As a citizen of Chennai, Balaji Srinivasan is deeply concerned about the rapid deterioration of its air, land and water resources. He volunteers for various green initiatives with Nizhal, Arappor Iyakkam and the Chennai Trekking Club. He also actively champions the cause of municipal solid waste segregation in his neighbourhood.
Private sewage lorries illegally dump the entire raw sewage water that they collect from various residential complexes on to open fields, lake beds and storm water drains, while both CMWSSB and police look the other way.