Corporation awaits master plan for uplift of Tiruchi
Tiruchi: A good transport system, adequate water supply and modern infrastructure are a dream for any citizen. But if the Tiruchi Corporation rolls out a Rs 5,110-crore blueprint then it would be a dream come true for residents here.
The corporation is awaiting the final report of a master plan for the development of the city from a private consultant roped in to assess the infrastructure requirements of the city over the next 30
years. The Chennai-based agency Community Consulting India Private Limited had submitted its draft report a year ago that proposed various projects, at a total investment of Rs 5,110 crore.
“We expect the final report of the master plan in about a month,” said corporation commissioner T T Balsamy. Once the report comes, the feasibility of the projects suggested by the consultants and the mode of raising funds would be explored and this could prove to be a major initiative for a tier II city.
The draft report submitted last November has plans for a ring road to link the highways around the city and a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) to decongest road traffic. The report also emphasised the need for developing special corridors, giving a facelift to vital road junctions, construction of flyovers and subways and additional bus terminals across the city. Besides, strengthening civic infrastructure, tapping the heritage value of the city and widening the tax net were also some of the key suggestions of the draft plan.
Out of the total capital investment of about Rs 5,110 crore, Rs 1,367 crore would be for long-term measures such as the MRTS and other major infrastructure projects, while a sum of about Rs 2,480 crore would be required over the next five years for immediate priorities, the consultants had stated.
“It is possible to mobilise funds. We can approach the state and central governments and other funding agencies,” said Balsamy, optimistically. The corporation has already commenced the drinking water project, which envisages adequate supply of water for the next 30 years keeping in mind the growing population of the city, as suggested in the report at a cost of Rs 144 crore, with Japanese aid. Another project, to provide underground drainage connections to 75,000 more households in the areas of corporation at a cost of Rs 160 crore has also been chalked out, he said.
The corporation is awaiting the final report of a master plan for the development of the city from a private consultant roped in to assess the infrastructure requirements of the city over the next 30
years. The Chennai-based agency Community Consulting India Private Limited had submitted its draft report a year ago that proposed various projects, at a total investment of Rs 5,110 crore.
“We expect the final report of the master plan in about a month,” said corporation commissioner T T Balsamy. Once the report comes, the feasibility of the projects suggested by the consultants and the mode of raising funds would be explored and this could prove to be a major initiative for a tier II city.
The draft report submitted last November has plans for a ring road to link the highways around the city and a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) to decongest road traffic. The report also emphasised the need for developing special corridors, giving a facelift to vital road junctions, construction of flyovers and subways and additional bus terminals across the city. Besides, strengthening civic infrastructure, tapping the heritage value of the city and widening the tax net were also some of the key suggestions of the draft plan.
Out of the total capital investment of about Rs 5,110 crore, Rs 1,367 crore would be for long-term measures such as the MRTS and other major infrastructure projects, while a sum of about Rs 2,480 crore would be required over the next five years for immediate priorities, the consultants had stated.
“It is possible to mobilise funds. We can approach the state and central governments and other funding agencies,” said Balsamy, optimistically. The corporation has already commenced the drinking water project, which envisages adequate supply of water for the next 30 years keeping in mind the growing population of the city, as suggested in the report at a cost of Rs 144 crore, with Japanese aid. Another project, to provide underground drainage connections to 75,000 more households in the areas of corporation at a cost of Rs 160 crore has also been chalked out, he said.
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