‘Sewage should not be discharged into SWDs’

Residents of Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar and Malviya Avenue face this issue in their neighbourhoods

Sewage discharged into stormwater drains is a common complaint by residents and during monsoon, this issue often hits alarming levels.

Recently, residents of Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar and Malviya Avenue at Shastri Nagar in Thiruvanmiyur alleged that workers hired by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board to arrest overflowing sewage from manholes, resorted to draining the sewage into the stormwater drain network in the locality.

With huge and lengthy hose pipes and motors, the workers were seen discharging sewage from underground drainage system into the SWDs on Malviya Avenue Third Street and Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Main Road, near Kalakshetra Road, Thiruvanmiyur, say residents.