Tamil NaduSunday, 6 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Tamil Nadu chief secretary reviews monsoon preparedness in Chennai, including ₹13.52 crore and ₹73 crore drainage works
Chief Secretary M. Saikumar inspected Chennai’s monsoon-preparedness works in Adyar, Perungudi and Sholinganallur ahead of the northeast monsoon.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In September 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary M. Saikumar inspected monsoon-preparedness works in Chennai’s Adyar, Perungudi and Sholinganallur zones ahead of the northeast monsoon expected next month.
Key specifics
- At Tidel Park, a twin waterway project worth ₹13.52 crore was being built to divert rainwater into the Buckingham Canal.
- In Thuraipakkam on OMR, the Highways Department was carrying out storm-water drain works worth ₹73 crore.
- Saikumar inspected desilting work at Narayanapuram lake and removal of water hyacinth.
- He ordered clearing of blockages and hyacinth in 17 small bridges from Perungudi Radial Road to the garbage dump area.
- Officials were told to complete all works by the end of the month with coordination among the Corporation, Water Resources, Highways, Metro Rail and the Water Board.
Exam lens
Question type: Tamil Nadu administration and disaster preparedness, project names, amounts, locations. TNPSC may ask which departments are involved in Chennai’s monsoon-prevention works and where the ₹13.52 crore project is located.