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Chennai Flooding......not again!!

Its that time of the year, the North Eastern monsoon is hitting the southern part of the country. Hitting it hard, soaking it completely. Rain is very important in this part of the country, forming a good percentage of water supply for Tamil Nadu, for agricultural and domestic purposes. All thats fine, but are we managing the rains efficiently? I mean the state has witnessed terrible droughts in the past. Are we utilising every drop of water we get proplerly? Rain water harvesting measures are fine but are we regularly maintaining it? I dont think most of us are. I like rain, getting drenched in it, having fun, but now being a Chennaite i am not too sure. Just getting out of my house is a struggle. Not that i am afraid of getting wet in the rain, it s just that i dont want to step into the puddles, which is actually a understatment of the craters, with water from who knows where...yuckkk. I am literally land locked in my house with ankle deep water in the roads, for now that is, and th