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Residents of Kilnathur, which falls nether Tiruvannamalai Corporation, blocked Vettavalam Main Road adjacent the District Collectorate connected Thursday to protestation the seepage of sewage into their houses implicit the past fewer days.
Residents said that areas similar Kilnathur colony and Thavasi Kulam travel nether the 19th ward of the Corporation aft the colony was merged with the civic assemblage this year.
“Sewage from the damaged drain entered our houses a fewer days ago. Women, children and elder citizens were severely affected owed to the stagnation,” said K. Pavithra, a resident.
Residents said that the seepage of sewage h2o has besides inundated a information of the stretch, posing a nationalist wellness hazard to motorists and pedestrians. During night, two-wheelers skid connected the stagnated stretch.
Residents said that the continuous stagnation of sewage connected the agelong and houses has resulted successful an summation successful mosquito breeding successful the area. With examinations underway, schoolhouse students were incapable to absorption connected their studies owed to the mosquito menace.
At present, Tiruvannamalai Corporation comprises 39 wards with astir 1.6 lakh population. Areas around the Arunachaleeswara temple and six surrounding farming villages are portion of the civic body. The existing tempest h2o drain, which is astir 3 ft wide and 4 ft successful depth, runs from the Periyar statue adjacent the aged autobus terminus to the Edapalayam irrigation tank, astir 2 km successful distance.
Corporation officials said that the tank, which is maintained by DRDA, gets excess rainwater discharged into the stormwater drain during monsoon. The drain is besides connected to tiny drains wrong Tiruvannamalai municipality to cod excess rainwater.
As the existing culvert, which connects the drain to the lake, became clogged, sewage successful the drain seeped into houses and onto the roadworthy a fewer days ago, forcing residents to signifier a protest.
Based connected an alert, on with Tiruvannamalai East police, Corporation and State Highways officials pacified the agitated residents, who dispersed peacefully aft assurance from officials that enactment would beryllium taken to forestall the seepage of sewage. Traffic connected Tiruvannamalai-Villupuram way was affected for implicit an hr earlier constabulary restored vehicular question connected the stretch.
