The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has started mechanical desilting of clogged stormwater drains at road junctions to prepare for the Southeast monsoon. Even though the city receives copious rain only during the Northeast monsoon season, the civic body has started work on mechanical desilting because of the rising number of complaints about clogged drains in various parts of the city.
On Saturday, the Chennai Corporation deployed machines in congested stretches such as Haddows Road to clear clogged drains. Work is under way at road junctions in areas such as Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Ambattur, and Teynampet.
