Residents urge Coimbatore Corporation to clear drains and canals forward of northeast monsoon

With the northeast monsoon anticipated quickly, residents have urged the Coimbatore Corporation to start clearing stormwater drains and canals throughout the town to forestall water stagnation.

They have identified that silt and stable waste have accrued in lots of drains and canal stretches. In some areas, overgrown vegetation and unauthorised dumping of waste have blocked the free circulation of water.

S. Sivaraja, secretary of the Koushika Neer Karangal Trust, stated intensive work was required in North Coimbatore earlier than the onset of the monsoon. “There is not any correct outlet channel for the Kalapatti lake, which is already close to the brim. Once the rains start, there’s a excessive threat of flooding in that space,” he stated. He added that some pure streams had been blocked or encroached upon to create method roads to personal properties.

A resident of Thendral Nagar in Vellakinar, who didn’t want to be named, stated most elements of the locality didn’t have stormwater drains and that the roads have been in poor situation. “When it rains, water stagnates for hours. The native physique ought to have accomplished such works earlier as a substitute of taking them up throughout the monsoon,” the resident stated.

Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran stated that cleansing of about 85% of the inlet and outlet channels of lakes and water our bodies had been accomplished. “In areas with out drainage amenities, new drains have been proposed and some are beneath development. Last 12 months, we discovered that many main drains had remained blocked with mud for years and have since been reconstructed. There are additionally circumstances the place personal property house owners have laid pipes throughout channels or utterly encroached on them to create method roads. If such circumstances are discovered or reported, we are going to take away the encroachments,” he stated.