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| 300 buildings to make way for a wider and safer ECR Apr 13, 12 |
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More than 300 structures , mostly commercial buildings , between Thiruvanmiyur and Sholinganallur are likely to be demolished for the widening of East Coast Road (ECR).
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Projects (CMDP) wing of the state highways department has identified the buildings so that the work to widen the 11.8 km stretch can begin .
Sources said detailed revised estimates were submitted to the government recently The estimates include cost of land acquisition of 350 crore and construction costs of 50 crore .
A survey by the state highways department has identified 8.752 hectares on bothsides of the stretch for the project . "The project will be discussed at the upcoming departmental budgetary meeting on April 20, and is expected to get clearance ," government sources said .
ECR is to be widened to six lanes between Thiruvanmiyur and Sholinganallur , a stretch maintained by the state highways .
ECR was built in 1998 by linking a seriesof village roads connecting 154 fishing villages along the coast .
The government took a year to identify 30 .5 metres of land required on either side of the road between Thiruvanmiyur and Sholinganallur . Land has been identified in Thiruvanmiyur , Kottivakkam , Neelankarai , Palavakkam , Injambakkam and Sholinganallur . The most land will be acquired in Injambakkam . "We have informed residents and shop owners about the project . So far no one has filed litigation ," sources said .
source : Times of India |
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