Angappa CBSE Senior Secondary School
BVM Global Coimbatore
BVM Global website
No.635, 680/6, 681/1,
Kathirivan Gardens ( Behind Central Studios)
Singanallur ( Off Trichy Road),
Coimbatore - 641 005.
Tel: 80560 15270
Kendriya Vidyalaya Hr Sec School
National Model Secondary School
Nava Bharath National School
Noyyal Public School (Founded by a group of renowned academicians from Coimbatore)
Park Global School
PSBB Millennium School
Rukmani Kannan Vidyalaya Hr Sec school
Shree Sarasswathi Vidhyaah Mandheer Hr Sec School
Yuvabharathi Public School
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Coimbatore - International School List
Chinmaya International Residential School.
Coimbatore Public School.
Karunya Matric Hr Sec School.
Park Global School.
Suguna Padmalaya International Public School.
SDKS, Chinnavedampatti.
K'sirs International School.
The Indian Public School
Phone: Home(0422) 6473333 , Home(0422) 6474444
Address: 193, Sathy Road, Sarkarsamakulam, Coimbatore- 641107
Coimbatore Public School.
Karunya Matric Hr Sec School.
Park Global School.
Suguna Padmalaya International Public School.
SDKS, Chinnavedampatti.
K'sirs International School.
The Indian Public School
Phone: Home(0422) 6473333 , Home(0422) 6474444
Address: 193, Sathy Road, Sarkarsamakulam, Coimbatore- 641107
Craftsman Automation - Expansion Plans
Coimbatore-based Rs 252-crore Craftsman Automation, which has been catering to commercial vehicle majors like Tata, ALL, Mahindra and
Daimler, is on expansion mode.
As part of re-branding, it has decided to shed its existing logo and make Craftsman Marine, Craftsman Motion (gearbox) as sub-brands under mother company Craftsman Automation. The company is in the advanced stage of talks with a private equity player to partially fund its expansion plans.
"We are looking to infuse funds to the tune of Rs 150 crore to develop the company and we expect around Rs 75 crore to come from private equity," Carftsman MD S Ravi told. He said, the company will widen its current automotive business and build up its material handling, marine business and gearbox manufacturing within the next three years.
While the core automotive business will be spread over its manufacturing facilities in Chennai, Pithampur (MP) Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) and Coimbatore, the engineering business will be restricted to the texcity. "We are looking to double the current production capacity of 1000 engine blocks and 1000 engine heads per day across all the factories in three years ," he added.
The company is also planning to add new locations in Pune, Northern Capital Region (Haryana) and Uttaranchal soon. Mr Ravi expects the material handling business, for which he has signed a JV with German-based load suspension equipment manufacturers Carl Stahl, to grow in the coming fiscal. "We entered the market only 18 months back and we will soon compete with world leader Demag in this segment," he said.
Last year, he floated a subsidiary, Craftsman Marine in Netherlands, which develops, constructs and sells a range of marine engines and technical equipments for pleasure crafts and smaller commercial vessels. This apart, he has a JV with Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan for sales and service of EDM machines in Coimbatore.
A first generation entrepreneur, Ravi has won several awards including export promotion council’s annual export awards for the last three consecutive years. He is looking at re-jigging his businesses by shifting focus to the domestic market. From a turnover of Rs 195 crore in 2007-08, Craftsman grew to Rs 252 crore in 2008-09.
This year, due to the impact of global recession, Ravi expects to close with around Rs 200 crore. "But, we expect a 30% growth in 2010-11," he said, adding the company has an EBITDA margin of around 20% to 25%. Its net profit after tax is around 6% to 8%.
"The expected drop in turnover this fiscal is mainly due to slowdown in exports. So from 75% dependence on exports, we are going to restrict our foreign exposure to 30% now," Mr Ravi said, adding the setting up of manufacturing plants by global automotive giants in India has also helped him to focus on the domestic market.
Daimler, is on expansion mode.
As part of re-branding, it has decided to shed its existing logo and make Craftsman Marine, Craftsman Motion (gearbox) as sub-brands under mother company Craftsman Automation. The company is in the advanced stage of talks with a private equity player to partially fund its expansion plans.
"We are looking to infuse funds to the tune of Rs 150 crore to develop the company and we expect around Rs 75 crore to come from private equity," Carftsman MD S Ravi told. He said, the company will widen its current automotive business and build up its material handling, marine business and gearbox manufacturing within the next three years.
