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The figurines are about to be unveiled soon, says P. Sudhakar 
PLACE IS SO DANGEROUS:The statues to be unveiled near Panagudi-Tirunelveli Nagercoil National Highway intersection. The most accident-prone area of Tirunelveli-Nagercoil National Highway – the Panagudi intersection – which has already witnessed more than 10 during the past three years and claimed more than 25 lives, is likely to witness more fatal crashes in the future, as three statues of three the late leaders, installed on the roadside near this highly vulnerable intersection, are to be unveiled soon. After the already busy Tirunelveli-Nagercoil National Highway became a four-lane stretch, all the vehicles, including the transport corporation buses ply at high speed. Particularly, the latest cars and sports utility and multi-utility vehicles easily travel at 100 km per hour. As the average speed of the vehicles has already crossed 75 km an hour, the accidents too increased even after the road had been widened. Most of the accidents happen purely due to the drivers' errors though the once two-lane thoroughfare has become so wide with four lanes and service roads. When the vehicles coming from Tirunelveli divert from the national highway to enter Panagudi, the drives have to take into account the speeding vehicles approaching from the opposite side also – i.e. from Nagercoil. At the same time, the drivers of these vehicles plying at high speed in the south – north direction should also notice the vehicles entering Panagudi. Whenever, the drivers fail to notice other vehicles coming in the opposite direction, the mishaps occur at this intersection to cause casualties. Now, permission has been given to install the statutes near this intersection and the figurines are about to be unveiled soon. Whenever the followers of these leaders garland these statutes, their supporters, who follow their political mentors in a good number of cars may park their vehicles right on the road, which may trigger a series of collision at this already vulnerable point. “Since the space in front of these statues is very small, the followers will be naturally forced to park their vehicles right on the highway, which will certainly distract the drivers' attention. Consequently, it will cause accidents,” said a driver of EMRI Ambulance Service (108 ambulance). When asked during one of the press conferences about the permission granted by the police for installing the statues in a small place close to a busy highway, Superintendent of Police Vijayendra S. Bidrai replied that the permission would have been given only after the DSP concerned inspected the spot. “However, we expect that the police and the district administration should take a decision that permission would never be given for installing the statue of any leader at any spot close to the national highway, as it will certainly increase the probabilities of triggering even multiple collision to claim the lives of several innocents also,” said a leading doctor from Valliyoor.
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