Years of wait for residents in at least eight villages near Ambur town in Tirupattur came to an end on Saturday, as the work on high-level bridge across Palar river, connecting Minnur and Vadakarai villages in Madhanur panchayat union, commenced.
Residents, who are mostly farmers and small traders, said the new bridge was a long-standing demand of remote villages across the river to reach big towns like Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpet and Madhanur on the Chennai - Bengaluru Highway (NH 44) for accessing basic facilities, including government schools, primary healthcare centre, banks, ATMs, bus terminus, taluk office and community centres.
