 "Commuters wade through a waterlogged place in Chennai that issued a flood warning on November 7, 2021 after heavy rains. (PTI photo)")
Coming down heavily on the state government for its unpreparedness in handling floods and water shortage in Chennai, the Madras High Court (HC) on Tuesday said that it may take up suo motu the case against Greater Chennai Corporation if waterlogging does not improve by the end of the week.
“For half the year we are made to cry for water. The other half, we are made to die in it,” observed the Madras HC, while hearing a public interest litigation for directing the state government to maintain adequate width for roads.
The court’s scathing view comes at a time
