Traffic congestion in Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar on Wednesday due to dug-up road
The Hindu
Chennai Metro Water had dug a portion of a road to lay a water pipeline and it had not been relaid properly
Traffic congestion was reported on the arterial Jawaharlal Nehru Road connecting Thirumangalam, Anna Nagar and Padi areas on Wednesday morning. Incoming vehicles from Padi and other areas towards Koyambedu piled up between Anna Nagar and Thirumangalam. Traffic was disrupted as the Chennai Metro Water dug up a portion of the road to lay pipelines in Thirumangalam, on Tuesday night and that portion was not relaid properly. Motorists had a harrowing experience while crossing the stretch in the busy morning hours, as they had to encounter bumper-to-bumper traffic on the road. Office-goers struggled to reach their destinations on time.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.