Wednesday 2 December 2015

IT's raining! Chennai rains affect top software firms

The companies, said to have adopted the Business Continuity Plan, a code for technologists working from other centres of the country to help the associates handle the projects run at the affected centre.


Chennai rains have left top software companies drenched, disrupting their operations and flooding the offices. However, the companies, said to have adopted the Business Continuity Plan, a code for technologists working from other centres of the country to help the associates handle the projects run at the affected centre.

The top companies held the critical resources at the offices in Chennai providing them all the facilites required for comfort and seamless service in order to meet the client requirements irrespective of the calamity that struck the east coast city.

As per reports, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), having 13 offices in and around Chennai, partially shut down the offices by 1 pm, holding key resources at the helm. The company arranged for transportation and stay to ensure the safety of all its associates.

Cognizant, reportedly, closed offices by 3 pm, allowing its more than 60,000 employees to go home, except few important ones to keep its services operational.

Infosys, having a large office at the Mahindra World City near the flooded Veerapuram lake, was quoted saying in a statement to the employees that due to flooding, the company decided to shut the offices early on Tuesday. HCL Technologies, reportedly, undertook similar operations  while offering flexible work schedule to the employees, simultaneously practicing the Business Continuity Plan.

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