Semmancheri residents fear flooding due to encroachment

A builder has constructed a compound wall across a canal

Residents of Semmancheri are worried that the construction of a compound wall by a private contractor, blocking the flow of water into the stormwater drain, could lead to flooding in several areas. The residents complained that a private builder had encroached the waterway by constructing a compound wall above the stormwater drain, which flowed into the Buckingham Canal to prevent flooding, and blocking the free flow of rainwater. Swaminathan, a resident of Nehru Nagar, said while the macro canal near the Tsunami Nagar of Semmancheri is wide, the width of the canal got reduced near a real estate property through which the macro canal passes.