Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation works to ensure zero water stagnation incident in this rainy city.
The Civic’s body appointed an IAS officer of zonal level monitoring officials ahead of the rainy season, is expected to start around October 27, and has held three meetings to overcome problems that always carry many areas to jam every year.
The Civic body maintains 31 canals in which 16 is in the core city area and 15 in the expanded region.
All channels have been folded before the rainy season.
About 620 km from the 1,894km long disposal network, which covers around 3,842 waterways, has also been in a department, said an official who added that the number was updated every day because his work was underway.
“We have men and machines available and have spread it in all zonal offices for emergency operations.
Tree trimming is being carried out every day and we monitor work carefully by checking the waterways every day,” said Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi.
Critical location where water stagnation up to 2ft is possible including Cargil Nagar in Thiruvottiyur, Kailasam Street and Meenambal Nagar in Tonlithop High Road and Senthil Nagar in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, North Avenue Korattur, Habibullah Road and Ra Puram 1st Play in Teynampet, Bazullah Road, RK Shanmugam Silai in Kodambakkam, AGS Colony in Velachery, Selva Nagar and Semmenchi Housing Board at Sholinganallur and Ram Nagar and Mylai Balaji Nagar in Perungudi.
“There are 306 locations like that in 2015 and they have been reduced to 23 after several interventions include construction of storm waterways and other infrastructure interventions.
This year, in addition to only building waterways, we have focused more at the inlet point and outlet of major de-blockages Of all the waterways, canals and lakes.
We have also eliminated the mud pits hole in all the way to ensure water does not stagnate at all.
This work is being monitored every day by IAS officials, “said Rajendiran, Chief Engineer and responsible for the Department of Water Channel storm.
He added that if there was a puddle in several locations because the reverse flow in the sea, the Civil Agency would ensure that it was cleaned in one hour using a pump and other machines.
Apart from this, the meeting was carried out with all the lines including public work, forests, TNEB and the income department to ensure there was coordination during the rainy season.
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