Three major drainage schemes awaiting government nod

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The Hindu             22.11.2013

Three major drainage schemes awaiting government nod

SPOT INSPECTION:Sandeep Saxena (left), Monitoring Officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production, inspecting the bus stand construction work in progress at Varanavasi in Ariyalur district on Thursday.
SPOT INSPECTION:Sandeep Saxena (left), Monitoring Officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production, inspecting the bus stand construction work in progress at Varanavasi in Ariyalur district on Thursday.

Proposals for three major underground drainage schemes have been submitted for government approval from Ariyalur district, said the monitoring officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production, Sandeep Saxena, here on Thursday.

The schemes are the Rs. 53.96 crore scheme for Jayamkondam municipality, Rs. 27.23 crore scheme for Udayarpalayam town panchayat, and the Rs. 29.48 crore scheme for Varadarajanpettai town panchayat. Seventy per cent of the underground drainage work had been completed in Ariyalur municipality, Mr. Saxena said, while reviewing the progress of development schemes in the district at a meeting with officials here on Thursday.

No objection certificate had been obtained for an industrial estate of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation in Ariyalur. The proposed estate would come up on 58.24 acres of land procured from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. Mr. Saxena said that Rs. 5.2 crore had been spent on the medical treatment of 3,187 beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme in the district. Scholarships worth Rs. 32.45 lakh had been given to students through various departments.

Inspecting the progress of schemes, Mr. Saxena instructed officials to accord priority to safety of passengers while providing lighting at the upcoming bus stand at Varanavasi, about eight km from here.

The Commissioner, accompanied by the Collector, E. Saravanavelraj, also inspected the new Regional Transport Office at Keezhapalur. He asked the contractor to complete the civil work of the sewage treatment plant at Parpanancheri by December, according to an official press release.