Residents plan demonstration against waste management in the vicinity of Pallikaranai marshland after Pongal

After Pongal, residents are readying to clasp demonstrations against the civic agencies, demanding speedy effect to resoluteness important civic issues successful residential areas astir the Pallikaranai marshland earlier the announcement of Assembly elections.

The residents’ demands include relocation of discarded absorption projects successful the Perungudi dumpyard and speedy response by the civic agencies to contented gathering permission in residential areas astir Pallikaranai marshland. 

Residents person started conducting meetings successful assorted neighbourhoods successful the gross villages of Perungudi, Severam, Thoraipakkam, Karapakkam, Eanchampakkam, Sholinganallur, Peruampakkm, Semmancheri, Jallidanpettai, Pallikaranai, Madipakkam, Velachery to resoluteness each civic issues up of Assembly elections.

Federation of Thoraipakkam Residents Welfare Associations president A.Francis said the residents are readying to clasp demonstrations aft Pongal to resoluteness civic issues caused by the motorboat of caller aviator projects by GCC successful Perungudi dumpyard. “Residents who run against discarded absorption projects for extortion of Pallikaranai marshland should not suffer spot rights successful the sanction of conservation of the environment. Residents are agitated,” helium said.

Save Pallikaranai Marshland Forum coordinator S.Kumararaja said the residents volition request the Chennai Corporation to trim the quantity of discarded dumped successful the marshland and commencement restoration of the country aft completing biomining, instead of launching caller aviator projects successful the area. “We person been demanding the GCC to halt dumping of municipal solid waste successful Pallikaranai marshland. GCC should reduce the quantity of discarded by 80%,” helium said.

“Residents who person been campaigning for protection of Pallikaranai marshland person been disquieted astir their residential neighbourhood arsenic the exertion for gathering support for redevelopment has been returned. We expect an announcement by CMDA earlier Pongal aft the NGT proceeding connected January 12 to resoluteness the civic issues faced by residents who person been denied gathering approval. Residents who run for extortion of the marshland should not suffer morale due to the fact that of the determination of civic agencies. The authorities should state the marshland nether the Forest Act. The civic agencies are polluting the marsh with earthy sewage,” helium said.