A news item (Times of India - Monday, June 27, 2011) revealed that more than 500 families in Motilal Street , T.Nagar ( the busiest business hub of Chennai City) have been suffering for over two years due to sewage overflow in the locality. The wells in the area have become polluted and the water unfit for drinking. Despite the efforts of Chennai Metroplitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board in rectifying it, there is no permanent solution to this problem as reported by the local residents.
The villain of the peace is definitely a commercial establishment situated around the corner of the street loading and unloading their materials everyday. They happen to dump the waste into the drain which chokes the system. That means there is no civic sense on their part and similarly no deterrent action on the part of civic authorities. That is the reason why I suggested the following course of action in my note sent to the C. M of Tamil Nadu a few days ago.
Sanitation
Indian citizens including families located in Tamil Nadu are forced to live in the midst of garbage and sewage. Hardly any locality in any city or other urban centers is visible where the human settlement is totally free from garbage and sewage. There is no proper and timely-collection of accumulated garbage from the city streets and lanes. There is an immediate need to provide trashcans, storage bins and dust bins in large quantities throughout the towns and cities. The households may have to be forced to throw garbage into the dust bin systematically and regularly so that the same can be collected and taken away by the municipal authorities. The conservancy staff needs to be highly motivated and supervised by the superior authorities almost on daily basis to ensure proper sanitation.
Super Supervisor:
With a view to having perfect supervision and enforcement, either a powerful official or a private individual is to be appointed as the Ombudsman for Sanitation who will ensure proper sanitation, timely collection and disposal of waste & sewage. He should be in a position to effectively coordinate with the municipal authorities, water supply and sewerage board authorities and electricity board authorities on the spot and ensure instant execution.
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