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CHAPTER Ill
ORGANIZATION AND ADMINlSTRATlON
OF THIRUVOTTIYUR MUNICIPALITY
The English word 'Municipality' has been derived from the French
word MLlNlCIPOLlS and Latin word MUNClPlUM meaning free town.
According to Oxford English Dictionary, Municipality means the governing
body of a town or a District having local self-government. The municipality as
a unit of administration is not a political innovation in India. Literary and
historical evidences show that village panchayat of a purely democratic nature
have functioned in the Tamil Kingdoms, only these have been transferred into
a compact administrative set up as municipal council.
Municipal Functions
Local authorities may perform a wide range of activities. The functions
vary from one system to another. In some countries the powers exercised by
local authorities may be extensive, while in other they may be limited.
Services provided by local authorities in respect of roads, street
lighting, parks and recreation, drainage, sewerage, refuse collection and
disposal irrigation and flood control are of environmental nature. Protective
services relate to justice, police, fire, weight and measure inspection, and
pollution control and food and drug inspection. Personal social sewices
concern education, health, welfare, protection of children, care of the
handicapped and the aged, culture and housing and public utility. Services
provided on a commercial basis comprise gas, water, electricity and public
transport
Though the local authority cannot exercise control on matters over
which it does not posses executive responsibility, it is nevertheless, considered
to be highly representative of a given area. It can as well be consultative or be
a part of the process of formulation of opinion on matters concerning local
area. Before examining the organization and administration of Thiruvottiyur
municipality, now it would be desirable to peep in to the administration of
municipalities in Tamil Nadu.
Municipal Administration in Tamil Nadu
Commissionerate of Municipal Administration is the Apex body in the
administration of municipalities. There are 102 Municipalities in the state,
which have been classified into different Grades on the basis of their annual
income. Based on the recommendations of ihe State Finance commission, a
regrouping of Municipalities into different grades was done. The number of
municipalities now in each grade along with the basis for the classification is
as follows.
Tabla 3.1 showing the number of Municipalities in Each Grade
Municipal Administration to look into the grades of municipalities once in
three years.
1
Classification of Municipality
The Government has delegated powers to the commissioner of
Number of Municipalities
13
28
36
25
102
In almost all the states, municipalities are classified on the basis of their
population, income and other relevant factors, as it is detrimental to the
interest of different municipalities if they are all to be governed by the same
provisions of the Municipal Act powers, which might be granted to large town
cannot be extended to municipalities which are mere collection of villages. It
is but natural that a high income-generating town would expect higher le~lel of
civic services, status and powers than a low income generating one. The Ruml
- urban relationship committee had also pointed out that categorization of
municipal bodies into suitable grades is inescapable, if any homogenei9 in
Annual income Rs. (in crores)
5.00
2.00
1 .OO
0.50
I
administrative services, civic facilities*tax resources, grant and the like with
each grade is to be introduced.
Sl. No.
1.
2. 3.
4.
Grade as per norm
Special Grade
Selection Grade
First Grade
Second Grade
Total
Munjcipal Councils
A bewildering variety of name not with standing the vast majority of
urban population has the municipal council type of urban Government which
is chamcterised by three principal structural features. 1) restricted local
autonomy, 21 more pervasive state control climaxing even in dissolutionq2jand
3) vesting of the executive authority in the elected chairman.
Municipalities are entrusted with the responsibilities which can be
discharged closer to people. The elected chairman of the municipality is
functioning as an executive authority of the municipality.
Municipal committees and Municipal Corporations are assigned by the
State Government a large number of functions, of almost identical nature,
with the only difference that the municipal corporations have been endowed
with greater powers and finances. The functions are classified into obligatory
and optional. The former are concerned with the minimum basic needs of the
city people such as paved sheets, metalled roads, drainage, sewerage, lighting
and water supply While the later aim at improving the quality of their life by
providing such facilities as gardens, parks, swimming pools, play grounds,
stadium and other recreational facilities, institution of higher education,
libraries, reading rooms, cultural and art galleries tourist resorts and other
programmes for the beautification of the city.
