Madurai: A month after the district administration declared Madurai as
open-defecation free, the city corporation has now started taking steps
to construct household toilets in the wards by roping in private companies to sponsor them.

A special meeting convened by corporation commissioner, Sandeep
Nanduri along with officials on Monday passed a resolution in this
regard planning for 505 household toilets at a cost of Rs 65 lakh.

According to officials, the civic body in order to eliminate open
defecation in city areas was taking efforts to construct individual
toilets for all households with state and central government subsidies
under Swachh Bharat.
But the works have been delayed and private players like Arokia Welfare
Trust, HCL, Fenner, Swatha Wash have come forward to take them up. So, a
resolution permitting them to undertake the works was passed in the
meeting.

The corporation also passed resolutions giving its nod to carry out
new school building construction at a cost of Rs 23.82 lakh at
Velliveedhiyar Primary School in ward 12, new metal road laying at Doak
Nagar Main Road at Rs 35 lakh, pipe laying for underground drainage at
Rs 42.20 lakh from 50 feet road in Kulamangalam Main Road to Ayyanarkoil
Street and to construct a small bridge at Rs 49.50 lakh to carry
commodities to Manalur pumping station.

The meeting also discussed sending the work proposals like renovating
Royagopuram and shifting shops from Puthumandapam to Kunnurchathiram
area at Rs 6.48 crore to get the permission of municipal administration
commissioner.