ROADS & BRIDGES At the time of merger of Pondicherry with the Indian Union in the year 1954, the total length of road network was in the order of 232 km with nearly two thirds of it unsurfaced. Rural areas did not have connectivity to the main roads. Due to successive five year plans, today all the 11 towns and 264 villages in the Union Territory are connected by a road network of total length 2292 km. Out of this, 601 km are PWD roads, all surfaced. The remaining l691 km comes under local bodies of which 123l km are surfaced and 460 km are unsurfaced as of 1998-1999. All the towns and villages in Union Territory of Pondicherry are well connected by roads coming under categories of National highways, state highways, District Roads and Rural roads. However, due to rapid urbanization, colonization and industrialization the traffic intensity has increased manifold resulting in traffic congestion, poor road/pedestrian safety, strain on public services, stress on road stability, overall degradation of road environment. Therefore, there is a need to upgrade and strengthen the existing roads to IRC standards in a comprehensive manner including widening (single lane to intermediate lane, intermediatre lane to double lane and double lane to four lane), strengthening and standardizing the road pavements and junction geometrics, construction/reconstruction of bridges and culverts, subways. etc. An “Integrated Traffic Engineering Study” is proposed to be entrusted on a consultancy to identify existing deficiencies in the road network and to prepare a detailed perspective plan of action addressing areas of concern such as road/pedestrian safety, taxation structure, cost effective technology in road making, control/removal of encroachments, unplanned ribbon development, uncoordinated cutting of roads for development of public utilities/services. This consultancy will also cover the possibility of elevated carriageway, intersection design improvements, over bridges, under passages and the like. Based on the study report comprehensive project proposals/reports will be prepared and implemented during 10th plan. Such of the projects which cannot be accommodated in the State Plan will be posed for external assistance. The objective of this sector is to strengthen / standardize the road profile and to improve the riding surface, as per IRC standards, to increase the pavement width and to take up construction / reconstruction of road culvert and bridges, to construct upgrade and strengthen the existing roads and widening roads under the different categories of National Highways, State Highways, District Roads and Rural Roads. Under the programmes implemented by the Local Administration Department it is proposed to connect the villages and habitations with link roads for which provision has been made it is also proposed to provide concrete roads to town limits of the regions of this Union Territory since Pondicherry is a Tourism spot of French Culture, tourists from other parts of the country as well as from abroad are visiting this town. 198 OUTLAY AT A GLANCE Sector : ROADS & BRIDGES No. of Schemes : 7 Departments : 1. PUBLIC WORKS 2. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION (Rs. in lakh) Tenth Plan 2002-07 Approved Outlay : 13786.00 Annual Plan 2002-03 Actual Expenditure : 2884.00 Annual Plan 2003-04 Approved Outlay : 3083.00 Annual Plan 2003-04 Revised Outlay : 3113.00 Annual Plan 2004-05 Proposed Outlay : 4952.00 (Rs. in lakh) 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Sl. Name of the Scheme Actual Approved Revised Proposed No. Expenditure Outlay Outlay Outlay (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) PUBLIC WORKS 1. State Highways 206.50 218.00 635.11 626.33 2. District & other Roads 1699.12 1682.56 1072.17 2494.00 3. Rural Roads 564.19 707.72 974.90 1289.46 4. Machinery and 13.45 74.72 30.82 82.20 Equipments 5. Survey and Levelling 0.75 -­ -­ 0.01 Sub-total 2484.01 2683.00 2713.00 4492.00 LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 6. Grant for Panchayat Rural 156.99 160.00 160.00 200.00 Roads and Local Development Works 7. Grant for Municipalities for 243.00 240.00 240.00 260.00 improvements of roads and Local Development Works Sub-total 399.99 400.00 400.00 460.00 Total 2884.00 3083.00 3113.00 4952.00 199 Scheme No. 1 Sector : ROADS AND BRIDGES Implementing Department : PUBLIC WORKS 1. Name of the Scheme : State Highways 2. Objective of the Scheme : The main thrust is towards qualitative upgradation viz. improving Geometrics,increasing pavement width and crest thickness as per IRC standards. To re-construct old culverts and weak bridges. To improve the existing roads and strengthen the existing pavements. To widen the roads in order to ease traffic congestion. 3.