‘Fish market ruining lives of locals’

Chennai | Wednesday | 19th February, 2020

Summary:

Suffering from breathing issues among others, this is the best he can do to prevent odour from the fish market nearby entering his house. The Corporation acknowledged health hazards in 2008 and promised to remove the encroached fish market. In 2011, it received a sum of `89 lakh from the MLA funds of S K Mahendran (Perambur Constituency, 2006-11) to construct a fish market complex nearby. Thus, in fear, residents too have given up the fight.Kumar*, another resident said, the fish vendors pour waste water outside their houses and the stench is unbearble. We will review this issue soon,’’ said the official..