The Hindu 05.01.2010
Hike in drainage deposit flayed
Staff Reporter
| Councillors of Opposition parties in Tuticorin Corporation stage a walkout |
— Photo: N. Rajesh. 
STIR: Councillors staging walkout on Monday.
Tuticorin: An urgent meeting was convened by the Mayor of Tuticorin Corporation here on Monday.
Mayor R. Kasthuri Thangam, who presided over the meeting in the presence of Deputy Mayor, Thommai Yesuadiyan, and Commissioner of Corporation, P. Kubendran, passed resolutions on various subjects for the developmental activities within the corporation limit.
More importantly, the resolutions for shifting the Melur railway station to the place near the new bus stand and the work on second phase of the Buckle Canal were passed during the meeting.
There was an uproar in the council hall as the councillors of the opposition parties raised the issue of increasing the deposit amount for laying underground drainage pipelines.
The councillors had alleged that the public could not bear the hike of a Rs.1000 from the existing Rs.3000 towards deposit for laying of underground drainage pipeline to the extent of 500 square feet.
Expressing dissent over the issue, the councillors of the opposition parties urged the Mayor to lessen the deposit amount and staged a walkout.
