The Corporation of Chennai headed by the newly installed Mayor Thiru Saidai Duraisamy and first citizen of expanded city is to implement an Innovative and Eco-friendly Malaysian model construction of Storm water Drainage (SWD) network which is on at Shenoy Nagar. This kind of new model SWD, will not only serve as a perfect drainage system in city but also eco-friendly to prevent flooding during monsoon besides promoting rain water harvesting.
The Mayor has also asked the officials in the SWD wing of Corporation to make provision of holes in the precast RCC Structures for percolation of rain water to percolate the ground which will improve aquifers. The precast structures each measuring 0.9 meter X 0.9 meter (inner side) and outer wall 17.5 cm.
Every 5th meter of laying of the precast a detachable slab is laid over the drain for removing slush from it. Being the pet project of Mayor, strict instructions have been issued to officials concerned for the perfect management of drainage and rule out pollution with letting of sewage into the proposed drain.
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