Chennai - Waterways Cleaning and Restoration Project Updates

[kongutamizhan]

Good luck

[ranga]

Originally Posted by mycoovum

If done right, they are getting a better place to live, with running water, electricity, sanitation. Suburbs in chennai are among the fastest growing places with needs for lots of services and these people could easily generate income or start small businesses with micro loans from government.

The issue is do they have a plan to do it right (think empathy) and how to convince the folks that its a win-win to move?

By this time vested interests would have poisoned their minds.In India even if the Govt in good faith and with all sincerity wants to do something beneficial the beneficiaries will not beleive.It is very difficult to evict the slumdwellers even from the dirtiest of locations.They are in for a shock as the Govt is suddenly embarking on cleanup and beautification.After all these years the politicians were in praise of their way of living inorder to please them for their votes but now taking an opposite action might have confused them.

[ChennaiIndian]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...icle590255.ece

Enumeration of families settled along the Cooum will be completed this month as part of the River Restoration and Elevated Expressway projects.

According to sources, over 85,000 persons are likely to be identified in the enumeration exercise that is about to conclude after houses that are locked are accounted for.

The number of families enumerated has crossed 15,000, said a senior official associated with the project. Efforts are being taken to ensure that all people are rehabilitated properly, the official said.

The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, the Public Works Department and the Chennai Corporation are carrying out the enumeration of families along water bodies in and around Chennai.

Over 8,000 families residing in 35 slums along the proposed elevated expressway have been identified for rehabilitation.

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[Raji7373]

Originally Posted by ChennaiIndian

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...icle590255.ece

Enumeration of families settled along the Cooum will be completed this month as part of the River Restoration and Elevated Expressway projects.

According to sources, over 85,000 persons are likely to be identified in the enumeration exercise that is about to conclude after houses that are locked are accounted for.

The number of families enumerated has crossed 15,000, said a senior official associated with the project. Efforts are being taken to ensure that all people are rehabilitated properly, the official said.

The Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, the Public Works Department and the Chennai Corporation are carrying out the enumeration of families along water bodies in and around Chennai.

Over 8,000 families residing in 35 slums along the proposed elevated expressway have been identified for rehabilitation.

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will the slum in the heart of the city @ Saidapet will be removed or not??? If not for expressway..

[ferrari_fan]

There was some new a few months ago about the HSCTC project along the banks of the Adyar River - Kewl Batty had posted excellent, detailed plans on that project..

That seems to have gone quiet? Unless that is taken up I doubt if the Saidapet slums along the river will be removed..

[Kewl Batty]

Regarding HSCTC, that Final feasibility has been approved by the government and the DPR is underway. I guess it'll get over by a month or two. And I don't think I can get more updates on it anymore. Coz I juzz moved to Amsterdam.

[RajBang]

Originally Posted by Mad 4 Madras

Proof? You may have to delete this or you'll be banged by sincere ADMK forumers here (like RajBang, if i'm not wrong).

Mad did i tell to you anytime that i support A party or B party. mad just don't spread false information in this thread. mad please be within limits while writing comments. mad mad

[darkprinz]

Originally Posted by Kewl Batty

Regarding HSCTC, that Final feasibility has been approved by the government and the DPR is underway. I guess it'll get over by a month or two. And I don't think I can get more updates on it anymore. Coz I juzz moved to Amsterdam.

So when will they launch the project ??? Adikkal nattu vizha ? any vague idea ?

[Kewl Batty]

Probably in 2 months we can see tenders up, I guess. but its definitely on.

[Mad 4 Madras]

Originally Posted by RajBang

Mad did i tell to you anytime that i support A party or B party. mad just don't spread false information in this thread. mad please be within limits while writing comments. mad mad

First I have used "If I'm not wrong". But when I look into your posts, man you loose.
Hehehe...I don't need to be a scientist to find the truth. Your 124 posts speaks more than enough. Proofs you need? Here are your posts buddy...

Quote:
Originally Posted by vijay_t
Don't you think its too bad if a lady who was a CM gives some much bloody importance to her own wish and do what ever she want ??? ...its just one example only...if she get power she will totally alter everything and will ready to waste billions of money.....

I think second think she will do ....cancel the metro ...next go and destroy all bridges and roads in the name of testing...... next ask all on going projects to pay more bribes to her or canceled....Oppose all projects that bring by central DMK....... cancel free insurance.... etc.... if she become CM then I will quit this forum ....because only bad news will be here ...

sad to know that vijay s last date in this forum will be 16-may-2010. because that day election results will be out.

