A Private school has come up on the banks of the Adyar river just metres away from where excess water released from Chembarambakkam lake entered Thiruneermalai in december 2015 before it swept Tambaram area. As the monsoon is not far away,local people allege the school is flirting with danger and risking the lives of its students by operating in a flood risk locale.
The school is situated at the junction where an outlet channel of the Chembarambakkam lake and the Adyar river meet.This means, if water is released from the lake, the school will the first building to hit.The school seems to have sacrificed ‘safety for the aesthetics’
Though construction works were completed last year, this primary school began functioning only two months ago with a strength of 50 students and is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.
When contacted the school’s management over the issue, they downplayed the risks the school faces from flooding. “We have raised the floor two metres and will build a four-metre compound wall,” said an official, claiming the school’s basement has been sealed as a safety measure.
- MEGHNA SUNILKUMAR.
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