Old Hasanur residents seek all-weather road, bridge restoration in Erode district
Residents of Old Hasanur in Tamil Nadu are demanding the construction of an all-weather road and the restoration of a bridge destroyed during the 2025 monsoon. The lack of infrastructure has severely impacted access to healthcare, education, and essential services for the local tribal and farming communities.
Why it matters
It highlights the persistent rural-urban infrastructure divide and the challenges faced by marginalized communities in accessing basic public services.
Residents of Old Hasanur hamlet in Hasanur panchayat of Thalavadi taluk have urged the district administration to provide all-weather road connectivity, by laying a tar road, linking the settlement to National Highway 948 (Dindigul–Mysuru Road), and restoring a bridge that was washed away during the 2025 northeast monsoon.
Nearly 100 families, including around 40 belonging to the Solagar and Urali tribal communities and others from the Lingayat community, live in the hamlet, located about 2 km from the Hasanur bus stop on the National Highway.
Residents said they have been living in Old Hasanur for generations but continue to depend on a damaged earthen road, which becomes slushy during the monsoon, disrupting access to schools, healthcare facilities and public transport. Schoolchildren, elderly persons and patients face severe hardship in reaching the main road.
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