Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Announces Rs. 254 Crore Drainage Project
Tamil Nadu announced a large plan to improve towns and cities.
The plan is called the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission.
It will work on drinking water, drains, roads and garbage collection.
A drainage project for Pallavaram, Chromepet and Thiruneermalai will cost Rs.
254 crore.
The government also wants to reduce flooding by building more storm-water drains.
Sewage treatment plants will help stop dirty water from entering rivers and streams.
Old garbage will be removed from several dump yards using a process called bio mining.
The plan also includes LED street lights and sterilising street dogs to help prevent rabies.
The Chief Minister announced the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission for coordinated urban improvement.
A drainage renovation project for Pallavaram, Chromepet and Thiruneermalai was allocated Rs. 254 crore.
The mission covers drinking water, drainage, waste management, roads, traffic, greenery and water-body restoration.
The government plans sewage treatment, legacy-waste removal, storm-water drainage and one lakh LED lights in local bodies.
Additional announcements included Rs. 102 crore for drainage-maintenance machinery and Rs. 107 crore for street-dog sterilisation.
- Who
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced the projects; Education Minister Rajmohan read the announcements in the Assembly.
- What
- The government announced the Chief Minister’s Integrated Urban Development Mission and multiple urban-service projects, including a Rs. 254 crore drainage renovation.
- When
- The announcements were made on Monday during the Assembly’s discussion on municipal administration grants.
- Where
- The projects cover Pallavaram, Chromepet, Thiruneermalai, Chennai, Coimbatore and other towns and districts in Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The mission aims to improve urban services, quality of life, environmental conditions, drainage, waste management and future urban growth.
- Main drainage allocation
- Rs. 254 crore for renovating drainage in Pallavaram, Chromepet and Thiruneermalai
- Drainage-maintenance machinery
- Rs. 102 crore for modern machinery in corporations and municipalities
- Legacy-waste removal
- 29 lakh metric tonnes to be removed from the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dump yards through bio mining
- LED lighting
- One lakh LED lights are planned for local bodies
- Storm-water drainage
- Rs. 118 crore allocated for flood-prone areas in Cuddalore, Thoothukudi, Kanyakumari and Nagapattinam
- Street-dog programme
- Rs. 107 crore allocated to catch and sterilise street dogs to help prevent rabies
- Sewage treatment
- Sewage treatment plants are planned in 15 town panchayats