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Residents and postulation constabulary person raised concerns implicit damaged roads and potholes crossed Chennai, informing of imaginable autumn hazards and accidents arsenic the northeast monsoon has acceptable implicit the State.
Potholes are among the large concerns, peculiarly during the monsoon play arsenic they go stagnant pools of h2o wherever the extent is not perceivable, frankincense causing roadworthy accidents, said a elder serviceman of the Chennai postulation police.
There is continuous coordination with the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Highways Department to expedite roadworthy chopped permissions done an online and WhatsApp strategy for Bus Route and Interior Route Roads, yet challenges persist, helium added. The constabulary is looking to heighten coordination gaps, helium said.
According to the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB), a full of 67,213 roadworthy accidents were reported successful 2023, of which 171 were caused by atrocious roads — 54 persons were killed, 81 grievously injured successful 74 accidents, and 68 persons sustained insignificant injuries successful 40 accidents. Further, 242 accidents were attributed to atrocious weather, including 24 deaths and 160 persons injured successful the aforesaid year.
Over 16,000 accidents
SCRB information up to March 2024 revealed 16,762 accidents, including 4 accidents owed to atrocious roads which killed six persons. One idiosyncratic was grievously injured and 10 sustained insignificant injuries owed to atrocious roads. Further, atrocious upwind caused 1 accident, sidesplitting 1 idiosyncratic during the aforesaid period.
S. Manjula, a nonmigratory adjacent Velachery, said the silt drawback pits were located connected the carrriageway connected Cart Track Road successful Kuilkuppam, Velachery, alternatively of on the roadside adjacent the pavements.
“The portions astir manholes, betwixt lanes, and adjacent turning points are damaged. This is problematic for motorists, arsenic they cannot justice which agelong is uneven oregon wherever potholes person formed during waterlogging successful dense rain. Students and the aged are astir astatine risk,” she said.
Raghukumar C. of the Community Welfare Brigade said Palani Aandavar Koil Street adjacent Vivekananda Vidhyalaya successful Perambur, continues to look neglect arsenic it lies connected the bound of 2 zones. He said the agelong had been temporarily repaired with gravel and bedewed premix and besides wondered however agelong the enactment would hold.
An authoritative said that the contented of atrocious roads is being monitored by the Chennai Corporation and that disruptions owed to improvement works, peculiarly related to the Chennai Metro Rail task and the Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board, are being addressed. “Road cuts person go inevitable, but, restorations are being carried out, and immoderate complaints received are being attended to. Owing to the monsoon, roadworthy cuts were halted from September. However, if problems persist, the substance volition beryllium reviewed and corrective measures volition beryllium taken,” helium added.
