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Support us for continued growth: Karunanidhi

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Harping on development:Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi laying the foundation stone for the genetic garden ‘Marudham,' one of the five lands classified in Sangam literature and inaugurating the coconut complex at Ponnavarayankottai near Pattukottai, through video conferencing from Chennai on Sunday.

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday sought the support of the people for the continuance of his government which always kept in mind the “development and resurgence of the State”.

“People should consider how much the State's future glory, development and resurgence are kept in mind by this government. I am seeking your support not on behalf of the party but in the name of the government and Tamil society,” he said while inaugurating an agriculture college in Keelvelur, coconut marketing complex in Pattukottai and five genetic heritage gardens through videoconferencing from here.

Mr. Karunanidhi said the schemes announced by him during the World Classical Tamil Conference in Coimbatore were being implemented one by one. He sought the support of the officials for the proper implementation of the projects.

The genetic gardens represent five divisions of land in ancient Tamil literature: Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham, Neithal and Paalai.

“We have read about these divisions of land only in school amid doubts whether such categories really existed. It is a matter of pride and privilege for me that I am actually inaugurating such heritage gardens,” he said.

The other projects the Chief Minister launched included an agriculture college in Namakkal and the signing of a memorandum of understanding for an agricultural marketing terminal at Perundurai.

The ‘Kurunji' garden will come up on a 75-acre horticulture farm in Yercaud; ‘Mullai' on a 25-acre extent at Sirumalai, Dindigul; ‘Marudham' garden on 21.47 acre agricultural farm in Sakkottai, Kumbakonam; ‘Neithal' garden spread over 14.61 acres in Thirukadaiyur and ‘Paalai' garden on 25 acres in Tirupullani, Ramanathapuram.

Under the first phase of the project work, the government had allotted Rs.32.41 crore and the project was expected to be completed within five months. Law Minister Durai Murugan laid the foundation stone for construction of a new building for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission in V.O.C. Nagar at a cost of Rs.18.27 crore.

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