Kathirimalai villagers in Erode get telemedicine facility
2 years, 7 months ago

Kathirimalai villagers in Erode get telemedicine facility

The Hindu  

A project called Punnagai that connects Kathirimalai remote hamlet with long-range Wi-Fi network and provides telemedicine facilities for the tribal people and tele-education services to the children was inaugurated here on Saturday. The hamlet, with 80 tribal families, is nested at an elevation of 1,200 metres inside the Chennampatti forest range in Erode Forest Division and comes under Bargur Panchayat Union in Anthiyur Taluk. The District Rural Development Agency along with NABARD and with the technical support of Centre for Social Computing created required infrastructure, including tower, hardware and software, at Kathirimalai and internet connectivity is provided from Anthiyur Union Office. The Minister had an online interaction with the people of Kathirimalai who wanted road connectivity, drinking water facility and power connections for them.

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Punnagai project spreads its wings to five remote habitations at Bargur hills of Erode
2 years, 4 months ago

Punnagai project spreads its wings to five remote habitations at Bargur hills of Erode

The Hindu  

Following the successful implementation of the project, Punnagai, that provides tele-education and tele-medicine facility to children and people of Kathirimalai tribal hamlet, the district administration has expanded it to five other remote habitations in Bargur panchayat in Anthiyur block. “After its success, we have planned to introduce the project in 45 habitations in the district and in the first phase …

Tele-medicine facility will be extended to other tribal hamlets: Ma. Subramanian
2 years, 5 months ago

Tele-medicine facility will be extended to other tribal hamlets: Ma. Subramanian

The Hindu  

“Based on the success of the tele-medicine facility established at Kathirimalai in Erode district, the government will extend the scheme to tribal hamlets in other districts,’‘ said Health Minister Ma. Addressing mediapersons, the Minister said Erode Collector has implemented a project ‘Punnagai’ at a remote tribal hamlet. To a question on mushrooming of fertility centres in the State, the Minister …

Technology reaches most remote area in Erode as tele-education helps students know the world
2 years, 5 months ago

Technology reaches most remote area in Erode as tele-education helps students know the world

The Hindu  

For the 39 students of Class I to VIII at the Government Tribal Residential Middle School at Kathirimalai tribal hamlet who have not ventured out of their village, listening to tutors online, interacting with experts and getting to know the outer world from their remote area has come as a boon. The district administration devised a project, Punnagai, under which …

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