Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Sewage-Contaminated Rainwater Overflows Onto Chennai’s GST Road
Rain fell for about 30 minutes in parts of Chennai on Friday evening.
Water mixed with sewage and spread onto GST Road in Chromepet.
This made it hard for people, schoolchildren and motorcyclists to travel.
Some homes in low areas were also affected.
Residents said the water smelled bad.
They believe some buildings and industrial sites release sewage into rainwater drains.
Residents said they had complained to the municipal corporation several times.
They want officials to stop the sewage discharge and keep the drains for rainwater.
About 30 minutes of moderate rain caused sewage-mixed water to overflow onto GST Road in Chromepet.
The junction near GST Road and Kamarajar Nagar–Rathinam Road was especially difficult to cross.
Schoolchildren, pedestrians and two-wheeler riders struggled to navigate the flooded stretch.
Residents said sewage entered some low-lying homes and alleged nearby establishments discharge it into stormwater drains.
Residents urged the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation to identify offenders and keep stormwater drains for rainwater only.
- Who
- Motorists, residents, schoolchildren, pedestrians and two-wheeler riders were affected; residents blamed some nearby apartment complexes and industrial establishments for allegedly releasing sewage.
- What
- Sewage mixed with rainwater and overflowed onto GST Road, with some water entering low-lying houses.
- When
- Friday evening, after about 30 minutes of moderate rain.
- Where
- Near the GST Road and Kamarajar Nagar–Rathinam Road junction in Chromepet, with rain also reported in Pallavaram, Tambaram and surrounding areas.
- Why
- Residents alleged that sewage was discharged into stormwater drains, causing sewage and rainwater to overflow onto roads and into homes.
Residents’ concerns
Civic response
Cause of the overflow
Residents’ concerns
Residents alleged that some apartment complexes and industrial establishments discharge sewage into stormwater drains whenever it rains, causing foul-smelling flooding.
Civic response
The article does not include a response from the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation or the establishments named by residents.
Previous complaints
Residents’ concerns
Residents said they had complained several times to the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation but that no effective action had been taken.
Civic response
No official account of the complaints or the corporation’s actions is provided in the article.
Requested action
Residents’ concerns
Residents want the civic body to identify alleged offenders, take action and ensure stormwater drains carry only rainwater.
Civic response
The article does not report whether officials accepted or acted on these requests.
- Affected road
- GST Road in Chromepet
- Rainfall duration
- About 30 minutes
- Rainfall intensity
- Moderate
- Most affected junction
- GST Road and Kamarajar Nagar–Rathinam Road
- Reported impact
- Difficult travel and sewage water entering some low-lying houses
- Residents’ allegation
- Nearby apartment complexes and industrial establishments release sewage into stormwater drains
- Civic body named
- Tambaram City Municipal Corporation