Deccan Chronicle 23.05.2013
Corporation stringent warning
Chennai: Shops
and business establishments that illegally drain sewer into storm water
drains will be closed by the city corporation, mayor Saidai S.
Duraisamy said on Tuesday. Replying to a query on the status of the
pending storm water drain works in Chennai, Mr. Duraisamy said that the
works were now gaining momentum and informed the councilors to look out
for those polluting the storm water drains. The city is choking with
filth due to the sewer inflow in to the storm water channels and such
practice has to be curbed.
The mayor to
another query on the metro rail tunneling near heritage sites said that
the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority has asked the Chennai
Metro Rail to provide specific data on the project progress while
tunneling near the 16 heritage buildings that are on or near the Metro
Rail alignment. But the monthly report in this regard is yet to be
furnished to the Chennai Corporation and the issue will be taken up with
the metro rail, he said. The 16 heritage structures that are coming up
along the metro rail route includes Ripon Building, Victoria Public
Hall, Madras Law College, Chennai Central Railway Station, and Wesley
Tamil Aalayam on Broadway.
Senior
councillor Sukumar Babu demanded the corporation to construct more
community centres in the city and wanted a huge community centre to be
built in MMDA TNHB complex. The
mayor said that the corporation maintain 846 toilets. Steps will be
taken to maintain these facilities and will be serve public free of
cost, Mr. Duraisamy added.
