Ahead of northeast monsoon, Chennai corporation claims to have completed 35% of road relaying works

The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) Wednesday said it has completed 35 per cent of the road relaying works ahead of the northeast monsoon, which usually hits the city in November.

According to a statement, the GCC has taken up pending road relaying works that were supposed to be completed in 2022-23 along with the additional works chalked out for 2023-24.

The corporation has started road relaying works on 11,248 stretches (1,806 km) at Rs 1,030 crore. The GCC claimed that work is complete on 3,877 road stretches.

The statement added, “In the past six months, in 2,955 streets in the extended areas of the corporation, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board were given permission for road cutting. The departments have handed over 1,967 and 505 roads, respectively, to the GCC for complete and temporary restoration works.”