Tambaram Corporation Commissioner R Alagu Meena visited the spot in the Erikarai area along with police officials and said the milk packets were not dumped by civic body workers.
The controversy drew the attention of Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena, who shared a statement issued by the Tambaram Corporation that quoted a Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board (TWAD) lab report claiming that the water is potable.
In a bid to prevent thousands of litres of water from being illegally tapped across areas in Chennai’s southern suburbs, the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation has cut 36 electricity connections.