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Plan panel member inspects development works in Tiruvannamalai

By Our Staff Reporter

VELLORE, JUNE 15. The Planning Commission member, A. Sekhar, inspected the works taken up under the Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY) — Development-cum-Rehabilitation Project — in Tiruvannamalai district last week. He appreciated the manner in which the works were executed.

According to a release by the District Rural Development Agency, Tiruvannamalai, Rs.15 crores was allotted for 2003-04 for the project funded by the Centre. The scheme, which was meant to develop the most backward areas of a State, aims at providing transport and irrigation facilities, helping farmers adopt modern cultivation methods and improving sanitation.

The following works sanctioned for 2003-04 are being implemented by various departments.

Agricultural Engineering department — 14 works on development of micro watershed areas at a cost of Rs. 279.675 lakhs; District Forest Officer, Tiruvannamalai — 120 works on upgrading forests facing destruction (Rs. 99.90 lakhs); Water Resources Organisation, Public Works department, Tiruvannamalai — 62 irrigation works (Rs. 350 lakhs); Joint Director of Agriculture — 112 works relating to development of agriculture (Rs. 75.70 lakhs); Assistant Director of Horticulture — floriculture and cultivation of herbal plants on 200 hectares (Rs. 37.82 lakhs); Divisional Engineer, Highways — 28 works on development of district roads for a length of 69.50 km (Rs. 355.55 lakhs); Deputy Director of Health Services — 1,500 works on training in medicine and nutrition (Rs. 90 lakhs); District Informatics Centre, Tiruvannamalai — 18 works on establishment of information and communication centres with Internet facility (Rs. 36 lakhs); Joint Director of Health Services — 2,044 works on provision of infrastructure in primary health centres (Rs. 40.23 lakhs); Rural Development department — 37 works on repairs to school buildings (Rs. 49.67 lakhs); Assistant Director of Handlooms — 400 works on modernisation of the handloom technology (Rs. 30 lakhs); Government Arts College, Tiruvannamalai — analysis and evaluation of RSVY (Rs. 6 lakhs).

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