Chief Secretary holds meeting on jallikattu, gram sabhas
The Hindu
CHENNAI
Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu on Saturday held a meeting with Collectors and police officials through video-conferencing in the Secretariat here.
He discussed the procedures to be followed for further jallikattu events to be held in the State, and also for holding gram sabha meetings.
The meeting also discussed measures to be taken to eliminate caste discrimination against elected representatives of rural local bodies, who belong to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Secretaries of the concerned departments were present.
Meanwhile, Mr. Irai Anbu also presented the books written by him for the benefit of prisoners to Amaraesh Pujari, DGP, Prisons.
Public Department Secretary D. Jagannathan was present.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.