Integrated Urban Flood Management for the Chennai-Kosasthalaiyar Basin Project: Report and Recommendation of the President

Reports and Recommendations of the President | September 2021
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The project will strengthen climate and disaster resilience in the Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar River basin. It will reduce the exposure of 1.9 million people to seasonal flooding by (i) improving climate-resilient urban flood protection infrastructure; (ii) enhancing urban flood preparedness of the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), the civic body that governs the city of Chennai, and project communities; and (iii) establishing measures for sustaining the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the stormwater drainage system in the GCC.

The report and recommendation of the President to the Board of Directors (RRP) document describes the terms and conditions of a project for consideration and approval by ADB's Board of Directors.

This document dated September 2021 is provided for the ADB project 49107-009 in India.