Andhra Pradesh - Visakhapatnam   

BRTS: work on Pendurty sector to begin next week

VISAKHAPATNAM: Work on the Rs.154-crore Pendurty Transit Corridor (PTC), which is part of Bus Rapid Transit Scheme will commence by September 25. Tenders for this 19-km transit corridor, which will have a number of bus stops, have been finalised and the project, entrusted to GKC-Sadbhavana joint venture, is scheduled to be completed in one year.

According to GVMC Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Meena, rehabilitation package for the evacuees of the project will be placed before the next council meeting.

Speaking to media persons in his office here on Monday, the Commissioner said there were four bidders for the Rs. 155-crore Simhachalam Transit Corridor (STC) and all clearances would be available by the end of this month and works would commence soon. He said there were some problems in respect of a 5-km stretch of the PTC and they were being sorted out.

He said that the work on the one km long flyover between Aseelmetta and Divisional Railway Office would also begin soon. Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for two other flyovers proposed at Gopalapatnam and Chavulamadum were awaited. These would go a long way in solving traffic problems in the city, he said. When asked about traffic problems at other busy junctions like Maddilapalem, the Commissioner said that a private agency was commissioned to study the problem and suggest improvements to streamline traffic.

On mobilisation of funds for the BRTS, the Commissioner said that apart from internal sources, bonds to the tune of Rs.100 crores were proposed to be issued. The Government had given green signal for issue of bonds, he said. Also the GVMC proposed to go for a loan of Rs.200 crores. “We are seeking permission from the Government for this,” he said, adding that other details of the loan proposal were being worked out.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

NIIT scholarship test on Sept. 21
Students get tips on public speaking at NIE session
AU supplementary exams postponed
A ‘model school’ sans teachers
Tata Motors’ showroom opened
BRTS: work on Pendurty sector to begin next week
Heritage sites’ preservation needs expert touch
House site for former Olympian
Two child labourers rescued
Visakhapatnam Today

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu