GCC issues notice to 23 contractors for delay in flood mitigation work

They have been asked to expedite work on missing links of SWDs

The Greater Chennai Corporation has issued show cause notice to 23 contractors for delay in commencing work on flood mitigation. The work includes restoration of waterbodies, missing links of storm water drains and integrated storm water drains in Kosasthalaiyar basin. Following a review meeting by Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Thursday, the contractors have been asked to expedite the work on missing links of storm water drains in various parts of the city. The commissioner inspected the work on desilting of Virugambakkam canal in ward 127 at the junction of Kaliamman Koil Street and Chinmaya Nagar. Virugambakkam canal is one of the 16 canals maintained by the Public Works Department but the Corporation has taken up the work to prevent inundation of residential areas such as Nerkundram, Chinmaya Nagar, Saligramam and market areas such as Koyambedu.