Coimbatore, Nov. 26
Casuarina poles that were used to make hoarding structures at vantage points on Avinashi Road still remain intact on Sunday, even after the promise by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) that all such illegal structures would be removed by Saturday. The pole structures are to hold flex banners for the function to be organised by the AIADMK to commemorate the centenary of late MGR.
Though the structure that is alleged to have caused the death of 32-year-old Ragupathy, a software engineer on Saturday had been removed, most of the poles erected in other areas still stand tall creating inconvenience to the public despite being pilloried on social media.
The traffic investigation wing, had however asserted that Ragupathy’s death was because of his vehicle colliding with a tipper. The driver of the tipper was subsequently arrested.
However, things that panned out after the incident created a sensation after a picture showing “Who Killed Ragu”, written on the accident spot, went viral on social media. Though no one knows who wrote them, the words created a huge buzz.
The poles that on average stand at a distance of 20 metres from each other on either side of the road block the pavement completely forcing people to walk on the busy Avinashi Road, in addition to causing nuisance to the motorists.
While in some areas the structures are of medium height and breadth, in a few other locations they are huge and broad and cover a large portion of the road.
Casuarina poles that were used to make hoarding structures at vantage points on Avinashi Road still remain intact on Sunday, even after the promise by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) that all such illegal structures would be removed by Saturday. The pole structures are to hold flex banners for the function to be organised by the AIADMK to commemorate the centenary of late MGR.
Though the structure that is alleged to have caused the death of 32-year-old Ragupathy, a software engineer on Saturday had been removed, most of the poles erected in other areas still stand tall creating inconvenience to the public despite being pilloried on social media.
The traffic investigation wing, had however asserted that Ragupathy’s death was because of his vehicle colliding with a tipper. The driver of the tipper was subsequently arrested.
However, things that panned out after the incident created a sensation after a picture showing “Who Killed Ragu”, written on the accident spot, went viral on social media. Though no one knows who wrote them, the words created a huge buzz.
The poles that on average stand at a distance of 20 metres from each other on either side of the road block the pavement completely forcing people to walk on the busy Avinashi Road, in addition to causing nuisance to the motorists.
While in some areas the structures are of medium height and breadth, in a few other locations they are huge and broad and cover a large portion of the road.