Tamil Nadu

Rs.1.95-crore plan to improve 13 municipal schools in Tuticorin

Tuticorin: An emergency municipal council meeting held here on Friday resolved to carry out improvement of a total of 13 municipal schools on an outlay of Rs.1.95 crore.

Municipal Chairperson R. Kasturi Thangam said that as part of the project, additional classrooms would be built and existing edifices given a facelift. Accordingly, additional classrooms would be established on the premises of municipal schools located at Levinchipuram, Gin factory road, Sevanthakulam road, North Bhadrakaliamman koil road and Pandurangan street.

Refurbishment works would be taken up at the schools situated at Doovepuram, Shanmugapuram street, Samuelpuram street, Great Cotton road, South New street, Rahumatullapuram, North Bhadrakaliamman Koil street and Vadakkoor.

The council had decided to seek administrative and technical sanctions from the Government to revive the glory of historic Buckle Canal flowing through the heart of the town, where free flow of water had been blocked now, at a cost of Rs.29.50 crore.

Under the scheme, desilting would be carried out and retaining walls constructed, along the 5.89 km watercourse.

Towards the end, the meeting was marred by noisy scenes as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam councillors protested the refusal of the Chairperson to discuss the drinking water crisis in the town.

Municipal Commissioner R. Lakshmi, Senior Town Planning Officer Rakkappan, and Municipal Engineer, S.A. Rajagopal, participated.

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