TIRUCHI
A highly industrialised Assembly segment in Tiruchi district, Tiruverumbur is in the grip of economic recession and voter discontent.
A large number of small and medium industries, all ancillary units of the public sector major Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, have turned sick due to a variety of reasons in recent years. The pandemic has only aggravated the problems for the industry, which once staked claim to the status of being the steel fabrication capital of the country.
The rapid urbanisation and commercial development in the constituency were largely due to the growth BHEL and MSMEs. But with the industries stagnating, a large number of skilled and semi-skilled workers have been rendered jobless in the constituency. The MSMEs are looking for more government support to emerge out of the red. And so are the electorate to resolve some of their long-felt grievances.
A substantial part of the constituency is spread over the five newly added wards of the Tiruchi…