Chennai: Rain may stop for now, but Greater Chennai Corporation does not let it be guarded.
The Civic’s body plans to keep pumps, boats and rescue materials, asking officials concerned to remain ready for any emergency.
“We will pay for the fastening fee [for the ship].
We have employed around 199 pumps and have around 448.
We also have 37 pumps that have been obtained from other departments such as agriculture, fires and rescue services and state highways.
Apart from here, we It will focus on reducing public discomfort as much as possible by filling the crater on the road formed due to rain.
Most of the vessels will also remain in the location where they are placed, “said a senior official.
About 82 roads in 31 locations have several small water stagnation problems, and Civic’s body continues to pump these places on Friday.
In the Manali zone, the flood warnings were issued after the river entry into the Kosasthalaiyar river increased and PWD officials began to spend 45,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) from the Pondi reservoir at night.
Corporate officials diverted 62 families from there to school.
Officials of the corporate storm water disposal department are studying the network and identifying reasons of flooding in several regions during the rain triggered by the latest two weather systems.
“The central team who will assess flood damage to provide assistance will arrive on Monday.
We will take them to the most affected location,” said a corporate official.
The Civic body also keeps a list of ready from all damaged roads in the rain.
“After the rainy season ends, we will start a study of roads and waterways and propose projects that will help the city.
Most regions have a problem of blockage in several channels that do not have the right slope and gradients; and, in others, It’s been very old.
We will repeat this channel and also take a job in some channels, “said an official.