Dharmapuri village remains cut in half: Demand for railway overbridge ignored

DHARMAPURI: Despite residents of Jyothihalli village near Marandahalli petitioning for a railway overbridge for the last five years, no action has been taken by the South Western Railway department. The demand dates back 68 years, to when the village was separated into two halves by the construction of the Salem-Hosur railway line. Last year, residents even boycotted the Lok Sabha elections over the issue.