Chennai famous for "The scorching heat"

It is the fag end of June where several parts of India started getting monsoonal rains but Chennai as usual, little out of normal, has not yet escaped the burning fangs of the sun. The weather is no better than it was few months before. Going out in afternoons still remain a daunting task where you can see people going by two wheelers keep their faces draped in cotton clothes like the 'Egyptian mummies’. It may sound funny but the real fact is they have no other choice than to stand the heat. Adding fuel to the fire, the traffic jam in almost every corner of the streets, signals, subways etc makes the commutation from place to another a hell. It is natural and we know that every living being will learn to adapt themselves for the changes that happen in their environment. This is really true as if you go and ask any common man about the afternoon travel in the city there will not be much exaggeration. His reply will be” It is a yet another sunny day".
When you go deep in to the analysis the real truth is, we are just experiencing the reaction due to the changes we made to the nature.
-Trees are being cut everywhere ruthlessly
-Excessive disposal of waste in to the river which gave a new term to the sewage water in Chennai called "Koovam" which in earlier days considered as an important navigational river.
-Uncontrolled exploitation of land for commercial and residential purposes
These human interventions with the nature have ultimately increased the intensity of the summer seasons making it more unbearable.

Myself as a common man has some few solutions for these problems. If my voice can reach some responsible ears I will be the happiest person on the earth to see my city green and clean.
- The residential houses and commercial buildings should be given approval only if some percentage of the total space is allocated for the planting of trees.
There should be a law to enforce it and it should not be just a mere procedure.
-storm water drains along the road side should be well-maintained and the water coming in to them should be used to recharge the ground water. This will prevent the stagnation of rain water in the roads even during heavy rains.
-Our roads are actually designed to last for 10 -20years. But the appalling condition of just a one year old road makes it evident that there is some big loophole some where in the construction procedures. To get over this problem and to keep up the quality parameters, the contractor who is responsible for a road construction should be made accountable for the damage occurs to the road within its design life. This will prevent corruption and improves the road quality standards.
-Decentralized waste water purifying plants should be set up and it should be enforced that the waste water should be disposed in to the river only after proper treatment.

All these points I have said is nothing new. But they just remain as a law in papers. It will not take much time for the people to realize the importance of balancing with the nature, making the city a better place to live.
"Jai Hind"