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Tamil Nadu
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KARUR: The Tamil Nadu Assembly Committee on Estimates inspected civil construction works and had an insight into the economics of micro-irrigation management techniques when they visited several places in Karur district on Wednesday. Apart from Chairman V. Mullaivendhan (Morappur MLA), other panel members who visited included Karur Kovai Thangam (Valparai), C. Shanmugavelu (Thirumayam), P. Thangamani (Tiruchengode), M. Panneerselvam (Sirkali), S.P. Jayaraman (Vandavasi) and K. Hassan Ali (Ramanathapuram). Joint Secretary (Assembly) S. Balasundaram, Deputy Secretary K. Indra and Special Officer Sakthivel accompanied the panel. The committee members first inspected the works at the Pugalur Government Higher Secondary School for Girls where 18 classrooms and laboratories were being built at a cost of Rs. 80.84 lakh. Then they inspected the construction of 22 classrooms and laboratories at a cost of Rs. 93.48 lakh at the nearby Government Higher Secondary School for Boys. Mr. Mullaivendhan and his team inspected drip irrigation operations at an aamla field and coconut grove at Vangal. Then they visited the integrated farm of progressive farmer G. Pradeep Kumar at Vangal Kuppuchipalayam where they saw the utility of micro-irrigation techniques for which a huge subsidy component was available from the Central and State Governments. They also saw high-yielding cow and buffalo varieties, the refuse of which were being converted into manure for the feed being raised in the farm fields. They also saw the preparation of pancha kavya and fish refuse wash that are used as pesticide and micro nutrient inducers. The panel also inspected development works at the Adi Dravida Girls Hostel and the Government Arts College at Thanthonrimalai. College teachers submitted a memorandum to the Committee members demanding an expanded computer laboratory to accomodate 100 computers at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh, an English Language laboratory at a cost of Rs. 25 lakh, Rs. 10 lakh for establishing a digital library and another Rs. 30 lakh for setting up laboratories for the newly launched post graduate courses in Zoology and Physics. Other demands put forward by the Principal, M. Kanthan, and lecturers included filling up of the vacant teacher positions, additional classroom buildings and separate hostel for the college. Mr. Mullaivendhan and his team then held discussions with district officials including the Collector, T.N. Venkatesh, on ongoing development works and reviewed the progress of other works.
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