PUDUCHERRY: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai inaugurated a multi-storied tenement constructed under the Puducherry Smart City Mission for cleanliness workers near here on Saturday.

These tenements were constructed in Chinnayapuram hamlet to ensure affordable housing for the poor and economically weaker sections. The 220 beneficiaries who received housing under the scheme this time were cleanliness workers who had earlier been living in dilapidated buildings, an official release said.

The tenements were constructed in six blocks, with all necessary infrastructure, including internal roads, drinking water supply, drainage, sewage connections, lift facilities, and power supply, the release added.

The Union minister also inaugurated a mini-stadium constructed at Anna Thidal, at an outlay of Rs 17 crore. The sports facility has a ground, a gallery to accommodate 4,500 spectators, a two-sided gallery for 500 spectators, and parking for 1,500 two-wheelers.

The stadium would particularly benefit students of the Tiruvalluvar Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Thiru Vi Ka Government High School, and the Ecole Anglaise school, and the public would also benefit from having a modern stadium, the release said. The Union minister also commissioned Rs 28.20 crore compact sub-stations before arriving at Chinnayapuram.

Lt Governor K Kailashnathan, Chief Minister N Rangasamy, PWD Minister K Lakshminarayanan and others took part in the event.