Tamilnadu Budget
The AIADMK’S first Budget presented on Thursday evokes mixed feelings. The shower of freebies announced perhaps with an eye on the vote Bank cannot be sustained forever. In fact, no nation or State can achieve progress in industrialization or agricultural production merely by offering freebies. Gujarat, which is counted among the most developed States in India has not offered any freebies, but has created the necessary infrastructure for people to work hard and achieve self sufficiency. I hope this freebie phase is purely temporary and soon steps will be taken to achieve real growth.
The most welcome feature of the Budget is the announcement of schemes to augment water supply to the city. The creation of three new reservoirs, restoration of six water bodies at Nemam,Thorumazhisai,Porur,Ambattur,Korattur,Madhavaram etc, increasing the capacity of Cholavaram reservoir ,proposal to eliminate disproportionate water supply to different locations by replacing old pipelines, and envisaging a project to establish a 400mld desalination plant are steps in the right direction and are long overdue. If these projects are implemented with the zest our Chief Minister is capable of will not only reduce the demand-supply gap in the water needs of our fast expanding metropolis but also avoid flooding during monsoon.Who Cn forget the zeal with which the rainwater harvesting scheme was implemented during her last regime?
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