Minister EV Velu inspects road works between Kateri and Lovedale

Coimbatore: Roads Minister EV Velu met Tourism Minister K

The road is 20 kilometers long and is an alternative route to Coonoor, which is expected to reduce the existing tram traffic.

The ministers also visited Kandhinagar on the Ooty-Kaikatti road, which is prone to landslides due to recent rains, along with senior officials of the state road department. Authorities have kept 600 bags of sand to protect the site and avoid new incidents of landslides.

EV Velu, in a statement to reporters on Saturday night, said they would soon implement earth digging technology in six trams namely Ooty-Kotagiri-Mettupalayam Road and Kethi-Palada-Selas Road at a cost of Rs 2 million. Where landslides are occurring during recent rains. ,

“After several landslides at six different locations, a committee headed by District Collector M. Aruna suggested the technique of soil nailing at six locations as a permanent solution, as the same technique was successful last year. ” , Velu said.