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Discarded bottles outside Tasmac bars irks residents

The New Indian Express Nagapattinam

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September 01, 2025

CITY residents with Tasmac outlets and its bars in proximity to their dwelling spaces complain of unchecked littering not only by customers but by the staff as well.

- P THIRUSELVAM @Tiruchy

This exposes us and commuters to hygiene and safety risks, they say, urging the authorities concerned for immediate action on the issue.

While the district has a total of 159 Tasmac outlets and 19 bars, a visit to the shops near the Central Bus Stand, on Williams Road, at Puthur Four Road Junction, near Uzhavar Santhai, Kudamurutti, Chathiram Bus Stand, Marakkadai, EB Road, Babu Road, Odathurai Road, Sanjeev Nagar and Palpannai service road, among others, revealed pavements, roadside corners, drainage canals and even waterbodies like the Uyyakondan canal and Koraiyaru in the vicinity strewn with liquor bottles, and plastic packets and cups.

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