Summary:
The narrow culvert had been causing stagnation of drainage and rainwater near Trichy Railway junction for many years. The corporation said that the Rs 10-lakh widening work could be completed in 20 days. The work to increase the width of the culvert from 2 feet to 3.5 feet was stalled since then. Trichy: In a major relief to the commuters, civil work to widen the existing culvert across Bharathiyar Road near Vazhividu Murugan temple resumed on Thursday after city police diverted traffic through the area. “As traffic diversions are in place, we have launched works on the other portion of Bharathiyar Road, close to Trichy Railway junction on Thursday,” a corporation official said..