MP gives ₹18 lakh for installing high-mast lamps in two places
The Hindu
MP Su Venkatesan dedicated ₹18 lakh from his MP-LAD Fund to install high-mast lamps and borewells in Madurai. He thanked Mayor Indrani Ponvasanth, Corporation Commissioner K.J. Praveen Kumar and others for their support. High-mast lamps were installed at Mela Vythianathapuram and Kannanendal, while water tanks were provided in four other wards.
Member of Parliament Su Venkatesan has earmarked ₹18 lakh from his MP-LAD (Local Area Development) Fund with which the Madurai Corporation has installed high-mast lamps and also sunk borewells in a couple of wards.
Dedicating the facilities to the public here on Monday, the MP said that he had taken up the projects following representations from the people. Thanking Mayor Indrani Ponvasanth, Corporation Commissioner K.J. Praveen Kumar and others, he said that he would be glad to be a part of such projects in the city.
Corporation officials said that high-mast lamps have been installed at Mela Vythianathapuram and Kannanendal. Water tanks had been provided in four other wards, a press release from the Corporation said.
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