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Trade bodies urge govt to bring 4 dists under Madurai zone

Madurai: Trade bodies have urged the state government to bring Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts under Madurai zone since they are interdependent in carrying out various trade activities.

Madurai being the distribution centre for food products, foodgrain merchants are finding it difficult to travel to take orders and collecting dues, they said.

Traders said they need to get e-pass to visit the four districts, which is time consuming..

The state had recently anounced the division of districts into eight zones, with Madurai, Dindigul, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Theni and Virudhunagar falling under into Madurai zone.

S P Jeyaprakasam, president of Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association said that business and trade ties between Madurai and the remaining nine southern districts are deeply rooted. “We have sent a representation to the chief minister urging him to bring all 10 districts under the same zone,” he said.

Senior president of Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industries S Rethinavelu said that employees in match industries in Virudhunagar district are getting affected as they could not go to work to Kovilpatti.

K P Murugan, president of Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (Maditssia) said the government has been ushering in various relaxations in a phased manner, and hoped there will be relaxation in movement between zones.

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