Chennai Port to complete its six lane road project by 2013
Work to widen the narrow 1.6 kilometer road leading to the zero gate of Chennai Port is expected to be completed by March 2013. A part of the Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP), the road from S.N. Chetty Street to N4 Police Station, is a crucial link for the completion of the project in North Chennai, Daily Shipping Times reports.
Chennai Port Trust has meanwhile applied for Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) permission to take up reclamation work.
It has been sent to the district-level committee, which is headed by the District Collector. It will then be sent to the State-level committee. As soon as CRZ clearance is obtained, work will be taken up and completed within 45 days. The port has also promised to take up dredging work within 30 days, and is currently waiting for the arrival of a crane. Dredging is likely to be taken up in a couple of days.