A few days ago I was passing through Perambur Barracks Road (Chennai 600007) near the Sub Registrar's Office, when I happened to notice several manhole chambers (part of the storm water drain) encroaching upon the pavement on one side of the road. These were constructed in a way that caused obstructions to pedestrians at regular intervals. Because of this the pedestrians had to either walk over the obstacles or in the middle of the road and it was a case of being stuck between the devil and the deep sea. Strange as it would seem, further chambers were being newly…
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