Business in T. Nagar Bridge still operating under flooded

While other places are slowly drying up T. Nagar bridge still has standing flood water.  Until today business, especially vendors are operating under flood water.  There is still water standing around places where vendors set their stall after the heavy rain which had been pouring in Chennai. The bridge  is about four Kilometres with  500 hundred vendors stall.

 “It was devastating, the water level went beyond my hips, there was no  way we can open any  shop around here”

Chennai rains which stopped about five days ago has tremendously left many with nothing.  Business people in  T. Nagar who  are getting  back  to  work cannot  forget  the flood turgid  not only  form the mark it  had left but   even  from  the experiences many  has learn from it. 

“We had to shift everything to the up  floor soon  we realise the rain was not stopping” Sundraman Said who  operate in the five floored building. 

He also explained that  the challenge was space where the stocks needed to  be kept safe as well  the fear of stock being  damage. 

“ There was water  everywhere,  it  was coming  t]from  the ground but  the upper was too humid so  there was no  grantee of items not  being damage as we squeeze them in together.” 

There was no optimistic view one could says about the situation many had to either shift  their  stock items or submit to  the loss.  According to most vendors stated that they had lost about ten days of business operation.   No shops could open plus neither was there any  customer flow. 

“The challenge was coming  to  open the stall  and checking the items every day, with  a bike it was hard for me to  reach  the place,  rain was pouring  none stop”  Mr Rajesh  shared his experience.  He resides near Velachery however to pass through form  his place to  T.Nagar was  a challenge. 

Many vendors estimate the loss of thousand of lark of their items.  However they are glad to be back, able to restart over and business seemed slowly catching up  again.

They reported that with the help of state trucks which is still removing standing water they feel soon the place would dry   up. 

“ One may  appreciate us that had survived  because many  lost  their lives even  we had lost  stock  items.  God has blessed us” Said Mr. Sathivkumar