After independence their functions should have increased to tackle the
problems of tremendous increase in urbanisation and population and to
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achieve objective of a socialist and welfare state to which our polity is
committed. On the contrary, the municipal bodies have suffered a great
setback in the steady diminution of their functions, which have either been
taken over by the state governments themselves or transferred to special
purpose agencies on the pretext of their inefficiency and inadequacy to
perform them.
Thiruvottiyur Municipality
Thiruvottiyur Municipality came into existence in 1958 as a Third
Grade Municipality in accordance with the G.O.Ms. No 1140, Rural
Development and Administration Department dated 28.09.1958. And it has
been upgraded into second Grade Municipality since 25.5.1966. As the
population and income of the Thiruvottiyur Municipality have increased, it
has been upgraded into first grade municipality on 8.7.1974. Further, it has
got the status of selection grade municipality on 14.12.1988. Since its
inception, it had functioned in a rented building. During 1965, the then chief
minister of Tamil Nadu, late K.A. Bhakthavatchalam laid the foundation of
the municipal buildings. The then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K.
Karunaidhi, inaugurated its own building on 2.1.1970. The municipal
building was named after C. N. Annadurai,the late chief minister of Tamil
Nadu.
NOW it would be desirable to trace the development of municipal
council in Thimvottiyur. When it came into existence as a third grade
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municipality in 1958 it has got only 12 members. In those days the Congress
had majority in the municipal council. During 1966 when it became second
grade municipality, the strength of the municipal council rose to 18. The
number of members in the municipal council increased to 21 in 1974 and
Thiruvottiyur Municipality became first grade municipality. It is interesting to
note that leaders like K.A. Bhakthavatchalam, V. Govindaswamy and
industrialist like, T.K. Palaniswamy were members in the Thiruvottiyur
municipal council. When Thiruvottiyur Municipality became selection grade
municipality during 1988 the strength of the municipal council stood at 32.
In 1986 Municipal election T.K. Palaniswamy was elected as the
chairman of Thiruvottiyur municipality. The municipal council under the
Chairmanship of T. K. Palaniswamy assumed office on 3.3.86 and function of
the superseded municipal councils. In the Thiruvottiyur Municipality
Thiru S. Gajapathy was appointed as special officer and till the end of the
1991 he headed the administration.
The latest local body's election was held in October 1996. According
to G. 0. No 189, municipal administration and water supply dated 20.8.96.
the total number of wards have been increased to 48. In the total of 48 wards,
two were reserved for schedule caste women. Among the remaining wards,
14 were reserved for women (general). All the 48 elected members assumed
office on 25.10.1996.
Subsequent tables indicate the details of Members of Parliament,
Members of Legislative Assembly, Commissioners of Thiruvottiyur
municipality and Chairmen of Thiruvottiyur municipality who have played
wer4active roles in both politics and developmental activities in Thiruvottiyur.
Table 3.2 Showing the Members of Parliament from Thiruvottiyur
Municipal Area (North Chennai)
/ SI. No. / Name / From 1 To 1
1 6. 1 Tha. Pandiyan M.A., B.L., 1 9 8 9 11996 /
1.
2 .
3.
4.
/ 8: 1 S. Kuppu Swamy / 1998 / Till date 1
P. Siva Shankaran
T. Su. Lakshmanan
A.V.P. Asai Thambi
G. Lakshmanan
7 .
1962
1971
1977
1980
N.V.N.Somu, M.A., B.L., (Central Cabinet Minister)
1971
1977
1980
1984
1996 1997
1
Table 3.3 Showing Members of Legislative Assembly from
Thiruvottiyur Constituency
Name Period
/ Maa. V. Narayana Swamy
- I 1. I I
2. r , 3.
/ B. Sigrnanai
/ Kumari Anandan
T.P. Elumalai
Govindarajulu
A.Po. Arasu
1952- 1962
1962-1967
1967-1971
-- I K. Kuppan
I
I 1 7.
8.
