Traffic bottlenecks choke OMR due to wrong-side driving, illegal parking | Chennai News

Chennai: A ride from Thiruvanmiyur Junction to Sholinganallur, which could be covered in 15 minutes until a few years ago, now takes 40 minutes. Reason: Wrong-side driving, U-turns, CMRL work, haphazard parking and poor enforcement at service road junctions.The 13-km stretch between Madhya Kailash and Sholinganallur on Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), one of Chennai’s busiest…

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Power cut fury spills onto city streets as residents block roads, lay siege to EB offices | Chennai News

Chennai: There seems to be no end to the power cut woes and sleepless nights for city and suburban residents.On Saturday night, the residents of Muttukadu, Tiruporur and nearby areas blocked the traffic on ECR and OMR as their areas plunged into darkness. While residents of Perambur thronged the street, agitated over power supply interruptions…

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