Stalin visits rain-hit areas, assures permanent solution
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|October 17, 2024
CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday assured the residents of Chennai city and its suburban areas that a permanent solution to the long-standing issue of flooding during monsoon is in the works. Around 25-30% of the work is yet to be done and would be completed soon, he said.
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"Flood prevention works carried out by the state government in Chennai have indeed helped manage heavy rains in the city. We have been taking precautionary steps to face the northeast monsoon. When the DMK government assumed office in 2021, a committee headed by retired IAS Officer V Thiruppugazh was appointed to recommend flood prevention measures for Chennai," the CM said, while inspecting rain-hit locations in Pallikaranai and other areas.
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