We will look into the issue in detail and come up with a relevant solution,” said the official
The Villivakkam reservoir built in 1932 by the Britishers had once distributed water to over 1,500 families. (Photo: DC)
Chennai: A resident welfare club based in Ayanavaram has written to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) here addressing the condition of a water reservoir that has been abandoned for the past four decades by Southern Railway that owned it.
The letter sent on August 7 mentioned that two lakh sq. metre reservoir located adjacent to the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Villivakkam was filled with silt, sewage, loco-factory oil and animal waste that made it unfit for consumption.
K.Ramadoss, president of Ayanavaram Exnora Innovators Club, said the reservoir should be cleaned up and utilised for drinking purpose to benefit the people of Ayanavaram and Villivakkam areas.
Currently, a major part of the reservoir was filled with water weeds and water hyacinths and was used by ICF for cleaning purposes. A senior railway official, when contacted, said that they had already directed the engineers concerned to come up with a detailed report within a week.
“We will look into the issue in detail and come up with a relevant solution,” said the official. Residents opined that cleaning up of the reservoir would help solve water shortage in the colony. The water body is one among the abandoned lakes in Chennai. In August 2012, CM, Jayalalithaa, had directed authorities to restore it.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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