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Delay successful relaying damaged roads, completing underground drainage (UGD) works, and sewage overflow dominated the Tiruchi Corporation Council gathering held connected Wednesday.
Chairing the meeting, Mayor M. Anbazhagan said astir ₹4,500 crore had been spent connected infrastructure projects, including UGD, tempest h2o drains, drinking h2o supply, and roadworthy works crossed the city. He said the 100 cardinal litres per time sewage attraction works being constructed astatine Panjapur would beryllium completed soon and commissioned by August.
Several councillors raised concerns implicit roads dug up for UGD works remaining unrestored for agelong periods. They besides pointed retired that successful immoderate areas, the works had been halted midway without completion. Khajamalai Vijay urged the Mayor to undertake chemic blasting successful his ward to facilitate long-pending UGD works. Councillor K. Ambikapathy said Phase IV UGD works had not yet been taken up successful parts of his ward, peculiarly successful Reddy Nagar.
They complained that respective precocious laid roads had been damaged during caller rains and sought contiguous restoration. Councillor K. Subha of Ward 62 urged the Corporation to undertake patchwork connected Ramachandra Nagar Main Road, which she said had suffered extended damage. She noted that the agelong had witnessed accrued postulation pursuing the closure of the Koraiyar bridge.
O. Neelamegam of Ward 42 said sewage h2o was overflowing onto roads successful Mahalakshmi Nagar and Dhanalakshmi Nagar, posing a wellness hazard to residents. He alleged that improper attraction of the lifting presumption successful Vin Nagar, aft the contractor backed retired of the work, had worsened the problem. Roads successful Amman Nagar besides remained damaged, helium added.
Councillors besides highlighted the shortage of manpower for stormwater drain cleaning and stressed the request to forestall sewage from households mixing with drains that yet discharge into canals.
K. Suresh Kumar of ward 23 said tempest h2o drain projects sanctioned during 2024-25 were lone present being implemented, portion projects allotted for 2025-26 and 2026-27 were getting delayed. He urged the Corporation to authorisation funds and expedite the projects.
The councillors besides stressed the request for higher compound walls, ligament fencing and CCTV surveillance astatine Corporation schools and multi-purpose ward offices pursuing incidents of theft. They cited caller thefts of computers, electrical wires and different items from the Corporation schoolhouse astatine Airport and the multi-purpose ward bureau astatine Edamalaipatti Pudur.
LIC K. Sankar of ward 20 raised the contented of alleged overcharging of the coagulated discarded absorption taxation from residents. Corporation Commissioner L. Madhubalan said the contented had been resolved, and residents facing grievances could attack the Corporation for redressal.
