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Plea to build bridge across the river in flood-prone areas
Appealing to District Collector R. Sukumar to construct a flyover across the river flowing near their village, a group of people from Chidambarapuram near Kalakkad submitted a petition on Monday.
The villagers from Chidambarapuram said the 77-year-old narrow bridge connecting their village with Kalakkad got submerged whenever there was a downpour in the Western Ghats and hence this structure had become weak. A pregnant woman was washed away in the flash flood on Deepavali eve in 2021 and eight persons have died far at this place.
Hence, the Collector, considering the public safety, should instruct the officials concerned to construct a flyover after demolishing the existing bridge.
'If the government refuses to construct the new elevated bridge, we'll boycott the upcoming Assembly election,' said D. Yogarajan, vice-president of Chidambarapuram village committee.
On behelf of the Dravida Thamizhar Katchi, its district secretary A. Sundar submitted a petition seeking patta for 10 Arunthathiyar families living in Kannanallur Kaspa near Thisaiyanvilai. The families, living there for the past four generations, were paying the taxes to the local body and the electricity bill. Hence, the patta should be given to the families, he said.