1 1996 - Till date I
G.K. Jaya Bharathi
T.K. Palani Swamy
1984- 1988
1988-1991
Table 3.4 Showing Commissioners of Thiruvottiyur Municipality
1 I I
1. 1 K. Jannarthanam 1 1.4.70 1 22.5.70 1 SI. No. Commissioners
1 2. I
! 4. I I I
/ V. Balasubramaniam, B.A. 1 18.5.74 ] 8.7.74
I I I
From
3.
1 6. 1 S. Shan Mugham (P) / 18.3.75 1 26.5.75 1
To
28.10.71 T. Thambiah Fernando, B.A.
i
1 5.
23.5.70
V.V. Bhaskar Rao, B.A
N. Shan Jahan, M.A. 1 9.7.74
I I I 1
9. 1 B.I. Padrnanabhan 1 1.10.76 1 21.7.77 1
29.10.71
17.3.75
I 1 I
1 10. 1 K.G. Subramaniam, M.A. 1
1 22.7.77 1 26.1.78 1
17.5.74
31.3.76 I 7. 8.
I I I 1
1 12. 1 M. Kumaresan, B.A. 1 3.2.78 1 25.4.78
A. Abdul Rahim, B.A
1.4.76 S. Shan Mugham (P)
I I I I
1 13. 1 Usmaan Alikhan, M.E 1 26.4.78 1 5.5.78 1
27.5.75
30.9.76
1 14. / V.R. Varadharajan I
/ 6.5.78 123.1.79 1
2.2.78 1 11. I A. S. K Nambiar j
I I I I
1 15. / Usmaan Ali Khan 1 24.1.79 1 6.2.79
27.1.78
I
! 16.
1 18. 1 D. Srinivasan 1 22.7.81 1 31.3.82 1
I I
V.R. Vadharajan
21.7.81 17. 1 B. Sowri Muthu, M.E
I 1 I
7.2.79
9.6.81
I I I
I I I
22. 1 R. Selvarajan, B.Sc 1 26.4.85 / 30.6.87
8.6.81
31.3.83 19. / V.R. Varadharajan
I I
1.4.82
23.4.85 20. / M. Ayyavu, B.Sc
21. 1 Dr. Prince Prabhakaran
1.4.83
24.4.85 1 25.4.85
I / 23.
I
25. 1 D. Ramalingam 1 15.7.87 1 31.5.88
I I
D.S. SivaSwamy
14.7.87 24. / D.A. Krishna Moorthy
1.7.87
10.7.87
9.7.87
i 26.
I I
1 28. 1 S. Rama Swamy, B.E (P) I
1 21.1.89 / 14.5.89
I
27.
V. Shan Mugha Sundaram 1.6.88 1 23.6.88 ] T.R. Gopalan, B.A
29.
- 31. 1 S. Gajapathy
I
M. Ayyavu B.Sc 1 15.5.89 1 13.9.90
30.
24.6.88 20.1.89
V. Shanmugha Sundaram, M.E
-32.
r 1 34. ) B. Rama Krishnan D.P.0 (P) I
I
14.9.90 1 31.3.91
1 33.
I 1 3 5 N. Deva Doss
Dr. Jaya Kumar, M.H.0 (P)
1 36. ( Sengottaiyan, M.E. (P)
T. Madurai Durai, B.A
37. / M.S. Khadhar Mohideen, M.E I I
10.9.91
I 1 I
38. / Pelisto Bose, B.Sc 1 26.3.93 1 7.10.93
13.9.91
14.9.91 31.5.92
1 40. 1 N. Muthuthanulingam, M.E (P) (L) 1.2.94 / 27.2.94 1 1 41. 1 Dr. T.S. Selva Vinayagarn (P) 1 28.2.94 / 1.9.94 1
I
~ 39.
1 42. / B. Nithya Nandham, M.E (P) 1 2.9.94
8.10.93 N. Deva doss
1 43. 1 R. Palani, B.Com / 3.3.95
31.1.94
1 44. 1 T.S. Selva Vinayagam (P) ~ 1 1.9.95
1 45. I I- I 1 46. 1 C. Shan Mugha Vadivelu, B.A
B. Nithya Nandam B.E (P)
1 47.
19.10.95
1 48.
