Tamil Nadu government lists various welfare programmes implemented by MAWS Department
The Hindu
Tamil Nadu government lists various welfare programs, including road projects and urban development, totalling over ₹2,391.72 crore.
The Tamil Nadu government on July 21 listed various welfare programmes being implemented by its Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department. It included ‘AMRUT 2.0’ being implemented at ₹2,391.72 crore, including various road projects, and urban development programmes.
An official release issued by the State Government on July 21 said 515 road works and 11 bridge works were completed during the past three years since 2021 under the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) scheme at a total cost of ₹602 crore.
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“Under the Tamil Nadu Urban Road Infrastructure Programme, a total of 1,178 road works to the extent of 1,583 km have been taken up at a cost of ₹812.21 crore. As for the ‘Nagarpura Salai Mempattu Thittam’, roads to the extent of 137.57 km have been developed at a cost of ₹10.46 crore,” the release said.
A total of 668 works have been taken up at a total cost of ₹210.99 crore with assistance from the Operation and Maintenance Deficit Grant Fund. Assistance from this fund is allocated to municipal corporations (31%), municipalities (36%) and town panchayats (33%).
This fund is utilised for the operation and maintenance of basic facilities such as drinking water supply, underground sewers, roads, among others.
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