->Purushoth Kumar05: Fixed an approximation error

2021-10-22T20:08:59Z

Fixed an approximation error

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
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|jurisdiction = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|headquarters = [[Chennai]]
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|minister1_name = [[E. V. Velu]]
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|chief1_name = '''K. Manivasan IAS,'''
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The '''Public Works Department of Tamil Nadu''' is a state government owned authority, and is in charge of public sector works in the State of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Ministry of Public Works Department, and is entrusted with the construction and maintenance of buildings for most of the government departments and public undertakings, and the construction of bridges, roads, and infrastructure.

The Public Works Department (PWD) is the oldest department in [[Tamil Nadu]], and was founded during British Raj in the 1800’s. It became a government body in 1858.

== Objective and functions ==
The Public Works Department functions under the control of Secretary to
Government and deals with policy making on all matters concerning the Building organisations and Water Resources Organisation of the State

== History ==
* This Department is one of the largest Departments in the Tamil Nadu Secretariat. Public Works Department is in-charge of implementing irrigation schemes and constructing buildings for State Government Departments and Government agencies including maintenance of irrigation systems and public buildings.
* For effective implementations of Tamil Nadu Water Resources consolidation Project and to achieve functional specialization, the Public Works Department has been bifurcated as Water Resources Organisation and Building Organisation on 01.10.95

== Sub - Departments ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Website
|-
|Water Resources Organisation (Tamil Nadu Public Works Department)
|http://www.wrd.tn.gov.in
|
|}

== Undertakings and bodies ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Website
|-
|[[Irrigation Management Training Institute]]
|http://www.tamilnaduimti.org/
|-
|State Ground & Surface Water Resources Data Centre
|http://www.groundwatertnpwd.org.in/
|-
|State Water Resources Management Agency
|
|-
|Dam Safety Directorate
|
|-
|Institute of Water Studies, Taramani, Chennai
|
|-
|Institute of Hydraulics & Hydrology, Poondi, Thiruvallur
|
|-
|Tamil Nadu Boiler Inspectorate
|
|}

== Present Ministers for Public Works ==
* [[E. V. Velu]]

=== Former Ministers for Public Works ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! NAME
|-
|2017-2021
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|-
|2006,1996,1989
|[[Duraimurugan]]
|-
|1980
|S.R. ERADHA
|-
|1977-1989
||[[M. G. Ramachandran|M.G. RAMACHANDRAN]]
|-
|1969,1971,1977
|[[P. U. Shanmugam|P. U. SHANMUGM]]
|-
|1967-1971
|[[M. Karunanidhi]]
|-
|1962-1967
|[[V. Ramaiah]]
|-
|1957-1962
|[[P. Kakkan]]
|-
|1952-1957
|N. Ranga Reddi
[[Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi|Raja Sri Shanmuga Rajeswara Sethupathi]]
|-
|1946-1952
|[[M. Bhaktavatsalam]]
|-
|1937-1946
|[[P. Kalifulla|P. Kalifulla Sahib Bahadur]]
[[Maulana Yakub Hasan Sait]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments]]
* [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India)]]
* [[Department of Finance (Kerala)]]
* [[Central Public Works Department, India]]

==References==
* http://www.tn.gov.in/departments/pwd.html
* http://www.tn.gov.in (Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu)

{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Tamil Nadu state government departments]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1858]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:State Public Works Departments of India]]
[[Category:1858 establishments in India]]

Tamil Nadu Public Works Department - Revision history

->Purushoth Kumar05: Fixed an approximation error