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G.N. Chetty Road in bad shape

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI SEPT. 9. G.N. Chetty Road, which the Chennai Corporation said would be raised to the standards of the Indian Roads Congress after being battered by rains last year, is today in a bad state. Road cuts, pits, badly-repaired surfaces and a long trench at the Prakasam Street junction are the order of the day.

The Chennai Metrowater Supply and Sewerage Board has dug up pits on the road at two places and huge pipes occupy a portion that can otherwise be used as a safe and convenient walkway.

The pits next to the Arihant commercial complex and diagonally opposite an up-coming multi-storied complex did not have warning signs. Roadblocks were not put up, nor were the pits fenced off. Instead, twigs were found thrown into the smaller pit as a warning sign. A peep into the larger pit reveals the pipelines.

Residents say that the CMWSSB has maintained a fairly regular supply of piped water to these areas. Water is supplied every three days and despite the repair work, the supply has been continued. Since the repair work has not been completed, when the water is released, it flows on to the road, affecting the inflow to residents.

A resident filed a complaint with the Nungambakkam division of the board last Monday. He was assured that the complaint would be looked into but no action was taken until Wednesday.

On Wednesday, he lodged a fresh complaint. This time it was registered and he was given a number - 4275.

The repair work continued but the complaint was not looked into. A resident said: "The Government is talking about water conservation but every three days five to six lorry loads of water is being let out on the streets. This is the fate of the much-touted rainwater conservation efforts."

People who use this road have not complained about these pits because there is a more severe problem at other stretches. Repairs were not taken up till Tuesday morning at the Sundara Rao Road- G.N.Chetty Road junction adjacent the Kamaraj grounds, despite the heavy traffic in the area. Container lorries are being diverted through this point at night for several months now.

This traffic signal point has been witnessing regular blocks because of poor road conditions.

The poorly-illuminated stretch between this junction and the Vijayaraghava Road junction has several ditches and bumps, caused by the digging activities in the past few months after the road had been given a new surface post-monsoon.

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