Tamil Nadu announces Rs 25 crore urban infra programme

The Tamil Nadu government has announced a series of infrastructure and civic projects covering drinking water, underground sewerage, solid waste management, roads, urban greening and restoration of water bodies across local bodies in the state.

The announcements were made in the Assembly on Monday, August 24, by Minister A Rajmohan under the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission. Detailed project reports will be prepared at an estimated cost of Rs 25 crore across corporations, municipalities and town panchayats.

Among the key measures, 22 sewage treatment plants operated by Metro Water will be upgraded to produce compressed biogas.

Integrated drinking water schemes have also been announced for 286 roadside settlements in Kanyakumari district, as well as Srivilliputhur municipality in Virudhunagar district and two municipalities and seven town panchayats in Tenkasi.

In Tambaram Corporation, sewerage reconstruction will be taken up in Pallavaram and Chrompet zones, while a new underground sewerage project will be established in Thiruneermalai at a total cost of Rs 254 crore.

Feasibility studies for city-wide underground sewerage systems will also be conducted in Coimbatore, Sivakasi and Tiruchendur.

The projects form part of the state’s wider urban infrastructure programme focused on improving basic civic services across urban local bodies.