1,000 casualties in 10 years: Thoppur a deathtrapThe Eighth Column

by G Ananthakrishnan | Oct 20, 2022 | Civic Issues, The Eighth Column

The Thoppu-Kanavai stretch on the western ghats in Dharmapuri is an example of Tamil Nadu's dismal road safety record

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