Chennai Corporation has started taking measures to prevent flooding during the onset of northeast monsoon this week.
“We have received a flood warning for the period between October 26-30. We have taken measures to prevent flooding,” said an official. Some of the residents of areas near waterways will be evacuated to safer buildings during the onset of the northeast monsoon.
The Water Resources Department (WRD) has started cleaning stretches of Otteri Nullah and Virugambakkam Canal.
While Cooum River is getting a facelift under Cooum River Eco Restoration Project, other waterways and surplus courses of water bodies in city fringes are being desilted as part of pre-monsoon preparedness.
Sources in WRD said the stretch of Otteri Nullah near Basin Bridge was periodically cleaned by Chennai Corporation.
The stretch was recently widened up to 50 metre using funds under JNNURM to ensure free flow of water.
