HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT

TAMIL NADU ROAD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD

COMPANY

Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Ltd (TNRDC), incorporated in May 1998, is a 50:50 Joint Initiative of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO), the investment arm of Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), an all-India infrastructure development and financial services company.

TNRDC was set up with the mandate of developing road sector initiatives by catalysing private sector resources and investments under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework.

The Company is an innovative and unique institutional mechanism that complements the visionary zeal and administrative strength of GoTN and the project development and financial acumen of IL&FS for developing infrastructure projects
 

SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

The authorized share capital of the Company is Rs 15 crores and the paid up capital of the company is Rs. 10 crores.
The share capital is contributed equally by:
i) Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) Rs. 5 Crores (50%)
ii) Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd and its Associates Rs. 5 Crores (50%).
 

MANAGEMENT

 

TNRDC is managed by a high powered Board comprising nominees from TIDCO, IL&FS and independent directors reflecting the Company's public-private partnership identity
 

NAME/DESIGNATION

POSITION

Mr. G SANTHANAM, I.A.S.,                           Secretary (Highways and Minor Ports) / GoTN

Chairman

Mrs. S. ANITA PRAVEEN, I.A.S.,               Chairperson & Managing Director / TIDCO

Director

Mr. HARI SANKARAN                                    Managing Director / IL&FS

Director

Mr. PRADEEP PURI                                         President & CEO / NTBCL

Director

Mr. K. RAMCHAND                                            President & CEO / IL&FS ITNL Ltd

Director

Mr. N. R. KRISHNAN, IAS (Retd)                         Former Secretary / Government of India

Director
Mr. SUNIL PALIWAL, I.A.S., Managing Director

The day-to-day affairs of the Company are managed by Mr Sunil Paliwal. Mr Sunil Paliwal is an officer in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 1993 Tamil Nadu Cadre. During the last 15 years in the service, he had held several crucial portfolios in the Tamil Nadu Government.

Mr Sunil Paliwal is assisted by a team of experienced and high caliber professionals drawn from different functional disciplines.

 

PROJECTS

EAST COAST ROAD (ECR)
 

The first project implemented by TNRDC was the East Coast Road (ECR) Project, which has since emerged as a benchmark for developing two lane roads in the country. The project entailed improving the East Coast Road for a length of 113 kilometres from Kudumiyandithoppu near Chennai to the outskirts of Pondicherry. The commercial operations/ tolling on the road commenced in March 2002. 

Feasibility studies for four laning of ECR are under process and due for implementation.

 

IT EXPRESSWAY LTD (ITEL)

 

IT Expressway Ltd (ITEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of TNRDC has been created as a special purpose vehicle to implement the IT Corridor Project. In phase-I the Company is improving the IT corridor (now known as Rajiv Gandhi Salai) which commences at Madhya Kailash Temple and extends upto Siruseri. The IT corridor is aimed to be a world class facility transforming the concept of road transport in India. The Project has metamorphosed in to an integrated urban infrastructure project.  

The prestigious project was inaugurated by Honorable Chief Minister in October’ 2008 and the commercial operations / tolling on the road commenced in December’ 2008. Feasibility studies for Phase II have already been completed and its implementation would be taken up in due course.

 

ENNORE-MANALI ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EMRIP)

 

TNRDC has been managing the Chennai Ennore Port Road Connectivity Project/ Ennore-Manali Road Improvement Project (EMRIP) for improving the road connectivity between Chennai and Ennore ports besides improving other key roads in North Chennai. The Project is being implemented by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as part of the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP) – Port Connectivity Project by the special purpose vehicle, Chennai Ennore Port Road Company Limited.  

TNRDC has been appointed as the Managing Associate for the Project in recognition of the pioneering and proactive role played by it in developing the Project. The Project involves shore-protection through the construction of groynes / protective seawall and road improvement for a total length of 30 km of road network in the Ennore Manali Area. 

 
CHENNAI OUTER RING ROAD (ORR)
 

In view of the Vehicular Congestion in the Major roads in Chennai City, Government of Tamil Nadu has decided to provide a Major Connectivity Corridor to ease the Congestion for free and quick flow of traffic.  Accordingly the Government has sanctioned Chennai Outer Ring Road to a length of 62 Km connecting Vandalur in NH-45 with Minjur in Thiruvotriyur Ponneri Pancheti  (TPP) Road  Via Nazaratpet, in NH-4, Nemellichery in  NH-205 & Padayanallur  in NH-5.  Accordingly Land Acquisition process has been initiated by CMDA to a width of 122 m. As the entire Land Acquisition from Vandalur to Nemillichery has been completed to a length of 29.65 km, it has been decided to implement the project in  this stretch as Phase-1 on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) Annuity basis. The Government has also sanctioned a sum of Rs.300 Crores as project assistance fund.  Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited (TNRDC), Chennai has been appointed as “Managing Associate” for this project.

The main features of this Green Field Project are formation of dual 3 Lanes with Service Roads to a width of 25 m each, separated with proposed 22 m Public Transportation Corridor (PTC) and a 50 m Corridor towards the city side for Commercial Development.

The work is programmed to be commenced during February ‘2010 and proposed to be completed by August ‘2012.

 

LALAPET ROB

 

TNRDC had been appointed as Managing Associate by NHAI for work on Lalapet RoB (on NH-67) which has been completed and inaugurated in January’ 2009.

 

INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT OF GUINDY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

 

TNRDC has assisted SIDCO in preparation of detailed engineering report for integrated infrastructure development plan for Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate. SIDCO has engaged TNRDC as its Managing Associate for implementing the comprehensive Integrated Infrastructure Development Programme.

The Programme envisages improvement of about 20 km of road network and provision of storm water in the Estate premises besides access management measures. The implementation of the Project is currently underway. 

 

CONTACT DETAILS

 

Company Name                       : Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Ltd.

Address for communication       :  Sindhur Panthion Plaza, 2nd Floor
   346, Pantheon Road, Egmore
   Chennai - 600 008, Tamil Nadu, India

Phone                                       : 91-44-2819 4800 / 4900

Fax                                          : 91-44-2819 5800

Email                                        : office@tnrdc.com

Website                                    : www.tnrdc.com

 
 

 

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