RESULTS AND

DISCUSSION
I. TYPE OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN TWO LOCALITIES OF THUVARIMAN:

100.00% 95%
90.00%
80.00%
70.00% 62.00%
60.00%
50.00%
38%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00% 4.80%
0.00%
Melatheru Kelatheru

OPEN CLOSE

The percentage for an open drainage system at Melatheru is 95.2% and the enclosed drainage
system is 4.8%. Kelatheru 38 percent of people reported using an open drainage system, while 62
percent of people use a closed drainage system. So, they should be familiar with the difference
between the open and closed drainage system. Enclosed drainage in which it forms a complex
network in the basement, Where as in the open air - drain, it collects mainly wastewater that is
not sewage..

II.ISSUES FACED BY THE THUVARIMAN PEOPLE DUE TO OPEN DRAINAGE

SYSTEM:

120%

100%

80%
Drainage water overflowing
60% after rain
Foul smell
Safety issues
40%

20%

0%
MELATHERU KELATHERU
The foul smell from the drainage is considered to be a serious issue in Thuvariman, where people
continuously throw their waste on these open drains . This waste will remain there and cause the
open drain to be clogged. presence of waste in the drainage will block the movement of
wastewater, If it rains, rain water fills, and it causes overflow. As compared to closed drains,
they do not take up much surface space, but when it comes to open drains, the risk of children
playing and falling into polluted water is high.
III.COMPLAINTS RAISED BY THE RESIDENTS OF THUVARIMAN:

60%

50%

40%
More than two times
30% Two
one
Nil
20%

10%

0%
Melatheru Kelatheru

Because of the problems mentioned above, people began to raise their complaints. 29% of the
inhabitants of Melatheru filed complaints more than twice, while 6% came from Kelatheru.
Those complaints were registered with the panchayat, the president or the local councilor. In this
case, the complaints were not adopted after the advisor, which means that there is not enough
information about their open drain problems has been moved to the next level. problem
circulates with them, from the local people to the panchayat and to the president and councilor,
and then to the people. This evidence clearly demonstrates that no effective action has been taken
to address this serious open drainage issue.

IV. REGULAR CLEANING OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN THUVARIMAN :

 80%

70%

60%

50%

40% REGULAR CLEANING

NO REGULAR CLEANING
30%

20%

10%

0%
MELATHERU KELATHERU

72 percent of Melatheru residents and 47 percent of Kelatheru residents said there was no regular
cleaning of drainage. The People reported that there was regular cleaning when it was done by
corporation workers . When the government introduced instruments for cleaning the drainage,
the regular cleaning of the drainage was reduced. If it continues any longer, the drainage system
will be blocked for many days which will lead to many diseases in both humans and
livestocks.The regular cleaning of the drainage must be followed in Thuvariman especially in
Melatheru.

V. AWARENESS AMONG THE THUVARIMAN PEOPLE :

In the above mentioned, that there is no regular cleaning of drainage system occurs, the area of
depository will act as a house for Mosquitos and it can cause serious diseases like Dengue,
Malaria, Typhoid etc. 68 percent from Melatheru and 52 percent from Kelatheru were lack
awareness that breeding grounds of mosquito will cause diseases to humans. 87 percent people
from Melatheru and 74 percent from Kelatheru lacks awareness that breeding sites of mosquito
will cause serious effects to livestock like skin lesions and allergic reactions etc. These peoples
needs awareness about what is breeding ground and ho do they cause serious ill effects to living
being.

VI. HEALTH IMPAIRMENT IN PEOPLE OF THUVARIMAN :

52 percent of Melatheru and 32 percent of Kelatheru were subjected to health impairment Once
in a month, while 31 percent of Melatheru and 61 percent of Kelatheru were subjected to health
impairment once in three months. Whereas 1 percent of Melatheru and 2 percent of Kelatheru
were subjected to health impairment once in six months, these people were given awareness
about how, why and what causes these illness to them.

Melatheru
2%

Fever
Cold
42% Diarrhoea
50% Nil

6%

42 percent from melatheru and 46 percent form kelatheru were affected by common fever, 50
percent from melatheru and 18 percent from kelatheru were affected by Diarrhea, 6 percent from
melatheru and 34 percent from kelatheru affected by Cold. These people may or may not know
that these issues could be possibly caused by mosquitoes that breed in the open drainage and by
other insect vectors that transmit the pathogens from the drainage to the people.

VII.TYPES OF WASTE OBSERVED :

Melatheru

19%
Plastic waste
Kitchen waste
45% Paper waste

36%

Various types of waste were observed in open drains, in which 45 percent of plastic waste was
observed by residents of Melatheru and 37 percent from Kelatheru. 36 percent of people in
melatheru observed kitchen waste in open drains and 32 percent from Kelatheru.19 percent of
people from melatheru. was also observed paper waste in open drains and 31 percent in
Kelatheru. In this case, plastic is in higher position, as it is the major waste material polluted by
people in the open drains by making the drains clogged and building breeding houses for insect
vectors.

IX, DISPOSAL OF WASTE BY THE PEOPLE IN THUVARIMAN :

 MELATHERU

5% 3%
Riverside
Garbage bins
24% Drainage
14%
Empty Land
Outside the
home

54%

People follow different ways to discard their waste, in which 54 percent from melatheru and 64
percent from Kelatheru use garbage as a source to dispose their waste, 24 percent from
Melatheru and 11 percent from Kelatheru simply throw their waste into the river, which will
result in serious water pollution. 14 percent from Melatheru and 16 percent from Kelatheru use
the open drain to dispose their waste, which will result in clogging, foul smell and also for
breeding sites for mosquitoes. Whereas 5 percent of people use empty land to dispose their
waste, while 4 percent from Kelatheru. It will result in serious land pollution due to the
accumulation of waste. Due to lack of a greater number of dustbins, people use these ways to
dispose their waste. The People from Thuvariman community were given awareness not to dump
their waste on the riverside, empty land and especially not to dispose their waste on open drains.

Open drainage is a serious concern for people in Thuvariman.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

● People must aware of not throwing any waste material in the open-

drain as it will result in foul smell

● People whose area has open drainage must be closed temporarily

with cement slabs to avoid falling of children in it

● People must maintain the open-drain by removing wastes to the

continuous flow of water.

● If there is plastics observed in the open drains, should be removed

immediately to avoid clogging

● Regular cleaning of drainage must be done, to avoid housing sites

of mosquitoes.

● People should follow the instructions as provided about the

disposal of wastes

● People should use dustbins instead of tapering the wastes into the

river, open drain or in the empty land.

● People should be aware of diseases which will be caused by the

mosquitos

● People should keep their livestock as some millimeters away

which has a clogged drainage system to avoid such diseases caused

by breeding ground of mosquito.

● People should consider that this open-drain problems as important

to be rectified

● Instead of implicating pipelines for drainage system , self –

draining system can be applied

● Closed drain is preferred mostly as it reduces soil erosion and

removes those toxic materials