The Tamilnadu Governor Rosaiah has told that the State government will soon prepare comprehensive flood protection plans for Chennai and vulnerable coastal districts to mitigate the impact of floods and he added that the devastating floods in December had caused heavy damage in several parts of the State, especially in Chennai and some coastal districts.
Rosaiah has also stated that the government had secured Asian Development Bank funding for ‘Climate Adaptation Program’ aimed at reducing the impact of climate change in the Cauvery Delta and currently preliminary work has already commenced in the Vennar sub-basin.
Rosaiah further added that with an emphasis on effective management of water resources, the government has secured funding from the World Bank for Phase-II of the Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water Bodies Restoration and Management project and this would rejuvenate water bodies and tanks, and increase their storage capacity.
He has told that the thrust would be on providing better roads, storm water drains, solid waste management, sewerage management and street lights.
