Nilgiris administration distributes grocery kits to auto operators

Udhagamandalam: The district administration on Wednesday distributed grocery kits to 400 autorickshaw operators, who are left without work and pay amid the lockdown.
As many as 580 kits will be distributed on Thursday, Nilgiris collector J Innocent Divya said. “We are in the process of distributing groceries to auto operators in Coonoor and Gudalur areas,” she said.
Regional transport officer Thiagarajan, district social welfare officer Devakumari and Ooty tahsildar Kuppuraj coordinated with the district administration for the initiative.
The administration had distributed grocery and vegetable kits to street vendors two weeks ago. “Volunteers and NGOs are requested to come forward to help the needy,” the collector said.
“The Nilgiris has been witnessing an increase in Covid-19 cases for the last two weeks. Gatherings at markets and public places pave way for transmission of the virus. People should follow the lockdown protocol and cooperate with the government to contain the transmission of the virus,” Innocent Divya said.