Rain or shine, pedestrians need to be extra careful while using the subway near St. Thomas Mount railway station.
Water seeping through the tiled walls fills the subway, making it slippery. “It is very risky to use the facility,” says Urmila Santhanakrishnan of NGO Colony, Adambakkam.
The persistent accumulation of water in the subway that connects the railway station with Karuneegar Street has been left unattended to for many months now.
P.K. Subramanian, who travels between St. Thomas Mount and Egmore every day, says, “I can understand waterlogging during the rains, but why is it the same even after it stops raining?” The water seepage problem has been there for a long time, he says.
Seepage of water isn’t the only problem plaguing subway users. Huge cracks have appeared on the surface and pedestrians have to do a balancing act.
Highways officials carry out repair works on the main thoroughfare periodically, but are unable to prevent seepage. Commuters want the authorities to act speedily.
A Chennai Corporation official said the highways department would find a solution soon.
