TN govt announces laying of new roads, repairing existing ones in urban areas at Rs 3,750 crore

CHENNAI: In an effort to address the issue of bad roads in urban areas in the State, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced in the Assembly that the State government would lay new roads and repair bad roads, mainly those affected by stormwater drain and underground drainage works in urban areas at a cost of Rs 3,750 crore in the coming years.

Making an announcement to this effect while replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address in the State Assembly, Chief Minister Stalin referred to the fast-paced development of villages abutting urban local bodies in the State and said that the roads of various corporations, municipalities and town panchayats would undergo further expansion.

Citing the establishment of new corporations and municipalities, CM Stalin said that the government has been making numerous efforts to fulfil the basic requirements of those living in such cities.

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As a part of the initiative, the urban road works would be undertaken in the coming years at an estimated cost of Rs 3,750 crore to lay new roads in Chennai, Madurai, and Coimbatore among the corporations, municipalities and town panchayats.

The sum would also cover repairing and renovating bad roads and repairing roads affected by stormwater drain works and underground sewer works undertaken in urban areas.

This announcement comes as a relief to the public as the bad shape of roads in various cities and towns had been a sore point for the public.