A total of 57 infra-projects, completed at an estimated cost of ₹22.20 crore, were inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu chief minister in Tenkasi.
Published Dec 08, 2022 | 5:01 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 08, 2022 | 5:01 PM
Stalin arrived in Tenkasi by train from Chennai to launch the projects. (Wikimedia Commons)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Thursday, 8 December, inaugurated new projects, laid foundation stones for fresh schemes and gave away welfare assistance to beneficiaries — all totally valued at about ₹238.90 crore.
A total of 57 infra-projects, completed at an estimated cost of ₹22.20 crore, were inaugurated by the chief minister in Tenkasi and it includes greenhouses, agri-warehouses, anganwadis, buildings to house offices for village panchayats and milk producers cooperative, community sanitary complex, overhead water tank, and a sub-agriculture extension centre.
Stalin arrived at Tenkasi by train on Thursday from Chennai to launch projects and he was accorded a warm welcome by ministers, elected representatives, representatives of local bodies and the people.
People lined up on both sides of the roads to greet Stalin and he also received petitions for grievance redressal from them.
Cost-free housing ‘pattas’ e-pattas, old-age pension to 6,246 beneficiaries and solatium were given away to beneficiaries by Stalin, marking the launch of distribution of welfare aid to a total of 1,03,508 beneficiaries worth ₹182.56 crore.
The chief minister laid foundation stones for new projects worth about ₹34.14 crore, which includes buildings for several facilities, like a maternity centre on the premises of the Tenkasi government district hospital (₹30.02 crore), a building to house the village panchayat office and fair price shops.
Ministers KN Nehru (Municipal Administration), I Periyasami (Cooperation), KKSSR Ramachandran (Revenue), elected representatives and senior officials took part.
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