Highways Dept. to place again Annadurais statue amid AIADMKs protest in Tiruvannamalai

The State Highways Department mentioned that former Chief Minister and DMK stalwart C.N. Annadurai’s statue close to Arunachaleswara temple in Tiruvannamalai city will probably be reinstated at its unique spot  after the completion of storm water drain widening work on the stretch.

Officials mentioned that the present slim drains on Anna Salai, between Tiruvannamalai Taluk workplace and the temple, a distance of round 600 metres, have been constructed through the Nineteen Seventies. 

Drain work

The drain work is being carried out by the Highways Department at a price of ₹3 crore.

Old drains on the stretch have been demolished to assemble new large drains. “The New drains will assist to discharge extra rainwater from Arunachala Hills throughout monsoon. It will assist to forestall inundation of the temple city. The total work will probably be accomplished earlier than the Karthigai Deepam pageant (December 4),” S. Anbarasu, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), State Highways, advised The Hindu.

It comes after the AIADMK cadre famous the sudden disappearance of a bronze statue and plaque on September 25. Subsequently, AIADMK celebration functionaries lodged a criticism with native police. AIADMK normal secretary Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami additionally introduced a protest in Tiruvannamalai city on Friday towards the lacking DMK chief statue.

Highway officers mentioned the statue was relocated safely to the native PWD workplace after the brick pedestal and metal mesh across the statue have been broken. As the brand new drain work might additional injury the dilapidated construction, the statue and plaque have been shifted. The statue will probably be reinstated in a grandeur method as soon as the drain work is finished.

Highway officers mentioned that new drains on key stretches within the city are carried out by them whereas Corporation undertakes new drains, largely in streets.

As per plan, the brand new widened drain will probably be eight toes large and 5 toes in depth to discharge extra rainwater.

The stretch (Anna Salai) will even be widened from its present 7 metres width to 10.5 metres. Two 110 KV transformers and at the least 10 electrical poles will probably be relocated.

Around 20 outlets on the stretch will probably be razed as a part of the work. 

Meanwhile, together with functionaries and celebration cadre, former AIADMK Ministers P. Valarmathi and ‘Agri’ S.S. Krishnamurthy held an indication close to the statue, demanding quick reinstatement of it.