Realigned Indira Gandhi Road Inaugurated

KOCHI:
The realigned portion of Indira Gandhi Road (IG Road), Willingdon Island from Mattancherry Halt to International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) Junction (600 mtrs) was inaugurated on Sunday (August 30) by P. Raveendran, IRTS, Chairman, Cochin Port Trust.
A.V. Ramana, Dy. Chairman, G. Vaidyanathan, Chief Engineer, Gowri S. Nair, Secretary, B. Bhagyanath, Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer, Capt. Gouri Prasad Biswal, Deputy Conservator and Goutam Gupta, Traffic Manager, Cochin Port Trust were present.
IG Road is the main road connectivity to the port area in Willingdon Island. The realignment was necessitated for handing over the land between CIFT Junction and Old Workshop to Cochin Shipyard Ltd for second stage development of ISRF. The work was carried out at a cost of Rs. 2.97 crores in a period of nine months. It was completed before the stipulated date of completion. The road will be open for public transport shortly.