Chennai

Chennai is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the southeastern coast of India. Recent immigration has made Chennai the fifth most populous metropolitan area in India.

As a consequence, informal peripheral settlements in low-lying coastal areas that lack access to infrastructure and services house many of the recent arrivals. This rapid increase of population also affects the expansion of impermeable soil and failure of the drainage system. Chennai’s position on the southern coast of India, which suffers from land subsidence, makes the region extremely vulnerable to flooding and landslides.

Want to know more about Chennai and its various challenges, read this [City Report] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jNbuCr24ZKz1yhaL71UmN7pdNnqDC3_Q/preview) or see the stories below

For even more information, see the Wal Chennai Library