3 months ago
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Tiruchi Corporation has projected constructing stormwater drains and relaying damaged roadworthy stretches successful Kattur to code recurring inundation during the monsoon.
The metropolis experienced dense rainfall past year, which led to wide waterlogging and exposed respective susceptible areas, peculiarly successful wards that inactive deficiency capable stormwater drainage infrastructure. Key areas specified arsenic Kattur, Old Palpannai, Ariyamangalam, and Tiruveumbur witnessed terrible inundation.
One specified agelong is Pappakurichi Main Road successful Kattur, which is plagued by damaged roads and faulty drains. While the archetypal fewer metres of the roadworthy person been provided with stormwater drains, the agelong beyond remains successful mediocre condition, riddled with potholes and marked by an uneven surface. Residents person pointed retired that the inadequate drainage web and damaged roadworthy aboveground often effect successful h2o stagnation, causing hardship to motorists and pedestrians during dense rainfall.
To mitigate the issue, the Corporation has planned to conception a tiny span and laic stormwater drains with covered reinforced cement factual (RCC) slabs on the agelong astatine an estimated outgo of ₹60 lakh. The task volition beryllium executed nether the Corporation’s General Funds allocated for the operation of caller stormwater drains successful the Budget 2025-26.
In addition, stormwater drain projects successful Wards 38 and 39 successful Kattur are to beryllium taken up, for which ₹32.75 lakh has been sanctioned from the Corporation’s General Funds. In Ward 39, caller drains and a tiny span volition beryllium constructed successful the low-lying areas of Balaji Nagar astatine a outgo of ₹9.50 lakh.
While successful Ward 38, faulty drains on Jinnah Street, Kamaraj Street, G.T. Naidu Street, Kumari Anandham Street, Nedunchezhiyan Street, Kalyana Sundaram Street and adjoining lanes volition beryllium demolished and reconstructed astatine an estimated outgo of ₹16 lakh. Further, caller stormwater drains volition beryllium laid on V.S. Colony successful the ward astatine a outgo of ₹7.25 lakh. The Corporation would besides relay the damaged stretches successful the area.
A elder Corporation authoritative said the works were aimed astatine strengthening the stormwater drain web successful susceptible pockets and preventing waterlogging during the monsoon, adding that large stretches and low-lying areas would beryllium fixed priority.
