Residents complain about civic issues as GCC deploys more workers for SIR

Residents person complained that civic services have been affected because of deployment of civic workers to transportation retired the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful assorted zones of the city.

K.Ganesan, president of Thirumoolar Colony Residents’ Welfare Association, said the basal civic services specified arsenic garbage postulation and mosquito power operations person been affected owing to deployment of the workers for SIR work. In areas specified arsenic Anna Nagar, GCC workers cleanable the streets arsenic the enactment has not been outsourced to backstage operators. GCC Health Department workers person besides been deployed for peculiar intensive revision.

Ward 4 councillor R. Jayaraman said residents person started complaining astir issues successful the services provided by civic officials owing to their redeployment for SIR work. . Former legislature councillor P.V. Tamil Selvan said the workers were inadequate for carrying retired the Special Intensive Revision, and the enactment connected distribution of forms astatine the residents’ homes was disrupted successful Mogappair. 

Velachery nonmigratory S. Kumararaja said civic issues relating to nationalist wellness and mosquito menace person been rising owing to deployment of the wellness workers for Special Intensive Revision. “These workers play a cardinal relation during the Northeast monsoon successful Chennai. Chennai District Election Office should inquire teachers to bash peculiar intensive revision enactment alternatively of workers who resoluteness civic issues,” helium said.

Pointing to issues faced by residents connected rental lodging successful the city, councillors person complained that galore residents who person shifted to neighbouring areas successful the metropolis person not received enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision.

“Each BLO claims that 50 forms are distributed each time astatine residents’ doorsteps. Of the 900 electors successful 1 booth, astatine slightest 300 electors person shifted to different rental housing. These residents are confused contempt having a valid elector ID card. They are disquieted that they whitethorn suffer their ballot if they are not capable to nutrient the close records connected time,” said J.John, ward 84 councillor.

According to estimates, 49% of Chennai residents bash not ain a location and beryllium connected rental housing.