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Sewer lines damaged in rain being repaired

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The Hindu       17.12.2021

Sewer lines damaged in rain being repaired

CMWSSB plans to engage consultant to study sewer network, take up improvements

The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has taken up repair of sewer lines damaged when roads caved in or when they developed leaks at several locations across the city.

The water board plans to engage a consultant to assess the network and take up improvement.

During last month’s heavy rain, the sewer network carried almost double the usual load of 620 million litres a day (mld).

This left the network damaged at several places and caused cave-in on roads across the city, particularly in Zones 9 (Teynampet), 10 (Kodambakkam) and 11 (Valasaravakkam), said the CMWSSB officials.

The pipeline network in these places was over three decades old and carried sewage round the clock.

Normally, the peak flow would be for four hours during morning and evening hours.

Officials said work was in various stages of completion at 180 locations, including in Kathivakkam, Ennore and Vanagaram. While the repair taken up on Anna Main Road, K.K. Nagar, is a major work, the water board is also replacing the damaged portion of the sewer lines.

In Brindavan Street, T. Nagar, a portion of the road caved in on Wednesday and work is on to assess the damage and complete the repair work within two or three days.

Complaints resolution

Most of the work pertains to replacing damaged pipelines for a length of 10 metres or 15 metres as of now.

“We are carrying out temporary work to provide immediate relief to residents. Of the 20,460 complaints received since the start of monsoon, 18,215 have been resolved. Work is under progress to address other complaints,” said an official.

Another reason cited for road cave-in was damage to sewer lines during laying of cables by other utility agencies.

Pipelines in these places developed leaks that caused caving in of roads.

Maintenance doors that had collapsed like the one in Velachery Main Road were being replaced and leaks in water supply pipeline, including the one on Chamiers Road and Turnbulls Road, would be plugged.

The CMWSSB is executing the work to remove silt in the sewer lines at 520 locations identified in the city.

A major project would be drawn up based on the consultant’s report to improve the sewer lines, which runs for 4,093 km, keeping in mind the growing needs of the city, the officials said

 

Corpn. begins multiple projects for beautification of Chennai

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The Hindu      28.09.2021

Corpn. begins multiple projects for beautification of Chennai

Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Monday announced that work on a fountain near Marina Beach has been completed. Another fountain has been developed near the War Memorial. The civic body will develop beautiful, coloured fountains in the proposed park near the Mint flyover. The park will be developed at an estimated cost of ₹5 crore.

The space near Egmore Railway Station will also get a coloured fountain.

The T. Nagar pedestrian plaza is also expected to get additional lighting. Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru has already announced a makeover for parks, including Maadi Poonga, which is a heritage structure.

Preparation of estimates for dynamic lighting of Ripon Buildings has started. “Officials have studied various models adopted in heritage buildings in other parts of the country. We will finalise all aspects of the dynamic lighting shortly,” an official said.

Work on dynamic lighting of other heritage buildings, such as Victoria Public Hall, will also be taken up after restoration.

Singara Chennai 2.0

Each of the 15 zones will have two additional attractions in two months as part of the beautification drive of Singara Chennai 2.0. The amusement park at Villivakkam tank is expected to be readied by December.

Boats for the amusement park have reached the project site.

Phased launch

The Greater Chennai Corporation is expected to launch the amusement park in a phased manner after Pongal with 46 different rides, games for kids and 28 boats. Ride equipment will be installed by December 31.

Corporation officials said the 250-m suspension bridge with a glass floor and a restaurant in the middle of the lake will be completed by October 15. The Corporation will hand over the project to a private operator for the development of the amusement park after October 15.

The resettlement of 268 project-affected families has caused a delay in the project’s launch.

 

Corporation plans three bridges in congested areas

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The Hindu      29.07.2021

Corporation plans three bridges in congested areas

Deluge of problems: An overbridge in place of the Ganesapuram subway has been a long-pending demand of citizens.   | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B

The Greater Chennai Corporation plans to construct three new bridges in the city. The bridges department, which had executed only a handful of projects in the last 10 years under the AIADMK government, has proposed to build bridges which had been pending for a long time to ease traffic congestion.

A senior official said as the city had expanded, more bridges were needed in congested old areas. Bridges were planned to be built at the Ganesapuram subway and the crowded Otteri junction. Plans were on to extend the flyover on Usman Road to be linked to Anna Salai.

The civic body has done an initial study and has found the need for the flyover at Usman Road to be extended till Anna Salai as the T. Nagar junction had been witnessing heavy traffic.

Since T. Nagar had transformed into shopping hub from a residential locality, the South Usman Road was becoming congested due to the presence of several textile showrooms. Also, the location of the T. Nagar bus terminus near the junction added to the problems.

Despite the flyover South Usman Road, traffic jams occurred on Madley Road, CIT Nagar 1st Main Road, and CIT Nagar 4th Main Road. The civic body had designed a new flyover to link the ramp portion of the existing flyover on South Usman Road, which is 747 m long and 11 m wide, and proceeded above the CIT Nagar 1st and 4th Main Road junctions. Also provision for two ramps was to be made for motorists to have smooth access to the Burkit Road junction.

The civic body plans to build two-lane carriageways at Konnur High Road and Strahans Road junction to ease traffic congestion on Strahans Road, Brickiln Road and Cooks Road. The proposed flyover would be 540 m long and would have a service road and pavement on both sides. Similarly, the residents of Perambur and Vyasarpadi had been demanding a bridge to replace the Ganesapuram subway, which got waterlogged during heavy rain.

 
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