While the core automotive business will be spread over its manufacturing facilities in Chennai, Pithampur (MP) Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) and Coimbatore, the engineering business will be restricted to the texcity. "We are looking to double the current production capacity of 1000 engine blocks and 1000 engine heads per day across all the factories in three years ," he added.
The company is also planning to add new locations in Pune, Northern Capital Region (Haryana) and Uttaranchal soon. Mr Ravi expects the material handling business, for which he has signed a JV with German-based load suspension equipment manufacturers Carl Stahl, to grow in the coming fiscal. "We entered the market only 18 months back and we will soon compete with world leader Demag in this segment," he said.
Last year, he floated a subsidiary, Craftsman Marine in Netherlands, which develops, constructs and sells a range of marine engines and technical equipments for pleasure crafts and smaller commercial vessels. This apart, he has a JV with Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan for sales and service of EDM machines in Coimbatore.
A first generation entrepreneur, Ravi has won several awards including export promotion council’s annual export awards for the last three consecutive years. He is looking at re-jigging his businesses by shifting focus to the domestic market. From a turnover of Rs 195 crore in 2007-08, Craftsman grew to Rs 252 crore in 2008-09.
This year, due to the impact of global recession, Ravi expects to close with around Rs 200 crore. "But, we expect a 30% growth in 2010-11," he said, adding the company has an EBITDA margin of around 20% to 25%. Its net profit after tax is around 6% to 8%.
"The expected drop in turnover this fiscal is mainly due to slowdown in exports. So from 75% dependence on exports, we are going to restrict our foreign exposure to 30% now," Mr Ravi said, adding the setting up of manufacturing plants by global automotive giants in India has also helped him to focus on the domestic market.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Global India Textile Show in Coimbatore
Over 150 buyers and buying agencies from various countries would participate in a two-day unique reverse buyer-seller meet ‘Global India Textile Show’, beginning here from March 26, a first of its kind event in South India.
With direct buyers from the UK, US, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Moroco, Turkey, Mauritius, Egypt, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the event is expected to generate business enquiries of more than Rs 1,000 crore, Mr M.S. Mathivanan, organising committee chai rman, told reporters here on Saturday.
Products like fabrics in the form of grey, bleached, dyed and printed for the purpose of garments pocketing, seating, along with home textile products and technical textile products would be displayed at the fair, to be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Textiles, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi, he said.
Stating that India exported woven fabrics worth Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore, with a 10 per cent annual growth, of which Tamil Nadu’s share was 50 per cent, Mr Mathivanan said the event is likely to generate more than Rs 1,000 crore business.
The meet is being jointly organised by the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council and the Union Ministry of Commerce, with the support of the Union Textile Ministry.
Depending on the success of enquiries, the council would start warehouses in the European Union, like Belgium or Hungary and also Sri Lanka, so that materials could be delivered on time, he said. — PTI
With direct buyers from the UK, US, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Moroco, Turkey, Mauritius, Egypt, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the event is expected to generate business enquiries of more than Rs 1,000 crore, Mr M.S. Mathivanan, organising committee chai rman, told reporters here on Saturday.
Products like fabrics in the form of grey, bleached, dyed and printed for the purpose of garments pocketing, seating, along with home textile products and technical textile products would be displayed at the fair, to be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Textiles, Ms Panabaka Lakshmi, he said.
Stating that India exported woven fabrics worth Rs 6,000 crore to Rs 7,000 crore, with a 10 per cent annual growth, of which Tamil Nadu’s share was 50 per cent, Mr Mathivanan said the event is likely to generate more than Rs 1,000 crore business.
The meet is being jointly organised by the Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council and the Union Ministry of Commerce, with the support of the Union Textile Ministry.
Depending on the success of enquiries, the council would start warehouses in the European Union, like Belgium or Hungary and also Sri Lanka, so that materials could be delivered on time, he said. — PTI
Friday, March 19, 2010
Diabetes Village, Coimbatore
Coimbatore Diabetes Foundation has opened a Diabetes Village, a lifestyle resort hospital at Marudamalai near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
While hospitals normally dealt with acute care and management of complications, preventive care would be focus of the Diabetes Village.
The centre functions as a lifestyle resort hospital, enriching the quality of life of the affected.It offers diabetes treatment, diabetes master health check-up and management of all diabetic complications. It also has an obesity clinic a state-of-the-art clinical laboratory and also focused on hypertension, cholesterol and heart diseases.
