Plea for expediting road work at Perundurai

MLA Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam submits petition to the district administration

Claiming that inordinate delay in re-laying the road from Perundurai Police Station to Old Bus Stand had resulted in traffic congestion and inconvenience to road users, Perundurai MLA Thoppu N.D. Venkatachalam submitted a petition to the district administration urging the Collector to take steps to expedite the works. In a petition submitted on Saturday, Mr. Venkatachalam said that the State Highways Department had issued a work order to a construction company for re-laying the stretch at a cost of ₹ 4.35 crore. Foundation stone was laid on September 23, 2020 and work was scheduled to be completed by November 19, 2020. But only less than 10% works, including construction of drainage channels, were completed till now, he claimed. The busy stretch is part of the Erode – Coimbatore main road, which is used by over 1,000 vehicles every day. Since the area has lot of commercial establishments, vehicle movement is very frequent.