Waterlogging on narrow streets and bylanes, especially during monsoon within Vellore Corporation limits, will soon come to an end with the construction of integrated stormwater drain that will replace the existing narrow drains in the town, said Mayor Sujatha Anandakumar at the council meeting at its headquarters here on Monday. The Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL) will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) in this regard, she added.
As part of the DPR work, a joint survey of the town by a team of experts from TNUIFSL and engineers of the Corporation will be done in the coming weeks. “Based on the report, funds will be sought from the World Bank through the State government. The new drain in 4,700 streets will be scientifically designed based on the topography of the area and its gradient level,” the Mayor said.
Councillors highlighted irregular water supply, incomplete underground sewage system and bad roads. “As the Corporation school in my ward is a few feet below the existing road level, the playground and wash rooms get inundated during rains. At least, new wash rooms for students should be built in the school that has around 1,200 students,” said K. Dharvammal of Ward-29 from Thottapalayam.
