30 stalls at govt. exhibition

Ministers Vellamandi N.Natarajan and S.Valarmathi inspecting a stall at the government exhibition in Tiruchi.

A 45-day exhibition, organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations, opened in the city on Thursday.

The exhibition feature about 30 stalls put up by various State government departments highlighting schemes and programmes.

A children’s amusement enclosure will be part of the expo. Cultural programmes will be organised every day.

Vellamandi N.Natarajan, Minister for Tourism, and S.Valarmathi, Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare, declared open the exhibition. Collector K.Rajamani was present.

Mr.Natarajan said Tamil Nadu stood first among the states in the country in attracting the maximum number of tourists annually since 2014.

Flow of tourists into the state is expected to increase as global tourist traffic is expected to rise to 156 crore by 2020 from 105 crore.

He highlighted some tourism development works taken up in Tiruchi including those executed at Srirangam and Thiruvanaikovil areas, besides Pachamalai and Puliyancholai.

Ms.Valarmathi highlighted the steps taken by the government in education, rural development and social welfare sectors.

The Ministers distributed welfare assistance worth ₹2.93 crore under various schemes to 650 beneficiaries.

The exhibition at a private ground along the Pattabiraman Street in Thennur will be open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. everyday till January 26.