Chennai can be developed as water conservation model
8 years, 5 months ago

Chennai can be developed as water conservation model

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Do you know that the ecosystem in Chennai once facilitated the survival of tigers? With the alarming water reality coming back to the limelight, after the devastating floods of November-December 2015, Goethe Institute Chennai is conducting a three-day conference from Thursday at Kalakshetra Foundation to share the knowledge on water resources. Director of C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, Nanditha Krishna, who would be giving a talk on ‘Changing Water Cultures in Chennai and Tamil Nadu’, told DC that the conference would sensitise people about the destruction to the region. The quality of Madras has changed over the years.” Nandithaa would talk of how the presence of marshland and water bodies facilitated Tigers growth in Madras. Considering the loss, it is good to leave these biodiversity hotspots as they are,” said Dr. Ritesh Kumar of Wetlands International during the regional media workshop conducted by Indo-Germany biodiversity programme, on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit on Wednesday.

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Study calls for urgent reforms to mitigate floods and droughts in Chennai
2 weeks ago

Study calls for urgent reforms to mitigate floods and droughts in Chennai

The Hindu  

While a non-governmental organisation says that Chennai is prone to floods and droughts and demand urgent reforms and mitigation efforts, officials of the Greater Chennai Corporation contest such claims and point at the current water management initiatives. A recent study by Arappor Iyakkam, an NGO, identified significant issues in Chennai’s water management system, especially the Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum, and Adyar, and …

Metrowater to scale up tertiary treated water use in Chennai, says official
1 month, 1 week ago

Metrowater to scale up tertiary treated water use in Chennai, says official

The Hindu  

In a bid to overcome the challenge of inequitable water supply, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is investing in wastewater reuse and circular water economy solutions. Stressing the need for a shift towards circular water economy, where wastewater is recycled and freshwater consumption is minimised, Mr. Vinay said the CMWSSB already had a tertiary treated ultrafiltration plant …

Chennai City Habitat Development Committee meets after three years, MLAs flag infrastructure, water issues
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chennai City Habitat Development Committee meets after three years, MLAs flag infrastructure, water issues

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Nearly three years after its first meeting in 2022, the Chennai City Habitat Development Committee convened its second meeting at the Ripon Building on Thursday. Officials had recently assured a meeting would be held soon following a report published by TNIE on January 22, pointing out that the meeting has not been held for nearly three years even though …

Tamil Nadu aims to notify 100 wetlands amid resistance
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu aims to notify 100 wetlands amid resistance

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is planning to notify 100 wetlands under the Wetlands Rules, 2017, marking a significant push for wetland conservation. Authorities have been working on preparing documentation for these waterbodies with Anna University completing brief documents for 65 wetlands, adding to the 141 already documented. On World Wetlands Day, Chief Minister MK Stalin has reiterated the state’s commitment for …

Day after storm, water drained from 334 of 342 affected areas in Chennai
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Day after storm, water drained from 334 of 342 affected areas in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: A day after the city reported widespread inundation, workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation drained water from most of the affected areas. Areas like Pulianthope, Vyasarpadi, Kodungaiyur and Korattur in the northern parts of the city, and Ram Nagar, Murugu Nagar, AGS Colony in Velachery and Madipakkam in the south were severely flooded on Saturday. Stagnant water was cleared …

Inadequate drainage turns the city more vulnerable to floods
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Inadequate drainage turns the city more vulnerable to floods

The Hindu  

A breach in the Arasankazhani lake near Chemmancherry-Perumbakkam, as confirmed by officials, left many people struggling on Sunday, when the rain stopped after Cyclone Fengal made landfall late on November 30. Alleging inadequate storm water drains, Opposition parties have been asking the government to release a White Paper based on the Thiruppugazh Committee’s recommendations for flood mitigation and management. Even …

Chennai braces for rain, pond restoration stuck
4 months, 1 week ago

Chennai braces for rain, pond restoration stuck

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: As Chennai gets ready for another round of intense rain, the Greater Chennai Corporation’s initiative to restore 14 ponds to save the city from floods seems to have made little headway. The civic body awarded contracts for the restoration work in six packages in 2023 and January 2024 at a total cost of Rs 20.47 crore under Singara Chennai …

