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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) registered an summation successful the fig of complaints astir civic issues owing to dense rainfall successful the metropolis connected Monday.
More than 1,200 complaints astir civic issues were registered by residents successful the 15 zones of the metropolis connected Monday. Usually, the GCC receives astir 700 complaints from residents each time during the Northeast monsoon. The civic assemblage has asked residents to telephone the 1913 helpline to kick astir civic issues during rain.
The GCC compiled a database of 38 complaints connected societal media. Over 175 complaints were received connected the Namma Chennai App during the rainfall connected Monday. Around 900 complaints were received connected the 1913 helpline. A vacation has been declared for schools and colleges successful Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, and Chengalpattu connected Tuesday.
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin inspected assorted locations wherever residents complained astir waterlogging, including Tana Street, Purasawalkam successful ward 78, Chellappa Street successful ward 76, Otteri Brick Kiln Road and inspected the Otteri Nullah. He besides visited the Integrated Command and Control Centre connected the premises of Ripon Buildings and spoke to residents who complained astir civic issues during the rainfall and ordered officials to resoluteness civic issues immediately.
Ward 99 councillor Parithi Illamsurithi said galore roads successful Purasawalkam were flooded. “Residents person demanded a pumping presumption astatine the Old Law College Hostel onshore connected Millers Road to resoluteness the contented of flooding caused by Metro Rail work. Five 100-HP motors person been installed successful my ward. Once the h2o stagnation successful Millers Road, Barnaby Road, and Alagappa Road is resolved, h2o level successful our ward volition reduce,” helium said.
Parts of Arcot Road experienced terrible waterlogging pursuing the dense rainfall that began precocious connected Sunday. In immoderate areas, including the impermanent autobus structure successful Virugambakkam acceptable up owed to ongoing Metro Rail operation and adjacent the Vadapalani autobus depot, commuters had to wade done knee-deep water. Several areas successful T. Nagar were besides affected by flooding. On Habibullah Road, parents were seen struggling to navigate the flooded agelong with their children extracurricular a backstage school.
Further, parts of Mount Road, specified arsenic adjacent Teynampet Metro Station faced inundation. Mani, an autorickshaw driver, said arsenic this was the arterial roadworthy for the city, it was ever congested, but owed to waterlogging, navigating potholes was difficult. Vandikaran Street successful Guindy saw waterlogging successful the afternoon, but h2o began draining from 7 p.m., said Manju, a nonmigratory of a adjacent locality.
B. Narayanan of Sholinganallur said: “Old Mahabalipuram Road was flooded severely during the dense rain, h2o flowed a stream with tremendous velocity. The roadworthy aboveground had been damaged astatine respective locations, including the Thoraipakkam RRE Bus Stop. In the evening, the lone 1 lane of the agelong from Sholinganallur junction was unfastened to postulation owed to waterlogging.”
Residents of areas specified arsenic Triplicane adjacent Ice House shared videos of waterlogged roads, specified arsenic Dr. Besant Road, connected societal media.
