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Joseph Innocent Fernandez had 9 kids. I am one of the 9 kid's daughter

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[[File:Rao Bahadur Cruz Fernandez.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Rao Bahadur Cruz Fernandez]]

'''Rao Bahadur Cruz Fernandez''' was born on 15 November 1869. He was the longest serving chairman of [[Thoothukudi|Thoothukudi (Tuticorin)]] Municipality and is considered the father and architect of Modern Tuticorin.He is from [[Paravar]] caste He had one child Named Joseph Innocent Fernandez. And his eldest grandson was Regis Cruz Fernandez. who was working as A Headmaster in a village school from 1987. Regis Had Three children Named Bennita angile Fernandez, Regitta Filhppena Fernandez And Joseph Innocent Fernandez. <ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Business communities of India: a historical perspective|author=Tripathi, D.|date=1984|publisher=Manohar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kcu5AAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2017-01-08}}</ref><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Indian Industries and Power|date=1915|volume=12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZU7AQAAMAAJ|accessdate=2017-01-08}}</ref><ref name="google3">{{cite book|title=Fishermen of the Coromandel: a social study of the Paravas of the Coromandel|author=Roche, P.A.|date=1984|publisher=Manohar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5407AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2017-01-08}}</ref><ref name="rediff">{{cite web|url=http://pages.rediff.com/cruz-fernandez/855351|publisher=pages.rediff.com|title=Cruz Fernandez - Rediff Pages|accessdate=2017-01-08}}</ref> He was elected to the chairmanship of Tuticorin municipality five times between [[1909]] and [[1927]]. He was awarded the title of RAO BAHADUR by the Government and was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Madras Legislative Assembly]]. The Municipality building (Rao Bahadur Cruz Fernandez Building) is [[Eponym|named]] after him.<ref name="globalparavar">{{cite web|url=http://globalparavar.org/rao-bahadur-cruz-fernandez-1869-1930/|publisher=globalparavar.org|title=RAO BAHADUR CRUZ FERNANDEZ (1869—1930) | Global Paravar|accessdate=2017-01-08}}</ref> His [[Statue|statues]] are installed in front of the Municipal Building and also in the midst of the [[Town]] [[Tuticorin]].{{fact|date=October 2019}}

==Drinking Water Scheme==

In 1873 an open channel of 6.4 km length was [[Digging|excavated]] by the [[Public Works Department]] at cost of [[Rupee|Rs]]. 4,000/- for diverting the water of the Korampallam irrigation tank to a reservoir in the outskirts of the town. From this reservoir water was distributed to several [[Well|wells]] in the town by means of [[conduit (fluid conveyance)|conduit]]s and [[earthenware]] [[pipe (fluid conveyance)|pipe]]s laid by the [[Municipal council]] at a cost of Rs. 9380/- in 1896 a comprehensive [[water supply]] scheme was recommended by the Sanitary Board. It consisted of two portions and the execution of the first portion took place in 1906 at a cost of Rs. 1,17,780/- and the second in April 1908. Later, it was found that the improvement of the Korampallam tank interfered with the [[irrigation]] interests of the [[Ryot|ryots]]. But due to contamination in the [[drinking water]], [[cholera]] and other [[Waterborne diseases|water borne diseases]] occurred frequently and affected hundreds of people. In order to control these [[Epidemic disease|epidemic diseases]], Cruz Fernandez who was the Chairman of the Municipality during 1909, 1910, 1912, 1919 and 1925 introduced a novel scheme. it was a joint water supply scheme for the three towns namely [[Thoothukudi|Tuticorin]], [[Tirunelveli]] and [[Palayamkottai]] from the [[Thamirabarani River]] near Vallanadu which is 38 km from Tuticorin at a cost of Rs. 18,23,275/- in 1932. Both these Municipalities and the public works departments plunged in action during 1914 to 1915. but the break of World War I affected its further progress and the work was kept in abeyance. In 1925 and 1926 the expenses of the project was escalated to Rs. 27,83,765/-. Cruz Fernandez got this amount as grant and as [[loan]] and completed the scheme in 1938 and enabled the people of Tuticorin, to get good drinking water. Before the completion of this scheme when there was [[scarcity]] of [[water]], Cruz Fernandez arranged bringing of water to this town by [[train]] from Kadambur and by Thonis (Country Boats) from [[Sri Lanka]]. Water tax was also levied on the people. Though initially it was [[criticism|criticized]] by the people, the success of the programme changed their mind to [[Acceptance|accept]] it without opposition.{{fact|date=October 2019}}

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