Reimagining Chennai's Waterways: A Holistic Approach to Water Security
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Reimagining Chennai's Waterways: A Holistic Approach to Water Security

New Indian Express  

The article highlights the dire water situation in Chennai, with citizens facing water scarcity, flooding, and pollution. It suggests that comprehensive city planning is the key to addressing these issues. The co-founders of 'Thisai' propose a new direction by focusing on sustainable water management and restoring the city's rivers and canals. The article emphasizes the need for a holistic approach …

'We should plan for one Tsunami every 100 years'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'We should plan for one Tsunami every 100 years'

New Indian Express  

In 1802, Madras was the epicentre of a project that eventually led to the discovery that Mount Everest was the tallest peak in the world. The canal, which is about 800 km long from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Chidambaram, and Kosasthalaiyar, Cooum and Adyar rivers that run through the city are a reminder of how Chennai is geographically endowed …

Study finds infrastructure gaps that led to flooding in Chennai last monsoon
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Study finds infrastructure gaps that led to flooding in Chennai last monsoon

The Hindu  

The heavy rain brought on by Cyclone Michaung led to widespread flooding that made life hard for residents of many localities. The study points to the deficiencies in infrastructure and socio-economic disparities that complicated the situation in north Chennai during the cyclone and the resultant water stagnation in December last. A slew of reasons The study states, “Chennai city once …

Chennai floods of 2015: water, water everywhere
7 months, 1 week ago

Chennai floods of 2015: water, water everywhere

The Hindu  

When we Chennai-ites read of flooding in other cities, we turn to the next news item remarking that it could not be worse than the flood of 2015. But 2015 was special for another reason – delay in opening the sluices of the Chembarambakkam reservoir which caused a huge amount of water to be released into the Adyar river. As …

Chennai's road to recovery after devastating December floods
1 year, 2 months ago

Chennai's road to recovery after devastating December floods

Hindustan Times  

“Chennai has been in depression since December 4,” a 40-something Chennaiite, who heads an equity market research firm said when asked about how the city was coping nearly a month after torrential rains devastated it and four adjoining districts. Subsequently, when the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust was formed in 2006 to restore lakes and rivers, the Chennai Corporation first realised …

Chennai floods a call for integrating climate action in masterplans
1 year, 3 months ago

Chennai floods a call for integrating climate action in masterplans

Hindustan Times  

Cyclone Michaung struck Chennai on December 4, killing many people and marooning tens of thousands of residents. The city is now planning to integrate the climate action plan into its third masterplan, which will come into force by 2026 and guide the development of the Chennai Metropolitan Area for the next 20 years. In Chennai for example, the Chennai Metropolitan …

Opportune moment to rediscover Chennai’s hydrology
1 year, 3 months ago

Opportune moment to rediscover Chennai’s hydrology

The Hindu  

Unusually heavy rainfall years have been becoming more frequent in recent decades in India. And, how does one convert disaster into opportunity so that the city of Chennai also gets abundant water supply? The key issue, therefore, is to highlight the necessity to decode Chennai’s urban and peri-urban hydrology, its ecosystem in its totality, and make meaningful and scientific interventions …

Chennai floods | Why were people angry?
1 year, 3 months ago

Chennai floods | Why were people angry?

The Hindu  

To be fair to the government, before the cyclone hit, they were well prepared for it. The government posted NDRF and SDRF teams along eight coastal districts in north Tamil Nadu. The government handled the release of water from reservoirs extremely well, which ensured that Chennai did not face the kind man-made disaster that happened in December 2015. While Ministers …

Chennai Floods: What is the way forward for a developing Chennai vulnerable to flooding?
1 year, 3 months ago

Chennai Floods: What is the way forward for a developing Chennai vulnerable to flooding?

