The Times of India 22.05.2018
Corpn to replace faulty pedestrian platform slabs
Trichy:
Trichy Corporation has finally decided to replace faulty slabs of the
pedestrian platform in Thennur in the wake of a 46-year-old woman
plunging to death after stepping on one such slab of the platform on the
Cauvery bridge last month. The civic body will take up the maintenance
works across pedestrian platforms in Thennur, Sasthri road and Thillai
Nagar main road at an outlay of Rs 9.50 lakh.
Trichy Corporation has finally decided to replace faulty slabs of the
pedestrian platform in Thennur in the wake of a 46-year-old woman
plunging to death after stepping on one such slab of the platform on the
Cauvery bridge last month. The civic body will take up the maintenance
works across pedestrian platforms in Thennur, Sasthri road and Thillai
Nagar main road at an outlay of Rs 9.50 lakh.
With the underground drainage system
(UGDS) for the city being implemented in a phased manner, the city
spread over 167.2 sq kms relies on storm water drainage to avert a
deluge-like condition. The open drainage canal, besides serving to drain
waste water including sullage on several stretches, is covered with
Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) slabs which serve as a platform for
pedestrians to navigate the arterial roads. However, the pedestrian
platforms in many parts of the city including Thillai Nagar, Thennur,
Sasthri road, Williams road, Woraiyur and Bharathidasan Salai are in bad
shape — broken and with uneven surface — forcing pedestrians to walk
over these portions risking their lives.
(UGDS) for the city being implemented in a phased manner, the city
spread over 167.2 sq kms relies on storm water drainage to avert a
deluge-like condition. The open drainage canal, besides serving to drain
waste water including sullage on several stretches, is covered with
Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) slabs which serve as a platform for
pedestrians to navigate the arterial roads. However, the pedestrian
platforms in many parts of the city including Thillai Nagar, Thennur,
Sasthri road, Williams road, Woraiyur and Bharathidasan Salai are in bad
shape — broken and with uneven surface — forcing pedestrians to walk
over these portions risking their lives.
Latest Comment
with growing
traffic and being a transit point for southern districts, Trichy needs a
lot more attention. NH from Chennai to Madurai via Trichy at Sri Rangam
point needs more elobrate arrangements like, street lights, sign boards
and reflectors.. AIMS should be set up on Trichy for the convenience of
southern districts, being Trichy is at vital point.
traffic and being a transit point for southern districts, Trichy needs a
lot more attention. NH from Chennai to Madurai via Trichy at Sri Rangam
point needs more elobrate arrangements like, street lights, sign boards
and reflectors.. AIMS should be set up on Trichy for the convenience of
southern districts, being Trichy is at vital point.
“Periodical
maintenance is needed, at least once every six months. Corporation
should try to appoint an officer in-charge for every ward to monitor the
soundness of such pedestrian slabs,” M Muthuganesan, executive member
of Trichy Intra-City Development Endeavours (TIDES), said.
Acknowledging the need to overhaul the
platforms, Trichy Corporation has said that faulty slabs in ward number
50 and 56 covering major arterial roads including Thillai Nagar,
Sasthri road, and Thennur high road would be replaced within next two
months. “The maintenance work proposed at Rs 9.50 lakh will be completed
within a couple of months of commencement. Gradually, a few more
stretches of pedestrian platform will be overhauled,” an official source
said. Corporation has floated a tender to identify an appropriate
contractor for carrying out the maintenance of pedestrian platform in
Thennur and adjacent localities.
