The Hindu 09.10.2013
Chief Minister’s nod for Rs. 490 cr UGD scheme
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has cleared the
Corporation’s proposal for the second phase of underground drainage
programme, costing about Rs. 490 crore, Mayor Vijila Sathyananth said.
Speaking to
The Hindu
over phone from Chennai soon after her meeting with Ms. Jayalalithaa at
Fort St. George on Tuesday afternoon, Ms. Vijila said the Chief Minister
had immediately cleared the Corporation’s proposal for executing the
second phase of the underground drainage scheme to cover the hitherto
left-out residential areas under the urban civic body. This would
prevent pollution of the Tamirabharani River completely.
When
the Mayor explained to the Chief Minister the problems being faced by
the Corporation due to the 670 posts lying vacant for the past several
years, Ms. Jayalalithaa immediately granted permission for filling up
374 critical and essential posts, including 100 posts of sanitary
workers
“On our plea for creating a sprawling park
and recreational point for the benefit of the public, the Chief Minister
asked me to identify a land with an extent of 4 to 5 acres and to send a
comprehensive estimate in this regard,” Ms. Vijila added.