7 months ago
Tamil Nadu Focuses on Chennai Infrastructure Upgrades
The government in Tamil Nadu is working hard to make Chennai better.
They are building new drainage systems to stop floods like the one in 2015.
They have already built 1,077 km of drainage and are working on more.
They are also building 19 new bridges and laying roads all over the city.
The Chief Minister, M K Stalin, said that most of Chennai's development happened when his party was in power.
He inaugurated a new marriage hall in Perambur as part of the North Chennai development scheme.
Tamil Nadu government is prioritizing infrastructure improvements in Chennai.
1,422 km of drainage is being constructed to prevent flooding, with 1,077 km completed.
19 new over bridges are under construction at a cost of Rs 516 crore.
3,455 km of roads are being laid at a cost of Rs 2,359.75 crore.
Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated the Ambedkar marriage hall under the North Chennai development scheme.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu DMK government led by Chief Minister M K Stalin
- What
- Infrastructure development projects in Chennai
- Where
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- When
- Ongoing, with recent inauguration of Ambedkar marriage hall
- Why
- To improve infrastructure and prevent future flooding
Key facts
- Total Drainage Construction
- 1,422 km
- Completed Drainage
- 1,077 km
- Cost of Completed Drainage
- Rs 4,309 crore
- Total Drainage Cost
- Rs 6,495 crore
- New Over Bridges
- 19
- Cost of New Over Bridges
- Rs 516 crore
- Road Construction
- 3,455 km
- Cost of Road Construction
- Rs 2,359.75 crore
Quotes
M K Stalin
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and leader of the DMK government
“The DMK government, giving top priority for been improving the infrastructure facilities in Chennai had spent crores of rupees on a wide range of projects and one of them had been the construction of a rainwater drainage system that had eliminated the possibility of another flood like the one that devastated the State capital in 2015.”
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“Most of the development in Chennai came up during the DMK regimes, he said, referring the over bridges, he said, adding that construction of 19 more bridges at an expense of Rs 516 crore was on and the laying of roads at a cost of Rs 2,359.75 crore spanning 3,455 km had been taken up.”
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