Contractors asked to repair re-laid roads in Chennai

The re-laid roads in the past three years in Chennai city have already been damaged. Three years is the guarantee period of the contractors concerned and the re-laid roads are damaged within the guarantee period. Residents are complaining that when the north-east monsoon arrives in the city, condition of such damaged roads would be much worse. The Chennai Corporation has asked many contractors concerned to repair the roads that have been damaged. Patullas Road, which was completed in July 2012, at a cost of Rs.19.7 lakh, is among the damaged roads.

In the city, other newly-laid roads are gradually turning into pockmarked stretches after each spell of rain. Referring to stretches such as R.K. Mutt Road, Harrington Road, Third Cross Street, R.A. Puram, Rajamannar Salai, K.K.Nagar, Nattu Subbarayan Street, Mylapore, Mundakakanniamman Koil Street and Vembuliammankoil Street West K.K. Nagar, residents said that these were re-laid recently. Most of the stretches are said to have been damaged because of ‘faulty road compaction,’ said the officials concerned.

The Chennai Corporation officials acknowledge the fact that many of the city roads have been damaged due to water inundation and absence of proper drainage system.