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Responsibility: Ariyalur Collector R. Sudalaikannan (right extreme) receives the cheque from a senior official of the Chettinad Cement Factory. ARIYALUR: Three cement companies in Ariyalur district have together contributed Rs. 25 lakhs so far to the district administration for strengthening the roads in and around Ariyalur town that serve their purpose of transporting raw materials and finished products. Of the seven major cement industries that include the Government-owned Arasu Cement Factory in the district, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd., and Ramco Cement Ltd., have already contributed Rs. 10 lakh each. Chettinad Cement Ltd., has provided Rs. 5 lakh. The Chief Production Executive of the Chettinad Cement Factory A.M. Seetharamiah presented a cheque for five lakh rupees to the District Collector R. Sudalaikannan recently. The Collector handed over the amount to the Ariyalur Municipality. The amount contributed by Dalmia Cement was meant to blacktop the road to the south of Palli Lake and the construction of a small bridge, while that of Ramco Cement was for strengthening the Rajaji Nagar Main Road and constructing a small bridge. The gestures of these factories have come in the wake of last month’s discussion on City Development Plan when the public sought active involvement of the cement industries for overall progress of Ariyalur Municipality. The roads designed for public transport suffer frequent damages due to the movement of heavy tonnage vehicles of the cement factories. While transporting raw materials from the mines to the production centres and finished products to various destinations, the industries have to necessarily utilise the roads in and around Ariyalur town. Even newly laid roads develop potholes and the surfaces of the tar road get scraped off at several points unable to withstand the weight of the heavy tonnage vehicles. While welcoming the gestures of the cement industries, the public of Ariyalur anticipate a corporate social responsibility of a higher order. Councillors of Ariyalur Municipality are in favour of the industries assuming collective responsibility for relaying the arterial roads suiting the load factor, and maintaining them permanently.
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