The Hindu 21.12.2010
Stormwater construction work launched
Staff Reporter
CHENNAI: Work to construct 51.70-km stormwater drain network for
Adyar watershed, at a cost of Rs.84.48 crore, under the Jawaharlal Nehru
National Urban Renewal Mission was launched by the Chennai Corporation
at Saidapet on Monday.
Inaugurating the work at the junction of Rangabashyam Street and
Kavarai Street, Mayor M.Subramanian said several areas, which get
inundated during rain, such as K.K.Nagar, Guindy, Nesapakkam, Ambal
Nagar, Nandanam, Kotturpuram, Ekkaduthangal, Nesapakkam, Srinagar Colony
and Mandaveli would benefit from the project.
Deepening, desilting and construction of concrete bed at MGR Nagar
canal, Guindy Industrial Estate canal, Jafferkhanpet canal and
Chellammal College canal would be carried out for a length of 4.66 km at
a cost of Rs.22.63 crore.
He said of the 12 packages, the project to construct stormwater
drains and improve the existing facilities is under way in nine
packages. This includes Kolathur, Velachery, Mambalam-Nandanam,
Royapuram and North Buckingham canal watersheds. Besides re-constructing
nearly 183-km length of existing drains, the civic body would also
execute improvement work of 28.64 km long canals, he added.