Greater Chennai Corporation intensifies rain preparedness efforts
The Hindu
Civic body has desilted 92% of stormwater drains in the city
With the city receiving widespread rainfall since Monday night and weather forecasts predicting more rains over the next day or two, the Greater Chennai Corporation has intensified its monitoring and rain preparedness efforts.
Senior officials carried out inspections to check the condition of stormwater drains at different places. Officials said a total of 807 pumps would be used in case of water stagnation, and were kept ready across all the 200 wards. However, they said no major complaints of water stagnation were received on Tuesday, partially due to desilting of stormwater drains and other preparatory measures being taken.
Corporation workers across all zones have been asked to ensure that pumps and other equipment like power saws were in working condition.