Bad pavements in southern Suburbs of chennai - An opportunity for OMR Riders to create an impact!

Courtesy : The Hindu

Most of the roads in the suburbs of South Chennai lack pavements bringing difficulties for pedestrians.Old Mahabalipuram Road too, popularly called IT Corridor does not stand up to its name.Though it hosts quite a number of IT Companies, the pavements are not yet fully developed and are a
source of complaints for residents and commuters.
Bearing this in mind , The Hindu has come up with an initiative. It has asked residents and commuters in the southern suburbs of Chennai to capture images of bad pavements and mail it to them.These photos will appear in the facebook page( www.facebook.com/chennaicentral) and also will be considered for publication in the newspaper.

The details required are:

Name,
Contact information,
Picture of yourself,
Location of the pavement,
Description of the issue,
Action required,
Image size - not more than 1.5 MB

To be emailed to : myright@thehindu.co.in

This is a good opportunity for OMR Riders to create an impact.
Please email the pictures if you find bad pavements in and around OMR.

And lets have a happy ride!

References:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chennai-suburbs-cry-out-for-citizen-initiatives-and-political-will/article4889526.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/the-road-less-developed/article3750748.ece

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