The city will have more model roads, thanks to Coimbatore Corporation’s decision to develop roads in wards that are covered under the Smart Cities’ Area Based Development (ABD) component.
Spread over 17 sq.km., the ABD component covers Ward 23 (R.S. Puram), Ward 24 (R.S. Puram and Gandhi Park), Ward 25 (Devangapet), Ward 73 (Ramanathapuram), Ward 74 (Ramanathapuram), Ward 77 (Chokkampudur), areas that abut River Noyyal and its tanks in the western part of the city.