Erode Corpn. completes 16 smart city projects
The Hindu
The finished projects were worth ₹ 277.50 crore
With the Erode Corporation completing 16 works under the Smart City Mission so far at ₹ 277.50 crore, District Collector H. Krishnanunni inspected other works being carried out at ₹ 205.09 crore here on Monday. The Corporation was selected in Phase IV of the Smart Cities Mission by the Ministry of Urban Development in 2018 and 42 projects worth ₹ 933 crore were proposed for implementation over a period of time. So far, 16 projects worth ₹ 277.50 crores were completed while 10 projects worth ₹ 537.63 crore were being executed. Work is yet to begin for another nine projects worth ₹ 117.87 crore.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.