COIMBATORE: Rural and municipal administration minister S P Velumani on Wednesday stated talks had been on with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to enforce the metro rail venture within the city.
According to assets, the primary segment of the metro rail venture, the feasibility learn about of which is but to be performed, is perhaps commenced on Avinashi Road, the place 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 stated when asked how each projects could be applied on the same stretch.
The minister, who inspected the soil testing work for Avinashi Road flyover here, stated the state govt has allotted Rs 950 crore for flyover development and sanctioned another Rs 65 lakh for the soil testing procedure. "We will allot more funds as and when required," he added.Velumani additionally confirmed that the design of Ukkadam flyover have been altered as it used to be not possible to hold out works until Athupalam junction the place L&T has gained an extension to run its toll plaza till October this yr.
The plan used to be to finish the flyover at Athupalam junction. Now, it will be constructed handiest until Karumbbukadai junction.
"We will start the work and later get permission to extend the flyover," he instructed reporters here. TOI had on Wednesday reported the highways department's choice to modify the design of Ukkadam flyover and the activists' worry that the venture within the present shape would serve no purpose.
According to highways officials, tenders for the venture have been floated and they would be opened on February 5. "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 authentic stated.
Meanwhile, city-based industrialists and activists expressed worry and stated the highways department will have to delay the venture and get started work handiest after receiving NOC from the Union ministry of highway 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," stated a city-based industrialist.
The state govt has allotted Rs 121.82 crore for the construction of four-lane flyover, which might be 1.7km lengthy. It has additionally sanctioned Rs 88.61 crore for land acquisition as 18,526.97square personal land and 13,291.75square govt land are required to be bought for the venture. The flyover would have two grade separators to hyperlink Ukkadam junction to Perur bypass highway and Sungam bypass highway.
According to assets, the primary segment of the metro rail venture, the feasibility learn about of which is but to be performed, is perhaps commenced on Avinashi Road, the place 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 stated when asked how each projects could be applied on the same stretch.
The minister, who inspected the soil testing work for Avinashi Road flyover here, stated the state govt has allotted Rs 950 crore for flyover development and sanctioned another Rs 65 lakh for the soil testing procedure. "We will allot more funds as and when required," he added.Velumani additionally confirmed that the design of Ukkadam flyover have been altered as it used to be not possible to hold out works until Athupalam junction the place L&T has gained an extension to run its toll plaza till October this yr.
The plan used to be to finish the flyover at Athupalam junction. Now, it will be constructed handiest until Karumbbukadai junction.
"We will start the work and later get permission to extend the flyover," he instructed reporters here. TOI had on Wednesday reported the highways department's choice to modify the design of Ukkadam flyover and the activists' worry that the venture within the present shape would serve no purpose.
According to highways officials, tenders for the venture have been floated and they would be opened on February 5. "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 authentic stated.
Meanwhile, city-based industrialists and activists expressed worry and stated the highways department will have to delay the venture and get started work handiest after receiving NOC from the Union ministry of highway 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," stated a city-based industrialist.
The state govt has allotted Rs 121.82 crore for the construction of four-lane flyover, which might be 1.7km lengthy. It has additionally sanctioned Rs 88.61 crore for land acquisition as 18,526.97square personal land and 13,291.75square govt land are required to be bought for the venture. The flyover would have two grade separators to hyperlink Ukkadam junction to Perur bypass highway and Sungam bypass highway.
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