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The Hindu
22-07-2025
- The Hindu
Local holiday in Virudhunagar district on July 28 for Andal temple car festival
Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra has declared local holiday for Virudhunagar district on July 28, Monday, on the occasion of car festival of Andal temple in connection with Aadi Pooram festival. A statement said that the compensatory working day would be on August 9, the second Saturday. Closure of liquor shops for two days: Meanwhile, the Collector has ordered closure of three Tasmac retail shops in Watrap, Maharajapuram and Ilainthaikulam and FL 1 and FL 2 bars run by different recreation clubs in Watrap, Maharajapuram and Koomapatti on Wednesday and Thursday in view of Aadi Amavasai festival on July 24.
The Hindu
21-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Maize cultivation to cover 5,500 hectares in Virudhunagar district
A target of 5,500 hectares of cultivation of maize in Virudhunagar district has been set under the Special Project on Maize Cultivation. In a statement, Virudhunagar District Collector N.O. Sukhaputra said maize remained the top crop among the millets in cultivation in the district. Under the project, farmers would get a kit comprising seeds, fertilizers and bio-fertilizers. Demonstration plots would be set up to explain to the farmers all techniques to be adopted for better yield. The Collector said a subsidy of ₹6,000 per acre would be given under the National Agricultural Development Project for paddy cultivation under system of rice intensification. The subsidy for cotton seeds was ₹140 a kg and for nipping the terminal bud of the main stem was ₹1,250 an acre. The farmers could approach the office of the Assistant Director of Agriculture,to get more details, the statement added.
The Hindu
14-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
‘Applications for Urimaithogai scheme can be submitted at ‘Ungaludan Stalin' camps'
Applications seeking assistance under Kalaignar Mahalir Urimaithogai Scheme could be submitted at the 349 camps to be conducted under Ungaludan Stalin programme, said Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra. Talking to reporters here on Monday, the Collector said the inaugural camps would be held at six places in Virudhunagar district on Tuesday. Women who had been left out in the Kalaignar Mahalir Urimaithogai Scheme could give their applications at these camps. After scrutiny, efforts would be taken to provide the assistance to the eligible applicants, he added. Of the 349 camps, 114 camps would be held in one month. An official in the rank of Deputy Collector had been appointed as nodal officer for the camps, in which officials from various departments would be present. The Collector said Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had ordered conduct of the camps to directly meet the people from rural and urban areas to know their grievances and redress them. The camps would be inaugurated by Ministers and elected representatives on Tuesday at Amanakku Natham in Aruppukottai block, Aladipatti in Tiruchuli union, Keezha Keppulingaptti in Kariyapatti union, Mariyur in Narikudi union and Ward 1 in Sivakasi Corporation and Ward 1 in Srivilliputtur municipality. The district administration had planned to conduct 229 camps in rural areas and 120 camps in urban areas. Volunteers had, so far, distributed 36,663 pamphlets and applications under Ungaludan Stalin programme in Virudhunagar district. They also explained to the people about the programme and encourage them to participate in the camps to air their grievances. The grievances would be redressed within 45 days. A total of 43 services offered by 13 departments in urban areas and 46 services offered by 15 departments in rural areas would be handled in the camps, he added.
The Hindu
29-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
1.45 lakh cows and buffaloes to be vaccinated against Foot-and-Mouth disease in Virudhunagar district
Vaccination of cows and buffaloes against Foot-and-Mouth disease(FMD) under National Cattle Disease Control programme in Virudhunagar district would be held from July 2 to July 22. In a statement, Virudhunagar Collector N.O. Sukhaputra said that milk obtained from milch animals formed a major part of the food. Besides, the meat and their hair also helps the growth of the country's economy. In this backdrop, FMD was attacking the milch animals, especially the hybrid breeds and cause substantial loss to the farmers's economy and production loss. Hence, 1.45 lakh cows and buffaloes would be vaccinated against FMD to protect them. The disease is caused by virus and it reduces the productivity among bulls and also hinders pregnancy among cows. It also causes death among young calves. Though the death due to FMD is very less, the economic loss it causes is very significant. The disease spreads during winter season. And it spreads through the cattle brought from FMD-infected areas. Unvaccinated animals and those animals which are not raised in hygienic sheds and failure to segregate the infected animals are major reasons for the spreading of the infection. The contagious disease spreads through fodder, water, through the animals and human beings. The virus would remain active for 15 days in the infected sheds and it would spread through air, milk, saliva and dung. The infected animals would have symptoms like fever and lack of fodder in-take, less milk production. Saliva would continue to drip from their mouths. Blisters would be found inside the mouth, on the tongue and the hoofs of the infected animals and would turn into injury. Infected animals face infertility and anaemia. And, calves would die on consuming milk from the infected animals. The free vaccination drive would be conducted by 51 teams at 82 animal husbandry pharmacies, six veterinary hospitals to benefit all the calves aged above four months also.
The Hindu
23-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Preparations for Nellaiyappar Temple's ‘Aani' car festival reviewed
District Collector R. Sukumar chaired a meeting on Monday to review the preparations to be put in place ahead of the famous 'Aani' car festival of Sri Nellaiyappar Temple to be held on July 8. As the 'Aani' festival of Sri Nellaiyappar Temple, the foremost celebration of the shrine, commences with the flag-hoisting on June 30, the car festival will be held on July 8, where thousands of devotees would participate to draw the State's third largest car along four streets around the temple. Hence, the meeting was organised at the Collectorate on Monday to review the preparations to be made ahead of the festival. He said the police, besides deploying the personnel in sufficient number along the four car streets around the temple, should enforce traffic diversions to avert traffic jam on the car streets. The west-bound vehicles from Tirunelveli Junction should be diverted via Bharathi Street, South Mount Road, West Mount Road and Courtallam Road during the festival. The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation officials should inspect the power cables, electric poles, transformers etc. around the temple in advance for taking necessary precautionary measures. The Corporation officials should inspect the roads on all four car streets and take necessary steps for either repairing or re-laying the roads wherever it is necessary so that the car can be drawn smoothly. Moreover, the Corporation should deploy the sanitary workers for sprinkling bleaching powder on the car streets and along the streets leading to the temple and collecting garbage. The Department of Highways should immediately re-lay the road between Tirunelveli Town Arch and the temple as this small stretch being used by thousands of vehicles is in the worst shape. The Fire and Rescue Services personnel, along with a fire tender should be stationed near the temple and the Department of Public Health should create health posts with ambulance near the shrine with all basic medicines. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation should operate special buses to avert crowding, he said. Corporation Commissioner N.O. Sukhaputra, District Revenue Officer M. Suganya, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli West, Prasannakumar, and other senior officials from various departments participated in the meeting.
