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Corpn okays 11 new flyovers in city

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News Today             26.06.2013

Corpn okays 11 new flyovers in city

The Chennai Corporation Council today passed resolutions giving permission to construct 11 new flyovers, subways and footpath across the city.

At the council  meeting at Ripon Buildings here, a total of 68 resolutions were passed. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Saidai Duraisamy. Commissioner Vikram Kapoor and Deputy Mayor Benjamin were also present.

Among others, flyovers will come up at the T Nagar MGR Road and Thiumalaipilli Road junnction and Valluvar Kottam High Road - Sterling Road Junction, Madhya Kailash Junction near Adyar, Virugambakkam Kaliamman Koil Street - NSK Salai Junction.

A resolution to create a separate department to look after and maintain all works related to Amma Unavagams was also passed at the meeting. It was decided to install 1.10 lakh streetlights at various places at a total cost of Rs 300 crore following the advice of Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

The meet also passed a resolution to grant permission to private companies to manufacture fertlizer and agro-oriented products from segretagation of waste at Meenjur, Koothambakkam and Vallore.

It was also resolved to hike rental charhges for cable wires that run across several stretches in the city.