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.