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Residents of Uthandi person raised concerns implicit the dilatory advancement of the underground sewerage task that has, successful turn, delayed relaying of roads successful galore parts of the locality. They besides complained astir expanding commercialized encroachments, eating into roadworthy space.
Though pipeline laying has been completed successful areas similar VGP Layout, residents said location work connections are yet to beryllium provided.
Work began 2 years ago
S.K. Kavitha, a resident, said patchwork had been done connected dug-up roads recently. The enactment to supply sewerage web taken up 2 years agone has slowed down, further delaying blacktopping.
Abhirami Balaji of VGP Layout Phase I, said residents person been managing with poor-quality roads arsenic the sewer enactment is yet to beryllium completed. Motorists look a pugnacious clip navigating the agelong during rain.
Residents besides complained of encroachments by commercialized establishments and eateries, peculiarly on First Main Road and Second Main Road, with immoderate of them placing tables connected the work lanes. The occupation is much pronounced connected roads starring to the beach. Unregulated parking of vehicles has blocked entree for motorists entering from the East Coast Road, said Ms. Balaji.
Menaga Shankar, Ward 197 councillor, noted that immoderate areas specified arsenic Pidariamman Koil Street and Thantoni Amman Koil Street person not been brought nether the sewer network. “Blacktopping of roads wherever enactment has been completed would statesman aft the monsoon. The contented of encroachments by commercialized establishments would beryllium addressed,” she said.
75% enactment completed
Officials of the Chennai Metrowater said the ₹82-crore underground drainage task is progressing connected schedule, with astir 75% of the enactment completed.
While 1 portion of the task successful areas similar VGP Layout would beryllium commissioned adjacent month, different bundle covering localities, including Nainarkuppam, would beryllium acceptable by February. The 3rd bundle was delayed owed to monsoon. The task aims to supply 1,300 location work connections and laic 31.6- km-long sewer pipelines successful Uthandi.
Of the 123 streets, astir 68 streets person been handed implicit to the Greater Chennai Corporation for blacktopping.
