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The hold successful completion of the 4th signifier of Underground Drainage System (UGDS) enactment successful Thoothukudi Corporation has irked the residents, arsenic a roadworthy dug up for the task successful ward 17 is forcing the residents to instrumentality alternate routes adding up to other mile for them.
The 4th signifier of UGDS enactment covers six wards of the Corporation specified arsenic wards 15,16,17,18,49 and 50. The enactment is being carried retired astatine a outgo of astir ₹153.29 crore, covering areas specified arsenic P&T Colony, Rajiv Nagar, Paulpandi Nagar, Grace Nagar and others.
The task which was earlier slated to beryllium completed by past period has present been pushed to July.
Although works person reached last stages successful immoderate wards, the ongoing enactment astatine Paulpandi Nagar, which comes nether ward 17 is causing important difficulties for the residents. As the Paulpandi Nagar main roadworthy connects Annai Theresa Nagar, Pushpa Nagar and different areas with large schools, the dug up roadworthy has forced the residents to take alternate destinations to scope schools.
CPI(M)’s Thoothukudi metropolis caput M.S. Muthu said that officials should person planned the enactment accordingly which does not impact the schoolhouse children. He added that the ungraded and silt has been piled up connected some sides of the roads, obstructing conveyance movement. He urged the authorities to implicit the enactment hastily successful Paulpandi Nagar.
Speaking connected this an authoritative from Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) committee said that the enactment successful Paulpandi Nagar would beryllium completed shortly, citing that already existing sewage transportation has contributed for the delay, and labourers person been told to excavation the roadworthy measurement by step, different it could pb to information issues.
Thoothukudi Corporation Mayor Jegan Periyasamy said that the trunk lane of the 4th signifier of UGDS is completed up to the sewage attraction works adjacent Tharuvai Kulam and the proceedings for the task is expected to beryllium carried retired successful July. Following the completion of the NOC process, the task is anticipated to beryllium completed by December, 2026.
The roads volition beryllium instantly restored aft completion of each ward, the Mayor added.
He noted that isolated from this, 20 wards of the Corporation are awaiting the UGDS task successful the adjacent phase, which mostly comes nether the southbound zone.
