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Coimbatore
Foundation stone laid for memorial to architect of PAP scheme in Coimbatore dst
October 16, 2020
Coimbatore : Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister, S P Velumani Friday laid foundation stone for the memorial for V K
Palanisamy Gounder, one of the main architects of Parambikulam-Aliyar Scheme in the district.
The memorial is being constructed at a cost of Rupees One crore and will be a tribute to Gounder, who fought for the cause of farmers and agricultural sector and was a member of legislature in 1937.
Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly, Pollachji V Jayaraman, MLA Kasthuri Vasu and senior district officials were present at the
event held at Aliyar, official sources said.
