The perils of motoring down OMR
The Hindu
Early residents of Sri Jayendra Colony in Perungudi recall the challenges of life on an emerging IT Corridor
Samuel Prabhakaran’s family placed him under curfew for his own safety. “I had to be back home before 8 p.m.,” recalls Prabhakaran, who retired from Air India. “In those days, some stretches in and around Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR) were poorly-lit. Taking advantage of the darkness, robbers would waylay commuters.” This chilling account of what was then the IT-corridor in the making is from the early 2000s. The present Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road takes the cake for terror, Prabhakaran points out.More Related News
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