At the 1936 international conference of business cycle institutes, sponsored by the austrian institute for business cycle research, vienna. In t nagar, in the heart of the city, one of the biggest residential and business hubs, hotels and jewellery shops are closed for. Clustering, topic modeling, latent dirichlet allocation software. Tholkappia poonga or adyar eco park also known as adyar poonga is an ecological park set up by the government of tamil nadu in the adyar estuary area of chennai, india according to the government, the project, conceived based on the master plan for the restoration of the vegetation of the freshwater ecosystems of the coromandel coast, especially the fragile ecosystem of the adyar estuary. How indians are using social media to help floodhit. How chennai took on cyclone vardah india news,the indian. I decided to perform sentiment analysis of the same study using python and add it here.
Today, her group, called do for others dfo has over 300. Nearly four months after tamil nadu saw devastating floods, insurance companies have seen claims of over rs 5,500 to rs 6,000 crore. Wipro said the company has invoked its business continuity. A year on from the devastating chennai floods, we hear from the volunteers. Rs 1 lakh crore small business loans at risk after chennai floods.
Software exporters have invoked business continuity plans, which in tech parlance is an intimation to the company s other centres across the country to lend a hand to projects handled from chennai. We believe that it is possible to create a resilient, safe chennai. Essay on chennai flash floods india disaster management. Chennai corporation begins work on its smart transport system. The total flood damage across northern england topped more than. Amid the chaos and widespread impact, the event brought people and institutions in and outside chennai together, to provide support to the victims affected by the flood. This is the comprehensive list of richest people in chennai as of 2017. Clearly, indiscriminate development and shoddy urban planning have contributed to the floods in indias fourth most populous city. Indian it firms bracing up for sorry figure this quarter.
Flood mapping analysis of chennai city using geomatics. Beginning on 1 december, the rain intensified again creating more flooding and causing thousands of people to be stranded and trapped. Home to over 165 bselisted companies registered in chennai with an aggregate market capitalisation of over rs 285,000 crore, the city is one of the biggest business centres in the country and the floods have caused major loss for companies as they were forced to shut their production facilities and operations were halted at it hubs. The chennai floods of 2015 were characterised by some important ethical issues.
Credit limits for this group seems to have been reduced by 30%90%. Chennai floods may not hit q3 of large cap indian it. Chennai floods disrupt auto parts supply across india. Chennai city was utterly paralysed and crippled to a complete stand still when heavy rains caused major flooding during the november december. Chennai floods a lesson in technology evolution digit. Chennai floods saw a lot of help coming in various parts of the.
Floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said. List of 5 richest people in chennai 2018 the indian wire. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis on december 12, 2015, the indian city of chennai received more rainfall in 24 hours than it had seen on any day since 1901. Chennai flood fully flooded chennai airport runway view. Spicejet inflates ticket price during chennai floods. Ibm in india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster. How a group of kochi women risked their lives to help during. Thankfully i didnt travel to office that morning as it had already started f. Sentiment analysis of twitter posts on chennai floods. Chennai was poised to fail in a flood by years of poor urban planning. Sai sriramagiri school of business, economics and law at. Adverse business impact of covid19 may drive companies to consider. Sagitec solutions believes that the role of business is much greater than merely making a profit it must also be a social and environmental. I played a key role in coordinating with the higher management in spreading the word among colleagues to contribute for the cause, collected the supplies from wholesalers, negotiated with ngos to make sure the supplies reach the needy.
The name contains kalanithi maran, arun pudur, mallika srinivasan, amm vellayan and mamman. Abstract india witnessed increased flooding incidences during recent past especially in urban areas reportedly since mumbai 2005 as a mega disaster. The city on the coastline of the bay of bengal woke up to a clear sky on 17 november after a week of incessant downpour that threw life out of gear. In constant currency excluding oneoffs and chennai flood impact. Te raja simhan chennai updated on january 22, 2018 published on november 26, 2015. Chennai, india had experienced recordbreaking rains and flooding since early november. The city of chennai alone experienced five major floods between 1943 and 2005, with the 1943, 1978 and 2005 floods causing particularly severe damage. This paper approaches the floods of 2015 in chennai, tamil nadu, india, as the consequence of policies, plans and procedures that, over many years, had erased monsoon water and wetness from the cit.
Rain floods chennai, scares residents, hits life the hindu. 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. Moreover, insurance claims for damage to property, automobiles and other goods following the devastating floods in tamil nadu could rise to well over rs 1,000 crore, general insurance companies. Aug 18, 2016 how bcp drills helped cams keep business operations afloat during chennai floods reveals cio ramakrishnan. In india, ibm teams respond in flooding disaster ibm. Industry body assocham on wednesday estimated the financial loss in chennai floods to exceed rs 15,000 crore even as insurance companies are anticipating claims of at least rs 500 crore. Chennai, the biggest industrial and commercial center in south india, was officially declared a disaster area on. The volunteers who kept chennai afloat through the floods bbc. Greater chennai corporation has started work on a project that would, when completed, tell you the fastest route and mode of transport to reach your destination in the city. Not surprisingly, it struck a chord with everyone who read it. How chennai took on cyclone vardah the indian express spoke to top officials, ministers and politicians from the ruling aiadmk to discuss the aftermath of the two cyclones and what happened in between. The tamil nadu government has classified 306 areas in chennai as flood prone areas, of which 37 are considered as very highly vulnerable. Indian floods and tries to understand the predominant themes of discussions, group similar messages together and perform knowledge discovery operations. The 2015 chennai, india floods was the stepping stone of my fund raising initiative in the professional life.
