Rain exposes bad condition of roads in Chennai

Despite Chennai dodging terrible cyclonic tempest Montha, motorists were enactment to hardship chiefly owed to the galore potholes dotting astir each roads, beryllium it arterial, interior, oregon autobus way stretches, arsenic a effect of the caller rain.

With the metropolis not receiving dense rainfall but lone dependable showers and drizzles done the day, determination was nary large inundation adjacent successful usually flood-prone areas, but the rainfall exposed the atrocious roadworthy infrastructure, particularly successful places with ongoing civic work. “Rajiv Gandhi Salai is truthful battered astir everyplace that determination is not conscionable 1 atrocious constituent to mention,” said Harsha Koda, co-founder, Fomrra.

“There is waterlogging connected the road, particularly conscionable aft SRP Tools. The agelong adjacent Corporation Road successful Perungudi has been atrocious for a agelong time, and truthful besides adjacent the present defunct toll plaza. The assorted agencies should person taken steps to forestall harm caused by h2o stagnation connected the arterial roadworthy earlier the monsoon,” helium said.

G. Satish of Semmencheri said immoderate portions of Rajiv Gandhi Salai were successful atrocious signifier owing to Metro Rail work. “This often causes postulation congestion during highest hours, and the portions are successful dire request of repairs. Interior roads of Semmencheri person been near damaged pursuing Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) projects, which are astir complete,” helium said.

“OMR-ECR Link Road has ample craters astatine the opening and driving connected it is similar a roller coaster ride,” said Jayesh, who visited a adjacent hospital. S. Padmanabhan of Adyar said Sardar Patel Road beneath the flyover adjacent the Aavin junction was successful a atrocious shape. “The roadworthy has continuous potholes for astir 200 m, which slows down conveyance question connected specified an important road. The roadworthy is besides successful atrocious information adjacent the angiosperm shops too,” helium said.

Put to hardship

Meanwhile, motorists person a pugnacious clip navigating the pothole-ridden Chennai-Tiruvallur High Road from Padi to Ambattur.

S. Suresh, president, United Welfare Associations, Ambattur, said indudation made it hard to navigate the stretch, putting motorists astatine hazard of accidents. “We person been demanding laying of First Main Road and West End Road successful Thiruvengada Nagar for the past 3 years. These were antecedently blacktopped successful 2013,” helium said. Madhanankuppam Road, which connects Retteri with Ambattur, excessively is successful a atrocious shape, adding to the woes of motorists who privation to debar postulation connected arterial roads.

The residents of Agaramthen country located adjacent to Tambaram faced terrible inconveniences owed to the atrocious information of roads. R. Murugesh, a nonmigratory of Kasbapuram, said the motorists faced terrible inconvenience aft the roadworthy astatine Balram Nagar, which was already damaged, was blocked with operation debris. The residents accidental Ganesh Nagar Main Road and roads successful Krishna Nagar are besides facing atrocious roadworthy information for respective years.

For motorists utilizing Nanganallur 1^st Main Road to entree Inner Ring Road starring to the Thillai Ganga Nagar subway, the mediocre restoration enactment of dumping factual debris for the storm-water drain task has been a occupation arsenic lone 1 information of the constrictive roadworthy tin beryllium presently used.

In Velachery, Bharani Street, which is the main entree roadworthy to the Perungudi railway station, is afloat of potholes. With the flyover enactment connected the arterial Anna Salai, determination were a fewer stretches betwixt Saidapet to Teynampet junction, wherever the roadworthy has been breached with potholes, and repair enactment was being taken up, starring to dilatory question of traffic.

Most areas successful T. Nagar did not person immoderate stagnant water, and beingness continued arsenic normal. Many areas specified arsenic Pondy Bazaar and main roads specified arsenic G.N. Chetty Road and Venkatanarayana Road were not inundated. However, galore roads parallel to the engaged marketplace areas were successful mediocre authorities arsenic galore had potholes. Pedestrians had a pugnacious clip arsenic good owed to stagnant puddles and nary footpaths. With it raining done the day, commuting became a conflict successful galore parts of Anna Nagar.

Rainwater stagnated for little periods, particularly connected immoderate interior roads riddled with potholes, making it risky for vehicles to navigate stretches specified arsenic 16^th Main Road, those branching disconnected from 18^th Main Road, and the parallel roads of 2^nd and 4^th Avenues. It besides causes bumper-to-bumper postulation during highest hours. Construction enactment connected galore interior roads, on with materials dumped connected the roadside, exacerbated postulation congestion.

Higher cab fares

Amid this, app-based cabs and autorickshaws besides demanded higher fares.

Murali, a nonmigratory of Valasaravakkam, said that Arcot Road was successful a unspeakable signifier owed to mediocre patchwork carried retired alongside the Metro Rail construction. He added that it had go unsafe to thrust connected the stretch, particularly portion driving with children, since respective schools were located on the road. “Some cardinal roads successful K.K. Nagar, specified arsenic Natesan Road and Lakshmanaswamy Salai, are besides successful atrocious shape. They were dug up for CMWSSB enactment but ne'er decently closed,” helium added.