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As a stop-gap measure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) connected Saturday commenced operation of a tiny drain connected the work lane of Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH-48) adjacent Green Circle, a roundabout beneath the elevated corridor, successful Vellore, to forestall inundation of the carriageway during northeast monsoon.
The inaugural by NHAI comes successful the aftermath of knee-deep h2o stagnation connected the constrictive agelong owed to rainfall since Monday. Clogged drains and culverts connected the agelong person blocked escaped travel of h2o into adjacent h2o channels to travel into Palar river.
Subsequently, on with NHAI, State Highways, Corporation officials, and Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi inspected the water-logged work lane. She directed NHAI to conception the caller drain to discharge stagnated rainwater from the carriageway. “The work lane, particularly adjacent the caller autobus terminus, is overmuch little than its surrounding area. Excess rainwater that overflows from adjacent lakes gets stagnated connected the stretch, affecting postulation movement,” R. Lakshmanan, Commissioner, Vellore Corporation, told The Hindu.
As per plan, the tiny caller prefabricated factual drain volition beryllium 1.5 metres wide and 1 metre successful depth. It volition beryllium connected to the existing stormwater drain connected the agelong with Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), a region of astir 50 metres. The stormwater drain connected the agelong volition beryllium cleaned to let escaped travel of rainwater into a caller tiny drain. The full enactment volition beryllium completed successful a week.
Corporation officials said excess rainwater discharged into stormwater drains connected the agelong volition beryllium carried to the STP done the caller drain. Thereafter, h2o from the STP volition travel into Palar river. By this, civic officials said that waterlogging connected the carriageway of the work lane volition beryllium prevented during monsoon.
Prior to caller drain work, NHAI utilized to pump retired stagnated h2o connected the work lane, utilizing high-power centrifugal pump sets to the adjacent STP. However, owed to regular rains, the enactment remained time-consuming and costlier. “The caller drain to forestall waterlogging connected the agelong is simply a invited step. Traffic connected the agelong should beryllium regulated to forestall wrong-side driving,” said S. Pooja, a motorist.
Motorists said that the agelong is simply a lifeline for each vehicles, including ambulances, authorities buses, and schoolhouse vans from Ranipet, Old Town successful Vellore, Ambur, Arcot, and Tirupattur person to scope Katpadi and its surrounding areas.
Corporation officials said that the National Highways helping of State Highways has fixed a connection to the Collector to forestall waterlogging connected the agelong permanently. As per the plan, the existing stormwater drain volition beryllium extended. A wide culvert adjacent the Green Circle roundabout volition beryllium built to link the extended drain to discharge rainwater into the river.
