Maha Cement’s CSR wing Helping Hands responded to the unpredicted calamity caused by Chennai Flood: Floods in Chennai affected the lives their very badly, making it the worst disaster of 2015. On Tuesday, December 1st 2015, the dry and stagnant Adayar river that runs under the secondary runway of the Chennai International Airport overflowed its banks and water spilled all over the tarmac and aprons. This was in addition to the torrential rain that submerged one of India’s biggest cities and left many thousands helpless. Essentials such as drinking water, food and medicines were in short supply.