TN Government proposes new engineering colleges and drinking water projects totalling over Rs 1,000 crore

Updated on: Monday, January 28, 2013

The Tamil Nadu government announced a series of welfare measures, including proposing new engineering colleges and drinking water projects, totally at cost of over Rs 1,000 crore.

The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalitha announced new engineering colleges would come up in Dharmapuri and Tanjavur districts at a total cost of Rs 179.80 crore.

The Chief Minister approved an initial sum of Rs 14.10 crore towards each college, which will come up in Chettikarai and Chengipatti in the respective districts.

Jayalalithaa also directed setting up 10 new polytechnic colleges, including in Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Theni and Vellore districts at a proposed cost of Rs 138 crore, a state government release said.

Earlier, Jayalalithaa also ordered to impart training for 300 rural youths in operation and maintenance of farm equipment and machineries as part of her government's efforts to promote mechanisation in agriculture.

She sanctioned Rs 42.90 lakh for training 50 rural youth each in the depots of agricultural engineering departments in Coimbatore, Madurai, Vellore, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruvarur and Tirunelveli.
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa also announced combined drinking water projects for Cuddalore and Puthukottai districts based on Kollidam river at a cost of over Rs 575 crore.

Similar projects were also announced for Theni, Dindigul, Tirunelveli, Kancheepuram and Chennai districts at an overall cost of over Rs 200 crore, it said.

TN Government proposes new engineering colleges and drinking water projects totalling over Rs 1,000 crore

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