‘Avinashi Road elevated corridor will be opened by Sept’ | Coimbatore News
Coimbatore: The Avinashi Road elevated corridor would be opened to the public by September, said Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Estimate Committee chairman S Gandhirajan who inspected the ongoing work on Thursday.Besides the elevated corridor, the team inspected the Coimbatore Central Prison, Marudhamalai temple and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.The team interacted with prisoners and received their grievances regarding the facilities available on the premises. Gandhirajan said, “The prisoners have requested quick health assistance, especially for patients with heart ailments. Although 24/7 assistance is already available for prisoners, we have taken note of their requests. We also interacted with those working at the petrol bunks as part of the rehabilitation programme and gathered information about their wages.”The MLA said, “The forest department has requested more focus on human-animal conflict, particularly concerning elephants in this region. Another issue highlighted by the public was the wild boar invasion, where the compensation provided was insufficient. We have assured them that a consultation meeting will be convened to discuss increasing the compensation amount from Rs 23,000 per acre.”He mentioned that grievances from coconut farmers had also been recorded, with the whitefly pest being the predominant crisis. Advanced machinery which is tall enough to reach the treetop for cutting coconuts and removing coconut shells is available at TNAU, supporting minimal manpower requirements. He noted that measures were in progress to make this machinery available for public use.
