The Hindu 20.06.2013
Rs.51-crore development plan formulated for Thrissur
Mayor I.P. Paul has called for a well-balanced and long-term vision plan for the development of Thrissur Corporation.
He was addressing the decentralised development seminar of the corporation for 2013-2014 here on Wednesday.
He said projects should be chalked out according to the development potential of the city.
The
seminar formulated development projects worth Rs.38.15 crore under the
general category and Rs.13.17-crore projects under the special category,
totalling Rs.51.32 crore. Projects worth Rs.5.02 crore were prepared as
maintenance grant for road development and Rs.6.55 crore earmarked for
infrastructure development.
Mr. Paul said Thrissur
was a fast-developing city in the State. “Planning should be
far-sighted, sustainable and practical. Without a well-chalked out plan,
development will be a damp squib. There should be continuity in the
projects,” he said.
The Mayor urged the corporation’s
working groups not to include projects in the development agenda that
were impractical and detrimental to the poor. He said the major thrust
areas of the plan would be infrastructure development, welfare of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women’s empowerment. Deputy
Mayor Subi Babu presided over the seminar. Corporation Secretary K.M.
Basheer enumerated the highlights of the projects. Standing committee
chairpersons and councillors attended.