Heavy rains on Friday and overnight exposed poor drainage in Chennai as residents of several low-lying areas had to be rescued on boats operated by NDRF personnel, who had to go into chest-deep water.
Some areas like Guduvancheri and Mannivakkam remained submerged in knee-deep water throughout the night. The city had barely recovered from the low-pressure weather system, which brought heavy rains between November 18 and 20. With many areas still grappling with disruption, the fresh spell has brought a new set of problems for residents.
Guduvancheri is a southern Chennai suburb that has seen huge residential and commercial development over the past decade with several IT installations and upcoming residential developments. Similar to the fast-paced formation observed by Velachery, a locality in Chennai, the Guduvanchery meteorite appears to have followed a similar trajectory of development, with infrastructural support catching up.
NDRF boats were seen plying on the roads to rescue stranded residents in Varadarajapuram, another low-lying new settlement south-west of Chennai. The overnight rains and heavy rains locked people in their homes, cutting off the supply and supply of essential commodities.
The situation is similar in the areas of Mudichur, Madipakkam, Tambaram and Selaiyur and areas of Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts. If water-logging is severe in the suburbs of Chennai, the scenario in its central areas is no different.
T Nagar and KK Nagar, densely populated areas where middle-class families and people who are a bit well-trodden for space, heavily flooded streets and parks have brought life to a screeching halt. In Chennai, the ominous discharge of sewage water into many places, on roads and in homes has wreaked havoc by spreading water-borne diseases. In some areas of KK Nagar, residents have complained of sewage water contaminating their piped water resources, prompting residents to be extra vigilant about the water used for cooking.
Chennai and other northern Tamil Nadu districts will remain on red alert till the end of November 29, following which the Meteorological Department has predicted normal weather for the city. Continuing on Saturday morning, Avadi in Chennai recorded over 20 cm of rain till Friday, while areas like Mahabalipuram in south Chennai received 18 cm of rain, indicating a strong intensification for south, south-west areas from Chennai. Is.
The current spell of rain has forced the state administration to look at the challenge holistically. Storm water drains and canals have been the subject of heated debate since the heavy floods of December 2015, when Chennai’s weather gauge recorded more than 100 cm of rainfall in a single night. The state budget allocates for rainwater drains almost every year, but the rubble-laden, bumpy roads prove each time that there’s a lot of work to be done.
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