Residents of JK Gardens at Ukkadam and nearby colonies on
Wednesday staged a demonstration by detaining nearly seven
sewage tanker trucks. They protested against the dumping of
garbage in the open and letting sewage into the open area.
Shahul Hameed, Secretary of JK Gardens, said that the situation
was getting worse day by day and they were forced to live in the
midst of foul smell.  Children studying at a private school in
the nearby area were put to untold hardship as foul smell
emanated from the dumped garbage and sewage.  The drivers
refused to go till the chamber constructed for the purpose of
serving as an intake of sewage water and despatching it to the
treatment plant.  Over 30 to 40 vehicles discharged the sewage
water in an hour. Residents of Kottaipudur, JK Gardens, Bilal
Estate, Al-Ameen Colony, GM Nagar and Anbu Nagar areas and faced
the problem.  The garbage dumped included chemical, poultry,
meat waste, plastic and hospital waste. Miscreants set fire to
such waste when the dumped load becomes