TIRUCHI

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to rectify non-functional street lights between Palpannai and Thuvakudi, fulfilling a long-felt need of residents living along colonies off the Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway in the city.

Tiruchi MP Durai Vaiko, who recently held discussions with senior NHAI officials on the status of the on-going projects, said the officials had informed him that a tender had been floated at an estimated cost of ₹3.6 crore and the prrocess would be completed soon and the street lights made functional.

Residents of the locality had been complaining for long over the non-functional street lights. “Based on my request, about 75 additional lights were installed. Though they were functioning, a majority of the existing street lights were not functioning properly,” Mr. Durai Vaiko said.

In a recent representation to the Collector, the Federation for Retrieval of Trichy Palpannai-Thuvakudi Service Road complained that more than 200 street lights on the highway were not functioning. Despite repeated requests and reminders, the problem had not been addressed, posing serious risk to public safety.