The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TUEF) on Sunday welcomed the Madurai district administration's efforts to provide basic amenities, including bus shelter to Dalits of Uthapuram. Works for diverting the sewage flowing through the area have also started.
P. Sampath, president of the TUEF, in a statement said, works for constructing a bus shelter had begun after CPI (M) MLA Annadurai made a representation to the Chief Secretary, urging the government to take steps to implement various schemes for the people of Uthapuram. CPI (M) MP T.K. Rangarajan had allotted Rs 50 lakh from his MPs constituency development fund for constructing the bus shelter.
“Amity between Dalits and other communities prevails there after four years of discord. It is the duty of the government to protect the peaceful environment,” Mr. Sampath said.
