NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MARCH 18
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday said that all tenders in the Public Works Department (PWD) have complete transparency.
காவிரி – குண்டாறு இணைப்புத் திட்டத்திற்கு மத்திய அரசு நிதி கொடுத்தாலும் கொடுக்காவிட்டாலும் மாநில அரசே இத்திட்டத்தை செயல்படுத்த வேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணத்தின் அடிப்படையில் முதற்கட்டமாக நில எடுப்பு பணிகளுக்காக ரூ.800 கோடி நிதி ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. #TNAssembly pic.twitter.com/B8cJSRKApf
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Addressing in the state assembly during the debate on the demands for grants for the Public Works Departments under his jurisdiction, the Chief Minister said at present only e-tenders are floated. ”Only those who are quoting low estimates are eligible to be given work orders,” he said.
He was responding to DMK MLA Thangam Thennarasu’s statement that only a few are getting tenders repeatedly. Thennarasu also said that he was disappointed that no questions were taken up in the PWD and Highways department.
Answering this, Mr. Palaniswami said, ”I have given clear explanations to the questions raised in my departments during the debates. Proper response has been given to the members who have even given letters.”
4800 lakes desilted under Kudimaramathu scheme
Mr. Palaniswami said so far 4,800 lakes have been desilted under the Kudimaramathu scheme. He further said that 14,000 lakes will be taken up in Kudimaramath scheme.
”As many as 1,364 works will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs 499 crore during the financial year 2020-21. So far 4,865 works have been carried out in the past three years at a cost of Rs 930 crore,” he added.
