Water woes, mosquito menace and poor sanitation trouble residents of Edayarpalayam in Coimbatore

The residents of Edayarpalayam (Ward 35) in Coimbatore city decry poor living conditions. They say that drinking water is supplied once in 20 days, face mosquito menace due to choked culverts. Their repeated requests to DMK councillor ignored. Coimbatore Corporation Executive Engineer promises to address issues.

From drinking water supply once in every 20 days to mosquito menace due to choked culverts and stormwater channel on the edge of the West Zone bordering Somayampalayam — the residents of Edayarpalayam in Ward 35 decry poor living conditions.

Despite repeated requests made to the ward councillor, N. Sambath of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), no steps were taken to solve the problems, the resident alleged.

Prakash* (name changed) (65), a resident of Lakshmi Nagar, said, “We received drinking water today [July 19] after 20 days. Earlier, supply was once in every two weeks. We cannot store water in large cans owing to fear of diseases. The 24x7 water pipeline connections were laid by SUEZ in this ward, but drinking water is still supplied through a tap close to the DMK office in this area. My pregnant daughter has to carry heavy water pots for nearly a km.”

According to the locals, domestic breeding checkers had never visited Lakshmi Nagar in Edayarpalayam.

They also claimed that the stormwater drains are not cleaned every week. Narpavi (28), a resident, said that the channel running in the area was clogged with waste. The channel is open without a wall or fence, which is unsafe, especially considering there are many children in Lakshmi Nagar, Anna Street and Thyagi Poornaiya Street.

The channel connects to a drain in Vadavalli and flows down to the Krishnampathy Tank.

“The water in the channel remains stagnant both in the culverts and the channel, adjacent to the farmland,” Mr. Prakash said.