Residents seek flyover at accident-prone Muthulapuram-Kottur junction

Residents of Muthulapuram submitted a petition astatine the District Collectorate connected Monday, urging the operation of a flyover astatine the accident-prone Muthulapauram-Kottur Junction connected Thoothukudi-Madurai highway.

The petition was submitted astatine the play grievance redress gathering chaired by Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath.

Residents of Muthulapuram colony successful Ettayapuram taluk, led by Karisal Bhoomi Framers’ Association president A. Varadharajan, submitted the petition stating, “frequent accidents and fatalities hap astatine the Muthulapuram-Kottur junction connected the Thoothukudi-Madurai nationalist highway. Due to dense traffic, it has go hard for section radical to transverse the roadworthy safely. Therefore, we impulse the authorities to instrumentality steps to conception a flyover astatine this junction.”

The residents requested that Tasmac liquor outlet should beryllium shifted from its determination which was connected the mode to Muthulapuram arsenic it causes inconvenience to the public.

Fisherman missing

Another petition submitted by K. Vasuki of Theresapuram, on with her household members and Anna Conchdivers Union president M. Isakkimuthu, said: “My hubby Kalimuthu, 42, went sportfishing connected August 19 of this twelvemonth successful a mechanised vessel belonging to M. Dinesh Singh of Tharuvaikulam. On August 21, I received a telephone informing maine that helium had gone missing.” The petition noted that adjacent aft filing a ailment successful Coastal Security Group police, his whereabouts stay chartless and it was inactive unclear whether helium was alive.

Ms. Vasuki urged the authorities to ascertain the presumption of Kalimuthu, and if his decease was confirmed, to contented some decease and ineligible heir certificate. She sought compensation on with acquisition assistance and different authorities payment benefits for their children.