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Ahead of the southwest monsoon, the Coimbatore Corporation has taken up desilting and canal restoration works crossed the metropolis to facilitate the escaped travel and retention of rainwater successful lakes and h2o channels connected to the Noyyal stream system.
District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar and Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran inspected the ongoing works successful the East and Central zones connected Friday and directed officials to expedite the operations.
The Corporation has taken up desilting of the 3.27-km-long Puttuvikki canal, which carries surplus floodwater to Kurichi Kulam from the Kurichi anaicut country during dense inflow successful the Noyyal . The canal had go overgrown with bushes and vegetation, affecting h2o flow.
During periods of dense rain, floodwater flowing successful the Noyyal is diverted done interconnected lakes and ponds on the stream course. The Coimbatore Corporation maintains 9 waterbodies wrong the metropolis limits.
The Corporation has taken up desilting and clearing works successful the West Zone on the inlet canal of Krishnampathi Lake arsenic portion of the monsoon preparedness measures.
In the East Zone, the Collector and Corporation Commissioner inspected desilting and clearing works on a 2.3-km agelong of the h2o inlet canal astatine Pattinam Itteri successful Nesavalar Colony connected Trichy Road.
In the Central Zone, they besides reviewed the removal of h2o hyacinth from Selva Chinthamani Lake successful Ward 80 and akin clearing works on a 1.7-km agelong of the Rajavaikkal canal connecting the vessel with Periyakulam successful Ukkadam.
