At the Ordinary Meeting chaired by Mayor Malliga Paramasivam, members of AIADMK and DMK claimed credit for the Ooratchikottai drinking water scheme. The Corporation also decided to redraw limits of the 60 wards so as to attempt uniformity in development. Thennarasu, who took part in the meeting, announced that the work on the major drinking water project will be carried out at an expenditure of Rs. The Mayor said the scheme will be implemented under the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme. On Tuesday, a resolution was adopted at the Council meeting for inclusion of four panchayats in the surroundings: Mettunasuvampalayam, Kalingarayanpalayam, 46 Pudur, and Lakhapuram.

Source: The Hindu June 15, 2016 00:00 UTC