Residents complain of sewage dumping in waterways

City waterways and the open stormwater drains alongside service lanes of arterial roads proceed to be simple areas for personal lorries to dispose of untreated sewage collected from neighbouring areas.

Residents of numerous areas complained that lorries that acquire sewage from areas which are but to be supplied with underground drainage community discover it handy to dump it to keep away from prices to be paid on the Metrowater amenities.

P. Suresh Kumar, a resident of Sholinganallur, mentioned, “The stretch of south Buckingham Canal near the Iskcon temple service road is vulnerable to such pollution. I often see private lorries draining raw sewage and polluting the waterway during the early morning hours. I have also raised a complaint with the Greater Chennai Corporation and the complaint has been forwarded to the Semmencheri police station to take action against the operators.”

Sholinganallur is one of the areas awaiting sewerage connection. Though Metrowater has arrange decanting factors at sewage therapy vegetation in Sholinganallur and Perungudi, some tanker operators keep away from them citing numerous causes, together with distance. Similarly, tankers dumping sewage in stormwater drains alongside service lanes of Chennai Bypass Road close to Mogappair is an issue nonetheless ready to be addressed.

Balaji Srinivas, a resident of Mogappair West, mentioned: “I have seen four-five lorries dumping sewage into the stormwater drain that flows into the Cooum. The increase in this illegal practice poses a health hazard, and can cause groundwater pollution. Several complaints have been made to the authorities concerned in various departments, including the police.”

S. Swaminathan, secretary of the JAMBA United Welfare Association (a federation of residents’ welfare affiliation of Mogappair), mentioned measures should be taken to shut the stormwater drains in the remaining stretch between Mogappair and Maduravoyal. More police patrolling would assist cut back such issues. Officials of Metrowater mentioned practically 35 lorries dispose of sewage on the Golden George Nagar sewage pumping station on a nominal cost. Officials have been instructed to register police complaints on such automobiles polluting the setting. The water company is planning to acquire sewage disposal lorries to serve merged areas and mitigate air pollution.

Officials of the National Highways Authority of India famous that with the National Highways Authority of India headquarters granting approval, tenders for a ₹15.38 crore undertaking could be referred to as for shortly to cowl the drain alongside the bypass.