The Hindu 25.11.2010
Stick to deadline on completing road projects, contractors told
Special Correspondent
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At a consultative meeting with Corporation Commissioner |
drawing up roadmap:Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy chairing a
consultative meeting with contractors and officials in Tiruchi on
Wednesday.
TIRUCHI: Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy has instructed
contractors to complete all the works sanctioned under the Special Roads
Project 2010-11 within the stipulated time.
The state government has sanctioned Rs.25 crore to the Tiruchi
Corporation under the project. Utilising the fund, the Corporation has
decided to develop about 88.16 km of the city roads.
Of these, cement concrete roads would be laid for a total distance of
about 41 km and strengthen black topped roads to a distance of about 47
km, at a total cost of Rs.25.19 crore. The Corporation Council on
Monday had approved the tenders for the project.
Roads that have not been re-laid over the past five years, those dug
up for laying sewer or drinking water lines or damaged by natural
calamity have been given priority. The works are targeted to be
completed by March 31. Though black-topping work would be taken up after
the rain subsides, work on laying cement concrete work would begin once
the tenders were awarded.
On Wednesday, Mr.Balsamy convened a consultative meeting with
contractors who had bagged the tenders for the project and Corporation
engineers to discuss the implementation of the project.
He instructed the contractors to commence the works at the earliest.
City Engineer S.Raja Mohamed, Executive Engineers R.Chandran and S.Arunachalam and other officials attended the meeting.