The Hindu 22.11.2013
Three major drainage schemes awaiting government nod
Proposals for three major underground drainage schemes
have been submitted for government approval from Ariyalur district, said
the monitoring officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production,
Sandeep Saxena, here on Thursday.
The schemes are the
Rs. 53.96 crore scheme for Jayamkondam municipality, Rs. 27.23 crore
scheme for Udayarpalayam town panchayat, and the Rs. 29.48 crore scheme
for Varadarajanpettai town panchayat. Seventy per cent of the
underground drainage work had been completed in Ariyalur municipality,
Mr. Saxena said, while reviewing the progress of development schemes in
the district at a meeting with officials here on Thursday.
No
objection certificate had been obtained for an industrial estate of
Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation in Ariyalur. The
proposed estate would come up on 58.24 acres of land procured from the
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. Mr. Saxena said
that Rs. 5.2 crore had been spent on the medical treatment of 3,187
beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s comprehensive health insurance
scheme in the district. Scholarships worth Rs. 32.45 lakh had been given
to students through various departments.
Inspecting
the progress of schemes, Mr. Saxena instructed officials to accord
priority to safety of passengers while providing lighting at the
upcoming bus stand at Varanavasi, about eight km from here.
The
Commissioner, accompanied by the Collector, E. Saravanavelraj, also
inspected the new Regional Transport Office at Keezhapalur. He asked the
contractor to complete the civil work of the sewage treatment plant at
Parpanancheri by December, according to an official press release.