Collector orders repair of damaged footbridge in Thirumanjanaveedhi
The Hindu
District Collector A.P. Mahabharathi, along with municipality officials, inspected the damaged Thirumanjanaveedhi footbridge on Tuesday and promised swift action
District Collector A.P. Mahabharathi, along with municipality officials, inspected the damaged Thirumanjanaveedhi footbridge on Tuesday and promised swift action.
The damaged condition of the bridge was reported in The Hindu on July 7.
The bridge, spanning 60 metres in length, is used by residents of Ward 1 and is in a precarious condition.
Mr. Mahabharathi said he had instructed the municipality officials to complete the repair work at the earliest and the cost was estimated to be ₹26 lakh.
Mayiladuthurai Municipal Commissioner Shankar and Water Resources Department officials accompanied the Collector.
The Congress government including controversial farm legislations that had been brought in and later withdrawn by the BJP-led government at the Centre as the reference points for the Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission (KAPC) has ruffled the feathers of farmers’ leaders and agricultural economists who had expressed their ideological support to the Congress.