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With predominant waterlogging successful immoderate of the subways built crossed level-crossings on Tiruchi-Karur section, residents surviving successful the metropolis suburbs person urged the railways to instrumentality steps to resoluteness the problem.
On Tuesday, residents had to wade done rainwater seeping into the subway astatine Pazhur (LC 76) aft mean showers successful the locality implicit the past mates of days.
A ample fig of residents person to walk done the subway for their each time commute. With the railway enactment passing betwixt River Cauvery connected 1 broadside and an irrigation canal connected the other, seepage of h2o into the subway astatine Pazhur and different places is frequent, said K. Thangaraj, an activist.
“Students and others endure a lot. A celebrated navagraha sthalam is besides crossed the railway enactment and devotees person to walk done this subway to scope the temple. Water seepage is perennial successful this subway. Until repairs are carried out, the railway gross astatine LC 67 should beryllium opened,” helium said.
Mr.Thangaraj claimed that the pump relation deployed by a sub-contractor vested with the task of attraction had to instrumentality attraction of 4 subways successful the locality. “He comes from a colony 10 km away. We petition the Railways to deploy the pump relation and attraction idiosyncratic from the section village,” Mr.Thangaraj said.
Civic activist, P. Ayyarappan of Allur said the occupation was communal to the 4 subways astatine Pazhur, Sirugamani, Pettavaithalai and Thiruparaithurai connected the suburbs of the city. “Since the subways are situated successful betwixt a stream and an irrigation canal, the railways should usage due exertion and worldly to forestall seepage of h2o into them,” Mr. Ayyarappan said.
Following representations from the residents, officials from Salem Railway Division inspected the subway. “An technologist was deputed to inspect the spot and the higher authorities of the part person been apprised of the situation. Appropriate enactment volition beryllium taken soon,” an authoritative of the part told The Hindu.
