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FREE1068th/1069th Issue : December 12 - 18, 2015Vol. 21, No. 28/29

The neighbourhood wasamong the worst hit areas ofChennai that was devastated byrecord floods witnessed last acentury ago rendering millionshomeless without succour.

Opening of the sluice gates ofChembarambakkam reservoirlater than advised by PWDofficials resulted in sudden rushof water in Adyar river whichsoon flooded areas as far asT.Nagar and West Mambalamnot to speak of adjoining areas.

Ground floor houses/flats inseveral areas in T. Nagar, WestMambalam, Ashok Nagar, K. K.Nagar, MGR Nagar, Jafferkha-npet, Paari Nagar andNesapakkam were flooded in ashort time.

Residents in these houses/flats least expected the suddendeluge would have suchnightmarish affects which would

Residents still to come to terms with flood aftermathResidents still to come to terms with flood aftermathdemolish all their belongingswithin an hour on Dec. 1 leavingthem shell shocked with no clueas to how to pick up the threadsof their shattered lives.Residents lost their valuables,documents, furni-ture and homeappliances as they fled to saferplaces to save their lives. Manyvehicles were submerged.

Even as the water receded inmany places, residents whoventured to return to theirdevastated houses with heavyhearts realized the bleak futurethey faced with almost all thehousehold items they hadlovingly and painstakinglycollected over the years reducedto rubble which had to beabandoned.

That such harsh reality waswidespread was evident from thehuge piles of household itemsthrown on road margins.

Commercial establishmentstoo had to bear the brunt of thewidespread flooding with damageyet to be assessed.

Two-wheeler mechanics tookadvantage of the distressconditions and charged upto Rs.1000 just to clean and restartvehicles. P. Raman (Founder,Daasya NGO and resident ofVaigai Colony, Ashok Nagar) saidthat water entered the passageto his 1st floor residence whileground floor residents lost theirall belongings on Dec. 4.

He said that he was stunnedby the ferocity of the floods, thefirst he and his family includinga new born baby haveexperienced. He and his familymembers were confined to hishouse the whole day. Luckily,he managed to contact by mobilesome unknown volun-teers whosent a boat to his residence at 2a.m to rescue them and dropthem on 1st Avenue. Raman saidthat there was no assistance fromthe helpline number and, due topoor network, he was unable tocontact other persons.

He thanked the volunteers forproviding assistance to him andhis family. The owner of amarriage hall in West Mam-balam said that the hall wasbooked for a marriage on Dec. 4but due to the heavy rain themarriage parties could not reachthe hall. But they conducted themarriage in front of a roadsidetemple on the way to the hall.

R. Swaminathan (resident ofFlat No. 4, Ground Floor, 6, 2nd

Street, KV Colony, WestMambalam) said that within notime, water entered his house onDec.2 and the level rose to abouta foot in no time though his houseis 5 feet above road revel. He saidthat he had no time to salvageany of his belongings and justlocked the house and went to hissister’s house in Choolaimedu.He said that though the waterreceded on the third day, he couldnot occupy it for more than weekas it needed a lot of cleaning anddisinfecting. He said that he isyet to assess his loss. All thevehicles on the road and in hisbuilding compound had gotsubmerged in the water.

Nool Pandian (a secondhandbook seller in K. K. Nagar) saidthat thousands of rare books

stored in his godown had beendestroyed by the rain water.

S. Jayanthimala (Head-mistress, Sri RKM SaradhaVidyalaya Matriculation School,Muthurangan Salai, T. Nagar)said that all the books in thelibrary, notebooks of thestudents and other valuableitems had been damaged in theflood. A private hospital in T.Nagar lost crores worth advancedequipment in the flood and thedoctor said that only last monththey had paid the last EMI of theloan taken to buy the equipment.They now have to buy all theequipment to re-open thehospital, he said.

A big hotel on TheagarayaRoad, T. Nagar was closed due tothe floods and it will take at least4 months for renovation to becompleted, staff said. Waterentered the basement anddamaged all the importedequipment. Guests were safelyshifted to nearby hotels, theyadded. Many residents who fledto their native districts to escapethe floods face a bleak futurewhen they return. Many hostelsalso remain flooded in the area.

