Kovilpatti honours its lone auto woman

Recognising the talent of a woman auto-rickshaw driver, who hails from Vadakku Thittangulam, a small hamlet near Kovilpatti of Thoothukudi district, Bharathiyar Memorial Trust, Kovilpatti, presented her with ‘Bharathi’ award. 

Deivajothi is the only woman in Kovilpatti to drive an auto-rickshaw, the common mode of transport for many. On receiving the award, a jubilant Deivajothi said she had been working with great dedication over the last five years now in Kovilpatti. 

The programme was organised in association with Kovilpatti Rotary Club. P Muthu Murugan, founder of the trust presided. 

In Madurai, Women’s Day was celebrated on the premises of Railway Divisional office. Lalit Kumar Mansukhani, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, presided over the programme. 

Divisional Railway Manager VR Lenin disbursed cash awards and merit certificates to women employees.