Chennai to restore its 210 water bodies

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has decided to improve the water storage capacity of the city by restoring water bodies. This decision comes when Chennai is suffering severe water crisis.

As per the reports, the city corporation will work on total 210 water bodies to address water problem in the city. This work will include eco-restoration, plugging the sewage flow in water bodies and removing the encroachment nearby the city’s water bodies. Officials started inspection of the water bodies and the work on increasing the storage capacity of 70 water bodies is expected to be completed shortly. Residents and corporates also pitched in to take eco restoration work in their localities.