The diabetes village mainly aims at the objective of providing necessary lifestyle changes. So far, patients were spending more on doctors and received very short consultation. So here, patients live with the medical team, said Dr. Sekar, Chief Diabetologist of Diabetes village.
You (patients) can walk with the doctors, play with them and may be dine with the doctors. So basically the idea of changing your diet and making you physically active is our objective, he added.
The centre would provide other facilities, including tracks for walking and jogging, swimming pool, tennis court, villas for treatment and rehabilitation, spas, meditation and yoga hall, music therapy and library.
These facilities attract patients from all across the country.
We can jog, swim in the pool. Here, we have all facilities of relaxation. I feel this is an ideal place for diabetic patients, said Raja Mohan, a diabetic patient from Uttar Pradesh.
While hospitals normally dealt with acute care and management of complications, preventive care would be focus of the Diabetes Village.
The centre functions as a lifestyle resort hospital, enriching the quality of life of the affected.It offers diabetes treatment, diabetes master health check-up and management of all diabetic complications. It also has an obesity clinic a state-of-the-art clinical laboratory and also focused on hypertension, cholesterol and heart diseases.
The diabetes village mainly aims at the objective of providing necessary lifestyle changes. So far, patients were spending more on doctors and received very short consultation. So here, patients live with the medical team, said Dr. Sekar, Chief Diabetologist of Diabetes village.
You (patients) can walk with the doctors, play with them and may be dine with the doctors. So basically the idea of changing your diet and making you physically active is our objective, he added.
The centre would provide other facilities, including tracks for walking and jogging, swimming pool, tennis court, villas for treatment and rehabilitation, spas, meditation and yoga hall, music therapy and library.
These facilities attract patients from all across the country.
We can jog, swim in the pool. Here, we have all facilities of relaxation. I feel this is an ideal place for diabetic patients, said Raja Mohan, a diabetic patient from Uttar Pradesh.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
All about Coimbatore
Though the initial settlements in coimbatore are believed to have been around for two millennia, it was only in the colonial period that the town rose to fame, for its numerous industries. The rich-black soil around the city has given Coimbatore its flourishing textile mills, employing thousands and earning it the epithet of ‘Manchester of the South’.
To Do
Like many other small Indian towns, there’s nothing exceptionally touristy here. We spent our time roaming the streets, bargaining for ivory-white ‘100 per cent' cotton shirts, fattening ourselves on chips and wondering about the numerous educational institutes around. Then there were also the almost-obligatory visits to the 'Houses of Worship' present at every nook and corner.
Amongst all the temples, the Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple by the Noyyal River is most famous. This Chola-era temple is built in the Dravidan style and is home to a gold-plated statue of Natraja. Also well known are the Marudamalai Temple of Lord Muruga, and the Thirumoorthy Temple situated on the highway from Palani to Coimbatore. Urban-yuppies however may find solace in the Dhyanalinga Temple of the Isha Foundation. While everyone may not agree to the Foundation’s concepts and beliefs, we’d highly recommend a visit to this complex, for its unusual temple architecture. A 33-feet high and 76-feet wide dome, built without any steel, cement or concrete and a 35-feet deep subterranean water body are the highlights; and the entire complex is embellished with uber-chic design elements.
The Forest College Museum preserves a variety of flora, fauna and other exhibits related to the natural world, while the Khadi Gandhi Gallery has an engaging display about the Father of the Nation. All major events from Gandhiji’s life are showcased with photographs and memorabilia. The Government Museum in the VOC Park, the G D Naidu Industrial Exhibit and the Textile Museum in the Shreenivasan Art Gallery are also worth-a-dekho.
But if you’d rather spend your time outdoors, then head to the hilly areas surrounding the city that comprises numerous waterfalls such as Sengupathi Falls, Monkey Falls, Vaideki Falls and the Siruvani Waterfall.
Food and drink
Sambar, rice, idlis, vadas and chutneys are the staple food, and can be relished at any time of the day. Sweets and non-vegetarian dishes are best sampled at the more established eateries. Also drink a few sips of water from the Siruvani Dam, and decide for yourself if it indeed is the ‘second sweetest water in the world’ as the locals sweetly claim it to be.
