One of the two gates installed near the Kapaleeshwarar Temple | Photo Credit: K_V_SrinivasanAt the entry points to the Kapaleeshwarar Temple, barricades have been replaced by metal gates. Kapaleecharam and the Mylapore Residents’ Welfare Association have opted for this arrangement with the objective of promoting pedestrianisation of the stretch outside the temple. The gates, placed at two points on Ponnumbala Vadhyar Street, remain locked, thereby preventing the entry of four-wheelers. One gate has been placed near the temple’s footwear stand off South Mada Street, and the other, near Ambika Departmental Stores off North Mada Street. As the stretch will no longer be crowed, incidents of chain snatching, pick-pocketing and eve-teasing can be expected to come down.

Source: The Hindu September 08, 2017 12:11 UTC