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New Indian Express
08-08-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
Anaimalai turns tables on school dropouts in Coimbatore with 'Karpom Vilaiyaduvom'
COIMBATORE: As part of the Focus Block Development Programme initiated by the State Planning Commission, the Anaimalai block in the district was selected due to its significant deficiencies in key development indicators, particularly in education. The district administration has implemented a model project called 'Karpom Vilaiyaduvom' aimed at reducing the number of student dropouts, through which officials saw a notable decrease in school dropouts over the past year. The Focus Block Development Programme targets specific blocks that struggle with critical development indicators such as education, health, and employment. It has been launched across all districts with local administrations working to enhance areas in need. In the district, Anaimalai block was chosen owing to concerns like low student attendance and high dropout rates. To address these issues, an initiative to reduce dropouts, 'Karpom Vilaiyaduvom,' was introduced in 2024, which combines academics with sports to foster students' interest in attending school. "While the block requires multi-faceted development, reducing dropout rates was identified as the top priority. We planned accordingly and launched the initiative as a pilot programme at four schools - the government higher secondary school and the government girls higher secondary school of Anaimalai, Angalakurichi government high school, and the government higher secondary school in Vettaikkaranpudur.
The Hindu
01-06-2025
- The Hindu
ANPR cameras installed at eight locations in two blocks of Perambalur district
The police have installed Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at eight locations in Alathur and Veppanthattai blocks in Perambalur district. The high-resolution cameras are linked to the central monitoring room established at the District Police Office in Perambalur. Perambalur District Collector Grace Pachuau inaugurated the monitoring room. Superintendent of Police Adarsh Pachera was present. The monitoring room will function round-the-clock and the police personnel at the facilitiy can see live video feeds of the road. A total of 16 ANPR cameras have been installed under the Focus Block Development Programme 2024-2025 at a cost of ₹40 lakh at Chettikulam, Padalur, Allinagaram and Mangoon in Alathur block and Kaikalathur, Arumbavur, Veppanthattai and Devaiyur panchayat (Ranjankudi) in Veppanthattai block. The cameras are linked to the central monitoring room and would have backup for more than 30 days. The ANPR cameras help the police track vehicles that are used in committing crimes besides in identifying those involved in road accidents. The cameras will zero-in on the registration number of vehicles passing through the road. In case of any information of crime being committed, an alert would be sounded to the field-level police personnel and to the highway patrol teams. The Perambalur district police have five Highway Patrol teams deployed to cover important stretches such as Thirumandurai - Perambalur Four Road; Perambalur Four Road - Padaluir; Perambalur - Udumbiyam and Perambalur T. Kalathur, the sources added.
