COIMBATORE: The public demanded the authorities to control the speed of private buses plying on Coimbatore-Mettupalayam road by regulating their running time in a bid to cut down on accidents. As time-based competition between buses is a major reason for the mishaps their travel time should be adjusted according to the distance and increasing traffic, said social activists. Due to …
Damaged barricades that were placed on the median, defunct lamp posts, and broken concrete of the median are common on Mettupalayam road in Coimbatore city, posing risks to road users. According to M. Devendran, secretary of Coimbatore District Road Protection Committee, the organisation planted 2,100 saplings on the median on Mettupalayam road for four km from ITI to Viswanathapuram. Though …
