Rains create civic woes for residents of Velachery

Report by Karthik Rajaraman

Many houses in and around Velachery were flooded due to the unseasonal rains over the last few days. 

Jeevanandham of Andal Nagar Extn. was among those whose houses were flooded.

" During the December rains, my house was flooded after six days of rains. After a construction project on the other side of the street blocked drainage of water, the road level was raised to let the water drain the other way.", he said.

" A half completed storm water drain system has added to the woes of residents.", said Sivakumar, a resident. 

"As the water drains don't work, the stagnated water from both sides of the street ran into my house.", adds Jeevanandham.

The excessive rains also caused long power cuts. Many areas did not have power for two/three days. "The power went off on 17th and has come back only for short intervals only.", said Harish, a resident of Brindavan Nagar.