representative image Coimbatore: The Residents Of Bharti Nagar Ward 87 announced its decision to stop paying on Wednesday property tax Corporation for not providing them basic amenitiesFor which he has been giving representations one after the other for the last 30 years.
They put up a flex banner in their area, stating that they would not pay property tax until their long-pending grievances were resolved. Their demands include repairing damaged roads, installing proper drainage system and solving the problem of sewage mixing with drinking water.
RA Nisar, Secretary, Bharti Nagar Residents Welfare Associationsaid, “Sewage water has been mixing with drinking water for the last two years. Although the corporation fixed the problem several times, there is no permanent solution. With no other option, we have to resort to using contaminated water.” “, causing health problems for many people.”
He said waterlogging was a problem during the rainy season as the area lacked proper drainage channels. He said, “We request the corporation to make drains for rain water. The corporation has removed dustbins from our area, but the sanitation workers are not collecting garbage daily. They come only once every four days, Due to which we are forced to collect garbage till his visit.” Said.
Mohammad Rafi, president of Bharti Nagar Residents Welfare Association, said that the roads in his area are in a bad condition. “The children’s park is not properly maintained and gets flooded during monsoon. We have been paying property tax regularly for all these years. The councillor, corporation commissioner, collector and even the CM Despite filing a petition in SAIL, our grievances have not been resolved. Therefore, we have decided not to pay property tax until our issues are resolved.”
When contacted, the assistant corporation commissioner of south zone said, “We will inspect the area on Thursday and meet the residents. Their grievances will be resolved after the meeting.”
