Residents demand desilting of Velachery lake as flooding, infra issues remain major concerns

Though Velachery became a abstracted constituency successful 2008 aft the delimitation workout and has seen Assembly elections successful 2011, 2016, and 2021, residents assertion it remains undeveloped connected assorted fronts.

Residents person voiced interest implicit the regular flooding of the area, which they property to mediocre attraction of the Velachery water and the encroachments choking it. In addition, they mention mediocre roadworthy conditions and the dense postulation congestion caused by encroachments arsenic pertinent issues. The caller Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) enlargement though, has been welcomed.