Fort station bridge closed as construction work begins
The work is expected to be completed in one year; police divert all vehicles, including buses and twowheelers, to Karur Bypass and Thennur bridge to facilitate work
teurised milk at the doorstep of the consumers.
“There are consumers who are unhappy over the reduction in fat content. However, loyal customers of Aavin continue to buy its products,” says Johnson, a grocery merchant, in Cantonment.
Sources in Tiruchi Aavin said the reduction in fat content was done to improve the quality and health benefits of the consumers. It was not aimed at reducing the cost of production. It was selling about 1.5 lakh litres of milk in various variants. There has been no change in the volume of milk. The sales went down by just 2,000 litres of milk.
The Tiruchi District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union was the last one to introduce reduced fat content milk. However, the milk with 4.5% fat content is still available in the market but at a higher price of ₹47 a litre.
The overbridge near the Maris Theatre on Fort Station Road in the city was closed for vehicular movement from Saturday to facilitate the construction of the new structure.
The bridge will be closed for all vehicles, including twowheelers, until its demolition and construction of the new bridge. Buses and other vehicles have been diverted via Karur Bypass and Thennur bridge.
As the 157yearold British era structure had become weak, it was decided to demolish it and to build a new one in its place by the Tiruchi City Corporation and the Southern Railway.
As per an agreement, the civic body will build re
Fort Station bridge closed for traffic in Tiruchi on Saturday.
taining walls and approach roads from the Salai Road end and the Main Guard Gate end at a cost of ₹34.10 crore. The portion of the bridge above the railway line will be widened and constructed by the railways. The bridge is expect
ed to be completed within a year.
In December 2023, the Corporation launched work on widening the approach roads of the bridge. However, the bridge has now been closed for traffic to facilitate its demolition.
The police have installed barricades a few metres ahead of the bridge to alert vehicle users about its closure. Police teams have been deployed in shifts along Karur Bypass to ensure the free flow of traffic.
TIRUCHI: Water level in Mettur dam stood at 61.12 feet on Saturday against the full reservoir level of 120 feet. The inflow was 184 cusecs and the outflow was maintained at 1,000 cusecs.