28.9.95
4.7.96
S. Meyyazhagan
18.10.95
S. Mohan Kumar
5.7.96 20.4.99
2 1.4.99 Till date
Table 3.5 Showing chairmen of the Thiruvottiyur Municipality
1 SI.No. I
/ 1.
2.
The above tables indicate that the elected members remaln in office till
Name
3.
4. I
1 5
their term, unless otherwise the council, assembly or parliament is dissolved.
Period
D.S. Gopal, B.Com
But the term of commissioner is not at all fixed for a particular period, which
B. Munuswamy Naidu I 1964- 1969
1969-
Ma. V. Narayana Swamy
T.K. Palanisamy M.L.A. (Ex. Officer)
T.V. Visvanathan
may lead to discontinuity in municipal administration, which may again cause
1969-1975 4
' 1986-1991
1996-till date
I
inefficiency municipal administration.
Industrial Development in Thiruvottiyur - --
Being situated in the vicinity of Chennai City, Thiruvottiyur area is
growing as an industrial belt. It has several factories in its municipal
jurisdiction, which provide more employment avenues and development
dynamics to the municipality. Such industries include ITC, Kothari Sugars,
Manali Petro Chemicals, U.B. Petro product, Sriram Fibers, Tamil Nadu Petro
Chemicals, K.C.P Cement industries, EID Pany Ltd., Balmer Lawrie, Manali,
Ashok Leyland, Madras Rubber Factory, Ennore Thermal Power Station,
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Eveready batteries, Madras Refineries Limited, Ennore founday, Wimco
Match factories, Rama Machinery etc.
~ducational Institutions in Thiru~otti~ur.
Thiruvottiyur municipality has well-developed educational
infrastructure facilities. The municipality had been spending a huge amount
on salary for teaching and non-teaching staff under education till 1987. It
amounted to Rs. 28 lakhs in 1989-90. But with the government take over of
the municipal school, the municipal outlay on education has come down
steeply. The following Table indicates the existing schools in Thiruvottiyur
Table 3.6 Showing the Educational Institutions in Thiruvottiyur.
Name of Institutions
- I Primary School
1 Middle School C
/ High School
1 College
To get higher education the students must go either to Chennai or
Nature of Institution
Higher Secondary School
Ponneri where several colleges existing. As far as educational institutions are
Private
- -
4
2
2
concerned, the people demand more number of higher secondary schools,
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1
especially for girls.
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Municipal Government
Libraries and Reading Rooms
The municipality maintains no libraty or reading room. However, the
municipality has provided a rent-free building to the district libray authority
for running a library in the town. After discussing the infrastructure facilities,
now it would be more opt to see the ongoing developmental activities in
Thimvottiyur Municipality.
evel lop mental Programmes in Thiruvottiyur - ---. --. 1- -". _ _ _
National Slum Development Programme is being im~lemented in
urban local bodies as a centrally sponsored programme from 1996-97
onwards to provide basic amenities such as roads, drainage, streetlight, water
supply, public toilets etc. During the year 1999-2000 the Government of
Tamil Nadu has allocated a sum of Rs.27.11 crores.
Under this scheme, Thiruvottiyur municipality has got Rs.12 lakhs
during 1999-2000. (Rs. 6 lakhs as grant and another Rs. 6 lakhs as municipal
finance). The main drinking water supply-lines, drainage lines have been
repaired and street lights, public latrines and the roads have been repaired
and constructed.
Maintenance of Roads
Roads are the life - line of every developing urban area. The local
authorities had an exclusive right over th;! ground. Necessarily, therefore, it
was the duty of the executive authority to see that no one encroached upon
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that gound. For this purpose a town surveyor is appointed whose duty it was
to detect encroachment. The surveyor should classify all encroachments into
objectionable and non-objectionable and remove all objectionable once if
by the collector.
State Highways and Rural Welfare Department is maintaining the
following roads in the jurisdiction of Thiruvottiyur municipality.
1. Thiruvottiyur High Road 2. Basin Road
3. Ennore Express Road 4. Ponneri Express Road
The length of the total Roads maintained by the munil. ipality is 99.4
kms.