Hindustan Times  

Last week’s Cyclone Michaung, which struck on December 4, killing at least 20 people and marooning tens of thousands of residents in Chennai, has raised questions on what solutions can be taken to lessen the impact of such flash floods. Dense urbanisation leading to worsening floods While the present government has increased the network of stormwater drains, Chennai's suburbs, added …

Tackling Chennai’s flood problem
1 year, 3 months ago

Tackling Chennai’s flood problem

The Hindu  

The torrential rains triggered by Cyclone Michaung on December 3-4 in Chennai and its neighbouring districts exposed yet again the limits of urban planning. Eight years ago, the release of water from the Chembarambakkam reservoir, one of the water sources for Chennai, into Adyar in the south was widely cited as the main cause of the floods. The Comptroller and …

Chennai under water: 2015 vs 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Chennai under water: 2015 vs 2023

The Hindu  

Hindsight is an excellent teacher, but as pupils, do we remember the lessons taught eight years ago? Only eight years ago did Chennai have a terrible northeast monsoon; several weather events in November and December set the bar low for Chennai, as extensive devastation wrecked most parts of the city. Reservoir discharge The single most crucial factor which ensured that …

Water Resources Department looking for technical support, funding from EU
1 year, 11 months ago

Water Resources Department looking for technical support, funding from EU

The Hindu  

The Water Resources Department is looking to gain technical support and have a tie-up for funding with the European Union to sustain urban water resources. Plugging of sewage outfalls, protection of urban channels to avoid illegal dumping of solid waste and real-time monitoring mechanism of water quality and storage in waterbodies were some of the challenges faced in urban lakes. …

Why Chennai's rain woes continue
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Chennai's rain woes continue

India Today  

The torrential rains that lashed Chennai after Diwali, five times the monthly average in six days till November 12, left the city waterlogged like never before. Rampant encroachments, including by the government agencies, along the banks of the Adyar and Cooum rivers, and the Ennore-Kosasthalaiyar basin, which protects the residents of north Chennai, and a shoddy storm water drain network …

Water Scarcity to Water Scares City: How Chennai Can Get Off the Drought-to-Floods Rollercoaster
3 years, 4 months ago

Water Scarcity to Water Scares City: How Chennai Can Get Off the Drought-to-Floods Rollercoaster

News 18  

Six years after it was inundated by flash floods, Chennai once again finds itself partially submerged after heavy downpour. The harrowing scenes have once again prompted questions on why Chennai, often called ‘India’s Detroit’ due to its large car-making industry, finds itself neck-deep in flash floods so often. Speaking to News18, Jayaram Venkatesan, convenor of citizens’ advocacy group Arappor Iyakkam, …

Chennai Submerges: Living the Horror of 2015 All over Again
3 years, 4 months ago

Chennai Submerges: Living the Horror of 2015 All over Again

News 18  

As television screens beamed pictures of Chennai submerged in rain waters on Sunday, it took me back in time to December 2015 when an unprecedented downpour drowned Chennai and flooded the city for three days. Such is the flooding that the Tamil Nadu government has shut down educational institutions in nine districts, and with the weatherman predicting rain for another …

Water Museum coming up at Kilpauk
4 years, 2 months ago

Water Museum coming up at Kilpauk

The Hindu  

Kilpauk water works, the city’s first water treatment plant, will soon house a water museum on its sprawling premises. With several working models, installations and interactive games in place, the museum is being developed to create awareness on the city’s water supply infrastructure and importance of water conservation. Two interactive kiosks placed in the corners will provide detailed information about …

How Chennai’s green lakes, marshlands have been thriving under lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

How Chennai’s green lakes, marshlands have been thriving under lockdown

The Hindu  

“A friend and I wanted to look at water bodies that had not been explored much in recent times. We had heard that Nochimedu and Valarpuram lakes near Nayapakkam used to be popular birding spots in the past, before they fell off the radar because they are not very accessible,” says Umesh Mani. So the 53-year-old Chennai-based management consultant and …

Respite from water woes in Chennai
4 years, 10 months ago

Respite from water woes in Chennai

Hindustan Times  

Amidst the dark Covid-19 clouds, there may be a silver lining for the 10.5 million citizens of Chennai. The inflow into the lakes has been excellent and we’ve managed to significantly reduce the supply of freshwater to the industrial clusters by providing them recycled water,” said T Prabhushankar, executive director, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. In 2019, the …

