Vendors in Yercaud submit petition against eviction
The Hindu
With the State Highways Department serving notices on street vendors in Yercaud asking them to remove their shops, over 150 vendors came to the Collectorate urging the district administration to permi
With the State Highways Department serving notices on street vendors in Yercaud asking them to remove their shops, over 150 vendors came to the Collectorate urging the district administration to permit them to run their shops.
In their petition, the vendors said that they have been running their shops for over 15 years at Ondikadai and are dependent on tourism for their livelihood. Most of them sell snacks and other items on pushcarts along the road near the Boat House and other tourist spots in the hilltop. Notices were served asking them to remove the shops failing which the department would initiate action, they said.

The Union and State governments provided support in several ways to the needy people, but private institutions should also extend help, especially to those requiring medical assistance, said C.P. Rajkumar, Managing Director, Nalam Multispeciality Hospital, here on Saturday. Speaking at a function to honour Inspector General of Police V. Balakrishnan and neurologist S. Meenakshisundaram with C. Palaniappan Memorial Award for their contribution to society and Nalam Kappom medical adoption of Type-1 diabetic children, he said the governments implemented numerous welfare programmes, but the timely help by a private hospital or a doctor in the neighbourhood to the people in need would go a long way in safeguarding their lives.












