The foremost demand of the residents has been the development of a flyover at trijunction
The Sriperumbudur constituency straddles 132 villages in Kancheepuram district. It will get its identify from Sriperumbudur village, which is soaked in historical Vaishnavite custom and homes the temple of Saint Ramanuja.
The world has seen a fast development in industrialisation due to the institution of quite a few industrial complexes, together with SIPCOT. The constituency additionally has a big residential inhabitants and quite a few academic establishments. However visitors congestion stays a giant subject. The primary grievance of the residents is that the shortage of flyovers at essential junctions on the Chennai-Bengaluru Freeway causes heavy visitors congestion in and round Sriperumbudur.
Within the final decade or so, the constituency has gained prominence for its industrial estates and the fast urbanisation across the varied villages. Heavy automobiles are inflicting extreme visitors congestion.
The foremost demand of residents and industrialists, which stays unfulfilled for greater than a decade, has been the development of a flyover on the trijunction of the Chennai-Bengaluru Freeway, Kundrathur-Sriperumbudur Highway and Perumalpattu Highway linking Oragadam and Kancheepuram.
It is among the closely congested and accident-prone junctions positioned close to the town. The visitors police have additionally highlighted the necessity to submit a minimal of 4 personnel to control the visitors there around the clock.
T. Sukumar, a resident of Kundrathur, says the trijunction bears with heavy visitors throughout the peak hours. Automobiles are piling up for greater than half-a-kilometre.
A number of accidents happen right here day by day, conserving the visitors policemen on their toes, Mr. Sukumar added.
These working within the industrial items rue the time wasted in visitors jams between Sriperumbudur and Sunguvarchatram.
The trijunction is susceptible to accidents. Because the amenities are poor on the Sriperumbudur Authorities Hospital, accident victims are sometimes referred to the federal government hospitals at Chengalpattu or Chennai, resulting in lack of lives, say residents.
The reserved constituency has good sources of water, together with the Chembarambakkam lake, however they endure from poor renovation and maintenance. N. Ayappan, a resident of Manimangalam, is all reward for the paving of roads in sure areas. However he’s upset on the poor upkeep of quite a few lakes. The Manimangalam lake was renovated at a value of ₹2 crore. However a portion of the renovated embankment gave means. The well timed steps taken by the Water Assets Division and the villagers helped to forestall disastrous flooding final 12 months, he says.
Industrialist S. Thyagarajan has a unit that makes vehicle equipment within the SIPCOT complicated at Irungattukottai. He says 1000’s of staff working on the factories in and round Sriperumbudur have been affected by lack of public transport. He desires the federal government to increase Metro Rail and extra bus providers to Sriperumbudur. He additionally desires the second airport undertaking restarted and the toll gate shifted to Sunguvarchatram, moreover the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial hall undertaking fast-tracked.
Mr. Thyagarajan says the commercial items are keen to participate within the renovation of lakes for provide of potable water.
Sanction accorded
Sriperumbudur MLA Okay. Palani says sanction has been given for widening the Chennai-Bengaluru Freeway, and the work on a flyover on the trijunction will start as soon as the highway is widened. Taking credit score for enhancing over 100 roads in varied villages, Mr. Palani says three essential roads, which had by no means been developed till 2016, have been paved. “The roads from Somangalam to Chetpattu, from Padappai to Orathur and from Madambakkam to Kavanoor had been developed throughout my tenure.”
He says that because the residents financial institution on bus transport and given the realm’s spiritual significance, direct bus providers had been elevated from Sriperumbudur to Kundrathur, Perungalathur, Iyappanthangal, Thiruvanmiyur, Tambaram, Vadapalani, Poonamallee and Avadi.