‘Annual desilting of Puckle Channel will prevent flooding in Thoothukudi’
The Hindu
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin who is to visit Thoothukudi on Thursday to take a look at the rain-related damages should give clear instructions and freedom to officials to remove within two months all en
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin who is to visit Thoothukudi on Thursday to take a look at the rain-related damages should give clear instructions and freedom to officials to remove within two months all encroachments made across the city in an unbiased manner as a complete drive against illegal structures has not been taken up over the past three decades, say residents.
They also prescribe that Puckle Channel that carries sewage into the sea should be desilted properly every year before the onset of northeast monsoon.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.