17-05-2025
Minister Nehru inaugurates various projects in Tiruchi
Minister for Municipal Administration K.N. Nehru inaugurated new buildings at an outlay of ₹2.04 crore and launched work on phase II of a 9.8-km-long link road in Tiruchi on Saturday.
A bus shelter at Aravanur Mela Pandamangalam at a cost of ₹10 lakh, a community toilet at Keerakollai Street at ₹22.80 lakh and Cholarajapuram at 12 lakh, borewell with electric motor and drinking water tank at a cost of ₹3 lakh each at Vandikara Street, South Vella Street, Puthur North Muthuraja Street and Ramalinga Nagar II Main Road, a drinking water tank at ₹3 lakh at South Ramalinga Nagar, a drinking water tank at Puthur Agraharam at ₹2.85 lakh, a ration shop at Ramnagar at ₹13 lakh, anganwadis at Keel Vannarapettai at ₹59 lakh and Pudhu Mariamman Kovil Street at ₹37.40 lakh and open-air gyms near Inamthar Thoppu at ₹12 lakh and Anna Nagar 2nd Cross Street at ₹20 lakh were opened.
These projects were constructed utilising the Member of the Legislative Assembly funds, General Funds and Education Funds.
Mr. Nehru launched work on phase II of the 9.8-km-long link road from Panjapur to the Kudamurutti banks in Tiruchi. A sum of ₹68 crore has been sanctioned under the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Fund (TNUDF) and Corporation General Funds.
The second phase of the project will cover a 2.15-km distance along the Koraiyar from Woraiyur to the Kudamurutti bridge. The two-lane road will be 10 metres wide. An elevated highway with an overbridge will be formed over the railway track. The elevated road will be 1.19-km long. Construction of a retaining wall for 840 m and a storm-water drain with a walking track for 870 m are among the components of the Phase II project, which will be completed by November 2026, a press release said.
Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, Mayor M. Anbazhagan and Corporation Commissioner V. Saravanan were present.
