Infrastructure development of Coimbatore on the cards of the Union Ministry for Urban Development
The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore (ICCIC) has sought the help of the Union Minister of Urban Development in improving the transport infrastructure in Coimbatore. They stated that the transport infrastructure in Coimbatore plays a key role in the economy of the region.
The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, M Venkaiah Naidu visited the city on Sunday. In a memorandum submitted to Naidu, the ICCIC President, D Nandakumar, pointed out that three busy National Highways passed through the city. The city is centrally located among the growing towns like Tirupur, Palakkad, Pollachi and Mettupalayam. This has put severe strain on the available road infrastructure. There is an exponential growth in the number of vehicles registered every year, and this is putting more pressure on the road infrastructure of Coimbatore.
D Nandakumar suggested that a feasibility survey for a Mass Road Transport System in Coimbatore may be taken up by the Urban Development Ministry. He feels that such a project would help ease the traffic flow in the city. He also pointed out that the district had about 1.5 million vehicles as on 2013 and over 1 lakh vehicles are registered every year.
The ICCIC President also mentioned that Coimbatore has been ranked among the top 20 centres of economic development and its forex earning is around Rs. 25,000 crore. However, the airport expansion project had not taken off which is hindering the growth of the region.
Source- The Hindu Business Line
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