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Initiative in place for fructification of Anamalayar and Nirar-Nallar multipurpose projects, says T.N. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin
Tamil Nadu will see through fructification of Anamalayar and Nirar-Nallar multipurpose projects for optimal utilisation of water from the west-flowing rivers of Anamalayar, Nirar, Sholayar, Parambikulam and its tributaries Peruvaripallam, Thunakadavu and the Palar and Aliyar, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin informed the farming community in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts on Monday.
'We are holding talks with Kerala Government for materialising the dream scheme of farmers in the Western districts,' the Chief Minister said while taking part in the government functions at Udumalpet in Tiruppur district and Pollachi in Coimbatore.
At Pollachi, Mr. Stalin named the complex housing the Chief Engineer Office of Water Resources Department after C. Subramaniam, former Minister. The Chief Minister inaugurated on the occasion a two-storey building constructed at a cost of ₹4.29 crore. The ground and first floors were named after former MLAs V.K. Palanisamy Gounder and Pollachi N. Mahalingam.
He also unveiled the statues of these leaders, and those of late Chief Minister Kamaraj and former Minister C. Subramaniam in the WRD complex, in honour of their efforts for conceptualisation and implementation of Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) scheme.
Besides, Mr. Stalin commissioned a photo gallery on the PAP scheme, and inaugurated a memorial dedicated to workers who had lost their lives during the construction of Parambikulam-Aliyar Dam in Pollachi. It was established in Aliyar Dam park at a cost of ₹ 2.83 crore.
At Udumalpet, the Chief Minister inaugurated 61 projects completed at a cost of ₹949.53 crore, and laid foundation stones for 35 projects entailing expenditure of ₹182.06 crore.
Mr. Stalin also extended assistance to the extent of ₹295.29 crore to 19,785 beneficiaries, under various government schemes.
The Chief Minister was accompanied by State Ministers S. Muthusamy M.P. Saminathan, R. Sakkarapani, N. Kayalvizhi, MPs and MLAs, and senior government officials.
