Minister inaugurates ₹3.53-crore projects in Thoothukudi

Fisheries Minister A. Srinath inaugurated development projects worth ₹3.53 crore in Thoothukudi on Monday. He also reviewed the flood mitigation works undertaken as part of northeast monsoon preparedness measures, in the presence of Thoothukudi Corporation Commissioner S. Priyanka.

The projects inaugurated by the Minister includes newly constructed classrooms at the Corporation Primary School in Thangammalpuram at a cost of ₹76.30 lakh, an LPG crematorium on Ayyankoil street area at a cost of ₹1.63 crore, the restoration of Kokkur tank at a cost of ₹74 lakh and a park in in St. Mary’s Colony built at a cost of ₹40 lakh.

Mr. Srinath also inspected monsoon preparedness works, including the construction of a retaining wall and bridge near FCI godown and the Puckle canal widening work in Kandhan Colony and Cruzpuram. The canal widening project is estimated to cost ₹53.70 crore.

Speaking to media, Mr. Srinath said flood prone areas had been inspected, as part of it FCI gown and Puckle canal areas were also inspected. “We are carrying out all the necessary work efficiently ahead of the northeast monsoon,” he added.