About 50 panchayats of Villupuram, Nagapattinam and Sivaganga districts will tie up with self-help groups and individual entrepreneurs to promote rural-oriented businesses. Under the programme of Rural Business Hubs, activities including production of compressed bricks and natural food nutrient products, including spirulina, will be carried out. Also planned are establishment of Internet kiosks and biomass energy plants. Auroville Foundation, near Puducherry, will provide the panchayats with technical expertise for making spirulina and bricks. It has agreed to buy back spirulina, according to `Americai' V. Narayanan, an adviser to the Union Ministry of Panchayat Raj. Besides the Ministries of Panchayat Raj and Youth Affairs and Sports, the district administration and the Gandhigram Rural University will play the role of facilitators for the two events. M. Balasubramanian, Director of the Nehru Yuva Kendra in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, says the Abhiyan has been launched in Haryana, Punjab and Manipur. The next State to be covered is Kerala. The Hindu Tamil Nadu - Chennai Sunday, Feb 25, 2007
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