Explosive growth of Coimbatore - An Overview Part 3
HOTEL CHAINS:If the domination of industrial houses guest house culture was a disincentive to posh hotels coming up in Coimbatore all these years, hotel chains are now making a beeline for the city with the arrival of multinational and IT companies. The Tata group is building a hotel on Race Course Road and Le Meridien is building its own on Avanashi Road. Coimbatore-based Pricol Property Development Limited and Pune-based Vascon Engineers Limited have teamed up to promote a joint venture company to build a hotel and residential-cum-commercial complex.On the infrastructure side, the six-laning of Avanashi Road from Uppilipalayam flyover to L&T bypass is under way. According to CII officials, the State government and the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation are committed to the implementation of the Rs.3,800-crore package, under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewable Mission, for improving civic amenities in the city.
The Athikadavu extension scheme will double the capacity of water supply. It will be a major advantage to Coimbatore,said E.B. Rajesh, head, Coimbatore zonal office of the CII. He is confident that the city will soon have world-class infrastructure.But a number of problems remain, and they include shortage of skilled manpower, attrition,unaffordable housing and a dearth of schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. Housing is an issue that is bedevilling Coimbatore.
Source:Front Line
