Greening drive launched
The Hindu
The Highways Department has planned to plant about 10,000 tree saplings along Thuraiyur-Perambalur Road (SH-142) which is being upgraded under the Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project (CKIC
The Highways Department has planned to plant about 10,000 tree saplings along Thuraiyur-Perambalur Road (SH-142) which is being upgraded under the Chennai Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor Project (CKICP).
The upgrade of the 30-km long stretch connecting Thuraiyur town with the Tiruchi-Chennai Highway is expected to give a boost to industrial development of the backward Thuraiyur region and also help provide an improved transport link for industries in Ariyalur belt.
In an effort to make riding a pleasant experience on the road, the department has launched a greening drive. M.K.Selvam, Chief Engineer (Highways), CKICP, who inspected the progress of the project works on Friday, inaugurated the drive by planting a sapling along the road stretch in the presence of Divisional Engineer R.Sundari and Assistant Divisional Engineer, S.Jayanthi. The road is being widened as a two-lane road with paved shoulders. Two by-passes are to be built at Nakkasalem and Kurumbalur. The project entails construction of 12 minor bridges and 55 box culverts. The project has been taken up at a cost of about ₹143 crore under the CKICP funded by the Asian Development Bank.
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