Secretariat is a mess; no washroom, no water for public | Chennai News

Omjasvin.MD@timesofindia.comThe state’s Secretariat is buckling under mounting footfalls, haphazardly parked vehicles, absence of washrooms and drinking water facilities, besides poor canteens.With scores now coming to greet the new chief minister and ministers, the corridors are packed to the rafters. Officials say the daily footfall at the complex located on the 400-year-old Fort St George campus,…

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Ludhiana dropped no-trench plan, roads have been disappearing. | Ludhiana News

Road collapse at Saggu Chowk in Ludhiana Ludhiana: Political bickering over a trenchless sewer project has left motorists driving over dangerous subterranean voids.Three years ago, the municipal corporation proposed this system to replace the city’s failing, century-old brick drainage network. The ₹154-crore plan specifically targeted the highly vulnerable DMC Road stretch from Saggu Chowk to…

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