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As the metropolis is expected to person dense rainfall connected October 22 and 23, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has accrued the fig of alleviation centres from 116 to 215.
“This year, the GCC has installed gensets for uninterrupted powerfulness proviso successful each the alleviation centres. We person besides made arrangements to supply mats, blankets, mosquito coils, and nutrient astatine these centres,” an authoritative said. The civic assemblage has besides acceptable up arsenic galore arsenic 106 cooking centres to proviso nutrient escaped of cost.
Residents person been requested to telephone GCC helpline 1913 to get details astir the nearest alleviation centre successful each of the 15 zones.
Details astir the determination of the alleviation centres and the mobile numbers of officials successful complaint volition beryllium shared online by the Corporation.
Many of the ample alleviation centres, specified arsenic the Government Higher Secondary School connected Rajiv Gandhi Salai successful Sholinganallur, are susceptible of accommodating astatine slightest 3,000 residents, officials said.
Many celebrated halls, including Pitty Thyagaraya Hall successful T. Nagar and Amma Arangam successful Shenoy Nagar, backstage auditoriums and schools person been converted into alleviation centres.
Meenakshi School successful TVS Colony successful ward 89 tin accommodate 110 residents, and Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, TNHB Seventh Block, successful ward 91 tin accommodate 300 residents.
St. Antony’s School astatine Selvam Nagar successful Pallikaranai tin structure 500 residents successful ward 189 of Perungudi zone; Thanthai Periyar Government Higher Secondary School connected Kalaimagal Street successful Puzhuthivakkam, 300 residents successful ward 186; and St. Francis Xavier High School successful Saidapet, 550 residents successful ward 169 of Adyar zone.
Chennai Higher Secondary School astatine Maduvinkarai successful Velachery tin location 1000 residents of ward 172; Annai Velankanni College connected Hospital Road successful Saidapet, 900 residents; Infant Jesus Matriculation School astatine Labour Colony successful Guindy, 200 residents successful ward 168; Akshata Mahal connected Karuneegar Street successful Nerkundram, 150 residents; Seethalakshmi Thirumana Mandapam successful Maduravoyal, 400 residents.
Temporary arrangements are being made to hole missing links of storm-water drains, an authoritative added.
