai rains as rescue and relief operations continued in full swing. The 2005 chennai floods were some of the worst floods to have hit the city of chennai, india. The chennai floods of 2015 were characterised by some important ethical issues.
The chennai floods have been made part of the climate report 2015 detailing significant climate changes and disasters in the country, which also includes kashmir floods, maharashtra drought and reasons why the year 2015 was the third warmest for india, but warmest for the. And the young soldiers of the indian army didnt just have to tackle flood waters, but also poisonous snakes in them. Shocking pictures of chennai floods 2015 indiatimes. It is also contributing with the increase in floating population every year as it is a hub of all major economical activities.