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Cost of Chennai floods to businesses seen exceeding 150b rupees
City has come to a virtual standstill and in the grip of fear and panic: trade body
Published Thu, Dec 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM
New Delhi
AS the flood-ravaged Indian city of Chennai got some respite from torrential rains, a trade body said losses to businesses from the record downpour could reach more than 150 billion rupees (S$3.16 billion).
Water released from overflowing lakes and reservoirs wreaked havoc across a vast swathe of the metropolis of nine…
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