Shopping
Being a major textile centre, clothing items – saris and dhotis - are Coimbatore’s best buys. Also stock up on banana-wafers, sambar powder and the local sweets.
Fact file
Getting around: Though city-buses and non-metered auto rickshaws are available, the best option for tourists is to use the taxis
Best time to visit: All year round, not counting the summer months
Getting there
Air: Peelamedu Airport is about 10km away from the city centre, and is well connected to major South Indian cities, as well as to Mumbai
Rail: Coimbatore Junction
Road: Coimbatore has three national highways that pass through it: NH 47, NH 67 and NH 209
To Do
Like many other small Indian towns, there’s nothing exceptionally touristy here. We spent our time roaming the streets, bargaining for ivory-white ‘100 per cent' cotton shirts, fattening ourselves on chips and wondering about the numerous educational institutes around. Then there were also the almost-obligatory visits to the 'Houses of Worship' present at every nook and corner.
Amongst all the temples, the Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple by the Noyyal River is most famous. This Chola-era temple is built in the Dravidan style and is home to a gold-plated statue of Natraja. Also well known are the Marudamalai Temple of Lord Muruga, and the Thirumoorthy Temple situated on the highway from Palani to Coimbatore. Urban-yuppies however may find solace in the Dhyanalinga Temple of the Isha Foundation. While everyone may not agree to the Foundation’s concepts and beliefs, we’d highly recommend a visit to this complex, for its unusual temple architecture. A 33-feet high and 76-feet wide dome, built without any steel, cement or concrete and a 35-feet deep subterranean water body are the highlights; and the entire complex is embellished with uber-chic design elements.
The Forest College Museum preserves a variety of flora, fauna and other exhibits related to the natural world, while the Khadi Gandhi Gallery has an engaging display about the Father of the Nation. All major events from Gandhiji’s life are showcased with photographs and memorabilia. The Government Museum in the VOC Park, the G D Naidu Industrial Exhibit and the Textile Museum in the Shreenivasan Art Gallery are also worth-a-dekho.
But if you’d rather spend your time outdoors, then head to the hilly areas surrounding the city that comprises numerous waterfalls such as Sengupathi Falls, Monkey Falls, Vaideki Falls and the Siruvani Waterfall.
Food and drink
Sambar, rice, idlis, vadas and chutneys are the staple food, and can be relished at any time of the day. Sweets and non-vegetarian dishes are best sampled at the more established eateries. Also drink a few sips of water from the Siruvani Dam, and decide for yourself if it indeed is the ‘second sweetest water in the world’ as the locals sweetly claim it to be.
Shopping
Being a major textile centre, clothing items – saris and dhotis - are Coimbatore’s best buys. Also stock up on banana-wafers, sambar powder and the local sweets.
Fact file
Getting around: Though city-buses and non-metered auto rickshaws are available, the best option for tourists is to use the taxis
Best time to visit: All year round, not counting the summer months
Getting there
Air: Peelamedu Airport is about 10km away from the city centre, and is well connected to major South Indian cities, as well as to Mumbai
Rail: Coimbatore Junction
Road: Coimbatore has three national highways that pass through it: NH 47, NH 67 and NH 209
Thousands of seats vacant in Tamil Nadu's self-financing engineering colleges
In an alarming indication of the turbulent state of affairs in Tamil Nadu's self-financing engineering colleges, it has emerged that more than 51,000 BE/B.Tech seats are lying vacant for want of students in the current academic year.
This figure is a significant and unparalleled 31% of the 1,65,980 seats, (including a few BArch seats), that were available in the 440 engineering colleges both under government and management quotas.
Latest admission statistics in engineering colleges compiled by officials of the higher education ministry revealed that only 1,14,518 seats were filled up during the admission season that started in July (government quota) and ended in October (management quota).
A copy of the statistical report sourced by The Times of India shows that three engineering colleges and one architecture institution (Ranganathan Architecture College in Coimbatore) had failed to attract even a single student.
Interestingly all three engineering colleges were exclusive women's institutions the Chennai Institute of Science and Technology for Women in Chengalpet; The Selvam Women Excellence Engineering Technology College in Trichy; and the St John's College of Engineering and Technology for Women in Vellore.
