Police map spots vulnerable to water logging in north Chennai

Police personnel in Chennai are going above and past their name of responsibility through the northeast monsoon. In a bid to make sure hassle-free commuting for motorists and to forestall water logging in north Chennai, the police have coordinated with completely different authorities departments and have performed a Geographic Data System (GIS) mapping of localities the place inundation is frequent.

The North Zone police have mapped greater than 76 streets within the Madhavaram, Flower Bazaar and Washermenpet police zones, the place water logging was frequent through the earlier monsoon. “Each time there’s a downpour, it’s most frequently the policemen on the highway who attempt to clear the stagnant water, earlier than the Better Chennai Company (GCC) workers come, in order that motorists don’t undergo. So it is necessary for us to take care of a database of infrastructure and assist out there within the locality to unravel the issue,” stated a senior police officer.

The police have recognized 21 water logging spots in Flower Bazaar district, 33 in Washermanpet district and 22 in Madhavaram district and have mapped them utilizing GIS. A number of the areas recognized within the three police districts are: Prakasam Slaai, Walltax Street, NSC Bose Street, Mannady Metro, Stanley Subway, Maniappan Road, Ambedkar Nagar, Patel Nagar, T.H Street – Periyar Nagar Junction, GNT Street, Madurai Manavalan Nagar and Manali Specific Street.

“Now we have recognized the variety of manholes in every place, factors the place site visitors diversions shall be required, variety of pumps, tremendous suckers and hearth service automobiles out there to take away the water. Our personnel will coordinate with officers from GCC, hearth and rescue service and even non-public mechanics to maneuver stranded automobiles. The map might be up to date,” stated V. Balakrishnan, joint commissioner of police, North Zone.

The mapping of police quarters and stations that face frequent water logging has additionally been performed. “Now we have recognized a complete of 15 of them and out of them, Sathangadu police station and Kondithope police quarters noticed some water logging within the 2015 rains,” added a police officer.