They are;
/ 1. / Cement Concrete Road / 5.444km 1 / 2. / Tar Road / 76.781 km 1
I
i 4. I Earthen Road / 6.14 km I I 3. Gravel Road 1 11.035 km
Though the municipality spend a huge amount of resources (nearly
I i
Rs50 lakhs during 1999-2000) for laying and maintenance of road in the
municipal area still there exist a number of problems in the road
Total
development. The drainage system almost constructed twenty years back
99.400 km
became outdated to meet the capacity of the growing drainage facilities.
Therefore, often, overflowing of the drainage makes the roads as water
logging areas, leading to accidents and disturbing the movement of people
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During rainy seasons and floods, the Ennore Express road existing
near the seashore becomes useless due to sea erosion and water logging.
rhough the municipality has taken a number of measures like constructing of
~~a-shore pillars and supporting structures on the sea-shore side of the road,
more encroachments on the sea-shores and more construction like satellite
port at Ennore and North Madras thermal power station have pushed the sea
into the residential areas. However, the municipality can do nothing but
remain as a silent spectator, because the nature is mightier than mankind. The
following photograph shows the conditions of Ennore Express Highway.
Drinking Water Supply
One of the obligatory functions of the municipality is supply of drinking
water. Clause 147 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act 1997 observes
that
1. The municipality may supply drinking water fit for domestic
consumption in the municipal area in accordance with the rules
framed for this purpose.
2. The council may specify the fees for supply of water a+ s*~ch rate and
collect the same in such manner as may be prescribed, having regard
to the quantum of consumption made by any person, in situation or
other authority.
3. For the purposes of determining the fees payable under sub section 20
and for regulating the consumption and prevention of wastage of
water, the council may fix water meter at any building or premises in
any area within the municipal limits.
The work relating to fixing of water meter is not required if there is
lesser number of connections in a municipal area and the fees may be
collected at such rate as may be determined by the council from time to time
in accordance with the rules prescribed having regard to the quantum of
water supplied and such fees may be collected upto the period fixing such
meters in that municipality. Further, the subsequent clause 148 states that, the
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commissioner may subject to availability of water supply to any commercial,
industrial or other purposes and collect water charges from them in
accordance with the by-laws framed by the council for this purpose. /
Thiruvottiyur Municipality has taken concrete steps to provide potable
water for public. Since 9.9.1988, water is supplied from Panjetti drinking
water scheme. Everyday 10.00 lakhs litre of water is taken from this scheme
and water is stored near Manali and pumped to over-head tank situated at
Thiruvottiyur.
Here, it would be desirable to explain the attempt made by the
Thiruvottiyur municipal council to reduce the water charges on behalf of the
public. Since 1998 Chennai Metro Water and Drainage authorities fixed Rs
25 for 1000 litres of water. The council felt that it is a big burden on the part
of municipality. The municipal council enacted a resolution to reduce the
water charges from Rs. 25 to Rs. 5 for 1000 litres of water. The Resolution
was sent to' Government, accordingly the demand was accepted, at present @-k the municipality pays only Rs. 5 for 1000 litres of water.
To cater the drinking water needs of the public, the municipality has
made several arrangements. It has installed 78 single taps and 17 double taps
in the various streets. Besides 1814 water supply connection have been given
for domestic purposes. There are also 93 non-domestic and industrial water
supply connections.
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Further, the municipality has also taken a few steps to supply drinking
water to the places where there is no possibility for installing water supply
taps. For instance the municipality has 3 lorries to supply drinking water.
During 1999 Thiruvottiyur Municipality has got Rs. 5 lakhs as grant from the
commissioner of municipalities and installed 35 syntax drinking water tanks.
Most of them were installed in N.T. Kuppam and Ennore Express Road where
the ground water was polluted due to sea erosion and salination. Similarly, 50
deep bore well have been rigged and hand pumps were installed.
Since Thiruvottiyur is a sub-urban town and located ir! between the
Chennai city and Ennore-Manali industrial belt, the population is increasing,
as more extended area and more urban settlements are increasing. Hence, a
number of new fringe colonies and residential areas are coming up. In these
places, proper drinking water facilities cannot be made immediately. On the
war footing, the municipality supplies daily 12000 litres drinking water to
these areas through Syntax tanks installed in these areas. Apart from this, the
municipality has also taken steps to install more then 1000-hand pumps in
these areas.
