Residents complain of garbage strewn across vacant plots in Chennai’s Navalur

Rajiv Gandhi Salai today serves not only as an information technology corridor but also as a residential and educational hub, with hundreds of multi-storey apartments and institutions. However, residents of Navalur face poor conservancy services, with garbage frequently dumped along the road margins of the corridor. In several areas, vacant plots are filled with waste, creating an unhealthy environment for the residents.

Even more concerning is the dumping of garbage along the road margins of Rajiv Gandhi Salai, especially near the old Navalur toll plaza, where garbage is strewn across the sidewalks. The piles not only block pedestrian movement, creating a stench and posing a danger, but the area is also frequented by stray cattle.

In several streets in Navalur, vacant plots have become dumping grounds for garbage. The Navalur village panchayat, which comes under Chengalpattu district, is poorly equipped to handle the large volume of waste generated by numerous software companies and commercial establishments along the road.

T. Mukundan, 

Navalur 

Chengalpattu district administration responds

A senior official of the Chengalpattu Collectorate said that at present, there are no designated sites for dumping and segregating the waste collected from various streets in Navalur. However, a request has been made to the Revenue Department to allot vacant land near Rajiv Gandhi Salai. Once the land is allotted, a modern garbage segregation plant is proposed to be set up there.

Dangling cables pose danger to pedestrians

In several areas of Chitlapakkam, including Thirumurugan Salai and Ramanar Street, underground high-tension cables connected to distribution transformers have not been properly buried. As a result, the cables lie exposed near the transformers, posing a risk of electrocution to pedestrians.

Underground cables were left exposed during a recent project involving the conversion of old distribution transformers into new, modern ones that occupy less space. As the cables remain scattered, pedestrians are unable to walk safely on street, ]including Pari Street, Tagore Street, and Manikavasagar Street. 

S. Dharmalingam,

Chitlapakkam