News about the restoration of Mambalam Canal in Chennai would make many happy!!
Posted on: 11/Feb/2023 9:29:27 AM
The GCC officials have hinted that the work on the restoration of Mambalam canal would be completed in June.
It must be recalled that after the ending of monsoon in 2022, GCC began important smart city projects like restoration of Mambalam canal etc. In the 2021 monsoon, the GCC decided to shelve some of the components, add cycle tracks along the Mambalam canal etc. The GCC gave huge importance to flood mitigation works is known.
It is now mentioned that once the restoration of Mambalam canal gets over then the flooding in T. Nagar etc would get reduced. The GCC officials revealed that they would be implementing better designs of canals near the Adyar river plus engineering solutions with innovations etc.
The corporation council in the month of July passed a resolution to revive the Mambalam canal restoration project and dropped proposals of bicycle tracks, a shared pathway, a park and fixing of top slabs etc. It was explained by an officer from GCC that the harsh lessons learnt from the 2021 NE monsoon has resulted in shifting of focus from beautification to flood mitigation in T. Nagar.
Some of the proposals like electrical work, landscaping work for a distance of 1.75km at an estimated cost of Rs 5.5 cr from Vidyodaya Main Road to Theyagaraja Road etc were dropped.
Point to be noted is that green buildings on the Ripon Buildings premises would be completed in June month. The green buildings would have an innovation hub and service centre for the residents of Chennai.
