Tamil Nadu floods

Chennai floods: Situation begins easing with no fresh rain, PM grants Rs 1000 cr in relief; US offers help

While intermittent rains have been forecast for Chennai, coastal and interior Tamil Nadu will receive more rains in the next 24 hours.

Dec 04, 2015, 05:26 AM IST

DNA: Chennai floods - Decoding the city's worst rains in 100 years

With Chennai seeing its worst rainfall in 100 years, we take a look at what caused it, what the impact is, what’s being done and what Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has to do.

Dec 04, 2015, 00:30 AM IST

Chennai floods crisis: Updates on Thursday

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa conducted a survey of flood-affected areas in Chennai on Thursday.

Dec 03, 2015, 22:48 PM IST

Declare Tamil Nadu floods national disaster, demands Congress

Congress spokesperson Rajeev Gowda also accused the central government of "lack of attention" to the National Disaster Management Authority and the National Disaster Response Force.

Dec 03, 2015, 21:12 PM IST

NDRF doubles strength of rescue teams to 1,200

NDRF teams have doubled the number of their rescuers in the rain and flood-battered Chennai.

Dec 03, 2015, 13:55 PM IST

Tata-Allepy express cancelled due to Chennai floods

The South Eastern Railway Thursday cancelled Tata-Alleppey Express in view of the flood situations in Chennai.

Dec 03, 2015, 13:05 PM IST

Jayalalithaa conducts aerial survey of flood-hit areas

Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa Thursday conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Chennai and its suburbs.

Dec 03, 2015, 12:52 PM IST

IIT Kanpur research team finds reason behind Tamil Nadu floods

IIT Kanpur Research Team has found the reason behind Tamil Nadu Floods. According to IIT Kanpur, Nano Carbon is responsible for Tamil Nadu Floods.

Dec 02, 2015, 21:09 PM IST

Panel discussion on Congress ignoring Tamil Nadu floods in Parliament

Congress ignoring Tamil Nadu floods. However, Congress demanded an apology from VK Singh for his controversial statement on Dalit children, ignoring Tamil Nadu floods

Dec 02, 2015, 20:56 PM IST

Fresh spell of rains batter Chennai, major road caves in; schools, colleges remain closed

Heavy rains continue to throw the normal life out of gear in many parts of Tamil Nadu including the most hit Chennai.

Dec 01, 2015, 10:42 AM IST

TN floods: HC seeks status report from Collector by tomorrow

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, Justices V Ramasubramanian and N Kirubakaran directed the Tuticorin Collector to file a report.

Nov 30, 2015, 22:17 PM IST

Heavy rains continue to lash Chennai; schools and colleges closed

Heavy rains continue to lash Chennai on Monday forcing the authorities to order closure of schools and colleges.

Nov 30, 2015, 09:38 AM IST

Chennai remains waterlogged, residential areas still submerged as Central team assesses flood damage

A fresh spell of rain flooded most of the city and large parts of Tamil Nadu, leaving the residential areas still inundated and waterlogged.

Nov 27, 2015, 09:39 AM IST

Central team to visit Tamil Nadu to assess flood damage tomorrow

A team of central govt officials will visit Tamil Nadu to make first-hand assessment of the damage caused by floods on Thursday.

Nov 25, 2015, 09:43 AM IST

DNA: Chennai receives heaviest rainfall in a decade, city plunged in despair

Chennai had 246.5 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours which broke the record of November 2005 which saw 142.4 mm, said Thambi Narayanan, deputy director general, meteorological department, Chennai.

Nov 17, 2015, 23:17 PM IST