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After a suspected pipeline burst, drinking h2o overflowed and inundated the roadworthy adjacent P P Chavadi successful the metropolis connected Saturday.
Motorists, particularly two-wheeler riders, had a pugnacious clip wading done the waters connected the engaged Madurai-Theni Road. A TNSTC autobus proceeding towards Nagamalai Pudukottai moved astatine a snail’s gait arsenic the potholes connected the roadworthy were not disposable arsenic the h2o flowed successful afloat force.
Pandian, a nonmigratory of Arunachalam Nagar, said the leakage was noticed astir 2.30 p.m. Initially, galore thought that the gutter was overflowing, but aboriginal realised it was potable water. The pipeline burst, suspected to person occured determination adjacent Master Mahal, led to the changeless travel and the h2o was kneedeep connected VOC Street astatine 4 p.m.
A resident, who called The Hindu, expressed daze and interest implicit the nonchalant cognition of the civic body. When determination was exertion to gauge the leakage, what prevented the officials from plugging the leak, helium said.
Drinking h2o was precious, and since it was summer, the authorities should person been alert. “Such a callous cognition showed deficiency of accountability and negligence successful duty,” helium added.
Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan, erstwhile contacted, said enactment would beryllium taken instantly and engineers would beryllium sent to the spot.
