Water woes, poor sewer network mar this constituency in transition

For M. Jayanthi, a resident of Thirumullaivoyal near Avadi, fetching drinking water is a daily compulsion. With no piped water connection near her home, she walks nearly a kilometre to a pipeline located behind a graveyard. “We have to go every day. In these hot days, it is very difficult,” she says.

The Avadi Assembly constituency in Tiruvallur district spans Avadi, Pattabiram, and Thiruninravur, and comprises industrial workers, defence personnel, and a growing middle-class population.