Originally Posted by RajBang

no reinstatement should be given. hyundai should be strict. in last one year this is 3rd strike. strike in MRF, HYUNDAI,NLC HAS BECOME VERY COMMON.

GOD WHEN R U GOING TO MAKE MADAM CM???????

Originally Posted by RajBang

there are only 2 contenders for CM post for next elections. jaya and stalin.
we should get a CM who is having long term plans for tamilnadu and who really want tamilnadu to become no 1.

1. a person who can get back kachateevu
2. a person who can get water from cauvery.
3. a person who can get water from krishna for chennai.
4 a person who can implement a project like veeranam so quickly with world bank loan.
5. a person who can stop kerala from building a new dam which otherwise will make madurai , ramanatapuram deserts.
6. a person who can increase electricity production manifold in a short span.
not depending on wind energy and central govt nuclear power.
7. a person who can give the confidence to investors that law and order will be maintained in the state. not like killing of manager in pricol in coimbatore.
8. building flyovers of 700 m, 800m in 9 months is not achievement.


if again in the next election the present ruling party comes to power , even god cannot save TN. only V.. can.

Quote: Originally Posted by RajBang Vs007 It is not my work to ask people to vote for x or y or z party. i just told the pathetic condition of the current govt and its inefficiency to manage fiscal expenditure. and one more thing, its against law to reveal which party you will vote for. so keep that as a secret.

vs007: Can you point where it is against the law to reveal? How does polling and exit polls work without revealing?
When you rail on one party, you are automatically revealing your preference. Its effectively a two party system in TN.
BTW even if revealing is illegal, expressing preference is not exactly revealing will you vote for if at all.

Too many posts of you. Anyone can easily conclude that you are a AIADMK supporter. Are you afraid are what? Accept it kid, or delete all your posts
Bang Bang Bang

[pxp]

http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/31/stor...3162370300.htm

CHENNAI: The Water Resources Department is gearing up to carry out desilting of waterways under its control by September as part of the monsoon preparedness work.

Officials of the department said the work on various stretches of the waterways across the city would begin by September 15. For this, the government would be sanctioning nearly Rs.2 crore.

The project would cover canals that have not yet been taken up as part of improvement works under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The department usually executes monsoon preparedness work at a cost of Rs.4 crore every year. However, this year the expenditure would be half of that as development of macro drains, under JNNURM, is in progress, they said.

Besides the stretch of central Buckingham Canal from Basin Bridge to Madhya Kailash junction, the canals in Velachery and Adambakkam would also be desilted.

Surplus courses of Porur lake covering an 8-km stretch in areas such as Gerugambakkam and Kolappakkam and Chembarambakkam reservoir would also be desilted. The south Buckingham canal up to Muttukadu would be cleared of obstructions.

Materials such as sand bags would be placed at vulnerable points in Red Hills reservoir, Korattur anaicut, Tamaraipakkam and along the Adyar river near Jaffarkhanpet and Nandambakkam bridges, apart from removing aquatic weeds, an official said. Waterways in suburbs such as the 3.4-km-long Thanikachalam Nagar drain in Madhavaram and Pattaravakkam canal in Ambattur industrial estate would be covered under the project to prevent inundation during monsoon. Some portions of the Cooum river along Paruthipattu near Thiruverkadu would be widened to its original width as part of the project, the official said.

The works would be completed in 15 days and the waterways would be monitored for flooding till the end of north east monsoon, the official added.

[greatchennai]

One of my friend told that, Kamarajar should hold responsible for the current state of Coovam who earlier asked all industrial units / sewegaes to leave it to coovam instead of contruting the sewage treatment plant , which was so costlier those days.....

How far its true ?

[satchitananda]

There is a bigger task ahead than just hanging a dead albatross. This sorta debates or research take us nowhere. My appeal to you my friend, instead of finding a person or party to hang the blame, let us focus on getting it clean..

Also remember degradation of a river into sewer is not a one day or one time incident like Bhopal gas tragedy.. its been sliding the slippery slope for many years and decades.. more than one reason exists.. Besides lets assume you found a dead person responsible.. how does it resolve the current sad plight of the river.

