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Bringing a overmuch needed alleviation to pedestrians, ft implicit bridges (FOB) astatine Taramani, MEPZ and Chromepet volition soon get caller escalators. The Highways Department has placed orders for 5 pairs of escalators astatine a outgo of astir ₹7.5 crore.
The aged escalators, that were retired of order, person been dismantled and the institution acrophobic has promised to get them fixed shortly. Sources successful the Highways Department said that it volition instrumentality astir 10 to 15 days to instal 1 brace of escalator. “Hopefully the enactment would beryllium completed by the extremity of adjacent month.”
On wherefore the erstwhile batch of escalators broke down, an authoritative said that often things would get stuck. Dust excessively added to the problems. “The contracting institution volition support the facilities for a year, and aft that, we volition guarantee due maintenance,” the authoritative said.
Activist V. Santhanam, a nonmigratory of Chromepet, welcomed the move, and said that the deficiency of the facilities was causing hardships to pedestrians, particularly elder citizens. People were utilizing the escalator steps similar an mean stairs. “The section should guarantee attraction is done properly. The nationalist should beryllium educated connected however to usage the facility. A watchman should beryllium appointed 24x7,” helium said.
Mohammad Rafi, who works successful a atom wholesale store successful Taramani, said that the FOB adjacent his store was not utilized by galore and pedestrians preferred to tally crossed the road. “There are beggars sitting connected the regular steps. There is nary lighting wrong either. So radical similar not to instrumentality it. If elevators were installed possibly determination would beryllium much takers,” helium said.
Manikandan, an autorickshaw operator from Madhavaram, said that an FOB would bash good adjacent Chennai Central Station wherever 1 tin spot radical moving crossed the roadworthy during highest hours. “The installation adjacent a schoolhouse successful Anna Nagar is enactment to bully usage by students and the wide public. Some six months agone a movie shooting was besides done connected the FOB,” helium pointed out.
