STAY HOME STAY SAFE AT PALAAMI ENCLAVE AND PROTECT FROM COVID-19

STAY HOME : STAY SAFE AT PALAAMI ENCLAVE

PROTECT FROM CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)

India is a democratic country.  India consist various States and Union Territories.  In India there are different religions, different castes, different languages and different culture but all are united.

In India, Madurai is very famous for Madurai Meenakshi Thirukalyanam i.e. Wedding Ceremony of Goddess Meenakshi during April every year. Lakhs of people goes to temple to pray Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Shiva at the time of marriage festival.  Within one or two days of Madurai Meenakshi Thirukalyanam, Lord Alagar visits Madurai belatedly to attend the marriage ceremony.  This Alagar visit from Alagar Kovil to Madurai is celebrated as Chitra Festival during April – May every year.

Chitra Festival Video Coverage of earlier year

Lakhs of devotees assemble at Madurai to pray Lord Alagar’s arrival at Madurai and this visit is called Chitra Festival.  The Madurai City will be very busy and full of joy during the Chitra Festival season.

Madurai is called Temple City. The Madurai City is surrounded by streets and roads in the Tamil Months’ name such as Aadi Veethi, Avani Veethi, Masi Veethi, Veli Veethi etc.  At the time of Meenakshi Thirukalyanam Festival, the Chariot of Goddess Meenakshi will pass through all Masi Streets.  The cord (made of coir) of Chariot will enter in some streets for pulling the Chariot and such streets were named as Vadambokki Streets. (Vadam means Cord or Coir and bokki means going). In Vadambokki Streets only Cord will go and Chariot will not go because the streets are very narrow..

During the construction of Temple at Madurai, the Superintendents of labourers were allowed to stay and live in some areas and such areas were called as Maistry Streets.

There is a palace called Thirumalai Naicker Mahal which was surrounded by water in ancient days. In Sourashtra language pani means water and thadi means crossing.  The streets adjustant to Thirumalaicker Mahal will be reched by crossing the water and hence such streets were named as Panthadi Streets (1 to 8). The streets backside of Thirumalai Naicker Mahal are called Mahal Streets (1 to 9+.  Each and every street or road is named with reasons based on Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple and Palace of Thirumalai Naicker.  The road reaching the Thirumalai Naicker Mahal is called Palace Road.  Only for the above reasons, the Madurai city is called Temple City.

In ancient days, there were four gates as borders of Madurai which are called East Gate, North Gate, South Gate and West Gate. The visitors to Madurai Kingdom will have to get permission and then only enter into Madurai.  At present the name exists and gates are invisible.

In the famous city of Madurai, there is a residential area called “Palaami Enclave” at present.   Palaami Enclave consist 84 individual houses and 80 apartment houses and totally 164 houses in a Gated Community.

The residents of Palaami Enclave belong to various states and Union Territories and various religions and various castes and they were speaking various languages and all are united.

At present Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is spreading all over the world and people are suffering from illness from January 2020 onwards. 

This is a Global War against Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19)

The residents of Palaami Enclave have decided not to go outside the premises without reasons and the Association has also issued Circular to the residents instructing them not to allow outsiders for stay in Palaami Enclave in order to avoid spreading of Corona Virus Disease.  The Main Gate of the premises is kept under surveillance and outsiders are not allowed inside the premises. Even the servant maids are also advised not to enter the premises until further orders.

Necessary arrangements were aleready made for door delivery of Groceries, Medicines and other essential items by the Association..

The Madurai District Collector Thiru T.G.Vinay, I.A.S., and the Madurai Corporation Commissioner Thiru S.Visagan, I.A.S., jointly visited the Palaami Enclave premises in person as war-footing efforts to contain Coronavirus and step up preventive measures on 4th April 2020.

The Collector monitored the spraying and sprinkling of disinfectants in Palaami Enclave premises. The District Collector also interacted with residents of Palaami Enclave and stressed the importance of social distancing, staying at home and avoiding crowds in public places in order to prevent the spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19).

The District Collector of Madurai and the Commissioner of Madurai Corporation has inspected the mobile vegetables sales at the premises itself at moderate rates to the residents of Palaami Enclave.  

At the time of interaction with the Palaami Enclave Residents, Mr. Premkumar, Assistant Commissioner, Mr. Manoharan, Assistant Executive Engineer, Mr. Raj Kannan, Health Officer and Mr. Chithravel, Public Relations Officer were also present and accompanied the inspection.

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