CRA surveys flood preparedness, asks officials to expedite work
The Hindu
Temporary mitigation measures will be taken in the southern parts of the city
Work being carried out in various major and minor waterways in the southern parts of the city is set to be accelerated to ensure immediate relief from inundation during the northeast monsoon.
K. Phanindra Reddy, Commissioner of Revenue Administration (CRA), inspected the work being done in different areas on Wednesday. He instructed the officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD) and various other government agencies to speed up the projects before the next spell of rain.
He inspected various water channels, including Veerangal odai, Madurapakkam odai, Ottiyampakkam surplus course, Thanthikal channel, near Iyyapanthangal, and Pappan channel at Mudichur service road.