This monsoon too, several stretches of Rajiv Gandhi Salai are likely to experience flooding, with repairs on drains yet to be taken up. These areas face excess flooding, and stormwater drains do not support the discharge of water.
Sources in the Highways Department said the problem points had been identified after last year’s rains. “The drains running from the IT corridor to the Buckingham Canal were at a higher level than OMR at points, including at Nehru Nagar, Karapakkam, Kandachavady, and Apollo Hospital junction. Water from many interior areas reach OMR, leading to flooding of the arterial road.”
