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Marked by its crowded roads, densely populated areas, and ongoing civic upgrades, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar constituency reflects the changing look of northbound Chennai, wherever improvement aspirations and civic concerns proceed to signifier the governmental mood.
This reserved constituency, carved retired of the Perambur constituency, presents a premix of high-rise buildings on with little middle-class neighbourhoods. Named aft Tamil student Thiru V. Kalyanasundaram, it comprises areas specified arsenic Pattalam, Otteri, Jamalia, Pulianthope, and parts of Perambur and Ayanavaram.
Interestingly, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar, the locality that lends its sanction to the constituency is portion of the neighbouring prima constituency — Kolathur. Formed aft the 2008 delimitation, the constituency has witnessed 3 Assembly elections truthful acold with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam having an edge. Sitting MLA P. Sivakumar alias Thayagam Kavi represented the constituency for 2 consecutive times.
This time, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar is preparing for an absorbing contest, with erstwhile Egmore MLA K.S. Ravichandran and Porkodi Armstrong, woman of erstwhile Bahujan Samaj Party person Armstrong successful the field. TVK’s M.R. Pallavi and NTK’s Jagadesh Chander are besides successful the fray. Chennai politician R. Priya represents a ward from this constituency, adding to its governmental significance.
Besides a singular existent property maturation and high-rise buildings that person changed the scenery connected arterial stretches similar Cooks Road and Stephenson Road, Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar has witnessed galore improvements. More shot grounds and assemblage halls person been built crossed the constituency, and schools and wellness centres person been renovated. Jamalia present has Annal Ambedkar wedding hallway upgraded nether the Vadachennai Valarchi Thittam.
But residents accidental their conflict for basal amenities successful immoderate areas persists. Piped h2o proviso is yet to scope areas specified arsenic V.O.C. Nagar and Kannigapuram. Kiran Subbaiah of Patel Road said though roads are cleaner, the country continues to grapple with irregular h2o supply.
Places similar Decoster Road, Pulianthope look sewage pollution. Drug maltreatment is communal among youngsters successful parts of Pulianthope, according to residents. B. Jagadesan, nonmigratory of Prakash Rao Colony, said sewage contented has been predominant for immoderate years. Night nutrient stalls and commercialized enactment person encroached roadworthy abstraction and worsened postulation congestion.
While pipelines were laid successful places similar Jamalia nether Vadachennai Valarchi Thittam, residents said sewer connections are yet to beryllium provided. Though Perambur High Road, Jamalia, is present being provided with stormwater drain (SWD) network, residents said existing SWD indispensable beryllium desilted, and the country is susceptible to waterlogging.
S. Lokabiraman of Jamalia, highlighted the mediocre information of interior roads, including Hyder Garden Street, which person not been relaid for immoderate years now. “Piles of garbage are near connected roadworthy corners arsenic garbage postulation is poor. We request velocity breakers successful interior roads and astatine Jamalia Nagar junction. Sewage pumping presumption request to beryllium enhanced,” helium said.
Designated parking
Perambur High Road needs designated parking slots to modulate conveyance parking. Residents similar R. Umapathy emphasised the request to wide encroachments on the roadworthy that person eaten into footpath space. Pattalam is among the places that person seen flood mitigation measures.
A ample information of Otteri Nullah, which flows done this constituency, is successful dire request of restoration and the request for desilting and sewage-free waterway is connected the minds of voters here. Better sanitation and nationalist toilets are different cardinal demands.
Perambur slaughterhouse, 1 of city’s largest facilities, requires renovation.
While lauding the efforts to amended h2o proviso and trim waterlogging successful Otteri, erstwhile councillor Devi said the capableness of the sewer network, including pumping station, indispensable beryllium improved successful enactment with the increasing population.
Employment opportunities and payment enactment are different large talking points arsenic the constituency heads to the polls.
This constituency has a sizeable colonisation of unorganised workers and youngsters request amended jobs with assured income. said Selvaraj. V., CPI (M) Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar Area Secretary.
He besides underlined the request to supply patta documents and amended lodging successful areas specified arsenic Gandhi Nagar, S.S. Puram, Ambedkar Nagar, and V.O.C. Nagar. Those surviving successful railway lands successful Rajiv Gandhi Nagar and Mangalapuram are besides seeking alternate housing. “We are incapable to place who owns the onshore connected which Gandhi Nagar residents are surviving for decades, making it hard to get pattas,” helium said.
Functionaries from assorted parties noted that TVK, the caller entrant, has attracted involvement among youngsters. But, however acold this enthusiasm would construe into votes and whether it tin flooded DMK’s beardown confederation and payment schemes remains to beryllium seen.
