The ₹1.8-crore pedestrian underpass across the Chennai-Bengaluru highway in Vellore was opened on Wednesday. Officials said that eight CCTV cameras were installed in the new subway to monitor the movement of people and, more importantly, to prevent hawkers and other encroachments in the new facility.
Initially, the subway will be maintained by the National Highways Authority of India at least for a year. Later, the facility will be taken care of by the Vellore City Corporation. The underpass was built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd. on behalf of the NHAI.