(a) Actual physical Achievement 2002-03 : i. Construction of Bus shelter at Kurumbapet. ii. Extension of culvert in RC.4 Valudavour road at Ch. 5/750Km near Mettupalayam Industrial road junction Pondicherry. iii. Improvements to Central median in between V.S.R. statue and Sinthani Srippi Singaravelan statue in RC.14 Bill road at Pondicherry. iv. Improvements to Western side platform and drain from Anna square to Upper Bridge in M.M.A Salai, Pondicherry. v. Improvements to the side wall including providing precast RCC cover slab over U drain opposite to new Bus stand in M.M. Salai, Pondicherry. vi. Improvements to the drain and cover slab in M.G. road from Petit cannal street to J.N. street vii. Raising the road between Ch. 5/750 Mettupalayam culvert and Ch. 6/010Km in RC.4 Valudavour road, Pondicherry. viii. Construction of side drain and Improvements to the causeway drain from Ramanapuram to Iyyankuttipalayam in RC.4 Valudavour road Phase-I, Pondicherry. ix. Widening of both sides of Rc.4 Valudavour road Ramanapuram to Iyyankuttipalayam including construction of road from Valudavour road to Mettupalayam Industrial estiate, Pondicherry. x. Formation of approach road to the new culvert at Shanmugapuram in RC.4 Valudavour road, Pondicherry. xi. Construction of side drain and Improvements to the causeway drain from Ramanapuram, to Iyyankuttipalayam in RC.4 Valudavour road Phase-II for the stretch from Ramanapuram to Mettupalatam culvert, Pondicherry. xii. Improvements to U drain and providing grills on both sides of Anna Salai,Pondicherry. xiii. Other Works xiv. Urgent Improvements to the Porayar road from Thomas Arul street to N.S.C.Bose road ch. 0/000 to ch.0/360 kms. xv. Providing Iron grills for footpath on NH.17 from Syndicate bank to Azadi junction at Mahe. (Ch.0.00M to 90.00M.) xvi. Providing footpath on NH.17 from Syndicate bank to Azadi junction at Mahe (North side ch.0.00m to 187.75). xvii. Providing kerb wall for footpath along road side on NH from Civil Station to Traffic island near KTC pump I reach upto Azadi junction. xviii. Providing footpath on southern side of I.K.Kumaran Master road from NH junction to Koodarapura road. 200 (b) Anticipated Physical Achievement 2003-04 : i. Improvements to the RC.4 Valudavour road from Ossudu tank in Pathukannu jn. Ch.9/730 Kms. to 12/780 Kms. ii. Improvement to road side drain in Rc.4 Valudavour road from regulated marketting committee to Govt. Automobile work shop, Pondicherry. iii. Extension of culvert in RC.4 Valudavour road at Ch. 5/750Km near Mettupalayam Inustrial road junction, Pondicherry. iv. Improvements to platform kerb wall and U drain on both side from Renuga theatre to Clock tower in M.G. road, Pdy. v. U.R. to the western side platform and kerb wall from J.N. street to Ajantha junction in M.G. road, Pdy. vi. Improvements to the platform and kerb wall from Goubert Avenue upto Mission street in Lal Bahadur Shastri street, Pdy. vii. Improvements to side drain in M.G. road from J.N. street, Pondicherry viii. Impts. to drain on eastern side of Cuddalore road from RC 14 jn to Bharathi Mill, Pdy. ix. Impts. to drain on western side of Cuddalore road at Police station. x. Improvements to the construction of drain from Muthirapalayam to Gopalankadai in Rc.4 Valudavur road, Pondicherry. xi. Shifting of electrical poles from Mettupalayam to Iyyankuttipalayam in Rc.4 Valudavur road . xii. Providing interlocking power blocks including improvments to the existing drain from Uppalam bridge up to RC 14 Bis Mill road in RC 2 Cuddalore road, Pdy. xiii. Widening both sides of RC 14 Mill road from Sinthanai Sirpi Singaravelar statue to Marapalam. xiv. Widening of Marapalam bridge in RC 2 Cuddalore road at Mudaliarpet, Pondicherry. xv. Providing bus bay in RC 14 Mill road, Pondicherry. xvi. Reconstruction of u drain from Rajiv Gandhi square to Kasthuri bai nagar in RC 4 Valudavur road, Pondicherry. xvii. Improvements to the existing U drain from Thelashpet to Kasthuribai nagar in RC 4 Valudavur road xviii. Providing wearing coats to RC 4 Valudavur road from Saram bridge to Rajiv Gandhi square. xix. Construction of culvert at Causeway near iyyankuttipalayam in RC 4 Valudavur road. xx. Providing centre median road marking and sign board from Rajiv Gandhi square to Iyyankuttipalayam in RC 4 Valudavur road , Pondicherry. xxi. Improvements to M.G. road from Ajantha junction to State Border at Muthialpet including improvement to side drain, Pondicherry. xxii. Urgent Improvements to pot work in M.G. road upto State border, Pondicherry. xxiii. Improvements to the Poraiyar road from Thomas Arul Street to NSC Bose road from 0/000 Km. To 0/360 Kms. (including construction of side drain) xxiv. Payment to be made Nandalar bridge. xxv. Providing footpath from Syndicate Bank to Azadi junction (north side) ch.0.00 to 187.75m. xxvi. Providing footpath on southern side of I.K.Kumaran Master road from NH.17 junction to Koodarapura road.