Thoothukudi Corporation discusses about making roads safer; No action plan revealed for encroachment, ramp eviction

Even as hundreds of encroachments along busy roads in this port town continue to hamper vehicular movement, the Corporation held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures to streamline traffic by improving roads and making them safer.

Addressing the meeting, Corporation Commissioner C. Priyanka said there was an urgent need to improve infrastructure to ensure hassle-free movement of vehicles in the town.

Mayor Jegan Periyasamy said the Corporation was committed to creating eco-friendly and sustainable traffic facilities in the coastal town, which attracted a few thousand vehicles every day, with the V.O.C. Port being the fulcrum of its growing economy. With the steady increase in the number of vehicles, the Corporation had to take immediate steps to cope with the growth, he said.

As pollution was a major concern amid growing vehicular traffic and industrial activity, the shift towards electric vehicles should be encouraged, Mr. Jegan said.