CM M.K. Stalin launches six new initiatives to benefit the Nilgiris

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announces new initiatives for tourism, housing, and healthcare in Udhagamandalam, emphasizing economic growth and development.

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced six new initiatives focused on improving the tourism sector, addressing parking issues in Udhagamandalam town, and providing housing for poor, underprivileged, and tribal families. Mr. Stalin made this announcement after inaugurating the Udhagamandalam Government Medical College and Hospital on Sunday.

Mr. Stalin said that the government was planning to construct housing for 300 families in Gudalur at a cost of ₹26.6 crore, and would be called Kalaignar Nagar. He also announced the construction of a “Tribal Museum and Research Center at a cost of ₹10 crore, “hop-on, hop-off” tourism services at a cost of ₹5 crore with ten buses, a new multilevel parking facility at a cost of ₹20 crore, eco-tourism facilities in Nadugani and the setting up of 23 community halls and 200 houses for Adivasi communities.

Mr. Stalin inaugurated 1,703 completed government works amounting to ₹494.51 crore and laid the foundation stone for 56 new projects to be completed at a cost of ₹130.35 crore and distributed welfare amounting to ₹102.17 crore to 15,634 beneficiaries at an event held at the Government Arts College grounds in Udhagamandalam.

Speaking at the event, Mr. Stalin highlighted The Hindu’s report that the state’s economic growth rate of 9.69 percent for 2024-25, marked the highest for any state in the country and was also the highest rate of growth the state had seen in the last decade.

He said while growth was declining in other parts of the country, Tamil Nadu continued to grow in “top gear.” He said that during the DMK’s tenure, the construction of the Government Medical College and Hospital was expedited, despite the challenges faced in establishing such a facility in the hills.

On Sunday, Mr. Stalin visited the Government Medical College and Hospital premises and inaugurated the facility. Also present were ministers E.V.Velu, Minister for Public Works, Highways and Minor Ports, Minister of Information and Publicity, M.P.Saminathan, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian, Nilgiris Lok Sabha MP, A.Raja, Ooty MLA, R. Ganesh, and top officials from the Nilgiris district administration, including District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru.