Coimbatore: On Monday afternoon, city corporation’s engineers were seen inspecting footpaths, intersections, parking spaces, signages and other aesthetics on five roads in the central zone as part of a training programme organised by the civic body in association with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to teach them about planning, designing, budgeting and implementing road projects. The sensitization programme is being conducted for 60 engineers, of which, 30 attended it on Monday. It was inaugurated by deputy commissioner S Madhuranthagi. “The purpose of the programme is to train corporation engineers on important components to be considered while designing a road project and enable them to plan, design, budget, implement and maintain projects. As of now, such projects are designed by consultants and is reviewed by another consultant,” said an official privy to the programme.