The New Indian Express 10.12.2010
Velachery: Plans to start boating service
After inspecting the Velachery lake on Thursday for developing it as a tourist spot with fun-boating facilities, Subramaniam told Express, “The chances of flooding in the area in future will be curtailed to a certain extent as banks of the lake will be strengthened and its storage capacity considerably increased after desilting under the proposed lake beautification project.”
To a question about flood mitigation in the locality during monsoon rains, Subramaniam said, “To release the excess water from the lake, the civic body is constructing an additional canal to link it with the Buckingham Canal at an estimated cost of `138 crore.”
Mayor to visit flood-affect Velachery parts on Friday
Mayor Subramaniam on Thursday said that he would be visiting flood-affected areas in Velachery on Friday. When asked why he hasn’t visited the area yet, the Mayor said that he was visiting heavily affected parts of the city in the last few days.
