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The Chennai Corporation held a monsoon preparedness assembly on the Ripon Buildings on Tuesday to take inventory of the varied duties accomplished and any nonetheless pending.
The assembly, chaired by Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash, noticed the participation of senior officers from numerous authorities departments, together with the police, the State Highways Department, Metrowater, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco), Southern Railway and the Revenue Department.
In a press assertion, the civic physique said that localities vulnerable to water stagnation had been introduced right down to solely three from 306 in 2015. In 2017, waterlogging was recognized in 205 localities, which dropped 53 in 2018 after which to 19 in 2019.
As a part of the monsoon preparedness work to forestall water stagnation, the Corporation has desilted 30 canals, together with these belonging to Public Works Department, at a value of ₹15 crore.
The civic physique has put in place a round the clock management room, containing 75 workers, for redressing complaints from residents of any water stagnation, visitors affected as a result of fallen timber and sewage overflow.
The Corporation could have heavy obligation motor pumps on stand by to evacuate water from 16 subways and mechanised tree chopping machines to take away fallen timber. It may also clear stormwater drains maintained by the State Highways Department and Southern Railway.
At the assembly, the Corporation additionally made it clear that no permission for infrastructure work will probably be given throughout the monsoon and suggested Tangedco, Metrowater and phone firms to hurry up ongoing ones.
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