On uncertain ground at Egmore museum

Slabs, either missing or chewed off with rusty steel rods, appear with disturbing regularity at Egmore museum

In the recesses of the Egmore museum, on the northern and eastern sides, a facility integral to the road infrastructure and serving multiple purposes wears a gap-toothed grin. From its outward presentation, one can see this facility serves as a pavement above and at least a couple of things below -- a conduit for utility cables; and when it rains, a stormwater drain.

Slabs, either missing or chewed off with rusty steel rods exposed much like a prey picked clean to the bone by a Peregrine falcon, appear with disturbing regularity. As the facility winds its way, it finds itself in the space right outside the Museum theatre, a well-hoofed section on account of events. Though the carriageway is usually free of vehicular traffic and anyone on shank’s mare can walk down that path, during crowded times, which can result from cars being parked on the carriageway, pedestrians would have a need for this pavement. Events are known to stretch on well into the evening, and during the late hours, these gaps can be missed until one’s feet has sunk into one. The PWD, which bears the responsibility of maintaining the infrastructure at the Museum, has an office parked on the premises.