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‘Steps will be taken to bring Tirupur Corpn. under JNNURM’

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Source : The Hindu Date : 06.07.2009

‘Steps will be taken to bring Tirupur Corpn. under JNNURM’

Staff Reporter

– Photo:M. Balaji

Focus on growth: Corporation Commissioner R. Jayalakshmi explaining infrastructure projects to Principal Secretary to the State Government Niranjan Mardi on Sunday.

Tirupur: Steps will be taken to include Tirupur Corporation too in the Jawarharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to encourage fast track planned development of the city, according to Niranjan Mardi, Principal Secretary (Municipal Administration) to the State Government.

“At the moment, our proposals for inclusion of Tiruchi and Salem Corporations under the ambit of JNNURM are with the Union Ministry for Urban Development for approval,” he told journalists here on Sunday.

So far, only Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai Corporations from the State had been brought under the Mission by the Central Government along with 60 other cities in the country. Dr. Mardi said that the entire infrastructure development works undertaken at various Corporation-run schools in the city at about Rs. 8 crore would be completed this fiscal.

Earlier, Dr. Mardi reviewed the action plan prepared by Corporation officials for the establishment of storm water drains in 175 layouts at Rs. 40 crore, with the funding support of Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW), a development bank based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Last Updated on Monday, 06 July 2009 07:16
 

Subways, bridges beautification work on

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Source : The Hindu Date : 02.07.2009

Subways, bridges beautification work on

Deepa H Ramakrishnan


Corporation recently issued work order for beautification of a pedestrian footpath on the Binny Road bridge


— Photo: R. Ravindran

SET FOR A MAKEOVER: The pedestrian subway near Kannagi Statue on Kamarajar Salai is one of the facilities that will be improved by the Chennai Corporation.

CHENNAI: As part of its efforts to make subways and bridges bright and colourful, the Chennai Corporation has commenced beautification work on several such facilities.

It recently issued the work order for the beautification of a pedestrian footpath on a bridge on Binny Road and the work has commenced.

As part of the Rs.14.90-lakh work, the civic body plans to replace the hand railing with a wall, paste colourful tiles and relay the footpath. The bridge, which is nearly 50 years old, was last widened in 1993. Hundreds of pedestrians, particularly students of colleges, use the bridge over the Cooum connecting Binny Road and Ethiraj Salai.

The side walls of Parthasarathy Bridge, situated in Mint, would be covered with large tiles.

Though glazed tiles are being pasted in other bridges, the civic body has gone for bigger tiles as the area to be covered is quite large. The estimated project cost would be Rs.46.91 lakh and tenders opened on Friday, an official of Chennai Corporation said.

A pedestrian subway near Kannagi Statue on Kamarajar Salai would be renovated using granite slabs on the side walls and the floor. Additional lighting and new stainless steel hand rails are also to be provided under the Rs.33.60-lakh project.

For the proposed greening of space beneath the flyover on G.N. Chetty Road, bids received from various contractors are being scrutinised. The project is estimated to cost Rs.7.35 lakh.

Work on the beautification of a vehicular subway at Nelson Manickam Road in Nungambakkam at the cost of Rs.35 lakh using glazed tiles depicting the culture and heritage of the State is in progress.

An official of the Corporation said that the beautification efforts were part of the measures to make travelling a little more pleasurable for the residents. Mayor M. Subramanian had announced these works in the budget for this fiscal.

Last Updated on Thursday, 02 July 2009 07:47
 

Ripon Building renovation

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Source : The Hindu Date : 27.06.2009

Ripon Building renovation

CHENNAI: The Ripon Building will be renovated under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin informed the Assembly. The Centre has sanctioned Rs.6.1 crore. The Chennai Corporation had proposed to the Centre the renovation project to conserve the original glory of the building.

Last Updated on Saturday, 27 June 2009 05:46
 


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