The Hindu 07.02.2011
Building near Meenakshi temple meant for Tourist Information Centre, says Mayor
A board carrying biography of the late freedom fighter A. Vaidayanatha Iyer will be placed soon
: The structure that is coming up behind A. Vaidyanatha Iyer’s statue
(near Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple) is that of Tourist Information
Centre and not a public toilet as reported by a section of the media,
said Mayor G. Thenmozhi.
Addressing a press conference here in her chamber on
Sunday, she said that it was a false propaganda initiated by vested
interests to defame Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and create a rift between
its alliance partners Congress. “DMK always respects the Congress
leaders and freedom fighters,” she said.
The information centre coming was part of the Rs.37-lakh
project to beautify the Meenakshi Park, modernisation of the existing
toilet, landscaping the area with paver blocks on the lines of what had
already been done on Chithirai Streets, the Deputy Mayor, P.M. Mannan
said.
Projects to be over before year-end
Moreover, the Rs.12.5-crore projects, which include
relocation of shopkeepers at Pudhumandapam to Kunnuthar Charithiram at
an estimated cost of Rs.3.5 crore, multilevel car parking at the Old
Central Market at the cost of Rs.5.32 crore and beautification of
Teppakulam at Rs 2.crore would be done within the end of 2011.
Chief Engineer, K. Sakthivel, said that before the
coming Assembly elections roads would be re-laid in Madurai and this
project which cost Rs.48 crore is under way and laying of cement roads
for 56 kilometers at various places is also in progress.
Answering a question on information panel for the late
freedom fighter A. Vaidayanatha Iyer which was promised by the
Corporation, she said that a board carrying the biography of the leader
would be placed soon.