With many residents returning home after spending their Pongal holidays outside Chennai, there was a surge in traffic on all National Highways and State Highways leading to the city.

Perungalathur was choked with vehicles on and vehicular movement was sluggish. More than 200 policemen deployed between Chengalpattu and Tambaram were struggling to control the heavy flow of traffic.

Since there ia heavy  inflow of vehicles towards Chennai, toll plaza at Paranur near Chengalpet is not collecting fare from vehicle-owners.

There was heavy traffic congestion at Perungalathur, as most of the traffic from the southern districts passes that way.

Traffic from Guduvanchery to Perungalathur was moving at a snail’s pace.