CHENNAI: No connecting road has been laid yet to the Rail Vihar residential quarters in Ambattur despite the passing of two years since the quarters was opened.
The quarters has 300 houses, 140 of which are occupied. The corporation floated tenders and finalised contractors to lay the road connecting TIC Road and the Rail Vihar. However, Ambattur Tahsildar intervened saying the corporation should not proceed with the work as the area outside the Rail Vihar was a lake.
On December 28, superintending engineer of Ambattur zone wrote to the Tahilsdar and the Chennai metropolitan development authority, citing the area between TIC road and Railvihar, coming under ward 85, was indeed the city corporation’s land and that it would lay and maintain the road. The civic body is awaiting a response from CMDA before proceeding to lay the road.
“During rains, the mud path gets swampy,” said M Thangaraj, president of Ambattur Rail Vihar Owners’ Welfare Association (ARVOWA). Dheenadhayalan S, the association secretary, too echoed the concerns.