Citadel research and solutions has developed costeffective ventilators that. The core city and the southern suburbs bore the brunt of the rain. Jan, 2017 as part of my search, i came across a study on sentiment analysis of chennai floods on analytics vidhya. To get acquainted with the crisis of chennai floods, 2015 you can read the complete study. Sentiment analysis of twitter posts on chennai floods using. Due to the vigorous down pour the majority areas near the lakes at various places were effected very much. Arivudai nambi appadurai is the indian adaptation strategy head for world. In light of the rains and flooding in chennai, infosys campuses in the city. When not thinking about stories, he is busy playing with his pet dog, watching. As a communityfocused company, ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching peoples lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Chennai auto, it firms suspend operations in the face of floods. Pti photo by r senthil kumar insurance companies have received around 50,000 claims amounting to rs 4,800 crore on account of the severe floods in chennai that led to destruction of properties and claimed many human lives.
It has the largest operations for indias top software company tcs, infosys has worlds largest development center with 25,000 employees in mahindra world city at paranur near chengalpattu, and many centers in it corridor, and many other cmmilevel 5 companies have their headoffices, regionaloffices and. Akanksha was born when a group of friends started volunteering on weekends at public hospitals and homes for destitute children and women in chennai in 1998. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. Chennai flood exposes flaws in business continuity plans. The group has established successful partner relations with fortune 500 it companies such as microsoft, cisco, ibm, unisys, siemens, tsystems, sap, hortonworks, mapr, red hat and oracle. Dec 02, 2016 a year on from the devastating chennai floods, we hear from the volunteers who kept the city afloat. For it managers, relocating infrastructure is one option, of course. Also find news, photos and videos on flooded chennai sat, apr 18, 2020. Disaster recovery dr is a part of business continuity planning that deals specifically with restoring it systems, including data, critical software. Chennai floods 2015a geographic analysis arcgis for. Chennai rains and floods would affect the sales figure of auto companies, but not affect the business of software companies, prakash diwan. Aug 22, 2018 kochibased business woman bindu sathyajith decided to dive right in, quite literally, into rescue and relief work during the floods.
Chennai floods, technology spending may take toll the performance in the typically weak quarter through december is further hurt by the chennai floods and a general slowdown in global technology spending. Biggest asian software exporter drops as floods dent revenue. Residents seeking relief materials from volunteers at kotturpuram, one of the worst flood hit localities in chennai. India flood model flood risk river flow data flood. An excessive discharge of water from this lake had led to floods in 2015. The volunteers who kept chennai afloat through the floods. The city is dotted with wetlands and natural channels where excess water from the city that is essentially a very flat area can be drained off. Startups use their tech edge to push relief operations a host of startups from across the country reacted with agility to find ways to immediately help those suffering in the chennai floods, quick off their feet to turn their business model to the cause. Explore chennai floods profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of chennai floods. Dec 28, 2015 indian it firms bracing up for sorry figure this quarter. Chennai floods to have material impact on q3 revenues. The 2015 south indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015.
The performance in the typically weak quarter through december is further hurt by the. The chennai floods were a very sad situation and i could not help myself assisting. Tcs floods in chennai are expected to have a material impact on tcs current quarter revenues, the countrys largest software services firm said. Their business continuity plan bcp may not be complete if they just make sure that their data centers will never shut down and that their data centers are distributed across the world. Active volunteer in mobile hospitalbus offering medical services to underprivileged families around rural india. 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. Vamsi kota quality assurance consultant ericsson kuwait. Help reached the affected areas and their residents from different. Senior officials in the insurance industry claim that out of. Chembarambakkam lake, which is blamed for the citys flooding, was once the lifeline of south chennai as it irrigated 168 villages in the district while the north of chennai benefited from puzhal lake. Akanksha public charitable trust was created on july 15, 2000 in chennai, tamilnadu and was registered soon after when some of its volunteers decided to devote more time and energy to. Flood mapping analysis of chennai city using geomatics sandhya kiran1,n.
In the immediate aftermath of the floods, the team set up a community kitchen which scaled up every day to reach out to the distressed chennai residents. In response, ibm deployed sahanathe open source software from sahana. It is best known for its issue tracking application, jira, and its team collaboration product, confluence. Study on role of insurance companies in disaster management in chennai floods during 2015. The chennai floods have not only hobbled the detroit of the south with most companies in the oragadamirrugattukottaimaraimalainagar belt shutting do. This flood management plan aims to achieve this by. Chennai flood latest news on chennai flood read breaking. Best practices on flood prevention, protection and mitigation 3 flood forecasting and warning is a prerequisite for successful mitigation of flood damage. It companies bear the brunt the hindu businessline. India floodrisk is a probabilistic flood risk model for 51 major urban agglomerations with significant flood risk accumulation along with modeled flood risk scores for the rest of the country with medium and low risk accumulation. Disaster recovery lessons learnt from chennai floods express.
