Pending funds to be released to expedite Semmozhi Poonga works ahead of inauguration, says Minister K.N. Nehru

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Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru connected Saturday inspected the ongoing works astatine Semmozhi Poonga, a 45-acre task astatine the Central Prison Grounds successful Gandhipuram successful Coimbatore metropolis and said that pending funds would beryllium released instantly to implicit the remaining components of the task wrong November.

Speaking to journalists, helium said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is acceptable to inaugurate Semmozhi Poonga by the extremity of November. He said the remaining works would beryllium expedited truthful that the installation could beryllium opened for nationalist use.

According to the Minister, 23 works person been completed. The summons complex, indoor play area, h2o filtration unit, paid play country and the upland setup are pending. He said the funds owed would beryllium sanctioned. The archetypal task outgo was ₹167.25 crore and an further ₹47 crore had been approved, taking the full to ₹214.25 crore. Rare histrion taxon had been procured and planted, and would necessitate clip to grow, helium added.

On the demands of declaration conservancy workers, including regularisation and wage revision, Mr. Nehru said the authorities was alert of their issues. He said assorted schemes had been announced for their welfare, including escaped 3 meals a day, monetary enactment for their children’s acquisition and lodging support. On concerns implicit privatisation, helium said the process was nether mode astatine the nationalist level and discussions were ongoing.

On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, helium said that 90% of the forms had been distributed successful Coimbatore district. BLOs and BLA2s are moving to guarantee nary elector is near out. He denied claims that DMK cadres were collecting the forms and said they were lone assisting BLOs.

Responding to a query connected the Chinnavedampatti water STP proposal, helium said the petition of farmers to bring surplus h2o from Bhavani alternatively of mounting up a STP was nether discussion. He said Coimbatore metropolis receives astir 350 MLD of water, and astir 80% became wastewater, truthful STPs and the discharge of treated h2o into canals and lakes were modular practice.

On the Vellalore waste-to-energy plant, helium said the paperwork was successful the last stages and operation would statesman soon.

Published - November 15, 2025 07:11 p.m. IST

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