Day after storm, water drained from 334 of 342 affected areas

Situation improves on Sunday, but clamour grows for lasting solutions; sludge accumulates in parts of Kodungaiyur; Pulianthope residents want canal deepened

- PRAVEENA S A

A day after the city reported widespread inundation, workers of the Greater Chennai Corporation drained water from most of the affected areas.

The GCC said stagnant water has been cleared from 334 of 342 affected areas and work is on in remaining areas.

However, minor water stagnation was seen on some interior streets.

Areas like Pulianthope, Vyasarpadi, Kodungaiyur and Korattur in the northern parts of the city, and Ram Nagar, Murugu Nagar, AGS Colony in Velachery and Madipakkam in the south were severely flooded on Saturday.