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• The battered roads of Madurai with pot holes that can disable one's life would soon get a facelift.The state government has sanctioned a sum of Rs 15 crore for this fiscal to carry out the much needed road development works. The civic body has also received Rs 20 more crore for street lights and solid waste management. The proposals for the projects under 'Integrated Urban Development Scheme' were placed before the city corporation council for its approval, on Monday. The councillors unanimously gave the nod for the projects. Mayor V V Rajan Chellappa said that the tenders for the works would be invited shortly.
• According to the agenda presented before the council, the civic body had sought Rs 83.14 crore to repair the roads within the corporation limits, which were damaged by floods and digging for Vaigai second drinking water scheme. However, the government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore for this fiscal year while the remaining Rs 68.14 crore will be sanctioned in the next financial year, 2012-13.
• The corporation has divided road development works into 19 segments spread across various parts of the city. Altogether, a stretch of 33.49-km of the roads in 24 of the 100 wards of the city would be re-laid under the project. Among the key stretches are the Arapalayam Main Road for 200 metres, New Jail Road for 820 metres, Town Hall Road for 370 metres, Tamil Sangam Road for 335 metres, Vakkil New Street for 506 metres and Kamarajar Road for 1.4-km. The road project, after approval of the council will be sent to the commissioner of municipalities administration after which the tenders will be called for.
• The proposal for solid waste management with the estimation of Rs 40.13 crore was sent to the government and Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned for the current fiscal to procure the equipment and another Rs 30.13 crore will be sanctioned during the next financial year. Tenders will be called for the procurement of 400 dumber pins, 125 compactor bins, 85 three-wheelers with bins, 50 dumber vehicles and two compactor lorries under the project.The third proposal for street lights in corporation limits for the estimation of Rs 15 crore was sent to the government and Rs 10 crore has been sanctioned for the current fiscal and Rs five crore will be sanctioned in the next financial year. It was proposed to establish 4,000 street lights and procure eight utility vehicles with two each for every zone to fix the lights. The project has been split into 10 works for which the tenders will be called shortly.

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