CHENNAI: Choked with plastic and rubbish waste, many of the town's 30 minor canals are disadvantaged of water waft. Indiscriminate rubbish dumping by means of residents and alleged diversion of untreated sewage by means of Metrowater have contributed to the mess because the waterways had been wiped clean up closing year. The town corporation, which maintains the waterways, is set to complete desilting the canals before the northeast monsoon begins in October.
While town corporation undertakes clean-up of the minor canals right through the year, a distinct pressure is undertaken to ready the waterways for the monsoon rainfall. Since May, town corporation and the PWD have been getting rid of encroachments to erect fences alongside water our bodies, including Cooum and Adyar.
"Work on desilting minor canals and the storm water drain network will begin a month or two before the monsoon," an authentic mentioned. Last year, the civic frame had completed desilting of the waterways by means of September.
Last month, 300-odd encroachments had been got rid of on Konnur High Road, Otteri. Officials had reasoned that they had been being got rid of to make way for desilting on an arch drain. "The drain has not been deslited in nearly four decades," an authentic mentioned. The civic frame is accountable for about 30 canals, including Nandambakkam canal, Padikuppam canal, Adambakkam canal, Vyasarpadi canal, Trustpuram canal and Jafferkhanpet canal.
The town's minor waterways, supposed to carry rainwater, have turn out to be sewage feeder canals that put across domestic sewage into Adyar and Cooum. Nandanam resident S Richard mentioned, "The civic body removes garbage from the canals every year, but there is no mechanism to prevent dumping of garbage by residents. Metro water's sewage inlets need to be plugged to ensure a permanent solution."
While town corporation undertakes clean-up of the minor canals right through the year, a distinct pressure is undertaken to ready the waterways for the monsoon rainfall. Since May, town corporation and the PWD have been getting rid of encroachments to erect fences alongside water our bodies, including Cooum and Adyar.
"Work on desilting minor canals and the storm water drain network will begin a month or two before the monsoon," an authentic mentioned. Last year, the civic frame had completed desilting of the waterways by means of September.
Last month, 300-odd encroachments had been got rid of on Konnur High Road, Otteri. Officials had reasoned that they had been being got rid of to make way for desilting on an arch drain. "The drain has not been deslited in nearly four decades," an authentic mentioned. The civic frame is accountable for about 30 canals, including Nandambakkam canal, Padikuppam canal, Adambakkam canal, Vyasarpadi canal, Trustpuram canal and Jafferkhanpet canal.
The town's minor waterways, supposed to carry rainwater, have turn out to be sewage feeder canals that put across domestic sewage into Adyar and Cooum. Nandanam resident S Richard mentioned, "The civic body removes garbage from the canals every year, but there is no mechanism to prevent dumping of garbage by residents. Metro water's sewage inlets need to be plugged to ensure a permanent solution."
Chennai's minor canals in troubled waters
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June 16, 2018
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