Vellore Corporation had identified three community halls at the newly added areas of Virupatchipuram, Palavasathu and Allapuram, to lease it out on contract.

The identified community halls are located at Punniyakodi Mudaliyar Street, Bharathiyar Nagar and Thirukural Nagar belonging to Zone-3  of the corporation.

These community halls were originally maintained by the previous local bodies when Virupatchipuram and Palavansathu were village panchayats and allapuram was a town panchayat.

After the areas were added to the Vellore Corporation one-and-a-half years ago, the former local bodies had handed over the facilities to the corporation. These areas were divided into ward 41, 42 and 44 of the Corporation at present.

“The facilities are not being maintained by the Corporation, the local residents are maintaining and using them as of now,” Councillor of ward 44, G Shanmugam said.

The Corporation has now planned to invite tenders to maintain the facilities for three years. A resolution in this connection was passed at the recently held Corporation council meeting.