Overflowing lakes inundate Avadi, Tambaram

Overflowing lakes inundate Avadi, Tambaram

Residents Demand Deployment Of Special Officers To Drain Out Water From Their Areas

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai: 09.11.2021

Several areas in the newly formed corporations outside the city limits -- Avadi and Tambaram -- have been inundated with rainwater flooding the streets and entering homes for the second day on Monday.

Residents demand that special officers should be allotted to their neighbourhoods too to ensure that the stagnated water is drained off as the authorities are struggling to handle waterlogging with the limited resources. In the southern suburbs, residents and associations have also been chipping in to drain out water from many areas.

Though the rain intensityhas lessened, water did not drain off in many neighbourhoods because lakes and tanks are overflowing. The upgrade to Corporation exists only on paper and residents are left in lurch in times like flood.

In Ganapathy colony in Kannadapalayam, water overflowing from the Kovilpadagai tank has left the entire area flooded.

“The situation is the same every year. It was worse in 2015. But this time with just one night’s rain, the area is flooded and with forecasts of more rain, it is scary. People cannot venture out in case of emergency as all streets are flooded,” said K J Jeyan, a resident. On Monday, Tiruvallur district collector, Dairy development minister SM Nasar visited the areas.

Residents of Chrompet and Pallavaram near GST road are suffering after a day of intense rain has left roads flooded. Water from the previous day's rain remained in Postal Nagar, Zamin Royapettah, new colony for most part of the day. The authorities used multiple pumps to drain out the water.

However, neighbourhoods of Hasthinapuram like Jain Nagar, Maruthi Nagar, AK Nagar, AGS Colony and nearby areas of had stagnant water on the streets because water from Hastinapuram lake had flooded the area.

MAROONED: Kovil Padagai Tank water flows onto Kannadapalayam Main Road in Avadi; officials inspect waterlogged areas in Chromepet