Corporation rejects modern playground proposal in Otteri dumpyard despite local MLA agreeing to fund the project

Chennai Corporation officials have rejected the demand of local youths for a modern playground in Otteri as a large parcel of land in their neighbourhood has been utilised for the dumping of waste and collection of plastic waste for transportation for the cement industry. 

Thiru Vi Ka Nagar MLA Thayakam Kavi has agreed to fund the project in ward 75. However, local officials of GCC who inspected the site last week rejected the demand of the youths, owing to the presence of a private trade that collects plastic waste in the area for the…