Overflowing sewage irks residents
The Hindu
With dengue cases on the rise, people feel continued neglect of Muthialpet has put lives at risk
Residents of several areas in Muthialpet are facing hardship due to overflowing sewage.
The recent rain has further aggravated the problem with sewage overflowing even on the busy Mahatma Gandhi Road near the Perumal temple in the area.
Streets such as Muthalamman Koil Street, Depsanpet, Viswanathan Nagar, Perumalpet, Belgis Street and Salai Street have been facing the problem of overflowing sewage for sometime, residents say.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”