Anna Arch in different colour
Posted on: 10/Dec/2012 2:36:56 PM
Anna Arch is sporting a new coat of paint. This is the final leg of the restoration work being done on the landmark that was slated to come down earlier this year to make way for a flyover in the area.The source said that The 57-foot-tall arch will also be lit up with light blue and yellow focus lights at a cost of Rs 2 lakh, said sources at the Highways department. “We have spent close to Rs 60 lakh on the restoration work. All the external damage has been repaired, from the chipped plaster to the work done by Ganapati Sthapati. We have replaced the iron rods damaged during the demolition operations. They were also reinforced using concrete.
Even the colour is also going to be changed twin arches, which were a plain cream with dark green lettering before, will now incorporate six colours; the lettering will remain the same, while the dome-shaped decorations on top will be in red. Different shades of ivory and pink will also be used, while the leaves will be of a lighter green. The landmark that was inaugurated by then CM M G Ramachandran in 1986.this is like a precious for us even public we should maintain it .
Mainly these arches were to be removed on September 3 to make way for a flyover at the EVR High Road-Anna Nagar Third Avenue junction, but the officials could not take the structure apart. restoration work began on September 26 and the work was scheduled to be completed in 120 days.no other changes would be there except the above told said by officials.
