Every year, after the rains, motorists in the city have to battle two problems: potholes and dust-filled roads. In
a city which has more than 350 km of bus route roads managed by the
Chennai Corporation, cleaning of roads is one area that remains
neglected. A few arterial roads, including Anna Salai and Poonamallee High Road, are maintained by the State highways department. More @ the Hindu
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Gunaseelan, who commutes by two-wheeler from Ambattur to his office on
Anna Salai, finds the combination of exhaust fumes from
poorly-maintained buses and mud debris from rain-damaged roads
unbearable. It could also pose various health
hazards, apart from the risk of accidents caused due to irritation in
the eye and vision problems.
In his post on the Friends of Chennai (FOC) website, a social initiative by The Hindu,
Mr. Gunaseelan says, several roads such as Mayor Kabalamurthy Salai,
Velachery Main Road, Suryanarayana Road in Royapuram, Tiruvottiyur High
Road, P.T. Rajan Salai, Anna Salai and C.T.H. Road have turned into dust
bowls, thanks to the inaction on the part of the civic body in removing
mud from roads.
Anand Balan R., a resident of
Karayanchavadi, says he suffers from breathing problems, driving
frequently between Porur and New Avadi Road. He faults the Corporation
authorities for not bringing in a system, similar to conservancy
operations, to clean arterial roads. Alston Daril, in
his post on the FOC site, says bikers wearing white shirts have little
chance of reaching their workplace without being covered in black
exhaust fumes and dust.
A senior official of the
civic body says there is no separate department to take care of cleaning
roads, especially bus routes, and it is the responsibility of local
officials in the 15 zones to clean roads in their divisions.
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