The Hindu 14.12.2009
Corporation recommends widening of Vayalur Road
Special Correspondent
| Steps to be taken to extend underground drainage system |
CIVIC: Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy (left) chairing a consultative meeting with representatives of consumer organisations in Tiruchi on Friday.
TIRUCHI: Tiruchi Corporation was taking steps to take over road stretches which were under the maintenance of the Highway Department within the Corporation limits, Commissioner T.T.Balsamy has said.
Speaking at a consultative meeting with representatives of consumer organisations here on Friday, Mr.Balsamy said the Corporation would also recommend to the State Highways to widen the Vayalur Road, which has emerged as an arterial road.
Steps were being taken to extend the underground drainage system to the omitted areas in the city.
Work on the laying of the Anna Nagar link road would be expedited. Steps would be taken to remove encroachments in public places in the city and action would also be initiated against roadside eateries which dump waste causing unhygienic conditions.
Owners of vacant plots would be instructed to clean up their sites and action would be taken against them if unhygienic conditions prevail at the sites.
The Commissioner assured to establish a park underneath the Thennur road overbridge in the city. The drive to impound stray cattle would be continued.
Speaking at the meeting, S.Pushpavanam, Secretary, Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu, stressed the need for extending the underground drainage scheme to the omitted areas in the city.
He called for steps to improve hygiene in the Central Bus Stand and removal of encroachments on the Nandi Kovil Street, those between the Central Bus Stand and the Railway Junction and those near the KMC Hospital. Steps should be taken to prevent adulteration of edible oil in some of the retail shops in the Gandhi Market, he said.
Sakunthala Srinivasan, president, Payaneetalar Iyyakkam, urged the Corporation officials to seize consumables and other products, without expiry date, that are sold in the market.
M.Sekaran, President, Federation of Consumer and Service Organisations, urged the Corporation to take steps to construct additional drains near Ranjithapuram. Steps should be taken to prevent discharge of sewage into open drains in Varaganeri and few other places in the city.
City Engineer S.Raja Mohammed, Corporation Health Officer K.C.Cheran, Executive Engineers R.Chandran and S.Arunachalam, S.Mohan, president of the Thennaga Nugarvor Padukappu Mattrum Manitha Urimai Kazhagam, D.Muthukumar, president, Tamil Nadu Nugarvor Sangam, S.Mathivanan, vice president, Thennindia Nugarvor Sangam, and others spoke.
