Chennai Rain: Airport, Railways resume as city limps back to normalcy; Challenges ahead for civil authority

Special camps will be held for two weeks from December 14 to issue duplicate land title deeds, educational certificates, cooking gas connection, voter identity and Aadhar cards and bank passbooks.

December 7,Chennai : Airport and railway services resume, schools and educational institutions from wednesday. Biggest challenge is to clean and dry vast tracts of area Several localities in flood hit Chennai, Cuddalore, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu were still  flooded on  Monday even as flood water receded and power supply returned to several parts of Chennai.

In general life continues to be difficult for almost everyone as they have to battle with contaminated water including municipal supply and well and ground water as well as filth all around their homes.

Heavy rains which battered the four districts located close to the sea over the past month leading to floods have claimed 325 lives and derailed the lives of millions.The Meteorological office has predicted more heavy rains in coastal Tamil Nadu.(ALSO READ : Chennai Floods 2015: This guy’s efforts to rescue Chennai rains victims will restore your faith in humanity)

Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha announced Rs.10,000, 10 kg of rice, a sari and dhoti to those who lost their huts in the unprecedented floods.

Special camps will be held for two weeks from December 14 to issue duplicate land title deeds, educational certificates, cooking gas connection, voter identity and Aadhar cards and bank passbooks as tens of thousands of residents lost their precious documents.

On Monday, more shops opened for business in Chennai while a massive clean up was initiated in areas where the flood and rain water has receded.Resumption of public transport bus and train services have made people’s life relatively easier. Public transport remained crippled in the city for the past five days.