Bethaniapuram Explained

Bethaniapuram
Native Name Lang:ta
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Bethaniapuram, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
Coordinates:9.9361°N 78.0943°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Madurai district
Established Title:
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:164
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil language, English language
Demographics1 Title2:Speech
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:625016
Area Code Type:Telephone Code
Area Code:0452xxxxxxx
Blank1 Name Sec1:Neighbourhoods
Blank1 Info Sec1:Madurai, Arasaradi, Arappalayam, Koodal Nagar, Vilangudi, Thathaneri, Simmakkal, South Gate and Yanaikkal
Blank2 Name Sec1:Corporation
Blank3 Info Sec1:Dr. S. Aneesh Sekhar, I. A. S.
Blank4 Name Sec1:LS
Blank4 Info Sec1:Madurai Lok Sabha constituency
Blank5 Name Sec1:VS
Blank5 Info Sec1:Madurai West Assembly constituency
Blank6 Name Sec1:MP
Blank7 Name Sec1:MLA
Website:https://madurai.nic.in

Bethaniapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Bethaniapuram people celebrated Pongal celebrations of the year 2023 as 'Mamadurai People Unity Pongal Festival 2023'.[6]

Bethaniapuram is located at an altitude of about 164 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of 9.9361°N 78.0943°W.[7]

Bethaniapuram area is polluted by the health hazardous residues from Aluminium vessel manufacturing units that are run in surrounding areas. The residues are mound along the banks of river Vaigai off Bethaniapuram.[8]

Bethaniapuram is one of the areas of Madurai Corporation that received battery operated vehicles for the purpose of solid waste management, an initiative of the State Government of Tamil Nadu.[9]

Bethaniapuram is served by a Corporation park viz., Amma Children's park that is built with play equipments such as swings, slides, etc.[10]

A private liquor bar in Bethaniapuram was protested against by the ruling party and its allies to remove it from its place.[11]

Bethaniapuram area falls under the Madurai West Assembly constituency.[12] The winner of the election held in the year 2021 as the member of its assembly constituency is Sellur K. Raju.[13] Also, this area belongs to Madurai Lok Sabha constituency. The winner of the election held in the year 2019, as the member of its Lok Sabha constituency is S. Venkatesan.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Directory of Information: Madurai District . 1987 . Mother Teresa Women's University, Faculty of Education . en.
  2. Book: Directory of 13th Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Members: Union Council of Ministers, 1999-2000 . 2000 . Delhi Information Bureau . en.
  3. Book: India Department of Women and Child Development . Annual Report . 2002 . Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India . en.
  4. Book: Lalitha, N. . Self Help Groups in Rural Development . 2002 . Dominant Publishers and Distributors . 978-81-7888-008-2 . en.
  5. Book: Arulraja, M. R. . Achieving Rural Development Using Neuro Linguistic Programming: NLP Guide for Planners and People-helpers . 2005 . M.R. Arulraja . 978-81-902583-0-2 . en.
  6. Book: மதுரை பொத்தானியபுரம் திடலில் சமத்துவ பொங்கல் கொண்டாட்டம்.. திறமைகளை வெளிப்படுத்தி ஆச்சரியப்படுத்திய சிறுவர்கள்! . 2023-01-23 . ta.
  7. Web site: GeoHack - Bethaniapuram . 2023-02-10 . geohack.toolforge.org.
  8. Web site: Staff Reporter . 2020-03-17 . Aluminium ash mound along the Vaigai causing pollution . 2023-02-10 . The Hindu . en-IN.
  9. Web site: Elets News Network . 2019-06-18 . Madurai Corporation deploys 509 battery-operated vehicles for solid waste management . 2023-02-10 . en-US.
  10. Web site: Madurai mayor inspects Amma children's park . 2023-02-10.
  11. Web site: Special Correspondent . 2021-11-08 . A private bar at Bethaniyapuram raises the hackles of DMK and its allies . 2023-02-10 . The Hindu . en-IN.
  12. Web site: மதுரை மாநகராட்சி பகுதியில் - வார்டு வாரியாக சட்டப்பேரவை தொகுதிகள் . 2023-02-10 . Hindu Tamil Thisai . ta.
  13. Web site: 2022-08-15 . Madurai West Assembly constituency . 2023-02-10 . en.
  14. Web site: 2022-12-08 . Madurai Lok Sabha constituency . 2023-02-10 . en.