OSR land in Medavakkam turned into dumping yard

Residents of Medavakkam have requested the Chengalpattu District Collectorate to issue a directive to the Medavakkam Village Panchayat to resume tree planting on an Open Space Reservation Land in the area.  Located at the end of Thiruvalluvar Street, the five-acre plot is currently used for garbage dumping.  S. Raja Mohammed, Joint Director (retired), Department of Horticulture, and a resident of the region, says, “On April 21, 2021, Bhoomi Puja was conducted, and a farm pond was created. The Medavakkam Village Panchayat, the Saint Thomas Mount Panchayat Union started work on creating a Miyawaki forest in 2024, but within a few days the planting activity stopped.”  From November 2025, Mohammed along with the other environmental organisations sent a series of letters to the Chengalpattu District Collectorate seeking that the Panchayat resume work. “Today the plot is a trash yard, attracting mosquitoes and poses a health hazard to residents of Thiruvalluvar Street and nearby area,” he says. Residents say Chennai City District Collectorate gave permission to plant 27 varieties of plants within a short period of time at Pallikaranai Aanaai Eri. They hope the Chengalpattu District Collectorate gives the “green nod” at the earliest.