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New Indian Express
07-07-2025
- General
- New Indian Express
As mango season draws to close, prices improve
KANNIYAKUMARI: Mango farmers in the district are pleased as prices are starting to rise even as the season is drawing to a close. According to sources, mango trees are grown in 1158. 064 hectares in Kanniyakumari district. The district deputy director of horticulture, Y Sheela John told TNIE that at the horticulture farm in Palathotttam, 4480 kg of mangoes were harvested generating Rs 2.2L. Last year, only 900 kg were harvested last year season and 4200 kg in the previous year. Popular varieties such as Neelam, Bengalura, Banganapalli, Alphonse,Himahudeen, Jahangeera, Kalapad, Panchavarnam, Rumani, and local varieties such as Panikanadan, Surankudi, Vettaiyan Surankudi were grown in the farm. T Murugan (62), a mango farmer in Thittuvilai said in the yield has been high this compared to the last 6 to 7 years, which has brought down the prices. Murugan, who has taken the Neelam variety trees on lease, said he did not harvest mangoes due to poor price. " As the mango season is drawing to close, the price is increasing. Now I am getting Rs 10 per kg whereas earlier it was much less," he said. A mango trader E Ahilan said farmers sold Neelam variety for Rs 10 -Rs 8 per kg before, but the price has increased to Rs 10 -Rs 12 since Friday. Similarly, Banganapalle variety was sold for Rs 20 per kg earlier, but now the price has increased to around Rs 80. This is because the arrivals is going down, he explained.
Time of India
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Plea to recover funds misappropriated by panchayat chief dismissed
Madurai: has dismissed a plea by a man seeking a direction to the authorities to take appropriate steps to recover public funds allegedly misappropriated by a panchayat president in Tenkasi district. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by T Murugan. The petitioner stated that the Swajaldhara scheme was introduced across the country to provide drinking water to every citizen. The funds were allocated by the Centre to the state, which then allocated the same to districts. The petitioner stated that the president of Avudayanoor village panchayat in Tenkasi district, by misusing his power, misappropriated the funds without providing individual connections to the villagers. He alleged that the president also collected money from the villagers for providing such connections. He stated that the Tenkasi district collector/inspector of panchayats initiated action against the president. After an inquiry, it was concluded that the president caused a loss to the panchayat and swindled public money. Even then, no action was taken against him. Murugan stated that he submitted a representation to the authorities in this regard; however, the same is yet to be considered. Hence, the petitioner moved court seeking a direction to the authorities to take appropriate action to recover the money from the president. A division bench of justice J Nisha Banu and justice S Srimathy observed that though the petitioner filed this public interest litigation seeking a direction to the authorities concerned to take action against the panchayat president for misappropriation of public money, the court cannot delve into such disputed facts. If the petitioner is aggrieved, he shall agitate before the appropriate forum, the judges observed and dismissed the petition.