Residents of AmudhamColony, T. Nagar said that mostof the ground floor residents hadlost all their belongings. 5families were provided shelterand food in the first floor for twodays till the water level subsided.

Meanwhile, with residentsconfused about how to go aboutrepairing the damage caused bythe flooding which they presumewill take at least a month, thereis an acute shortage of workersfor salvaging and cleaningoperations. The garbageaccumulated on the road marginkeeps piling up in spite ofcontinuous clearing by conser-

vancy workers.A number of unidentified

bodies and carcasses of animalsfloating in flooded MadleySubway and AranganathanSubway where removed duringcleaning operations.

Though policemen areproviding a helping hand in floodhit areas, they are themselves

affected with the police quartersflooded. A police official said thathe was unable to contact hisfamily due to water logging andthere was shortage of drinkingwater. Mambalam TahsildharOffice, police stations, Govern-ment Hospitals, schools andgovernment offices were alsoaffected.

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OBITUARYBHOOMA SRINIVASAN

Bhooma Srini-vasan (residentof Old No, 28,New No. 42,Anand Flats,ChakarapaniStreet, WestMambalam.

Centenarian passes away

Ph: 97890 16371) passed away onNov. 28.

She was 80, and had been a resi-dent of West Mambalam for over 60years.

She had been teaching Vaishnavaslokas for more than 20 years.

She is survived by her son anddaughter.

By Our Staff Reporter102-year-old Ramachandra Iyer, a resident of Shri

Ramkripa, 5, Bharati Nagar 1st Street, 2nd Lane, offNorth Usman Road, T. Nagar passed away on Nov. 30.

He had been a long time resident of T. Nagar.He is survived by his wife Pattammal (aged 95), four

sons, one daughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is the father-in-law of R. Nagarajan(Founder, Sankara Coaching)

He hailed from Tanjore district and had retired fromBurmah Shell in 1971.

A family member said that he was a very energetic person. His day would startat 4 a.m with pujas and slokas. He was an avid reader of newspapers and alsodid light exercises in the morning by visiting the nearby park.

He also actively traded on the stock market and was a food connoisseur.Even at 102, he had a very sharp memory and could recall the exact date of

birth and nakshatras of each and every family member.He did not suffer from any ailments or diseases till his last breath.

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By Our Staff ReporterCorporation Burial ground (Kannamapet, T. Nagar), which

got flooded and could not be used, was reopened on Dec. 10.Its contact number is 99419 97927.

Kannamapet burial groundoperational

Laksharchanai forLord Ayyappa at6 a.m tomorrow

Anugraha Bhajan Mandali(Jubilee Road, West Mam-balam) has organizedLaksharchanai from 6 a.m forLord Ayyappa on Sunday, Dec.13 at Ramakrishna KalyanaMandapam (Raju NaickenStreet, West Mambalam).

The following are theprogram details:

4 a.m: Ganapathy homam.6 a.m: Abhishekam.9 a.m: Sahasranaamam.9.30 a.m: Namasankeer-

thanam by ThondikulamRamanatha Bhagvathar.

10 a.m: Pushpanjali.1 p.m: Maha deeparathanai.1.30 p.m: Annadhanam.All are welcome.

The team of ‘NationalDisaster Response Force’operated in T. Nagar on Dec. 2to rescue flood victims from

NDRF team rescues flood affected residents

the interior streets adjoiningMadley Road and Burkit Road.

The members stayed for twodays converting their rescue

truck into a makeshift home.A team also rescued flood

affected victims in Jaffer-khanpet and Ekkaduthangal.

By Our Staff ReporterEquipment and medicines

worth lakhs of rupees weredamaged when Public HealthCenter (RamakrishnapuramStreet, West Mambalam) gotinundated during the heavyrains last week.

The center had to be closeddown.

