CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation is looking at the possibility of redeveloping Loop Road near Marina Beach into a vibrant public space prioritising non-motorable traffic that is also ecologically sustainable. While the GCC recently relocated fish vendors to a newly constructed market to ease traffic along the stretch, the redevelopment project now aims to create a high-value, pedestrian friendly waterfront …
It probably is the most uncomplicated among the multiple traffic bottlenecks that plague Chennai. While the fishermen asserted their traditional right to occupy Loop Road, situated adjacent to the busy but narrow Santhome High Road, the High Court insisted on establishing a legal right to encroach upon a public road maintained by the Greater Chennai Corporation. The stalemate was suspended …
The Madras High Court on Wednesday showed some indulgence towards the fish vendors on the Marina Beach Loop Road in Chennai, and permitted the Greater Chennai Corporation to regulate their business without encroaching upon the carriageway and causing hindrance to free flow of vehicular traffic, on the public road. Balaji adjourned to June 19, the hearing on a suo motu …
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 warned fishermen families against indulging in protests such as blocking of vehicular traffic in protest against an order passed by it last week to evict the fish vendors who had encroached upon the carriageway on the Loop Road of Marina beach in Chennai. Balaji told Additional Advocate General J. Ravindran that …
Around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, silence descended on the usually noisy Marina Loop Road. Earlier in the day, the Greater Chennai Corporation began clearing fish stalls on the western side of the road and by afternoon, it completed the task. On Tuesday, the Madras High Court directed the Corporation to remove all the fish stalls that had encroached upon the …
