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New Collector lists priorities

Staff Reporter

People welcome him with bouquets, petitions

FIRST DAY AT OFFICE: Collector Har Sahay Meena (right) taking charge from Rajesh Lakhoni in Theni on Friday.

THENI: Top priority would be given for rural development and maintaining law and order in the district, said Collector Har Sahay Meena, who assumed office on Friday.

A native of Rajasthan, Mr. Meena said that the thrust would be on developmental activities. Ongoing projects would also be expedited. Mass contact programme, a meeting between villagers with the Collector, would be held frequently. People's participation was most important for executing all projects effectively, he said.

He urged officials to work with total devotion and dedication and implement all government schemes within the stipulated time.

Mr. Lakhoni, who has been transferred and posted as Commissioner for Chennai Corporation, handed over the charge to the new Collector at the Collectorate in the morning.

Earlier, Mr. Meena had served as Additional Commissioner for Industries and Commerce at Chennai. He also served as sub-collector for Pollachi, Additional Collector for Perambalur district and Commissioner for Madurai Corporation.

"Renovate canal"

Besides bouquets, shawls and greetings, there were petitions, demands and requests waiting for the attention of the Collector. Even on the first day, people started submitting petitions to Mr. Meena.

Theni Municipality's 31st ward councillor Latha Manavalan (Communist Party of India), was the first to hand over a petition seeking his attention to protect the health of the people in her and nearby wards of Theni municipality and to renovate a supply canal, which was completely silted owing to accumulation of wastes.

Width of the canal, connecting Kottakudi River and Thamaraikulam irrigation tank, had been drastically reduced owing to massive encroachment, she said. Dumping of garbage too has blocked free flow of water in the canal.

Stagnating water in the canal had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes posing a health hazard to people. The worst affected were the people in 29, 30 and 31st wards of the municipality. With a heavy flow in Kottakudi River, the time was ideal to remove the silt and divert heavy flow to the tank through this canal, benefiting farmers, she said.

Mr. Meena received various other petitions.

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