BSNL cables hinder drain works in Thiruvanmiyur

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the stormwater drain (SWD) works in Thiruvanmiyur were not complete as unused BSNL cables have not been removed from the road.

The case pertains to a complaint raised by the East Kamaraj Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association in Thiruvanmiyur regarding broken sewer chambers, which resulted in mixing of sewage and excess rainwater which flows through SWDs. According to corporation’s Adyar zonal officer, N Thirumagan, the rainwater collected from the said area has to flow only through Thiruvalluvar Salai, passing Thiruvanmiyur-LB Road signal and then through West Avenue before joining the Buckingham Canal.