Our priority now is to drain rainwater from low-lying areas: monitoring officer
The Hindu
Strict action will be taken to remove encroachment by private people, she says
Draining rainwater from low-lying areas and temporary restoration of badly damaged roads with filling of debris would be accorded top priority now, said District Monitoring Officer Apoorva here on Sunday.
Ms. Apoorva, accompanied by Collector V. Vishnu, Corporation Commissioner Vishnu Chandran and other officials, inspected many affected areas in the city and peripheries.
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there