Extensive damage to roads in city-Tiruchirapalli

A view of highly dilapidated Mc Donald’s Road in Tiruchi on Tuesday.— Photo: M. Srinath.

The preliminary assessment by Tiruchi Corporation revealed that the total damage to the roads in the city might cross Rs.80 crore.

Even as the Tiruchi Corporation has begun fresh survey of flood damage to the infrastructure, the preliminary assessment revealed that the total damage to the roads in the city might cross Rs.80 crore.

Going by the details sent by the assessors, a senior official of the Corporation told The Hindu that most of the roads had suffered extensive damage.

The arterial roads such as Bharathiar Road, Williams Road, Birds Road, Rockins Road, Royal Road, Warners Road had suffered damage. Similarly, the rain had inflicted severe damage to the interior, cross and lane roads in K.K. Nagar, Thillai Nagar, Annamalai Nagar, Srirangam, Thiruvanaikoil, Woraiyur and Kumaran Nagar.

Some of them had damaged beyond recognition.

The roads that had withstood the rain till November had turned out to be worse due to the current incessant rain.

“Deep potholes and erosions have been noted at several places on each and every road in the city. Many of them have to be re-laid,” said the official.

Based on the preliminary report, it was estimated that the roads had suffered damage to the tune of Rs.80 crore.

However, exact loss would be known in a day or two. If a road had craters or potholes at 10 locations, it would be brought under the category of fully damaged.

They would have to be relaid.

He said a detailed report would soon be sent to the government seeking funds for relaying and repairing of roads in the city.

Considering the difficulties faced by the motorists, the Corporation would carry out patch up works on roads that had suffered bad damage. The temporary restoration work would be carried out immediately.

Meanwhile, motorists have expressed concern over the poor quality of roads in the town.

Roads have seen extensive erosion on important stretches in different places causing agony among motorists. Gaping holes are surfaced on Tamil Nadu Hotel Road, Railway Junction Road and others. Besides motorcycles, cars and buses find it extremely difficult to drive through the damaged stretches.

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