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Reporting under shadow of defamation gun in flood-ravaged Chennai

Local reporters displayed a more-than-usual enthusiasm to help journalists from the outside, guiding them under heavy rain through waterlogged bylanes in the flood-ravaged Tamil Nadu capital to disaster zones where assistance was yet to reach.

Many Chennai-based journalists approached the “outsiders” from national news outlets, often snubbed as paratroopers, with stories exposing the state government’s failures in rescue and relief.

Surprising in today’s cutthroat media world where reporters guard their “scoops” with the tenacity of hounds. For the sudden change of heart, they had an explanation: “We cannot write against the government. You should do this job because you are from outside.”

It is easy to see the root of the fear. There are at least 200 criminal defamation cases pending against journalists and news outlets at the principal sessions court in Chennai for carrying stories deemed critical against the quality of governance in the state. All of these have been filed by the state government.


Read more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...ged-chennai/story-UczbzYmkN7RuOWhdZb4z1I.html
 
V.Balasubramani said:
Reporting under shadow of defamation gun in flood-ravaged Chennai

Local reporters displayed a more-than-usual enthusiasm to help journalists from the outside, guiding them under heavy rain through waterlogged bylanes in the flood-ravaged Tamil Nadu capital to disaster zones where assistance was yet to reach.

Many Chennai-based journalists approached the “outsiders” from national news outlets, often snubbed as paratroopers, with stories exposing the state government’s failures in rescue and relief.

Surprising in today’s cutthroat media world where reporters guard their “scoops” with the tenacity of hounds. For the sudden change of heart, they had an explanation: “We cannot write against the government. You should do this job because you are from outside.”

It is easy to see the root of the fear. There are at least 200 criminal defamation cases pending against journalists and news outlets at the principal sessions court in Chennai for carrying stories deemed critical against the quality of governance in the state. All of these have been filed by the state government.
Read more at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...ged-chennai/story-UczbzYmkN7RuOWhdZb4z1I.html
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State Govt. machinery could do wonders in crisis management. All people including Ministers are waiting for a word from Manbu mihu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma's Signal. Without signal nobody would even breath.
 
Politicians will be politicians: War breaks out to corner credit for relief

CHENNAI: Full four days after the pounding it received from record rains, Chennai started its journey back to normalcy on Sunday despite some politicians standing in its way.

Power was being restored, the airport reopened, outgoing trains restarted, cell phones were on and queues in petrol bunks and shops were shorter.

Rescue was over but relief was on in full swing. From government agencies through corporates to NGOs and good Samaritans, everyone was pitching in. In some areas there was a glut of relief material - largely food, milk packets and so on that were going waste.

Without a nodal agency, NGOs were rushing in wherever a need was felt. Some neighbourhoods were going without food while in others people were complaining they could eat only so much curd rice or lemon rice.

Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...er-credit-for-relief/articleshow/50069341.cms
 
It's a sorry picture on CM's turf

CHENNAI: Ideally, they are expected to be on the field giving directions to official machinery in the times of crisis, but senior ministers of Tamil Nadu were on Sunday busy posing for shutterbugs in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar, CM J Jayalalithaa's home constituency. For the record, they were to launch a mass cleaning exercise in New Washermenpet.

But in the name of the 'exercise', electricity minister Natham R Viswanathan and his colleague held a shovel to showcase a piece of trash on it to the flashbulbs even as passersby criticised the duo. Amid reports of an outraged local community demanding relief, electricity minister Natham R Viswanathan dropped in at the corporation zonal office on T H Road in the morning joined by his colleague Sellur K Raju half an hour later to take up the 'exercise'. At 9.40am, they landed near Soundarapandi Subbammal HSS, and held a shovel to showcase a piece of trash on it to the flashbulbs, even as passersby criticised the duo.
"We are ashamed by their act. Why can't they check the well-being of locals," asked A Ravindran, a resident of Tondiarpet.

The street corners in the locality had piles of garbage waiting to be cleared by conservancy staff. However, ruling party functionaries accompanying the ministers were advising them how to pose for a "nice angle".

Minsiter Gokula Indira, who joined her colleagues later in the school, presumably wanted to do her bit, as an opportunity was missed at the earlier location. "I came rushing here," the minister was heard saying. Health minister C Vijaya Baskar soon walked in as mobile health camps had to be launched near the Communicable Diseases Hospital in Tondiarpet. At least 70 doctors are out in Chennai to run medical camps, 40 of which are in R K Nagar alone. Many doctors from Tiruvannamalai Hospital and paramedical students from Stanley Medical College were waiting patiently for the ministers to end their shutterbug moments so they could tend to the residents in dire need of medical assistance. "We have been made to wait here for the ministers," a doctor told TOI.

Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-picture-on-CMs-turf/articleshow/50069344.cms
 
AIADMK sings paeans to Amma, rivals slam timing

CHENNAI: The city is yet to recover from the devastation wrought by the rain but the ruling AIADMK has deemed it is the right time to release a poem on social media praising Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa.

Opposition leaders are fuming over its timing, coming as it does after reports of AIADMK workers forcing volunteers to paste pictures of the chief minister on relief material, and putting up posters describing her as a saviour of the people.

Penned by Chitraguptan, the poem describes the recent catastrophe and the government's efforts in detail. The AIADMK supremo and government officials, it says, are working round the clock to provide relief.

It reassures "people who have lost their peace" that Amma is looking after them. "Her kindness is a great solace to the suffering people", it says, adding that people need not fear when "Amma is there to protect us." Published under a digital letterhead of Namathu MGR, the party's mouthpiece and dated December 6, it is titled "The peace which was destroyed by the floods will be redeemed by our Amma - this is a promise." The verses describe the "furious rain which history has never before witnessed". After the Poondi, Veeranam, Madurantakam and Chembarambakkam reservoirs, water was let out to prevent breaches, he writes.

For the first time ever, the poem says, the Adyar overflowed, Chennai airport was closed and the railways suspended services. Despite preventive measures, hundreds of lives and crores of property were destroyed. In this situation, "Amma's government is striving to provide food, essential services and security for the devastated people of Tamil Nadu." The poem describes the government's efforts - providing milk, water, clothes, essential items; police, fire services, army working together, medical camps, free bus services, et al.

Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...a-rivals-slam-timing/articleshow/50069312.cms
 
A pathetic administration in TN! Read the comments

[h=1]A situation that called for extraordinary steps[/h]
The government and the civic administration have been found to be severely wanting, if public reactions are to go by. The civic administration headed by the Mayor literally pleaded to be left alone, a group of the State government's ministers had to face flak from protesters when they visited flood-affected areas in Chennai. The Chief Minister continued to avoid directly interacting with the Press and relied only on ‘press releases’.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...r&utm_medium=Chennai&utm_campaign=WidgetPromo
 
This action by TN Police is commendable! TN CM can hold her head high!

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...-to-locate-stranded-people/article7957968.ece

The Chennai City Police used drones to locate people stranded in certain pockets of the city, which were seriously affected by the flooding.
A senior officer said that since Thursday, they had deployed drones in Nandambakkam Defence Colony, Mudichur, Pallikaranai, Madipakkam, Velachery and Little Mount. They were able to locate as many as 200 people with the help of drones and rescued all of them.
Drones operated from a control vehicle were giving direct feeds to their control room. On receiving a distress signal from them, they were able to zero-in on the area and volunteers at the nearest spot were alerted through a wireless walkie-talkie, enabling them to reach out to the affected.
 
Great effort by our Indian Air force! It is a herculean task to rescue the people! Hats off to the brave men!

Airlifted pregnant woman delivers healthy twin girls




  • PTI



The IAF, which had rescued 28-year-old Deepthi Velchamy on December 2, again airlifted her to a hospital two days later.


A nine-month pregnant woman, who was aerially rescued last week from one of the worst rain-affected areas of the city, has given birth to healthy twin girls at a hospital here, bringing some cheer as residents grapple with the aftermath of the unprecedented deluge.
The IAF, which had rescued 28-year-old Deepthi Velchamy on December 2, again airlifted her to a hospital two days later when she went into labour.
She was initially evacuated from rain-hit Ramapuram area near Guindy and brought to the Tamabaram Air Base, nearly 30 kms from here, which served as one of the nodal points during the aerial rescue operations.
“She was rescued on December 2 and was nine months pregnant. I was in Bangalore when I received a call and reached Tambaram the next day. She then went in labour and had to be airlifted again to a hospital in Chennai. The two girls were born on December 4,” her husband Karthik Velchamy told PTI.
Deepthi went into labour but her pregnancy history papers were lost in the flood. The Velchamys, native of Hosur near Bangalore, were racing against time when the IAF came to their rescue again and airlifted her to a hospital which had her medical record.
“She suggested (Sri) Ramachandra Medical College and Hospital as it had her details on onlinedatabase...And, an IAF team then airlifted her there. I am so happy that after all the hardships we went through, our daughters have arrived like angels and brought smile on everyone’s faces,” Karthik said.
The Indian Air Force which played a stellar role during the entire rescue operations had saved three or four other expecting mothers.
“Besides, Deepthi, who was airlifted from her house’s rooftop in Guindy area, by a ‘Cheetah’ helicopter, three-four other pregnant women were also rescued from the city and suburban areas, where communication links were cut off,” a senior IAF official told PTI.
Sukanya (29), a seven-month-pregnant woman was rescued on December 3 along with her three-year-old child from her home in Medumbakkam, near Guindy, which bore the brunt of the torrential rains that has left the capital city battered.
She was brought to Tambaram Air Base in a ‘Chetak’ helicopter, and then immediately taken to the Base Hospital.
“We moved to the fourth floor of our house as the first and the second floor had become inundated. There was no electricity in our area for the last two days.
“We had lost all hope until they rescued us,” she had said.
“Rescuing is a tough job and when I heard our boys (pilots) are airlifting seven and nine-month pregnant women, I asked my colleagues, how are they doing it,” a top IAF official said.
An emotionally overwhelmed Karthik is in awe of the IAF now, and says, “I salute these brave men.”

