The Hindu 05.01.2015
Namakkal Municipality to get new building soon
Resolution adopted at municipal council meeting
The Namakkal Municipality will soon get new building
constructed at an outlay of Rs 4.5 crore on the Tiruchengode Road and a
resolution to this effect was adopted at the Municipal Council meeting
held here recently.
The decision to construct new
premises was taken following inadequate space in the present premises
functioning on the Namakkal – Paramathi Road, for the proper functioning
of the various departments of the municipality, the resolution said.
R.
Karikalan, Municipal Chairman, presided over the meeting. The Namakkal
municipality comprised 39 wards accounting for more than 1.25 lakh
residents.
The people who visit the municipal office
for the payment of house tax, water tax, and for collecting the birth
and death certificates faced difficulty due to lack of adequate space.
The proper maintenance of records has also posed a challenge here.
The residents of the town as well as municipal employees have been pleading for new, spacious premises for the municipality.
The new premises comprising two floors will come up on 20,000 square feet land on Tiruchengode Road.
During
the deliberations, Kuppusamy (AIADMK) criticised the municipal
authorities for not attaching due importance to the issues raised by the
councillors.
High mast lamps
He
said that high mast lamps at Salem road junction are not functioning
for the past two months and no action has been taken to set them right,
despite the issue being brought to the notice of the authorities.
Ashok
Kumar, Commissioner said that since the equipment used in bringing down
the high mast lamps is under repair, the municipality has taken steps
to set them right with the help of a crane.
Vadivel
(AIADMK) complained about the lack of adequate facilities in Anbu Nagar.
It is more than 15 years since the colony came up. The residents are
not getting even drinking water so far.
The cost for
giving drinking water connection to this area will come up only to Rs
3.50 lakh and he pleaded with the authorities to accord priority for
this project.
Sridhar (AIADMK) opposed the move of
the municipality to renovate the present premises, at a time when it has
planned to construct a new spacious building.
The
members opposed the resolution of construction of modern air-conditioned
bus shelters by a private concern at four points in the town with ATM
facility. It was decided to take a decision on this issue at next
meeting.
