CHENNAI: Bids invited to upgrade Kasimedu beach
CHENNAI: CHENNAI: The always-busy Kasimedu will soon have a beach of its own as the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has bid around Rs 23 crore to upgrade the beach.
The project will be started close to Kasimedu fishing port.
According to the CMDA document, the beach will have a promenade (pedestrian footpath) for a total length of 800 metres, with a landscaped area of 400 square metres.
In addition to the promenade, the beach will have a prefab toilet and a prefab electrical room. The promenade will be built using cobblestone.
The beach will be developed over a total area of 2,880 square metres, of which the promenade alone will cover 2,390 square metres.
Bids will be opened on February 6 and the work will be completed within three months of issue of work order to the selected bidder.
It may be noted that the planning authority has already issued a tender for laying a cycle track for 5 kilometers between Neelankarai and Akkari as a part of the beach development project. Besides this, DPR is being prepared for upgradation of Tiruvottiyur beach.
All the structures proposed in Kasimedu, Tiruvottiyur as well as the cycle track between Neelankarai and Akkarai will be temporary structures which can be destroyed during the cyclone.
