Overflowing Vaigai compounds traffic woes on arterial roads
The Hindu
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Madurai
Overflowing Vaigai river water has compounded the traffic woes in Madurai city which is already facing congestion in Goripalayam junction after demolition of Kuruvikaran low-level bridge and Obulapadithurai causeway.
Piling up of vehicles, from two-wheelers to buses on Alagarkoil Road up to Tamukkam, on Panagal Road up to the entrance of Government Rajaji Hospital, Palam Station Road up to Kalpalam junction is a common sight, as all vehicles from Tamukkam and Anna bus stand have to take only A.V. Bridge due to overflowing Vaigai river that has submerged the causeway under Kalpalam New Bridge.

The Karnataka government has drafted a comprehensive master plan for the integrated development of Kukke Subrahmanya temple, the State’s highest revenue-generating temple managed by the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department. The redevelopment initiative is estimated to cost around ₹254 crore and aims to enhance infrastructure and facilities for devotees.