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Vattiyoorkavu: Road development set to take off

Wednesday, 13 November 2013 06:58 administrator
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The New Indian Express            13.11.2013 

Vattiyoorkavu: Road development set to take off

A view of the narrow roads at Vattiyoorkavu Junction | B P Deepu
A view of the narrow roads at Vattiyoorkavu Junction | B P Deepu

Much-needed development of road infrastructure in Vattiyoorkavu - one of the fastest developing regions of the capital city - is set to be taken up with the widening of three roads, totalling 15 km, branching off from the Vattiyoorkavu Junction.

 Land acquisition for road development will be kicked off soon. The development of the roads to Sasthamangalam, Vayalikkada and Nettayam is being taken up in the second phase of the Thiruvananthapuram City Road Improvement Programme (T-CRIP) which will be rolled out soon, officials of the Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority (TRIDA) said.

 T-CRIP Phase II plans to develop around 150 km of capital city roads.’’These roads have to be widened. T-CRIP Phase I developed 42.6 km of roads in the capital and on the eastern side, the roads have been developed up to Sasthamangalam. In fact, we’ve received administrative sanction for the work and TRIDA has been appointed nodal agency for the land acquisition. We hope to start it within two weeks,’’ said TRIDA chairman P K Venugopal.

 Touted to become a satellite township in its own right in the near future, Vattiyoorkavu has been witnessing heavy activity in the past two years, especially in the housing sector. But many of the roads here leave much to be desired. The local people list at least four roads that require urgent attention from the authorities: Vattiyoorkavu Junction to Vayalikkada, Vattoyoorkavu Junction to Kulasekharam, Vattiyoorkavu Junction to Polytechnic and the road from Manjadimoola to Manrakkonam School.

 ‘’During peak hours, these roads are choked with vehicles. The Vattiyoorkavu Junction itself requires attention. In fact, small changes like shifting of the market and the bus stop from there itself will improve things a lot,’’ said P Jayadevan Nair, a resident of PTP Nagar and cultural wing convener of   the Federation of Residents Associations Thiruvananthapuram (FRAT).

 ‘’The region also requires more traffic policemen,’’ he said.

 It is projected that Vattiyoorkavu would develop into a satellite township in the near future with the city expanding outwards. The going price for land has already risen in the area, touching Rs 5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh for a cent in interior regions.

 

Udupi roads get Rs. 17.5 cr. for facelift

Wednesday, 13 November 2013 05:18 administrator
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The Hindu            13.11.2013

Udupi roads get Rs. 17.5 cr. for facelift

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Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Tuesday that Rs. 17.5 crore had been sanctioned for the development of roads belonging to the Public Works Department (PWD) in Udupi district.

He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for a Primary Health Centre (PHC) and Mudrangady-Santhur Road. He also inaugurated the Akshara Dasoha midday meal room at St. Francis Higher Primary School.

Mr. Sorake said that of the Rs. 17-crore for the development of PWD roads, Rs. 7.5 crore was expected from the PWD, while the remaining amount of Rs. 10 crore from the Central Road Fund (CRF). Another proposal for the development of PWD roads would be sent to the government.

The PHC would be constructed within 15 months at a cost of Rs. 1.25 crore in one and a half acres of land here. Provision would be made for the upgrade of the PHC building if necessary for the future. The Mudrangady-Santhur Road would be developed at a cost of Rs. 1.5 crore.

He lauded the role of Christian missionaries and Catholic institutions for providing quality education to children in most parts of Udupi district.

The Minister had either laid foundation stone or inaugurated 44 Akshara Dasoha rooms in various schools in the district.

 

PMC mulls PPP mode to lay concrete on 33 roads

Saturday, 09 November 2013 09:08 administrator
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The Indian Express          09.11.2013 

PMC mulls PPP mode to lay concrete on 33 roads

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), which complains of inadequate funds to construct roads on one hand and faces criticism for damaged roads during monsoon on the other, is now exploring public-private partnership to concretise city roads. Suggesting deferred payment of Rs 247.9 crore, the civic body plans to concretise 33 roads in first phase.

In the proposal tabled for discussion at the coordination committee meeting, the civic administration said it had to face severe criticism due to the large number of potholes emerging during monsoon. The PMC has completed around 90 per cent of the repair work till now.

Stating that the concrete roads constructed in the last few years and in 1997 did not develop potholes and were in a better condition, the PMC said while the tarred roads had a life span of four years, waterlogging or continuous rain could damage them even before that.

It is not possible to repair these roads during monsoon and they can be easily dug to lay service lines as against the concrete roads. Officials said the increase in traffic too had an adverse effect on the tar roads.

"In comparison to tar roads, concrete roads are beneficial as they have a life span of 15 years. They don't get damaged due to rain and digging these roads is very difficult. Thus, there is need to concretise the tar roads and reduce the cost on maintenance. The PMC should take up concretisation work on the existing tar roads as the same method has yielded good results for Paud and Ganeshkhind roads," Additional City Engineer Pramod Nirbhavane said in the proposal.

He clarified that the construction cost of concrete roads was two-and-a-half times that of tar roads, but their life span was also four to five times more. The construction cost of tar roads is Rs 1,200 per sq m while that of concrete roads is Rs 2,500 per sq m.

"It is necessary to undertake the concretisation of select tar roads immediately as their defect liability period has got over. The entire cost would be Rs 600 crore while the civic budgetary allocation for road development is Rs 25 crore for the financial year. Hence, the concretisation of 33 of the select 60 roads should be taken up with immediate effect following deferred payment method," said Nirbhavane.

The remaining roads will be taken up in the second phase. "The planned first phase (33 roads) will cost Rs 247.9 crore, which can be paid in installments of Rs 50 crore every year for the next few years," said the proposal. The civic body demanded that they should be allowed to appoint a consultant for the project and implement it in deferred payment mode with an assurance of Rs 50-crore budgetary allocation for the next five years from 2014-15.

 
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