Chennai, March 8 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated various projects worth ₹44.88 crore in the North Chennai region on Sunday, the government said.
Stalin inaugurated three projects of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority, which were completed at a cost of ₹28.25 crore in his Kolathur assembly constituency.
He also unveiled three projects of the Greater Chennai Corporation, which were completed at a cost of ₹4.15 crore, and launched sewage pumping stations of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, which were upgraded at a cost of ₹12.48 crore.
The CMDA projects inaugurated by him include the Murasoli Maran Park, the Kalaignar Centenary Coin Commemorative Pillar, which has a musical fountain, long walkways, and two badminton courts. Stalin also inaugurated a library and a modern market constructed on 61,230 sq ft of land in Kolathur.
The Greater Chennai Corporation projects inaugurated by Stalin include a women's gymnasium, a multipurpose centre, fair price shops, and a government primary school building. The school comprises 14 classrooms on the ground and first floors and will benefit 150 students.
Later, the chief minister distributed welfare assistance to 3,200 members of the Muslim community, laptops and certificates to 85 students of Anitha Achievers Academy, sewing machines to 320 women, new clothes and spectacles to 200 people who underwent eye examinations at the Dr Kalaignar Eye Hospital, the release added.
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, P K Sekarbabu, Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor R Priya, MP Kalanidhi Veerasami, and senior government officials were present at the event.
