TN Assembly elections | Civic woes a drag on Tourism Minister’s constituency
The Hindu
Natarajan faces a multi-cornered contest in Tiruchi East
Tourism Minister Vellamandi N. Natarajan who, at the age of 66, secured a handsome victory on his debut in the Tiruchi East Assembly segment in 2016, is now facing a tricky, multi-cornered contest in his bid to get a second term. Spread around the city’s famous landmark, the Rock Fort, the constituency comprises 25 wards of Tiruchi Corporation. The constituency’s civic infrastructure has come under severe strain in recent years, given the high population density and notorious traffic congestion. Unplanned commercial development, teeming residential settlements and narrow roads characterise the constituency. The quadrangle of the West Boulevard Road, Singarathope, the Big Bazaar Street and the NSB Road, which comprise the city’s central business district, is reeling from traffic woes.
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