As Chennai limps back to normalcy With water levels receding in most parts of the rain-battered city and suburbs, an update that will bring some cheer.

The stranded pregnant woman who was airlifted in Chennai in a rescue operation by the Indian Air Force, has delivered twins.


Her rescue was the highlight of the evacuation operations on Thursday, when the IAF airlifted the seven-month pregnant woman, Sukanya, along with her three-year-old child from Guindy -- one of the worst affected areas.

The focus in the city is now on clearing the waste and muck on the roads along with rehabilitation of affected people.

Scores of workers have been deployed by the corporation of Chennai and other civic bodies to clear debris from the affected parts. The state government has brought in workers from other districts for this purpose.

The unprecedented deluge has caused unforeseen havoc and devastation to property, with flooded houses stinking after the water receded. Waste and sludge are deposited in man places such as the worst-affected Kotturpuram.