Not In Chennai? Here Is How You Too Can Help

Here are some important contact informations related to Chennai Flood. I request all the viewers to share the post as much as you can.

Click here for the Facebook page for those who can help with any provisions or volunteer efforts

Click here for the google sheet to helps find places to stay

This map is a crowdsourced map on which areas of Chennai are flooded

Relief centres from Chennai Corporation

NDMA emergency nos and do's and dont's during flood

Google has activated the crisis response page for the Chennai floods:

Chennai Corporation has announced Emergency Contact Numbers for all the regional zones in the city. Public can contact the following numbers in case of any emergency due to the floods.

HELPLINE NUMBERS:

Tree fall, Water logging -------------------- 1913

Sewage overflow ----------------------------- 45674567, 22200335

State Emergency -----------------------------1070

District Emergency --------------------------1077

Electricity --------------------------------------1912

Fire & Rescue ---------------------------------101

Regional Office(Tiruvottiyur) -------------------9445190001

Regional Office(Manali) --------------------------9445190002

Regional Office(Madhavaram) ------------------9445190003

Regional Office(Tondiarpet) ---------------------9445190004

Regional Office(Royapuram) --------------------9445190005

Regional Office(Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar) --------9445190006

Regional Office(Ambattur) ----------------------9445190007

Regional Office(Annanagar) ---------------------9445190008

Regional Office(Teynampet) ---------------------9445190009

Regional Office(Kodambakkam) ---------------9445190010

Regional Office (Valasaravakkam) -------------9445190011

Regional Office(Alandur) ------------------------9445190012

Regional Office (Adyar) --------------------------9445190013

Regional Office(Perungudi) ----------------------9445190014

Regional Office(Sholinganallur) ----------------9445190015

CHENNAI

Fort-Tondiarpet -----------------------------------94450 00484

Purasawakkam-Perambur ----------------------94450 00485

Egmore-Nungambakkam -----------------------94450 00486

Mylapore-Triplicane -----------------------------94450 00487

Mambalam-Guindy -------------------------------94450 00488

THIRUVALLUR

Ambattur -------------------------------------------94450 00489

Ponneri ----------------------------------------------94450 00490

Gummudipoondi ----------------------------------94450 00491

Thiruthani ------------------------------------------94450 00492

Pallipattu -------------------------------------------94450 00493

Thiruvallur -----------------------------------------94450 00494

Uthukottai ------------------------------------------94450 00495

Poonamallee ----------------------------------------94450 00496

KANCHEEPURAM

Kancheepuram ------------------------------------94450 00497

Uthiramerur ---------------------------------------94450 00498

Sriperumbudur ------------------------------------94450 00499

Chengalpattu ---------------------------------------94450 00500

Thirkkalukunram ---------------------------------94450 00501

Tambaram ------------------------------------------94450 00502

Madurantakam ------------------------------------94450 00503

Cheyyur ---------------------------------------------94450 00504

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Here Are Some Startups Helping Out With Chennai Floods

A handful of startups and companies from around the country are stepping in to provide relief efforts in whatever way they can. 

Paytm is offering Rs. 30 worth of free talk-time to anyone who would like to remain connected. Users who want to avail of this facility can dial Paytm's hotline (18001030033).

Practo has a spreadsheet with phone numbers of verified doctors and hospitals available for help in an online spreadsheet.

Zomato has launched a scheme where they will provide meals for flood relief victims, and is offering to buy one meal from their end for every one purchased on the website. Meals can be purchased for two, four, or a hundred people, at Rs. 100, 200, and Rs. 5,000 respectively. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal tweeted that over 25,000 meals were ordered by users, making for a total of 50,000 meals served, once the company adds in its share. 

Zoomcar is providing free pick up and drop facilities to the nearest hospital, requests can be tweeted to them, and accessed on its hotline at 044-42052772.

Several Chennai residents have opened up their homes to the stranded, and there's an online spreadsheet cataloguing places available for shelter, food offerings, rescue needed, helplines, and doctor numbers, as well as volunteer details.

Ola has created safety zones equipped with relief supplies and first aid. This service is open to everyone, free of cost, with address details and contact numbers provided on its blog. A fortnight ago, it launched OlaBoats, employing professional rowers and fishermen to offer assistance in Chennai's waterlogged areas. 

Delhi-based Urbanclap, a marketplace for local service providers had reportedly offered free pest control services in rain-affected areas last month.

Airtel, while not exactly a startup, is providing free credit of 50MB mobile data for Airtel prepaid mobile customers with a validity of two days. 

Vodafone is offering pre-approved chota-credit of Rs. 10 to all pre-paid customers, and a credit of ten minutes for Vodafone to Vodafone calls, and 100MB of mobile data to all customers with data-enabled handsets.

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