Poor maintenance of Palakkarai RoB takes a toll on motorists
The Hindu
It was constructed 20 years ago by State Highways Department
Uneven surfaces and widening gaps at joints on Palakkarai road overbridge (RoB) pose severe hardship to motorists. It is among four major road over bridges constructed about 20 years ago by the State Highways (Projects) Department. The Palakkarai RoB acts as an important link in the city to commute between Bheema Nagar to Palakkarai and Melapudur. The RoB came as a relief to the motorists, who suffered due to frequent traffic mess on Palakkarai main road for several years.The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.