http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/2382011/E-paper-46.jpg

source: MRR/TP

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Trichy budget 2011-2012 (http://trichycorporation.gov.in/doc/BUDGET2011-2012.pdf)

56 buses to KBM division...
What about Trichy?
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=24537%20&%20section=6

The divisional railway manager of the Tiruchirappalli division of the Southern Railway, P V Vaidialingam on Thursday inaugurated computerised ticket counters for the first time at the 142-year-old Palakkarai railway station in Trichy town. Until now, the station issued only tickets printed on cards.

Passengers had also appealed to the railways that all trains passing through the station must halt there.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Computerised-ticketing-at-Palakkarai-railway-station/articleshow/9746105.cms

ராக்போர்ட் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில் மீண்டும் திருச்சியில் இருந்து எப்போது இயக்கப்படும் என கேட்டதற்கு ரயில்வே கோட்ட மேல £ளர் வைத்தியலிங்கம் பதிலளித்தார்.

ஸ்ரீரங்கம் ஸ்ரீமத் ஆண் டவன் கலைஅறிவியல் கல்லூரியில் மனித உரிமை கருத்தரங்கு இன்று காலை துவங்கியது. கல்லூரி தாளாளர் கஸ்தூரி ரங்கன் த¬ லமை தாங்கினார். முதல்வர் சிவசுப்பிரமணியன் வரவேற்றார். கல்லூரி டீன் ராமமூர்த்தி கருத்தரங்கின் நோக்கம் குறித்து பேசினார்.திருச்சி கோட்ட ரயில்வே மேலாளர் வைத்தியலிங்கம் கருத்தரங்கை துவக்கி வைத்து பேசியதாவது: உலகிலேயே இந்தியாவில் தான் அதிகளவில் 17 ஆயிரம் ரயில்கள் இயக்கப்படுகிறது. இதில் சரக்கு ரயில்கள் 5 ஆயிரம். மீதமுள்ள 12 ஆயிரம் ரயில்களில் ஆண்டுக்கு 820 கோடி மக்கள் பயணிக்கிறார்கள். நாள் ஒன்றுக்கு இரண்டரை கோடி மக்கள் பயணிக்கிறார்கள்.

கடந்த 10 ஆண்டில் விலைவாசி அதிகளவில் உயர்ந்திருந்தாலும் ரயிலில் பயணிகள் கட்டம் உயர்த்தப்படவில்லை. மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகளுக்கு ரயிலில் பல்வேறு வசதிகள் செய்து தரப்பட்டுள்ளது. மனித உரிமைகள் மீறல் இதிகாசம், புராண காலங்கள் முதல் இருக்கிறது. மனித உரிமை மீறல் அதிகரிக்கும்போது பல்வேறு அவதாரங்கள் உலகில் அவதரித்து மனித உரிமைகள் காப்பாற்றப்பட்டு உள்ளது. பிறர் நம்மை எப்படி மதிக்க வேண்டும் என நாம் எதிர்பார்க்கிறோமோ அதுபோல நாமும் பிறரை மதிக்கவேண்டும் என்றார்.

கூட்டத்தில் அகில் இந்திய வானொலி நிலைய முன்னளர் டைரக்டர் கணேசன் மற்றும் பலர் பேசினர். இந்த கருத்தரங்கு நாளையும் நடைபெறுகிறது.நிகழ்ச்சிக்கு பின்னர் கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்தியலிங்கம் அளித்த பேட்டி: மலைக்கோட்டை ரயிலை திருச்சியில் இருந்து இயக்கவேண்டும் என்ற திருச்சி மக்களின் கோரிக்கையை மிக அழுத்தமாக பரிந்துரை செய்திருக்கிறோம். தஞ்சை மெயின் லைனில் தனி ரயில் இயக்கபடுமேயானால் ராக்போர்ட் ரயில் திருச்சியில் இருந்து இயக்கப்படும். பிச்சாண்டார்கோவில் ரயில்வே கேட்டில் சுரங்கப்பாதை அமைப்பது குறித்து ரயில்வே கட்டுமானத்துறைக்கு பரிந்துரை செய்து ஆவண செய்யப்படும் என்றார்.

