As part of its efforts to improve administrative efficiency and create more green cover, the Poonamallee municipality plans to carry out GIS mapping of its area in a month or two.
Initially, the 4-km-long stretch of Poonamallee Bypass Road will be mapped. The municipality has appointed a consultant to carry out the GIS mapping project to build a database and develop a green belt along the arterial road.
The project will be extended to other parts of Poonamallee, which has a population of over 57, 000. A number of features, including domestic and commercial properties, roads, ponds, stormwater drains and water facility, will be covered under the projects.
Officials of the municipality said besides revenue generation, this will also help in planning projects to improve green cover and rejuvenate ponds in the area.
“We will soon hold a meeting with industries to zero in on the other projects such as parks and water bodies that could be taken up for maintenance under corporate social responsibility initiatives,” said an official.
In a bid to make Poonamallee greener, the local body proposes to plant 50,000 saplings in public spaces and government buildings.
