Rs 1,000 cr for laying world class roads in 11 TN cities

MADURAI: Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs 1,000 crore for a project envisaging laying of roads of international standard in 11 cities, including Madurai.

Discussions were taking place at various levels to build the roads which would have good lighting facility, footpath, and sign boards, an official release said in Madurai on Friday.

A meeting chaired by Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Advisor MS Srinivasan was held here yesterday to discuss about the proposed project.

Srinivasan said it had been proposed to build 750 km of roads in Madurai. Laying of water pipes and underground cables would be taken up in advance to ensure that there was no digging of the roads for at least five years after the completion of the project.

The roads, the construction of which would begin in another one year, would be maintained by the private agencies for five years.