Tiruvottiyur residents seek flood-free, pollution-free neighbourhood
Residents of Tiruvottiyur held a public assembly to demand better infrastructure, including flood prevention measures and stricter industrial pollution controls. They also requested improved public amenities such as metro expansion, healthcare, and clear land ownership documentation.
Why it matters
It reflects the growing demand for urban accountability and sustainable development in rapidly industrializing coastal regions.
Residents of Tiruvottiyur sought measures to prevent flooding, curb industrial pollution, provide pattas and basic amenities, and strengthen healthcare and waste management at a public assembly held in the area on Sunday.
The Federation of North Chennai Residents Welfare Associations (FNCRWA) and the Village Coordination Committee organised the ‘Tiruvottiyur Makkal Sangamam’ at the Perundalaivar Kamarajar Mandapam.
Among the demands were the raising and strengthening of both banks of the Buckingham Canal by one metre, measures to prevent industrial wastewater and thermal power plant ash from entering the canal and estuary, deepening and widening the Ennore estuary to facilitate the discharge of Kosasthalaiyar river water into the sea.
Association president T.K Shanmugam also sought expansion of Metrorail to Ennore, completion of the Annamalai Nagar-Wimco railway subway, playgrounds and gymnasiums. A self-certification system was sought for individual houses up to 3,000 sq ft, excluding multi-storey buildings.
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