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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Thursday virtually kick-started enactment to conception 7 remainder halls and 14 wellness facilities, astatine a outgo of ₹22.11 crore, connected the 14-km-long Girivalam way successful Tiruvannamalai municipality for devotees, including persons with disabilities.
Officials of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department said that the remainder halls volition supply a much-needed interruption for devotees, particularly elder citizens, women and persons with disabilities who undertake a trek connected the path.
Ahead of commissioning the works, Collector K. Tharpagaraj inspected the tract to physique the remainder halls. “Each remainder hallway connected the Girivalam way volition beryllium ample and unfastened with capable water and lighting facilities. The full enactment volition beryllium completed successful six months,” R. Manivannan, Executive Engineer (EE), HR&CE (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu.
As the way is located adjacent a reserve forest, the full way has been fenced by the Forest Department to forestall chaotic animals from trespassing into the town. “Free remainder halls connected the Girivalam way should person capable information to guarantee the information of women and children. Based connected patronage, the fig of escaped remainder halls connected the way should beryllium increased,” said R. Padmavathi, a devotee.
HR&CE officials said that caller remainder halls and bathing facilities are the archetypal large amenities that volition beryllium disposable for devotees connected the path. During festival seasons similar Karthigai Deepam, devotees, particularly elder citizens and women, find it hard to get accommodation successful specified remainder halls connected the path.
HR&CE officials besides said that the enactment covers 2 segments, namely the operation of remainder halls and bathing facilities for devotees. Each remainder hall, connected an average, covers 361 sq. metres of abstraction astatine 7 identified locations connected the path.
It volition beryllium a tiled level with seating arrangements to accommodate astatine slightest 550 persons astatine a time. LED lights and R.O. h2o filtration facilities volition beryllium provided. Power lines to complaint electrical devices similar mobile phones and laptops volition besides beryllium available.
As portion of information measures, CCTV cameras volition beryllium installed, and information unit volition beryllium deployed to guarantee the information of devotees. Ramps volition beryllium built for persons with disabilities for casual entree to the facility, which volition relation circular the clock. Visitors volition besides beryllium allowed to devour nutrient successful these halls.
The enactment besides involves the operation of 14 bathing facilities for devotees. Each bathing installation volition beryllium astir 180 sq. metres. Separate changing rooms volition beryllium fixed for men, women and persons with disabilities. Both facilities connected the way volition beryllium maintained by HR&CE Department.
