Tamil Nadu in 2019: Not a dull moment

When Chennai dried up Chennai suffered one of its worst droughts summer of 2019. With a deficit in rainfall, groundwater levels sinking, and the dry beds in the major reservoirs showing up, it became one of the first Indian cities to run dry. People stand in queues to fill vessels with drinking water from a Metrowater tanker at Chintadripet in Chennai. Millions of people depended on water tank trucks in the state as house and hotel taps dried up due to acute water shortage caused by drying lakes and depleted groundwater. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam As taps stopped flowing, tankers ruled the roost and people sometimes waited for a month to get a load of water. Sinking borewells became the city’s top activity. Chennai Metrowater tapped every possible source, including agricultural wells and abandoned quarries, even water from Jolarpet, Vellore, through train. This crisis gained notoriety internationally too with social media mentions by Leonardo DiCaprio and U.S.Senator Bernie Sanders.(K. Lakshmi)Back On Track: Vande BharatA high profile railway event in 2019 was the inaugural of Train18, touted as a ‘Make in India’ product, by Prime Minister Modi. But the high speed train, manufactured by the Chennai-based Integral Coach… Read full this story

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