Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday inaugurated a slew of projects across the State.

The Chief Minister laid the foundation for drinking water upgradation works to be implemented at a cost of `282.44 crore, and a sewerage treatment plant to be set up at a cost of `60 crore in Tuticorin Corporation.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated new buildings for many municipalities, constructed at a cost of `151.04 crore. 

Besides, she also inaugurated the new bus stand in Tambaram, built at a cost of `4.95 crore.

The other buildings inaugurated by the Chief Minister included hostel buildings built at a cost of `75 lakh at the Tamil Nadu Institute of Urban Studies at Coimbatore, office building at Nagapattinam municipality (`1.15 crore) and a weekly market in Chinnamanur municipality (`1 crore). 

New underground drainage projects completed at a total cost of `148.14 crore in Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Chinnamanur, Dindigul and Dharmapuri municipalities were also inaugurated by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.

The sewerage treatment plant in Tuticorin Corporation would be built on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis at a cost of `60 crore. The facility will have a capacity of 24 MLD.