The Hindu         12.01.2011

Special Road Scheme works to be completed by March

Ground reality: Collector Mahesan Kasrirajan, second from left, inspecting the laying of a concrete road at Sundar Nagar in Tiruchi on Tuesday. Mayor S.Sujatha and Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy are seen in the picture.

All road development works taken up under the Special Road Scheme 2010-11 in the city are expected to be completed by March end, Corporation officials have said.

The Corporation has taken up 286 works under the scheme with the financial assistance of Rs.25 crore sanctioned by the State government. The works included strengthening of 127 black topped roads for a distance of about 41.05 km and 159 cement concrete roads for a stretch of about 47.10 .

The State government has accorded thrust on the speedy execution of the scheme and officers have been instructed to closely monitor the works. On Tuesday, Collector Mahesan Kasirajan, accompanied by Mayor S.Sujatha and Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy, inspected the progress of some of the works taken up under the scheme in some parts of the city.

Mr.Kasirajan directed the Corporation engineers to ensure the completion of all the works within the stipulated time.

Priority has been accorded for relaying or strengthening of roads that have not been re-laid over the past five years or those damaged owing to natural calamities. Contracts for the works have already been awarded in 15 packages.

Mr.Kasirajan inspected the cement concrete and black topped road laying works in Golden Rock and K.Abishekapuram zones in the city. He inspected the works at the first main road in Sundar Nagar, sanctioned at a cost of Rs.8.12 lakh, Ramachandra Nagar where black topped roads were being laid with storm water drains at an estimated cost of Rs.30 lakh and the first and second streets in State Bank Colony, sanctioned at a cost of Rs.28.30 lakh. He also inspected other works Renga Nagar, Gandhi Nagar and Baba Colony.

According to Mr.Balsamy, though the works are scheduled for completion by March end, the Corporation was striving to complete them by the first week of March.

City Engineer S.Raja Mohamed and other officials were present.