A doctor said that most of allthe equipment in the groundfloor which includes maternityward, pharmacy, outpatient /inpatient wards, physio-therapy center, post maternityward, ultrasound scanmachine, X-ray machine,ventilators, computers,furniture and other valuable

PHC incurs heavy loss due to flooding

items were damaged.He said that water entered

the premises on the night ofDec, 1 and they had to shiftpatients to the 1st floor. Mostwere later discharged andadmitted in other hospitals.

The premises is beingcleaned and disinfected on awar footing and full service willbe resumed soon.

The outpatient departmentwill start functioning on Dec.14.

Anyone willing to assist PHCthrough donations maycontact Chandrasekar in72999 50359.

A group of youngsters madea small raft with wooden boardsand empty plastic bottles tocarry essentials to their water

Raft with wooden boardsand plastic bottles

An elderly woman lost herbalance and fell due to theheavy force of water as she

Elders brave flooded streets tobuy essentials or move to safety

was wading along flooded 15th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar on Dec.4.

logged area.The photo was taken while

they made a test ride on UsmanRoad Service Lane.

In a convenient and cost free innovation, a cattle owner usedplastic sheets as raincoats to protect his bullocks from therain. The photo was taken on G. N. Chetty Road flyover.

Plastic sheets serve as raincoatsfor cattle

Relief materials distributedamong flood hit victimsBy Our Staff Reporter

Dr. Suneel (Founder, Ungalukagha Charitable Trust, T.Nagar), Dr. K. Subba Reddy (Chairman, Pallava Group), KotaSunil Kumar (President, Sai Satsangh) and their volunteersdistributed relief materials among thousands of flood victimsin and around T. Nagar, West Mambalam, Ashok Nagar, MGRNagar and other nearby areas.

Dr. Suneel said that the relief materials included blankets,clothes, groceries and food packets.

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A number ofsoiled bags con-taining rice andprovisions werefound discardedby nearby shop-keepers on theroad margin ofMettupalayamRoad, WestMambalam.

With scarcityand high pricesprevailing, somepoor persons wereseen siftingthrough them tosalvage anythingusable.

Poor sift through discarded commodities

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A tanker belonging to Tamilnadu Water SupplyDepartment, which was deployed for rescue operations, gotstuck in waterlogged 11th Avenue (Ashok Nagar) on Dec. 3.

Even heavy vehicles stuck in waterlogged roads

A brand new Mercedes Benz car that got caught in floodedwater and broke down on Bazullah Road (T. Nagar) was

transported on the recovery van to a service center.

By Our Staff ReporterWith the subways in

T. Nagar and Mam-balam completelyinundated, public wereforced to walk acrossrailway tracks afterscaling the walls alongthe tracks.

Photo shows a childbeing lifted over thewall on Lake View Roadto cross the tracks asDuraisamy Subwaywas inaccessible.

Inundated subways force public to crossrailway tracks

From good to scrapovernightBy Our Staff Reporter

For many whose houses andcommercial establishmentsgot inundated during therains, it has been a case ofgood to scrap overnight of theirbelongings and goods.

Senthilnathan, a scrapdealer, said that he has had toemploy extra hands tosegregate scrap items thathave come in in largequantities over the week.

He said that many have justdiscarded items like damagedbooks, clothes and smallappliances near dustbins androad margins.

By Our Staff ReporterWith flooded streets res-

Corporation deploys additional workers to removeaccumulated garbage

tricting the movement ofgarbage collection vehicles

and vans during the pastweek, garbage has piled up inthe city and neighbourhood.

To offset the problem andexpedite the removal andtransport of garbage,Corporation has employed theservices of conservancyworkers from other districtsalso.

A senior official said that

the task is very challenging.He said that they have a hugebacklog in addition to the dailycollections.

He said that apart fromregular garbage, residents arealso dumping all kinds ofhousehold items like clothes,books and appliances thathave been damaged by thefloods.