Anyhow, the efforts of the municipality to provide adequate drinking
water to the people living in various parts of Thiruvottiyur municipality still
remains a Herculean task. The demand for potable water is one of the
challenging problems of Thiruvottiyur municipality. This problem can be well
Drainage Scheme -. /-__1
During 1970's the Thiruvottiyur municipality prepared the under
ground drainage scheme and it was sanctioned by the Government of Tamil
Nadu (G.O. Ms. No 1687) public works department, dated 28.08.72. The
scheme was divided into three parts and started in June 1975. It was
completed by Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board in January 1987 and
handed over to the municipality. The T.W.A.D Board has also developed a
grass garden with drainage water and the municipality is maintaining it. 4866
underground drainage house connections have been made ro serve the
houses
During 1999-2000 a number of underground drainage systems were
repaired and maintained under the fund received from the M.L.A.
Development Fund. A total of Rs. 177.07 lakhs have been estimated to
maintain and improve underground drainage system in the municipal area of
Thiruvottiyur. However, the municipality feels that it is huge amount that it
cannot mobilise for the improvement of drainage system. As far as the
drainage system is concerned, it is becoming one of the irritating problems for
both the public and the municipali@. The problems arising out of
underground drainage are numerous. First drainage system functioning in the
Thiruvottiyur municipal area is more than twenty years old.
Before two decades, the population of the Thiruvottiyur municipality
was not even half of the present 2.25 lakhs. Further two decades before, the
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were narrower. So, at the time the drainage system and manholes
constructed were remained in one or the other side of the roads or the streets
but at present, as the roads and streets were widened and developed, the
manholes now remain in the middle of the roads and streets. Not only that
the capacity to cope with the increasing volume of drainage suffer from
stagnation and over flowing. The complaint books available with the
information centre of Thiruvottiyur municipality provides the fact that no
single day went without a complaint about drainage repair and over-flowing
of drainage system. The pitiable condition of drainage system in Thiruvottiyur
can be visualised from the photograph seen below.
Sanitation and Conservancy
Next to drainage problem, garbage cleaning and cleaning of the
refused thing, industrial waste prevails as the critical problem. The
Government has proposed to initiate steps to take up effective measures to
collect 100% garbage daily in the municipality and convert the garbage into
compost and also arrange for its safe disposal. The Government also making
efforts to provide modern technology and infrastructure facility including
vehicles for transport of garbage and improvement in the compost yard.
Further, the Government also proposed to secure land for ditmping yard in
municipalities, which do not have a proper dumping ground or where the
existing one is inadequate. A sum of Rs.1.75 crores is earmarked for acquiring
land for dumping yard in municipalities during 2000-2001 under part I1
schemes. In urban local bodies, the solid waste management services can be
effectively performed only if its administration is to be made fully responsible
for ensuring 100 percent collection of waste by proper monitoring and special
efforts.
Among the obligatory functions of municipality, sanitation and solid
waste management appears to be more crucial, as it affects the total health
management of municipal areas.
Thiruvottiyur has 21.42 sq.km of topography in its conservancy work.
For the proper maintenance of sanitation work in the municipality, the
Thiruvottiyur municipality is maintaining the following vehicles.
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Table 3.7 showing the number and types of vehicles
maintained by the Thiruvottiyur municipality.
I 2. I garbage ~ o r y I 10 I
SI.No.
1.
Types of Vehicles
Garbage Tractor
3.
4.
To keep Thiruvottiyur as a litter free zone, Thiruvottiyur municipality
Total No.
1
5.
