Town Profile

TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT

PERANAMALLUR TOWN PANCHAYAT

PROFILE

Introduction

The Peranamallur Town Panchayat is one of the Second Grade Town panchayat in Thiruvannamalai District.  The main occupation in this Town is agriculture. The town is located 63 kms away from the District Headquarter. 4.3  kms away from the famous Sivan Temple located in Injimedu. In this town panchayat 10 no. of Sodium Vapour Lights, 54 no. of. CFL & 310 no. of Tube Lights, 1 nos of Highmast light  is well maintained.

Peranamallurur Town Panchayat has total administration over 1450 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Peranamallur is also one of the Vandavasi assembly constituence.

Demographic & Geographic of Peranamallur Town Panchayat

As of 2011 India census Peranamallur is a Town Panchayat city in district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Peranamallur city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Peranamallur Town Panchayat has population of 5,801 of which 2,878 are males while 2,923 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. 
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 569 which is 9.81 % of total population of Peranamallur (TP). In Peranamallur Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 1016 against state average of 996. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Peranamallur is around 903 compared to Tamil Nadu state average of 943. Literacy rate of Peranamallur city is 76.85 % lower than state average of 80.09 %. In Peranamallur, Male literacy is around 87.32 % while female literacy rate is 66.68 %. Town Panchayat its geographical co-ordinates are 12.5699° North, 79.4338° East.

History of the District:

Peranamallur Town Panchayat is situated in Tiruvannamalai District. The famous historical temple Arunachaleswarar is situated in Tiruvannamalai  which is well known temple of Tamilnadu. It is famous due to the pilgrims girivalam on full moon days of every month towards  a distance of 14 km around the Arunachaleswarar  temple .

            The Sathanur Dam is situated in Tiruvannamalai District at a distance of 15km from Tiruvannamalai towards south side. The river kamandala  nathi starting from the origin of Jawaddu  hill area and the Naga nathi starting from the origin of Amirthi forest join together and named as Kamandala Naga Nathi which is flowing throw this District.

            Cheyyar River is another river which is starting from west side hills of Tiruvannamalai District. Both above to rivers join together at near Kanchipuram named as river Palar.

Environmental Management (SWM)

In Peranamallur Town Panchayat  5 Public Health workers and one Sanitary supervisor is engaged in the field of public health to maintain the public health.  For public health purpose one Mini Lorry engaged to collect the garbages and solid waste generated in the town panchayat area.  The above mentioned vehicle are used to collect the garbages daily in Marage Halls, Schools, Bus Stops, Temples  and other important public areas.  The collected garbages are segregated and sent to the compost yard.

The door to door solid waste collection was started from December 2013 and done in 7 wards out of 4 wards daily by Pushcarts with the help of women SHG group.  The plastic garbages are collected separately and stock at this compost yard.   The drainages are cleaned once in week by the sanitary workers.  Power spraying is done using baytex and other mosquito killing minerals, once in 15 days in all town panchayat areas

            Solid waste collected from door to door is segregated in the compost yard and Bio degradable Solid waste are made natural manure for agriculture purpose .Other solid waste plastics glass etc are sold for recycling purpose. The natural manure produced is sold at rate of Rs.2/- kg for the agriculture purpose .Thus the solid waste management scheme is functioning profitable manner in this Town Panchayat.

The Town Panchayat is have its own  compost park which is situated in survey No.631/1 at an extent of  0.40 acres. The Town Panchayat obtained No Objection to above site from Tamilnadu pollution Control Board. There is a Vaduvn Kudisai, Asthinauram, Gandhi Nagar, Peranamallur in this town panchayat.

In Peranamallur Town Panchayat Angala Parameshwari Amman Festival there is a grand festival is celebrated every year March Month in this temple. During that time nearly 3000  peoples of this surrounding area gathered at this temple and worship the Lard Amman. 

Soild Waste Management (SWM) Profile:

            Peranamallur Town Panchayat consist of 12 wards. The whole town consist of 45 streets covered under this solid waste collecting system. In that area daily from 6 am to 9.30 am the garbages are collected door to door by women’s SHG by Pushcarts. Nearly 0.7 ton garbages collected daily by Pushcart and tractors which is used in  public health work.  The collected garbages are segregated  as Bio degradable garbages and non Bio degradable garbages daily in the compost yard from 2pm to 5pm. The Bio degradable solid waste are kept in tubs in the solid waste management shed and it is made natural manure after period of 60 to 70 days with proper method of converting as compost. Now the entire operation of converting solid waste compost done in this tubs properly 

WATER SUPPLY HOUSE SERVICE CONNECTIONS

         As  per  the Tamil Nadu  Panchayat  Act, 1994, the Town Panchayat Executive Officer may at his discretion on application by the owner or by the occupier of  any  building arrange  to supply water through House Service  Connections

          Peranamallur Town Panchayat has framed a separate water supply bye-law for adoption by the consumer incorporating various terms and conditions.  The total number of house service  connections in a Peranamallur Town Panchayat area is restricted to the sanctioned capacity of water supply scheme in force in a Town Panchayat.