# Build advanced stormwater drains in flood-prone cities

- ID: P09-D-04#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p09-d-04-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p09-d-04-1)
- Pillar: 9. World-Class Infrastructure
- Section: D. Urban Development
- Manifesto page: 83
- Stage: First steps (Work started, a pilot, or a small start)
- Last recorded: 5 Sep 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Advanced stormwater drains will be established in flood-prone cities including Chennai.

## Where it stands

First steps taken on 5 Sep 2026.

The government started building stormwater drains in specific areas of Chennai at a cost of 73 crore and 13.52 crore rupees.

**So far:** Drain construction in Tidal Park and Pallikaranai marshland areas

**Not yet seen:** The work seen is in specific Chennai locations; the promise covers all flood-prone cities.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Sep 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22452: The government is constructing a stormwater drain in the Tidal Park area at a cost of 13.52 crore rupees to divert rainwater from Iit to the Buckingham Canal. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.623_-_CS__Press_Release_-__GCC_Inspection_-_Date.05.09.2026.pdf))
- 5 Sep 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22452: The Chennai Metro Rail Corporation is executing a stormwater drain project worth 73 crore rupees to connect Pallikaranai marshland water to the Buckingham Canal. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.623_-_CS__Press_Release_-__GCC_Inspection_-_Date.05.09.2026.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.