The junction near Sir Ramaswamy Mudaliar School is devoid of traffic signals for the last six months, state residents. News Today has reported the issue already and it seems no action has been taken on the matter.
For more than six months, the junction that has a school nearby has been devoid of traffic lights, leading to chaos. Residents have now stated that they are willing to meet the Corporation Commissioner with regards to the matter as letters to the police haven’t yielded results.
Vice-president of United Welfare Associations – Ambattur, V K Rangaraj, said, “Whenever we take this issue up with the cops, they assure that action will be taken but do not do anything. We do not know the reason as to why the problem is yet to be rectified. This is an important junction and yet things stay as they are. We don’t know whom to hold accountable for the matter either.”
Ramalingam, a resident of West Balaji Nagar, said, “The police say they have got no funds to set things right. But replacing a signal is of utmost importance or else there will be chaos. At present we do not know their solution. I am planning to meet Corporation Commissioner Karthikeyan and hopefully the matter will be resolved.”
General secretary of United Welfare Associations – Ambattur, S Suresh, said he has complained many a time to the Chief Minister’s cell but all his efforts have gone in vain.
Suresh shared copies of the letter he sent to the CM cell along with the response he received. It reads, “Due to an electric fault, the motherboard of the automatic signal has been damaged. A letter has been sent to the company that manages the signals. Until it gets rectified, police personnel will be present at the spot from 6 am to 10 pm and marshals have been deployed to take care of problems.”
However, residents state that despite the presence of cops, traffic looms at large at the spot, leading to blockade and a queue of angry motorists who miss important meets because of the faulty signal.
Residents hope that the issue will be solved soon and things get back to normal at the junction that hasn’t seen a day go by without incidents for the past six months.