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Chennai storm-water drain work to finish in two weeks
Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G.S. Sameeran said the storm-water drain work on Kaliyamman Koil Street, where it meets the Virugambakkam canal, will be completed in two weeks. He inspected the ₹30 crore…
Greater Chennai Corporation commissioner G.S. Sameeran said the storm-water drain work on Kaliyamman Koil Street, where it meets the Virugambakkam canal, will be completed in two weeks. He inspected the ₹30 crore development works in Kodambakkam zone on Sunday, which include retaining walls, fencing, and removal of silt and waste from the 6.7 km canal. The canal runs through Virugambakkam, Chinmaya Nagar, Saligramam and M.M.D.A. Colony before joining the Cooum.
Sameeran also inspected a ₹12 crore bridge replacement being built by Chennai Metro Rail Limited across the canal. Officials were told to finish construction before the northeast monsoon. The existing bridge is being removed as part of the work. The commissioner separately reviewed dengue prevention measures in Kodambakkam zone, visiting the M.G.R. canal for mosquito-control spraying and conducting a door-to-door inspection. He distributed pamphlets advising residents to prevent water stagnation and seek immediate treatment if they develop a fever.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Virugambakkam canal is one of several waterways the GCC is desilting and widening after the 2023 Chennai floods exposed how encroached and silted drains worsened waterlogging. The ₹30 crore package here covers retaining walls and fencing, standard flood-mitigation infrastructure the corporation is replicating across the city's 16 zones ahead of the northeast monsoon, which brings Chennai's heaviest rain between October and December. The ₹12 crore bridge replacement, tied to Chennai Metro Rail's Phase II works, must finish before the monsoon or the crossing becomes a bottleneck. The commissioner's simultaneous dengue inspection reflects a pattern: after every flood, waterlogged neighbourhoods report a surge in vector-borne cases, and door-to-door awareness drives are the corporation's routine response before case numbers spike.
Source: thehindu.com
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