Identify grocers and give permission without delay, RD & PR Secretary instructs officials
The Hindu
The move follows the extension of the lockdown till June 7, and the regulation that allows grocers to supply residents through carts and vehicles
In view of the Tamil Nadu government , local bodies should ensure the continuity of vending the vegetables, fruits at the door steps of rural public as done earlier, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RD & PR) Department Secretary K. Gopal instructed department officials across the State. As for allowing grocers to supply groceries through carts and vehicles, the senior official instructed officials to identify vendors for provision supply and give permission to them without any delay.
On November 30, a team of officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Water Resources Department (WRD) and Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) conducted a joint inspection of a rainwater vent below the Chennai Bypass Road in Thiruneermalai. This marks the second time NHAI and WRD have carried out an inspection following a request being made by residents. They want NHAI to widen the vent located below the Bypass Road to facilitate rainwater drainage from ‘Nattukalvai’. The office bearers of the Federation of Welfare Associations accompanied the officials.












