Chennai Corporation to desilt channels on the premises of 20 major industries in Manali to prevent flooding

Chennai Mayor Priya urged the officials at a review meeting launch desilting work inside the industrial area in Manali as part of flood prevention measures

The Greater Chennai Corporation will begin desilting of channels on the premises of 20 major industries in Manali to prevent flooding in northern parts of Chennai. The civic body has held a consultation with representatives of major industries in this regard.

At a review meeting by Mayor R. Priya on Friday, the civic officials listed the challenges faced by local residents during the northeast monsoon and the need for reviving the natural watercourse inside industrial premises in Manali, which is the largest zone in area.

As major polluting industries are located in Manali, flooding and industrial pollution have been the major civic issues faced by residents in the zone. As many as 1.66 lakh residents on 1,157 streets in the zone have been affected by floods and industrial pollution, the officials said.

Officials and elected representatives at the meeting on Friday stressed on the need for initiatives to mitigate flooding and control industrial pollution.

The Mayor urged the officials to complete infrastructure projects in the area to implement 255 resolutions passed at the three meetings by ward committee in the zone. As many as five major stretches of natural watercourse, including three drains inside SRF premises, will be desilted ahead of the monsoon. Industries have been asked to send engineers to the site of desilting to prevent damage to underground pipelines during the work.

As many as 147 roads have been proposed to be developed in the area in 2022-2023. Work on development of 108 roads is under way and 6.54 km of 29 roads have been developed in the area. Work on the link road between Manali Expressway and Burma Nagar in Ward 16 was taken up in May.