 | Delayed stormwater drains work, a cause for concern"In mid-July, the government started stormwater drain works on interior roads of ward 44 in Avadi Municipality. |
 | Uncovered stormwater drains worry residents of ChitlapakkamActivists also said that the storm water drains are supposed to carry rain water but they only carry sewage as the town panchayat lacks an underground sewage system. |
 | Open drains in Hyderabad to be covered with slabs, says Mayor Bonthu RammohanAs per the directions of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and MAUD Minister KT Rama Rao, the GHMC is preparing a detailed action plan to complete the nala covering work in two months. |
 | Asian Development Bank to help protect North Chennai from floods by funding storm water drainsThe proposed project aims to address many of the root causes of floods in the city through construction of flood management assets in the Kosasthalaiyar basin |
 | Under cover of lockdown, private tankers dump sewage into storm water drains in ChennaiThe private tankers are supposed to only discharge the waste in sewage treatment plants and not release it in the open anywhere. However, such rules have never been followed. |
 | CRMP agencies to remodel drains: GHMCOf these, 15-20 SWDs fall under CRMP control and will be handed over to the agencies to remodel the chronic SWD drains before monsoon. |
 | Plastic waste chokes Silk City drainsThe city’s sanitation has gone for a toss as most of the drains are choked with polythene and plastic in spite of the ban imposed on use of such materials since last year. |
 | Residents in dire straits as stormwater floods houses in TripunithuraAccording to residents, their houses became flooded when builders of an apartment complex blocked a canal flowing through their premises. |
 | Drains cleared to cure water-logging woesThe special team visited the water-logging site after a meeting among BMC, BDA and NHAI officials. |
