The Hindu              04.10.2013

Road and drainage works to be executed

The government has sanctioned Rs. 21.21 crore for the City Municipal Corporation to undertake road repair works, conversion of tar topped roads into bitumen roads, construction of drains and small bridges in the four zones in the city.

Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan, in a press release, said that the bitumen roads would be laid in Anna Nagar Cross Street, Tirumal Nagar and Sriram Nagar in Jagir Ammapalayam in Suramangalam Zone at a cost of Rs. 1.25 crore, in Amman Nagar, Highways Nagar and Rajapuram Cross Street at a cost of Rs. 1.05 crore and at Periyasamy Layout, Mariamman Street and Rathinasamipuram at a cost of Rs. 1.32 crore.

Small bridges would be constructed on Chettichavadi Road and on Margabandu Road. Construction of drains and small bridges would be undertaken on Tamil Sangam Road at a cost of Rs. 1 crore.

Besides this, new drains would be constructed in Ammapet Zone at a cost of Rs. 1.28 crore and roads at a cost of Rs. 88 lakh and Rs. 1.18 crore respectively.

Works would also be carried out in Kondalampatti Zone at a cost of Rs. 1.59 crore and Rs. 1.63 crore in various areas, the release said.