34 petitions received at Coimbatore Corporation’s grievances redress meeting

COIMBATORE A total of 34 petitions were received at the grievances redress meeting conducted by Mayo

A total of 34 petitions were received at the grievances redress meeting conducted by Mayor Kalpana Anandakumar at the Corporation main office on Tuesday. Deputy Mayor R. Vetriselvan and Deputy Commissioner M. Sharmila were present.

In the five grievances meetings conducted between July 19 and August 30, of the 273 petitions received, action has been initiated on 207 petitions. On Tuesday, three petitions were received in Central Zone, West Zone two, North Zone six, South Zone seven and Central Zone six and the Corporation main office received 10 petitions.

Members of the Thendral Nagar Public Welfare Association in Ganapathy petitioned the Mayor seeking underground drainage, children’s park and senior citizens’ walking track with compound on an one-and-a-half-acre land where trees were being grown in memory of former President APJ Abdul Kalam. The residents also sought a solution to the pitiable condition of roads worsened by the recent rain.

Members of the Social Justice Party petitioned the Mayor to clean the play grounds, especially the Ukkadam pullukadu maidan that has been turned into an open defecation spot.