Rainwater enters shops on South Masi Street

Many shopkeepers were engaged in removing rainwater that had entered their shops on Friday morning.

The heavy downpour witnessed in the city on Thursday evening has resulted in rainwater entering many textile shops located on South Masi Street. The shopkeepers urge the Madurai Corporation officials to rectify the issues with ‘smart roads’ to avoid recurrence of such incidents. Secretary of Tamil Nadu Textile Merchants Association Ashraf Tayub said that on Friday morning many shopkeepers were engaged in removing rainwater that had entered their shops. ‘Smart roads’ were laid on the four Masi streets under the Smart Cities Mission. These roads are entirely laid with concrete and have three underground ducts which are separated by concrete. The first underground duct will have electrical cables, the second will have communication cables and the last one will be used as storm water drains.