Chennai: M. K. Stalin on Friday inaugurated 45 completed infrastructure projects valued at ₹211.9 crore and laid foundation stones for nine additional works estimated at ₹53.76 crore under the municipal administration and water supply department.
During the event held at the Secretariat, the chief minister also flagged off 28 new vehicles worth ₹3.28 crore for operational use by the Directorate of Municipal Administration to strengthen civic services.
Among the completed works, 35 projects worth ₹177.17 crore were implemented through the municipal administration directorate, while another nine projects costing ₹32.23 crore were carried out by the Directorate of Town Panchayats. A newly built school facility constructed by the Greater Chennai Corporation at Manali, developed at a cost of ₹2.5 crore, was also opened for students.
The newly inaugurated facilities include Kalaignar libraries, commercial complexes, classrooms, science parks, upgraded bus terminals, a solid waste transfer station and drinking water pipeline networks in major corporations such as Hosur, Tambaram, Tirupur and Coimbatore.
In several municipalities including Thirukovilur, Kottakuppam, Arakkonam, Mayiladuthurai and Kulithalai, new parks, anganwadi centres, bus stands, mini market complexes, weekly market spaces, overhead water tanks and improved drinking water schemes were also commissioned.
Under town panchayat administration, several completed projects were opened to the public, including six public health centres and sub-centres in Ezhumalai, Sethur and Keezhpennathur, along with a new bus stand at Keezhpennathur and upgraded drinking water infrastructure in Koradacheri and Punjai Thottakurichi.
The chief minister also initiated five projects worth ₹16.49 crore under the Greater Chennai civic body, which include construction of school buildings in Kannagi Nagar, Semmenchery and Sholinganallur, a pickleball court in the Thiru Vi Ka Nagar area and a modern gym facility in Teynampet.
Additionally, three drinking water and sewage infrastructure works worth ₹25.79 crore were launched by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board. A sewage treatment and faecal sludge treatment plant estimated at ₹11.48 crore was also announced for the Kondapalayam area of Sholinghur municipality.