Free talk on ‘GoverningBusiness and Relationship’next SaturdayBy Our Staff Reporter

Under the auspices of Vedanta Institute (Madras), R.Aravindan will give a free talk on ‘Governing Business andRelationship’ on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10 a.m to 11.15 a.min Hotel Pratap Plaza, 168, Kodambakkam High Road,Mahalingapuram. All are welcome.

For registration, contact Chithra Sundarrajan in 9840493904.

Indian Red Cross Society (Tamilnadu Branch) and ONGCjointly organised free check-up and distributed free medicinesamong flood affected victims on Anna Main Road, K. K.Nagar last week.

Free medicines distributed forflood victims

By Our Staff ReporterWith most roads in the

neighbourhood inundated,and pillar boxes under water,TNEB was forced to shut downpower to prevent untowardincidents like electrocution,electrical short circuit anddamage to equipment.

Also, a number of pillarboxes toppled over and lowlying cables also got damaged.

A senior EB official said that

EB staff work round the clockto restore power

even after water receded insome of the roads, power couldnot be restored immediatelywithout assessing the damageand taking precautions. Hesaid that both senior officialsand the ground staff workedalmost 24x7 to restore powerin a phased manner. “Manyresidents resorted to demonst-rations outside fuse call officesdemanding immediate restor-ation of power”, he said.

Metro Railway Stations in-cluding the one in AshokNagar served as temporaryshelters for many who wereforced to move out of their

Metro Stations turn intotemporary shelters

houses due to water logging.With Metrorail functioning,

many were able to reachKoyambedu Bus Stand safelyto go to their native places.

By Our Staff ReporterSome vehicles parked close

to one another on roadmargins suffered damage asthe force of the water led tocollisions causing pile-ups.

Even partly submerged cars

Vehicles suffer damage

suffered damage as the floormats and seat covers gotsoiled. A call taxi driver wasseen cleaning his car whichhad got partly submerged inthe rain water that flooded 1st

Avenue, Ashok Nagar.

Debate on ‘Thiru Arutpa’ onTuesday

Under the auspices of Vallalar Sanmarga Sangam (V.O.CStreet, MGR Nagar, Ph: 94453 43706), Dr. M.A. Hussain, M. B.Babu, K. Ramachandran, D. Arunagiri, Mozhiyarasi will have apattimandram – Parobagaram / Sathvisaram on Tuesday, Dec.15, at 6 p.m in Sakthi Vinayagar Temple (P.T. Rajan Salai, K.K.Nagar). All are welcome.

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MTC managed to operate buses on a number of routes despite the risky road conditions. Its engineering staff worked roundthe clock to repair the buses to ensure maximum operation.

Drivers braved flooded roads as MTC busesferried commuters safely

Devotees of Sri Reddipatti Swamigal donated clothes andsanitary kits to flood affected people. Reddipati SwamigalTrust is situated in Natesan Street, T. Nagar.

Clothes distributed

By Our Staff ReporterEven as cars and bikes got submerged in several low lying

areas in the neighbourhood, a cycle was found tethered withchain and lock to a sign post on Usman Road (T. Nagar). It hadoverturned due to the force of the flowing rain water.

Similarly a cart supplying water to shops and commercialestablishments was found tethered to a street name boardpost.

Vehicles tethered to posts forsafety

By Our Staff ReporterTo mark the birth

anniversary of MahakaviSubramania Bharathiyar,RBVS Manian (Founder,Viveka Bharathi, Ph: 24321008) will give a talk on‘Panchali Sabatham’ onSaturday, Dec.12 at 5 p.m inAlamelumanga KalyanaMandapam (RadhakrishnanStreet, T. Nagar).

Five books in Tamil autho-

Talk on ‘Panchali Sabatham’today evening

red by Manian will also bereleased on the occasion.

All are welcome.

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By Our Staff ReporterWater entered the

shops in the basementand ground floor inUsman Road and otherarterial roads in T.Nagar and Mambalamdamaging goods storedin the shops.

Shop workers wereseen pouring out thestagnated water usingbuckets as there wasno power to pump it outusing a motor.

