Vellakovil City Development Plan - Municipal

City Development Plan for Vellakoil Municipality SMEC India Pvt Ltd
Final Report TNUDP III
5.1.7 BUS STAND
i) Existing Status
The town has a C class bus stand in an extent of 1 acre, within its limits maintained by the
municipality. About 250 buses per day arrive in this bus stand. The municipality bus stand
complex has 8 shops.
ii) Issues
• The flooring is damaged with differential settlements
• Inadequate waiting sheds for passengers.
• Inadequate space for buses
• Inadequate space for parking of two wheelers
• Inadequate water and toilet facilities
iii) Proposals
In order to bring the bus stand to effective functioning, the cooperation from the private and
government bus operators, drivers and conductors and the public is necessary. The proposed
expansion of bus stand with basic facilities work is under progress.
5.1.8 BUS SHELTER
The 6 bus stops in the town are provided with bus shelters. The construction of bus shelter at Old
bus stand area for Rs.5.00 lakhs under MLA fund is in progress. New bus shelters (5 nos) are
proposed to be constructed at Erode road – Arivoli Nagar stop, Trichy -Coimbatore main road –
opp. to municipal office, Karattupalayam Pirivu, Madamedu piruvu (Mulanoor road),
Theethampalyam at a cost of Rs.10.00 lakhs.
It is also proposed to restore the existing bus shelters and provide space for information boards,
space for advertisement and hoardings in the bus shelters which will generate revenue for the
Municipality. The provision of bus shelters can be done with the help of NGOs and community
organisations, industries etc.
5.1.9 STREET LIGHTS
i) Existing status
The town is lit by 1986 street lights of which 89% of lights constitute tube light. About 40 number
of timer switches are provided covering all street lights to minimize the energy consumption. The
break-up details of the street lights in the town are as follows
Table 5.8 Existing street lights and energy consumption
S.No Existing Light details Numbers Percentage distribution Consumption in w
1 Tube lights (40w) 1777 89 97735
2 Sodium Vapour lamp (250w) 205 10 57810
3 High Mast lights 4 1 -
Total 1986 155545
Per hour consumption 155545 W or (excluding high mast)
155.545 kW/hr
No of timer switches required 60
Source: Municipal records, Analysis and calculations
Therefore, the present level of energy consumption of street lights in Vellakoil Municipality is
664643 KW. i.e. Rs.23.26 lakhs per year on an average.
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