BJP postpones road blockade on Chennimalai Road
The BJP temporarily postponed a planned road blockade on Chennimalai Road after the Highways Department assured them that long-delayed repair work would start on October 26. Local BJP leaders had protested that incomplete road construction was causing daily hardships for students and motorists.
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Local infrastructure delays directly impact public safety and convenience, highlighting how community pressure can force accountability from government agencies.
BJP postpones road blockade on Chennimalai Road ERODE The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has temporarily postponed its proposed road blockade near the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) bridge on Chennimalai Road, scheduled for Thursday (October 22, 2026), following an assurance from the Highways Department that repair work would begin on October 26. Guru Gunasekaran, district deputy president of the BJP, said the bridge near the Chennimalai ITI had been opened to traffic about four months ago. Though Chennimalai Road had been widened into a four-lane road up to K.K. Nagar, a tar road had been laid only up to the ITI, leaving the remaining stretch up to K.K. Nagar with a gravel surface.
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