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Athikulam, Palanisamy Nagar to get new tar roads at ₹1.17 crore
Athikulam and Palanisamy Nagar in Madurai North Assembly constituency would soon get new tar roads at ₹1.17 crore, said DMK MLA G. Thalapathi here on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters, he said that the Corporation had earmarked funds to lay new roads across all the 100 wards. The survey had been completed and tenders invited. The successful bidders were awarded with the contract.
The Corporation would monitor the progress of laying roads in the city and there would be no compromise in quality, Mr. Thalapathi said and added that the roads should be laid as per the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) by the civic body.
Accompanied by Mayor Indrani Pon Vasanth, he also dedicated a children's park on DRO Colony Main Road, opened an anganwadi centre and a community centre at Jawaharpuram and Viswanathapuram falling in zone 2 under ward 15.
Minister P. Moorthy inspected a new drinking water project under the AMRUT scheme at Narayanapuram and other points, which brings potable water from the Mullaperiyar river to Madurai city.
Officials led by Collector M.S. Sangeetha, Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan and others said that the mega project was now under different phases of completion. The trial run of pumping the water from the Mullaperiyar river to Lower Camp and to the city was being tested in multiple wards by the officials. There were initial troubles such as leaks, bursts of pipelines and that they were being attended to. Similarly, pumping of water to the overhead tanks was also being done on an experimental basis.
The Minister urged them to expedite the works and enquired about the UGD works under way in the newly added wards. The road works in Madurai West Assembly constituency too figured during the discussion, an official press release said.
