Marina blues: aesthetics versus livelihood in Chennai’s Loop Road

It probably is the most uncomplicated among the multiple traffic bottlenecks that plague Chennai.

The 18.3-metre wide, 2.55-km long Loop Road along the Marina beach in Chennai, offers great close-up views of the Bay of Bengal in its many moods and colours. Near the bend closer to the Light House, the fishermen’s families sell their daily catch to eke out a living. For sure, they have their stalls on the road, and people are always milling about the road, but that comes from a feeling that it has been their hamlet for centuries.

According to the Chennai Comprehensive Transportation…

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