The Hindu 22.12.2014
Underground drainage system to be revamped
Rs 83-crore project launched in city
Much-needed:Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa looking at the underground
drainage work plan after performing ‘bhoomi puja’ at Maninagaram in
Madurai on Sunday.— Photo: G. Moorthy
The Madurai Municipal Corporation started a revamp of the underground drainage system in 72 wards on Sunday.
Mayor
V.V. Rajan Chellappa performed the ‘bhoomi puja’ to launch the Rs
83-crore project at Maninagaram in the presence of Corporation
Commissioner C. Kathiravan, City Engineer A. Mathuram, ward councillors
and senior officials of the civic body.
Speaking on
the occasion, the Mayor said the project, covering a length of 100 km,
would be completed in a year. “Besides overhauling the existing
underground drainage system, new drainage connections and links on the
roadside will be provided,” he said. The contract awarded to a Hyderabad
firm was cancelled since it failed to execute the work within the
stipulated time, Mr. Chellappa said.
Areas which were
being covered under the project included Santhaipettai, Periyar bus
stand, Tamil Sangam Road, West Perumal Maistry Street, Dhanappa Mudali
Street, Thaikkal Street and Arapalayam.
The Mayor
said several civic infrastructure projects were being implemented in the
city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.