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/08/26/20110826c_004107017.htm

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Divisional Railway Manager says Rockfort will be restored to Trichy only after introduction of dedicated train in the Mainline.

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Divisional Railway Manager says Rockfort will be restored to Trichy only after introduction of dedicated train in the Mainline.

Just an hour visit and orders couple of days before is making a remarkable change in palakkarai station. Thus their thought can make anything happen but the problem lies in their thought.

Existing Master Plan for corporation.

http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/masterplan_details/No_Page/corporationarea_existinglanduse.jpg

Proposed M.P for corporation.

http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/masterplan_details/No_Page/corporationarea_proposed2011.jpg

existing M.P for UA

http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/masterplan_details/No_Page/otherthancorporationarea_existing2003.jpg

Proposed M.P for UA

www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/masterplan_details/No_Page/otherthancorporationarea_proposed2011.jpg

www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/masterplandetails.htm

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Palakkarai railway station all set for a facelift


Palakkarai railway station, located just three kilometres away from the headquarters of the Tiruchi Railway Division, is proving to be an eyesore. The railway station is lacking all basic facilities, much to the disappointment of the commuters.

Despite being close to Tiruchi Junction, a model station with various facilities, the station is bereft of basic amenities. Tiruchiites in general and the travelling public in particular were disappointed that Palakkarai station, which falls in the Tiruchi – Karur broad gauge section, was not having computerised tickets issuing facility.

Only passenger trains halt in this station and tickets are issued manually. There is no waiting hall for the passengers and no proper seating arrangements both in the station building and on the platforms.

Absence of drinking water facility and the poor condition of the approach road leading to the station has to be seen to be believed. The railway track along the station is used for open defecation by the nearby slum residents.

All these are likely to change soon as the station is poised for a facelift, thanks to the surprise visit by the Divisional Railway Manager P.V. Vaidialingam accompanied by heads of the various departments to Palakkarai recently.

Mr. Vaidialingam and his team, comprising heads of civil, electrical, telecommunication, commercial and medical departments besides Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, were taken aback by the poor condition prevailing at the station during their visit.

As an immediate sequel to the surprise inspection, a computerised unreserved ticketing system (UTS) for issuing tickets was introduced in the station within 72 hours following a directive from the DRM.

A host of measures have been planned by the railway authorities to improve amenities. One among them is to convert the badly damaged approach road leading to the station into a concrete one soon. In the absence of a waiting hall at the station, the existing storeroom is proposed to be widened and converted into a waiting hall for the passengers.

The railway has also planned to extend the ticketing area as a concourse by shifting the storeroom. Proper seating arrangements will be provided not only in the concourse but also in the platforms. Work order has already been issued and the project will commence shortly, Mr. Vaidialingam told The Hindu .

Following the installation of a water tank at the concourse area, railway authorities have written to the Tiruchi Corporation to provide drinking water connection to the station at the earliest. Temporary arrangements have been made for the supply of drinking water. Instructions have also been given to close the walls near the station through which residents from the nearby slums sneak inside and ease themselves on the railway track posing health hazard and endangering their lives as well.

Steps would be initiated to construct public toilets in the slums in order to address this problem, Mr. Vaidialingam said. The old station building would be spruced up, he added.

The Train Travellers Welfare Association has been consistently pleading for giving the Palakkarai station a facelift, its general secretary M. Lourduraj said while welcoming the measures that were proposed to be taken by the railways soon. He appealed to the railways to halt the Tiruchi – Palakkad passenger train at Palakkarai station. The railways should accord equal emphasis to Tiruchi Town station too by creating additional facilities there, he added.

THE FOLLOWING DETAILS TAKEN FROM TRICHY MASTER PLAN WEBSITE.

TRICHY MASTER PLAN APPROVED IN 2009 & EFFECTIVE FROM 2011.

