Chennai Flood risk increases as mounds of debris obstruct Cooum flow October 4, 2025 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com As the width of the river had reduced to around 30 metre at several locations where work by pile operating machines is under way, engineers say the width of the river has to be increased to 70 metre to manage an event of cloudburst this monsoon Related posts: TANSACS to outsource recruitment of counsellors, lab technicians; employees protest ‘Man For All Seasons’ award conferred on Compuprint founder After two years, Chennai Metro Rail’s tunnel from Greenways Road to Mandaveli to be completed in October Schools in Tamil Nadu directed to take monsoon preparatory measures