Coimbatore: Rural and municipal administration minister S P Velumani on Wednesday said talks have been on with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the German construction agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to enforce the metro rail venture in the metropolis.
According to sources, the first phase of the metro rail venture, the feasibility find out about of which is but to be carried out, is likely to be commenced on Avinashi Road, where a flyover may be bobbing up.
"Work on Avinashi Road flyover and metro rail project will be taken up simultaneously and the work on one will not affect the other," Velumani said when requested how each initiatives can be implemented at the same stretch.
The minister, who inspected the soil checking out work for Avinashi Road flyover here, said the state executive has allocated Rs 950 crore for flyover building and sanctioned some other Rs 65 lakh for the soil checking out process. "We will allot more funds as and when required," he added.Velumani additionally confirmed that the design of Ukkadam flyover had been altered because it used to be unimaginable to hold out works until Athupalam junction where L&T has gained an extension to run its toll plaza until October this 12 months.
The plan used to be to finish the flyover at Athupalam junction. Now, it might be constructed best until Karumbbukadai junction.
"We will start the work and later get permission to extend the flyover," he informed newshounds here. TOI had on Wednesday reported the highways division's determination to change the design of Ukkadam flyover and the activists' fear that the venture in the present form would serve no purpose.
According to highways officials, tenders for the venture had been floated and they'd be opened on February five. "The project will go on for two-and-a-half years and we are hopeful of receiving no-objection certificate (NOC) to extend the flyover till Athupalam junction before that," an professional said.
Meanwhile, city-based industrialists and activists expressed fear and said the highways division must lengthen the venture and start work best after receiving NOC from the Union ministry of street and highways. "Constructing the flyover until Karumbukkadai and later expanding it will serve no purpose. It will be a waste of money. We will hold a meeting with the highways department regarding this," said a city-based industrialist.
The state executive has allocated Rs 121.82 crore for the development of four-lane flyover, which would be 1.7km long. It has additionally sanctioned Rs 88.61 crore for land acquisition as 18,526.97sq. personal land and 13,291.75sq. executive land are required to be obtained for the venture. The flyover would have two grade separators to hyperlink Ukkadam junction to Perur bypass street and Sungam bypass street.
According to sources, the first phase of the metro rail venture, the feasibility find out about of which is but to be carried out, is likely to be commenced on Avinashi Road, where a flyover may be bobbing up.
"Work on Avinashi Road flyover and metro rail project will be taken up simultaneously and the work on one will not affect the other," Velumani said when requested how each initiatives can be implemented at the same stretch.
The minister, who inspected the soil checking out work for Avinashi Road flyover here, said the state executive has allocated Rs 950 crore for flyover building and sanctioned some other Rs 65 lakh for the soil checking out process. "We will allot more funds as and when required," he added.Velumani additionally confirmed that the design of Ukkadam flyover had been altered because it used to be unimaginable to hold out works until Athupalam junction where L&T has gained an extension to run its toll plaza until October this 12 months.
The plan used to be to finish the flyover at Athupalam junction. Now, it might be constructed best until Karumbbukadai junction.
"We will start the work and later get permission to extend the flyover," he informed newshounds here. TOI had on Wednesday reported the highways division's determination to change the design of Ukkadam flyover and the activists' fear that the venture in the present form would serve no purpose.
According to highways officials, tenders for the venture had been floated and they'd be opened on February five. "The project will go on for two-and-a-half years and we are hopeful of receiving no-objection certificate (NOC) to extend the flyover till Athupalam junction before that," an professional said.
Meanwhile, city-based industrialists and activists expressed fear and said the highways division must lengthen the venture and start work best after receiving NOC from the Union ministry of street and highways. "Constructing the flyover until Karumbukkadai and later expanding it will serve no purpose. It will be a waste of money. We will hold a meeting with the highways department regarding this," said a city-based industrialist.
The state executive has allocated Rs 121.82 crore for the development of four-lane flyover, which would be 1.7km long. It has additionally sanctioned Rs 88.61 crore for land acquisition as 18,526.97sq. personal land and 13,291.75sq. executive land are required to be obtained for the venture. The flyover would have two grade separators to hyperlink Ukkadam junction to Perur bypass street and Sungam bypass street.
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