TRICHY MASTER PLAN - RING ROAD FOR 80KM @COST OF 177 CRORES.

http://www.trichy.tn.nic.in/tlpa/masterplandetails.htm

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source-Trichyfan/TP

http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/highways.pdf

Trichy's ROB/RUB U/C

1. Lalgudi - 20.50crores
2. LC no. 248 Trichy - 26.5 crores
3. Manaparrai - 20.60 crores
4. Crawford - 28.58crores


327.91crores, 13 more ROB/RUB finds in the approval list.

http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/highways.pdf

Trichy's ROB/RUB U/C

1. Lalgudi - 20.50crores
2. LC no. 248 Trichy - 26.5 crores
3. Manaparrai - 20.60 crores
4. Crawford - 28.58crores


327.91crores, 13 more ROB/RUB finds in the approval list.

Hope Trichy Junction ROB(multilevel flyover) and Thiruvanai koil ROB is included.

THE FOLLOWING DETAILS TAKEN FROM TRICHY MASTER PLAN WEBSITE.

TRICHY MASTER PLAN APPROVED IN 2009 & EFFECTIVE FROM 2011.

TRICHY MASTER PLAN - RING ROAD FOR 80KM @COST OF 177 CRORES.

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/1259/capture4lm.jpg

source-Trichyfan/TP

I guess of the 80KM ring road, nearly 40KM of semi-ring road connecting Thuvakkudi-Mathur-Panjapur-Poongudi-Jeeyapuram is being executed as part of the NHAI four laning project.Not sure how the other half of the ring road connecting Jeeyapuram-Samayapuram-Thuvakkudi will be executed.

I guess of the 80KM ring road, nearly 40KM of semi-ring road connecting Thuvakkudi-Mathur-Panjapur-Poongudi-Jeeyapuram is being executed as part of the NHAI four laning project.Not sure how the other half of the ring road connecting Jeeyapuram-Samayapuram-Thuvakkudi will be executed.

I think it is not possible as of now for the other half as they need to construct bridges over Cauvery and Kollidam which will cost huge amount of rupees.

For Chathram, going gets rough even after decades

But for certain improvements carried out in fits and starts, the Chathram satellite bus stand in the city has seen little development over the past two decades.

Though the bus stand was officially recognised only in 2005, it has been in existence for over three decades. And down the years, it has been characterised by heavy congestion for want of space for manoeuvrability, poor amenities for passengers and unhygienic conditions.

Located in the old city area and surrounded by educational institutions and business establishments, the ‘D' category bus stand is being used by thousands of commuters, especially school and college students, every day.

It is also the terminus for a large number of town buses operating in the city.

Though it is a terminus for mofussil buses operating to Perambalur, Ariyalur and a few other northern destinations, these buses continue to operate from the roadside without even proper shelters for the passengers.

The bus stand itself got a roof only a couple of years back, when the Corporation after long years of representation decided to put up a translucent shelter.

The Corporation has now embarked on a project to replace them with corrugated aluminium sheets as the PVC roofing was prone for damages. Work has been completed on one portion of the bus stand and is underway in the other half.

According to Corporation sources, the work has been taken up at a cost of about Rs.1.50 crore.

The project included provision of lighting, pavement blocks and passenger seats at the bus stand.

Pointing out that the bus stand is heavily cramped for space, N.Ramakrishnan, convenor, Federation of Welfare Organisations of Tiruchi, says that the Corporation should first revoke the permission for petty shops functioning inside the bus stand.

“When you do not have adequate space for buses, where is the need for shops inside the bus stand? Passengers waiting inside have to move around to give way to the buses. Shop-keepers do not permit passengers to stand in front of their shops and at times even abuse them. The Corporation has to take a bold decision to decide whether they need shops are space for buses inside the bus stand. All petty shops should be removed” he says.

Mr.Ramakrishnan also suggests streamlining the bus halts for various routes inside the bus stand so that commuters waiting for buses (with less frequency) to the outskirts of the city could be accommodate under the new shelter being erected now. Halts for buses operating on the Palakkarai, Thillai Nagar and Woraiyur routes could be shifted out as the frequency on these routes are very high and the buses move out every minute. Many passengers using the bus stand point to the unhygienic conditions and demand improvements to the toilets and better seating arrangements.

