Motorists demand Kanchi causeway be repaired

Used by the residents of Sadhavaram, Orikai and Varadharaja Colony, the causeway, a raised road, was constructed 21 years ago.

According to officials, several hundred vehicles cross the river every day using the road. Locals claimed that the road was left damaged after a spell of heavy rains last year.

Fearing a collapse, most vehicles do not use the causeway and instead prefer to take a circuitous approach to cross the river. Even pedestrians are wary of using the road, they said.

The residents also alleged that the local administration officials are turning a blind eye to their grievance.

“As the causeway is damaged, I travel an extra 2 kilometres and use another route to cross the river. We have asked the municipal officials to repair it but they are not ready to take any action,” said Ganesh, a motorist.

When contacted, Kancheepuram municipality engineer R Mahendran told DTNext, “We will look into the issue and take steps to repair the causeway.”