CHENNAI, originally a cluster of few villages, has a draining system that is more than a century old with three rivers, Cooum, Adyar and Kosasthalaiyar dissecting it.
Like the old Chengalpattu district, Chennai too had its own lakes, tanks and ponds. The presence of lake view and lake bund roads today are reminders of the disappeared waterbodies. Portions of Mambalam and Nungambakkam today virtually stand on the encroached lake.
The sudden opening of the flood gates Chembaramof bakkam lake to let out surplus water not only drowned major Justice parts of South Chennai, but also forced the planners to think of solutions to avoid flooding.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 06, 2024 من The New Indian Express.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 06, 2024 من The New Indian Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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