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AIADMK councillor speaking astatine the corp Council gathering successful Thoothukudi connected Friday. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH
Thoothukudi politician Jegan Periyasamy has said that the nationalist did not endure immoderate disruption successful the caller rainfall, arsenic the stagnant rainwater was cleared immediately, successful astir of the areas.
He made this connection portion addressing the corp assembly gathering held present connected Friday.
A full of 17 resolutions were unanimously passed astatine the meeting, including the allotment of ₹8.04 crore for providing 3 meals a time to the Thoothukudi corporation’s sanitation workers.
Upon the commencement of the meeting, Mr. Jegan congratulated Arumugam, a otherwise abled nominated member, who participated successful the assembly gathering for the archetypal time, and ward 34 councillor S. Chandirabose, who precocious received room enthusiast grant from Directorate of Public Libraries-School Education department.
At the gathering AIADMK councillors Veerabagu and Mandhiramoorthy raised concerns astir the issues prevailing successful their respective wards 35 and 51. They pointed retired that though the corp had earlier stated that the rainwater would not stagnate anyplace successful Thoothukudi, galore areas person experienced waterlogging, particularly astir the territory tribunal field and Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital.
Responding to their concerns, Mr. Jegan said that dense rainfall has been recorded connected October 20, November 22 and 23, which resulted successful waterlogging successful respective areas. However, rainwater was pumped retired immediately, preventing immoderate hardship to the public.
He noted that lone wards 16 and 17 experienced stagnation owed to the lack of due drainage. “Even there, the h2o was removed wrong 3 days utilizing pumps. New stormwater drain routes are being created for these areas and enactment volition beryllium completed soon,” helium added.
The politician further noted that the large stormwater drain successful the metropolis Puckle canal, which stretches for 7 kilometers, volition beryllium widened and enactment for the task volition commence successful January.
“As rainfall is expected to proceed till January, continuous monitoring is being carried out. All measures person been taken to guarantee that nary hardships hap to public,” Mr. Jegan said.
Thoothukudi corp commissioner S. Priyanka, Deputy politician S. Jenitta and different officials were present.
