The court disposed of a plea seeking a direction to provide platforms, sidewalks and pathways on the existing roads as well as the roads proposed to be constructed under various schemes in Madurai city..
The first bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice C V Karthikeyan was hearing a public interest litigation filed in 2021 by R Vijayalakshmi. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Madurai | Silver Rate in Madurai | Bank Holidays in Madurai | Public Holidays in Madurai | Madurai AQI | Weather in Madurai | Petrol Price in Madurai | Diesel Price in Madurai | CNG Price in Madurai | LPG Price in Madurai Stay updated with the latest Madurai news. Madurai : Madurai corporation has informed the Madras high court that it is giving due attention to providing platforms for pedestrians while developing streets under the smart city project. Following this, the court disposed of a plea seeking a direction to provide platforms, sidewalks and pathways on the existing roads as well as the roads proposed to be constructed under various schemes in Madurai city. . In the counter affidavit, corporation commissioner stated that the civic body had developed the streets around Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple under the smart city project and provided proper platforms for pedestrians. In all four Masi streets, roads were developed with public-friendly platforms. In respect of roads maintained by the corporation, pedestrian facilities were provided based on the requirement. There are some roads where the facilities are being provided in a phased manner. In addition, there is a proposal for providing a subway from the railway junction to Periyar bus stand. Pedestrian pathways are also being provided around the century-old fort near the Periyar bus stand complex. Further, all such projects are provided with differently-abled friendly facilities. Many narrow roads in the core city area have been made one-way in order to provide better space for pedestrian movement, stated the commissioner. Download the TOI App.