Summary:
Politics at playIn most pockets of north Chennai, interference of members from political parties to reap personal gains makes sure that water doesn’t reach all end consumers like Ramesh. This is one of the primary reasons that everyone does not get their share of water, though Metro Water has been supplying water through tankers on alternate days to north Chennai. As a result, residents shell out Rs 1-Rs 2 for a pot of water though Metro Water provides water free of cost. That is why during a water shortage, a number of protests, sit-ins happen in north Chennai. But on the whole, at the ground level it was apparent that Metro Water has been regularly providing residents of north Chennai with water on alternate days..