"Such a huge vacancy in engineering colleges is unparalleled in the history of technical education in Tamil Nadu. Although over 70 new private engineering colleges were established last year, presumably to address the demand from students, nearly one-third of the seats could not be filled as students had stayed off. In contrast, if you look at the admission figures for the previous academic year 2008-09, as many as 1,18,565 of the 1,31,680 seats available were filled in the 344 engineering colleges that were functioning then. The percentage of vacant seats worked out to less than 10% last academic year," a higher education ministry official pointed out.
Similarly, during 2007-08, of the 1,09,784 available seats colleges had managed to find students for 94,346 seats, which meant that only around 14% of the seats remained vacant.
"Less than half-a-dozen of the engineering colleges in the state were able to attract students for the entire sanctioned student intake strength in the current academic year. While several institutions admitted students in double digits against an individual sanctioned students' strength ranging from 240 to 300, less than 10 students were admitted in three private colleges," the official added.
Academics felt that the figures reflected two aspects one, that parents and students did not have faith in the quality of education provided in many private institutions and second they stayed away due to prohibitive costs of engineering education.
This figure is a significant and unparalleled 31% of the 1,65,980 seats, (including a few BArch seats), that were available in the 440 engineering colleges both under government and management quotas.
Latest admission statistics in engineering colleges compiled by officials of the higher education ministry revealed that only 1,14,518 seats were filled up during the admission season that started in July (government quota) and ended in October (management quota).
A copy of the statistical report sourced by The Times of India shows that three engineering colleges and one architecture institution (Ranganathan Architecture College in Coimbatore) had failed to attract even a single student.
Interestingly all three engineering colleges were exclusive women's institutions the Chennai Institute of Science and Technology for Women in Chengalpet; The Selvam Women Excellence Engineering Technology College in Trichy; and the St John's College of Engineering and Technology for Women in Vellore.
"Such a huge vacancy in engineering colleges is unparalleled in the history of technical education in Tamil Nadu. Although over 70 new private engineering colleges were established last year, presumably to address the demand from students, nearly one-third of the seats could not be filled as students had stayed off. In contrast, if you look at the admission figures for the previous academic year 2008-09, as many as 1,18,565 of the 1,31,680 seats available were filled in the 344 engineering colleges that were functioning then. The percentage of vacant seats worked out to less than 10% last academic year," a higher education ministry official pointed out.
Similarly, during 2007-08, of the 1,09,784 available seats colleges had managed to find students for 94,346 seats, which meant that only around 14% of the seats remained vacant.
"Less than half-a-dozen of the engineering colleges in the state were able to attract students for the entire sanctioned student intake strength in the current academic year. While several institutions admitted students in double digits against an individual sanctioned students' strength ranging from 240 to 300, less than 10 students were admitted in three private colleges," the official added.
Academics felt that the figures reflected two aspects one, that parents and students did not have faith in the quality of education provided in many private institutions and second they stayed away due to prohibitive costs of engineering education.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Polo Cup kicks off in India
Finally, the Polo Cup kicks off in India. Volkswagen has announced that the Polo Cup will run alongside the 2010 JK National Racing Championship. The Indian edition of the Polo Cup will have six races in total, the first of which will be held on 19th June 2010, followed by races every weekend till December. The first race is likely to be run in Pune, with the remaining five rounds being held in Chennai and Coimbatore.
The Race Polos are centrally prepared at the Volkswagen Factory in Pune by highly trained race mechanics. Professional data logging will ensure that drivers have the chance to check their own performances and compare them with those of other drivers. In addition to technical training courses, the coaching programme, which includes an introduction into data analysis, classes on tyres focused on the JK tyres used in the cup as well as setup work, encompasses media training, a fitness camp and a pre-season basic training course at which the young racers work on fine-tuning their skills for the new season.
Joerg Mueller, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India, said, ”This is a very significant move by Volkswagen in India. We are glad that we are contributing to the development of a unique Indian motor sports culture. Volkswagen’s motor sports activities are renowned globally and we look forward to bringing our knowledge and expertise in this direction to India.”
Motor sports enthusiasts interested in getting further information can log on to the new website, www.polocup.in This website will display information about the format of The Polo Cup India, race updates and driver profiles.
The Race Polos are centrally prepared at the Volkswagen Factory in Pune by highly trained race mechanics. Professional data logging will ensure that drivers have the chance to check their own performances and compare them with those of other drivers. In addition to technical training courses, the coaching programme, which includes an introduction into data analysis, classes on tyres focused on the JK tyres used in the cup as well as setup work, encompasses media training, a fitness camp and a pre-season basic training course at which the young racers work on fine-tuning their skills for the new season.
