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About IT Corridor About IT Corridor IT Corridor is an important road connecting Chennai with Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu for a length of 45 km. The road, earlier called Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), starts from Madhya Kailash Temple Junction on Sardar Patel Road in south-east Chennai and terminates on East Coast Road near Mahabalipuram. The prestigious TIDEL Park, home to a number of BPO and IT/ITES companies and also the facilities of almost all major IT/ITES Companies in the country are situated along the IT Corridor. Prominent Government Institutes and technical/ educational institutions are also situated along the Corridor. Besides, Small Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT) has developed a Cyber City, spread over 2000 acres in Siruseri, abutting the IT Corridor. A number of IT/ITES Companies are in the process of setting up their facilities in the Cyber City.
Genesis of Project Due to heavy movement of traffic and on account of poor soil conditions, the pavement of the Corridor has substantially deteriorated. The opening of the Mass Rapid Transit Line along the first three km stretch and prevalence of densely populated areas in the Kottivakkam-Perungudi stretch have also led to congestion and accidents. The IT Corridor Project aims at improving the Corridor to a world-class facility in consonance with the progressive and IT/ITES friendly image of Tamil Nadu.
About ITEL TNRDC has incorporated a special purpose vehicle titled IT Expressway Ltd (ITEL) as a wholly owned subsidiary, for domiciling the IT Corridor Project. ITEL being an investment vehicle, has engaged TNRDC as its Managing Associate and is responsible for project implementation and operations and maintenance of IT Corridor.
Project Phasing The IT Corridor Project is being implemented in two phases – Phase-I between Madhya Kailash Temple Junction and Siruseri and Phase-II between Siruseri and Mahabalipuram. The 2.1 km long ECR Link Road connecting IT Corridor at Sholinganallur and East Coast Road at Kudumiyandithoppu is also included in Phase-I.
Project Description In Phase-I, the 20.1 km between Madhya Kailash Temple Junction to Siruseri is being widened to dual three lane carriageway with median, service road, non-motorised vehicle (NMV) lane, pedestrian footpath and planter strip. The ECR Link Road will also be improved to dual two lane carriageway. Another significant feature of the Project is the construction of service trenches/ducts for conveying utility lines including electrical, telephony and optic fibre cables/wires so as to avoid digging in future. The water and sewer lines would be conveyed under the footpath. Landscaping and arboriculture, road side arts and sculpture works and value added services are also being proposed. A ten lane state-of-the-art toll plaza would be located at Perungudi along with a modern Toll Administration-cum-Office Block. ITEL is also responsible for implementing a comprehensive Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan for rehabilitating project affected families/structures. Besides, a number of community development initiatives have also been included in the project scope. The Government School in Thoraipakkam and Panchayat School in Navalur has been rehabilitated as part of the Project. The implementation of IT Corridor Project is in progress. Feasibility Studies for Phase-II have already been completed and its implementation would be taken up, subject to obtaining necessary approvals.
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