Singampunari villagers lay siege to union office over substandard roadwork

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Villagers laid siege to the Singampunari Union Office present connected Tuesday to protestation the nonaccomplishment of authorities to afloat renovate a damaged road.

Over 200 families unrecorded astatine Bharathi Nagar, located wrong the Annaikkaraipatti Panchayat adjacent Singampunari successful Sivaganga district. The roadworthy connecting Bharathi Nagar with the Kirungakottai main roadworthy was laid respective years ago. At that time, the residents had complained that the enactment was of mediocre quality.

The information of the roadworthy yet deteriorated wholly and it developed respective potholes and craters. This caused hardship to schoolchildren, alleged the protesters. Despite galore petitions to the authorities acrophobic to repair the road, enactment was not taken.

In this situation, alternatively of relaying the roadworthy entirely, officials precocious took steps to bash spot work. Angered by this, the villagers laid siege to the Singampunari Union Office and engaged successful a heated statement with the officials. The protestation was yet called disconnected aft officials held talks and offered a compromise.

Published - February 17, 2026 08:12 p.m. IST

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