Usman Road and other arterial roadsinundated

By Our Staff ReporterA number of vehicles including cars and bikes parked on roads and in house/apartment compounds

got submerged due to inundation of low lying areas even as helpless owners looked on.

Cars and bikes submerged

By Our Staff ReporterWhile in many areas, ground

floor houses got completelyinundated, it was worse inothers where water evenflooded even the1st floors ofhouses.

Many of them did not evenhave time to salvage any oftheir belongings. They justlocked the houses and movedto safer locations (either tohigher floors or to houses ofrelatives or friends).

Similarly, water also floodeda number of commercialestablishments, godowns andwarehouses leading to hugelosses. An old woman was seendrying in the sun some oldphotos and documents that shehad managed to salvage afterher house was flooded during

Heavy losses as water inundates housesand commercial establishments

the rains last week.She said that some of the

photos were of her lategranddaughter and some werefrom her daughter’s wedding.The photo was taken outsidethe old woman’s house in Thiru-Vi-Ka Colony, VijayaraghavaRoad, T. Nagar.

Calling volunteers for freeservice in Tirumala

Sevas (Pallavaram) sends volunteers to Tirumala for aweek-long free service starting on Mondays and ending onSundays. Physically fit men and women below 60 years arewelcome to volunteer.

The travelling expense has to be borne by the volunteers.Accommodation, lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost.

Those interested can call 78455 58334 or 94449 01138.

Free Sandhyavandanam classeson weekends

Free Sandhyavandanam classes are conducted on Saturdaysand Sundays at 7.30 a.m in 28, Guha Apartments,Vivekanandapuram First Street, West Mambalam.

The classes are conducted by V. C. Gurumurthy. The mantrasare explained and taught with swaras. For registration contactGurumurthy in 98406 44150, 94456 44150

Rainfall in Chennai ata record highBy Our Staff Reporter

After recording a whopping 1218.6 mm of rainfall inNovember, the weather did not let up and Chennai hasalready received an additional rainfall of 539 mm thismonth as against the monthly average of 191 mm forDecember.

Just on Dec. 1, in a span of 12 hours, Chennai receiveda record breaking 272 mm of rainfall.

With this Chennai broke over a 100-year-old 24 hourrainfall record of 261.6 mm recorded on Dec. 10, 1901.

With more rain in the offing, 2015 will be a recordbreaking year for Chennai in terms of rainfall.

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Classified Advertisements under the heads AccommodationRequired, Old Age Home, Marriage hall, Mini Hall, Real EstateBuying & Selling) and Rental will be published on this page.

The charges are Rs. 600 (upto 30 words); Bold Rs. 900. AshokNagar - K.K. Nagar & Mambalam- T.Nagar Editions.

Display: Rs. 250 per col. centimeter. Each advertisement of RealEstate and Rental must relate to only one house / flat. Full Address

with Door Number is must for Rental advertisement.Advertisement will be received upto 1.00 p.m on Friday.

MINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLMINI HALLWEST MAMBALAM,

Mahadevan Street (StateBank Building), 2 Halls –Kamakshi Mini Hall A/c (100guests), Kamakshi Hall A/c(200 guests). Ph: 4351 2233,4351 2556, 99404 54545,94450 54545. www.kamakshihall.com.

OLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOMEOLD AGE HOME

REAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATEREAL ESTATE(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)(SELLING)

ASHOK NAGAR,15th Street, 2 bed-rooms, hall, kitchen,new 1st floor flat, carpark, ready tooccupy. Ph: 8695608818, 72999 16642,72992 02080. Email:rangrishi@gmail.com.WEST MAMBALAM,

Dhanasekaran Cross Street,near Kali Bari Temple, 585sq.ft, semi furnished, rate Rs.8000 per sq.ft, visit on Sundayonly. Ph: 99406 37636.

RENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALRENTALWEST MAMBALAM, No.

