CHENNAI: As the city experiences the first spells of the northeast monsoon, a familiar anxiety has reared its head, compounded by the sights of unfinished stormwater drain (SWD) projects. Despite official assurances, crucial desilting and construction works remain ongoing, leaving residents in several localities bracing for potential inundation and disruption.

In Kumaran Colony, Saidapet, the situation is particularly fraught. Residents have expressed deep concern over the Greater Chennai Corporation's (GCC) change in plans for a critical SWD, which led to a two-week halt in construction. The work has only just resumed, coinciding with the onset of the rains and blocking the vital Kumaran Colony 1st Street, a key access route to Aranganathan Subway and Old Mambalam Road.

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