CHENNAI: Underground drainage, dedicated drinking water supply through the Metro Water and proper garbage clearance are the key demands of Madipakkam residents. They expect the new Mayor to address these issues on a priority basis.
Speaking to City Express, V Subramani, a resident of Iyappa Nagar, says Madipakkam is perhaps the only area that had been neglected for a very long period of time for a variety of reasons. Despite repeated representations, all the civic issues have remained unaddressed.
“As Madipakkam had been a village panchayat all these years, officials often used to point finger at poor financial resources. Now, we hope our problems will be addressed. We urge the mayor to include Madipakkam in his list of priorities,” Subramani says.
On other important issues, other residents refer to the Madipakkam lake that is being ‘ruined’.
Through certain inlets, sewage water is being let into the sprawling 62-acre water body.
In certain areas, sewage is let into the lake through concealed pipelines. Efforts in the past to beautify the lake failed miserably and though a barbed wire fence was put up many years ago, it could not help much.
Now residents expect the lake to be desilted and cleaned. Strengthening the bund, besides providing footpath for walkers and growing ornamental plants, shelters at the bus terminus and storm water drains are also stressed by them.