Vendors take over entire street

Public nuisance: Building materials strewn on D’ Monte Colony. Photo: M. Karunakaran   | Photo Credit: Photo: M. Karunakaran

With the entire stretch full of dilapidated, unkempt houses and gardens filled with snakes and mongoose, the junction of D’Monte Colony and the the Abiramapuram IV street sports a spooky look

Decades ago D’Monte Colony was a street with a row of identical pretty houses with neat little gardens. But now, with the entire stretch full of dilapidated, unkempt houses and gardens filled with snakes and mongoose, the street sports a spooky look.

This has also emboldened urchins and vandals to turn it into a haven for illegal activities. Workers who have taken up jobs with the corporation or elsewhere have even put up shanties within the compound of the dilapidated houses.

Originally written for The Hindu, read more at https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/vendors-take-over-entire-street/article3665461.ece