Paper Mills Road in Perambur has worn through near the Sembium, Venus and Peravallur bus stops, and the Corporation says only temporary patching is under way for now.
MTC buses run this way all day. The potholes on Paper Mills Road sit on that route, near the Sembium, Venus and Peravallur stops and close to Krishna Store, and the road also carries a steady stream of cars and two-wheelers. Kannan, a resident, said motorists have to slow down and weave around the holes, which causes congestion at the morning and evening peaks, and that the undersides of two-wheelers scrape the road.
The road was damaged more than a month ago. The northeast monsoon rain since then has widened the holes and spread the uneven patches along the carriageway.
“The tar surface has come off after the rains in the past few weeks making the potholes bigger,” said Praveen, another Perambur resident, who also wants the damaged portions re-laid rather than filled. Dust thrown up by passing vehicles is another complaint from people walking along the road.
Patching first, no date for relaying
A senior Greater Chennai Corporation official said this week that temporary repairs had begun on the damaged stretches and that the potholes were being filled. No date has been given for a permanent re-laying of the road.
The patching belongs to a citywide drive. On 2 November, the Corporation, பெருநகர சென்னை மாநகராட்சி (Greater Chennai Corporation), flagged off 12 vehicles from the Ripon Buildings campus for road patch work in all its zones, on the Chief Minister’s instructions.
The programme has ₹21.80 crore set aside, ₹9.25 crore of it for main roads and the rest for other roads.
Permanent relaying is governed by different rules. In a release a day earlier, the Corporation said that under the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission (CMIUDM), old road layers must be fully removed before a new road is laid, with inspections and strict action for violations.
Night is the hardest time on the road. Some stretches are poorly lit, and Kannan said motorists cannot spot the potholes there after dark.
Where the stretch stands
The patch work continues on the damaged sections of Paper Mills Road, with no completion date announced and no date yet for re-laying the full carriageway.
Checked against official sources on 11 November 2026.
