Tirunelveli Collector meets Kaani Tribes in the Western Ghats

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District Collector Anand Mohan connected Saturday visited the Kaani tribal hamlets successful the Western Ghats beyond Papanasam to recognize the surviving conditions and the grievances of the tribal assemblage surviving heavy wrong the jungles of Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR).

Interacting with the members of the tribal community, the Collector received petitions from them and asked them if they were getting each payment schemes without delay. When a fewer members aired their grievances similar hold successful getting assistance for their children, monthly assistance meant for women etc., Mr. Anand Mohan directed the officials acrophobic to look into these appeals instantly and taxable wrong a week the study detailing enactment taken connected these grievances.

He besides inspected the 19 houses, each costing ₹5.11 lakh, being built for the Kaani Tribes.

Since the 125-metre-long span for crossing River Thamirabarani is nether operation astatine a outgo of ₹99 lakh astatine Chinna Mayilar Kaani Tribal hamlet, the Collector reviewed the advancement of the work.

During his sojourn to the residential precocious schoolhouse astatine Upper Dam, the Collector distributed uniforms, textbooks, notebooks, schoolhouse bags, raincoats, mats, bedsheets, socks, woollen sweaters etc. to the students, each children of the Kaani Tribes. Since the caller artifact with 5 classrooms, a laboratory, room and the girls’ hostel is acceptable for inauguration, the Collector asked the officials to hole a enactment for the ceremonial inauguration of the gathering successful adjacent future.

When helium visited the Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple and its surroundings, which attracts visitors mundane and thousands of devotees during the ‘Adi Amavasai’ festival, Mr. Anand Mohan asked the KMTR officials to strictly enforce prohibition connected bringing use-and-throw integrative products, liquor, inflammable materials, etc., to the shrine.

Cheranmahadevi Sub-Collector Ayush Gupta, Deputy Director of KMTR’s Ambasamudram Division Srikant and different elder officials accompanied the Collector.

Published - June 06, 2026 07:47 p.m. IST

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