November 2021
Thiruvanmyur
15th November 2021
And this was the other road along which a channel was created. Reminding me of my grandmother's home, and the water canals that would course through the farm areas.
Definite paper boat kind of feelings.
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| 28th November - the sun comes out, the sea was calmer and the cattle were happy with some dry spot! |
November 29th.
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| New Beach Road is lined with RWH pits connected by a sloping pipe through which excess water goes to the sea, via this outlet. |
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| This plot at the corner of Baywatch boulevard and KK road is completely inundated - it is a sheet of water along with the road next to it. |
My hypothesis is that this now is the level of the water table. The owners of the plot on the other hand, think they can pump away this water. Which is what they are doing. Water is getting pumped to the sea in huge pipes. Can't the empty plots at least be allowed to keep their water, and support the monsoon ecosystem of frog and tadpole? Will mosquitoes breed then?
I saw tadpoles in a couple of waterfilled plots and have been hearing the sound of frogs, maybe for the first time ever, on NBR?
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| It was a timely and quick way to remove the plastic thrown back by the sea from the sands for sure. The only problem with this is that it also affects the intertidal marine life doesn't it? All those little crabs and clams - all collateral damage? |
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| Several such mounds from the earthmover lined the road. I hope that this kind of cleaning is a one-off event as otherwise the sands will get "dead". |