61/2, Kothari Apartment,Brindavan Street, oppositeGrand Sweets, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, dining, 850 sq.ft,ground floor, attachedbathroom, 2-wheeler parking.Ph: 94444 07670.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.72/74, Vijay Apartment,Mahadevan Street, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, 800sq.ft, 2nd floor, lift, open carpark, rent Rs. 15000(negotiable), Brahmins only.Ph: 94440 87525, 9789087525.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.6/25, Bharathi Street, behindAyodhya Mandapam, doublebedrooms, 950 sq.ft,independent ground floorhouse, rent Rs. 16000. Ph:91763 11070.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.48, Railway Border Road, 900sq.ft, ground floor, rent Rs.18000 (negotiable),vegetarians only. Ph: 9080164510.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.21, Thambiah Road, nearRailway Station, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, balcony, 1st floorapartment, attachedbathroom, marble flooring, carpark, rent Rs. 10200. Ph:2433 3477, 98411 93685.

T. NAGAR, No. 42/6,Moosa Street, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 550 sq.ft, 1st

floor, open car park, rent Rs.15000 (negotiable),vegetarians only. Ph: 9789323821, 94441 06118.

T. NAGAR, No. 25, S.R.G.Enclave, B-Block, No. 14,Rangan Street, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1000 sq.ft, 1st

floor apartment, 24 hourswater, no brokers. Ph: 9444523302.

WEST MAMBALAM, no.11, Subbareddy Street, 1bedroom, hall, kitchen, 550sq.ft, 2nd floor, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 9000(negotiable). Ph: 98847 81912.

T. NAGAR, No. 2,Saradambal Street,opposite Vidhyo-daya School, around1000 sq.ft, groundfloor, semi furni-shed, prime loca-tion, car park,suitable for reside-ntial / office. Ph:98419 64932.T. NAGAR, No. 25,

Mothilal Street, oppositeRanganathan Street, off.Usman Road, doublebedrooms apartment, 800sq.ft, 24 hours water, car & 2-wheeler parking, commercialactivities or residentialpurpose. Contact: Gowrish.Ph: 98410 12133, 8056176152, 97107 11921.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.1, Appasamy Street, nearMadras Kali Bari, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 1st floor flat, 24hours water, 2-wheelerparking, rent Rs. 13000,advance 6 months,vegetarians preferred, nobrokers. Ph: 95000 87472.

SAIDAPET, No. 4,Brahmin Lane, 2bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 1200 sq.ft,1st floor flat, newconstruction, park-ing, full woodwork,no water or floodingproblems, rent Rs.23000 (negotiable),vegetarians only.Ph: 94448 92453,99621 18191.ASHOK NAGAR, No. 12,

R. R. Colony 2nd Street, 3bedrooms, 1250 sq.ft, 1st floor,covered car park, fullwoodwork, marble flooring,rent Rs. 23000, advance Rs.2 lakhs (negotiable). Ph: 9884781912.

T. NAGAR, No. 5, KalaFlats, Bhagavantham Street,opposite TTD, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, 700 sq.ft, groundfloor, water facility, rent Rs.13000 (negotiable). Ph: 24359241, 93810 43102, 9600847116.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.3, Rajagopala Chetty Street,behind Ayodhya Mandapam,3 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,dining, balcony, 1st floor,woodwork, car park, rent Rs.22000, Brahmins only.Contact: Sridhar G. Call after8.30 a.m. Ph: 98846 96090.

T. NAGAR, No. 6/40,Sakthi Flats, No. 3,Rameswaram Road, nearRailway Station, 2 bedrooms,2-wheeler parking, 24 hourswater, prime location, nobrokers. Ph: 97909 42037.

T. NAGAR, New No. 15,Jayendra Apartment, Flat – IJagadeeswaran Street,behind Brilliant Tutorials, nearNatesan Park, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, ground floor, 2-wheeler parking, A/cProvided. Ph: 94440 71988.

KODAMBAKKAM, No.135, Rangarajapuram MainRoad, near More SuperMarket, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, 580 sq.ft, 1st floor,rent Rs. 12000. Ph: 9790769366, 90031 15398.

T. NAGAR, No. 62/74,Soundrarajan Street, singlebedroom, hall, kitchen, rentRs. 9000, family / bachelors /office. Contact: Vimal. Ph:94441 16320.

