Work on reconstructing culverts moves at a snail’s pace

Residents are forced to take detours along badly laid roads to reach their destinations

The Tiruchi Corporation has been reconstructing culverts on Thillai Nagar main road for smooth flow of drainage. The work, which began nearly seven months ago at some sites is yet to be completed, inconveniencing road users, residents complain.

The civic body undertook the work to ensure free flow of sewage and also ensuring space for rainwater to seep in. The work, at a cost of ₹99 lakh, is under way at14 places on Thillai Nagar Main Road and Thillai Nagar East Extension as part of the Area Based Development. It involves cleaning out the drainage, removing obstructions including encroachments to ensure streamlining the flow and constructing a culvert for free flow of traffic over it.

However, residents of Thillai Nagar and those who travel to the area for other needs complain that the work was being undertaken at a snail’s pace.

While the project began at Thillai Nagar First Cross months…

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