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Allotment of shops to be completed by month-end

Thursday, 11 November 2010 05:56 administrator
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The Hindu  11.11.2010

Allotment of shops to be completed by month-end

K. Lakshmi

About 640 hawkers are to be relocated and will be provided ID cards

CHENNAI: Chennai Corporation proposes to complete the allotment process of shops at its three new hawkers' complexes across the city by this month-end.

Following a recent directive of the Madras High Court to expedite the allotment of the shops in the complex in Pondy Bazaar, the civic body has decided to conduct a draw of lots under the aegis of the hawking committee headed by former judge A.Ramamurthi, according to officials of the Corporation.

Officials said about 640 hawkers, who are to be relocated in the complex from various places in T.Nagar would be provided ID cards. Allotment of space to traders selling different wares would be decided by the committee. The relocation is part of the measures to reduce congestion on many roads of T.Nagar.

Mayor M.Subramanian said the final list of the beneficiaries would be prepared on completion of a vigilance enquiry in a few days. The number of hawkers to get accommodation in the complex at Royapuram was identified as 133. However, it was found that the only 117 of them were involved in business in the area.

The Ayanavaram shopping complex was set to accommodate nearly 330 hawkers.

The three complexes were inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin two months ago. The Corporation could not adhere to its deadline of relocating hawkers by October owing to the legal hurdles, officials said. The civic agency would also relocate nearly 50 hawkers on Anna Salai to Dams Road in a fortnight.

Last Updated on Thursday, 11 November 2010 05:58
 

Nod for four major flyover projects in the city

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:11 administrator
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The New Indian Express  10.11.2010

Nod for four major flyover projects in the city

CHENNAI: The State government has given administrative sanction for four major flyover projects in the city including an elevated highway connecting Raja Muthiah Road and Pulla Avenue Road junctions along EVR Periyar Salai at a total cost of Rs 465 crore.

In a GO order issued on Tuesday, the state highways department has given sanction for appointing a consultant for preparing detailed project reports (DPR) for constructing the elevated highway on EVR Periyar Salai and three flyovers at Pallavaram market-Kundrathur road junction on GST road, Velacherry-Vijaya Nagar junction and Rettai Eri junction on Inner Ring Road.

The proposed project will cost Rs 300 crore, while flyovers on GST Road and Velachery will cost Rs 65 crore and Rs 50 crore respectively.

The flyover on IRR road would  be constructed at a cost  of Rs 50 crore. The funds from the Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation would be used for preparing DPR, the order said.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 11:13
 

Sanction given to prepare DPR on flyovers

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 10:04 administrator
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The Hindu  10.11.2010

Sanction given to prepare DPR on flyovers

K. Lakshmi

Department to call for expression of interest from consultants


COMFORT IN OFFING: The Vijay Nagar junction in Velachery is one of the locations where a flyover is proposed.

CHENNAI: The Highways Department will soon call for expression of interest from consultants to prepare detailed project reports for four flyovers at important junctions in and around Chennai.

A Government Order was issued on Tuesday giving administrative sanction to use the Rs.5-crore revolving fund of Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation for the purpose.

The four facilities are estimated to cost Rs.465 crore. The flyovers would come up at the junctions linking Market Road and Kundrathur Road in Pallavaram; Taramani Road and Tambaram-Velachery Road in Vijay Nagar, Velachery; Red Hills Road and Inner Ring Road at Retteri.

As regards the fourth facility on EVR Periyar Salai, from the intersection of Rajah Muthiah Road (Sydenhams Road) to Pulla Avenue, Shenoy Nagar, the consultant would be required to study and recommend whether an elevated corridor or a combination of flyovers would be suitable.

On completion, the proposed facility on the 5-km stretch of EVR Periyar Salai help the motorists avoid nine busy intersections, including those at the junctions of Gandhi Irwin Road, EVK Sampath Salai, Gengu Road and Taylors Road.

The Chennai Metro Rail Limited would also have to be consulted during the preparation of the DPR as its Corridor II (Chennai Central-St. Thomas Mount) would be implemented along the same stretch.

The four projects were among those recommended by the Comprehensive Traffic and Transport Study commissioned by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.

The four facilities would form part of the first phase implementation of the recommendations, the officials said.

On an average, the junctions over which the projects would come up now witness a traffic volume of 15,000 to 20,000 passenger car units daily during rush hour.

The consultant would have to submit the report within four months.

The facilities would be constructed within two years, the officials added.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 10:06
 
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