A special camp to make changes in ration cards for residents in Srirangam taluk would be held at the Boys Higher Secondary School, Srirangam on Saturday, according to Collector K.S.Palanisamy. Residents of the taluk with 130 ration shops can apply for inclusion of names, deletions, corrections in names and changes in addresses in the ration cards during the camp to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All petitions relating to ration cards would be redressed at the camp. Petitioners are required to apply with relevant supporting documents, Mr.Palanisamy said in a press release. Arrangements have been made for helping people write petitions at the camp venue, the release added.
Dengue prevention measures
Twenty special teams have been formed to eradicate mosquito breeding sources as part of dengue prevention measures, Corporation Commissioner M.Vijayalakshmi said in a press release. Over the past one month, over 32,000 houses in the city have been checked and mosquito breeding sources were destroyed in as many as 11,638 houses. Schools students have been sensitised to destroy mosquito breeding sources at their houses. As a follow-up, five teams have been constituted in each of the four zones of the city to continue the dengue prevention measures. The teams would be headed by assistant commissioners and over 200 workers would be involved in destroying mosquito breeding sources, she added.
