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An outlet of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) adjacent Girivalam Path of Arunachaleswar temple successful Tiruvannamalai was among 31 outlets that were permanently closed successful Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts.
It comes aft The Hindu reported connected May 18, highlighting the plight of devotees successful utilizing the Girivalam Path adjacent the temple, arsenic they person to walk done the outlet successful the area. This was the lone outlet that was closed successful Tiruvannamalai town. “Steps to unopen down the outlet adjacent the way is simply a invited measurement arsenic devotees including women and older radical tin locomotion safely,” said S. Keerthana, a resident.
The closure of outlets comes aft Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay connected May 12 directed authorities to unopen down 717 TASMAC shops located wrong 500 metres of places of worship, acquisition institutions, and autobus stands crossed the State successful 2 weeks.
The District Collector is the nodal serviceman to determine connected unopen down of specified identified outlets. “Such outlets successful villages and towns are being closed crossed the district. Identification of much specified shops are besides underway,” Tiruvannamalai Collector K. Tharpagaraj told The Hindu.
TASMAC officials said that 20 outlets were closed successful Tiruvannamalai, the highest fig of closure among the 4 districts. Seven shops were closed successful Ranipet and 4 shops were closed successful Vellore.
Identification of specified outlets successful Tirupattur territory is presently underway. “Three outlets that are person to each different successful Kagithapattarai nether Vellore Corporation are besides nether scanner for closure owed to nationalist complaints connected overcrowding,” said S. Sathiyam Ram, District Manager, TASMAC (Vellore).
At present, these 4 districts unneurotic person a full of 385 outlets. . Of this, Tiruvannamalai territory has the highest fig of outlets: 206, followed by Ranipet: 83, Vellore: 60, and Tirupattur: 36.
TASMAC officials said that anterior to May 12’s Government Order, caller TASMAC outlets were opened 100 metres distant from places of worship, acquisition institutions, and autobus stands successful villages. In towns and cities, caller outlets tin beryllium opened wrong 50 metres of these institutions and facilities.
