The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has resumed work on desilting clogged silt catch pits at 1.13 lakh locations in the city as the rain has abated this northeast monsoon season.
Officials are strengthening preparedness as another spell of rain is expected by the end of this month. GCC workers have started cleaning the silt catch pits along roads in many areas. Desilting of canals such as the Buckingham Canal and Kodungaiyur Canal is also under way.
As silt catch pits along storm-water drains of arterial roads have reportedly been clogged, councillors have started demanding the GCC to clean the pits and clogged stretches of the storm-water drains. Residents have been requested to call GCC helpline 1913 to complain about clogged drains and silt catch pits.
Egmore ward 61 Councillor Fatima Ahmed Muzaffer said the residents at stretches such as Pantheon Road have demanded the GCC to resume desilting work of silt catch pits and clean clogged storm-water drains to prevent water stagnation during the next spell of rain. “Many of the roads have a large number of commercial establishments. The pits are filled and drains clogged in some locations as the waste accumulates in many areas,” she said.
