The Hindu 03.11.2010
Chennai Corporation directive on overhead tanks
CHENNAI: All overhead tanks, underground sumps and open wells across the city must be covered in a month as otherwise they would turn into breeding ground for mosquitoes.
In case of violation, Chennai Corporation will take action against the owners.
In a release, Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan said 2.25 lakh overhead tanks, 64,000 underground sumps and 85,000 wells were found without covers in a survey across the city by the officials of the Health Department.
Similarly, owners of 25,000 vacant plots in the city must ensure that water does not stagnate in the lands as per the provisions in Tamil Nadu Public Health Act 1939 and Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919.
The civic agency will levy fine up to Rs.1,000 on the violators or cover the structures itself and include the expenses towards the work with the property tax.
