Residents appeal to WRDto improve initial stretch of Thanikachalam Nagar drain
The channel is only 10 metres wide now and stormwater drains from various localities such as Ambattur and Korattur are also linked to the channel, which finally flows into the Kodungaiyur drain.‘Inadequate capacity’T.K. The carrying capacity of the channel was improved to 1,000 cubic feet per second.A detailed project report for widening the initial 750-metre stretch is awaiting government approval. The WRD would coordinate with Revenue Department to demarcate the channel’s boundaries and remove encroachments to facilitate the project, the officials added.
- ▪The channel is only 10 metres wide now and stormwater drains from various localities such as Ambattur and Korattur are also linked to the channel, which finally flows into the Kodungaiyur drain.‘Inadequate capacity’T.K.
- ▪The carrying capacity of the channel was improved to 1,000 cubic feet per second.A detailed project report for widening the initial 750-metre stretch is awaiting government approval.
- ▪The WRD would coordinate with Revenue Department to demarcate the channel’s boundaries and remove encroachments to facilitate the project, the officials added.
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Residents of north Chennai have urged the Water Resources Department (WRD) to expedite the improvement of the initial stretch of the Thanikachalam Nagar drain to reduce flooding in areas around Madhavaram and Retteri.While a major portion of the Thanikachalam drain, which carries surplus water from Kolathur and Retteri lakes, was upgraded last year at a cost of ₹91.36 crore, residents noted that the work on the initial 750-metre portion of the channel is pending. The channel is only 10 metres wide now and stormwater drains from various localities such as Ambattur and Korattur are also linked to the channel, which finally flows into the Kodungaiyur drain.‘Inadequate capacity’T.K.
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