Chennai Has Enough Water to Fight Covid-19 but Should not Forget Harsh Lessons from 2019 Summer
4 years, 11 months ago

Chennai Has Enough Water to Fight Covid-19 but Should not Forget Harsh Lessons from 2019 Summer

News 18  

"Had this Coronavirus situation come last year, it would have been a disaster. Dr T Prabhushankar, Executive Director of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, sums up the water situation as the city enters its summer in the times of the COVID-19 spread. The state-owned Metro Water struggled to keep up with the demands as the city's reservoirs and …

Mismanaged urbanisation and encroachments: Chennai continues to lose out on its water resources
5 years, 8 months ago

Mismanaged urbanisation and encroachments: Chennai continues to lose out on its water resources

The Hindu  

The urban sprawl continues to occupy more space and, in the process, waterbodies shrink. The city, which teeters between floods and droughts, continues to lose out on its water resources due to mismanaged urbanisation and encroachments. Sources in the Water Resources Department note that the river in city limits continues to receive industrial effluents and sewage in several areas such …

You can ease India’s water woes and gain from it too
5 years, 8 months ago

You can ease India’s water woes and gain from it too

Live Mint  

For Chennai-based Harsha, 50, and Prabha Koda, 49, the inspiration to start utilizing rainwater didn’t come from a drought but flooding. “We have a five ‘R’s formula: Reduce wastage, reuse used water, recharge groundwater, respect water and recycle waste water. A rainwater harvesting system at Srinivasan’s residence One significant way that water is wasted is through overflows from overhead tanks. …

Chennai, Maharashtra water crisis: We haven’t allowed sub-soil water to recharge, says Shashi Shekhar
5 years, 8 months ago

Chennai, Maharashtra water crisis: We haven’t allowed sub-soil water to recharge, says Shashi Shekhar

The Hindu  

A delayed start to the monsoon has plunged several cities and districts into a water crisis. Shashi Shekhar, who was once secretary of the water resources ministry as well as a senior official in the environment ministry, has grappled with water challenges at many levels. The trees slowly transfer rainwater into the sub-soil and this is critical, as it’s the …

Chennai water crisis: Way ahead could encompass decentralised sewage treatment, solutions matching pain with gain
5 years, 8 months ago

Chennai water crisis: Way ahead could encompass decentralised sewage treatment, solutions matching pain with gain

Firstpost  

If by some miracle, the population shrank, our water bodies were restored, our economic model changed, and citizens voted for water management — the Chennai water crisis would vanish. One caveat: Please do not spend time and money, fruitlessly pumping sewage to a centralised sewage treatment facility from where the treated water is not of any use to persons who …

Chennai water crisis: Why provision, while alluring, couldn't slake a growing city's thirst
5 years, 8 months ago

Chennai water crisis: Why provision, while alluring, couldn't slake a growing city's thirst

Firstpost  

This is the second in a four-part series on the Chennai water crisis. Providing for Chennai’s thirst vs adapting demand to existing water resources For millennia, people of Chennai have relied on tanks, shallow wells and its three seasonal rivers — the Adyar, the Cooum and the Kosasthalaiyar — for their water. The Metrowater website states, “The system was then …

Chennai water crisis: Are desalination plants the answer?
5 years, 9 months ago

Chennai water crisis: Are desalination plants the answer?

