The New Indian Express 28.08.2009
Complete project in a year, get gifts: Stalin
CHENNAI: Gifts are in store for the officials concerned if they ensured completion of the modernisation of Communicable Diseases Hospital (CDH) in one year’s time instead of the planned 18-month period. This is what Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin offered on Thursday toeing the line of his father and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for speedy completion of government projects.
After laying the foundation stone for the Rs 13.53-crore CDH modernisation project here, Stalin said, “There is a belief that government projects never complete on time. But the Chief Minister changed the trend by announcing gifts for officials involved in the Ramanathapuram combined drinking water scheme.”
The announcement of gifts for motivating the officials had paid rich dividends in the water scheme and the project was completed well ahead of the targeted completion of project, thus enabling drought-affected villages with safe drinking water, he said.
Similarly, if the officials and the contractor completed CDH’s modernisation project in 12 months’ time instead of the stipulated 18-month, the officials would be entitled for a gift from the State, he said.
Under the modernisation project, new administrative block, acute diarrheal diseases block, airborne infection block, fever block and separate blocks for mortuary and laundry would be constructed.
Stalin also inaugurated more than 80 different public welfare projects developed in 42 wards located in North Chennai.
