Chennai Gears Up For Monsoon With Motors And Vehicles On Standby
The Greater Chennai Corporation has announced that it is fully prepared to tackle the upcoming northeast monsoon, with an extensive lineup of motorised vehicles and equipment kept ready to address waterlogging and related emergencies across the city.
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Chennai has been experiencing intense flooding and heavy rainfall as a result of climate change effects. (File)
Chennai:
The Greater Chennai Corporation has declared its complete readiness for the upcoming northeast monsoon season, with a comprehensive array of motorized equipment and vehicles prepared to combat waterlogging and emergency situations throughout the city.
A recent release indicates that all flood response equipment, including motors, vehicles and machinery, has been serviced and positioned on standby across the Corporation's 15 zones. The equipment inventory features high-capacity electric and diesel motors, portable pumps, submersible pumps, suction machines, generators, jet rodding machines, mobile pumps, and super suckers. Corporation officials confirmed that a thorough inspection was conducted on September 15 to verify that all equipment was fully operational.
The Corporation has readied 596 motors for deployment, including 50 high-capacity units, 192 pumps, 500 road pumps, 100 generator sets, 150 submersible pumps and suction units. Additionally, 478 vehicles and heavy machines have been mobilized, comprising two earthmovers, three excavators, six jet rodding machines, seven mobile pumps, 15 desilting vehicles, 224 portable diesel motors, 52 trolley-mounted motors, five heavy-duty vehicles, seven jetting lorries, 60 tankers, 93 tipper lorries, and a trailer-mounted dewatering vehicle.
Officials stated that zonal offices will serve as flood-response control centers, monitoring rain-related incidents and facilitating rapid response efforts. The Corporation has expressed its commitment to minimizing disruption to daily activities and ensuring quick drainage of flooded areas during heavy rainfall periods.
The civic authority has strategically positioned motors and equipment at key locations, particularly in areas prone to waterlogging, to enable swift deployment. Additional personnel and drivers have been assigned to maintain round-the-clock operations.
The city has been confronting severe flooding and extremely heavy rainfall due to climate change impacts, and since 2021, the ruling DMK government has been expanding and enhancing underground stormwater drainage systems to address these issues. Although the infrastructure work remains incomplete, authorities express confidence that flooding will be significantly reduced.