The Hindu 27.02.2013
“Clean drainage channels”
Demanding cleaning of drainage channels in their area
and garbage, a group of residents from Thirumalai Street in
Manakaavalanpillai Nagar here submitted a petition to Mayor Vijila
Sathyananth during the weekly grievance day meeting on Tuesday.
The
petitioners said the drainage channels in their area had not been
cleaned for the past several weeks and hence the stagnating sewage was
spreading foul odour, besides causing diseases to the children.
Hence,
the drainage channels should be desilted immediately and concrete slabs
provided to cover the sewage channels so as to prevent children from
falling into them.
The petitioners were pacified with the assurance that cleaning operation at Thirumalai Street would commence shortly.
Another
group of people from Karaiyiruppu submitted a petition seeking better
basic infrastructure, including public toilets, streetlights and regular
supply of drinking water.
They also complained that
the personnel posted at the Primary Health Centre had abstained from
duty for most of the days every week.