The Hindu 19.09.2009
Municipality urges Railways to construct subway
Staff Reporter
| Says this is essential to ease traffic congestion near the New Town Railway Gate area |
Construction of an overbridge at Pudur Railway Gate will begin as scheduled
Construction of bridge across Palar connecting Devasthanam and Periapettai long pending
VANIYAMBADI: Vaniyambadi Municipality in Vellore District passed a resolution requesting the State government to impress upon the Railways to start work on the proposed construction of a subway near the New Town Railway Gate area here on Friday.
Resolution passed
The resolution for construction of a subway at the New Town Railway Gate area was passed at the Council meeting held at the Vaniyambadi Municipality on Friday.
Over 100 resolutions relating to various other development works was also passed.
Vaniyambadi Municipality Chairman V. Sivaji Ganesan addressing the Councillors said that the Railway Board had revoked its earlier recommendation for construction of a subway at New Town Railway Gate area.
However, he on earlier occasion had requested the State government to impress upon the Railways to go ahead with the proposal for construction of the subway.
The subway would help to ease traffic congestion. The State government had directed the Municipality to pass a resolution for want of the subway.
He said that construction of an overbridge at Pudur Railway Gate would begin as scheduled.
The overbridge at Pudur Railway Gate area was sanctioned by the former Minister of State for Railways R. Velu on repeated request put forth by the residents and rail users of Vaniyambadi.
Foundation stone
The foundation stone for the overbridge would be laid in three months time.
Further, the Councillors pointed out to the Municipality Chairman the urgent need to solve the drinking water problem in Vaniyambadi town.
Accepting the demand put forth by the Councillors, Mr. Sivaji Ganesan said that there was a need to construct two check dams across the Palar to solve the drinking water crisis at Vaniyambadi town. Based on this the Municipality passed a resolution recommending construction of a check dam across the Palar connecting Vadakupattu with Ramanaickenpettai.
Similarly, the Municipality would recommend construction of another check dam across the Palar connecting Periapettai with Ramanaickenpettai.
Mr. Sivaji Ganesan said that it had been a long pending demand put forth by the residents belonging to ten panchayats for construction of a bridge across the Palar connecting Devasthanam and Periapettai. The demand for the bridge had been pending for more than two decades.
In fact, the residents belonging to the ten panchayats had even decided to boycott the Assembly and Parliamentary elections, as their demand was not being fulfilled.
However, the decision to boycott the elections was given up based on assurance from authorities concerned including the Law Minister Durai Murugan.
Need for construction of bridge
He said that the Municipality would sternly emphasise the need for construction of the bridge connecting Devasthanam and Periapettai.
The bridge was urgently required as people belonging to the ten panchayats were stranded during the monsoon. Their access to the Vaniyambadi town was cut for a couple of months till the water on the Palar dried.
Even students had no mode of transport to go to schools. Children’s education was affected.
The Chairman after getting the consent of the Councillors brought in a resolution demanding the State government to immediately fulfill the demand for construction of a bridge connecting Devasthanam and Periapettai.
