Consult us before taking up SWD work, say ECR residents
The Hindu
NGT has asked the implementing agency to revisit the stormwater drain project
The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Greater Chennai Corporation to revisit the project for construction of an integrated stormwater drain network along the East Coast Road for feasibility of collection and reuse of rainwater. Following the NGT directive, residents’ welfare associations along the ECR want the government agencies to hold consultations with them before proceeding with any fresh proposals. The residents had opposed the ₹1,243.45 crore project that was taken up with funding from the KfW, the German Development Bank. As the project covered areas between Kottivakkam and Muttukadu, residents opposed the move on the grounds that the construction of the drain would hinder groundwater recharge in areas that did not have piped water network, and also filed a petition with the NGT.More Related News