The Legal Metrology Circle 2 inspector office has started functioning at the Kolenchery Mini Civil Station, reducing the need for auto-rickshaw workers, traders and businesses in Kunnathunad and nearby areas to travel to Perumbavoor for verification and stamping services.
The office was inaugurated by V.P. Sajeendran, MLA, who also flagged off a verification camp for auto-rickshaw fare meters. The new facility will provide access to services related to the inspection and stamping of measuring and weighing instruments within the area covered by the circle.
Until now, the Circle 2 inspector office was functioning from the Mini Civil Station in Perumbavoor. Auto-rickshaw workers, traders and industrial establishments from the Kunnathunad region and surrounding areas depended on that office for the verification and stamping of equipment and fare meters.
The jurisdiction of the new office includes Vengola, Kizhakkambalam, Kunnathunad, Pallikkara, Pattimattom, Mazhuvannoor, Aikaranad, Puthrika, Puthencruz and Thiruvaniyoor. The areas include a mix of residential settlements, commercial activity and industrial establishments, making access to measurement-related regulatory services relevant to both workers and businesses.
Legal Metrology authorities are responsible for ensuring that instruments used for measuring and weighing are inspected and officially stamped. For auto-rickshaw operators, fare-meter verification is linked to the accuracy of the instrument used to calculate passenger charges. For traders and industries, verification and stamping apply to the measuring and weighing equipment used in commercial transactions.
The new office places these services within the Kunnathunad area instead of requiring applicants to travel to Perumbavoor. The department said the arrangement would address the difficulty faced by workers and businesses that had depended on the Perumbavoor office for these requirements.
Legal Metrology Central Zone Joint Controller P. Sreenivas, Deputy Controllers N.C. Santhosh and S. Bimal, Assistant Controllers K.D. Nishad and K.M. Mohammed Ismail, district panchayat member Sujith Paul and other local representatives attended the inauguration and spoke at the event.
