Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar unfurled the national flag at the Armed Reserve Police Ground in Madurai on Thursday on the occasion of the 74th Republic Day. He inspected the Guard of Honour and took the salute by the police.
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The Collector gave away Chief Minister’s Police Medal to 217 police personnel. In addition to this, 75 police personnel were given awards in recognition of their work by the district administration. A total of 250 government officials from various departments were given awards in recognition of their work. Welfare assistance to the tune of ₹ 28.21 lakh through various government departments was given to 37 beneficiaries.
Inspector General of Police (South Zone) Asra Garg, Deputy Inspector General of Police R. Ponni, Madurai Commissioner of Police K.S. Narenthiran Nayar and Superintendent of Police R. Shiva Prasad were present at the event.
At the gram sabha meeting held at T. Pudupatti in Tirumangalam, the people demanded better roads and more water channels. The Collector, who presided over the meeting, told the people that their grievances would be looked into.
He explained to them the importance of segregation of waste at source. He said sanitary workers played a major role in keeping the surroundings clean. Stating that education was important, Mr. Sekhar urged the people to send their children to school and said if they found any child that had discontinued studies, they should ensure that it was sent back to school.