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Work on new bus terminus in Vellore to begin in January

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The Hindu       10.11,2019

Work on new bus terminus in Vellore to begin in January

District Collector presiding over the consultation meeting in Vellore on Saturday.

District Collector presiding over the consultation meeting in Vellore on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: C. VENKATACHALAPATHY

Stakeholders make suggestions at Smart City implementation meeting

Construction of a new bus terminus is expected to commence from January after getting preliminary clearances. It is expected to be completed by December 2021.

The Vellore City Municipal Corporation (VCMC) will undertake the construction under Smart City programme envisaged be the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at a total estimated cost of ₹45.61 crore in the existing land of 9.25 acres.

Announcing the details, V. Srinivasan, Assistant Executive Engineer, VCMC, said that a consultation meeting was held on December 6, 2018 and based on the inputs received at the meeting, a detailed project report was prepared.

Modern facilities

A two-tier bus terminus was initially proposed, but after soil tests were conducted by experts, it was decided to construct a single tier bus terminus with all modern facilities.

“84 bays including 11 idle bays and eight bays for local bus services will be provided and a car parking facility near the bus terminus will also come up,” said Mr. Srinivasan.

He added that a reverse osmosis water plant, toilet block, feeding rooms for mothers, two-wheeler parking space and 60 commercial shops on the ground floor and first floor are other features of the new facility.

Stakeholders meeting

A meeting was held on Saturday to hear the views of stakeholders. Auto rickshaw drivers, bus owners association representatives and political party representatives aired their views on improving the existing bus stand.

P. Sasank Bhushan from Vellore Institute of Technology suggested that sign boards and zebra crossing were needed.

AIADMK party functionary Moorthy suggested that encroachments on Green Circle intersection be checked and that buses be routed through a service road to reach Katpadi and beyond.

District Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram told officials to ensure garbage is not thrown into the Palar river. He added that he has been receiving numerous complaints on this count and asked the Corporation Commissioner K. Krishnamoorthy to look into the issue.

Vellore MLA P. Karthikeyan said that to decongest Vellore city, buses to Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tambaram may be operated from Rangapuram.

Arcot MLA J.L. Eswarappan wanted government schemes discussed with the elected representatives before getting sanctioned so that there is awareness among them.

Operate from four places

At the end of the meeting, it was proposed that buses be operated from four places in Vellore during the construction of the new bus stand.

Buses bound for Tiruvannamalai, Arni and Polur would be operated from Anna Kalai Arangam on Anna Salai; buses to Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur, Dharmapuri, Hosur, Salem and Bengaluru from Manga Mandi; buses to Katpadi and beyond from Chittoor bus stand; and buses to Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpet and Tambaram from old bus stand.

 

Minister wants storm drains to be completed by November

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The New Indian Express    02.11.2019

Minister wants storm drains to be completed by November

Construction of all storm water drains (SWD)  in the city must be completed by the end of November, Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani has told the Chennai Corporation.

Minister SP Velumani presents rescue equipment to those trained for disaster operations at the Tamil Nadu Commando School | special arrangement
By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Construction of all stormwater drains (SWD)  in the city must be completed by the end of November, Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani has told the Chennai Corporation.
At a monsoon preparedness review meeting held at Ripon Building on Friday, Velumani said the Rs 441 crore worth SWD project, which runs for 171 km has to be completed by November 30.“Severe action will be taken against officials of corporation and metro water, who don’t attend to complaints received in the grievance redressal centres,’’ said the minister.  

Under the National Aapda-Mitra scheme for training volunteers for disaster rescue, the minister presented rescue equipment worth Rs 5,000 each to 200 individuals in the city, who were trained at the Tamil Nadu Commando School.

During the meeting, the minister reviewed a wide range of projects, facilities and measures taken by the corporation and metro water board. It ranged from SWD, rainwater harvesting, dengue prevention, extra food stock for monsoon and completion of recharge well construction.

The ongoing projects the minister reviewed, were the  SWD desilting project (Rs 12 crore), Renovation projects (Rs 17 crore), 406 km-long SWD construction along Adyar and Cooum Rivers (Rs 1261 crore), and the 763 km-long SWD construction along Kosasthalaiyar River (` 2000 crore).

Further, the minister enquired about the technology used to remove water hyacinth and silt from canals and lakes. Enquiring about the status of the restoration of 210 waterbodies by the corporation, the minister told officials to hasten the restoration work and deepening of lakes. Officials present said around 37,000 metric tonnes of silt were collected from the drains so far.  

Minister D Jayakumar, R B Udhayakumar and officials from corporation and metro water were present in the review meeting.

‘681 places identified’
As part of the flood prevention preparations, the minister enquired about the high horsepower motor pumps, super sucker to remove excess flood water, and generators. The officials said 681 locations of water stagnation had been identified and measures will be taken to remove the water clogging.

Last Updated on Friday, 08 November 2019 11:24
 

Velachery MRTS station parking work to begin

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The New Indian Express            08.11.2019 

Velachery MRTS station parking work to begin

Panneerselvam had announced in Assembly that a multi-level parking complex at a project cost of `80 crore is proposed at the railway station.


Express News Service

CHENNAI: Commuters of Velachery on Mass Rapid Transit System can heave a sigh of relief as the government has started work to realise the proposed multi-level parking which was announced by Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam earlier this year.Work has started on the facility at MRTS Velachery station with Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services  helping CMDA to appoint a consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report (DPR).

Panneerselvam had announced in Assembly that a multi-level parking complex at a project cost of `80 crore is proposed at the railway station. This also comes when MRTS is to be taken over by Chennai Metro Rail.The DPR will consist of detailed conceptual designs, detailed engineering designs, environmental, social, economic, financial, legal and regulatory reports. It is learnt that the focus will be on what kind of multi-level parking could be constructed on technical, commercial, financial, operation and maintenance.

The railway station is a transit hub accessed by commuters using two-wheelers and four-wheelers. Currently, the demand for parking space is so high that railways have opened two parking yards, which are currently used to full capacity.A couple of years ago, there was a plan to build additional two floors at Velachery MRTS station, which could be used as office space, but the project could not be implemented. Sources said that it was due to the delay in taking up of MRTS by Chennai Metro Rail.

Design, technical & commercial aspects
The DPR will consist of detailed conceptual designs, detailed engineering designs, environmental, social, economic, financial, legal and regulatory reports. It is learnt that the focus will be on what kind of multi-level parking could be constructed on technical, commercial, financial, operation and maintenance.

 


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