Tiruchi Corporation to take up 21 projects under Namakku Naame scheme
Aimed at encouraging people's participation in the creation of public assets, the scheme focuses on basic amenities. The projects, taken up across different wards in the city, fall under various categories, including road improvement, installation of drinking water pipes, sewage connections, storm-water drains, and construction of civic amenities.
Of the 21 projects approved by the Corporation, six are in road development, cement roads, tar roads, paver blocks, medians, and so on, two in installation of drinking water tanks and pipelines, three in sewage connections and storm-water drains, three in beautification work, installation of water fountains and fencing of park area, four in installation of surveillance of security cameras, and construction of toilets at a Corporation school.
Among them are procuring medical equipment for a health centre at Irudayapuram in Ward 32 at ₹15 lakh and the construction of a badminton and sports club at K.K. Nagar at ₹45 lakh.
These projects were estimated to cost ₹2.24 crore, and a total of ₹1.48 crore had been sanctioned for implementing Namakku Naame Thittam while ₹75.71 lakh had been collected from the public. 'The projects are under the tendering process and once the tender is awarded, the work will be initiated,' said a senior Corporation official.
Following residents' requests to their ward councillors, junior engineers of the ward are to be entrusted to prepare a cost estimate for projects under the scheme. After approval, the civic body bears a maximum of about 67% of the cost while the public contributes at least 33%. Besides residents' welfare associations, private companies and banks contribute to the projects under their corporate social responsibility programme.
Similarly, in 2023-24, about 14 projects in basic amenities and beautification such as roads, drinking water network, drains, and public park maintenance, were taken up by the Corporation.
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