TRIVANDRUM -PETTAH - ORUVATHILKOTTA ROAD AT KALLUMMOODU

TRIVANDRUM -PETTAH - ORUVATHILKOTTA ROAD AT KALLUMMOODU 

                      IT IS A MAIN ROAD 3 KM FROM THE HEART OF THE CITY

                     ROAD UNDER WIDENING FOR THE PAST 2 - 3 YEARS

                         SPEAKS FOR ITSELF ON THE TRAVAILS OF CITIZENS

This is a two km stretch. The picture herein is the saga the entire length.  Quite a lot of work has been going on, on the road the past couple of months. Riding a two wheeler or driving a four wheeler is a tough proposition here.

Heavy vehicles including school buses are banned. You can walk. You don't know where the ditches are. The road is full of pot holes. You have no idea where they are. If it rains, it is an understatement because rains are here forever, the road is slushy and unmanageable. Pedestrians have the toughest grind. They have to walk the stretch to board the public transport. You have to be wary of the vehicles as you jump and walk. But it is very safe for them as the vehicles can move only on the first gear or the second gear.  You can safely cross the road at will, as  the vehicles have a hard time negotiating the road that is no longer a road.

By the time the work is completed it is certain you will have to pay through your nose a hefty sum to repair and recondtion your vehicles.

 The road tax we pay has to go for the maintenance of the roads. However even no nam  ke vaste maintenance is possible here.

The silver line is, as we have the assembly elections in 2026, we are sanguine the work will be completed before that. 

Then God will have to save us from the zooming, screaming, roaring vehicles.

We look to that day.

There was an exceptional caption for this photo that was a forward.

Those who successfully negotiate this road can do away with taking the '8' when they appear for  securing their driving licence.