Collectors highlight welfare schemes, infrastructure at gram sabha meetings

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Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath addressing the gram sabha gathering  astatine  Pasuvanthanai colony   panchayat.

Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath addressing the gram sabha gathering astatine Pasuvanthanai colony panchayat. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Kanniyakumari District Collector R. Alagumeena participated successful the gram sabha gathering held astatine Swamithoppu colony panchayat connected Monday, organised successful presumption of the 77th Republic Day celebrated crossed the country.

Addressing the villagers Ms. Alagumeena said that a full of 912 women are receiving Women’s Right Grant and implicit 100 radical are getting benefited done the aged property pension scheme. Highlighting that the portion has the ample magnitude of cultivation lands, she noted that 2 ponds owned by the Public Works Department successful the colony person been desilted for the payment of cultivation lands.

She added, “Domestic h2o proviso connections person been provided to each households successful the colony done Jal Jeevan Mission, and purified drinking h2o is being supplied to the colony done combined drinking h2o scheme.”

In Thoothukudi district, District Collector K. Elambahavath presided implicit the gram gathering held astatine Pasuvanthanai colony panchayat of Ottapidaram panchayat union.

Addressing the residents, helium said that according to the 2011 census colonisation of the colony was astir 4,500 people. However, presently determination is simply a anticipation of it expanding up to 7,500.

He asked the villagers to explicit their presumption connected thoroughfare lights, drinking h2o and different indispensable infrastructure challenges of the village. He besides enquired astir the advancement of the operation of Primary Health Centre successful the village.

At the meeting, helium noted that 1,868 toilets person been constructed successful the colony with some authorities and idiosyncratic funds, requesting the villagers to usage the toilets to marque the colony unfastened defecation free.

Following the gathering the collector besides distributed payment assistance to the beneficiaries, including cultivation inputs to Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department.

Published - January 26, 2026 08:21 p.m. IST

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