11 roads handed over to highways dept

Coimbatore: The city corporation has handed over 11 roads measuring 41km to the state highways department for maintenance as it is going through a financial crunch.
The civic body, which extends over an area of 257 sq km, has 2,700km roads in 100 wards. The roads connect major roads maintained by the national highways and state highways. As the corporation is facing a fund crunch, most of the roads are in a bad shape.Potholes are filled with stone chips, which does not ensure durability.
Against this backdrop, the state highways department wrote to the corporation seeking permission to bring some of the roads under its control for maintenance. The corporation council meeting held on August 31 led by corporation commissioner Raja Gopal Sunkara approved the request.
The civic body has handed over the stretch on Avinasi Road from Fun Mall to Trichy Road (3.2km), from Nava India Signal to Mettupalayam Road (via Chinnasamy Road, 100 Feet Road and Sivananda Colony) (4.70km), from Jenneys Residency (Ganapathy Road) to Sakthi Salai (6.6km), Thaneer Pandal Road from Avinashi Road to Vilangurichi Junction, from Trichy Road to Vellalore Noyyal Bridge, from the collectorate to Avaramapalayam (via the Government Polytechnic College For Women and Sathy Salai), from Ukkadam (Bypass Road) to Sivalaya Junction, from Ponnaiyarajapuram Ramamoorthy Road to Palakkad Road (Kuniyamuthur), Pollachi Road from Sidco to Sugunapuram in Pollachi Road), from Puttuvikki Road to Sundakkamuthur Road (Kovaipudur) and Sanganur Road from Sathy Road to Mettupalayam Road.
It is the first such arrangement made by the corporation, an official said.
Recently, the civic body had cancelled projects worth crores of rupees citing a financial crisis.