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.