CM Stalin lays foundation stone for new Virudhunagar Collectorate building
The Hindu
After planting saplings on the premises, the Chief Minister formally laid the foundation stone in the presence of other Ministers
Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, on Thursday, laid the foundation stone for a new Collectorate building on the Virudhunagar Master Complex premises.
The six-storey building, at a cost of ₹70.57 crore, will come up on over 3 hectares of land. The total plinth area of the six floors would be 2.02 lakh square feet.
The new Collectorate building would have adequate parking space for four-wheelers.
The chamber for Collector would come up in the fourth floor along with a mini-conference hall, video-conferencing facility and a control room for disaster management.
The office for District Revenue Officer will be located on the third floor.
The ground floor will have a post-office and grievances redressal meeting hall.
After planting saplings on the premises, the Chief Minister formally laid the foundation stone in the presence of Public Works Department Minister, E.V. Velu; Revenue Minister, K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran; Industries Minister, Thangam Thennarasu; and School Education Minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi.
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