Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will ban manual cleaning of silt catch pits and stormwater drains starting Aug 1.

Chennai faces flood risk due to damaged silt catch pits, prompting mechanical cleaning and calls for maintenance and accountability.

CHENNAI: The corporation council adopted a resolution on Monday increasing the penalty for illegal sewage connections to ...

Under the pre-monsoon action plan, 4,328 new catch pits have been constructed, bringing the total to 67,851, with the first round of cleaning completed and the second round underway. A Rs 75 lakh ...

And in case you didn’t know, “Step 5” of the project involves ramming 207 feet of three-foot-diameter pipe underground to Main Street, then installing seven new catch basins to collect stormwater.

Rain bombs cast cloud over Matatā housing growth A rain bomb in the hills above Matatā in March this year saw sediment and debris-laden water come over the top of Moore's Bridge, closing State ...

Stormwater management is a key to protecting any piece of property from water damage, flooding, and erosion. Stormwater pit ...