Chennai Metro Rail deploys 350 water pumps to drain stagnant water in flooded areas
CHENNAI: Chennai Metro Rail has deployed 350 water pumps with various capacities to monitor rising water levels and to bale out water from flooded areas during the monsoon, a release said. The pumps have been set up at all three corridors of Phase-2 project: Corridor 3 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to Siruseri-SIPCOT), Corridor 4 (Lighthouse to Poonamallee Depot), and Corridor 5 (Madhavaram Milk Colony to Sholinganallur).
A total of 145 pumps have been set up in Corridor 3, with 55 in Madhavaram-Kellys section, 33 in Kellys-Taramani section, nine in Moolakadai-Perambur section, 16 in Otteri-Kellys section, 13 in Kilpauk-Taramani section, 16 in Nehru Nagar-Sholinganallur section, and 3 in Sholinganallur-Siruseri SIPCOT section. Similarly, 102 pumps have been deployed in Corridor 4, with 11 in the Lighthouse-Boat Club section, 61 in the Boat Club-Powerhouse section, 19 in the Powerhouse-Porur Bypass section, 6 in the Porur Bypass-Poonamallee Bypass section, five at Poonamallee Depot.
