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Due to the ongoing Underground Drainage System (UGDS) enactment successful Thoothukudi corp limits, the residents of P&T Colony are struggling with muddy and slushy roads, arsenic the roads successful the country has been wholly breached for the project.
The 4th signifier of UGDS enactment being carried retired successful Thoothukdui corp astatine a outgo of 153.29 crores is being implemeted successful the areas including P&T Nagar, Grace Nagar, Rajiv Nagar and others. This enactment has deteriorated the roads of P&T Colony, calling for its contiguous restoration.
A. Santhanam, lawman secretary, Thoothukudi South District AIADMK and a nonmigratory of P&T Colony said that the information of the roads begun to deteriorate since past February, yet turning into muddy roads, which are hard to navigate by some motorists and pedestrians.
Highlighting that isolated from main roads, sub roads successful the P&T Colony is besides been successful worrisome state, helium noted tat schoolhouse going children and aged are greatly affected by the condition.
He urged the authorities to expedite the UGDS task enactment and reconstruct the roads for the payment of the people.
An authoritative from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) said that of the 79 km agelong covered nether the project, astir 74 km has been completed and remaining volition beryllium completed shortly.
“Initially the task that has been scheduled to implicit by March 2026. However, owed to monsoon rains it been further pushed to May 2026,” the authoritative noted.
Speaking connected the restoration of roads, Thoothukudi Corporation Commissioner S. Priyanka said that the corp has started restoring the subdivision roads successful the area. “However, adjacent aft completion of UGDS work, the roads required clip for consolidation, and caller roads tin beryllium laid lone aft that,” she noted.
She further added that support has been received for the operation of caller roads and tenders volition beryllium floated for the task shortly.
