Coimbatore: Residents of Sai Nagar in Podhanur on Tuesday protested the city corporation’s move to construct a sewage pump station on their park site. They said the Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board (TWAD) had been working on it as part of the underground drainage project.
R Sivakumar, a resident, said, “We have been demanding the city corporation to stop the work for the past two years. Every time we stage a protest, they will stop the work only to start it within a few days. Now, the contractor has resumed the work with the help of police force.”
Pointing out that the park site was located close to both residential area and the Noyyal, he said the pump station would create health hazards to the public and pollute the river. “We are just asking them not to construct it in a residential area.”
When contacted, TWAD officials said the location to construct the sewage pump station was identified after conducting multiple studies and they would hold talks with the public.
Corporation commissioner P Kumaravel Pandian had, meanwhile, visited the spot and held talks with the protestors.