Rain's right of way has been blocked, which has been exacerbated by construction issues, poor city drainage, and mismanagement of garbage. It can help to prevent both flooding and drought in several parts of India.

FOREIGN

1. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/06/25/734534821/no-drips-no-drops-a-city-of-10-million-is-running-out-of-water


2. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-48674775


3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/06/28/major-indian-city-runs-out-water-million-people-pray-rain/


4. http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/the-success-and-failure-of-water-management-in-chennai/ (Authored by Sekhar Raghavan)

INDIAN

1. https://apnews.com/ae27cc1095ef4b40880a16a47ac19cba


2. https://scroll.in/article/886435/how-chennai-used-rainwater-to-quench-its-thirst-and-avoid-a-cape-town-like-water-crisis


3. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/sunday-edition/clock-is-ticking.html


4. https://www.thebetterindia.com/187457/chennai-water-crisis-rainwater-harvesting-groundwater-india-sekhar-raghavan/


5. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/harvest-rainwater-save-chennai-from-calamities/?source=app (Authored by Sekhar Raghavan)


6. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/16-yrs-after-landmark-rainwater-harvesting-rule-tn-chennai-thirsts-water-103979


7. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/190619/chennais-water-scarcity-is-man-made-expert.html


8. http://greenexpo.in/geo/chennai/showcase/131


9. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/navalur-panchayat-restores-waterbody/article30950495.ece




TAMIL ARTICLES

1. http://siragu.com/?p=18695


2. http://siragu.com/?p=18736


3. http://tamil.thehindu.com/society/real-estate/%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%87-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D/article7980273.ece?widget-art=four-all


4. https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-chennai/chennai/2015/feb/05/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-1-%E0%AE%95-1061048.html