How one of the world’s wettest major cities ran out of water
To accommodate industry and population growth, the south Indian city of Chennai has long neglected traditional methods of water storage,
which it now scrambles to revive
Bloomberg
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world, and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, India, it is both.
The country’s sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles.
The ancient south Indian port has become a case study in what can go wrong when factors like industrialization, urbanization and extreme weather converge and a booming metropolis paves over its flood plain to satisfy demand for new homes, factories and offices.
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Residents fill pots from a water truck on July 4, 2019, when Chennai became one of the first major cities in the world to run dry. | BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg Feb 4, 2021
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it’s both.
India’s sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400 millimeters (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles. Yet in 2019, it hit the headlines for being one of the first major cities in the world to run out of water trucking in 10 million liters a day to hydrate its population. This year, it ha
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it’s both. India’s sixth-largest city gets an average of about 1,400mm (55 inches) of rainfall a year, more than twice the amount that falls on London and almost four times the level of Los Angeles. Yet in 2019 it hit the headlines for being one of the first major cities in the world to run out of water trucking in 10 million liters a day to hydrate its population. This year, it had the wettest January in decades.
Chief Minister unveils new infrastructure, housing projects
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Drinking water projects and related works implemented at a cost of ₹1,137.18 crore
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Drinking water projects and related works implemented at a cost of ₹1,137.18 crore
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday unveiled various drinking water programmes, new housing tenements constructed for the economically weaker sections and infrastructure projects across the State through video conference.
The drinking water projects and related works were implemented at a cost of ₹1,137.18 crore. They include works of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (₹931.61 crore), the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (₹82.6 crore), Commissionerate of Municipal Administration (₹100.51 crore) and the Directorate of Town Panchayats (₹12.87 crore) and Greater Chennai Corporation (₹9.59 crore).