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Time of India
29-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
TN sanctions ₹8,000 crore for rural roads, scales up village infrastructure initiatives, ET Infra
Advt Advt Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned the development of 20,000 km of rural roads for ₹ 8,000 crore under the Mudalvarin Grama Saalaigal Membattu Thittam (MGSMT), the Chief Minister's Rural Roads Development to a state government release highlighting the achievements of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin approved the improvement of 20,000 km of rural roads under the scheme. So far, 9,690 projects covering 12,572 km have been completed at an estimated cost of ₹4,609 on another 6,671 km of roads is underway at a cost of ₹3,529 crore under the scheme, which was launched in under the Kalaignarin Kanavu Illam Scheme -- launched with the goal of creating a hut-free Tamil Nadu by 2030 -- the state government has sanctioned ₹ 7,000 crore to build two lakh houses within two these, 72,081 houses have been completed, with the remaining at various stages of construction. The scheme also provides for bank loans of up to ₹ one lakh for beneficiaries in need of additional the repair of rural houses built under various government schemes prior to 2000-01, the government has allocated₹ 1,041.32 crore in 2024-25 to renovate 1.48 lakh the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), implemented with 60 per cent funding from the Union government and 40 per cent from the state, around 4,182 km of 947 roads and 83 new bridges have been taken up at an estimated cost of ₹ 3,061 addition, over 500 km of 283 roads and 308 bridges have been completed for Rs 1,182 crore under the NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development government has also undertaken renovation works at Periyar Memorial Samathuvarpurams at a cost of ₹ 261 crore. Further, development works have been carried out in 10,187 village panchayats under the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam, with an allocation of ₹ 4,277 crore.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Tribal hamlets atop Peechamanthai hillock in Vellore get bitumen roads
Remote tribal hamlets atop Peechamanthai hillock which forms part of Jawadhu Hills, on the outskirts of Vellore town got two bitumen roads. Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi inaugurated the bitumen stretches on Sunday. DRDA officials said that the first stretch had been laid between Thongumalai and Thekumarathur hamlets, a distance of 2.8 kms at a cost of ₹98.65 lakh. The new stretch will connect at least eight remote hamlets including Konnur, Periyayetipattu, Nayakenmedu and Mutonoor. 'The 2.8 km stretch has at least 12 hairpin bends. A minor bridge will be built to replace existing causeway on the route to prevent inundation and obstruction of traffic flow during monsoon,' K. Nishant, Assistant Engineer (AE), DRDA, told The Hindu. The second bitumen stretch had been laid between Thongumalai and Thekkumarathu hamlets, a distance of 1.5 km at a cost of ₹55.13 lakh. These hamlets also form part of Peenjamanthai panchayat. Funded under the 'Mudhalvarin Grama Salaigal Membattu Thittam' (MGSMT) 2024-25, the stretches are three metres wide each - enough for two-wheelers, auto rickshaws and tractors to use them. These stretches have been linked to the existing forest road, which is 6.45 km long, to reach Odugathur town in the plains. TNSTC will operate mini-buses in the hills soon. Currently, the hills do not have bus services. Officials said that these two stretches were formed as pathways way back in the 1900s to monitor the thick forest areas in the hills by the British. Since then, the pathway had been used by the tribals. Around 1,500 residents are inhabitants in these hamlets. Corn, groundnut, banana, sugarcane and millets are cultivated here. 'Sick people and expectant mothers were carried by abled men from the hillock to hospitals at the foothills. The new stretches will help us to get timely medical help especially ambulances,' said V. Devi, a resident. Earlier, tribals used to make a detour 30 km through Amirthi Zoo Road to reach Vellore town for essentials including facilities like Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), government high school, fair price shop, banks, ATMs and government offices.
