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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Health
- New Indian Express
Mud road in Kadambakuttai tribal habitation in need of repair
KRISHNAGIRI: Residents of Kadambakuttai, a tribal village in Bettamugilalam panchayat, have been struggling with a damaged mud road following recent rains. They have demanded that the Krishnagiri district administration repair certain stretches of the road under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) Act scheme. The tribal village has around 30 families, most of whom are Irula tribal people and a few are caste Hindus. The village lacks proper roads and healthcare facilities. The 2.5-km mud road in the hilly village becomes slippery during the rainy season. J Murugesan (38) of Kadambakuttai said, "We have been demanding roads for many decades, but the district administration has yet to hear our plea. Only one district collector has visited our village, in 2021, because Health Minister Ma Subramanian was trekking to our village. Teachers are not willing to work at our Panchayat Union Primary School because of the lack of roads and transportation. During the rainy season, we are unable to trek to the village. We need to trek down every week to get essential items, but because of the damaged road, many of us, especially the elderly, have been struggling to walk." He further added, "Healthcare facilities are also lacking in the village. The health department visits our habitation once a month, and for emergencies, we have to trek down. Recently, my brother Madhan had a heart issue and had to be shifted to his wife's relative's house. Many of our people have already migrated to various places and lost our identity. We are hoping for a bitumen road facility, but as a temporary measure, the existing mud road should be repaired." Bettamugilalam Panchayat secretary Jayakumar said that it will take some time to get approval for the mud road repair work and that the issue will be rectified within ten days. Similarly, Krishnagiri Collector C Dinesh Kumar told TNIE that he would look into the matter and try to resolve the mud road repair work soon.
New Indian Express
13-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Three schoolboys drown in pond in Thanjai; CM Stalin announces Rs 3 lakh solatium
THANJAVUR: Three boys who went to a pond near Vallam in the district to take bath after school hours on Friday drowned in the waterbody, sources said. Condoling the deaths, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday announced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh to each of the families of the three children. The deceased were identified as S Balamurugan (10), S Jaswanth (8) and K Madhavan (10) - all from Thiruvengada Udayanpatti. According to sources, all the three boys, studying at the Thiruvengada Udayanpatti Panchayat Union Primary School, did not return to their respective houses until around 10 pm. Their parents, who until then thought that the children might have headed to the Sundaramurthy Ayyanar temple in neighbouring Maruthakudi -- where a festival was under way – set out on a search for them with their relatives. After someone told them that the children were seen near the pond near the Pillayar temple - also in Maruthakudi - the search group went there, and found the children's school bags on the pond's bund and the three boys lying motionless in the waterbody. Though all the three boys were taken to the Government Thanjavur Medical College Hospital (TMCH), they were declared brought dead, sources said. The Vallam police have registered a case.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Summer vacation throws up a learning opportunity for children
The School Education department has been promoting self-learning sessions during summer vacation in Tiruchi to bridge the learning gap among children in Classes I to V and to boost admissions to government schools. Children tend to forego the learning they acquired during the academic year during vacation. Government schools are using the downtime to upgrade students' skills while making learning an enjoyable experience. The Andanallur block education officials have launched the Symbiotic Learning Model, an initiative to prevent learning loss among children in Classes I to V during vacation. It encourages children to study at home with their classmates with the involvement of parents and the local community. Under the initiative, Panchayat Union Primary School in Kambarasampettai Colony has engaged around 55 students. A group of students forms a small study circle within the locality, which functions as a learning centre coordinated by parents. It operates from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. every day. Everyday lesson plans and homework are sent to the students via WhatsApp. The students are asked to record a video of reading and speaking and send it to the teacher. The teachers monitor the progress and clear doubts online. The students are also given a topic to write about and are encouraged to use artificial intelligence editing tools to correct the passage. Parents were trained to guide the students with homework and to effectively utilise mobile phones to access educational content, including apps, videos, and online resources to enhance the learning experience. Study material, such as blackboards and chalk, are also provided to students. The initiative is aimed at ensuring that children receive continuous monitoring and support in their education and prevent learning loss during holidays. 'This would improve reading, writing, and speaking skills. Introducing them to AI tools would help them learn new words,' said S. Sivakumar, retired Principal, District Institute of Education and Training, Kancheepuram, who is the coordinator of the programme. The school has 59 students and two teachers. So far, 14 children have been enrolled for the upcoming academic year. It offers chess, carrom, silambam, bharatanatyam and other extracurricular activities for the students. 'We aim to improve the admissions in the school as parents appreciate the efforts of the school in keeping the students engaged,' said R. Sukumar Ramakrishnan, headmaster. The programme is expected to be expanded to other schools in Andanallur Block soon.
