The Hindu           28.01.2012

Rs. 3.95 crore for improving basic amenities

The Karur Municipality has decided to improve basic amenities in the civic areas at a total cost of Rs. 3.95 crore in the months ahead. Now, the peripheral areas annexed to form the unified and enlarged municipality will have facilities available in the core areas.

Some months ago, the previous DMK regime merged Karur, Inam Karur and Thanthoni municipality, and Sanapiratti village panchayat, to form an enlarged Karur Municipality for better administration. The new Karur Municipal Council came into being with 48 wards.

However, several councillors and people had been demanding that the State government, the municipal administration, and Water Supply Department, bring parity in amenities among the areas.

The Karur Municipal Council at its recent meeting passed a resolution to seek and allot Rs. 3.95 crore for developing basic amenities in the lesser-developed areas.

A slew of measures

The plan envisages storm water drains, concrete roads, black-topped roads, minor bridges, and drinking water facility. If the resolution comes to life, then areas such as Thathonrimalai and Sanapiratti besides the peripheral rural areas abutting them shall get a boost in sporting amenities.

Each ward will get between Rs. 8 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh depending on the requirement. Utilising the fund, a compound wall would be constructed around the Gandhigram playground at a cost of Rs. 16.30 lakh.

A specific sum will be allotted from the amount to remove the stray pig menace.