A rapidly growing urban spread in Coimbatore needs focus on civic amenities

Coimbatore's Singanallur constituency faces urgent civic infrastructure needs amid rapid urban growth and increasing resident concerns.

Singanallur Assembly Constituency covers a rapidly developing urban spread in Coimbatore city, with a mix of small industries, residential colonies, educational institutions, and major public infrastructure.

Aspiring youth employed in the IT sector, workers of the construction sector, and MSME industry owners are among the electorate of the constituency that covers Coimbatore International Airport and Singanallur bus stand.

The Trichy Road flyover inaugurated in 2022 and the Avinashi Road flyover in 2025 were major infrastructure additions here in the recent years. However, the Singanallur flyover, a long-pending demand remains a non-starter and expansion of the Coimbatore International Airport has not taken off.

In some parts of Peelamedu, the underground drainage system has not been implemented though the pipelines are laid.

For a constituency that is largely populated with mid-income families, the hike in property tax is a huge burden, says Manoharan, a resident of Sungam area.

“I started my industry at Singanallur in 1987. Since then the industries here should have seen about 20 % growth. But, in the recent years, the IT sector has attracted a lot of youngsters. Hence, the number of rental properties has increased. This has created a stress on the basic civic amenities. The government should look at subsidies to promote installation of solar rooftops at all houses. It should take care of roads, UGD, waste management, and water supply,” says Ramamurthy, an MSME owner.