Memes on rs 7.7 lakh tank cook up a storm online

TIRUPUR: Memes of a water tank displaying an installation cost of Rs 7.7 lakh have taken the internet by storm on Sunday. Tirupur (South) MLA S Gunasekaran, who recently inaugurated the tank, became the netizens butt of a joke. However, the municipal corporation officials clarified that the project cost was wrongly displayed, and assured to install a new board near the tank with complete expenditure details. 

Speaking to TNIE, Gunasekaran said that the water tank was established in the first street of Eswaramoorthy Layout. "This project was funded by the city municipal corporation under Common Development Fund and not the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund. As the locality comes under Zone 4 (Ward 50) in Tirupur (South) constituency, I was invited to inaugurate the tank on October 7. Even during the function, I did not notice the cost displayed on the tank as it was kept on an elevated level," he informed.

When the MLA's friends brought the issue to his notice, he had directed the officials to rectify the error by displaying a new board with the correct expenses.

Assuring to correct their mistake, a municipal corporation official said that they would soon fix the new board near the tank. According to the civic body, the total project cost is Rs 7.7 lakh, which includes expenditure on the motor room (Rs 67,500), construction and flushing (Rs 41,800), electric motor pump (Rs 54,347), three-phase panel board (Rs 16,352), 246 metres bore well cable and pipes (Rs 1.43 lakh), 824.45 metres distribution pipes (Rs 2.39 lakh), electric facilities and devices (Rs 80,000), 3,000 litres Sintex tank (Rs 26,100) and GST (Rs 80,231).