Chennaites get ready to enjoy Cooum in the next three years
Posted on: 01/May/2015 12:47:36 PM
In the next three years the metropolitan landscape near the Cooum river will be connected as a tourist and cultural appeal.
Speaking at the Corporation Council meeting on Thursday, Mr. Duraisamy said the surroundings of heritage buildings along the Cooum will get a better landscape. The civic body is likely to identify such heritage premises for the makeover.
Work on the makeover of Cooum River will also offer employment opportunities to a number of people. The State government has allocated Rs. 1,705 crore for the project, and given administrative sanction for work to the tune of Rs. 100 crore of the Rs. 355 crore to be implemented by the Corporation.
In the first phase, the Corporation will start removing solid waste dumped on the river banks at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.13 crore. The civic body will develop infrastructure for preventing solid waste pollution of the river at Rs. 100 crore. The work includes booms in the river to trap floating debris.
The civic body will develop parks and footpaths at Rs. 39.87 crore, and a fence along the river at Rs. 52.96 crore.
On successful implementation of the project in three years, residents will get landscaped greenery, fauna, better public health, education opportunities, livelihood, groundwater and clean environment.
