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	New drain work to be taken up after rains: TN Minister KN Nehru KN Nehru says water draining in most parts of city within hours, water pumped out in areas facing inundation published on : 13th November 2022
	75 tanks and 600-km-stretch stormwater drains revamped in Tamil Nadu Collector V Vishnu said as many as 75 tanks were rejuvenated and over 600-km stretch of stormwater drains desilted as part of the Nellai Neervalam initiative in VM Chatram. published on : 4th November 2022
	Stormwater drains work: Will Chennai city evade monsoon mayhem? Corporation officials were given a deceptively simple brief by the government before they started work in May — there must be no waterlogging in areas which faced the issue in 2021. published on : 2nd November 2022
	GCC gets more time as Chennai set to miss date with monsoon The civic body is finishing work with catch pits, silt traps and laying surfaces with wet mix macadam to make roads motorable during rains. published on : 24th October 2022
	‘Location, elevation of Bengaluru must prevent floods': Civil engineer Bengaluru also lies on a ridge line between two different basins, whose flows are very different from each other. These must be understood while designing the system of stormwater drains. published on : 10th October 2022
	Demolition drive Day 5: BBMP clears 11 encroachments People who have built houses on canals will be issued notices and given three days time by the Tahsildar. published on : 17th September 2022
	ECR residents oppose stormwater drains project Say there’s no water stagnation on eastern side, proj might mix seawater with groundwater published on : 27th August 2022
	Keep drains clean: Kerala HC to corporation While asking the corporation to streamline the removal of waste, the court directed the district collector to oversee its effective implementation and file a report before the court. published on : 5th August 2022
	Flood mitigation: Highways dept to link Chennai drains To prevent inundation during rains, the State Highways department is planning to link stormwater drains on arterial roads in the Chennai Metropolitan area. published on : 26th July 2022
	Hyderabad rains: Maintenance of stormwater drains need of the hour, says expert He said that the entire infrastructure in place to drain out rainwater should be in proper condition like sewerage, storm water channels and Musi riverfront. published on : 24th July 2022
	Tankers continue to dump raw sewage into stormwater drains in Chennai's Maduravoyal This is done several times a week they alleged and shared pictures of a tanker lorry dumping raw sewage into stormwater drains maintained by the NHAI. published on : 23rd July 2022
	Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation to patrol major drains to check mishaps Taking lessons from the drain mishap, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation had decided to barricade all vulnerable drainage points along the city drains to prevent such incidents. published on : 20th July 2022
	Greater Chennai Corporation sets target for stormwater drain work The Corporation HQ has set three-day targets for construction and desilting and taking note of the progress of contractors against the set target. published on : 15th July 2022
	Stormwater drain work delays wait for better roads in Chennai's suburbs In areas like Chinna Sekkadu in the Manali zone and Nerkundram in the Valasaravakkam zone, the laying of roads is yet to be taken up due to the stormwater drain and underground sewage works underway. published on : 14th July 2022
	Additional officers to monitor stormwater drains work This was announced after a meeting was chaired by municipal administration and water supply secretary Shiv Das Meena to review the work on SWDs, at Ripon Buildings on Friday. published on : 10th July 2022
	Stormwater drain works in Chennai to be completed by September: MAUD minister KN Nehru Stormwater drain projects being undertaken in various parts of the city will be completed by September, said Minister for Municipal Administration and Water Supply KN Nehru on Friday. published on : 9th July 2022
	Electric poles on drainage channel in Tamil Nadu's Ambur irks residents The construction of storm water drainage and road works were carried out in Reddythoppu, Bethlehem, Valayalkara street and Parnakara street in the town. published on : 4th July 2022
	Civic chief inspects sanitation management in Vijayawada After inspecting the poor sanitation management at Maruthi Nagar, Swapnil directed sanitation workers to segregate waste collected from households on a daily basis. published on : 29th June 2022
	Open drains in Bhubaneswar pose grave threat ahead of monsoon Out of the total 625 km internal drains under BMC and 300 km drains administered by the Works department, over 200 km drains continue to remain open. published on : 15th June 2022
	Coimbatore municipal body intensifies desilting stormwater drains ahead of southwest monsoon Since the last council meeting, the councillors from majority of the wards have demanded that the CCMC officials should desilt the stormwater drains in their wards. published on : 13th June 2022