Steps to develop Thiruvannamalai Temple

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Meeting convened as per Supreme Court order

Thiruvannamalai

 A meeting, presided over by the former Supreme Court Judge, K.Venkatasamy, here on Wednesday, decided to initiate measures for maintenance and development of the Arunachaleswara temple, the roads around the temple and the Grivalam path, based on the Supreme Court judgement , dated October 3.

The meeting was convened as per the order of the court, which directed the authorities concerned to take all measures in consultation with Mr. Justice Venkatasamy.

Encroachments

It discussed removal of encroachments and planning maintenance of trees on the Girivalam path, providing the drinking water and electricity connection to buildings whose plan were approved by the Thiruvannamalai municipality, renovation and maintenance of tanks, provision of health and drinking water facilities to devotees coming for Grivalam, approval of plans for buildings within the municipality and upgrading of roads.

Collector Sathyabrata Sahoo; District Revenue Officer G.Srinivasaraghavan; District Rural Development Agency Project Officer A.Pandian; Municipal Chairman R.Sridharan; Revenue Divisional Officer P.Anbarasu; and Thiruvannamalai MLA K.Pichandi took part in the meeting.

Courtesy : The Hindu, 25 Nov 2005