Yesterday, Sunday July 20, on my way home from the Rangammal Hospital and my appointment with Dr. Ratna Vel a visiting dermatologist from Apollo Hospital, Chennai, decided to walk back via the Ring Road which is currently under construction.
The almost 2 km section of the Ring Road I was walking on, cuts through virgin countryside at the back of the Samudram Eri south of Arunachala. The area is very familiar to me as I often walked my doggies through the hitherto unspoilt countryside at the back of the Samudram.
I recently talked with an Engineer involved in the Ring Road construction and he mentioned that this section of the road is expected to be fully completed and open within 2 years.
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| The road is being built to eventually accommodate 4 traffic lanes |
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| Perumbakkam road bisecting the Ring Road at junction |
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| Road although unoffically opened is already being used by local traffic |
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| View of farmland from the Ring Road |
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| One of the many culverts that will be run under the Road carrying water to the Samudram Eri |
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| Large country house, its 10 acre land has been bisected by the encroaching Ring Road |
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| Lorries and even local buses already using this section of the Ring Road |
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| Another Farm which has been bisected by the ring Road |
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| Small community of Samudram Village |
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| View of Samudram Eri with Arunachala Hill in the background |
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| Another Culvert being incorporated under the Ring Road |
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| Closer view of the same culvert, water will be channelled onto the Samudram underneath the bridge |
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| Some house nearby is going to be getting a nice thatched roof! |
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| View of the beautiful hills surrounding this part of Tiruvannamalai |
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| Bund on the side of the Samudram Eri, nearly at my destination |
