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The Water Resources Department (WRD) has deployed further machinery to wide sedimentation successful the Adyar stream rima to alteration floodwater to drain smoothly during the Northeast monsoon.
The section began the workout to region soil deposits, which accumulate during the tidal action, from the Adyar stream rima successful September. A full of 16 machines is present being engaged to expedite the work.
This follows the directive of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who made a astonishment sojourn to the stream connected Friday.
Officials of the WRD said a peculiar squad of engineers had been formed to guarantee the speedy completion of enactment to widen the stream rima up to 250 metres. Three further tract engineers from Krishna Water Supply Project Division had besides been deputed for the work.
The Adyar present flows astatine astir 5,000 cubic feet per second. Once the desilting is completed, it volition beryllium capable to safely drain astir 40,000 cusecs into the sea.
Currently, astir 750 cusecs of surplus h2o is being discharged from Chembarambakkam reservoir to facilitate flood buffer retention during dense rainfall spells. The reservoir has a retention of astir 80% of its afloat capableness of 3,645 cardinal cubic feet.
“We program to proceed desilting the Adyar stream rima till the year-end to minimise flood hazard successful the localities on the stream banks,” an authoritative said.
The WRD expects that inundation successful flood-prone areas successful the confederate suburbs whitethorn beryllium alleviated this twelvemonth arsenic the stream has been widened up to 100 metres successful immoderate portions.
Meanwhile, the discharge from Red Hills reservoir was reduced connected Saturday to fractional of the erstwhile day’s outflow to negociate retention levels.
