Construction of surplus water channel to link Medavakkam Periya Eri to Anai Eri begins. The channel will run across Thiruvalluvar street
The 840m-long. 3.5m-wi- de and 1.5m deep channel will carry a surplus of Med- avakkam Periya Eri at 500 cusecs to Anai Eri. "There is a gradient from Medavak kam Periya Eri to Anai Eri, so the water will flow natu- rally
A cut-and-cover channel will reduce the speed of flo- wing excess water and pre vent overflowing," said a se- nior WRD engineer, adding that by May 2024, the channel will be completed. The new channel will help in mitiga ting floods in Medavakkam, Pallikaranai, and
bu Kolathur.
"It will reduce the burden on the Keelkattalai surplus channel, reducing flooding in Sunnambu Kolathur are
as," said the engineer. Through a cascading sy- stem, surplus water from a chain of 13 lakes, including Medavakkam Periya Eri, en ters the Keelkattalai surplus channel via the Sunnambu Kolathur area. The channel overflowed and led to a hip- deep flood in Dec 2023. Sur plus water from Medavak kam Periya Eri surplusfinds its way to Keelkattalai sur- plus channel through Kovi lambakkam and Keelkatta- lai lakes. Now, less water from Medavakkam Lake will enter Keelkattalai surplus
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channel, thanks to the upco ming direct Anai Eri-link.
In January, Medavakkam residents and civil engineer Dayanand Krishnan submit- ted a petition and flood audit to chief secretary Shiv Das Meena, urging them to build surplus channels from Med- avakkam Periya Eri to pre vent floods. "We also want the department to connect the south Thaangal (additio- nal water storage space) of Medavakkam Periya Eri with the main lake, because the Thaangal also breached in a couple of spots," said Da- yanand. "Also, encroach- ments near Medavakkam Pe riya Eri Bund must be remo ved," said Arjun Shankar, an activist from Medavakkam.
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