₹1.75 crore worth of infrastructure projects opened in Pudukkottai

Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development S. Mohamed Farvas on Saturday inaugurated newly constructed infrastructure facilities worth ₹1.75 crore at Aranthangi in Pudukkottai district on Saturday.

The projects included eight anganwadi centres, two drinking water purification plants, a food grain storage warehouse and a panchayat union office building.

Of the 12 facilities, eight anganwadi centres were constructed at a cost of ₹14 lakh each, totalling ₹1.12 crore, in Manamelkudi panchayat union under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).

The centres are located in Kadai Edaiyathur, Vethiyankudi and Nirvilangulam, Kattumavadi North, Muslim Kudiyiruppu and Alaganvayal, Mumbalai Pattinam, and Vellur Siruvarai. The facilities are expected to provide nutritious food to children, offer pre-school education and support their physical and mental development, while improving access to welfare services for mothers and children.

Two drinking water purification plants, constructed at a total cost of ₹19.46 lakh, were also inaugurated in Avudayarkoil panchayat union. The plants, each built at a cost of ₹9.73 lakh, are located at R. Puthupattinam and Fishermen Colony. Each plant has the capacity to purify 2,000 litres of drinking water a day. The public can obtain 20 litres of purified drinking water for ₹5 at these facilities.

Mr. Farvas also opened a food grain storage warehouse in Thiruppunavasal, constructed at a cost of ₹13.36 lakh under MGNREGS for 2026–27, and a new panchayat union office building, built at a cost of ₹30.10 lakh under MGNREGS and the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for 2024–25.

In addition, he flagged off a mobile fair-price shop to serve residents of Paruthivayal village.