Chozhinganallur: Old Mamallapuram Road, OMR, is a 20 km long six-lane highway. There is always traffic on this road.
A few years ago, a mall was built on this road in Okkyam Durai Pakkam area. With the exterior construction completed, work was halted.
In this case, the building is being converted for other uses. As a result, the entire building built for the mall is being demolished. The building is demolished by modern machines.
When it is demolished, the dust that comes out of the building flies in the air and falls into the eyes of motorists. Due to this, some two-wheeler drivers stumble and get into accidents.
Similarly, due to dust falling on passengers traveling in autos and buses, their eyes are affected; Respiratory problems also occur.
At the rear of this building, there are apartments and a college. A 50 feet wide dirt road leading here is adjacent to the building.
Residents and college students walk through it. Demolition of a building without proper protection is likely to cause accidents to pedestrians.
People said:
Already, we are struggling with dirt roads. In this, as the building debris falls into the eyes of cement dust, the motorists stumble and fall.
Even after telling the corporation officials, no action was taken. On Anna Road, a young woman passed by when an old building was demolished, tragically died. Who is responsible if such an accident happens?
Thus they said.
When we asked the corporation officials, we insisted on demolishing it with proper barricades.
The demolition company did not take our speech for granted. If we keep insisting, people give us opportunities through representatives. They said they don’t know what to do.