Compensation distributed to accident victims

Collector P.Seetharaman giving away compensation in Cuddalore on Tuesday.

CUDDALORE: 

              District Collector P.Seetharaman on Tuesday gave away compensation to the tune of Rs 7.10 lakh to the families of four students who were killed and 31 others who were injured in a recent road accident that occurred at Semmanguppam. It included a solatium of Rs 1 lakh each to four families and a financial assistance of Rs 10,000 to the injured to defray the medical expenses.

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Aid distributed to the tune of Rs 10.17 lakh to 21 persons for promoting inland fish breeding sources

CUDDALORE: 

           District Collector P.Seetharaman on Monday disbursed financial assistance to the tune of Rs 10.17 lakh to 21 persons for promoting inland fish breeding sources. A statement from the Collectorate said the State government was implementing the Central scheme with a subsidy component for enriching the inland fish resources. The government was giving away a subsidy of Rs 60,000 a hectare (in the case of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes candidates Rs 75,000 a hectare) to those who breed fish in the ponds set up in their own lands. For 2009-2010, 21 such beneficiaries who were breeding fish on a total area of 13.87 ha. were identified for aid

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