Purasaiwakkam sewage pumping station to not operate on Sept 4,5 due to pipeline connection works
There could be sewage overflow and stagnation in four zones – Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar and Teynampet.
Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board Office
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) on Tuesday announced that Purasawalkam sewage pumping station (STP) will not be functional on September 4 and 5 due to the sewage pipeline connection work at Dr Ambedkar Road.
There could be sewage overflow and stagnation in four zones – Royapuram, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar and Teynampet. Residents are advised to reach out to their respective officials to address the issue.
In the next two days, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) will install a sewage pipeline that’s 1,000 mm in diameter as part of the over-bridge project going on at Vyasarpadi Jeeva Railway Station on Dr Ambedkar Road.
So, the Purasawalkam STP in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar (Zone 6) will not be functional from 6 pm on September 4 to 6 pm on September 5. There’s a likelihood of sewage overflow and stagnation in 12 areas including Langs Garden, Napier Park, Wall Tax Road, Ayanavaram, Ekangipuram, Perambur, Sembium, Chetpet, Shenoy Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Kilpauk, Sundaram street (PH road) and Osankulam for 24 hours.
The Metro Water board has arranged suction machines for these areas to pump out the stagnated sewage on the road.
To raise complaints, residents can call the following numbers:
Royapuram (Zone 5) 8144930905, 8144930255
Thiru Vi Ka Nagar (Zone 6) 8144930906, 8144930216, 8144930217
Anna Nagar (Zone 8) 8144930908, 8144930258
Teynampet (Zone 9) 8144930909, 8144930111
