The New Indian Express 18.11.2013
In a move to fast track its efforts to find solutions to some of the
burning physical and infrastructure issues of the city, the Corporation
has announced a slew of major meetings in the coming days. Though the
dates for the meets have not been finalised, the Corporation has
initiated preparations for the same.
A meeting of the ‘Traffic
Regulatory Committee’, a statutory body with Mayor as chairman and City
Police Commissioner as convener, would meet soon to find a way out for
the traffic-related issues on MG Road.
The committee comprises
the Regional Transport Officer and officials of the PWD and Revenue
Departments. At present, traffic is in chaos in the heart of the city
due to the construction activities of the Metro Rail. Traffic jams are a
regular feature near the two bus stops in the area. Complaints are
pouring in that the Metro Rail authorities were not sharing information
with the Corporation. The meeting is supposed to discuss all these
aspects.
The ‘Traffic Regulatory Committee’ plays a pivotal role
in solving various issues related to the regulation of autorickshaws in
the city.
Apart from this, two special council meetings will be
convened to solve issues pertaining to various road development and
drinking water related schemes in the city. The Thammanam-Pulleppady
road widening, construction of much-delayed Pachalam Railway Over Bridge
and Atlantis Railway Over Bridge, development of Goshree-Mamangalam
road and widening of South Railway Overbridge will be taken up for
discussion at the meeting.
been plaguing East and West Kochi for some time. A total of Rs 60 crore
has been proposed in the JNNURM Phase II to solve water-logging in West
Kochi and Rs 40 crore for the same in East Kochi. In tune with the
demand of the councillors for a discussion on the topic, the Mayor has
proposed a special council.
