New classrooms opened at government school near Bhavanisagar

Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan inaugurated a new seven-classroom building constructed at a cost of ₹173.18 lakh under the NABARD scheme at the Government Higher Secondary School in Thottampalayam near Bhavanisagar. The event was presided over by Bhavanisagar MLA Tamilchelvi.
Speaking to reporters after the inauguration, the Minister said the state government was taking preparedness measures ahead of the northeast monsoon. Revenue Department personnel, trainers and staff were on war-footing readiness for disaster management, while coastal district Collectors had been asked to take precautionary measures.
He said that during peak hours, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the state needed about 300 MW of additional power. He also referred to the inauguration of the ₹301.71-crore Periyar Arivulagam in Coimbatore by Chief Minister Vijay, saying people had welcomed him despite heavy rain.The Minister said an auditorium on the history of early human life had been built near Bhavanisagar but had been neglected during the previous regime. The new school facility would improve learning infrastructure for students in the area, he added.