Citizens group seeks corrective measures in ongoing SWD work at Perambur High Road - North
A citizens' forum in Perambur, Chennai, has raised concerns regarding ongoing stormwater drain construction, citing issues with road levels, sewage overflow, and illegal encroachments. They are urging the Greater Chennai Corporation to improve coordination and ensure public safety infrastructure is properly maintained.
Why it matters
Effective urban infrastructure management is vital for preventing waterlogging and ensuring public health in densely populated metropolitan areas.
Stormwater water drain construction, carried out by the Greater Chennai Corporation, is making steady progress on Perambur High Road - North.
Perambur Neighbourhood Development Forum, a citizens forum, which is keeping a close watch of the work, has noticed some issues that can give room for waterlogging.
It requests GCC to correct the difference in road levels at the intersection of Venkat Raman Canal Street and Perambur High Road - North.
Until two decades ago, water used to flow from Venkatraman Canal Street, an interior lane, to Perambur High Road - North, an arterial road. But successive relaying of Perambur High Road - North without proper milling has disrupted the natural drainage gradients.
The forum expects the ongoing stormwater drain work on Perambur High Road to address this issue.
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