The Hindu 16.08.2013
Udumalpet is best municipality in State
The Udumalpet Municipality has bagged the State Government’s ‘Best municipality’ award.
On Thursday, the Municipal chairperson K.G.S. Shobana and Municipal Commissioner K. Balakrishnan received the award from Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at a function held in Chennai. “The award included a citation and Rs. 15 lakh,” Mr. Balakrishnan told The Hindu over the phone from Chennai.
Official sources said the performance of the administration in the recent times in the aspects like steady supply of drinking water to the residents, controlling of contagious diseases and steps taken to initiate innovate projects helped bagged the award.
One of the major ambitious projects planned by the Udumalpet municipal administration was the solar power park at an estimated outlay of Rs15 crore.
The project, when got commissioned, would help the administration power around 3,200 street lights functioning within the municipal area spread over 7.4 sq km, operate generators used for pumping drinking water and to operate the electrical appliances in municipal office as well as in municipal schools.
