Table Thirupugazh report on preventing flooding in Chennai: Anbumani Ramadoss

CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday urged the TVK government to immediately make public the Thirupugazh Committee report on measures to prevent flooding in Chennai, questioning the government’s reported claim that it was unaware of the report.

In a statement, Anbumani said the committee’s final report, submitted on March 14, 2023, had remained undisclosed for 41 months despite being prepared using public funds. He said the report contained 161 recommendations aimed at protecting Chennai from floods.

The committee, headed by former IAS officer Thirupugazh, was constituted by the then DMK government following the severe flooding in Chennai in 2021. He submitted an interim report in May 2022 and the final report in March 2023 after conducting field studies and analysing data for 17 months.

Anbumani said the then DMK government had claimed that 101 of the 161 recommendations were being implemented, but the details of those recommendations had never been made public.

He criticised minister Sengottaiyan for stating in the Assembly that the DMK government should have released the report, shifting the blame.