Leaders extend New Year greetings

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, DEC. 31. The Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry, Dr. Rajani Rai, wished the people a happy, progressive and prosperous new year.

In a message issued here today, she said the Union Territory administration was giving priority to agriculture. The new year was being dedicated to the cause of empowerment of women.

In his message, the Chief Minister, Mr. P. Shanmugham, stressed the need for unity among the people.

Listing out welfare schemes launched by his Government, he said 1,000 houses were being built in collaboration with the HUDCO.

Major health projects were launched and health cards were distributed. A Rs. 234-crore water supply project would be launched soon in collaboration with the French Government.

A separate cell had been set up to implement schemes under the information technology.

Mr. Shanmugham said it had been proposed to construct sea ports in all the four regions of the Union Territory.

The Centre had been urged to sanction funds for cyclone relief measures.

The Tourism Minister, Mr. N. Rangaswamy, the Puduchery Makkal Congress president, Mr. K. Lakshminarayanan, former Chief Ministers Mr. V. Vaithilingam and Mr. D. Ramachandran and leaders of different political parties also extended greetings to the people on the occasion of the New Year.

Rally planned

A rally to highlight the virtue of communal harmony would be held tomorrow (New Year Day) at the joint instance of Confederation of Government Employees Associations, Progressive Writers Association, All India Farmers Association, All India Democratic Women`s Association, Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students Union of India.

The rally would start from the Kamban Kalai Arangam.

Mr. C. H. Balamohan, president of the Confederation of the Associations of Employees, would lead the rally.

A cultural festival would be held after the rally under the auspices of the Progressive Writers Association.

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