In this bonus episode of Rethinking EHS, host Beatrice Bizzaro (HPC Italy, Inogen Alliance Global Water Working Group Lead) is joined by C. Rajadurai from Cholamandalam MS Risk Services (India) to examine three challenges affecting industrial facilities: recurring river flooding, extreme rainfall, and water scarcity. Through three practical case studies, the conversation explores how modelling, asset-level assessment, stormwater management, groundwater recharge, and water-source diversification can reduce disruption and strengthen long-term business continuity.
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Time Stamps
- 0:00 Introduction: Water-Related Climate Risks
- 1:32 Meet C. Rajadurai
- 1:45 Case Study 1: Recurring River Flooding
- 2:16 Reservoir Releases, Tides & Flood Risk
- 5:25 Protecting Critical Equipment
- 7:39 Case Study 2: Extreme Rainfall
- 8:29 Rainfall Thresholds & Infrastructure Resilience
- 10:42 Assessing Stormwater Network Capacity
- 12:34 Stormwater Reuse & Groundwater Recharge
- 15:35 Case Study 3: Water Scarcity
- 16:16 Diversifying Water Sources
- 18:08 Water Security & Business Continuity
- 18:27 Turning Climate Risk into Engineering Action
- 19:49 Closing Remarks & Global Collaboration
Guest Quotes
C. Rajadurai:
“Source diversification is not only a water management strategy; it is part of business resilience and the business continuity plan.”
C. Rajadurai:
“Climate risk assessment becomes valuable when findings reach engineering drawings and planning teams, translating risk into on-the-ground implementation.”