For the third consecutive day on Tuesday, Chief Minister Jayalailthaa made announcements on urban development in various cities and towns, awarding projects worth Rs. 125 crore to the Dindigul and Thanjavur corporations.
On Sunday, she announced a slew of projects for Coimbatore, and the next day, for Tirunelveli and Tuticorin.
In a statement, Ms. Jayalalithaa said the development projects, estimated to cost Rs. 82.43 crore, would be executed in Thanjavur, and the projects for Dindigul would cost Rs. 42.85 crore.
The projects announced for Thanjavur are water supply improvement (Rs. 45.69 crore); repairs to roads damaged during the execution of the water supply and underground sewerage project (Rs. 25 crore); renovation of the Sivaganga Park (Rs. 5 crore); construction of public toilets (Rs. 4.99 crore); laying of footpaths (Rs. 1 crore); and installation of streetlights (Rs.75 lakh).
Road improvements In Dindigul, roads will be improved to a length of 65 km (Rs.17.5 crore); storm-water drains will be laid (Rs.10 crore); the bus terminus will be bettered (Rs. 5 crore); a new building will be constructed for the municipal corporation (Rs. 5 crore), road signages will be installed (Rs. 2.5 crore); public toilets will be built (Rs.1.5 crore) and rainwater harvesting structures will be installed (Rs. 1.35 crore).
