Jamabandhi session begins in Villupuram

VILLUPURAM: The Jamabandhi session started simultaneously in eight taluks of the district on Monday.

Accounts of 1,490 villages will be scrutinised and action taken on petitions of the residents during the session that will go on till June 24, according to Collector R. Palanisamy.

After inaugurating the sitting at Thirukkoilur near here, the Collector told reporters that the petitions received would be registered in the respective taluks.

In certain cases, action would be taken on the same day. In others, measures would be initiated before the last day of the session.

The taluks that are covered under the programme include Villupuram, Vanur, Tindivanam, Thirukkoilur, Ginjee, Ulundurpet, Kallakurichi and Sankarapuram.