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Stalin Touts Storm Water Drain Projects as Savior Amidst Chennai Deluge: Chennai Netizens Refused To Believe

December 6, 2023
The Commune

In the wake of Cyclone Michaung wreaking havoc on the coastal city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin asserted that the state’s stormwater drain projects played a pivotal role in averting a catastrophe akin to the devastating 2015 Chennai floods.

Following an on-ground assessment of the aftermath, Stalin, flanked by state ministers, addressed the media, comparing the recent deluge triggered by Michaung to the catastrophic events of eight years ago. “The rains during Cyclone Michaung exceeded those in 2015. However, unlike the man-made crisis in 2015 due to the release of water from Chembarambakkam Lake, the current situation is a natural flood. The damage is comparatively less than that of the previous floods,” Stalin remarked.

Speaking at a press conference, the Chief Minister attributed the lesser impact of the recent floods to the stormwater drain projects initiated by the DMK government. He emphasized that these projects played a crucial role in mitigating the potential severity of the situation, allowing Chennai to escape a more catastrophic fate.

AIADMK MP M Thambidurai took a swipe at the ruling government, accusing them of failing to implement adequate precautionary measures. “The people of Chennai are suffering. This shows the ineffectiveness of the current government and their failure to tackle the situation,” Thambidurai asserted.

In response to Stalin’s claims, netizens took to social media platforms, flooding the internet with tweets highlighting the severity of the current Chennai floods.

“This is Velachery area in Chennai. Still now water is not draining. What about that 4000-crore package oopies??” asked a netizen, pointing out the failure of DMK.

Another had tweeted, “The chief minister’s situation in the Ripon building”.

The netizen shared a video saying, “In Velachery, which was worst hit by floods due to Cyclone Michaung, the teacher lashed out at ministers Subramani, Nehru and Udhayanidhi for not carrying out rescue operations. “

Another pointed out the current situation of CM MK Stalin’s constituency saying, “Chief Minister’s constituency ‘Kolathur’ reeling under floods.”

In Radhakrishnan Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, this was the situation.

Several parts of Chennai and suburbs are still disconnected from the mainland because of the water logging. Many people in Thiruvottriyur were leaving their homes for safer spaces.

Even police personnel’s families in Kilpauk were seen to be suffering from the deluge.

(With inputs from INDIA TODAY)

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