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The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has laid a 352-m-long mat adjacent the swimming excavation astatine the Marina formation to assistance aged visitors and persons with disabilities scope the enactment with ease.
The mat is made of high-density polyethylene, suitable for the corrosive environment.
A akin installation has been projected astir a playground for children and persons with disabilities. Together, these 2 walkway projects are estimated to outgo ₹80 lakh.
The GCC plans to grow the task to different beaches successful the city, including those astatine Tiruvanmiyur, Palavakkam, and Uthandi.
A GCC authoritative said the caller mat served arsenic a durable alternate to woody walkways. “The woody ramps were often damaged during the monsoon and required repeated repairs. These mats are sturdier and supply safer and much reliable access, adjacent during harsh upwind conditions.”
Feedback is being collected from users to fine-tune the plan earlier expanding the project, helium further said.
On the mat’s durability, the authoritative said adjacent dense machinery utilized to wide discarded could determination implicit it without causing damage. Similar mats had been utilized successful dump yards and areas with dense sludge, arsenic they could withstand important weight, helium said.
The damaged woody ramps are being repaired, and are expected to beryllium acceptable for usage soon, helium added.
