T.N. election 2026: Encroachments, traffic congestion remain core issues in Anna Nagar
The Hindu
Residents of Anna Nagar face severe encroachments, traffic congestion, and pollution issues, demanding urgent action and regulation.
Anna Nagar, one of Chennai’s most densely populated and well-planned residential neighbourhoods, is steadily emerging as a prominent commercial hub.
Named after former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai and developed after the India International Trade and Industries Fair in 1968, Anna Nagar features a grid layout of wide avenues and residential plots, a standardised addressing system and designated green spaces.
The Anna Nagar Assembly segment comprises Anna Nagar, Kilpauk, Aminjikarai, ICF South Colony, and parts of Arumbakkam and West Choolaimedu. Besides avenues in Anna Nagar, some of the arterial roads in this Assembly segment include parts of New Avadi Road, Nelson Manickam Road, E.V.R Periyar Salai (Poonamallee High Road), and Jawaharlal Nehru Salai (100-feet Road).
Unregulated parking, encroachment of walkways by mobile eateries, traffic congestion and flood mitigation measures remain major concerns. R. Sukumar, president of the Federation of Anna Nagar Residents Associations (FOARA), said the mushrooming of mobile eateries encroaching walkways in residential areas has forced pedestrians to walk on roads. He demanded residential areas in Anna Nagar be declared no-vending zones and mobile eateries be shifted to non-residential localities.
G. Suresh, another resident, said indiscriminate parking of two-wheelers and four-wheelers along Second Avenue and Shanthi Colony, especially near restaurants and supermarkets, has reduced motorable space. Nearly half the carriageway is occupied by parked vehicles, with conditions worsening on weekends due to higher footfall.
Three key waterways such as the Virugambakkam–Arumbakkam canal, the Cooum river and the Otteri Nullah, run through this Assembly segment, serving as rainwater drains. Residents called for faster flood mitigation works and steps to curb pollution.
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