Of bouquets and brickbats
The Hindu
As the monsoon pushes officials of the civic departments to be on their toes, it has become imperative for them to engage closely with residents
Sabeena Varghese from Srinagar Colony in Saidapet is annoyed. Her complaints to TANGEDCO about an exposed cable lying outside Anand apartment complex since November 14 has not been attended to, till date.
“No matter what forum you complain from, TANGEDCO does not respond,” says Sabeena who has also tweeted the complaint on Twitter tagging the chairman and the electricity minister.
A recent tweet posted by a doctor from Kilpauk Medical College has made the day of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board officials at Area VII. On November 11, head of the department of radiology rang Vaidehi Raj, area engineer, at 3 a.m. to inform that water was entering the premises and the equipment at the hospital were at risk. A super sucker machine was pressed into service and within a couple of hours the issue was closed.
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there