Deccan Chronicle 27.06.2013
Feasibility study on flyovers to take off
Chennai: The
Chennai corporation council gave administrative sanction to conduct
feasibility study on flyovers and pedestrians at 11 junctions on
Wednesday. The civic body in its budget had announced the proposal to
construct long flyover across certain areas to decongest several parts
of the city.
The
flyovers will be coming across Dr. M. G. R. Salai and Thirumalaipillai
junction at Valluvarkottam, Madhya Kailash, St. Mary’s road,
Virugambakkam Kaliamman road, Kodambakkam N. S. K. road and near
Vadapalani depot and Kamaraj salai. Pedestrian subways on Purasawalkam
High Road (Gangadeeswaran Koil Road) and Konnur High Road-Medavakkam
Tank Road junction in Ayanavaram will also be under feasibility study.
The
corporation council also adopted a resolution to form a separate
department for managing Amma canteens in the city. In order to reduce
the workload of corporation officers, a separate department headed by
the additional health officer will be functioning soon to regulate the
quality of food at the Amma canteens.
A
total of 111 members will be recruited to work for the department and
it is formed with an estimate of around Rs 2 crore. The head office of
the department will be at Ripon Buildings.