Major waterways in and around Chennai, Tiruvalllur and Kancheepuram districts to be cleared at a cost of Rs 3.62 Crores
Posted on: 17/Sep/2013 2:09:00 PM
The Tamilnadu State Public Works Department has allocated Rs 3.62 Crores to clear the waterways in and around Chennai, Tiruvalllur and Kancheepuram districts. The work has already commenced pre-monsoon preparation work on a war-footing ahead of North East Monsoon onset.
58 works will be executed by the Public Works Department. Of the 58 works, 19 would be carried out in Araniyar Basin Division (Chepauk) while 25 works would be taken up in Kosasthalaiyar Basin Division (Tiruvalllur). 14 will be taken up in the Lower Palar Basin Division (Kancheepuram).
The work to be carried out include dusting and removal of obstructions in several of the city’s waterways like a Central Buckingham canal, Cooum river and Adyar river, the city’s tanks and Pallikkaranai swamp. This has to be done to enable the Public Works Department to manage the floods. During the monsoon rains, the sand bars accumulated at the Muttukadu mouth have to be removed for smooth flow of flood water into the sea.
Pre-monsoon work has to be taken up in Velachery tank surplus course and the link channel between Velachery Tank Surplus course and Pallikaranai swamp to avoid inundation in areas like Velachery, Madipakkam, Adambakkam and Keezhkattalai. Providing sandbags for the Adyar River and other areas is also part of the work to be completed.
