The Hindu 07.01.2015
VMC to identify land for statues
Reduction of rotaries mooted to ease traffic congestion
N. Srikanth, CRDA Special Commissioner
The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Special Commissioner
N. Srikanth has instructed the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) to
examine the proposal of installing the statues of famous personalities
in the city on the lines of those on Tank Bund in Hyderabad.
A
special review meeting was conducted at CRDA office on Tuesday under the
chairmanship of Mr. Srikanth in which City Police Commissioner
A.B.Venkateswara Rao, Municipal Commissioner C. Hari Kiran and other
senior officials from different departments participated.
With the
city attaining special focus owing to the construction of capital and
increased flow of vehicles, the authorities are now laying emphasis on
traffic regulation, Mr. Srikanth stressed on the need for reducing the
size of major rotaries to facilitate easy traffic movement, besides
relocating electric poles that were causing hindrance to the vehicular
movement. Now that the city is under the CRDA limits, more VIPs will be
visiting the city frequently and there is a need to focus on traffic
regulation, he said.
He sought details on traffic regulation on
the routes connecting Gannavaram airport with the city, Bandar road,
Eluru road, Bhavanipuram road and wanted the officials to monitor
traffic movement on these stretches.
Mr. Venkateswara Rao
suggested it was time to take up road widening works on Bandar road and
development of rotaries at all traffic signals in the city. A report has
been prepared on the traffic issues, carrying the measures to be taken
to address them, he explained.
VMC Commissioner C. Hari Kiran
informed that there quite a few rotaries with statues of famous
personalities in the city and as part of beautification, water fountains
were being set up.
He said proposals were being made to plant
saplings on the roadside. The Roads and Buildings Department has been
instructed to submit a report on the repairs taken up on the damaged
roads, besides future expansion plans, said a press release.
CRDA Special Commissioner seeks details of traffic regulation on major routes in the city R&B officials asked to submit report on repairs undertaken to damaged roads
