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More facilities for 15 Velampalayam municipality residents

R Vimal Kumar

Photo: M. Balaji

Set for shifting: The office of 15 Velampalayam municipality in Tirupur functioning on a cramped premises is all set to move to a new complex soon. —

Tirupur: Life of people residing at 15 Velampalayam municipality is to become more comfortable, as the municipal administration plans to improve basic amenities and other infrastructure at an outlay of Rs 1.29 crore.

Speaking to The Hindu, S.P. Mani, chairman of 15 Velampalayam municipality, said that the works were expected to commence this financial year itself.

As part of the project, A.V. Palanisamy Road connecting Angeripalayam with Tirupur-Avinashi highway would be strengthened and an earthen road to a length of 200 metre in Ward 14 would be upgraded to cement concrete road at a cost of Rs. 32 lakh.

Another Rs. six lakh would be utilised to upgrade the 500-metre long road in front of the office of the Village Administrative Officer. Thirty-six more street lights have also been planned at a cost of Rs. three lakh. The drainage system would be improved by constructing conduits from near Amman Kalayanamandapam at Sirupooluvanpatti to River Noyyal and from Anaikadu to Lakshmi Theatre complex at a total cost of Rs. 40 lakh.

Mr. Mani said that administration would move the municipal office to a new complex planned to be established at Sandhaipettai at Rs. 50 lakh.

The work on the project would commence in January and the building was expected to be commissioned during the first quarter of the next financial year (2009-10).

Of the total outlay, Rs. 30 lakh would be obtained as grant from the Government under Part-II scheme and the rest from the municipal funds. The building, coming up on an 80 cent, would house the offices of the Chairman, Executive Officer, town planning sections, room for sanitary inspectors, a tax collection centre and a visitors lounge.

“The vegetable market functioning at Sandhaipettai will be relocated to Bharatiar shopping centre to facilitate the establishment of municipal office complex,” Mr. Mani said.

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