Summary:
During the rains that lashed the City for the past three days, the approach road of the bridge on Kallar on the Arakkonam - Kancheepuram road, developed cracks. The cracks have left the road with huge pits in several places, leaving the soil on the verge of landslide. The locals said the old Kallar bridge was damaged nearly ten years ago and the new bridge was built after prolonged delay. When contacted, a senior highways official said the contractor had dug up the corners of the approach road to lay crashguard but has not finished the road. Works to strengthen the bridge building retaining wall will be taken up next year.”.