Photo: D. MadhavanHardly half-a-kilometre long, this Link Road connects Thiruverukadu and Poonamallee, two bustling neighbourhoods on the western outskirts, beneath the flyover in Nazarathpet. The 60-feet-wide bitumen road has a high-raised concrete median with zebra markings on it and pedestrian-crossings at regular intervals. Even if a road is maintained by the State Highways Department, as per norms, the street lamps have to be installed and maintained by the respective local body. Officials of Thiruverukadu and Poonamallee municipalities cite lack of funds for not installing street lamps on Link Road. “Steps will be taken to install street lamps on the stretch at the earliest,” says a State Highways official.

Source: The Hindu September 08, 2017 11:48 UTC