Chennai Corporation prepares for digging of roads for sewerage system makeover in core city areas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai Corporation prepares for digging of roads for sewerage system makeover in core city areas

The Hindu  

The Chennai Corporation has started preparations for a major project that involves large-scale digging of roads for improvements in the existing sewerage system in core city areas such as Anna Nagar, Teynampet, Kodambakkam, Royapuram, Adyar, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar and Tondiarpet. At the meeting to discuss the preparation of detailed project reports for improvements of existing sewerage system by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, officials stressed the need for execution of the project in residential areas without disrupting traffic flow on roads, and pedestrian movement. “More than 100 wells in residential areas of Anna Nagar West have been polluted because of defects in the old sewerage system. More than 150 roads have reported sewage overflows and polluted ground water.” Sewage overflows According to estimates, more than 15,000 streets in the core city have reported complaints of sewage overflow and pollution of groundwater because of the old sewerage system.

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Greater Chennai Corporation aims for ‘pothole-free’ city in six months
1 week, 1 day ago

Greater Chennai Corporation aims for ‘pothole-free’ city in six months

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has promised its residents a ‘pothole-free’ city in six months amid repeated complaints of damaged roads from them. The promise comes as the civic body plans to acquire 15 mobile jet patchwork machines to expedite the repair of potholes on bus route and interior roads. Additionally, NSC Bose Road, near Mint Street, and multiple streets in …

Chennai’s Top Neighborhoods with Reliable Water Supply
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Chennai’s Top Neighborhoods with Reliable Water Supply

The Hindu  

Let’s explore Chennai’s top neighborhoods with reliable water supply in this blog post. Anna Nagar: Anna Nagar is one of Chennai’s top neighborhoods with reliable water supply. T Nagar is a great option because it has a reliable water supply and usually has fewer power outages. T. Nagar was chosen for the implementation of a slew of infrastructure projects under …

Inadequate drainage turns the city more vulnerable to floods
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Inadequate drainage turns the city more vulnerable to floods

The Hindu  

A breach in the Arasankazhani lake near Chemmancherry-Perumbakkam, as confirmed by officials, left many people struggling on Sunday, when the rain stopped after Cyclone Fengal made landfall late on November 30. Alleging inadequate storm water drains, Opposition parties have been asking the government to release a White Paper based on the Thiruppugazh Committee’s recommendations for flood mitigation and management. Even …

Chennai Corporation rushes to repair roads dug up for civic work
3 months ago

Chennai Corporation rushes to repair roads dug up for civic work

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The city corporation is rushing to complete another set of road works ahead of the monsoon, especially in Perungudi zone where the civic body drew flak during the last monsoon. Corporation officials said that they will soon issue work orders to close roads dug up in over 40 streets, including AGS colony and Venkateswara Nagar in Velachery, Sai Ganesh …

Vikas Nagar road cave-ins: Fault lies in 2-km sewer line, reveals survey
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Vikas Nagar road cave-ins: Fault lies in 2-km sewer line, reveals survey

Hindustan Times  

A trunk sewer pipeline that covers a stretch of two kilometres in Vikas Nagar, an area that has reported multiple incidents of road cave-ins, here has developed multiple cracks and leakages. “The road, which is approximately 60 feet wide, was originally laid in 2010 and a sewer line was installed by Jal Nigam at around ₹50 crore. The private company …

How Chennai is getting ready to tackle the monsoon this year
4 months ago

How Chennai is getting ready to tackle the monsoon this year

The Hindu  

With the monsoon approaching, the government has planned a series of measures, involving many departments, to mitigate the impact of the rain. In the Kosasthalayar River Basin, the GCC will construct 675.37 km of storm water drains at an estimated cost of ₹3,220 crore. In the Kovalam Basin Phase I, costing ₹150.45 crore and funded by KfW Development Bank, 37.09 …

Chennai Corporation pushes back metro water proposal to allow road cuts without nod
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Corporation pushes back metro water proposal to allow road cuts without nod

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation has pushed back a proposal from the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department which suggested making prior permission from the civic body not mandatory for initiating road cuts for drainage and water supply work. Official sources said the proposal was put forth to enable the Chennai Metro Water and Sewerage Board to take up certain …

Monsoon work faces metro challenge in 7 zones in Chennai
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Monsoon work faces metro challenge in 7 zones in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The city corporation’s monsoon preparedness works, which include construction of missing links of stormwater drains and reconstruction of drains, in seven of the 15 zones have clashed with the ongoing metro rail work resulting in delay of some of these works. Corporation and highways officials have raised concern of delay in taking up stormwater drain work in parts of …

Monsoon’s here, but Chandigarh’s Sector 40 road still torn up for sewer work
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Monsoon’s here, but Chandigarh’s Sector 40 road still torn up for sewer work

Hindustan Times  

Despite the monsoon already marking its arrival in the city, civic works for laying storm sewers are still underway at Vikas Marg, raising concerns about soil erosion that can lead to major cave-ins. The work, spanning from Sector 40 to Sector 42, has led to road closures and uprooted sidewalks for the past few weeks, already causing inconvenience to commuters …

