Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday said his government would overcome all obstacles and fulfil all promises made to the electorate.
Delivering his Independence Day message after inspecting an impressive guard of honour at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, he listed the various measures taken to bring all round development to the Union Territory and improve the financial situation.
As planned, the port here would be developed as a satellite port of Chennai Port Trust. The port project was taken up to provide more job opportunities to the youth and bring additional revenue to the exchequer, the Chief Minister said.
Alongside the new rail between Cuddalore and Puducherry, a 100 feet road would be laid, Mr. Narayanasamy said.
As many as 587 patients had benefitted from the government’s financial assistance scheme.
The government had spent ₹5.77 crore for providing specialised treatment in multi-speciality hospitals to people belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category.
Mr. Narayanasamy said, Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions would be declared Open Defecation Free next year. Mahe region had already been declared open defecation free.
Twenty lakes and 32 ponds were being rejuvenated at a cost of ₹ 16.76 crore, he said.
The rejuvenation work was taken up with assistance from the Union Government and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Social Welfare Minister M. Kandasamy, Revenue Minister M.O.H.F. Shahjahan, Government whip R.K.R. Anantharaman, Congress legislators, former MPs, MLAs and senior officials attended the celebrations.
Reception at Raj Nivas
Mr. Narayanasamy later attended a reception hosted by Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi at Raj Nivas. Coming face to face after a long time, Mr. Narayanasamy and Ms. Bedi exchanged pleasantries. He left after a few minutes.
Apart from Chief Secretary Manoj Parida, none from the ruling establishment turned up for the reception.