Water stagnation on roads irks residents of Surveyor Colony
The Hindu
Madurai roads inundated; residents suffer due to improper roads, water stagnation. Residents of Surveyor Colony, Madurai, suffer due to improper roads and water stagnation after rain. Steps taken to fill potholes with stones and sand; road work to take two months.
Main roads and the arterial roads at Surveyor Colony in Madurai are inundated with water, thanks to the few hours of rain that poured three days ago.
The residents, particularly on Thangaraj Street, lament about the never-ending problem of improper roads and water stagnation. “It’s been more than a year since the roads were laid in this area which were dug for installing the Underground Drainage (UGD) system and drinking water supply,” said A. Pandian, a resident.
“The roads have been uneven for a very long time, and we have got tired reporting this to the Corporation several times”, he added.
A. Manickam, who runs a grocery shop in that area, said, “We can never predict the potholes on the roads during the rainy season. A few days back, a kid who was riding his cycle got stuck in a huge pothole on the road.”
“The officials can at least pump out the water using a machine till the road works are done but they just leave the whole area untouched”, he added.
He questioned what would happen if an electric wire fell into the water. “One day we noticed a wire in the water and thankfully we got it removed before anyone got injured,” he added.
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