Stagnant water poses big hazard
Posted on 6 months ago by dharani in Government, Administration & Politics| The latest problems faced by motorists and pedestrians are short circuits in underground electric cables due to stagnant water on the roads. On Monday, locals at Choolai alerted the electricity department after noticing smoke emanating from stagnant water. A TNEB official attached to area 3 said the short circuits were occurring due to prolonged stagnation of sewer and storm water. Several electric cables are old and worn out and need to be replaced as these are prone to shorting when water seeps underground, they said. “Water logging has always been a perennial problem in our ward (division 58) and now the latest headache is short circuits in underground electric cables due to water stagnation. Despite several complaints the Chennai Metro Water Board authorities have taken no action,” said local resident and civic activist Mr Arani Sreenivasan. “Whenever the issue is put before the local Metro Water officials, they only do temporary repairs on the drains and the situation worsens the next time it rains. The division, despite being located close to the city Corporation and Metro Water headquarters, suffer step motherly treatment,” he added. “Hundreds of school children are forced to wade through stagnant sewer waste and the mosquito menace has increased due frequent water logging,” said Mr J. Dominic, a software professional and resident of Vepery. “Several residents who used to take their children out for evening walks are now avoiding it as the roads are slippery and murky,” he said. When contacted, Metro Water official said that water logging had taken place in a few pockets of Choolai and had been cleared using motor-fitted lorries. “The field staff are attending to the problems regularly and the situation will improve after the monsoon,” the official said. |
