Public toilets for children in slums near Central railway station in disuse
The Hindu
Greater Chennai Corporation built three toilets for children in Gandhi Nagar and Indira Gandhi Nagar slums which are not maintained properly, residents say
Residents of Gandhi Nagar and Indira Gandhi Nagar slums want the Greater Chennai Corporation to maintain their children's toilets in the locality which are in poor condition. They also want the civic body to impose fines on those who defecate in the open and create awareness about the importance of using urinals among the public.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.