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CHENNAI: With eviction of slum dwellers set to resume as they still reel from the effects of the lockdown, State authorities continue to have a tough time clearing commercial establishments, some of them large-scale, for restoring water bodies.
According to official estimates, there are at least 102 shops and commercial complexes identified as being in the Cooum river’s right of way, mostly concentrated on the stretch from the Koyambedu bridge to NSK Nagar. Among them, some, like a multi-storeyed hotel at Pallavan Nagar, Koyambedu, that has allegedly encroached 40 feet into the river, continue to reap commercial benefits. This hotel moved court against the eviction and the case has dragged on for about 11 years, said an official.
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Gut-wrenching tales of schoolchildren shouldering weight of life even before it begins
Another young boy, working at a roadside garments shop nearby, shouted: “Shorts! Shorts! Track pants! Shorts!” He looked no older than 15.
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While children like Santhosh, Saranya, and Reuben are only supporting their parents in these trying times, there are many unfortunate ones who get pushed into full-time labour; Murugesan is one of them. Between 9 am and 8 pm every day, the boy sells ice cream at a crowded market area on Ranganathan Street at T Nagar. Express spoke with him as he was serving cone ice cream to a customer, a boy about the same age as he was.
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