Underground drainage system to be revamped

Rs 83-crore project launched in Madurai

December 22, 2014 10:01 am | Updated 10:01 am IST - MADURAI:

MUCH-NEEDED: Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa looking at the undergrounddrainage work plan after performing ‘bhoomi puja’ at Maninagaram inMadurai on Sunday. Photo: G. Moorthy

MUCH-NEEDED: Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa looking at the undergrounddrainage work plan after performing ‘bhoomi puja’ at Maninagaram inMadurai on Sunday. Photo: G. Moorthy

The Madurai Municipal Corporation started a revamp of the underground drainage system in 72 wards on Sunday.

Mayor V.V. Rajan Chellappa performed the ‘bhoomi puja’ to launch the Rs 83-crore project at Maninagaram in the presence of Corporation Commissioner C. Kathiravan, City Engineer A. Mathuram, ward councillors and senior officials of the civic body.

Speaking on the occasion, the Mayor said the project, covering a length of 100 km, would be completed in a year. “Besides overhauling the existing underground drainage system, new drainage connections and links on the roadside will be provided,” he said. The contract awarded to a Hyderabad firm was cancelled since it failed to execute the work within the stipulated time, Mr. Chellappa said.

Areas which were being covered under the project included Santhaipettai, Periyar bus stand, Tamil Sangam Road, West Perumal Maistry Street, Dhanappa Mudali Street, Thaikkal Street and Arapalayam.

The Mayor said several civic infrastructure projects were being implemented in the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

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