Committee suggests ₹10-crore project to end undulations on S.A. Road
An expert committee has proposed a ₹10-crore project to repair dangerous undulations on Kochi's S.A. Road caused by soil settlement. The Kochi Corporation is seeking funding solutions as the metro agency denies responsibility for the road's current condition.
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This highlights the bureaucratic challenges and infrastructure maintenance issues in urban development projects involving multiple agencies.
An expert committee has submitted a report to the Kerala High Court on a ₹10-crore project of the Kochi Corporation to resurface the 3.10-km long S.A. Road in the city, to do away with the gaping and frequent level differences on the fast track beside the Kochi metro pillars.
Citing the need for timely disbursal of funds for the project on S.A. Road, Mayor V.K. Minimol said such undulations on the fast track were a problem on either side of the Aluva-MG Road-Vyttila metro corridor. “Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has been apprised of the matter, while the Kochi Corporation will shortly take it up with the Minister for Public Works,” she said.
On whether the civic agency had approached Kochi Metro Rail Limited for part funding the work along the metro corridor, she said the metro agency cited no funds for the purpose.
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