Usually held during the pongal holidays each year, this year it had been postponed to summer due to the heavy rains that led to floods in december. After the floods a collection of 21 stories by various bloggers and writers in chennai. Chennai book fair 2017 starts from july 21st at ymca. The reykjavik book fair has been an annual event in the city of literature since reykjavik became a member. Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and multicriteria technique. Floods are natural calamities and occur regularly in certain low lying area. Chennai flood 2015, the disaster, the challenges and the. Why chennai floods are a manmade disaster down to earth. Reykjavik book fair city of literature unesco bokmenntaborgin.
Study and analysis of chennai flood 2015 using gis and. A food court with beverage, ice cream and dry fruit stalls along with stateoftheart. 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. I was still trying to get my house back in order since the first wave of floods had hit us the week before. Starts from when the flood starts, till the rescue people turn up. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. 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. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20, at ymca physical. 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. Coinciding with the end of the summer vacations, the fair has several stalls housing academic and schoolrelated books. Food court to add spice to chennai book fair chennai. In 2016, following the 2015 south indian floods, for the first time, the book fair was rescheduled to be held in may. Thursday, february 18, 2016 alwin memorial senior secondary school 1 2. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20, at ymca physical education college. Tara books by heather dawn parsons digital thesis and project. Muthusamy seenirajan1, muthusamy natarajan2, ramasamy thangaraj3.
Last year the book fair was held during the month of june due to heavy floods and rains during the month of december. I visited chennai book fair on 15th i saw lot religious propaganda was taking place in the book fair. Urban flood management a case study of chennai city. Chennai book fair attracts international publishers. 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 annual book fair has become part of chennais culture, like the. Chennai floods are not a natural disaster theyve been. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years 1969, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2015. As the city grew, it occupied most of the water bodies. The annual chennai book fair was held at the island grounds from june 1 to june, 2016. India affected by the flood, missionaries help neighbours in tamil. 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 heavy floods were resulted due to heavy rainfall by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Flood damage leaves publishers at a loss ahead of book fair. The fair is usually held between the last week of december and the third week of january.
How rain started crumbling down the peoples life day after day and how chennai was declared a disaster area. The 36th chennai book fair promises to be a book lovers delight with more than 10 lakh titles. A group of civil and structural engineers give probable solutions and talk about the lessons learnt from the chennai floods. Sathyabama university was constructed in a water body on old. This is a great benefit compared to the havoc it creates. What are the pictures that show the true spirit of chennai. The 2015 south india floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in novemberdecember 2015. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india. The fair typically lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. A fter the recent floods, most chennaites have undergone the experience of living in an unplanned city. Annual chennai book fair at island grounds enidhi india travel blog. I started the washing machine and lay down next to my 5yearold daughter, checking to see if.
Download the times of india news app for latest city news. 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 fair would be open for common people from 4 to 7 in the evening and discount of 15% would be given on selected books. Deadly floods hit chennai, india the weather channel. Chennai book fair project gutenberg selfpublishing. 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. 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. They affected the coromandel coast region of the south indian states of tamil nadu and andhra pradesh.
I lost everything in chennai floods but left me with gratitude. Chennai book festival going on at ymca grounds, royapettah. The 37th chennai book fair is organised will be held from january 10 to 22 at the ymca college of physical education, nandanam. India torrential rain causes deadly flooding in tamil. Yhai again grabbed the award for excellence as the best value leisure product in otmttf delhi. On march 3, 2016, the world quietly lost a little more ground to climate change. The main reason i visited the exhibition was to buy this book. 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. The fair which is hosted at the ymca of late was shifted to the island grounds this year. The fair lasts for about two weeks during the new yearpongal season. The paper fulfils this purpose through cases in point. We can sketch around the ground and inside the fair.
From november 9december 1, 2015, chennai city and its outlying areas, which are. 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 cleaning and washing seemed to be never ending. Fluctuations are common, of course, and 2016s recordbreaking temperatures and. 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. 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. 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. 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. After the floods is priced at rs 150 and there is a 10% spot discount during the book fair.
Publisher in both bologna and london book fairs all about, 20, p. But the cause for the chennai flood is quite different than other usual floods. Book fair opens in ujjain indore news times of india. Its soil and rock types suggest that the city is historically a flood plain. 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. The 39th chennai book fair is being held from 1st june to th june at the island grounds this year, with nearly 700 stalls. Books were another casualty, which proved to be a major loss for. Publisher evicted from chennai book fair for displaying book. 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. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly.
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. 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. 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. 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. A collection of around 20 short storiespieces by various bloggers from chennai, this book is more of a collectible. The 36th chennai book fair was held between 11 and 23 january 20. Urban flood, flood management, flood risk, chennai flood. The parthasarathy temple is an 8thcentury hindu vaishnavite temple dedicated to the lord vishnu, located at thiruvallikeni, chennai, india.
Know the whole story of chennai flood date by date. 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. 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. The fair gives a great overview of the icelandic christmas book flood, accompanied by a diverse. The annual chennai book fair was held at the island grounds from june 1. A publishercumauthor was evicted from his rented stall at the ongoing 43rd chennai book fair by the booksellers and publishers. April 22, 2016 chennai residents, december 2, 2015 destination8infinity wikimedia commons. 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. Affected by the flood, missionaries help neighbours in tamil nadu. It was found out that chennai flood was due to the high intensity rainfall caused by the unfavourable atmospheric. Usually held around pongal january, the book fair was cancelled due to the floods in december last year.
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