TIRUCHI: : The Tiruchi Corporation has drawn up a Vision Plan envisaging an investment of Rs.489.15 crores for improving amenities and strengthening the civic infrastructure over the next five years.

The ambitious plan will be the base document for planning and execution of development works in the city, covering almost all aspects of civic management and services. Prepared at the instance of the Municipal Administration Department, the Vision Plan has already been approved by the Government in principle.

The Corporation has envisaged the implementation of the Plan in two phases and covers areas of solid waste management, public health, education, computerisation, construction of market complexes and bus stands, besides improvements to other amenities.

Some of the major components of the plan would include providing a network of storm water drainage with a projected investment of about Rs.7.38 crores, construction of bus stands and passenger shelters at an outlay of Rs.20.60 crores, improvements to the heritage town of Srirangam at a cost of Rs.24.47 crores, laying of underground sewer system with an investment of Rs.191 crores (including the on-going scheme for the Golden Rock-Srirangam areas), improvements to the drinking water distribution system at a cost of Rs.28.43 crores and strengthening of the city road network with an investment of Rs.55.64 crores.

However, given its limited financial resources, the Corporation has planned to mop up a major portion of the funds as credit from financial institutions and grants from various government agencies. The Corporation has proposed to raise about Rs.115 crores from the Tamil Nadu Urban Financial and Infrastructure Development Corporation and another Rs.60 crores from the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure and Financial Services Limited. The Corporation would contribute about Rs.68 crores from its general funds and mop up Rs.21.25 crores as beneficiaries contributions.

Interestingly, the Corporation projects 2004-05 as the year of commencement of the two-year I phase of the programme, taken into consideration some of the on-going projects.

The second phase, spread over three years, would be completed by 2008-09.

Some of the elected representatives of the Corporation Welcomed the long-term plan.

However, they stress the need for proper follow up action to ensure the proposals saw the light of the day.

A City Corporate Plan drawn up a few years back at the initiative of the then Commissioner, Karuthiah Pandian, was gathering dust without any follow-up action, they point out.

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