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The Hindu
4 hours ago
- 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
a day ago
- 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
24-04-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Technical glitches in SCADA system being addressed to streamline drinking water supply
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system installed in the Corporation for streamlining drinking water distribution is being streamlined by addressing the technical glitches. When chairman of Palayamkottai Zone of Tirunelveli Corporation M. Francis wanted to know the fate of SCADA system, at the cost of ₹46 crore, in the council meeting held on Thursday. Superintending Engineer Kannan said this sensor-based system was installed in the Corporation to improve pumping of drinking water from the pumping stations and distribution. While 57 of the 102 sensors in SCADA system were receiving and transmitting signals properly, others did not due to lightening and accumulation of sediments being pumped along with drinking water from the wells, sunk in the Tamirabharani. Hence, the supplier, who was maintaining the system, had been asked to address this technical glitch. 'The supplier has applied a solution on trial basis in two spots, for which the Corporation need not pay anything. Since SCADA system is yet to become fully operational due to unforeseen technical issues, the entire amount intended for this project has not been given to the supplier. So, the contract firm will address all these issues to our satisfaction and hand it over to us,' Mr. Kannan said. When Mr. Francis wanted to know about the progress of Murappanadu drinking water scheme, Commissioner N.O. Sukhaputra said the technical feasibility study for sinking an infiltration well at the right point in the Tamirabharani was going on as the Thoothukudi Corporation, which had sunk its infiltration well in the same area, was not happy with the spot selected for this scheme. 'Hence, we've identified another area in the river for sinking the well,' Dr. Sukhaputra said. When chairperson of Tirunelveli Zone Maheshwari complained about damage caused to roads and drainage channels in her zone after the stretches were dug for laying underground drainage (UGD) pipes long back, Mr. Kannan said ₹11.36 crore had been earmarked for repairing the damaged drainage channels and ₹10 crore had been allotted for each zone for relaying the roads. 'A total of 436-km-long roads had been damaged due to the UGD work. We will repair them soon,' he added. As councillor Gokila Vani of ward 12 urged the officials to take effective steps to control stray dog menace, several others backed her, saying the public were facing a serious threat from the stray dogs. 'If you continue to remain silent on this serious issue, the upcoming holidays will become a nightmare for our children,' Ms. Gokila Vani warned. The officials said animal birth control exercise would be in place from May 10, but the reply did not satisfy the councillors. When Ms. Gokila Vani asked why the construction of the primary health centre at Selvi Nagar was delayed, Dr. Sukhaputra instructed the Executive Engineer to visit the spot and resume the work immediately. The council meeting condoled the demise of Pope Francis and expressed anguish over the killing of 28 persons in Pahalgham.
