MADURAI: Corporation Mayor, V V Rajan Chellappa has announced that 4,000 new streets lights will be installed in the annexed areas of Madurai Corporation. Speaking after hoisting the tricolour in the corporation premises on Wednesday, Chellappa said the 4,000 street lights will be installed at a cost of Rs 19 crore and the proposal for the same has been sent for the government's approval."Works are underway to automate street lights in corporation zone one for the cost of Rs 75 lakh and high-mast lights will be established in the important junctions like Koodalagar Temple, St Joseph's, Simmakkal, Tamilsangam Raod and Mahatma Gandhi Nagar bus stand at a cost of Rs 16 lakh," mayor said.Touching upon the drinking water needs of the city, the mayor said that plastic water tanks have been established in 177 places and drinking water is supplied to these tanks through 13 tanker trucks.

Another 12 trucks will be pressed into the service and further works to address water problems will be undertaken at a cost of Rs 85 lakh, Chellappa added.Under the Urban Infrastructure Development scheme, the corporation has completed 33 road works for a distance of 22.13 km in the city limits. A detailed project report (DPR) for Rs 14.55 crore has been submitted to the state government for the road works in the city limits, he stated.

"Two corporation zonal offices at a cost of Rs 3.25 crore will be completed in 2012 - 13 and fluorescent roads signs will be erected in all the four zones of the corporation for Rs 3.79 crore," the mayor announced. The remaining work in underground and rain water drainages under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission ( JnNURM) will be completed as the state government has set aside Rs 250 crore funds, he added.