Roads edge off into dirt
That really is an apt description of Madurai roads. Even if there are platforms run on either side of the roads as in four Maasi streets and in Nethaji Road, there would still be a gap between the road and platform, where dirt (hard to define it as soil or sand) gets heaped up and trying to spread towards middle of the road.
Recently I’ve read an interesting view of Chennai – Madurai – Periyar – Kochi by an university librarian who works on a ship for ‘semester at sea’ program. She have pretty interesting things to say about Madurai.
Driving through Madurai, it reminded me also very much of the little town outside of Madrid where my Spanish family had their vacation home. …..
But something about how the roads edged off into dirt on either side and the presence of that dirt in the air as it was kicked up by all the people out doing early morning daily shopping (before it gets too hot), and the congregating and chatting and doing business and laughing, the noise, the mopeds, it struck me all as very familiar…
Read the full article at sea ville. (You can also get a good laugh to find an overenthusiastic Keralite professor boasting about Kerala leading other states in IT services!!!)
Amusing to see a comparison with a Spanish town. But it reminds me of the point. Atleast within the main parts of the city, the dirt space between the platform and road can be eliminated. This along with a better rainwater draining (harvesting) system can make Madurai look classy.
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