Chennai, Oct. 19 -- Buoyed by the victory in the two bypolls which helped the ruling TVK to consolidate its strength in the Assembly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Monday announced various welfare measures for Madurantakam and Dharapuram.

The series of development projects for Madurantakam in Chengalpattu district and Dharapuram in Tiruppur district, covered drinking water, irrigation, agriculture, healthcare, education, tourism and urban infrastructure.

For Madurantakam, Vijay announced 11 welfare schemes and projects that included construction of a check dam across Pukkathurai stream at Athimanam at a cost of Rs.five crore and renovating lake sluices at Sembundi at a cost of Rs.4.5 crore.

He also announced establishment of six pad...