Minister for Highways E. V. Velu has directed contractors involved in the construction of storm-water drains in the city to speed up work and ensure that the flood-mitigation work was completed before the onset of northeast monsoon.
A total of 13 works had been taken up by the department. based on the recommendations of the advisory committee for the year 2023-24. Work on storm-water drains running to a length of 6,439 metres had been taken up. Of this, work on drains running to a length of 5,650 metres had been completed. Similarly, work on macro drains running to a length of 1,262 metres had been taken up and so far, around 800 metres has been constructed.
