Abstract

In the month of November, 2015, Chennai International Airport (CIA) was affected severely due to floods in Chennai. Despite facing the impact of Nature’s fury, the management of the Airport and Airports Authority of India has been criticized for constructing a runway bridge over the Adayar river. This case study therefore focused on highlighting the objectives and events that had happened before initiating the construction of the bridge and provided a scope to discuss on the role and responsibilities of the governments, public servants and business organizations, in developing and implementing business plans and economic policies having less impact on the environment.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• To analyse the impact of changing climatic conditions on business environment
• To discuss on the necessity of designing sustainable business plans and economic policies

Keywords

Chennai International Airport,Airports Authority of India,Adayar river,Runway bridge,Chennai Floods 2015