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Poor drainage system irks residents

Photo: M. Moorthy

LINED UP: Vehicles plying on the busy Thillai Nagar Main Road in Tiruchi. —

TIRUCHI: With northeast monsoon ahead, residents of Thillai Nagar have their fingers crossed. Water stagnation caused by a recent spell of rain brought to the fore the inadequacy of the stormwater drainage system in the bustling locality.

The residents have received the Corporation’s proposal to improve drainage in the locality with immense relief.

However, they wonder how effective the solution _ to widen the main road _ would be. For, it would involve felling of trees.

The issue was discussed in detail at a meeting organised by the District Exnora here on Wednesday. District Exnora Advisor V. Ganapathy and honorary president G. Subramanian emphasised that the stormwater drain should be provided by cutting minimum trees.

The meeting decided to set up a six-member committee to identify the trees which should be felled.

The idea of adopting a one-way traffic system found acceptance with many speakers.

According to A.R. Ramaguru, a resident, one-way traffic system was the only solution.

Speakers were critical about mofussil buses utilising the Thillai Nagar Main Road, adding to the chaos.

The main road of Thillai Nagar, where several commercial complexes and banks are located, accounts for the highest traffic density in the city.

Secretary of Tamil Nadu Consumer Federation M. Sekaran said that Thillai Nagar accounted for an average of 2,779 vehicles (heavy and light) passing through every hour.

Vehicles are parked by the roadside and, in some places, stretch into the space meant for pedestrians despite sign boards saying parking is permitted only on cut roads.

Former president of Indian Medical Association M. S. Ashraff said that the parking lots at the junction were the cause for chaos while P. Lakshmanan from Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Council and Jayanthi Muthukumar, a resident, insisted that police constables should be posted at zebra-crossings to facilitate pedestrians.

Some felt that the Tiruchi Corporation should take the cue from Madurai Corporation and shift the Central Bus Stand to the city periphery.

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