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New Indian Express
18-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Four container ration shops come into operation in Tamil Nadu's Valparai
COIMBATORE: Following the success of container PDS shops in keeping elephants away from ransacking them for food grains, Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation has opened similar container ration shops at four more locations in the Valparai plateau. These locations are frequently targeted by wild elephants, and the shops have been set up with a focus on the safety of customers, mostly tribal people. Following the positive feedback of the projects set up at Muthumudi and Thaimudi tea estate in March, 2024, the district supply department, with the support of GD Naidu Charities, replaced four more ration shops with containers at Iyerpadi, Pannimedu, Anaimudi and Cinchona 6, 7 of Rayan Division in Valparai. Valparai Taluk Supply Officer G Saravanan said, "These locations had conventional ration shop buildings, which were damaged by the wild elephants at least once in two months. Coimbatore Collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar on Thursday inaugurated the containers." "Each container shop costs around Rs 4.7 lakh. As many as 789 cardholders are receiving commodities from these four shops. By ensuring their safety, we can provide the service to them without any interruptions," Saravanan added. Two shops in Anaimudi and Cinchona have been transformed into container shops on a priority basis as the customers are tribal people. The tribal people of Udumbanparai and Sankarankudi are receiving commodities from Anaimudi ration shop, while Kandankudi and Designkudi people get them from the Cinchona ration shop.
New Indian Express
14-05-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
86 disabled beneficiaries to get first-of-its-kind dedicated homes in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: The state's first integrated housing project exclusively meant for people with disabilities will be inaugurated at Orattukuppai in Coimbatore in a month. The construction work of the project is in the final stage, say sources. Coimbatore collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar said the district administration has planned to introduce a livelihood project for the beneficiaries (differently-abled people) enabling them to earn income from their residences. In 2023, the government allocated free land to 113 beneficiaries, of which 86 were selected for the housing project. The project, which aims to construct 86 one-BHK houses on 3.98 acres of land, began in 2024 and is now complete, thanks to financial support from GD Naidu Charities. According to the Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, R Manoranjitham, the funding for each house amounts to Rs 6.60 lakh, which includes Rs 2.10 lakh from the 'Housing for All' scheme and Rs 4.40 lakh from GD Naidu Charities.
