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Tamil Nadu
Blockades cause hardship
Road blockades have become the order of the day in the city, writes L. Srikrishna
Road blockade in the city and suburbs seems to be the order of the day. Be it for the Lankan Tamils’ issue or lack of basic amenities, blocking vehicular movement has become common, police say. When a group of advocates was blocking the road on the Madurai-Melur highway recently, an ambulance from Melur carrying a road accident victim was stuck for at least 30 minutes, a police officer said. Unfortunately, the ambulance did not have adequate
facilities for the patient. That the fate of the victim was not known was a different story, the officer added.
A section of students from a polytechnic college descended on the road to express their support for Lankan Tamils. The students condemned the atrocities of Sri Lankan Army. In the process, vehicular movement was stopped at the crowded Pudur junction, police said.
Similarly, the other day, when a group of about 30 people, including women, blocked traffic on the P and T Nagar Main Road, office goers were caught unawares. With roads dug on both sides, school children had to alight from TNSTC buses and board buses on the other side as the agitators were in no mood to give up. Their demand was to operate ordinary buses.
On Friday, a group of villagers resorted to road blockade near Chittampatti on Madurai-Melur Road. They urged the TNSTC authorities to ensure that select buses touched their village en route to Melur and in the return direction. Traffic congestion was the result when the vehicles were held up for over 30 minutes.
At a time when police personnel were finding it tough to prevent crimes and maintain law and order, such unannounced agitations, which might not solve the grievances of public instantaneously, could be avoided, a senior police officer said.
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