The Hindu  

Two desalination plants, set up in Minjur in north Chennai and Nemmeli on the East Coast Road, in 2010 and 2013, respectively, have ensured that Chennai gets an assured drinking water supply of 200 million litres a day. Environmentalists, however, point out that the plants not only consume huge energy, they affect marine life and discharge harmful byproducts. With average …

Chennai water crisis: It’s not just meteorology but mismanagement that’s made Chennai run dry
5 years, 9 months ago

Chennai water crisis: It’s not just meteorology but mismanagement that’s made Chennai run dry

The Hindu  

Every morning for the past two months, N. Thangaraj has set out from his home at 4 a.m., carrying plastic pots, ready to jostle through crowds, to collect a few litres of water to meet his family’s basic needs. “Then I try to finish some chores like bathing and washing clothes while the water still runs in the taps.” This …

RS discusses water issue amid Tamil Nadu crisis; Centre promises clean drinking water for every household by 2024
5 years, 9 months ago

RS discusses water issue amid Tamil Nadu crisis; Centre promises clean drinking water for every household by 2024

Firstpost  

The Rajya Sabha held a short-duration discussion on water crisis in the country, during which members suggested a slew of steps like river interlinking, district-specific blueprint for water conservation and speedy approval for rainwater harvesting projects. New Delhi: The government would provide clean drinking water to every household of the country by 2024, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat said on …

DiCaprio steers attention to Chennai water crisis
5 years, 9 months ago

DiCaprio steers attention to Chennai water crisis

India TV News  

Oscar-winning Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, known for his environmental activism, has raised awareness about the ongoing water crisis in Chennai. The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis after the four main water reservoirs ran dry." "Officials in the city continue to try and find alternative sources of water -- but the community continues to pray for rain." While …

Leonardo DiCaprio expresses concern about Chennai water crisis, says “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation”
5 years, 9 months ago

Leonardo DiCaprio expresses concern about Chennai water crisis, says “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation”

Op India  

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, posted a message on Instagram sharing his concern for the ongoing water crisis in Chennai. He wrote: “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation.” A well completely empty, and a city without water. The southern Indian city of Chennai is in crisis, after the four main water reservoirs ran completely dry. Chennai has been reeling …

A city gone dry: on Chennai water crisis
5 years, 9 months ago

A city gone dry: on Chennai water crisis

The Hindu  

Chennai’s aspirations to grow into a global economic hub appear considerably weakened as it struggles to find water. The shadow of drought from 2018 has stretched into the torrid summer this year, evaporating not just the city’s reservoirs, but the prosperity of its residents who are forced to hunt for tankers, pay bribes and spend hours even at night waiting …

Water crisis: Getting the priorities right
5 years, 9 months ago

Water crisis: Getting the priorities right

India Today  

In 2018, the Niti Aayog declared that India was staring at the worst water crisis in its history with 600 million people facing high-to-extreme water stress and about 200,000 people dying every year due to inadequate access to safe water. The Central Ground Water Board data shows water levels fell in 61 per cent of wells in the country between …

Satellite images confirm the grim reality, Chennai is running out of water
5 years, 9 months ago

Satellite images confirm the grim reality, Chennai is running out of water

India TV News  

These satellite pictures, as posted by the New York Times, reveal the present condition of a reservoir in Chennai. The city is facing severe water crisis and as per reports, Chennai's water supply board has planned to start sourcing drinking water from Jolarpettai in two weeks. More so, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is reportedly reviewing ways …

How Chennai lost its water, a story that should worry you
5 years, 9 months ago

How Chennai lost its water, a story that should worry you

India Today  

Chennai is practically the first Indian city to have gone dry with the Central Water Commission reporting a rainfall deficit of 41 per cent in Tamil Nadu till June 13 this year. Following the age-old water conservation tradition of Tamil Nadu, Chennai had nearly two dozen water bodies including three rivers and a British period Buckingham canal. Ironically, Tamil Nadu's …

Water crisis in Chennai: Ministers and officials say there is no problem even as four major reservoirs run dry
5 years, 9 months ago

Water crisis in Chennai: Ministers and officials say there is no problem even as four major reservoirs run dry

Firstpost  

Chennai: The daily desperate wait for water, especially among lower income residents, is becoming longer and more uncertain for the 75 lakh people of Chennai. “The state’s chief educational officer has ordered all schools in and around Chennai to install rain water harvesting systems but we don’t have water to construct those systems." “Chennai has nearly 50,000 hotels and we …

Chennai: life in India’s first city that’s almost out of water
5 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: life in India’s first city that’s almost out of water

