CMRL takes flood mitigation measures ahead of monsoon

Ahead of the northeast monsoon, the Chennai Metro Rail has readied astir 600 h2o pumps with varying capacities to drain rainwater successful lawsuit of flooding.

One of the biggest infrastructure projects nether operation successful the metropolis is Chennai Metro Rail’s signifier II project, which covers 118.9 km. In the past, residents person pointed retired that the operation has led to flooding successful rather a fewer areas of the city.

According to officials of the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL), successful presumption of the upcoming monsoon, they volition consistently show the h2o levels crossed the metropolis and successful the 3 corridors of the signifier II task — Madhavaram to SIPCOT, Light House to Poonamallee, and Madhavaram to Sholinganallur.

Water pumps mobilised

“The CMRL has mobilised 603 h2o pumps. If immoderate country faces h2o stagnation, the pumps volition beryllium instantly deployed and the rainwater pumped into the nearest drain,” an authoritative said.

In the 45.8-km agelong from Madhavaram to SIPCOT, 292 pumps volition beryllium deployed – 55 successful the Madhavaram to Kellys section, 72 successful the Kellys to Taramani section, 56 successful the Moolakadai to Perambur section, 62 successful the Otteri to Kellys section, 16 successful the Kilpauk to Taramani section, 10 successful the Nehru Nagar to Sholinganallur section, and 21 successful the Sholinganallur to SIPCOT section.

For the 26.1-km Light House-Poonamallee stretch, 151 h2o pumps person been readied. Of them, 46 are meant for the Lighthouse to Boat Club section, 79 for Boat Club to Powerhouse, 20 for Powerhouse to Porur Bypass, and 6 for Porur Bypass to Poonamallee Bypass.

A full of 160 pumps person been made disposable for the 47-km Madhavaram-Sholinganallur stretch, with 110 for the Assisi Nagar to CMBT section, 31 for CMBT to Puzhuthivakkam section, and 19 for Puzhuthivakkam to Elcot section.

To forestall floodwater from entering the underground presumption tract and tunnel, retaining walls are being built astir the presumption container utilizing bricks oregon cement blocks. Besides, 1,000 sand-filled gunny bags volition beryllium made disposable for each stations to forestall the introduction of water.

“This is important to forestall the tunnels from carrying water, arsenic successful 2015, and inundating areas. We person planned the mitigation measures accordingly, and it volition not hap again,” different authoritative said.