T. NAGAR, No. 65, MoosaStreet, 2 bedrooms, hall,kitchen, spacious 1400 sq.ft,2nd floor, new, no lift, coveredcar / 2-wheeler parking, rentRs. 25000, vegetarians /Brahmins, salaried preferred,no brokers. Ph: 98410 68902.

MANDAVELI, No. 212/213, B.C. Garden 3rd Street,2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 812sq.ft, 1st floor, lift, semifurnished, rent includingmaintenance Rs. 21000.contact: Ramani. Ph: 09869176100, 94456 86331.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.11/6, Rajaji Street, 1 bedroom,hall, kitchen, 1 small room,ground floor, EB card, rentRs. 9000, advance Rs. 25000,vegetarians only. Ph: 23700834, 90427 63415.

K. K. NAGAR, No. 15, 15th

Sector, near NagathammanKoil, 2 bedrooms, hall, kitchen,900 sq.ft, ground floor, metrowater, 3 phase EB, rent Rs.13000, Brahmins only. Ph:99404 50340, 94440 20600,2372 8272.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.194, Lake View Apartment,A/5, Lake View Road, nearHealth Centre & Sitaram /Hindu Vidyalaya Schools, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen, 1000sq.ft, 1st floor, rent Rs. 15000.Ph: 94440 79472.

WEST MAMBALAM,No.106, Lake View Road, nearRailway Station, 2 bedrooms,hall, kitchen, balcony, 2nd

floor, 2 toilets, A/C, furnished,car parking, rent Rs.16,000,advance 10 months, Brahminsonly. Ph: 97 890 23168,087924 89432.

WEST MAMBALAM, 68-B/36, Moorthy Street, 2bedrooms, hall, kitchen,balcony, independent 1st floorhouse, 1100 sq.ft, attachedbathroom, service veranda,rent Rs. 21000. Brahmins only,73586 20534, 99620 93988.

WEST MAMBALAM, No.6/5, Arya Gowda Road, triplebedroom, hall, kitchen, dining,1400 sq.ft, 1st floor, marbleflooring, commercial /residential, ready to occupy,inspection on Saturday &Sunday. Contact: Raj. Ph:98410 46803, 98416 19098.

Long queue to buy even a cup of teaBy Our Staff

ReporterWith most shops

being closed and dueto shortage of milk andother essentials, resi-dents were forced tostand in long queuesto buy even a cup oftea.

The photo wastaken on UsmanRoad, T. Nagar onDec. 5.

By Our Staff ReporterA person was seen carrying

a big inflated rubber tube onhis head on VenkatanarayanaRoad, T. Nagar.

He told this reporter that hishouse was partly submergedand he hoped to use the inflatedtube as a float to salvage someof his belongings before theygot damaged in the water.

Rubber tubes usedas floats to move

essentials

By Our StaffReporter

Due to the heavyflooding in residentialand other commercialcomplexes, there wasa huge demand formotors to pump outwater from the pre-mises.

Kalidass (construc-tion worker, Ph: 9585707076) said that heremoved the motorfixed in concrete mix-ers and attachedpipes to it to convert itinto a pumping motor.

He ferried the mo-tor on his bicycle tohelp affected victims

Huge demand for pumping motors

by charging a nominal amount.Similar services were also

rendered by two other con-

struction workers Sivakumar(Ph: 89393 07164) andMurugesan.

By Our Staff ReporterSlum dwellers whose huts along the banks of Adyar River were washed away in the flash floods were housed in

Corporation School (MGR Nagar). A mother whose house was washed away is seen feeding her year-old child.Similarly, flood affected victims sheltered in Corporation School (K. K. Nagar) were seen drying their clothes as the

sun peeped out for a while on Dec. 5.

