24-04-2025
Plea for new revenue division with Nagercoil as headquarters
Kanniyakumari MLA N. Thalavai Sundaram has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, urging establishment of a new revenue division with Nagercoil as headquarters and reorganisation of Agasteeswaram revenue division.
In his memorandum, Mr. Sundaram said Agasteeswaram taluk office was currently operating in Nagercoil covering Nagercoil and Kanniyakumari Assembly constituencies. The taluk also included Nagercoil Corporation, Kanniyakumari Municipality, 11 town panchayats and 23 village panchayats under Agasteeswaram and Rajakkamangalam unions.
Given the administrative structure, the entire Agasteeswaram taluk with its multiple divisions functioned under a single Tahsildar. The taluk also housed Sri Lankan refugee camps at Perumalpuram and Pazhavilai. With a steady increase in local and migrant population, there was an increasing demand for timely delivery of government services and welfare schemes, he said.
Mr. Sundaram proposed the formation of a new revenue division with Nagercoil as its headquarters. It might include Nagercoil and Rajakkamangalam firkas, covering 25 villages spread over 148.23 sq km with a population of 3,89,161.
Simultaneously, he suggested reorganising Agasteeswaram taluk with Kanniyakumari as its headquarters. This restructured division might include Kanniyakumari and Suchindram firkas, encompassing 18 villages over 129.32 sq km with a population of 1,61,122.
The plea aimed at ensuring faster and more efficient access to developmental benefits, revenue-related services and government schemes for the people.