Joerg Mueller, Volkswagen Group Chief Representative India, said, ”This is a very significant move by Volkswagen in India. We are glad that we are contributing to the development of a unique Indian motor sports culture. Volkswagen’s motor sports activities are renowned globally and we look forward to bringing our knowledge and expertise in this direction to India.”
Motor sports enthusiasts interested in getting further information can log on to the new website, www.polocup.in This website will display information about the format of The Polo Cup India, race updates and driver profiles.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
CBay Systems sees immense potential in Coimbatore
Medical Transcription company CBaySystems sees immense potential in Coimbatore for its growth. The company’s Director and Chief Operating Officer Dinesh Kumar told that CBay opened a 450-seater facility here in April 2009, with an initial investment of Rs. 2.25 crore.
The second facility was opened in October 2009. Currently, the company had about 800 employees in these two facilities, accounting for 13 per cent of its total workforce.
Advantages
Coimbatore had advantages such as skilled manpower, scalable infrastructure and a large talent pool that could be trained.
“Going forward, a significant amount of investment will be made in the Coimbatore centres as it will play a strategic role in the company’s India operations,” he said.
The second facility was opened in October 2009. Currently, the company had about 800 employees in these two facilities, accounting for 13 per cent of its total workforce.
Advantages
Coimbatore had advantages such as skilled manpower, scalable infrastructure and a large talent pool that could be trained.
“Going forward, a significant amount of investment will be made in the Coimbatore centres as it will play a strategic role in the company’s India operations,” he said.
Coimbatore City, suburban Coimbatore and Tirupur to be free of level crossings
The administrative approval for construction of road overbridges (ROBs) across railway level crossings will make Coimbatore City, suburban Coimbatore and Tirupur free of level crossings.
Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan said at a function on Saturday that there were only 236 road overbridges before the the DMK came to power. In the last four years the DMK Government had given sanction for construction of 95 ROBs.
The work on the bridges would begin soon in a phased manner in co-ordination with the railways, Mr. Saminathan said.
The construction of the ROBs is usually undertaken by the Highways Department and the Railways only on the basis of train-vehicles (i.e., vehicles per train) ratio.
The permission covers 23 bridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts. Of these 13 of them will be in Coimbatore City and its immediate peripheral areas.
The notable among them will be at Hope College, Thaneerpandal, Irugur, Nanjundapuram Road, Avarampalayam, Vilankurichi, Rathinapuri, Kannappan Nagar, Neelikonampalayam, Singanallur, Sundarapuram and Irugur in Coimbatore City.
The bridges will ensure free flow of traffic in the city relieving motorists of the ordeal of waiting indefinitely at level crossings.
The other two at Eachanari and Mullupadi on the outskirts of the City will come up on the National Highway Number 209.
The other overbridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts will be at Somanur, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Koolipalayam, SRC Nagar-Tirupur, Kongu Nagar – Tirupur, Vanjipalayam, Chikkanna College.
The total outlay for these is Rs 368.51 crore.
Highways Minister M.P. Saminathan said at a function on Saturday that there were only 236 road overbridges before the the DMK came to power. In the last four years the DMK Government had given sanction for construction of 95 ROBs.
The work on the bridges would begin soon in a phased manner in co-ordination with the railways, Mr. Saminathan said.
The construction of the ROBs is usually undertaken by the Highways Department and the Railways only on the basis of train-vehicles (i.e., vehicles per train) ratio.
The permission covers 23 bridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts. Of these 13 of them will be in Coimbatore City and its immediate peripheral areas.
The notable among them will be at Hope College, Thaneerpandal, Irugur, Nanjundapuram Road, Avarampalayam, Vilankurichi, Rathinapuri, Kannappan Nagar, Neelikonampalayam, Singanallur, Sundarapuram and Irugur in Coimbatore City.
The bridges will ensure free flow of traffic in the city relieving motorists of the ordeal of waiting indefinitely at level crossings.
The other two at Eachanari and Mullupadi on the outskirts of the City will come up on the National Highway Number 209.
The other overbridges in Coimbatore and Tirupur districts will be at Somanur, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Koolipalayam, SRC Nagar-Tirupur, Kongu Nagar – Tirupur, Vanjipalayam, Chikkanna College.
The total outlay for these is Rs 368.51 crore.
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