Chennai: MRC Nagar residents association moved Madras high court seeking a direction to Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) and Chennai city traffic police to check traffic congestion, obstruction of public roads, encroachment on pavements and severe sanitation issues prevailing for several years.The association alleged that obstructions are caused by unchecked and unregulated activities of Chettinad Vidyashram School, Sun TV Network Ltd and illegal commercial activities in the area.Admitting the plea, the first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan directed the authorities to respond to the plea in four weeks.The petitioner said vehicles belonging to employees, visitors, vendors, and supporting staff of the aforesaid establishments are illegally parked on both sides of narrow residential roads such as Janaki Avenue, MRC Nagar Main Road, Vasantha Avenue, Sathyadev Avenue, South Beach Avenue and Kasthuri Avenue. This reduces the effective width of the roads to a single lane, resulting in constant traffic congestion, posing danger to residents.“Ambulances and fire tenders find it hard to access the area,” the association said.