Flash floods in Adyar River render many homeless

NarayaneeyamPaarayanamin Venkatesa

PerumalTemple onMonday

Sri Prasanna Venka-tesa Perumal KoilVishnu SahasranamaMandali (Ashok Nagar)has organized SrimathN a r a y a n e e y a mpaarayanam on Mon-day, Dec. 14 at 1.30 p.mat the temple’s premisesin Mettupalayam Road,West Mambalam aspart of Narayaneeyamday. All are welcome.

More details can behad in phone 9841294449.

An innovative auto driverBy OurStaff

ReporterAn auto-

r i c k s h a wdriver raisedhis vehicle’ssilencer out-let by con-necting along tubefrom the si-lencer to thetop of theauto’s bodyto preventflood water from entering the silencer and stoppingthe vehicle.

He said that with this innovation he was able todrive through even 3 feet deep water, though he hadto drive slowly and also had to change the tube oftendue to its melting.

The auto was spotted on Lake View Road, WestMambalam.

Life in Chennai limps back tonormalcy

Unprecedented heavy rains in Chennai, followed by the floods,marked the beginning of December this year. After wreckinghavoc on the residents of the city, for almost a month in November,the condition turned worse after the heavy downpour on Dec. 1 andrelease of water from reservoirs on Dec. 2 and 3, which led toinundation in a number of low lying areas in the city and floodingof almost all the roads. The normal life almost came to a standstillin the city and many chose to stay indoors and most offices andbusiness establishments remained closed. In most areas there wasno power for close to four days. There was huge scarcity ofessentials and those stuck in flooded areas were provided food byimmediate neighbours, NGO’s, voluntary organisations and thepublic at large. Many whose houses got inundated had to flee tosafer locations, abandoning their belongings.

After the rains finally relented, and days after the floodsbrought death and destruction in its wake, life for common citizensis slowly limping back to normal.

However Chennai weather forecast is still grim, with the METdepartment saying heavy rains will hit coastal Tamilnadu, includ-ing Chennai, due to low pressure in Bay of Bengal.

Shops opened up and a massive clean up operations has beeninitiated in the affected areas where the water levels have receded.The resumption of public transport has made life easier afterbeing completely crippled from Dec. 1 to 6. Schools and collegesare slated to open on Dec. 13. Rescue and relief operations arehowever still in progress.

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Flooded Chennai recorded for posterityBy Our Staff

ReporterEven as Chen-

nai and itscitizens werereeling under floodd e v a s t a t i o n ,many took theopportunity toclick photos forposterity.

The photoshows couple ofyouths takingphotos of theirstanding in kneedeep water onDuraisamy Road(T. Nagar).

Relief materialscollection

campaign onDec. 19, 20

By Our Staff ReporterDaasya (an NGO, 12th

Avenue, Ashok Nagar) hasorganized a flood-reliefmaterials collectioncampaign on Dec. 19 and 20in Panigraha KalyanaMandapam, Arya GowdaRoad, West Mambalam.

Materials like blankets,mats, quilts, clothes, homeappliances, kitchenware,child care items, sanitarynapkins, footwear,groceries and other suchessentials may be donated.

Wholesale merchantswilling to help by donatingitems in bulk may contactRaman (Founder, Daasya)in 99406 38972.

Sahasranaamaarchanai inReddiyapattiSwamigal Templenext Saturday

Sahasranaama archanaiwill be performed on Dec. 19, at11 a.m in Reddiyapatti Swam-igal Temple (6, RanganathanStreet T. Nagar).

Special abishekams andpoojas will be performed.

All are welcome.

DONATEBLOOD

By Our Staff ReporterA man was found dragging a

LPG cylinder tied to an ironchain through knee deep wateron G. N. Chetty Road (T. Nagar)on Dec. 4.

LPG cylinder draggedthrough knee deep water

17 benefit from‘DiabeticRetinopathy’screening campBy Our Staff Reporter

Under its RADAR project,Radhatri Nethralaya (HindiPrachara Sabha Street, T.Nagar), in association withRotary Club of ChennaiTowers, screened 75 personsfor ‘Diabetic Retinopathy’ inAthiyendal Village(Tiruvannamalai) recently.

17 of them identified with thedisease are being given freetreatment.