Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched flood control measures across the city on Saturday, including desilting, widening and construction of concrete-walled covered drains, installation of chain-link fencing, and removal of plastic waste and floating debris, according to a press release.
Works worth ₹65 crore were initiated at the Otteri Nullah in the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Zone. Similar works, totalling ₹78.87 crore, began at the Railway Ainsley Canal in the same zone, Captain Cotton Canal in Vyasarpadi, and Kodungaiyur canal.
