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The Hindu
a day ago
- General
- The Hindu
Minister inaugurates renovated tribal school hostel in Manalodai
Minister of Dairy Development T. Mano Thangaraj on Friday inaugurated the renovated hostel building of the Government Tribal Residential High School at Manalodai in Thiruvattar panchayat union, run by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. The hostel was renovated at a coast of ₹42.55 lakh under the Special Area Development Programme 2023-2024. Speaking at the event Mr. Mano Thangaraj said that the school was originally established in 1962 for the development and education of tribal population in the region. It was upgraded to a middle school in 1993 and further upgraded to a high school in 2021. He noted that for the past 63 years the institution has been functioning with dedicated teachers and staff. Currently the school has a total of 112 students with 51 boys and 61 girls from nearby tribal hamlets such as Valaiyamalai, Puravilaimalai, Villusaarimalai, Alamparai, and Padumpaarai. The Minister highlighted the various educational assistance being provided by the Tamil Nadu government and exhorted the students to focus on their studies to achieve greater heights in future. Kanniyakumari Collector R. Alagumeena, Padmanabhapuram Sub-Collector Vinay Kumar Meena and other officials were present at the event.
New Indian Express
7 days ago
- New Indian Express
AIADMK MLA stages protest over poor condition of Gudalur bus stand; authorities promise repairs in 15 days
"I have already requested the district collector and additional collector to take steps to lay paver blocks within the bus stand by allotting Rs 50 lakhs. I have been asking top officials in the last two-and-a-half years to carry out the work under the Special Area Development Programme (SADP). However, nothing has materialised. This has caused huge embarrassment to me, forcing me to stage a protest seeking the government's attention," said Jayaseelan. "So far the passengers were forced to walk through full of potholes. Now the rainy season has worsened the condition. The Gudalur bus stand is at the trijunction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, and hundreds of passengers as well as tourists use the bus stand daily. It is the duty of the officials to provide basic facilities for the passengers," said Jayaseelan. After the protest, revenue officials and top police officials held talks with the MLA. He was told the work for the laying of paver blocks was given to a contractor and it will be completed within the next 15 days. However, Gudalur MLA asked the contractor to take one month's time and complete the works ensuring quality. The protest was then called off.
