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Flyover at Rangarajapuram to be ready by October

Thursday, 15 April 2010 01:36 administrator
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The Hindu 15.04.2010

Flyover at Rangarajapuram to be ready by October

Staff Reporter

— Photo: S. S. Kumar

Review: Mayor M. Subramanian inspecting the Rangarajapuram flyover on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: Work on the flyover at Rangarajapuram is expected to be completed by October, Mayor M. Subramanian said on Tuesday.

Speaking to mediapersons after inspecting the work, he said that on completion it would help reduce congestion on Arcot Road. The facility is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.30.92 crore. It will have three arms and will be 962 metres long.

Once commissioned, the vehicles from Bazullah Road, T. Nagar, bound for the Kodambakkam area would have to take a left turn at the junction of Vivek & Co showroom and then the flyover and get off at Subramania nagar.

In the other direction, the vehicles have to use the arm of the flyover from Railway Border Road to reach Bazullah Road, Mr.Subramanian explained. So far construction of 29 piers and nine of the 25 deck slabs have been completed, he added. Officials, including Corporation Commissioner (incharge) Ashish Chatterjee were present during the inspection.

Though work order for construction of the flyover was issued in January 2008, the work could commence only in July that year after Chennai Metrowater shifted its lines. The flyover is being constructed by the Corporation along with Southern Railway. There were some issues with the Railways which took a couple of months to sort but now all issues had been settled clearing the decks for speeding up of work, Corporation officials said.

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 01:44
 

Tirupur gets a modern abattoir

Thursday, 15 April 2010 01:29 administrator
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The Hindu 15.04.2010

Tirupur gets a modern abattoir

R. Vimal Kumar

Tirupur: To ensure supply of chevon (i.e. goat meat) and mutton (i.e. sheep meat) according to standards of food production set by the government, the Tirupur Corporation has opened a modern slaughter house at a cost of Rs. 51 lakh.

City Engineer K. Gautaman told The Hindu that Rs. 10 lakh was allocated by the State Government from the corpus created under Part-II scheme and the rest taken from the Corporation exchequer. The abattoir has been equipped with gadgets and provisions to slaughter 300 goats and sheep/hogget a day in a humane manner and handle the meat hygienically.

The edifice has an entrance to take the animals inside and an exit to remove the dressed carcasses and offal.

The other salient features are a holding pen for animals awaiting slaughter, a guttery-cum-hare store to empty intestinal contents besides a room for veterinarian and facilities to store the skin till it is transported to tanneries.

An effluent tank has been established on the abattoir premises to collect wastes generated before it could be taken away for safe disposal.

City Health Officer K. R. Jawaharlal said establishment of the modern abattoir would be helpful to prevent health hazards.

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 01:34
 

Mayor inspects work on auditorium

Tuesday, 13 April 2010 04:29 administrator
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The Hindu 13.04.2010

Mayor inspects work on auditorium

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CHENNAI: Mayor M. Subramanian on Monday inspected the work on the upcoming modern auditorium and the new office building of Zone 5 in Anna Nagar.

According to a release, the auditorium is being constructed at a cost of Rs.10.28 crore with a built-up area of 61,756 sq ft in a 3-acre plot. The work began in August and is expected to be completed by October this year.

A parking facility for 200 cars and 250 motorcycles is also being constructed.

The new office for Zone 5 would be completed by July. The 4,275-sq m building is being constructed at a cost of Rs.7.43 crore, the release said.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 April 2010 04:31
 
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