With Cyclone Montha inching closer to the Andhra Pradesh coast and triggering heavy rain across northern Tamil Nadu, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin conducted an inspection at the Greater Chennai Corporation's (GCC) Command and Control Centre at Ripon Buildings on Tuesday to assess the city's readiness.

Accompanied by senior corporation and Revenue Department officials, Udhayanidhi Stalin reviewed real-time data from the centre, which operates round the clock to monitor rainfall intensity across the city, vehicle movement in subways through surveillance cameras, and water levels in canals, rivers, and estuaries.

Officials briefed him on the city's flood mitigation measures, including pre-deployed motor pumps, desilting of stormwater drains, and readiness of emergency rescue team

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