The Siruseri lakes before (below) and after (top) desilting and landscaping by PFCIn 2015 Chennai experienced one of the
worst floods in its history with over four hundred fatalities, economic damage
of over US $3billion and 1.8 million people displaced. In its wake, Tata
Consultancy Service (TCS), one of the largest companies in India, approached
IIT Madras (IITM) to carry out a detailed hydro-geological survey of the
Siruseri watershed. TCS’s offices are located on the 300 acre SIPCOT campus,
home to prominent software companies on the outskirts of south-west Chennai.
IIT conducted the hydro-geological survey and had two recommendations to
prevent future floods and improve water management in the area. Firstly, the
existing drainage channels needed to be cleared and encroachments around them
removed, and secondly the storage capacity of Siruseri Twin Lakes needed to be
improved.TCS and IITM then approached Pitchandikulam
Forest Consultants (PFC), an Auroville unit that specialis...
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