The New Indian Express ·
Madurai Municipal Corporation steps up desilting & drainage works as rain triggers waterlogging
MADURAI: The Madurai Municipal Corporation has stepped up desilting and drainage maintenance works, besides keeping additional motor pumps ready to tackle water stagnation during heavy rain. Madurai district as such has been receiving sporadic rainfall for the past couple of days, which has caused severe waterlogging across the city.
Seventy-three low-lying hotspots have been identified across the city based on waterlogging reported over the past three years.
Waterlogging continues, especially tin the core and extension areas of the city, despite series of measures taken up by the city corporation,