Sathyarupa shekhar, director, citizen consumer and civic action group cag. 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. When it comes to richest man or successful business owners, chennai has its presence all over. Anurag tiwari senior software engineer hackerrank linkedin. Outlook on overall business environment by region and. The coastal districts of andhra pradesh usually bear the brunt of heavy rains that occur during the northeast monsoon. But floods in chennai confirmed that technology companies need to do more to escape the illeffects of natural disasters. Oct 06, 2016 the tamil nadu government is setting up a cloudbased emergency management centre with ibm to prevent a repetition of the chennai floods. Organised weekly food drives and donation drives for those living in urban slums. Jan 12, 2016 group revenue at asias biggest software services provider rose 11. With a huge potential for another 50k possible from local business community. The rain affected the movement of several flights at chennai airport and slowed down local trains on the chennai beachtambaram route. How social media helped during chennai floods as a. From the better home a fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city.
We believe that chennai s flood challenges can be managed. Contrary to popular belief, little coverage has got nothing to do with regionalism but simple economics. Explore flooded chennai profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of flooded chennai. Shekhar has worked with a group called transparent chennai. Jan 07, 2016 chennai floods the lessons we can learn. Assisting in what was called the worst flooding in a century, two of ibms best. Chennai floods may not hit q3 of large cap indian it companies. Trained in firstresponse management for national disasters and calamities. Till two days ago, i was getting worked up about my appraisal at office. Therefore the responsible authorities should provide timely and reliable flood warning, flood.
Significant flood relief activities were operationalised in the city by the government, nongovernmental organisations ngos, political parties, the national disaster response force ndrf, the indian navy as well as several international aid organisations. How bcp drills helped cams keep business operations afloat. It companies like tcs, wipro, hcl tech to see weak third quarter. North chennai is already inundated and a few lo1lying areas, including anna nagar, are waterlogged.
Its soil and rock types suggest that the city is historically a flood plain, says chennai based research institute, care earth. Adayar river in saidapet flooded due to heavy rainfall in chennai chennai. Chennai is the second largest exporter of software in india next to bangalore. Atlassian serves over 50,000 customers globally, including 85 of the fortune 100. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. Ooredoo is a leading international communications company delivering mobile voice and data services for the customers in kuwait. Dec 03, 2015 chennai rains and floods would affect the sales figure of auto companies, but not affect the business of software companies, prakash diwan, market expert, said. A group of concerned citizens involved in relief work post chennai floods, 20015 undertook a sample survey of 610 households including migrants across the city to assess losses suffereddamages incurred to homes, goods, occupational tools and also to get an idea of loss of working days. Its effectiveness depends on the level of preparedness and correct response. Aided in largescale operations in 2015 chennai floods. Chennai floods, the aftermath the financial express.
Its not every day that a random post by ramesh karthik, a software engineer in chennai, gets shared on social media 226 times. Indias largest software services exporter tata consultancy services said its operations were affected by the recent chennai floods and it would have a material impact on revenue for the third. This group of volunteers fed thousands by churning out 40,000 food packets a day aruna subramaniam of bhoomika trust has been with the chennai rain relief programme since the floods hit chennai. Flood relief by disaster management teamchennai sri. Vijay somanath chennai, tamil nadu, india professional. Coal india limited on friday decided to donate rs 2. Food and other essentials are being provided, wipro ltd said in an email to et. Well, what can be better than building onto something great. Indian social media is flooding with posts about the kerala floods informing people about avenues to donate and to help out in any way they can. Bnp paribas india solutions, is a wholly owned subsidiary of bnp paribas sa, a leading bank in europe with an international reach. Why isnt indias national media providing more coverage to. Chennai rains may impact it firms in december quarter business. The people of chennai responded admirably to the climate crisis unleashed by unprecedented rains in. As part of my search, i came across a study on sentiment analysis of chennai floods on analytics vidhya.
I think this photo will say it all it is my 2nd flood experience 1st one was not that intense and it is an experience for lifetime that taught me to hold your nerves in critical situation. Heavy rains lash tamil nadus coastal areas, govt says better prepared than us, uk. Entrepreneurship technology of business connected world global education economy. Hopefully we will find a right channel to reach the needy. Sagitec solutions is building homes for chennai flood victims.
It had started raining slightly on the previous evening. A street dog swims through flood waters near a submerged car at saidapet, after the floodgates of chembarambakkam lake were opened. Vijay kumar2 1,2 assistant professor, department of civil engineering, st. Chennai is considered as the manufacturing and business hub of south india. Local officials described the flooding in chennai, a coastal city, capital and metro area with a population of over 8 million people, as the worst in a century. Chennai flood fully flooded chennai airport media directory. Being open taking a genuinely open and collaborative.
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