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Two-day Valvil Ori festival begins in Namakal
NAMAKKAL:
The State Government will continue to initiate efforts for the development of people in Kolli Hills and to promote tourism activities, State Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam has said.
He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day Valvil Ori festival and a flower show in Kolli Hills on Sunday.
The minister also inaugurated the newly-established botanical garden, Rose Garden, Children’s park, and various facilities created for the tourists. He laid the foundation stone for various development works to be carried out in Kolli Hills at a cost of Rs. 3.60 crore.
The minister said a number of programmes were being implemented for the welfare of the tribal people in the State.
People should take advantage of these programmes to enhance their quality of life.
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare S. Gandhiselvan and Deputy Speaker of State Assembly V.P. Duraisamy also spoke.
Welfare assistance to the tune of Rs. 90 lakh was distributed in the function.
Annual festival at Kolli Hills in August on namakkal district
NAMAKKAL:
The annual Valvil Ori festival will be held at Kolli Hills on August 2 and 3.
Announcing this at a meeting held here recently, Collector U. Sagayam said the district administration would make elaborate arrangements for the festival and efforts would be carried out to attract more tourists to the hills this year.
The administration would operate special buses to connect the newly-established botanical garden and viewpoints with other tourist attractions.
The botanical garden and the viewpoints would be opened for the public during the festival. Folk dances and an exhibition would be held as a part of the festival. A total of 20 special buses would be operated to Kolli Hills.
The administration also banned the tourists from carrying liquor to the hills during the festival.
Interviews conducted in namakal district on collecter u.sagayam
NAMAKKAL: The district administration conducted interviews for the candidates who have applied for assistance to take up micro and small industries under the Prime Minister’s Employment generation scheme here recently.
Collector U. Sagayam interviewed a total of 119 candidates who submitted their applications through the District Industries Centre.
A number of candidates sought assistance for starting vermin-compost plants, restaurants, garment manufacturing units and cattle feed production plants.
The government would provide up to 35 percent as subsidy through the District Industries Centre (DIC).
The selection committee comprised DIC General Manager Raju, Mahalir Thittam Project Officer Logeshwari, Assistant Director (Khadi) Kamaraj, Lead District Manager Suresh and elected presentations of local administration.
Priority
The Collector said the administration would give priority for the physically challenged persons.
The candidates who were selected for assistance should repay the loans promptly, he stressed.
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