CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation will demolish and reconstruct compound walls of several waterbodies including Captain Cotton canal and Kodungaiyur canal, which are in a dilapidated condition.
Besides them, the damaged compound wall of Veerangal Odai in Alandur zone (zone 12) would also be demolished and reconstructed, said a resolution adopted at the council meeting at the Ripon Building on Thursday.
The civic body has also planned increase the height of their walls to prevent waste being dumped into them by the public.
For this purpose, Rs 3.78 crore has been allocated.
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The corporation would also carry out restoration work at SIDCO canal, Veerangal Odai that runs along Velachery 100 Feet Road, Captain Cotton canal, Mambalam canal. This was announced in the budget for 2024-25 financial year. A total of Rs 23.59 crore would be spent for these works.
Once these works are completed, there would be free flow of water in those waterbodies, thus preventing inundation in the locality. The corporation will undertake works including wall-raising and setting up chain link fencing at Veerangal Odai, where box culvert bridges are being demolished and reconstructed.
An estimated cost of Rs 8.82 crore has been allocated for it.