The Tims of India                  01.12.2010

VUDA okays changes in road widening plan

VADODARA: The Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) board has approved proposed changes in road lines to broaden six major roads in the city, including major entry roads. In the proposed second revised development plan of the city, VUDA proposes to make the changes in the width of roads subject to necessary approvals by the state government.

The proposed widening of road lines was taken up based on the suggestions of Vadodara Municipal Corporation ( VMC). Six roads have been selected for the purpose and the chief executive officer of the development authority has been empowered by the VUDA board to take up the matter with the state government.

The roads include the national highway (NH) bypass from GSFC Ltd at Chhani to Jambuva. It has been proposed to make the road 40-metre-wide. The road from Pratapnagar to Yamuna Mill and Genda Circle to the Narmada Canal have been proposed to be made 36-metre-wide, while that from Tarsali bus stand to the NH bypass is proposed to be made 30-metre-wide.

Similarly, the road from Maneja to Parshuram Bhattha is proposed to be widened to 15 metres, while the one from Faramji Compound in Alkapuri to Gorwa is proposed to be made 18 metres wide. Also, the road from Subhanpura town planning scheme-II to Gorwa ITI is proposed to be made 21 metres wide.

Sources said that if VUDA took up the task of altering the road lines on its own, it would have implied a complicated process of holding public hearings and then proceeding with the alteration. However, if the state government cleared the road lines in the revised development plans, this can be avoided.