In response to the article published by The Hindu titled “Water scarcity, lifts not functioning at nights irk K.P. Park tenement dwellers” on July 18, the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) has clarified on the steps in place to ensure basic amenities.
A letter issued by the Managing Director of TNUHDB said that there was an issue in water supply on July 16 due to certain work carried out by the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. “Due to this, the water supply was interrupted. Based on our request, 10 water tankers were sent [to K.P. Park] on July 17,” the letter said and added that water board has promised to fix the issue shortly and supply water through trucks until then.
On lifts being non-functional at night in the high-rise buildings, the letter said that one lift in each block was being operated at night. However, there were operational issues due to untoward incidents and threatening of lift operator by “unruly” elements.
