The Mayor of Coimbatore Corporation, Kalpana Anandakumar signed the first project which will be the construction of toilets for the Coimbatore Corporation School at an estimated cost of Rs 16 lakhs.
Coimbatore: The Mayor of Coimbatore Corporation, Kalpana Anandakumar signed the first project which will be the construction of toilets for the Coimbatore Corporation School at an estimated cost of Rs 16 lakhs.
Indirect elections for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Coimbatore Corporation were scheduled to be held on Friday, March 4 at the Corporation office in the Coimbatore Town Hall area. Meanwhile, Kalpana Anandakumar was declared as the DMK candidate for the post of Mayor and Vetri Selvan for the post of Deputy Mayor. Since 6 candidates including 3 AIADMK members did not participate, Kalpana Anandakumar was declared as the Mayor with no opposition. Kalpana became the sixth Mayor of Coimbatore city and the first woman mayor of Coimbatore corporation. She is also the first mayor of the DMK.
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Special Officer, Raja Gopal Sunkara presented the certificate of election as Mayor to Kalpana Anandakumar who had donned the Mayor's robe. She took charge as the Mayor of Coimbatore thereafter and sat on the Mayor’s Chair, holding a mace.Minister Senthil Balaji was present and greeted Kalpana with a bouquet of flowers. DMK functionaries and Members of the House greeted Kalpana with a shawl.
Mayor Kalpana then signed and took charge of the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation Office. Mayor Kalpana first signed the order for the construction of toilets in Corporation Higher Secondary School in the Pioneer Mill area of Coimbatore at an estimated cost of Rs. 16 lakhs.
Addressing a press conference thereafter, Mayor Kalpana thanked the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin andUdayanidhi Stalin for giving her this rare opportunity. “I will meet the public directly and listen to their demands. The public can always meet me to put forth their issues, and I promise to work with people as a commoner,” reiterated Mayor Kalpana.
She also assured that she would work to her fullest, and be worthy of the confidence invested in her by the Chief Minister. "Steps will be taken to ensure uninterrupted drinking water in the 100 Wards of Coimbatore Corporation and street lighting and road facilities will be improved. There will be complete focus on improving schools and improving basic infrastructure too," emphasized Mayor Kalapana.
