Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Total sanitation campaign proposed

Staff Reporter

District administration, DRDA move

MADURAI: The Madurai district administration and District Rural Development Agency have proposed to implement a total sanitation campaign at an outlay of Rs.14 crores.

According to the Collector, D. Raajendiran, the administration had sought an enhanced allocation from the Government to carry out the campaign in the district with renewed vigour. Accordingly, proposals were prepared to construct 1,53,151 individual toilets, 984 toilets in schools and sanitary complexes. He expressed hope that the work would help improve the overall hygiene in the district, especially in rural areas where many houses lacked individual toilets or adequate sanitary facilities.

Administrative sanction to carry out the work has already been given. Efforts were underway to begin the work soon, Mr. Raajendiran said. The campaign is being implemented in the district since 2002-`03. Under the scheme 25,000 individual toilets, 407 toilets in schools, 388 toilets in anganwadis and 12 drainages were completed at a cost of Rs.3.62 crores.

Thotiyapatti village in T. Kallupatti panchayat union was selected under the clean village scheme and the Government would soon give it Rs.5 lakhs as an incentive.Meanwhile, the district administration will conduct an auction on August 18 at the Collector's office here to finalise the leasees for the 25 stone quarrying sites situated in various poromboke lands in the district.

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