More than a year after relaying work was taken up, the Mada Street near the famous Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai has become a widened concrete stretch to facilitate chariot pulling without hurdles during the Karthigai Deepam festival held from November 14 to 30 in the temple town. Officials of the State Highways, which executed the ₹15-crore project, said the widened concrete Mada Street will provide relief for the devotees on foot. “The concrete flooring of the stretch provides more durability, especially when a large number of visitors use the stretches,” K. Raghuraman, Assistant Director (AD), State Highways (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu.
A part of the 14-km-long girivalam path, Mada Street, spanning two kms, witnesses an average of 2,000 visitors every day. During weekends and holidays, the footfall doubles in the temple town.
Minister for Public Works, Highways, and Minor Ports E.V. Velu inspected basic amenities available on the 14-km-long Girivalam Path and the newly widened Mada Street in Tiruvannamalai town on Sunday as part of Karthigai Deepam festival. Tiruvannamalai Collector B. Murugesh was also present.
