The Hindu              19.12.2013

Mettupalayam to get new bus stand

Staff Reporter

State Government sanctions Rs. 2.05 crore

Mettupalayam will have a new bus stand by March 2014 as the State Government has sanctioned Rs. 2.05 crore for the same.

According to sources, the work for modernising the bus stand began on Friday with Mettupalayam MLA O.K. Chinnaraj laying the foundation.

The Government has sanctioned the money under the infrastructure gap filling fund.

The new bus stand would have new flooring with paver blocks, new toilets, passengers’ waiting rooms, including an exclusive room for women, drinking water facility, tiled flooring and storm water drain facility.

Foundation stone

Mayor S.M. Velusamy laid foundation stone for development works worth Rs. 14.72 crore.

According to a release, he launched the road laying work in Duraisamy Layout in Ward 39.

The cost of the project was Rs. 67.50 lakh. In LML Colony, he launched the road laying work.

He launched similar projects in Ganapathy Pudur, Namachivayam Nagar, Chinnavedampatty, Brindhavan Colony and Kothari Layout.

The Hindu               18.12.2013

Infrastructure projects set to take off in Coimbatore

Three major projects that are among the much-awaited infrastructure development proposals for the city are expected to start taking shape next year.

An official of the State Highways Department here told The Hindu on Tuesday that the design and project cost have been finalised for the Gandhipuram flyover. The detailed project report, estimate and design details are ready.

It is proposed to construct a three-tier (ground plus two-tier) flyover at a total cost of about Rs. 160 crore. Bids will be invited soon for the project.

The flyover was mooted in 2010 and works were to commence last year. However, in an effort to reduce the number of buildings that will be affected by the project, the proposal went back to the design stage and it was planned to have a two-tier flyover. Now, it has been finalised to have a three-tier flyover, the official said.

K. Kathirmathiyon, secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause, says the flyover should have been inaugurated in February this year.

However, the proposal has been revised several times and at least now it should be completed. Any further delay will defeat the purpose of the project.

Another flyover planned in the city is at Ukkadam. The detailed project report and design are ready and in the first phase only land acquisition and shifting of utility lines will be taken up. This is expected to cost a little more than Rs. 45 crore and a proposal has been sent to the State Government for this. Only after completing the first phase would the construction works start, the official said.

On the western bypass, the official said that a proposal was finalised and submitted to the District Road Safety-cum-Traffic Advisory Committee two months ago. The project envisages a 32-km road from Madukkarai to Narasimhanaikenpalayam. After getting the committee’s approval, the land plan schedule will be prepared and administrative sanction will be sought for land acquisition.