4 more modern garbage transfer stations in city
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18/03/2008
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New Indian Express (Chennai)
Another four modern garbage stations at an estimated cost of Rs 8 crore are being planned for the city in Zones 2, 4, 5 and 7, and they will be completed within next six months. These projects will be executed with the funds allotted by the Central Government through its Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). For Zone 2, the new centre will be constructed near Basin Bridge Road, while in Zone 4, it would be at S S Puram, Otteri. For the Kilpauk Zone (Z-5), the station will be constructed at a plot located in Zone 3 (Pulianthope) near Nataraja Theatre, and for the Zone 7, it will be at Pudupet. Work orders for these projects have been issued and they are expected to be completed within six months, a Corporation official said. Meanwhile, State Local Administration Minister M K Stalin on Monday inaugurated the modern garbage transfer station, constructed for Pulianthope Zone at D'Mellows Road, built at a cost of Rs 1.62 crore. The new facility, spread in an area of 1.25 acres, has a structure on a sprawling 8,475 sq.ft. It has a 4.5 metre depth pit to dump garbage for segregation process, besides loading terminals.