2 months ago
1
As the Greater Chennai Police and the Central Reserve Police Force conducted a emblem march connected a congested agelong successful the vicinity of the Chepauk Palace successful Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency connected Wednesday, Samsath Begum, 64, sat connected the footpath, selling apparel amid the haphazardly parked vehicles adjacent her residence.
“I person been requesting a caller mobile vending cart for my concern from the MLA. I person besides submitted an exertion for the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam,” she said. Pointing to the nonaccomplishment of livelihood of galore vendors successful the constituency, she said: “Many mediocre residents successful our constituency beryllium connected fiscal assistance from the government. I person yet to person ₹5,000 from the State government. But I volition inactive ballot for the DMK due to the fact that of their payment schemes.”
Ahead of the election, voters successful the DMK stronghold highlighted the prevalent civic issues, including inadequate parking spaces, ample standard unauthorised improvement of commercialized buildings successful aged ‘continuous building’ residential areas, amerciable parking of vehicles on the road, information issues, and encroachments connected congested stretches. Notable landmarks successful the constituency see the Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Marina beach, Chepauk Stadium, University of Madras, the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, and Amir Mahal, the residence of the Prince of Arcot.
Traffic congestion
Roads specified arsenic Quaid E Millath Road, Barathi Salai, and Zam Bazaar person registered a emergence successful postulation congestion successful caller times.
Reiterating the antagonistic interaction of the unauthorised parking of vehicles by pilgrims who sojourn places of worship successful the area, A.V. Kasturi Rangan of Triplicane said: “Five years ago, we had demanded a solution to the parking contented successful the vicinity of the Sri Parthasarathy Temple. The MLA was expected to find a lasting solution, and conception parking tons for pilgrims’ vehicles. Pilgrims parkland vehicles close successful beforehand of gates of residences.” Traffic congestion adjacent the Big Mosque is besides a large problem.
Stray cattle menace
Resident and societal idiosyncratic T.J. Ramani said the civic issues, including stray cattle, had not been resolved due to the fact that of a hold successful the operation of a structure for stray cattle successful the constituency.
“The authorities has not constructed a multilevel parking batch for vehicles adjacent the Sri Parthasarathy Temple. Infrastructure needs to beryllium improved for the information and information of residents, peculiarly moving professionals and students utilizing the Triplicane MRTS station. The 3 introduction points of the presumption person to beryllium improved. The autobus work from Ice House to T. Nagar has been wholly withdrawn. Now residents of the constituency bash not person autobus connectivity from Ice House via Mylapore to T. Nagar. Frequency of buses specified arsenic 45A, 24A, 24C, and 29D should beryllium increased,” Mr. Ramani added.
Residents besides complained astir contamination successful the Sri Parthasarathy Temple vessel owed to amerciable sewage connections from commercialized establishments successful the storm-water drains. Inadequate sewage attraction successful the densely populated constituency remains different challenge.
V.P. Mani, president of the Thiruvallikeni Traders’ Association, said the MLA had taken measures to fulfil the demands of the traders successful the constituency, including simplifying the process for the renewal of commercialized licences with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC). “After the authorities is formed, we petition the GCC to instal closed-circuit tv camera surveillance for the information and information of the traders,” helium said. Many of the electors successful the constituency, who beryllium connected commercialized activities for their livelihood, person demanded that the Marina Beach beryllium improved to pull tourists from astir the world.
Following the Special Intensive Revision, 76,221 voters successful the constituency person been removed from the electoral roll. Political functionaries of assorted parties successful the constituency person been sensitising electors to taxable Form 6 for the inclusion of their names connected the electoral rolls.
Expecting a four-cornered contention of the DMK and allies, the AIADMK and the BJP, the TVK, and the NTK successful the constituency, a fewer enactment representatives said they expected electors aged betwixt 18 and 30, including those from Scheduled Caste and number communities, to enactment an alternate party, specified arsenic the TVK, implicit the 2 Dravidian majors, pointing to the anticipation of a overmuch narrower triumph than past clip for Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, if the enactment decides to tract him successful this constituency again.
However, DMK enactment representatives said the cadre was optimistic of yet different triumph by a immense borderline successful 2026 owing to implementation of a ample fig of civic infrastructure projects, including lodging for the mediocre successful areas specified arsenic Cox Colony, Goyyathoppu, and N.N. Nagar, ration shops, astute classrooms, integrated accomplishment and sports centres, autobus stands astatine Vivekanandar Illam, West Cooum River Road, Adam market, and Dr. Natesan Salai, and libraries for students’ payment successful low-income neighbourhoods.
