Infrastructure facilities to be upgraded in Coimbatore

Textile city Coimbatore is awaiting a massive facelift at a cost of Rs 178 crore ahead of the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in the last week of June this year. A total of 72 roads spanning 96 km including several arterial roads within the city and roads surrounding it, will be upgraded.


Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on Monday ordered the construction of 3,840 multi-storied tenements in Ukkadam and Ammankulam areas and also ordered the creation of infrastructure facilities required for these tenements at a cost of Rs 118 crore. As many as 2,232 multi-storied tenements will be constructed at Ukkadam at a cost of Rs 68 crore and in Ammankulam, 1,608 tenements will be built at a cost of Rs 50 crore.

The entire upgradation work will be done under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission to help providing housing facilities to the poor.

Besides, the Chief Minister has also directed the authorities to upgrade major roads within the city and roads which connect the city to the railway station, airport and the trade fair complex of the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association, which is regarded as the biggest in the country next to New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.

Roads leading to the airport, bus stand and railway station which connect the Salem- Cochin Road on which the conference venue is located, roads which connect the Singanallur bus stand, the Coimbatore Central bus stand, and roads connecting the Ramanathapuram and Pothanur railway stations will also be upgraded.