Tamil Nadu - Madurai   

90 villages to get civic infrastructure

MADURAI: Administrative sanction for creating civic infrastructure at 90 villages in the district under Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam (AGAMT) would be issued by this month-end.

Works to be taken up have been identified in the 90 villages and the process of preparing estimation for the projects is under way.

Upon completion, the Gram Sabha of each village has to approve the list of works sanctioned for their village after which tenders would be called at the block level, official sources told The Hindu here on Wednesday.

The District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) is the implementing agency. The AGAMT was launched in 2006-07 with the objective of providing adequate infrastructure in all villages of Tamil Nadu in five years time.

Under the scheme, a sum of Rs. 20 lakh would be spent for each village for constructing ponds, libraries and playgrounds besides creation of cremation sheds with compound walls, lighting arrangements and approach roads.

The libraries would be stocked with more than 700 books. Librarians have been already appointed. Sports equipment, for both outdoor and indoor games, worth Rs. 1.5 lakh would be provided to each village.

While Rs. 15 lakh has to be spent according to the scheme guide lines, the remaining Rs. 5 lakh could be utilised based upon local needs. Funds from the project come from the State Finance Commission.

Of the total 431 villages in Madurai district, 248 villages have been covered under the scheme. While works in most villages were complete, a few projects were pending in 86 villages taken up in the last fiscal, sources said. The least developed villages were among the first ones chosen under the project with average income being one of the criteria used to decide. Once chosen under AGAMT, the village would get priority for implementing all schemes.

Other departments have also been told to accord priority to AGAMT villages while executing their schemes. Thus a holistic approach of development has been adopted. The District Collector had already convened a meeting of all departments and handed them the list of villages in which works under AGAMT are to be taken up, sources said.

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