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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin volition inaugurate connected December 20 Porunai Archaeological Museum, which has been established connected an outlay of ₹56.57 crore connected 13 acres adjacent Reddiyarpatti hillock connected the outskirts of Palayamkottai to showcase the artefacts excavated from past Tamil civilization sites of Aditchanallur, Sivakalai and Korkai.
Speaking to reporters successful Tirunelveli connected Friday aft inspecting the last signifier of the works astatine the museum, Minister for Local Administration K.N. Nehru said the depository covered 54,000 quadrate feet to showcase helium artefacts.
Mr. Stalin would besides inaugurate further buildings astatine Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, built astatine a outgo of ₹200 crore.
When asked whether the Chief Minister would besides inaugurate the drinking h2o strategy being implemented to payment 831 villages successful Radhapuram and Nanguneri Assembly segments, Mr. Nehru replied that the enactment would instrumentality different 3 weeks for completion.
“If we tin implicit the enactment earlier December 20, the Chief Minister volition inaugurate this task too,” Mr. Nehru said.
On the roads of Tirunelveli and Palayamkottai lying severely damaged, particularly owed to the ongoing underground drainage works, the Minister said these damaged roads could beryllium relaid lone aft the completion of underground drainage work. Considering the information of the motorists until the relaying enactment was started, the damaged portions would beryllium repaired with wet-mix macadam that provided beardown and unchangeable basal people successful roadworthy construction.
Mr. Nehru, portion responding to a question connected protecting Tamirabharani River from pollution, said the existing 50 cardinal litres a time sewage attraction works present would beryllium expanded further adjacent arsenic a broad program for redeeming the stream was nether preparation.
When asked astir the preparations enactment successful spot successful Chennai to look the interaction of upcoming cyclone and consequent downpour, Mr. Nehru said astir 150 tractor-mounted motors had been kept acceptable for pumping retired stagnant rainwater from low-lying areas and subways. Several storm-water drains, including Virugambakkam and Retteri Channels, had been desilted earlier the monsoon.
“Rainwater volition drain wrong four-five hours adjacent if Chennai receives 20 cm rainfall,” helium said.
When asked astir the breach successful Thediyoor cheque dam bund, District Collector R. Sukumar said a squad of experts had camped astatine the tract to plug the breach.
Corporation Commissioner Monika Rana, Mayor G. Ramakrishnan and MLAs M. Abdul Wahab (Palayamkottai) and E. Raja (Sankarankovil) accompanied the Minister during the inspection.
