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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI: Sewage from local industry and the houses are being directly let into a pond in southern suburbs of Chennai for the last few days. The local residents say this has rapidly deteriorated the condition of the Pillayar Koil pond at Thalambur, Navalur, which is an upcoming residential area off the city's IT corridor on Old Mahabalipuram Road. Earlier this week, a path was cut allegedly by a few local individuals to let the water drain from this land into the Pillayar koil pond. “A few residents, who I think are trying to encroach the open space, had tried to let the sewage drain into the lake twice before. According to local residents, sewage from a nearby water bottling company, along with that from local residences, ensures that the stormwater drain is always full “Whether there is rain or not, the stormwater drain is always full,” said Ivan..