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...elivers-healthy-twin-girls/article7957813.ece
 
'அ.தி.மு.க.வுக்கு ஓட்டு போடணும்...!'- சத்தியம் வாங்கி நிவாரணம் வழங்கும் அ.தி.மு.க.வினர் அராஜகம்!

கடலூர்: 'அ.தி.மு.க.வுக்கு ஓட்டு போடணும்!' என்று சத்தியம் வாங்கிக் கொண்டு அ.தி.மு.க.வினர் அராஜக போக்குடன் நிவாரணம் வழங்குவதால், கடலூர் மாவட்டத்தில் மழையால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்கள் இன்று சாலை மறியலில் ஈடுபட்டனர். அப்போது போலீசார் அவர்கள் மீது தடியடி நடத்தியதால் அங்கு பெரும் பரபரப்பு ஏற்பட்டது

கடலூர் மாவட்டம் ஆல்பேட்டையில், சேட்டு நகர், சேகர் நகர், முத்தையா நகர் போன்ற பல பகுதிகளை சேர்ந்த நூற்றுக்கணக்கானோர், வெள்ள நிவாரணம் கேட்டு சாலை மறியல் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இதனால் கடலூர்-பாண்டி சாலையில் வெகு நேரம் போக்குவரத்து பாதிக்கப்பட்டது. இந்த தகவல் அறிந்து சம்பவ இடத்திற்கு விரைந்து வந்த கடலூர் இன்ஸ்பெக்டர் வெற்றிச்செல்வன், மறியல் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டவர்களை கலைந்து செல்லும்படி அறிவுறுத்தினார்.

Read more at: http://www.vikatan.com/news/tamilnadu/56022-aiadmk-caders-giving-relief-after-getting-promise.art
 
மத்திய அரசை புறக்கணிக்கிறதா தமிழக அரசு

விடாது கொட்டிய மழையால் சின்னாபின்னமான சென்னைக்கு உதவ மத்திய அரசுத் துறைகள் தயாராக இருந்தும், தமிழக அரசு ஏற்க மறுப்பதாகக் கூறி மத்திய அரசு அதிகாரிகள் விரக்தி அடைந்துள்ளனர்.

மத்திய உள்துறையில் பணியாற்றும் தமிழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த அதிகாரி ஒருவர், 'சென்னையை இடர்பாடுகளில் இருந்து மீட்டெடுக்க மத்திய உள்துறை அமைச்சகம், பிற துறைகள்
தயாராக உள்ளன. ஆனால் தமிழக அரசு உதவியைக் கேட்டு பெற தயாராக இல்லை' என வேதனையோடு கூறியுள்ளார்.

டில்லியில் உள்ள 'எய்ம்ஸ்' மருத்துவமனையின் நிபுணர் குழுவை அனுப்ப தயாரான
மத்திய சுகாதார அமைச்சகம், தமிழக அதிகாரிகளை தொடர்பு கொண்டபோது 'எங்களிடம் போதிய வசதிகள் உள்ளன' எனக்கூறி தமிழக அதிகாரிகள் மழுப்பியதாக தகவல் வெளியாகி உள்ளது. 'தமிழகத்திற்கு 50 ஆயிரம் எல்.இ.டி., பல்புகளை வழங்க தயார்' என மத்திய மின் துறை அமைச்சர் பீயூஷ் கோயல் அறிவித்தும் இதை பெற மாநில அரசு எந்த முயற்சியும் எடுக்கவில்லை.

