The project report for cleaning Coovum river is getting ready, PWD Minister Durai Murugan told the State Assembly on Thursday.Replying to a query by AIADMK member R Sekar Babu, the Minister said the Central government had approved a mega plan for cleaning up Buckingham canal at a cost of Rs.1,447 crore. For the first phase, Rs.633 crore had been sanctioned and the work on desilting the canals in North Chennai areas was already underway. Precautionary measures to prevent flooding during rainy seasons were also being taken.Apart from this, a plan for repairing waterways in the city had been submitted to the World Bank and the bank had advised the State government to take up the cleaning of Coovum river as a separate project. Following this, a Special Officer has been appointed for preparing the plan for cleaning Coovum.Stating that a river akin to Coovum was cleaned up in America and a team of experts would visit the place to know the techniques applied there, Durai Murugan said the State government was paying special attention for cleaning Coovum.
-source from EXPRESSBUZZ.COM
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