Service road width should not be reduced, say residents welfare organisations
Residents' welfare organizations in Kattur and Ariyamangalam are opposing the reduction of service lane widths on the Tiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway. They are calling for adherence to a 2019 High Court directive that mandates a wider service road to accommodate necessary infrastructure.
Why it matters
This highlights the conflict between government land acquisition policies and local community needs for safe and functional road infrastructure.
Residents’ welfare organisations of Kattur and Ariyamangalam in the city, who were fighting for the formation of service lanes for several years, have strongly opposed the move to reduce the width of the service lanes to be built between Palpannai and Thuvakudi along Tiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway.
They have urged the government to go by the 2019 directive of the Madurai Bench of the High Court on the issue.
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