WRD proposes projects to alleviate flooding in various parts of Chennai
It has shared its recommendations with the Greater Chennai Corporation. The civic body will assist in sanctioning funding from the State government and in implementing the projects
In its effort to find long-term solutions to inundation in the vulnerable areas of the city, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has proposed interventions in the southern and western parts of the city. Earlier in the week, the WRD shared its recommendations with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). The civic body will assist the WRD in sanctioning funding from the State government and in implementing the projects.
The WRD has proposed the construction of a 5-km channel from the Ambattur surplus course to the Cooum along Chennai Bypass Road. This will prevent inundation in areas around the Ambattur lake, which is among a chain of major waterbodies in the western part of the city. Ambattur Industrial Estate and Korattur often become inundated during heavy rain owing to the inadequate carrying capacity of the channel draining into the Korattur lake. WRD officials said the new channel, proposed to be built at a cost of ₹130 crore, would drain about 350 cubic feet per second (cusecs) of water into the Cooum and reduce the burden on the other channels.
