54 houses to be built for sanitary workers

Fifty-four houses in nine blocks would be constructed for sanitary workers on 1.8 acres at MMC Colony in Avaniapuram, said Corporation Commissioner S. Aneesh Sekhar at a special council meeting.

A corporation official said the project would be implemented on an outlay of Rs. 5 crore - the Central government would bear Rs. 4.5 crore and the civic body would contribute Rs. 50 lakh. The houses would be allotted based on seniority in service.

It was announced at the council meeting that four classrooms would be built at Velliveethiyar Corporation Girls Higher Secondary School at a cost of Rs. 24 lakh.