Facilities at Armed Reserve Police Grounds to be upgraded
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| Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural DevelopmentK.P. Munusamy inaugurating the road-laying work at the Police Quarters in Krishnagiri |
Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural
Development K.P. Munusamy has allocated Rs. 36.75 lakh under the MLA
Local Area Development Fund for laying black-top road for the Police
Housing Colony in Krishnagiri.
The road-laying work was inaugurated by the Minister recently in the presence of the Superintendent of Police, M. Ashok Kumar.
On
the occasion, the Minister also inaugurated sapling planting drive
around the colony. Lauding the good work done by the Superintendent of
Police, the Minister assured to extend the Hogenakkal Water Scheme to
the Police Housing Colony.
He also assured to upgrade the facilities at the Armed Reserve Police Grounds in Krishnagiri.
K.
Ashok Kumar, Chairman, District Panchayat, J. Dhanasekaran, Project
Director, District Rural Development Agency, and .R. Senthil Kumar,
Additional Superintendent of Police, among others participated, a
release said. Mr. Munusamy also gave away gold for mangal sutra and
financial assistance to 602 beneficiaries to the tune of Rs. 1.70 crore
in the presence of the District Collector, Pooja Kulkarni, recently.
Distributing
the gold coins and marriage assistance, Mr. Munusamy said that in the
first two quarters during the financial year, 1,600 beneficiaries were
given gold and marriage assistance to the tune of Rs. 4.62 crore.
He
lauded the efforts of the District Collector, Pooja Kulkarni, for her
efforts to eradicate child marriages in the district. He appealed to the
people to cooperate with the district administration to wean out the
menace of child marriages.
Mr. Munusamy appealed to
the beneficiaries to give good education to their wards, especially
girls, as it will help them develop in their life and the economy as
well.
C. Prakasam, District Revenue Officer, Manoranjitham Nagarajan, Uthangarai MLA, and others participated, a release said.
