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Coimbatore: Irregular construction of drains along the Nanjundapuram Road has left sewage overflowing on the road. To provide some relief, the highways department dumped mud dug out for laying the drain on the overflowing sewage. "When they (highways department) began constructing this part of the drain, they blocked the drain on the other side. This led to overflowing and the sewage has inundated the road," said Baskaran R, a 60-year-old security guard. Residents of the area are struggling to cross the stretch as sewage has inundated more than half the stretch.Around one week ago, the highways department began constructing a small stretch of the drainage on the road..