CNN  

Chennai, India CNN — As Manjula Sridhar went into the operation theater of a maternity ward in Chennai, the capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, her mother began arguing with the doctor over a water shortage that threatened to delay the delivery. “Because the level of water in the reservoirs has gone down, and due to less …

Chennai is reeling under accute water shortage as reservoirs run dry
5 years, 9 months ago

Chennai is reeling under accute water shortage as reservoirs run dry

Op India  

For several weeks now, the city of Chennai has been reeling under an acute water shortage after four major reservoirs have completely dried up. The Madras High Court has slammed the AIADMK led Tamil Nadu government for not taking adequate measures to prevent the water crisis. Meanwhile, the DMK has called for a protest on June 22 across Tamil Nadu …

Chennai water shortage: India’s 6th-largest city is almost out of water. Satellite images show bone-dry reservoirs
5 years, 9 months ago

Chennai water shortage: India’s 6th-largest city is almost out of water. Satellite images show bone-dry reservoirs

CNN  

CNN — Very little rain, recent scorching temperatures and a late monsoon season are being blamed for the water shortage in India’s sixth-largest city, with nearly 5 million residents. Chennai’s water supply comes from four reservoirs, all of which are almost completely dry because the monsoon rain that replenishes them has not come on time. Lake Puzhal, the city’s largest, …

Chennai water crisis hits construction sector
5 years, 9 months ago

Chennai water crisis hits construction sector

Live Mint  

Chennai: The water crisis in Chennai and in several other places in Tamil Nadu has affected the construction sector severely, said realty players. "We are not able to get good water fulfilling quality parameters from the ground hence we are forced to buy tanker water which is very costly and increases the cost of construction," Varun Manian, Managing Director, Radiance …

Water woes: Parched Chennai cries for relief
5 years, 9 months ago

Water woes: Parched Chennai cries for relief

India Today  

Tamil Nadu and its capital Chennai are struggling to meet the water demands of its citizens. As of Thursday, Chennai's four reservoirs together had only 31 million cubic feet of water as against a total capacity of 11,257 mcft. With the city fighting to meet its water demand Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is almost completely dependent on …

Can Chennai avoid Day Zero scenario?
6 years ago

Can Chennai avoid Day Zero scenario?

Deccan Chronicle  

Consequent monsoon failure and nil summer showers have deepened the water crisis in the state, especially in Chennai. With water levels in city’s four major reservoirs in Poondi, Red Hills, Chembarambakkam and Cholavaram plummeting, metro water board has begun tapping water from quarries in Sikkarayapuram. If the new rules are implemented and all houses have effective rainwater harvesting structures, the …

Chennai hopes to keep drinking water woes at bay as major reservoirs record sufficient storage this year
7 years ago

Chennai hopes to keep drinking water woes at bay as major reservoirs record sufficient storage this year

Firstpost  

After a successful North East monsoon bringing the maximum rainfall to the city as opposed to other drought-ridden cities and districts, Chennai has fulfilled its promises of reducing water shortage. The Tamil Nadu government is investing heavily in these plants in order to meet 65 percent of Chennai’s water requirements. Andhra Pradesh released 3.33 tmc ft of water from the …

Chennai: 55 tmcft rainwater went down drain
7 years, 4 months ago

Chennai: 55 tmcft rainwater went down drain

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Despite tall claims by the government about its monsoon preparedness, nearly 55 thousand million cubic feet of water went down the drain last week, said professor S. Janakarajan of the Madras Institute of Development Studies, who is an expert on water management and disaster risk reduction. Professor S. Janakarajan told Deccan Chronicle, “Chennai has received over 56 cm of …

Chennai has lost substantial wetlands to development
8 years, 5 months ago

Chennai has lost substantial wetlands to development

Deccan Chronicle  

CHENNAI: Can Chennai be ready to face natural disasters like flood and drought? The fact that Chennai has lost more than 65 per cent of its wet regions in the past 36 years explains the sorry state of the city. It had declined to just 15 per cent in 2010,” she told Deccan Chronicle on the sidelines of the Chennai …

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