Ungaludan Stalin camps get under way in central districts

Special camps under the Ungaludan Stalin programme commenced in the central districts on Tuesday.

School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who attended a camp at Navalpattu in Tiruverumbur taluk, said 43 services from 13 departments would be offered in urban areas and 46 from 15 departments would be offered in rural areas under the programme.

In Tiruchi district, 351 camps would be organised under the progamme. Of these, 32 camps would be in Corporation limits, 48 in Musiri, Lalgudi, Thuraiyur, Thuvakudi, and Manapparai municipalities, 28 camps in 14 town panchayats, and 243 camps in 14 panchayat unions.

Listing various development schemes taken in Tiruchi district, Mr. Mahesh said that projects worth over ₹26,000 crore had been sanctioned for the district in the last four years.

Since a large number of applications were received seeking house site pattas and Kalaignar Mahilir Urimai Thogai, the District Collector had said that more counters would be opened to receive the applications, he said.

Collector V. Saravanan was present.

Participating in a camp at Manabadi in Thanjavur district, Minister for Higher Education Govi Chezhiaan said 353 camps would be held in the district under the programme and urged the people to utilise the same. Collector B. Priyanka Pankajam was present.

Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar visited the camps at Adhanakurichi in Ariyalur district and at Sithali in Perambalur district. In Ariyalur district, 95 camps would be held while in Perambalur district 86 camps would be held.

Minister for Natural Resources S. Reghupathy, along with Collector M. Aruna, visited a camp in Pudukottai and said 213 camps would be held in the district till October 21.