CHITHIRAI VEEDHI, MADURAI
IN THE YEAR 2004 MADURAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF LAYING A CONCRETE ROAD ALL AROUND THE MEENAKSHI TEMPLE.OUR FIRM BEING ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN SUCH PUBLIC DESIGN PROJECTS, OWING TO THE URBAN DESIGN SPECIALISATION DONE BY OUR PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT,VEGUMENTLY OBJECTED SUCH PIECEMEAL SOLUTIONS.
AFTER SEVERAL ROUNDS OF DISCUSSIONS, A FORMAL WORKORDER WAS GIVEN TO OUR FORM FOR “BEAUTIFICATION AROUND THE MEENAKSHI TEMPLE SURROUNDS”. A THROUGH STUDY OF THE PRECINCT AND THE CORE CITY WAS CARRIED OUT BY OUR FIRM AND A DETAILED PROPOSAL WITH IMMEDIATE ACTION PLANS AND LONG TERM PLANS WERE PROPOSED.
SUBSEQUENTLY OUR FIRM WAS ALOS AWARDED THE PREPARATION OF HERITAGE DPR FOR MADURAI.
CLIENT : MADURAI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
BUILT-UP AREA : 1.20 KMS.
PROJECT VALUE :
DURATION : 2006 DECEMBER – 2008 OCTOBER
YEAR OF COMPLETION : OCTOBER 2008
STATUS : COMPLETED.
SALIENT FEATURES:
-FOR THE FIRST TIME IN IN THIS COUNTRY AFTER CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE FOR 5 YEARS, THE CHITHIRAI STREETS I.E. THE IMMEDIATE SURROUNDS OF THE TEMPLE WAS PEDESTRIANISED. ONLY BATTERY CARS ARE ALLOWED TO PLY.
-THE EXISTING BITUMEN AROUND THE TEMPLE WAS DUG UPTO 2 FEET AND 80MM THICK PAVER BLOCKS WERE LAID WITHOUT INCREASING THE EXISTING ROAD LEVEL.
-STORM WATER DRAIN HAD BEEN PROVIDED TO DRAIN THE EXCESS WATER.
-THE ENTIRE SPACE BETWEEN THE MMC ROAD AND THE TEMPLE COMPOUND WALL HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO LANDSCAPE AREAS