CHENNAI: Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inspected the ongoing infrastructure development and renovation works in the South Chennai area on Monday.
The primary goal of these critical projects is to significantly improve the region's waterways and guarantee the smooth, rapid flow of floodwater into the sea during the monsoon season, thereby minimizing the risk of urban waterlogging.
The state government is implementing key measures through the Water Resources Department (WRD) and the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). These initiatives include the systematic deepening and widening of existing canals, the construction of robust closed canals with concrete walls for structural stability, the laying of new rainwater drainage canals, and the continuous dredging of estuaries and conf