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NT Bureau
Chennai, Mar 23:
A State-level City Corporation Traffic and Transportation Improvement Advisory Committee would be set up to recommend traffic and transport solutions for Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore, Finance Minister K Anbazhagan announced in Tamilnadu Budget presented in the House today.
He said the committee would also have sub- committees each for Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore. With the ultimate objective of making urban life pollution and congestion free, he said the committee would also plan expanding the jurisdiction of these cities. For the first phase, he said Rs 200 crore had been allocated.
Water supply
To improve the water supply infrastructure of Chennai city, Anbazhagan announced that Rs 337 crore project to ensure equitable distribution of drinking water in all parts of the city would be implemented under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission by the Chennai Water Supply and Sewerage Board. In addition, he said a scheme to upgrade the solid waste management system in Chennai city would be implemented at Rs 255 crore.
A modern State library
Finance Minister said that to ensure easy accessibility, the government had decided to establish a modern State library of international standard in Chennai. At present, he said science books, new publications, historical works as well as reference books still remain beyond the reach of common man and poor students. The total cost of this project would be Rs 100 crore.
Traffic solution
In order to find a permanent solution to the traffic congestion problem of Chennai city, Anbazhagan said the government had decided to implement the Metro Rail Project at a cost of about Rs 9,000 crore.
A provision of Rs.50 crores is made in this Budget to undertake the preliminary works for this special scheme, he said
Anbazhagan said an aquarium of international standard would be established on the beach in Chennai.
A butterfly park would be
opened at Vandalur zoo.