The Hindu 23.09.2010
Resolution to expand municipal limits approved
Staff Reporter
| Tirupattur municipality to submit resolution to Collector |
Panchayats proposed to be annexed have given the nod
Councillors protest against Commissioner for not implementing development works
TIRUPATTUR: The Tirupattur municipality will take forward its long-pending demand for expanding its boundary limits to the District Collector. A resolution passed by the municipal council for the expansion will be submitted to the Collector soon. In fact, panchayats of the areas proposed to be annexed have also given the nod for the merger.
At its urgent council meeting convened on Tuesday, the council approved the resolution to merge a few surrounding panchayats with the municipality. All 33 councillors of the local body gave the nod for passing the resolution, said Chairman of the municipality Chokkammal Thulasinathan.
“Presently, the municipality covers a total area of 4.6 square kilometres. We have proposed to merge the nearby areas such as Vengalapuram, Pachal, Supallipattu and Aadhiyur with the municipality. Then, the total limit will be approximately 10 to 11 square kilometres,” she said.
In fact, the municipality has already obtained the resolutions passed by the panchayats of these areas approving the move to merge with the Tirupattur Municipality. These resolutions will be sent to the District Collector soon, she noted.
The resolution was passed amid ruckus as the councillors protested against the Commissioner for not implementing development works for the last nine months
The extension of the boundary limits will also help to augment revenue generation for the municipality, she said.
The demand to expand the municipal limits have been represented to the district administration on a number of occasions earlier too, she pointed out. “The Tirupattur Municipality was created in 1886. It is important to expand the municipal limits to increase revenue. These areas such as Aadhiyur and Vengalapuram have become developed areas and have a number of shops and marriage halls too,” she added.
On the agitation between the council members and municipal authorities, she said that development works were not being implemented in the municipality for the last nine months.
“For instance, the Vaniyambadi municipality has obtained Rs. six crore from the government under the Special Roads Scheme to relay damaged roads. But Tirupattur municipality, which is larger than Vaniyambadi municipality, has sent a proposal for only Rs. 2.75 crore under the scheme. More funds would mean that we can improve the road facilities for the public here,” she explained.
In addition, the authorities were also delaying several development works such as constructing shopping complexes to boost revenue generation. Proper removal of garbage and immediate repair works such as in water supply problems were other works not being carried out well, she said.
