Podanur residents seek more buses, basic amenities
Residents of Podanur have petitioned local MLA K. Vignesh to address issues including inadequate bus services, poor water quality, and the need for better road infrastructure. The petition also requests improved garbage disposal and extended operating hours for local businesses.
Why it matters
This highlights the gap between rapid urban growth and the provision of basic civic amenities in transit hubs.
The general public in Podanur, a fast growing transit hub, have sought the intervention of Kinathukadavu MLA and Minister for Prohibition and Excise K. Vignesh to rectify the shortcomings in bus services and basic amenities.
Barring morning and evening hours, city buses do not pass through Podanur. For instance, 4C service towards Saibaba Colony has been discontinued, and the Pink Bus services for exclusive travel by women has not been provided for Podanur residents, a petition submitted to the Minister by general secretary of Podanur Train Users’ Association N. Subramanian said.
The petition also highlighted inadequacies in drinking water supply in parts of Ward 85, and complained of flow of saline water through the pipelines.
The residents, Mr. Subramanian said, were unhappy with the absence of stormwater drainage along the Kurichi Pirivu-Podanur Road.
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