Thane: The Thane Municipal Administration has finally decided to rebuild the cycle track after a long gap of almost 11 years. This cycle track is going to be built from Maharaja Ugrasen Chowk to Birsa Munda Chowk, located opposite Hiranandani Meadows. The TMC administration is going to spend a total of 70 lakh 46 thousand rupees for the construction of this cycle track of about 850 meters. For which the tender has been floated, but whether the same fund received by the 15th Finance Commission of the Central Government is properly known or not, it will tell the time to come. But the municipal administration has claimed that Thanekars will definitely get the benefit of this track in the new year in a direct form.
The Thane Municipal Corporation has received a fund of Rs 48 crore to implement the Swachh Action Plan under the 15th Finance Commission of the Central Government. Now the municipal administration has taken steps to utilize this fund. Along with this, to stop the increasing pollution in the city, many types of development work is now going to be done by the municipal administration through this fund.
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Expected expenditure of Rs 70 lakh 46 thousand 300
As a part of this, the municipal administration is going to build a cycle track in Hiranandani Meadows of Thane. For this an expenditure of Rs 70 lakh 46 thousand 300 is expected. According to the municipal administration, this cycle track is being told about one kilometer, but its length is only about 850 meters. The Municipal Administration says that the road from Maharaja Ugrasen Chowk to Birsa Munda Chowk, located in front of Hiranandani Meadows, is in the No Parking Zone, so cycle lovers will benefit from it.
Tender process completed
Synthetic coating is going to be used for this cycle track. Along with this, 12 feet wide and 4 feet long cycle track will be made so that there is no park at this place. The tender process has been completed by the Municipal Administration for its construction and the track will be ready for cycling lovers in the coming new year. Whereas the maintenance and repair work of cycle track will have to be done by the concerned contractor for the next three years.
Cycle track was built 11 years ago
Even before this, in the year 2010, through the Thane Municipal Corporation, the then Commissioner R. a. During Rajiv’s tenure a cycle track was constructed from Teen Haat Naka to Road No. 16 via Modella Check Naka. During this, Rajiv himself had cycled to attract cycle lovers towards this cycle track and came from the Commissioner’s Bungalow at Patlipada on Ghodbunder Road to the Municipal Headquarters at Panchpakhadi. Although lakhs of rupees were spent on this cycle track by the municipal administration, but despite this effort of the then commissioner, cycle lovers did not show much interest on this cycle track. Due to which this cycle track got damaged and lakhs of rupees of the Municipal Corporation were washed away. Now it remains to be seen how successful this track will be.