Avadi residents flag delay in construction of underground sewer lines

Avadi residents flag delay in construction of underground sewer lines

Workers digging the road for constructing sewer lines | Photo Credit: Representative image Residents of Avadi Corporation have urged the local body to speed up work to construct the underground sewer lines in areas including Charles Nagar, Babu Nagar and Gandhi Nagar.  Roy Rozario, a resident, said that the pace of construction was very slow. … Read more

Budget 2023 | Finance Minister pitches for 100% switch to mechanised sewer cleaning in all cities and towns

Budget 2023 | Finance Minister pitches for 100% switch to mechanised sewer cleaning in all cities and towns

File picture of a manual scavenger at work. Image for representation | Photo Credit: PTI Coming in with a nearly ₹100 crore allocation in this year’s Budget for the newly christened NAMASTE (National Action Plan for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the Union government is looking to enable … Read more