TN CM approves drinking water schemes at a cost of Rs 853 cr

Tamil Nadu government today said it has approved various drinking water and underground drainage schemes across the state to the tune of Rs 853 crore.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has approved expansion of drinking water schemes in the municipalities of Arani, Periakulam, Tindivanam and Tiruvanthipuram under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) at a total estimate of Rs 117.69 crore.
Similarly, a German-funded drinking water expansion project will be implemented in Tirunelveli at Rs 230 crore with an annual maintenance of Rs 11.10 crore, an official release here said.
Under the Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme, Jayalalithaa has accorded administrative sanction for a project involving taking water from a proposed reservoir near Chennai to Poondi storage facility, at an estimated Rs 93.77 crore.

Under UIDSSMT, the state government will also implement underground drainage systems at Periakulam, Sathur, Mettur, Arakkonam, Tirupathur and Chidambaram municipalities, it said adding Jayalalithaa had approved drinking water and underground drainage system projects to the tune of Rs 853.96 crore, it said.