‘Red Atlas Action Plan Map’ launched by Ministry of Earth Sciences

Published: November 4, 2019

The first-of-its-kind-ready-reckoner ‘Red Atlas Action Plan Map’ has been launched by Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu along with the ‘Coastal Flood Warning System App (CFLOWS-Chennai). The ‘Red Atlas Map’ is prepared by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences to aid Tamil Nadu government in effective flood mitigation in Chennai which witnessed the worst deluge in 2015. ..

Topics: Chennai • Coromandel Coast • Flood • Flood control • Hydrology • Nature • Physical geography • South Indian floods • Water

All you need to know about Cyclone Vardah

Published: December 12, 2016

The Cyclonic storm Vardah is centred across west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal which is 150kms east-northeast of Chennai and 290 kms east-southeast of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. It is packing winds of 100 kilometers per hour and is first cyclone in the area of Bay of Bengal to attain the force of a hurricane ..

Topics: Allur • Andhra Pradesh • Chennai • India • Kovur • Nellore district • South Indian floods • States and union territories of India • Subdivisions of India

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