[ChennaiIndian]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...icle607859.ece

The work to renovate Nungambakkam, Mambalam, Nandanam and Kodungaiyur canals will be completed in two years, said Mayor M.Subramanian.

Inspecting desilting work on Nungambakkam canal on Wednesday, he said that a total length of 13,075 metre of canals was being restored at a cost of Rs.68.35 crore. Cement concrete walls and fencing with a total height of 12 feet were being constructed to prevent dumping of waste in canals.

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[Arunsankarrules]

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Velachery lake is the only lake within city limits. The successive govts plan to make this lake a tourist spot by installing boating facilities etc, but none have started.
The following can be done to beautify the lake:
1) Install boating facilities
2) The Lake View Road adjacent to the lake can be improved and build a cycle lane for the bicycle riders.
3) Water should be cleaned.
4) Canal works should get complete before working on the lake.

[satchitananda]

Any meaningful development of Velachery lake has to be integrated with the neighboring swamps as they are interlinked. With these lands becoming prime engines of growth, the future of the lake depends a lot on understanding the role it plays in South Chennai.. not just for people hopefully.

The critical issues will be

- Deter land encroachment
- Minimize waste discharge into the lake/marsh (both solid and liquid)
- Increasing awareness of both the resource as well as its proper use
- Proper zoning of land so that random development doesnt detrack the intended goal
- If properly developed like ArunSankar mentioned it can be a valuable addition to Chennai's hotspots.

[die4chennai]

Originally Posted by Raji7373

will the slum in the heart of the city @ Saidapet will be removed or not??? If not for expressway..

Huts on Adyar banks removed for Metro Rail viaduct

[satchitananda]

http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/10/stor...1055080100.htm

The Chennai Corporation on Thursday started mass cleaning of the Cooum river as part of the restoration project of Chennai's Rivers.

Inaugurating the cleaning programme, Mayor M.Subramanian said, “Corporation workers will clean an estimated 871 tonnes of solid waste dumped along the river in a month.” The Cooum flows through three corporation zones – Kilpauk, Nungambakkam and Ice House – in the city for a length of 16 km. The estimated garbage in Kilpauk along the 6.5-km stretch of the Cooum is 550 tonnes. Around 150 tonnes of garbage would be collected from the 2.9-km-long banks of the river in Nungambakkam and 171 tonnes at Ice House. At least 70,000 residents are living along the Cooum in the three zones. A total of 55 tonnes waste is being collected in the areas by the civic body per day.

Over 550 workers are part of the cleaning drive. Corporation workers have started awareness campaigns for people residing along the Cooum, he added. National Service Scheme volunteers from Loyola College were part of the awareness programme in slums such as MGR Nagar, Jothiammal Nagar, Nedunchezhian Nagar, Pallavan Nagar, Makkal Thottam, Kathiravan Colony and Moovendar Nagar.

Pointing to the efforts of the civic body to clear garbage from small lanes using tricycles, Mr.Subramanian asked the people to avoid dumping waste in the river.

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Good Start and intentions i guess.

[stevanpaul]

Originally Posted by greatchennai

One of my friend told that, Kamarajar should hold responsible for the current state of Coovam who earlier asked all industrial units / sewegaes to leave it to coovam instead of contruting the sewage treatment plant , which was so costlier those days.....

How far its true ?

I think it was our culture as i have heard people saying "vendathatha(or what ever) athula podu"

[ChennaiIndian]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...ow/6709448.cms

CHENNAI: Colourful sail boats will soon ride on the Cooum river, announced Kanthimathi Nathan, a nodal officer of the Cooum River Restoration Trust. Speaking at a seminar on Environment Protection Policies' which was held as part of the India International Sailing Regatta, Kanthimathi Nathan said, "By desilting the mouth of the river and allowing tidal exchange into the river, we shall soon be able to flush out the pollutants and create enough flow of water to enable sailing at least up to Chintadripet. Currently, the only spot where sailing is possible is at Muthukadu."

Speaking later to TOI, K Phanindra Reddy, the member secretary of Cooum River Trust said, "The whole process of creating free flowing water up to Chintadripet will take at least 3 years." Nathan, the nodal officer admitted that there was currently a problem in completely desilting the mouth of the river. "It can't be done in one go," he said. "Silt will accumulate again. The process has to be repeated several times before the mouth of the river will be considerably free." However, it will take at least six years to clean up the entire river, he added.

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