Heaps of garbage accumulate along Station Service Road in Velachery
The Hindu
Greater Chennai Corporation urged to prevent dumping of debris
The land along the newly formed Station Service Road between Velachery and Perungudi railway station is turning into an illegal garbage dump. The road is set to be opened to public shortly.
Linking Velachery, Perungudi and Taramani railway stations, the road is devoid of any vehicular traffic at present and is popular with walkers. The unauthorised dumping of construction debris and plastic waste has made the road an eyesore, complain the walkers. Adding to the woes of the walkers was the burning of plastic garbage by ragpickers.
Sampath, a regular walker, said the Greater Chennai Corporation should take steps to prevent dumping of construction debris and plastic waste along the road which is located on the perimeter of the Pallikaranai Marshland.
A senior official of the Corporation said the complaint would be taken up with the local officials in Velachery. The construction debris would be removed very soon, he added.
Bengaluru saw one of its worst water crises in 2024 with ground water drying up and several parts of the city scrambling for water. With instances like BWSSB supplying treated wastewater to the construction industry, apartments being permitted to sell water from their STPs to the department, and lakes in parts of Bengaluru and neighbouring districts being filled with water from the 33 STP plants in the city, recycling of water became an important topic of conversation during this period.