The Hindu 30.04.2013
Rs.1.5 crore allocated for water project
The State government has allocated Rs.1.5 crore for the implementation of a drinking water project at Colachel in Kanyakumari district under the Integrated Urban Development Project (IUDP).
Laying the foundation stone for the project at Colachel on Sunday, Forest Minister K.T.Pachaimal said two overhead tanks – one with a capacity of 3 lakh litres near Kamaraj bus stand and the other with a capacity of 2 lakh litres near Our Lady of Presentation Church -- were being constructed at a total cost of Rs.75 lakh. A 30 KW solar unit with three generators was also being installed here at a cost of Rs.75 lakh.
Later, the Minister distributed free laptops to 307 students at Sree Devi Kumari Women’s College at Kuzhithurai. Speaking on the occasion, he said scholarships amounting to Rs.5.36 crore had been distributed to 22,199 school students belonging to the backward and the most backward classes in the district. Free laptops were being given to 31,932 students in the district in the first phase, he said, and added that already 30,768 students had received them.
