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The Water Resources Department (River Conservation Division) volition soon physique a flood extortion partition connected a agelong of Kuvalai drain to forestall inundation of residential colonies successful Kattur country adjacent Tiruverumbur successful the city.
The colonies, including the thickly populated Balaji Nagar, has been prone to flooding during the monsoon successful caller years owed to flood discharges overflowing from Kuvalai drain.
The Kuvalai drain carries flood discharges from Uyyakondan canal and jungle streams specified arsenic the Upparu flowing from Manapparai region. The drain flows into the Cauvery adjacent Kallanai, WRD sources said.
Based connected representations from section residents to authorities, including School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, a connection has been drawn to physique a flood extortion partition on the drain to support susceptible areas.
The Kuvalai drain has been overflowing during the monsoon since 2005, affecting a ample fig of houses located successful Balaji Nagar and surrounding areas coming nether Tiruchi Corporation.
“Even successful 2021, we faced the problem. The determination to physique a flood extortion partition is welcome,” said K. Rajendran, a nonmigratory of the locality, who submitted petitions to authorities seeking remedial measures for the problem.
According to sources successful WRD, a factual flood extortion partition volition beryllium built for a magnitude of astir 500 metres connected the near slope of Kuvalai drain. The tallness of the bund of the drain volition beryllium raised too. The enactment has been sanctioned astatine an estimated outgo of ₹8.22 crore, and the section has floated a tender for executing the work. The enactment is scheduled to beryllium completed wrong 18 months from the day of commencement.
The WRD volition besides instrumentality up flood mitigation works to the scoured information on the close slope of the Koozhaiyar Drain successful Poovalur and Arattan Drain astatine Siruthaiyur successful Lalgudi taluk, wherever flooding has been reported successful caller years. The enactment volition beryllium executed astatine a outgo of ₹9.81 crore.
The inspection bridge-cum-regulator crossed the Kaduvai Drain connecting the Kollidam near slope successful Anbil successful Lalgudi taluk volition besides beryllium rehabilitated astatine a outgo of ₹10.11 crore.
