Coimbatore: Dug as much as lay water pipelines, Edayarpalayam traffic signal has made the lifestyles tricky for the commuters and the local citizens alike. While shopkeepers were pressured to down their shutters because of dust problem, travelling on the stretch has grow to be a nightmare for the commuters.
Edayarpalayam traffic signal, the place Thadagam Road meets Vadavalli Road, was dug up for laying water pipelines to Thondamuthur below the Combined Water Supply Scheme more than a month in the past.
When TOI visited the spot, a huge pit surrounded by way of lots of mud was found on the signal, making commuting tricky. To upload to the woes, traffic gentle posts, the place were removed for the work, were dumped at a side. In the absence of traffic signal, heavy traffic snarls are a not unusual sight on the peak hours, with several faculty and school buses plying on the street.
Residents and store house owners mentioned the work had been going on for around one-and-a-half months now. “The space sees heavy traffic from 8am-11am day-to-day. There are days when vehicles are covered up for nearly 1km stretch until Kovilmedu,” mentioned P Padmanathan, an autorickshaw driver.
R Gopal, every other autorickshaw driver, mentioned the traffic gentle posts on the junction were dismantled for work. “Rarely can we see a traffic cop to man the vehicular motion. When there are traffic snarls within the evenings, we come forward to keep an eye on the traffic,” he mentioned.
Shopkeepers on the space mentioned the bad state of the junction and the adjoining Vadavalli Road had pressured them to close down their stores for the previous one month. “When they dug up the street, the dust was unbearable. So i shut my store,” mentioned T Krishna Thirumani, who runs a grocery store on Vadavalli Road near the junction. “The situation of the street is bad even now. Only one vehicle could pass at a time,” he mentioned.
When contacted, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) officers attributed the slow pace of labor to the usage of 700mm diameter mild metal pipes for the challenge. “Welding those pipes is difficult as we have to align them each and every 5m,” mentioned an legit. He mentioned they would close the pit by way of Friday night and then go for water trying out.
Edayarpalayam traffic signal, the place Thadagam Road meets Vadavalli Road, was dug up for laying water pipelines to Thondamuthur below the Combined Water Supply Scheme more than a month in the past.
When TOI visited the spot, a huge pit surrounded by way of lots of mud was found on the signal, making commuting tricky. To upload to the woes, traffic gentle posts, the place were removed for the work, were dumped at a side. In the absence of traffic signal, heavy traffic snarls are a not unusual sight on the peak hours, with several faculty and school buses plying on the street.
Residents and store house owners mentioned the work had been going on for around one-and-a-half months now. “The space sees heavy traffic from 8am-11am day-to-day. There are days when vehicles are covered up for nearly 1km stretch until Kovilmedu,” mentioned P Padmanathan, an autorickshaw driver.
R Gopal, every other autorickshaw driver, mentioned the traffic gentle posts on the junction were dismantled for work. “Rarely can we see a traffic cop to man the vehicular motion. When there are traffic snarls within the evenings, we come forward to keep an eye on the traffic,” he mentioned.
Shopkeepers on the space mentioned the bad state of the junction and the adjoining Vadavalli Road had pressured them to close down their stores for the previous one month. “When they dug up the street, the dust was unbearable. So i shut my store,” mentioned T Krishna Thirumani, who runs a grocery store on Vadavalli Road near the junction. “The situation of the street is bad even now. Only one vehicle could pass at a time,” he mentioned.
When contacted, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) officers attributed the slow pace of labor to the usage of 700mm diameter mild metal pipes for the challenge. “Welding those pipes is difficult as we have to align them each and every 5m,” mentioned an legit. He mentioned they would close the pit by way of Friday night and then go for water trying out.
Pipeline work throws life out of gear at Edayarpalayam
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May 04, 2018
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