A noxious mixture below the flyover of Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road

Sewage overflow, garbage dumping, and stray cattle pose challenges near Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road-GST Road flyover.

The vast space under a portion of the flyover of the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road-GST Road is where sewage overflows from a damaged pipe. On the eastern side of the flyover, which links the GST Road to Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, residents dump garbage, which has not been cleared for years. Anti-social elements use this space for consuming liquor at night.

Motorists taking the two service roads face severe hardship from the smell from the sewage and the garbage. This space can be turned into a parking lot to decongest the service road near Pallavaram. The Highways Department has taken steps to beautify the other sections of the flyover, but it has ignored this place.

David Manohar, Chitlapakkam.

A senior official of the Highways Department says the Tambaram Corporation has been asked to clear the garbage and rectify the damaged sewer.

Stray cattle pose a threat to motorists on Rajiv Gandhi Salai where several information technology companies are located. Recently, a large herd of cattle was found occupying both lanes of Rajiv Gandhi Salai near Siruseri, forcing the motorists to drive cautiously.

The stray animals are impounded in areas under the Chennai Corporation. The Highways Department should direct the local bodies located beyond the Corporation limits to impound them.

S. Shyamsundar, Sholinganallur.