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With preparations nether mode for the Coimbatore Corporation Budget 2026–27, respective large projects announced successful the 2025–26 Budget are yet to beryllium implemented.
Among the projects yet to beryllium taken up are the projected ft overbridge astatine the Gandhipuram junction astatine ₹8 crore, redevelopment of the Gandhipuram Central autobus basal astatine ₹30 crore and the Singanallur autobus basal astatine ₹10 crore.
Multi-level car parking facilities projected astatine Cross Cut Road (₹10 crore) and Raja Street (₹15 crore) are besides awaiting implementation. Projects aimed astatine improving pedestrian movement, including harmless streets, pedestrian facilities, and thoroughfare lighting upgrades, are yet to beryllium taken up.
The Budget had projected the improvement of 5 parks for women and an aviary astatine the VOC Park. These projects stay pending. Plans to reconstruct ponds crossed assorted parts of the metropolis person besides not progressed to the execution stage.
Infrastructure works announced nether strategy roads and the projected S-bend betterment connected Vilankurichi Road are besides yet to commence.
The Corporation officials said that the ft overbridge and autobus basal redevelopment projects are inactive awaiting support from the State government, portion Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are being prepared for different projects.
Meanwhile, the Corporation is preparing the 2026–27 Budget, with consultative meetings held with councillors and officials. At a caller fund consultation meeting, councillors suggested converting mud roads into tar roads, constructing stormwater drains wherever they are missing, laying factual roads successful transverse streets, repairing damaged schoolhouse roofs, and ensuring that the benefits of the Pillur III h2o proviso strategy scope the public. Traffic issues on Sathy Road were highlighted, with a roundabout projected astatine the S-bend connected Vilankurichi Road. Councillors besides requested the assignment of 2,000 imperishable workers to desilt stormwater drains.
Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran said that astir 75% of the Budget mentation enactment is implicit and is apt to beryllium finalised by the 2nd week of February. He added that helium volition cheque the presumption of the projects announced successful the 2025–26 Budget.
