Deccan Chronicle 22.10.2013
Jaya sanctions Rs 120 cr for Madurai satellite township
Chennai: Chief
minister J. Jayalalithaa has accorded administrative sanction of Rs 120
crore to facilitate the execution of the first phase works towards the
creation of an integrated satellite township on the Madurai-Tirunelveli
four-lane road at Thoppur and Ucchampatti village.
The
project, to come up on 586.86 acres, will address the increasing needs
of the growing population, particularly their housing demands, besides
involving the development of urban areas.
Keeping the priorities in
mind, the state government, led by Jayalalithaa, has been taking several
steps to fulfil the housing requirements of the people, especially
those from the middle-class and poor sections.
The
township will have 19,500 plots of which 14,300 would be allotted to
low-income groups, 2,500 for middle-income groups, 750 for high-income
groups and 1,950 for economically backward sections.
Jayalalithaa
announced the construction of schools, commercial complexes, a
police station, a post office, a fire station and a primary health
centre at the township where initial works such as providing drinking
water facilities, roads, drainage, small bridges and other
infrastructure would be taken up.
She
also directed officials to use state-of-the-art, pre-fab technology in
the housing projects. Pillars, staircases and roofs produced in
factories should be put to use after water curing, as per technology.
They would be installed using machines.
One of the
advantages of this technology is that it reduces the duration of
construction. For instance, a 24-storeyed complex can be completed
within 24 months using this technology. The Tamil Nadu Housing Board
(TNHB) will employ this technology for constructing its complex at
Sholinganallur.
A sum of Rs 379.51 crore has been sanctioned by the chief minister for the purpose.
Next: Rs 287 cr allotted for irrigation systems.