The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has clarified that the ongoing widening of the Okkiyam Maduvu waterway is to improve its capacity to handle heavy rainfall. The current waterway, with its 80-meter length and low height, proved inadequate during the December 2023 Michaang cyclone. The widening project involves increasing the waterway's...
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length to 200 meters and its height by 1.5 meters. The CMRL emphasizes that this project is crucial to prevent flooding in the Pallikaranai marshlands. The new bridge, with a wider waterway, will be constructed, and the old one will be demolished afterwards. The CMRL aims to complete the widening project before the next monsoon season, ensuring the bridge can withstand heavy rains.