MADHAVARAM: Poor drainage system puts residents in troubled waters
By G Saravanan Published in The New Indian Express, Chennai, on September 28, 2010: CHENNAI: For the 300-odd families residing in VRD Nagar under Madhavaram municipal limits, the untimely rains brought them misery as the storm water drain (SWD) network in their colony did not have proper connectivity with the main line and was overflowing all these months and became a fertile ground for mosquito breeding. Thus, it poses severe health hazards to the residents. The locals blame Madhavaram municipality for the poor planning and the mess it created, but municipal officials said a land dispute near the main road had prevented them from providing connectivity for the SWD with the main line. Whatever the reason, the ultimate sufferers were the locals who have been living in the colony for the last 15 years , lamented Kannan, a VRD Nagar resident. During monsoon days, flooding and heavy waterlogging were common scenes for the last several years and it was still continuing despite constructing ...