Writing Task - Complaint Letter to the Assistant Executive Engineer of CMWSSB

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(courtesy: The Hindu Chennai edition dated 06.07.18)

Question

You are a Pooja/Pranav, a resident of 11/2, Thirumylai, Chennai. A sewage pipeline along the Thirumylai MRTS Station is spilling its contents into the Buckingham Canal.  Write a letter to the Assistant Executive Engineer of CMWSSB, Mylapore requesting him/her to replace the old and damaged pipelines and stop sewage from filling the Buckingham Canal.

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