Coimbatore Corporation accelerates work on CODISSIA–Vilankurichi scheme road
The Codissia–Vilankurichi Scheme Road in Coimbatore was first proposed in 2010 as part of the Vilankurichi Detailed Development Plan 7 and 8. Intended to serve as an alternative to Kalapatti Road and Vilankurichi Road—both of which connect Sathyamangalam Road to Avinashi Road—the scheme road aims to ease traffic congestion in the city's eastern areas.
The proposed road will begin near a private school adjacent to the CODISSIA Complex, pass through NRI Garden, Co-operative II Colony, Sri Raghavendra Avenue, and Cheranmanagar, before connecting to Vilankurichi Road. From Vilankurichi, it will extend to Sathyamangalam Road.
'Most landowners had earlier agreed to donate the required land, and a few encroachers had also indicated their willingness to vacate when construction begins. This left only a few parcels requiring formal acquisition.' said K. Ramasamy, a Co-operative E Colony resident and one of the people pushing for the scheme road.
Fifteen years after it was first proposed, the project has recently gained momentum. While the majority of stakeholders have cooperated, one individual declined to part with a 20-cent parcel. To resolve this, the Corporation identified an alternative site owned by a private educational institution, whose management agreed to provide the required land.
Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran told The Hindu, 'Almost 99% of the negotiations are over. We have altered the design so that we can execute it, and only the name transfer formalities for the land parcels are pending. That will be completed within a week.'
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