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The decks person been cleared for the Kumbakonam railway presumption redevelopment task with the Southern Railway Construction Organisation nominating an bureau for the task.
Kumbakonam is 1 of the large stations nether the Tiruchi Railway Division which has been identified and approved for redevelopment by the Railway Board, New Delhi. The task is to beryllium executed astatine a outgo of ₹99.8 crore.
A elder Southern Railway authoritative said the Southern Railway Construction Organisation appointed an bureau a fewer days agone to instrumentality up the task nether which a slew of caller rider amenities and improvements are to beryllium enactment successful place.
Kumbakonam, with respective past temples, is simply a large pilgrim centre successful the state attracting thousands of tourists passim the year.
The authoritative said the task envisages operation of a caller presumption gathering with abstracted accomplishment and departure facilities to guarantee escaped and casual question of passengers. Construction of an further level astatine the presumption besides forms portion of the mega project.
A six-metre wide caller pedestrian overbridge, 4 lifts and adjacent fig of escalators, improvements to circulating country for question of vehicles, capable parking facility, upgrade of platforms, making them disabled-friendly, and landscaping are covered nether this project.
The authoritative said the full task is envisaged to beryllium completed by July 2027.
The Mahamaham festival astatine Kumbakonam celebrated erstwhile successful 12 years attracting lakhs of devotees to this temple municipality is to beryllium held successful March 2028.
