Rs 54 crore funds allocated for Sathy Road widening work in Coimbatore
New Indian ExpressCOIMBATORE: The Local Planning Authority has allocated about Rs 54 crore for the Sathyamangalam road widening project works in Coimbatore. Being one of the vital roads of Coimbatore, the 65 km long Sathy Road which is a part of the NH 948, connects the city with Ganapathy, Chinnavedampatti, Saravanampatti, Kovilpalayam, Annur and all the way to Sathyamangalam in Erode district. Based on a resolution passed by the CCMC on October 16, 2020, a Government Order Number 32 was issued and an amount of Rs 38,64,81,827 from the Coimbatore LPA fund was sanctioned for LA costs from Textool Bridge to the Surya Hospital stretch on the Sathy Road. Following a field inspection on July 16, this year by Coimbatore MP Rajkumar, District Collector Kranti Kumar Pati, CCMC Commissioner M Sivaguru Prabakaran, officials from the CCMC Town Planning and National Highways Department, it was estimated that an additional fund of Rs 15,35,18,173 would be required to complete the work.