Crucial projects, to prevent sedimentation of river mouths and sea erosion, remain on paper

At least three projects, including the construction of a training wall at the mouth of Ennore creek to minimise risk of inundation, and one at the Shore Temple to reclaim the eroded shoreline, have not taken off

Some of the crucial projects of the Water Resources Department (WRD) to prevent sand bar formation in river mouths and reduce inundation have remained on paper for three years now. The major reasons for these are either a long wait for funding or a lack of committees at the district and State level to provide project approval. The Department had proposed to construct a training wall at the mouth of Ennore creek to reduce sedimentation and minimise risk of inundation in upstream areas. One of the early project proposals was made in 2017. Some of the key aspects of the holistic rejuvenation of the creek were dredging of the estuary for a length of 500 metres, building straight training walls on the north and south sides of the mouth, and demolition of old piers near Nettukuppam.