Trichy Corporation to hire consultant for Srirangam bus stand project
Tiruchirapalli City Corporation will hire a private
consultant soon to design and prepare detailed project report for
establishing a bus stand in Srirangam.
Although a major tourist attraction, Srirangam does not have a proper bus stand all these years.
The
island town with a population of 1.02 lakh, attracts a floating
population of about 20,000 every day. Nearly 300 tourist vehicles visit
the town on an average every day.
Town and mofussil buses and tourist vehicles have to be parked on the roadsides.
The proposed bus stand is planned to be established at Panchakarai on
the banks of the Coleroon, adjacent to the Yatri Nivas that is under
construction.
The corporation has already allotted
land at the site for the Yatri Nivas and Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board
for construction of houses.
The civic body is left with 6.6 acres of land in its old sewage treatment farm, where the bus stand will come up.
The
civic body has decided to shift the sewage treatment farm, which is in
disuse. The new bus stand is expected to be set up at an investment of
about Rs. 20 crore.
Although the corporation had
requested the Department of Municipal Administration to identify a
consultant to design and prepare the detailed project report for the
project, the department has asked the civic body to identify an agency.
Two bids have been received for the tenders floated for the purpose and
only one of them is said to have been technically qualified. A decision
on the matter will be taken up with the approval of the Corporation
Council.
The corporation is likely to rope in the
Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation to design a modern
fish complex planned in the city.
A State-owned
company, the Kerala Corporation is technically equipped to design and
prepare the project report, official sources said.
The civic body plans to establish the fish market at Kasivilangi on a 2.5-acre site along the Kuzhumani Road in the city.
Although
fish markets are functioning at the Puthur and Gandhi Markets in the
city, they are faced with space and infrastructure constraints.
Once
the detailed project estimates are ready, the corporation will approach
funding agencies for assistance to execute the project.
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