Attingal: Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan yesterday assured that all the roads in the state will be repaired before October 15. He said that sufficient funds have been allocated and PWD officials have been briefed for the purpose. Ministers were asked to oversee the maintenance work of roads. The charge overseeing maintenance work of roads in of Thiruvananthapuram district is given to M. Vijayakumar and C. Divakaran, minister for law, sports, and youth affairs and minister for food and civil supplies, respectively. It is not known that who is going to get the charge of Attingal. But whoever it is, let us look at the job in his hand.
Like other roads in Kerala, roads around Attingal are also in a mess. It is better to say which roads are in good shape. Apart from National Highway, there are only three good roads: Kallambalam-Varkkala road, Alamcode-Kadakkavur road and Alamcode-Kilimanoor road. The so-called rubberized tarring was employed on these roads. National Highway is also somewhat okay, with Attingal-Kallambalam part of the highway being almost gutterless. The good list ends there, and all other roads are fields of rainwater harvesting during rainy season.
Attingal-Chirayinkil road and Attingal-Venjaramoodu road are perhaps the two most important roads around Attingal. Both these roads are damaged to such an extent that one daily commuter joked about conducting ‘Maramadi’ competition in these roads. Palace road is in real bad shape, despite the heavy traffic on it after the new traffic arrangement, so are Attingal-Mannakku road, Mananakku-Varkkala road and Korani-Chirayinkil road. The state of by-roads is a lot worse. The gutters in Nagaroor-Kallambalam road and Chathanpara-Nedumparambu road cannot be called mere gutters as these develop into full-sized ponds during rain. Among the by-roads, Navikulam-Kattuputhusseri road is well-maintained. But the happiness ends when the road joins Paripally-Pallickal road, which tests the patience and steering skill of the drivers. Nilakkamukku-Vakkom road looks like a miniature Bahrathapuzha, with some pockets of tar remaining and other places filled by water. Angry commuters have been protesting for long; in fact they have planted banana and some vegetable plants right in the middle of the road as a means of protest.
Like other roads in Kerala, roads around Attingal are also in a mess. It is better to say which roads are in good shape. Apart from National Highway, there are only three good roads: Kallambalam-Varkkala road, Alamcode-Kadakkavur road and Alamcode-Kilimanoor road. The so-called rubberized tarring was employed on these roads. National Highway is also somewhat okay, with Attingal-Kallambalam part of the highway being almost gutterless. The good list ends there, and all other roads are fields of rainwater harvesting during rainy season.
Attingal-Chirayinkil road and Attingal-Venjaramoodu road are perhaps the two most important roads around Attingal. Both these roads are damaged to such an extent that one daily commuter joked about conducting ‘Maramadi’ competition in these roads. Palace road is in real bad shape, despite the heavy traffic on it after the new traffic arrangement, so are Attingal-Mannakku road, Mananakku-Varkkala road and Korani-Chirayinkil road. The state of by-roads is a lot worse. The gutters in Nagaroor-Kallambalam road and Chathanpara-Nedumparambu road cannot be called mere gutters as these develop into full-sized ponds during rain. Among the by-roads, Navikulam-Kattuputhusseri road is well-maintained. But the happiness ends when the road joins Paripally-Pallickal road, which tests the patience and steering skill of the drivers. Nilakkamukku-Vakkom road looks like a miniature Bahrathapuzha, with some pockets of tar remaining and other places filled by water. Angry commuters have been protesting for long; in fact they have planted banana and some vegetable plants right in the middle of the road as a means of protest.
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Yeah! The No.of vehicles occupying the roads is fast growing like fever spreading in our country( god's own not ours).
mostly two wheelers are increasing in a good number because of hike in petrol rates and poor facility provided in ksrtc buses
that is ksrtc is unable to provide enough buses and time management is also very poor.
providing enough buses with good condition can bring down the light vehicles increasing rate.
Also people should form a group in every panchayat and they must consult the respective authorities to get the workdone in their area.
Another soln is to split the road into two( 4 way), thus reducing accident rates. Alternate routes should be encouraged by providing good buses having limited stops
NOte: govt must give contract for a time period including the repairs of the road also. that is only soln for avoiding gutters.