To bolster flood resilience, Minister for Water Resources, Durai Murugan, on June 30, inaugurated the ambitious ₹338 crore Integrated Flood Management Project for Chennai and its surrounding districts of Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram. The comprehensive plan, announced during the 2025-26 Water Resources Department budget speech, aims for intensive flood mitigation across the region.
The vast project encompasses 12 integrated flood management works, including the redevelopment and rejuvenation of existing culverts, construction of closed concrete drains and water retention structures, building flood protection walls and infiltration wells, and strengthening river systems. Special emphasis will be placed on integrated flood management solutions for Ambattur industrial areas and the construction of new flood diversion canals.
As a crucial first phase, Minister Duraimurugan on June 30, flagged off the integrated redevelopment and rejuvenation work for the Okkiam Maduvu in Sholinganallur, valued at ₹27.00 crore.
Present at the inauguration were Sholinganallur MLA S. Aravind Ramesh, Water Resources Department Government Secretary J. Jayakanthan, I.A.S., Water Resources Department Principal Chief Engineer and Chief Engineer (General) Ramesh, and other senior officials.
