01-05-2025
Gram sabha meetings held in Kanniyakumari and Thoothukudi districts
Gram sabha meetings were conducted in all village panchayats of Kanniyakumari district as part of May Day celebrations on Thursday.
Collector R. Alagumeena participated in the gram sabha meeting held at Thachamalai, a tribal hamlet in Pechiparai village panchayat.
During the meeting, she expressed her happiness in attending a gram sabha meeting in a tribal village ahead of Labours Day. She said that many basic amenities such as 100% drinking water, new buildings and bus services had been addressed in many villages through the gram sabha meetings.
Ms. Alagumeena stressed the importance of health and urged them to have a special attention on their health condition, as a people living in tribal areas. She urged the residents to undergo regular health check ups at Primary Health Centre in Pechiparai and a government hospital in Kulasekaram.
She emphasised the need for regular prenatal check-ups to ensure the health of the mother and child. and directed the health officials to pay more attention to the healthcare needs of people living in tribal regions.
Highlighting the benefits of education, she said the region had five government schools and they functioned without staff shortage. She encouraged parents to ensure that their children attended school regularly without dropping out. Notably, seven students from Pechiparai Government Higher Secondary School were set to appear for NEET examination this year, she added and urged greater participation from the community.
Padmanabhapuram Sub Collector Vinay Kumar Meena along with officials from various departments participated in the event.
Thoothukudi
Gram sabha meetings were also conducted in village panchayats across Thoothukudi district.
Collector K. Elambahavath participated in the gram sabha meeting held at Vazhavallan village in Srivaikuntam panchayat union.
During the meeting the Collector noted that there were about nine hamlets in the panchayat with a total population of around 3,782 people. The gram sabha meeting would review projects implemented in the village and assess whether the benefits had reached all residents.
Mr. Elambahavath also reviewed the regularity of children going to school and proper functioning of anganwadi centre in the village. He emphasised the importance of nutritious food for the children, saying the children's health was closely linked to their cognitive and skill development.
The Collector inspected the ongoing schemes and development works in the village and urged the officials to complete the projects without delay for the benefit of the villagers.
Thoothukudi Additional Collector (Development) R. Ishwarya, Tiruchendur Revenue Divisional Officer Sukumaran and other officials were present at the meeting.
