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