Construction workers get financial aid
The Hindu
About 50 construction workers, who are members of the Construction Workers Welfare Board, received ₹4.24 lakh assistance here on Friday. A release said chairman of the Construction Workers Welfare Boa
About 50 construction workers, who are members of the Construction Workers Welfare Board, received ₹4.24 lakh assistance here on Friday.
A release said chairman of the Construction Workers Welfare Board, Ponkumar, participated in a meeting here and distributed education assistance to children of the board members, solatium to family members of the workers who had died, and financial support to pensioners.
He said Coimbatore district had 1,23,437 workers registered in 18 welfare boards. Those registered with the welfare boards got several benefits from the government. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was implementing several schemes and the officials should understand the objectives of these schemes. They should ensure that more workers benefit from these government programmes, he said.
Chennai has two categories of Black kites: a larger group heading to the city from the western parts of India during the south west monsoon and heading back when the monsoon is past; and another group, smaller and resident, which would make minor movements in and around Chennai looking for an optimal atmosphere for nesting and raising the young. A couple of pylons in Perumbakkam suggest that Black kites have found an ideal nesting space there
This is part of the Karnataka Namakarana Suvarna Mahotsava celebrations organised to mark the naming of the State as ‘Karnataka’ during the tenure of the late D. Devaraj Urs. The statue, sculpted at an approximate cost of ₹21.24 crore, is 41-foot-tall including the pedestal and weighs around 31.5 tonnes.