Ahead of the onset of the north-east monsoon in the city, Corporation has decided to post a senior official in the police control room to monitor the problems posed by fallen trees.
Corporation Commissioner D Karthikeyan, who made the announcement here on Monday, said the move was to facilitate quick removal of trees that may fall on roads and hinder traffic movement.
“The problems faced could range from fallen trees to water stagnation. On coming to know of a problem, the official would pass on directions to Corporation staff to take swift action,” he explained.
The move, aimed at improving co-ordination between the Chennai Corporation and City Traffic Police, however, seemed to have no positive affect on roads as even the brief spell on Monday evening showed that a lot more work needed to be done to get the city ready for the monsoon.
Purasaiwalkam and Kilpauk saw slow moving traffic as the roads were in a dismal condition. Water stagnation at Chromepet led to a huge traffic pile up from Tambaram Sanatorium Hospital towards Guindy, and on the other side of the road, from Pallavaram till Tambaram.
Traffic also came to a standstill on the Ashok Leyland side of the Halda junction. Additional traffic police were sent to the area to manage the situation, said sources.
At around 4 pm, the downpour drenched school children who were caught unprepared and had to huddle under bus shelters and store fronts to protect their books from getting wet. Two-wheeler riders also faced the same problem.
Chennaiites were caught unprepared for the showers despite the Met department predicting heavy showers for the next few days.
On Tuesday, the daytime temperature will be around 33 degrees Celsius, which is a few degrees lower than the normal for this time of the year.
However, humidity will be high, indicating the likelihood of evening thunderstorms, and along with few showers, updated Met sources.
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