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Chapter ñ 8 Final Report: <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />

8.6.1 Regional Linkages- Roads<br />

The town lies on <strong>Arani</strong> to Thiruvannamalai State Highways Road. It is located about<br />

40 km from Vellore and 60 km from Thiruvannamalai. The distance from Chennai to<br />

the town is 132 Km. This town is having good transport facilities for all directions<br />

through State Highways, MDR and village roads. These roads are giving access to<br />

surroundings important towns like <strong>Arani</strong>, Thiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Arcot, <strong>Arani</strong>,<br />

Vellore, Ranipet and Katpadi. It also connects metro cities of Chennai and<br />

Bangalore.<br />

8.6.2 <strong>Town</strong> Level Road Network and Hierarchy<br />

The roads/ streets in the town are looked after by the municipality. Nearly all the<br />

roads in the town are metalled. <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity maintains 53.01 Km of roads. There<br />

are a number of district roads crossing the town.<br />

8.6.3 National and State Highway<br />

There are no national highways passing through the town but district roadways pass<br />

through connecting other town.<br />

<strong>Municipal</strong> Roads<br />

T he municipality is maintaining 53.010 km roads with in the town. The category of the<br />

roads maintained by the municipality is given in table below:<br />

Table 8-17: Types of Roads in <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />

S. No. Type of Roads Length in Km<br />

1 B.T. Road 17.430<br />

2 Cement Concrete Road 27.359<br />

3 Earthen Road 1.976<br />

Total 53.010<br />

Source: Engineering Department, <strong>Arani</strong> <strong>Municipal</strong>ity<br />

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