Coimbatore: With Monsoon quickly approached, the district government had deployed more than 1,200 workers to clear the water channel and 68 truck water body channel, 73 lightweight commercial vehicles and five saws for falling trees would be used for drives, Samepan said.
“Cleaning activities are being taken in all cities and city Panchayats in the district.
The work, which starts on Monday, will conclude on Saturday.
About 1,500 km drainage, storm waterways and channels will be cleaned.” Workers cleaned 42 km channels on the day Monday.
Annual exercises will examine flooding in residential areas during the rainy season, said a corporate official.
“Clogged channels will cause flooding in the residential area and become a mosquito breeding zone.
In addition, stagnant water will mix with wastewater and pose a threat to public health,” he said.
Clogged alkaline waterways due to garbage dumping, the official said.
“During drives cleaning, awareness will be made among residents who live close to the channel to prevent them from damaging drainage.
Most of the plastic waste thrown into the channel.
Apart from household waste, construction and demolition waste also found.”