Flooding in the southern indian state of tamil nadu has killed more than 40 people in the past 48 hours, authorities said thursday, as prime minister narendra modi visited chennai, the countrys. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20, at ymca physical education college. The 36th chennai book fair promises to be a book lovers delight with more than 10 lakh titles. This is a 10 minute documentary shot in and around defence colony right from the 1st of dec night till the 3rd of dec15. Why chennai floods are a manmade disaster down to earth. From november 9december 1, 2015, chennai city and its outlying areas, which are. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january. Publisher in both bologna and london book fairs all about, 20, p. Coinciding with the end of the summer vacations, the fair has several stalls housing academic and schoolrelated books. Last year the book fair was held during the month of june due to heavy floods and rains during the month of december. The reykjavik book fair has been an annual event in the city of literature since reykjavik became a member.
The 39th chennai book fair is being held from 1st june to th june at the island grounds this year, with nearly 700 stalls. Flood damage leaves publishers at a loss ahead of book fair. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. A publishercumauthor was evicted from his rented stall at the ongoing 43rd chennai book fair by the booksellers and publishers.
Chennai book fair project gutenberg selfpublishing. Reykjavik book fair city of literature unesco bokmenntaborgin. Chennai book festival going on at ymca grounds, royapettah. The floods in chennai and its suburbs which have put millions into misery also showed the good, bad and the ugly sides of people and organisations. The recent rain and floods in chennai affected many lives and livelihoods. We can sketch around the ground and inside the fair. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. After the floods is priced at rs 150 and there is a 10% spot discount during the book fair. Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi.
The annual chennai book fair was held at the island grounds from june 1 to june, 2016. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. The cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. 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. Its soil and rock types suggest that the city is historically a flood plain.
Two years since the floods in chennai in december 2015, we look back on some iconic images by our photographers chronicling the devastation that took place in the city. The fair would be open for common people from 4 to 7 in the evening and discount of 15% would be given on selected books. Introduction a depression formed over southwest bay of bengal on 8th november, 2015 morning, moved northeast wards at a speed of 15 kmph storm and intensified into a deep depression and lay centred at 0530 hours ist on 9th november 2015 over southwest bay of. The parthasarathy temple is an 8thcentury hindu vaishnavite temple dedicated to the lord vishnu, located at thiruvallikeni, chennai, india. India torrential rain causes deadly flooding in tamil nadu 3 november, 2017 by richard davies in asia, news the northeast monsoon brought heavy rain to parts of the southern indian state of tamil nadu, including the state capital chennai, from 30 october, 2017. Keeping with the digital age, the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi has launched a mobile application to guide book lovers about the 40th chennai book fair. Muthusamy seenirajan1, muthusamy natarajan2, ramasamy thangaraj3. The annual chennai book fair was held at the island grounds from june 1. Usually held around pongal january, the book fair was cancelled due to the floods in december last year. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india. How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area.
The fair which is hosted at the ymca of late was shifted to the island grounds this year. With nearly 700 stalls, the book fair will be organised from january 6 to january 19 at. Sathyabama university was constructed in a water body on old. A food court with beverage, ice cream and dry fruit stalls along with stateoftheart. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and multicriteria technique. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city. After the floods a collection of 21 stories by various bloggers and writers in chennai. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in chennai, india by.
The 37th chennai book fair is organised will be held from january 10 to 22 at the ymca college of physical education, nandanam. Publisher evicted from chennai book fair for displaying book. As usual, this year on the occasion of pongal, the 40th chennai book fair was organized between 6th january and 19th january at st george anglo indian high school which is opposite to pachaiyappas college. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. What are the pictures that show the true spirit of chennai. It was found out that chennai flood was due to the high intensity rainfall caused by the unfavourable atmospheric. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2015. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20. The fair lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. Starts from when the flood starts, till the rescue people turn up. Chennai book fair, tamil nadu is a major indian book event organised by booksellers and publishers association of south india which exhibits innumerable books and comprises several contests. I dont exactly have pictures to share but i have a list of professionals who showed us the what displaying resilience and fighting spirit is all about.
Chennai floods impact survey reveals extent of damage. I say this because all the stories are based on the chennai floods 2015 theme and the contributors have tried their best to bring out their perspectives of the disaster that shook the state. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in the chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first. The paper fulfils this purpose through cases in point. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. A collection of around 20 short storiespieces by various bloggers from chennai, this book is more of a collectible.
While rain waters did cause flooding, the unexpected and extremely swift water level raise came from the opening of the biggest lake in chennai in the middle of the night. On march 3, 2016, the world quietly lost a little more ground to climate change. I read a few stories the last one in the book written by rajesh k, and chennai 6000 home vs house story by kavipriya moorthy were the good ones among the few ive finished reading. The temple is glorified in the divya prabandha, the early medieval tamil literature canon of the alvar saints from the 6th9th centuries ce and is classified as among the 108 divya desams dedicated to vishnu. The heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. Yhai again grabbed the award for excellence as the best value leisure product in otmttf delhi. I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. Fluctuations are common, of course, and 2016s recordbreaking temperatures and. Food court to add spice to chennai book fair chennai. April 22, 2016 chennai residents, december 2, 2015 destination8infinity wikimedia commons. Floods are natural calamities and occur regularly in certain low lying area.
The chennai book fair, the annual exhibition which is among the most important events in the city and eagerly looked forward by several thousand bibliophiles, will. India affected by the flood, missionaries help neighbours in tamil. They cause tremendous havoc to human life and property but are sometimes also a blessing in disguise because they bring alluvial soil which is essential for crops. Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the. The fair gives a great overview of the icelandic christmas book flood, accompanied by a diverse. Download the times of india news app for latest city news. Mumbai 2005 leptospirosis, cholera, fever, gastroenteritiis 1,50,179 went sick 435 lost lives chennai 2006 leptospirosis outbreak 2765 people infected west bengal 1998 cholera epidemic 16590 people infected 1600 lost lives orissa 2007 waterborne diseases 3000 people infected 184 lost lives uttarakanth 20 cholera, diarrhea and dysentery 400 people infected postfloods. This is a great benefit compared to the havoc it creates.
The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20, at ymca physical. Thursday, february 18, 2016 alwin memorial senior secondary school 1 2. Chennai book fair attracts international publishers. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. Books were another casualty, which proved to be a major loss for. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india travel blog.
Chennai book fair 2017 starts from july 21st at ymca. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. On the morning of friday the 3 november 2017, the state of chennai, tamil nadu in india, was severely affected by a low pressure area that had formed over sri lanka and south west bay of bengal. Chennai book fair or madras book fair is an annual book fair organized in the chennai, india by the booksellers and publishers association of south india bapasi. The annual book fair has become part of chennais culture, like the. Book fair opens in ujjain indore news times of india. Tara books by heather dawn parsons digital thesis and project. The mainly affected regions are coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu,andhra pradesh, and the union territory of puducherry and especially the most devastated area, the city of chennai. For last 3 to 4 years i see lot of religious propaganda is going on during the chennai book fair with the aim of conversion, i feel it is happening with the blessings of bapasi or. The main reason i visited the exhibition was to buy this book. India torrential rain causes deadly flooding in tamil. Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel.
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