Marooned residents leave vehicles on flyover fearing heavy rain
The Hindu
They have been parked on the Velachery flyover
Residents who were marooned due to incessant downpour have resorted to using the Velachery flyover as a parking lot for their cars and two-wheelers, hoping to save the vehicles from rain damage.
A resident of Third Street in Ram Nagar, Velachery, said, “In 2015, the streets in our area were completely waterlogged. Our vehicles, parked at home, got submerged. It took several days for the water to recede, and by then, the vehicles became nearly irreparable. We had to spend a huge amount of money to get the vehicles ready. The water level this time too is dangerously threatening. So we brought the vehicle and parked it on the bridge.”
People from the surrounding areas have followed suit. The vehicles have been parked on the bridge in a long line since Sunday morning.