Minister Senthil Balaji inaugurates completed projects and lays foundation for new projects in Coimbatore

Electricity Minister inaugurates infrastructure projects worth ₹30.93 crore in Coimbatore, including Anganwadi centers, park, and parking facility.

Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji inaugurated newly-completed infrastructure projects and laid the foundation for new projects worth ₹30.93 crore for various initiatives in Coimbatore city on Sunday.

The completed projects include two Anganwadi centres, a Corporation park, a fair price shop, a public toilet, a yoga centre, and a parking facility opposite the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, to accommodate 280 two-wheelers and 15 cars.

The foundation-laying ceremony marked the start of initiatives such as the installation of new drinking water pipelines in Kurichi and Kuniyamuthur, renovations for three schools, construction of an Urban Primary Health Centre, and the building of a concrete bund wall for Sengulam Lake. Additionally, tar-topped roads would be laid, and street lights would be installed along the boundary of the lake.

Speaking to the media, the Minister said, “Over 860 km of new tar-topped roads were completed in the city at a cost of ₹415 crore in the last 3.5 years. Additionally, the Chief Minister has allocated ₹200 crores as special funds to lay tar-topped roads in the city. A tender of ₹100 crores has been issued, and the DPR is being prepared for the remaining funds. This is the largest amount ever allocated in Coimbatore Corporation history for tar roads alone.”