Clamour for new districts in central region
The Hindu
There has been a string of demands for creation of new districts in the central region of late with the latest being raised by the DMK MLA from Manachanallur Assembly constituency, S. Kathiravan, who
There has been a string of demands for creation of new districts in the central region of late with the latest being raised by the DMK MLA from Manachanallur Assembly constituency, S. Kathiravan, who had mooted the creation of a new district with the town as headquarters by bifurcating Tiruchi district.Raising the demand during his maiden speech at the Assembly, Mr. Kathiravan observed Tiruchi was a big district and people in places such as Uppilliyapuram, Thottiyam and Pachamalai hills had to travel long distance to reach Tiruchi town to avail various government services. The district could be bifurcated to create a new one with Manachanallur as headquarters and including Manachanallur, Musiri, Lalgudi and Thuraiyur Assembly constituencies.
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