Arakkonam residents willing to be part of CMA
The Hindu
They want authorities to ensure basic facilities are provided
Arkkonam residents have given their overwhelming support for the proposal to join the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) at the public hearing that was organised by the Ranipet district administration on Tuesday.
The four-hour-long hearing in Arakkonam witnessed some heated arguments with the residents, who are mostly farmers, small traders, agricultural labourers, government staff and elected representatives of rural local bodies, wanting the CMA and the district administration to ensure that basic facilities are provided to them.
They demanded proper roads, better transport, upgraded medical facilities, underground drainage system among others.

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