madurai the feeder roads of natham main road located beneath the recently constructed natham elevated corridor in madurai are facing obstacles in traffic movement and pedestrian accessibility due to the improper parking of vehicles mushrooming street vendors and the presence of advertisement boardsresidents of the areas like iyer bungalow reserve line and tirrupalai have voiced their concerns about the deteriorating condition of natham main road which was supposed to be improved alongside the construction of the elevated corridor project by the national highways authority of india nhai improper parking primarily by vehicles belonging to travel agencies has become a recurring problem despite efforts by city traffic police to warn vehicle owners and remove encroachments as a result commuting during peak hours has become increasingly difficult said s surya a resident of tirrupalaicomplaints regarding these issues have also been raised by councillors in the east zone who have addressed the matter in the corporation council meetings according to zonal chairperson s vasuki of madurai east zone several eatery shop owners on the feeder roads have placed their advertisement boards in the pathways and interjections further exacerbating the problemthe encroachments caused by parking vehicles and street vendors have witnessed a surge along the reserve line beneath the flyover in response to these concerns the corporation in coordination with the city traffic police is identifying and planning to remove these illegal encroachments within the next weekaddressing the issue of improper parking a senior corporation official clarified that both the elevated corridor and the road underneath it are still under the jurisdiction of the nhai as the beautification work is yet to be completed the nhai is contemplating the establishment of designated parking spaces along the highway to regulate parking effectively regarding the advertisement boards the official mentioned that the civic body under the guidance of the district administration has already begun the process of removing unauthorized hoardings and advertisement boards along the stretchregarding the presence of street vendors a corporation health official stated that the corporation is in the process of registering vendors along natham main road once the corporation in collaboration with the newly formed town vending committee demarcates vending and nonvending zones street vendors will be regulated accordingly