Roads are for motorists and pavements are for predestrians. But in Chennai city, pavements are open trash yards. The already narrow footpaths are filled with construction debris and tree branches, and other waste.

Garbage and tree branches dumped on the pavement on Hall Road in Egmore leaving no space for pedestrians.
Photo: R. Ragu

The damaged footpath is preventing pedestrians from using their rightful space on Harrington Road in Chetpet.
Photo: R. Ragu

Pedestrians were forced to walk on the carriageway construction material occupies all the space on the pavement at Chintadripet bridge. The gravel was unloaded here to replay the footpath but the Greater Chennai Corporation is yet to start work.
Photo: R. Ragu

An elderly woman struggles to walk on the pavement on Chitadripet which is filled with gravel.
Photo: R. Ragu




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Garbage and tree branches dumped on the pavement on Hall Road in Egmore leaving no space for pedestrians.
Photo: R. Ragu

The damaged footpath is preventing pedestrians from using their rightful space on Harrington Road in Chetpet.
Photo: R. Ragu

Pedestrians were forced to walk on the carriageway construction material occupies all the space on the pavement at Chintadripet bridge. The gravel was unloaded here to replay the footpath but the Greater Chennai Corporation is yet to start work.
Photo: R. Ragu

An elderly woman struggles to walk on the pavement on Chitadripet which is filled with gravel.
Photo: R. Ragu
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