ARIYALUR: The northeast monsoon is around the corner, and residents of Chetti Thirukonam in the district dread of having to endure yet another year of hardship from the lack of proper roads in the village. While funds were finally earmarked in late 2020 for the laying of roads in the village, residents allege of hardly any concrete step having being taken so far towards it.
With a majority of the 300 families residing in the village engaged in agriculture, the lack of proper roads has hit the transportation of produce from the fields hard. The issue is only compounded during the rainy season in the past five years, when even school students find it tough to navigate through the slushy roads.
