Themaiyan Street a nightmare for motorists

Coimbatore: Motorists using Themaiyan Street at Kavundamapalayam in the city are put to undue inconvenience after the sudden rainfall on Tuesday.
As flyover construction work is being carried out on Mettupalayam Road, traffic was diverted through Themaiyan Street for the past three years. Since the diversion came into effect, the number of motorists using the road has increased but not the quality of the road.
Following the rainfall on Tuesday, the mud road is filled with sludge and stagnant water.
Krishnamanikandan Subramanian, a shopkeeper on the street, said, “The road belongs to the postal department. It is yet to be handed over to the city corporation. The 300m-long road was opened up for public use only three years ago.”
He said dust pollution was high during the summer season on the road.
Whenever it rains, water would stagnant on the road making it slushy. As a result, many motorists skid and fall on the road, he said. Stones were placed at the entrance so that motorists could take an alternative route, but it did not work out.
V Anantha Subramanian, a resident, said, “We held talks with both the postal department and the city corporation several times. But the road is yet to be handed over to the corporation. The road laying work would commence only after the corporation takes over. The progress of the work has delayed further due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
A commuter S Janaki said it is scary to use the road especially on rainy days, but she has no other option because the main road was blocked due to the ongoing flyover work.
“It would be better if the officials lay road at the earliest,” she added. Meanwhile, corporation officials are not available for comment.