Coimbatore: City corporation commissioner K Vijayakarthikeyan on Wednesday inspected the bund strengthening works of Periyakulam tank on Perur Bypass Road.
The civic body had planned to restore and rejuvenate the Periyakulam Lake at the cost of Rs 39.74 crore in the first phase of the smart city mission project.
The project was announced on July 5 along with three other projects - rejuvenation of walkers’ plaza along the road cutting across Valankulam lake of people promenade, rejuvenation of Valankulam lake (under valankulam flyover) and model road project at DB Road.
According to civic body, under the project, the lake bunds will be strengthened, water will be desilted and treated. The contractors have started working on the project after holding consolation meeting with environmentalists and designers, who prepared a detailed project report.
The source attributed the delay in the work to the incessant rains. He said the estimated time for work completion was 18 months. During the inspection, the commissioner directed the contractors to complete the project within the time frame and budget. A separate project management consultant was appointed to monitor the progress of the work, the source said. tnn