6.
has constructed nearly 50 garbage collection houses, but the public are not
Drainage Lony
Bullock Cart
properly dump the garbages in the garbage houses. Generally, health
3
24
Drainage Vehicle
Drinking Water
consciousness of the people is not towards cleanliness. Though the
2
3
municipality claims that 10 garbage lorries and 24 bullock carts are at the
service for collecting and disposing garbages, it is interesting to note that half
of the vehicles are not in proper conditions. Besides, it is also found while
interviewing the sanitary workers that the strength of sanital): workers is not in
proportion to the area that they have to cover daily. Hence, the sanitary
workers visit only in alternate day. Few respondents those who are frequently
visiting Chennai city suggest that sanitary and conservancy work must be
undertaken by a private concern, like Chennai Environment Services. In this
connection the municipal councils has requested a few industrial houses
located in Thiruvottiyur area to undertake sanitary and conservancy work, so
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,, to maintain cleanliness in Thiruvottiyur area. The following photograph
shows the conservancy works in Thiruvottiyur Municipality.
~isposal of Solid Waste and Drainage water.
It shall be the duty of the council to keep any public place clean and
remove the solid wastes by providing solid waste respectable in proper and
convenient places and dispose of such solid waste by dumping at places
notified by the council within or without the municipal limit.
Whether no proper drainage system is provided for in the municipal
limit or in any part thereof, the council may make necessay arrangements to
collect such drainage water and dispose of the same in such manner as may
be determined by the council. All solid wastes, rubbish;other materials
collected by the municipality shall be the property of the municipality.
Every municipality shall identify and notify suitable land within or
without the municipal area for the purpose of final disposal of solid wastes.
While notifying the places under subsection the council shall have due regard
to the following factors, namely;
a ) Sources generating garbage; health and environmental aspects.
b) The facilities for preparation of compost manure and disposal
of the same, by sale.
c) Where preparation of compost manure is not feasible or
practicable, sanitary land-till methods shall be adopted by the
municipality, for the disposal of solid waste at the land-till sites
in the council. 9.
d) Incineration of solid waste may be resorted to by the
municipality for the disposal of infectious waste generated from
the hospitals, nursing homes or health care centres and non
industrial hazardous waste that may be specified by the council
from time to time.
e) The feasibility of levying special charges from any persons or
authority in charge of buildings from which the garbage,solid ___. -.-
waste, industrial hazardous or infectious waste collected.
The above observation clearly indicates the municipal council has
exclusive control over the solid waste management process. But in
Thiruvottiyur municipality less attention is paid towards this issue. According
to 1999-2000 administrative report, there are 292 small and large scale --. -
registered industries and more than 500 unregistered small industrial units are
functioning in this area. Everyday these industrial units reject a huge amount
of solid waste and untreated drainage water, which pollutes the environment.
It is found that the municipal council has not taken any concrete steps to
establish a compost yard, a source of revenue for the Thiruvottiyur
municipality. Instead it spends a huge amount and energy for collecting the
garbage and disposing it. The following photographs shows a site &re -. a solid
waste and chemical rejects are dumped, which remains a dangerous
environmentally polluted and disease prone area in the Ennore Express Road f '
of Thiruvottiyur. The following p h o t o g r a p p h ~ ~ s the solid waste site.
Public Convenience
Thiruvottiyur municipality maintains two pay and use public
Convenience~Through leasing these two facilities Thiruvottiyur municipality I
gets nearly Rs.41390 as income. However, every council member demands
that more public conveniences must be build in their wards to maintain
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cleaner environment. It was found through the perusal of the resolution
proposed in the agenda of several meeting of the council that construction of
public convenience are most frequently proposed. The municipality also
accepted such demands and thinking of constructing a number of public
conveniences under the National Slum Development Scheme, M.L.A. and
M.P constituency development funds. The subsequent photograph shows a
public convenience build under the M.L.A. constituency development fund of
Thiru. T.C. Vijayan, an M.L.A of Thiruvottiyur at 27" ward, Lakshmipuram.
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END NOTES
The facts and figures used in this chapter have been collected from the
Thiruvottiyur Municipal Records, which include:
1. Annual Administrative Report of Thiruvottiyur Municipality for the
years 1995 - 2000.
2. Comparative Annual Statement of Accounts - Income and
Expenditure of Thiruvottiyur Municipality for the years 1995 - 2000.
3. Agenda Reports of the Municipal Council. 1996 - 2000.
4. Census of India, Chengulput District, Tamil Nadu Part 11-A,
Series - 20, 1991, P. 28.