Road facilities in Kollam

is a channel for this run away water. This can be easily made if the canals near the roads are
properly used. This flooding causes many diseases during rainy season and also causes heavy
traffic blocks mainly in the cities.

Kerala roads are badly damaged during the rain season. This is due to the construction in
unscientific manner. Many roads are being made only to make the people happy that the
democracy is doing something for
them. This makes some of the
roads even not usable to walk in
monsoon. This is not only the
case with the local roads, it is also
seen in the State and National
Highways.

Figure 2

Although, the National Highways are affected very less manner, it affects the State Highways
very badly. There are many cases in which many of the buses avoid their trip during rainy
seasons, causing problems to the common man.

The wideness of the roads is the another issue. Kerala roads are very small not only in the
distance but also in the width. This is one of the prime reason for increased pedestrians' death in
Kerala. Even the National Highways in Kerala are too short that two vehicles find it hard to
move at a time. Many of the road blocks and accidents are the product of overtaking, which in
turn comes out due to the less wide roads.

Another problem related to Kerala roads is the curves. Many of the curves in Kerala are so steep
that sometime vehicles coming from opposite sides find it hard to spot one another. This is also a

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