Narikuravar community will find it convenient to sell their products as a small exclusive commercial complex for the community was opened near Girivalam path in Tiruvannamalai town .
Accompanied by Collector D. Bhaskara Pandian, Minister of Public Works E.V. Velu inaugurated the commercial complex, built by the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), in the town on Sunday. “We are thankful to the district administration for providing us a permanent place to sell our products. Buyers, mostly pilgrims, will find it easy to buy our products in an exclusive place,” said K. Sokkan, a beneficiary.
Designed as an umbrella-shaped facility, which costs around ₹1 crore, the complex has been divided into nine compartments. Each compartment has four shops, measuring around 100 - 150 sq.ft of space each. In other words, the complex will have a total of 36 shops, meant only for Narikuravar. Shops have adequate racks and storage facilities. “More footfall to the temple town was the major reason to set up the complex for the community, who are also found in large numbers along Girivalam path for many decades,” P. Ramakrishnan, Executive Engineer (EE), DRDA (Tiruvannamalai), told The Hindu.
