Chennai’s flooding comes on the heels of Delhi’s, Ahmedabad’s, Bengaluru’s and Mumbai’s. India will soon be the world’s third largest economy but must it also have third-rate urban infrastructure?
It’s too early to properly gauge the severity of the current flooding but anecdotal evidence suggests it may be more severe in intensity than what the city experienced in 2015.
Michaung’s pounding: IMD’s data showed that in the 48 hours between Sunday and Tuesday mornings, the rainfall in the Chennai sub-division was 39.5 cm, over 19 times the normal.
Michaung’s pounding: IMD’s data showed that in the 48 hours between Sunday and Tuesday mornings, the rainfall in the Chennai sub-division was 39.5 cm, over 19 times the normal.