The Hindu 21.06.2013
CDA to take up car parking project
Projects for development of Valiyangadi and S.M. Street in the pipeline
The recently revived Calicut Development Authority (CDA)
will kick-start its formal activities by taking over the implementation
of a multi-level car parking project on Link Road.
The
public-private partnership (PPP) project will come up on 21 cents of
CDA land. A build-operate-transfer agreement signed earlier between the
city Corporation and a private agency for the project will be
reconsidered by the CDA after holding official-level discussions.
In
the second phase, development of the Kallayi road between Palayam and
Meenchanda will get priority. The project will be an extension of the
one approved by the city Corporation for the development of the stretch
of the same road from Palayam to Francis Road.
The
CDA will ensure a suitable rehabilitation package for those who stand to
lose land and other property during the road widening.
An
Urban Reconstruction Project for Valiyangadi and an Urban Renewal
Project for S.M. Street are two other projects shortlisted for the
city’s growth.
Under the first project, all the old
buildings and godowns in the old bazaar will be reconstructed. Along
with this, roads leading to the market will be widened by offering
sufficient parking facilities for goods carriers and other vehicles.
The
Urban Renewal Project for S.M. Street gives priority to the renovation
of old buildings in the area. The narrow alleys will be widened. The CDA
will seek to involve the public in the project, which will find a
lasting solution to the recurring fires in the area.
CDA
chairman N.C. Aboobacker told presspersons here on Thursday that an
executive committee would be constituted soon for the effective
implementation of the projects.
The CDA would also
give priority to realising an international sports complex near
Arayidathupalam. Discussions would be held with the agencies concerned
for the execution of the project.
Development of the
Beypore godown complex by adding new storehouses and renovation of the
old godowns were the other proposals finalised for the current financial
year.