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The Tamil Nadu authorities has appointed an authorization to inquire against officials who were progressive successful the operation of a flyover astatine Periyanaickenpalayam successful Coimbatore district.
In an bid dated September 30, 2025, the Highways Secretary R. Selvaraj said the authorities has appointed D. Baskara Pandian, Project Director, Tamil Nadu Road Sector Projects, arsenic the Inquiry Officer, who volition taxable a study successful 45 days.
“The said Inquiry Officer is directed to behaviour the enquiry pursuing the process laid down successful regularisation 17 (b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Disciplinary and Appeal) Rules and nonstop the study to the Government expeditiously,” the bid said. The disciplinary proceedings are quasi-judicial successful character, it added.
The authorization is appointed pursuing a practice from the caput of the Coimbatore Consumer Cause to the Prime Minister’s bureau astir “faulty plan against IRC norms and improper transportation of work roadworthy to the flyover.” On April 21, the PMO wrote astir appointing an enquiry authority.
The caput of the user organisation K. Kathirmathiyon alleged successful a missive to the PMO successful January this twelvemonth that the nationalist look information issues and respective difficulties owed to mediocre readying and execution of the 1.8 km flyover constructed astatine ₹115 crore. The officials assertion that it is owed to “site condition”. The pre-opening – roadworthy information audit by Eclat Engineering consultant, Hyderabad, said to beryllium carried retired connected December 6, 2023 does nary notation astir the “serious information lapse i.e. merging of the work roadworthy with the main carriageway – astatine the extremity of the down ramp, though it is astatine “0” constituent by crisp close crook astatine 90 degrees and is wholly against IRC norms.” The tempest h2o drains are not constructed and determination are nary streetlights connected the flyover, helium alleged.
