As Cyclone Michaung ripped through Chennai and surrounding areas, and news about localities getting inundated with heavy rainfall started coming in, and a few affected residents narrated their ordeal online. As the day wore on, there were many calls for rescue and relief from citizens stranded in waterlogged areas. Meanwhile, a group of researchers from IIT Madras were doing their bit by giving real-time weather information on social media. They also urged people to record flood information in their localities on the chennaiwaterlogging.org portal. Their efforts seem to have paid off because as many as 1,200 users recorded the…
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Sahana Charan is Senior Editor, Oorvani and oversees editorial content at Citizen Matters. She has over 20 years of experience as a correspondent and independent writer/editor across news publications and digital platforms. As a journalist covering health and development issues, Sahana has done a series of investigative stories on female foeticide and PCPNDT Act, medical malpractices, healthcare access to the marginalised, disability and child rights, and the environment. She has also taught a course on Environmental Journalism at Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru.
Her interest lies in public health and policy issues, social justice and girl-child empowerment.