By Madhumitha V.
Thiruveedhi Amman Koil Street Residents Association ( TAKSRA ) was formed recently for and by the residents of this street in Mandaveli.
This body was started by Ramkumar - he is now the secretary of TAKSRA.
Many people had tried to improve this area individually but they did not succeed in their venture due to lack of support from other residents, said Ramkumar.
Ramkumar said he meet the secretaries of the apartments around his place to form an association so that they could take up civic issues.
Their prime goals were to clear the abadoned vehicles dumped along the pavement, put a stop to open defecation and also stop people from drinking behind parked cars.
He says support from the Chennai Corporation officers helped them achieve a few things.
Over the next few months new garbage bins were installed , street lamps were repaired, 'no parking' signs were put up, the abadoned cars were removed and police patrolling was intensified.
Ramkumar says their association proved to be an inspiration for the residents of the neighbouring streets, who started taking similar initiatives to clean up their surroundings.
This association is headed by Viswanathan (president), Ramkumar (secretary) and Srinivasan (treasurer).
This body was started by Ramkumar - he is now the secretary of TAKSRA.
Many people had tried to improve this area individually but they did not succeed in their venture due to lack of support from other residents, said Ramkumar.
Ramkumar said he meet the secretaries of the apartments around his place to form an association so that they could take up civic issues.
Their prime goals were to clear the abadoned vehicles dumped along the pavement, put a stop to open defecation and also stop people from drinking behind parked cars.
He says support from the Chennai Corporation officers helped them achieve a few things.
Over the next few months new garbage bins were installed , street lamps were repaired, 'no parking' signs were put up, the abadoned cars were removed and police patrolling was intensified.
Ramkumar says their association proved to be an inspiration for the residents of the neighbouring streets, who started taking similar initiatives to clean up their surroundings.
This association is headed by Viswanathan (president), Ramkumar (secretary) and Srinivasan (treasurer).
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