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N.S.K’s statue to be restored

Chennai: Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday said that ace comedian N.S. Krishnan’s statue that was removed for the G.N. Chetty Road flyover work would be re-installed beneath the bridge and a garden developed around it.

Mr. Stalin inspected the final stage of work on the flyover at the junction of G.N. Chetty Road and Thirumalai Pillai Road.

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi will inaugurate the bridge, built at a cost of Rs. 16.50 crore, on Monday.

Mr. Stalin said that bridge projects worth about Rs. 130 crore were in progress at various locations to ease traffic congestion in the city. A Corporation release said that the projects include the Jones Road subway slated for completion in March; Alandur elevated bridge to replace the causeway slated for completion in April; Rangarajapuram road over bridge and Monegary Choultry Road subway to be completed in October and Perambur flyover in December 2009.

The Kathivakkam flyover, Villivakkam subway and Korukkupet subway projects are in various stages of progress, the release said.

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