The city bus halts outside the bus stand for buses operating towards Srirangam on the St.Joseph's College side and those in the opposite side near the Shrimati Indira Gandhi College should be streamlined and regulated to help smooth flow of traffic. Haphazard parking of buses with commercial complexes all around make for dangerous traffic conditions in and around the bus stand.

There is plan to develop industrial corridors in North, west and south TN. Only region left out is the central region.

We can press this demand to our CM to make Trichy - Perambalur or Trichy - Viralimalai or Tiruchi - Pudukottai or Trichy - Thanjavur to declare as Industrial corridor which will promote industrial development in Trichy and central distrists.

There is plan to develop industrial corridors in North, west and south TN. Only region left out is the central region.

We can press this demand to our CM to make Trichy - Perambalur or Trichy - Viralimalai or Tiruchi - Pudukottai or Trichy - Thanjavur to declare as Industrial corridor which will promote industrial development in Trichy and central distrists.

Yes indeed. In fact, all the 4 corridors mentioned are already developing fast on setting up new industries and educational institutions.

Cheers,
Raj

The police have announced the following traffic diversions in the city from 3 p.m. on Saturday (September 3) in view of the Vinayagar Chathurthi rallies scheduled for the day:

All buses entering the city from Chennai, Salem and Namakkal routes will be diverted at the Samayapuram Tollgate to go via the New Checkpost, Chennai By-pass Road, Palpannai Traffic Island, TVS Tollgate, Mannarpuram and Aristo Traffic Island to reach the Central Bus Stand. In the return direction, the buses will have to go via Williams Road, Mutherayar Statue, Head Post Office, TVS Tollgate and the Chennai By-pass Road.

Buses entering the city from Thuraiyur, Ariyalur, Perambalur and Cuddalore will be diverted at the Samayapuram Tollgate to go via the Chennai By-pass Road, TVS Tollgate, Head Post Office, Mutherayar Statue, MGR Statue, Puthur Four Road Junction and Woraiyur to reach the Chathram Bus Stand. In the return direction, they should go via Karur By-pass Road, KT Junction, Shastri Road, Anna Nagar Uzhavar Sandhai, TVS Tollgate and Chennai By-pass Road.

All town buses entering the city from Lalgudi, Samayapuram, Manachanallur and Vathalai will be halted at Mambazhasalai. The buses would operate from the same point in the return direction and go via Amma Mandapam and Gandhi Road.

Town buses to Srirangam from Chathram Bus Stand would go via Mainguard Gate, West Boulevard Road, Thanjavur Road, Palppannai, Chennai By-pass Road, Kumbakonathan Salai, Thiruvanaikovil Main Road to reach Srirangam. In the return direction, they should go via Gandhi Road, Thiruvanaikovil, Chennai By-pass Road, TVS Tollgate, Head Post Office, Puthur and Thillai Nagar.

Town buses operating on the Tiruverambur-Chathram Bus Stand route will be diverted at Ariyamangalam to go via the Chennai By-pass Road, TVS Tollgate, Head Post Office, Thillai Nagar and Karur By-pass Road. The buses will be operated on the same route in the return direction also.

Heavy vehicles from Coimbatore and Karur routes to Thanjavur and Pudukottai will be diverted at Kulithalai Cauvery bridge to go via Musiri, Tollgate, Coleroon new bridge, Cauvery bridge, Chennai Bypass road, Palpannai roundabout to reach Thanjavur and Pudukottai Highways.

