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Storm water drains, a colossal mess
Shoddy construction and incomplete linking process of the storm water drains led to flooding in the city, allege residents and civic activists of...
Rs 5,166 crore allocated for SWD in Chennai, says KN Nehru
The state government has allocated Rs 5,166 crore and not Rs 4,000 crore. However, only Rs 2,191 crore has been spent so far on completing the...
Road dug up for SWD 2 yrs ago yet to be laid
Adding salt to injury, two months ago the water connections to each household got disconnected after an earthmover damaged the pipelines.
53-year-old falls into under-construction drain, injured
Angry over this, residents and the public alleged that the officials failed to follow proper safety measures despite the work happening on one of the...
Two differently-abled women injured after fall into under construction...
Corporation officials sealed the drain after the accident. The injured were identified as N Sridevi (34) and her neighbour, S Kalaivani (38),...
New SWD constructed in 879 km in the last two years, says Ma Su
The government spends Rs 24 crore to desilt 1,501 kilometers of storm water drains in the capital city.
Sewage overflows, let into SWD; residents of Perambur Barracks Road...
The residents rued that though they have paid sewage tax, but the civic authorities are not bothered to act even after multiple complaints were...
Fearing floods, residents seek alternative to divert storm water
More than 100 families reside in the area where recently a giant-size drain system is being constructed that is more than 6-feet in height.
