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Lack of basic understanding in naming City Streets

Sir, When I moved into Jayalakshmipuram some 18 years back, I noticed that the Street in front of my house did not have any name. A detailed study of the area showed…

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Published March 2, 2018 · 2 min read
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Sir, When I moved into Jayalakshmipuram some 18 years back, I noticed that the Street in front of my house did not have any name. A detailed study of the area showed that there were several anomalies. Before listing these anomalies, let me reiterate what I believe should be a logical method of naming of the City Streets:

  1. If East-West Streets are designated as “Main Street” (Mukhya Raste) then North-South Streets would be “Cross Street” (Adda Raste) or vice versa.
  2. Under no circumstances a Main Street can be perpendicular to another Main Street and similarly no Cross Street should be perpendicular to another Cross Street.
  3. The Street number should increase in the same direction. Also, if there is a short Street, it could be designated with a subscript of ‘A’.
  4. If a particular street has an established name, retain that name with the logical street number in brackets

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