After more than three hours of talks with protesting tribal communities, Collector and District Election Officer K. Tharpagaraj, has assured residents in Pungampattu Nadu and Nellivasal Nadu village panchayat atop Jawadhu Hills in Tirupatur that work on civic amenities, especially much delayed bitumen road to the plains, will be fulfilled once the existing Model Code of Conduct comes to an end.
Accompanied by M. Mahendran, District Forest Officer (DFO), Tirupattur, and S. Umamaheswari, Project Director, DRDA, Tirupattur, Mr. Tharpagaraj travelled to the villages to convince residents to vote in the upcoming elections. “The major demand of the tribal community was road facility from the hills to the plains. Paperwork for road formation has been completed,” he said.
Pungampattu Nadu, Pudur Nadu and Nellivasal Nadu are three major tribal villages on the Tirupattur side of Jawadhu Hills. These panchayats comprise 32 tribal hamlets, mostly atop the hills with around 17,000 voters. These remote tribal hamlets are located deep inside reserve forests (RF) that come under the Tirupattur forest range in the hills. Jolarpet and Tirupattur are nearest towns that are located around 25 kms from these villages in the hills.
