Thanjavur Corporation allocates ₹6.68 crore for relaying link road

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Mayor S. Ramanathan inspecting the nexus  roadworthy  successful  Thanjavur connected  Friday.

Mayor S. Ramanathan inspecting the nexus roadworthy successful Thanjavur connected Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Correspondent

The Thanjavur Corporation has allocated ₹6.68 crore for relaying a nexus roadworthy connecting the Thanjavur-Kumbakonam-Chennai Highway with the Outer Ring Road to the eastbound of Thanjavur astatine Sukkanthidal area.

According to Mayor S. Ramanathan, the State authorities has allocated ₹6.50 crore for relaying the 925-metre agelong with a width of 30 feet on the confederate broadside of the waterway passing done the Sukkanthidal area. Another ₹18 lakh had been allocated for the installation of 40 thoroughfare lights on this stretch.

It has been decided to conception retaining walls connected some sides of the carriageway arsenic the quality of the ungraded caused potholes and craters connected this stretch, the Mayor added.

Meanwhile, roadworthy users, peculiarly those utilizing this agelong to commute betwixt their residences successful Thanjavur to their workplaces connected the Thanjavur-Papanasam-Kumbakonam road, expect this agelong to beryllium upgraded arsenic a cleanable two-lane roadworthy truthful that the two-wheeler users could easy negociate this carriageway.

At present, they were uncovering it hard to negociate this agelong whenever a dense conveyance comes successful the other direction. Though lone a fewer dense vehicles usage this nexus road, skipping the congested Palliaghraharam Market area, the authorities expect a surge successful the dense conveyance postulation p.m. this agelong erstwhile it is relaid with retaining walls.

It besides serves arsenic an alternate way for a bulk of the roadworthy users heading towards the Kumbakonam, including the State Transport Corporation buses, whenever postulation regulations are imposed astatine Palliaghraharam Market area.

Published - November 21, 2025 05:34 p.m. IST

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