Read more at: http://www.dinamalar.com/news_detail.asp?id=1404083
 
Very sad indeed! I guess we have to build more high rises & people have to live 20 feet above road level!!

[h=1]400 mentally ill, elderly stranded in Thiruverkadu[/h]TNN | Dec 8, 2015, 05.43 AM IST
Around 400 psychiatric patients and elderly are stranded in a home in Thiruverkadu as water entered their premises and washed away their belongings.

The group of the sick and infirm was shifted from Karunai Illam, a home in Maduravoyal, after the first bout of rain. Around 150 women were shifted overnight and relocated to another home run by the same organisation.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...nded-in-Thiruverkadu/articleshow/50084507.cms
 
A few of my friends and relatives have lost precious stuff..Washing machines, Refrigerator, audio systems, TV's completely damaged! Precious silk clothes in water!
 



NOW, STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL IN CHENNAI


Displaced families count their losses

Situation is ripe for an epidemic, health experts sound warning.

The waters have receded as of now, and people are slowly attempting to return to what is left of their homes in most areas of Chennai. If the skies hold, and further flooding does not occur, then it may be safely assumed that the city has reached the ‘post-impact’ phase of the disaster.

In a flood scenario like this, a key characteristic of this phase is the looming spectre of epidemics and the larger question of sustaining relief and rehabilitation work.

Piles of garbage

Piles of garbage have been swept up by the flood waters, sewage has entered the homes and where the flood waters have not yet receded, there is an unbearable stench. In some areas, people have spotted carcasses floating by, and rodents and snakes run riot in abandoned homes. The situation is ripe for an epidemic, if the

State is not prepared, public health experts have warned.

As it is, families are trying to cope with the stress of displacement, and in some cases, with the injuries caused during the floods. A number of people suffered falls, bites, allergies, skin ailments, and electrocution. The poor hygiene and sanitation situation comes as an extra challenge at this stage, even as distribution of relief remains an issue that needs to be addressed simultaneously.

Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...their-losses/article7958695.ece?homepage=true
 
Chennai rains have dropped from the national radar.

The balance issues state is well capable of handling itself.

The elite there have been taken care of . All communication, transport -bus,train, air restored .Plenty of food to take care of the people left in relief camps.Some relief

consisting of payments varying from Rs 5 to 10 ten thousands for those affected .
 
krish44 said:
The elite there have been taken care of . All communication, transport -bus,train, air restored .Plenty of food to take care of the people left in relief camps.Some relief

consisting of payments varying from Rs 5 to 10 ten thousands for those affected .
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That will be peanuts for those severely impacted! Those whose Electrical and electronic gadgets include Fridge, washing machine and stereo systems are not functioning or damaged beyond repair or lost in the gushing waters; who is going to compensate! The replacement costs will be ranging from Rs 10k to 100K? Who is going to compensate for the lives lost (Mr Srinivas & his wife who are ardent Siva Bakhtas have lost their lives in the floods)! Who is going to compensate the 18 lives lost in MIOT International hospital in Manapakkam! Yesterday News Today telecast a Ground Zero wherein Rajdeep interviews the public & key figures! It is a dark period for Chennaites! It has impacted all strata of society!
 
Chennai Rains

TN update: Water level recedes, outbreak of diseases and hygiene biggest concern

One of main problems after the water receded has been to control the spread of diseases

The water has receded from Tamil Nadu's capital of Chennai as people make an effort to return to their normal lives.

Schools and colleges are expected to remain closed till Wednesday, even as the city saw some sun-light after many days on Monday morning.

Many flights took off and trains resumed their regular schedule as people got back to work.

One of main problems after the water receded has been to control the spread of diseases.

The Hindu reported that piles of garbage had been swept up by the flood waters, sewage had entered homes and where the flood waters have not yet receded, there is an unbearable stench. In some areas, people have spotted carcasses floating by, and rodents and snakes run riot in abandoned homes. The situation is ripe for an epidemic if the state is not prepared, public health experts have warned.

See more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...ne-biggest-concern-36635#sthash.3xZkcQB3.dpuf
 
[h=1]Chennai Floods: Focus On Preventing Spread Of Disease as Dry Weather Prevails[/h]CHENNAI: With dry weather prevailing in flood-ravaged Chennai and its neighbourhood, officials are now focusing on relief measures and prevention of spread of diseases.

As the water level in several low lying areas have receded, the Central and state government agencies have undertaken relief measures on a war footing.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/chennai-news/ch...ad-of-disease-as-dry-weather-prevails-1252331
 
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