Tiruchi Corporation Budget prioritises flood mitigation and strengthening drains

Tiruchi Corporation's budget emphasizes flood mitigation, infrastructure improvements, and new projects to enhance city services and resilience.

With a focus on strengthening major canals to mitigate flooding during the monsoon, the Budget of Tiruchi City Corporation for the financial year 2026-27 was presented on Thursday, outlining flood management measures across the city.

The budget projects the civic body’s total revenue at ₹1,248.37 crore and expenditure at ₹1,355.12 crore, with a deficit of ₹106.75 crore. Of the total revenue, 42.31% has been earmarked for salary payments. As per the revenue and expenditure statements, the Corporation has presented a deficit budget this year.

Chairperson of Taxation and Finance Committee T. Muthuselvam presented the budget. Mayor M. Anbazhagan, Deputy Mayor G. Divya, and Corporation Commissioner L. Madhubalan were present.

Giving priority to flood mitigation, the civic body has proposed a revamp of major drainage infrastructure. A sum of ₹100 crore has been allocated to strengthen key drains to reduce water stagnation in low-lying areas prone to inundation during heavy rainfall. Another ₹100 crore has been earmarked for redeveloping sewage pumping stations. Additionally, ₹32.50 crore has been set aside for constructing 52 km of new storm-water drains and improving existing drains across the city. To secure drinking water supply, ₹60 crore has been allocated to enhance the water source at Kollidam.

A total of ₹72.03 crore has been earmarked under the Tamil Nadu Urban Road Infrastructure Project (TURIF), State Finance Commission, and Corporation General Funds for redeveloping roads that have been dug up for ongoing underground drainage work and upgrading cement concrete roads in the city.

Among the prominent proposals are the construction of a Corporation office building at ₹75 crore, expansion of third and fourth phases of 9.60 MW solar power plant at Panjapur on 30 acres at ₹65 crore, and a 7.20 MW solar plant on 16.54 acres at ₹49 crore, respectively. Development of Miyawaki forests at 10 locations at ₹1.50 crore each, totalling ₹15 crore, and creating new roadside parks in each zone at a cost of ₹5 crore.