The Hindu 15.02.2013
Corpn. seeks fund from Government
To repair the roads damaged during the execution of the
underground drainage work, the Coimbatore Corporation has sought funds
from the State Government.
According to Commissioner
in-charge S. Sivarasu, the Corporation has sought Rs. 86.52 crore from
the Government for taking road works for 227 km. The works include 121.8
km roads that were damaged during the UGD work. The civic body has
sought Rs. 50.80 crore. This was in November 2012.
To
take up repair of roads in added areas, the civic body has sought Rs.
20 crore, which it will utilise for re-laying 70.07 km roads. This was
in December 2012. And this month, the Corporation has asked for an
additional Rs. 15.44 crore to repair 35 km roads.
The
Corporation is hopeful of getting the money from the Government as a
grant under the Integrated Urban Development Mission or as soft loan.
Chief
Minister Jayalalithaa had allocated Rs. 750 crore for infrastructure
development under the IUDM scheme and this has come as a blessing for
the civic body, he says.
The Corporation with funds –
Rs. 52 crore – from the State Government and its own resources has so
far repaired 175 km roads and most of those are the ones damaged during
UGD execution.