The areas coming under Division 40 of Tondiarpet Zone, measuring not even half-a-square-kilometre, enjoy the best of the civic infrastructure amenities in the city. It is a known fact that areas in north Chennai, until a few years ago, suffered from bad roads, overflowing sewage, lack of piped water supply, low voltage problem and poor sanitation. But this scenario has changed at least in this division because the ward forms part of the seven divisions covering R.K. Nagar constituency of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. As a majority of the residents here fall under low-income groups, the division suffered from poor civic amenities including lack of piped water supply and rainwater stagnation on streets even after a drizzle. J. Lalitha, Councillor of Ward 40, said that as this ward falls under the Chief Minister’s constituency, it has helped in carrying out several development works.

Source: The Hindu September 02, 2016 01:41 UTC