Rain water stagnated near the upcoming Panangal Park Metro station on Nageswaran Road, T.Nagar in Chennai.
Avadi became a corporation in 2021, yet several neighbourhoods continue to face the same drainage problems every monsoon. Officials said that before the monsoon, the corporation had undertaken desilting across four waterbodies covering 32.57 acres ahead of the monsoon, completing work across 22.7 acres; this has reduced flooding in areas such as Kamaraj Nagar, Parthipattu and other interior areas under the corporation limits.
Mayor R Priya told TOI that desilting work had started late this year. By the time they could take up Phase II, the rain had started,” she said. The corporation should have installed high-capacity motor pumps, similar to those used by GCC, to drain water quickly,” said T Sadagopan, president, Tamil Nadu Progressive Consumer Welfare Association.
Many areas saw ankle-deep stagnant water, with the flooding disrupting traffic during peak hours. “It should have begun in July, but they started in Sept. Only Phase I of desilting has been completed. She questioned if drains could handle the load without getting clogged during extreme and continuous rainfall. “Many roads in key areas within the corporation limits are damaged. Residents complained of patchy drain work on Pattabiram’s Nehru Street in Gandhinagar, causing water to flow downhill without an adequate inlet. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Chennai | Silver Rate in Chennai | Bank Holidays in Chennai | Public Holidays in Chennai | Chennai AQI | Weather in Chennai | Petrol Price in Chennai | Diesel Price in Chennai | CNG Price in Chennai | LPG Price in Chennai
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