more-in For hundreds of residents of Perumbakkam slum board tenements in Thazhambur panchayat limits direct access to the Semmancheri bus terminus has been cut off, thanks to the recent civic work. A portion of a connecting road has been dug up for laying of culverts to ensure smooth flow of water from a channel to reach the nearby marshland. Because of this, the residents face the ordeal of walking through the construction site to reach the terminus. “A diversion route has been made available through the Semmancheri tsunami quarters for residents of a large private apartment complex and a school. But no alternative arrangements were made for residents of the Perumbakkam slum tenements,” said Arokyasamy, a vendor of utensils. For residents, including schoolchildren, to reach the bus terminus, they have to walk at least a km more or cut across the construction site that has become slushy and slippery, thanks to overnight rain. Residents claimed that since provision had not been made for rainwater to reach the marshland, the ground floor apartments were flooded. “Culverts had been constructed only to take water from the private apartment complex side,” said Srinivasan, a tea vendor. Sources in the Kancheepuram district administration said that work would be speeded up and by Saturday the deck slab would be constructed. “We will make alternative arrangements for pedestrians,” said an official.

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