Contamination of water in Red Hills reservoir with raw sewage continues unabated

ONE of Chennai’s major drinking water sources, Red Hills reservoir, continues to be polluted with discharge of raw sewage from neighbouring localities, say locals.

- Madhumitha Viswanath

The reservoir which is now full, thanks to Krishna water supply, is covered under a thick growth of water hyacinth and other invasive weeds.

This vegetation can be seen along Surapet, Arikambedu, Erukkanchery and Thirumullaivoyal. Locals said due to lack of underground sewerage connections here, raw sewage from localities such as West Balaji Nagar, Lenin Nagar, Saraswathi Nagar, Oragadam, Naravarikuppam, Pudhur and Thirumullaivoyal are being let into the reservoir, residents said.