With the State government stressing on improving infrastructure with a view to ushering in all round development at a brisk pace in the days to come, Transport Minister V.Senthil Balaji said in a series of government programmes in the Aravakurichi region of Karur district on Sunday.

The Minister was participating in the bhumi pooja for laying new roads and public utility facilities in several places in Aravakurichi, K.Paramathi and Pallappatti areas of the district falling under Aravakurichi Legislative Assembly constituency. The total cost of the projects that were kick started on Sunday was put at Rs.5.70 crore.