70% of infrastructure works completed in 14 city wards under Madurai East Assembly constituency: Minister

Minister Moorthi ensures 70% of infrastructure works in Madurai East Assembly constituencies completed; remaining 30% works to be tendered by Dec 15; ₹2.40 crore for roads in Uthangudi area; ₹160 crore worth works in 14 wards in last year; RWAs raise issues of stray animals, drainage, sand on roads, poor quality of garbage collection vehicles.

Minister for Commercial Taxes P. Moorthi said that he has ensured that 70% of the infrastructure works promised in the 14 city wards under his Madurai East Assembly constituencies have been completed.

He said that the sanction for the remaining 30% works have been issued and tender would be floated for the work by December 15.

Addressing a grievances redressal meeting for residents welfare associations (RWAs) from the 14 wards of the added areas here on Thursday, Mr. Moorthi said that ₹2.40 crore worth work will be taken up in restoring roads in Uthangudi area comprising wards 8 and 9.

Similarly, he appealed to Corporation Commissioner S. Madhubalan to take up renovation of seven irrigation tanks in his constituency. The bunds should be raised and widened to provide pedestrian walk, he added.

Mr. Moorthi said that it should be ensured that the quality of roads laid in the city should last for a stipulated period in good condition.

Speaking on the occasion, Corporation Commissioner said that ₹160 crore worth works have been taken up in these 14 wards in the last one year.