After losing over 75 man days of construction due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown, the Smart City projects, being executed in the Corporation on an outlay of ₹ 928 crore, are likely to be on fast track again, according to officials. Senior officials from PWD, Mines, TANGEDCO and others were told to facilitate the Smart City projects by according mandatory permissions and NOCs by their departments at the earliest. The Collector directed the Executive Engineer of TANGEDCO to take immediate action on the ‘Smart City’ proposal to establish 3 MW solar power plant opposite Old Pettai sub-station. She also instructed to snap power connections to 40 shops at Netaji Bose Market which are to be demolished under ‘Smart City’ projects. Corporation Commissioner and Managing Director of Smart City Limited G. Kannan, Chief Executive Officer of Tirunelveli Smart City Limited V. Narayanan Nair and senior officials participated in the review meeting.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2020 02:46 UTC