Sewage overflow poses serious health hazard
The residents of Balaji Nagar do not let their children play or ride their bicycles on the roads. They are scared that they may walk through or step into the sewage that constantly overflows on the roads, especially when it rains.
Many other residential localities in Ambattur zone, like T V Nagar, Korattur, Padi, Nolambur and Ram Nagar, also do not have proper drainage facilities. Some parts of erstwhile Ambattur municipality were not provided with drainage connections and other parts have inadequate or incomplete sewerage systems. Regular sewage leaks pose a public health hazard in the zone.
"We had only a temporary drain, built by a developer, which takes the sewage into the Cooum," says Vinu Nayyar, who lives in Balaji Nagar. "However, it often overflows because it is not meant for so many residents. It was laid more than 10 years ago. The locality now has around 175 apartments."
In Nolambur, builders installed sewage treatment plants in apartments but they overflow when it rains. "We need drainage connections because when we use the treated sewage it again percolates into the ground. The groundwater will be contaminated in the long run," says Sandeep Varma, a resident. Metrowater was supposed to lay pipelines for the drainage system and provide the locality with drinking water under the Chennai Mega City Development Mission. But almost every household in Ambattur depends on borewells and water cans for drinking water.
Metrowater last week released a statement claiming that it had completed the laying of pipelines in Ambattur and Maduravoyal at a cost of `290.38 crore. Residents say that is humbug. "New pipelines have been laid for water supply and drainage, but they have not been connected to homes and apartments as yet or to the main lines running through Ambattur," says Kesavan.
Metrowater's delays are an excuse for the corporation to not lay roads in the area. Corporation officials say they will start laying roads in Ambattur as soon as they receive a certificate from Metrowater stating that it had completed its work.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Sewage-overflow-poses-serious-health-hazard/articleshow/21353731.cms?
Many other residential localities in Ambattur zone, like T V Nagar, Korattur, Padi, Nolambur and Ram Nagar, also do not have proper drainage facilities. Some parts of erstwhile Ambattur municipality were not provided with drainage connections and other parts have inadequate or incomplete sewerage systems. Regular sewage leaks pose a public health hazard in the zone.
"We had only a temporary drain, built by a developer, which takes the sewage into the Cooum," says Vinu Nayyar, who lives in Balaji Nagar. "However, it often overflows because it is not meant for so many residents. It was laid more than 10 years ago. The locality now has around 175 apartments."
In Nolambur, builders installed sewage treatment plants in apartments but they overflow when it rains. "We need drainage connections because when we use the treated sewage it again percolates into the ground. The groundwater will be contaminated in the long run," says Sandeep Varma, a resident. Metrowater was supposed to lay pipelines for the drainage system and provide the locality with drinking water under the Chennai Mega City Development Mission. But almost every household in Ambattur depends on borewells and water cans for drinking water.
Metrowater last week released a statement claiming that it had completed the laying of pipelines in Ambattur and Maduravoyal at a cost of `290.38 crore. Residents say that is humbug. "New pipelines have been laid for water supply and drainage, but they have not been connected to homes and apartments as yet or to the main lines running through Ambattur," says Kesavan.
Metrowater's delays are an excuse for the corporation to not lay roads in the area. Corporation officials say they will start laying roads in Ambattur as soon as they receive a certificate from Metrowater stating that it had completed its work.
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Sewage-overflow-poses-serious-health-hazard/articleshow/21353731.cms?