Ahead of monsoon, incomplete storm water drains cause concern in Chennai
6 months, 1 week ago

Ahead of monsoon, incomplete storm water drains cause concern in Chennai

The Hindu  

Time and again, the torrential rain in Chennai has prompted concerns over the city’s preparedness, with flooded streets and incomplete storm water drains drawing the attention of all. Even the summer rain was a matter of concern in some core areas and in many added areas where residents expect the Greater Chennai Corporation to complete the storm water drains to …

Sewage & rainwater flood Tiruneermalai roads in Chennai
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sewage & rainwater flood Tiruneermalai roads in Chennai

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: For the residents of Tiruneermalai’s Ranga Nagar, rain is nothing short of a nightmare. Every time it pours, they get into a high alert as rainwater mixed with the polluted water from Naatu Canal leads to flooding in this low-lying area. Because of garbage and sewage dumping, the capacity of the canal meant to take surplus water from Tiruneermalai …

Some parts of Chennai may experience sewage overflow on January 24, 25
11 months ago

Some parts of Chennai may experience sewage overflow on January 24, 25

The Hindu  

Some parts of Chennai may experience sewage issues due to improvement work that is to be carried out by Chennai Metrowater on Wednesday and Thursday. A press release said areas in Teynampet and Adyar zones may experience sewage overflow as interconnection work of sewer pipelines will be executed on Adyar’s L.B. Later this week, areas of north Chennai may experience …

Central Chennai registers highest number of rain-related complaints
1 year ago

Central Chennai registers highest number of rain-related complaints

The Hindu  

Central Chennai, covering Thiru. Speaking to mediapersons at Ripon Buildings on Thursday, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Secretary D. Karthikeyan said the water stagnation in T. Nagar was caused by the sudden rise in the level of the Adyar owing to the release of 6,400 cusecs of water from Chembarambakkam and challenges in the discharge of water through the Mambalam …

Chennai Rains | Corporation has completed work in 98% of stormwater drains: Minister K.N. Nehru
1 year, 1 month ago

Chennai Rains | Corporation has completed work in 98% of stormwater drains: Minister K.N. Nehru

The Hindu  

The Chennai Corporation has completed 98% of the stormwater drain work to improve monsoon preparedness in the city, said T.N. Following an inspection of inundated areas on Saturday November 4, 2023, Mr. Nehru said the remaining 2% of the work would be completed soon. Safe drinking water Stressing the need to supply safe drinking water to all residents during the …

Robotics, AI solutions mooted for preventing contamination of drinking water
1 year, 2 months ago

Robotics, AI solutions mooted for preventing contamination of drinking water

The Hindu  

Local bodies in the Chennai Metropolitan Area are planning to deploy robotics and artificial intelligence solutions in the maintenance of sewer lines and storm-water drains. Senior officials of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department have started discussions with experts in robotics and artificial intelligence for maintenance of septic tanks, sewer lines, storm-water drains, prevent contamination of water and reduce …

Storm-water drain work almost completed in Chennai’s core areas, says Corporation
1 year, 2 months ago

Storm-water drain work almost completed in Chennai’s core areas, says Corporation

The Hindu  

Storm-water drain work is in full swing and 90% of the work has been done in the city’s core areas, according to the Greater Chennai Corporation. Speaking to reporters, he said: “The GCC has taken up 300 roadworks — we could finish 312 km of this as storm-water drain works. In May 2021, 2,624 km of storm-water drain was constructed …

Chennai water board takes up repair of damaged sewer lines across the city
2 years ago

Chennai water board takes up repair of damaged sewer lines across the city

The Hindu  

The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has taken up emergency work to repair sewer lines that were damaged due to bursts or leaks in pipelines, at various locations across the city. This northeast monsoon, the board has received 10,252 complaints related to sewage overflow and sewage mixing with drinking water. Complaints regarding bursts or leaks in sewer pipelines …

How Chennai, India’s Detroit, is Crumbling under a Huge Infrastructure Deficit - News18
2 years, 6 months ago

How Chennai, India’s Detroit, is Crumbling under a Huge Infrastructure Deficit - News18

News 18  

In Infra Vaani, noted urban infra expert Akhileshwar Sahay dissects infrastructural challenges of Indian cities and offers solutions. The findings of Mahindra-TERI Centre of Excellence study are scary – ‘water demand in Chennai Metropolitan Region will be 2238 mld in 2025 up from 2074 mld in 2019’. The Chennai Metropolitan Water squanders water: its 35-40 per cent water distribution loss …

Why Chennai's rain woes continue
3 years, 1 month ago

Why Chennai's rain woes continue

India Today  

The torrential rains that lashed Chennai after Diwali, five times the monthly average in six days till November 12, left the city waterlogged like never before. Rampant encroachments, including by the government agencies, along the banks of the Adyar and Cooum rivers, and the Ennore-Kosasthalaiyar basin, which protects the residents of north Chennai, and a shoddy storm water drain network …

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