Udhagamandalam: Municipal administration minister SP Velumani said Edappadi K Palanisamy would come back as chief minister of Tamil Nadu in the 2021- assembly election. Velumani was here to inaugurate 15 completed development projects at the cost of Rs 6.53 crore and to launch at least four new development projects at the cost of Rs 15.59 crore in the Nilgiris. He also launched the distribution of welfare measures costing Rs 11.87 crore to as many as 3,852 beneficiaries from the district.
Speaking on the occasion, held at RCTC building in Ooty, the minister said that at the cost of Rs 75 crore under Jal Jeevan Mission at least 52,023 houses in 585 villages located in the 35 panchayats in the hill district will be benefitted. The scheme is underway in the Nilgiris.
He pointed out that in the past 10 years the drinking water supply in the state has increased from 4,990 MLD to 7,550 MLD. Velumani also took into consideration of the request of the Nilgiris collector J.Innocent Divya that sought speedy sanction of proposals costing Rs 74 crore for housing projects.