The Hindu 29.01.2010
Singaporean organisation to be involved in Cooum project
T. Ramakrishnan
| Partnership with SCE discussed at the first meeting of CWRT |
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SCE is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in February with the Cooum Sub-basin Restoration and Management Unit.
CHENNAI: The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE), a body floated by the Singaporean government, will be associated with the Cooum beautification project.
Originally, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) was to be involved in the project for preparing a conceptual master plan. But the SCE is the agency that will facilitate the sharing of development experiences with other countries.
The SCE is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in February with the Cooum Sub-basin Restoration and Management Unit, a wing of the Water Resources Department, or Chennai Waterways Restoration Trust. The MoU will lay down the broad framework for cooperation between the two agencies, according to a senior WRD official. The proposed partnership with the SCE was discussed at the first meeting of the Chennai Waterways Restoration Trust on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister M. K. Stalin chaired the meeting. Slum Clearance Minister Suba. Thangavelan, Environment Minister T. P. M. Mohideen Khan and Chief Secretary K. S. Sripathi were present.
On February 1, the WRD will formally hand over to the Corporation the stretch of the Cooum river between Napier Bridge and Periyar Bridge along Sivananda Salai for the beautification work.
