Coimbatore: With the incessant rain turning Kumudhan Nagar main road, which connects Vilankurichi main road with third bus stop at Cheran Maanagar, sludgy and unusable, residents have demanded the city corporation to relay the road at the earliest.
Pointing out that the city corporation had dug up the road to lay drinking water pipelines and provide household water connections about 10 months ago, N R Ravisankar, president, Consumer Awareness and Protection Association, said, “After the work, they just covered the dug-up area, instead of relaying the road. Now that the road is filled with sludge following the continuous rainfall, the road has become unmotorable.”
According to him, the 40ft-wide road usually sees heavy vehicular movement with a large number of people travelling between Vilankurichi road and residential areas such as Kumudam Nagar and Cheran Maanagar. “As potholes are filled with rainwater, motorists can’t get any idea of their depth and two-wheeler riders often fall down while negotiating them.”
Another resident, A C Aravind Gupta, said the road had become slippery and difficult to use, especially when one was in a hurry. “A few months ago, the city corporation had relaid the interior roads at Kumudam Nagar.”
Ravisankar said they had made several representations to the civic body to restore the road, but to no avail. “The corporation should give priority to restore the main roads.”
When contacted, city corporation officials assured to relay the road as early as possible.