With the Chennai Bypass in Tiruchi turning out to be a major traffic bottleneck on the Chennai-Tiruchi-Madurai National Highway section, following the closure of an overbridge on one of the carriageways, the district administration has announced traffic diversions on various highways around Tiruchi in an attempt to reduce the volume of traffic passing through the city. Traffic diversion Meanwhile, the …
The abandoned government residential quarters in Manapparai in Tiruchi district has turned into a haven for anti-social elements, causing concern among residents. With anti-social elements frequenting the deserted premises, which has 60-odd dwelling unis, the residents in the neighbourhood live in constant fear. According to K. Mohamed Hussain, town secretary of the Communist Party of India, these empty and dilapidated …
