Chinnamanur municipality in Theni, Kottayur panchayat in Sivaganga get third prize for best maintenance

Chinnamanur in Theni district has been awarded the third prize in Tamil Nadu for ‘Best Maintained Municipality’.

With
27 wards, the mnicipality, which has a little over one lakh population,
has been providing potable water to residents, the sewage connections
are well maintained and there have been no complaints of stagnation and
the roads are laid as per standards.

Th Municipal authorities
swung into action from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and the
spread was contained well in advance. To continue the momentum,
vaccination camps too,were held in many locations where a majority of
the qualified people were covered.

Municipal Commissioner
Shyamala said that the government’ recognition would only make the
employees work harder and deliver better services to the community.

Kottayur Panchayat

Staff
members at the Kottayur Panchayat in Sivaganga district were in an
upbeat mood as the announcement came from the government that it has
been awarded third place in Tamil Nadu under the best panchayat
category.

After Kallakudi in Tiruchi district and Melpattampakkam
in Cuddalore district, Kottayur stood the third best panchayat in the
State. With a 6.75 square kilometre radius, the panchayat has 15 wards.
As per the 2011 Census, the population was 14,766, while it could be a
little over 20000 now, officials said.

Executive Officer of the
panchayat, Kavita, said that the ₹3 lakh prize money to be received from
the Chief Minister at the Independence Day celebrations in Chennai was a
feather in their cap. “We will strive hard and achieve the number one
position soon,” she added.