Revenue Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran laid foundation stone for construction of a new building for the Sub-Registrar Office here on Wednesday.
The building will be constructed on an outlay of ₹1.86 crore allocated by the Department of Registration. The building would have an office room for the Sub-Registrar, registration room, office room, multi-functional room, computer room, and toilet facilities. It would come up on a built-up area of 4,742 square feet.
Collector V.P. Jayaseelan, Aruppukottai panchayaut union chairman Sasikala, Aruppukottai Municipal Chairman Sundarlakshmi were among those who were present.
In Dindigul
Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy laid foundation stone for a drinking water project for villages under S. Paraipatti panchayat on an outlay of ₹2.90 crore.
The project envisages sinking of an infiltration well in Kamarajar reservoir, construction of a ground-level sump with a capacity of two lakh litres, motor pump and laying of pipelines.
The Minister said that the works would be completed by three months. The work would benefit 7,128 residents of 1,319 households in the villages of S. Paraipatti, K. Ramanathapuram, Kendaiyapatti, Keppakolapatti, R.V.S. Pannai, Thathanur, and Pannampatti.
Dindigul Collector M.N. Poongodi and Dindigul MP P. Veluchamy were present.
The Minister also gave away free house site pattas at a cost of ₹10.02 crore to 2,240 beneficiaries on the occasion.
