Unprecedented rainfall over 100 years which resulted in floods that drowned Chennai cutting off the city from rest of India was discussed in Paris,France where International Climate Summit is under way.
Even as experts across the world are discussing climate change and its effects on environment, India received huge shock as Chennai got drowned. It is known that PM Modi has been pitching strongly for tough measures from the world cutting down emissions from rich industrialised nations to maintain balance in environment.
Now experts are discussing Chennai Floods in Paris and though they are not linking it to climate change, they have taken note of the situation as West is always critical of India's position.
Ajay Mathur, India's key negotiator and chief of the country's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) says "We came here to negotiate and our goal is to reach an agreement that must be just and must take care of those people who are victims of climate change. Besides, it must also take care of 300 million people in India who do not have access to electricity".
Harjeet Singh, international policy manager on climate change for ActionAid International says "The floods in Tamil Nadu are yet another example of the extreme weather events we were warned would become normal with climate change. It is vital that the central, as well as state governments, in India start preparing for similar devastating impacts in the future. Meanwhile the events in India should send a startlingly clear signal that the Paris climate deal must help to reduce further loss and damage to our planet,"