Heavy vehicles bound for Karur from Thanjavur, Pudukottai and Madurai would be diverted at TVS Tollgate to go via Chennai By-pass Road, Samayapuram Tollgate and Musiri. Traffic diversions would be enforced as required at the time of processions.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2416512.ece

56 buses to KBM division...
What about Trichy?
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=24537%20&%20section=6

Srirangam to Rameshwaram - Daily night 8:45pm

Srirangam to Sriperumbudur - Daily night 9pm

Srirangam to Srimushnam - Daily morning 6:45am

Trichy to Veerapur

Thiruvanaikovil to Central bus stand

source: Dinamalar Aug 28,2011 - Trichy edition

திருவெறும்பூர், செப். 2: திருவெறும்பூர் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் போதிய அடிப்படை வசதிகள் இல்லாததால், ரயில் பயணிகள் பெரும் அவதிக்குள்ளாகி வருகின்றனர்.

திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தில் தொழில்சாலைகள் அதிகம் உள்ள பகுதி திருவெறும்பூர். இந்தப் பகுதியில் பொதுத் துறை நிறுவனமான பெல் நிறுவனம், துப்பாக்கி தொழில்சாலை, தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பப் பூங்கா, திருச்சி தேசிய தொழில்நுட்பக் கழகம் மற்றும் 500-க்கும் மேற்பட்ட தனியார் தொழில்சாலைகள், அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் கல்லூரிகள் உள்ளன.

திருவெறும்பூர் ரயில் நிலையத்தின் வழியாக திருச்சி, திருநெல்வேலி, தஞ்சை, கும்பகோணம், திருவாரூர், நாகப்பட்டினம், வேளாங்கண்ணி, மயிலாடுதுறை, சிதம்பரம், சென்னை, மைசூர், ஈரோடு, சேலம், கோவை உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு பகுதிகளுக்கு ரயில்கள் சென்று வருகின்றன. திருவெறும்பூர் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் போதிய அடிப்படை வசதிகள் இல்லாததால், ரயில் நிலையத்துக்கு வரும் பயணிகள் பெரும் அவதிக்குள்ளாகின்றனர்.

ரயில் நிலையத்தின் பிரதான நுழைவு வாயில் அருகே இருபுறமும் இறைச்சிக் கடைகள் உள்ளன. அந்தக் கடைகளில் மிஞ்சும் இறைச்சிக் கழிவுகளை தண்டவாளம் அருகே கொட்டுகின்றனர்.

மேலும், ரயில் நிலையத்தில் குடிநீர், கழிப்பறை வசதிகள் சரிவரப் பராமரிக்கப்படுவதில்லை. எப்போதும், கழிப்பறைகள் பூட்டியே வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

நான்கு நடைமேடைகளைக் கொண்ட இந்த ரயில் நிலையம், தற்போது இரண்டு நடைமேடைகளை மட்டுமே பயன்படுத்தும் நிலை உள்ளது. பயன்படுத்தப்படாத நடைமேடைகளில் மின் விளக்குகள் எரிவதில்லை. இதனால், விஷ ஜந்துகள் நடமாட்டம் அதிகம் உள்ளது.

இந்த ரயில் நிலையத்தில் காத்திருப்போர் அறை கிடையாது. அதேபோல, போதிய வாகன நிறுத்தங்கள் இல்லாததால், வாகனங்களை திறந்த வெளியிலேயே நிறுத்த வேண்டிய நிலை உள்ளது.

4-வது நடைமேடைக்குச் செல்ல நடை மேம்பாலம் இல்லாததால், ரயில் பயணிகள் தண்டவாளத்தைக் கடந்துதான் செல்ல வேண்டும். அவ்வாறு செல்லும் போது, விபத்துகள் ஏற்படவும் வாய்ப்புள்ளது. இந்த பிரச்னைகள் குறித்து பொதுமக்கள், ரயில் பயணிகள், சமூக ஆர்வலர்கள் எனப் பல்வேறு தரப்பினரும் ரயில்வே நிர்வாகத்திடம் கோரிக்கை விடுத்தும் பயனில்லை.

இதுகுறித்து ரயில் பயணிகள் கூறியது:

திருவெறும்பூர் ரயில் நிலையத்துக்கு வர வேண்டும் என்றால், முதலில் கழிவு நீரையும், அங்குள்ள இறைச்சிக் கடைகளையும் கடந்துதான் வர வேண்டும்.

இந்த ரயில் நிலையத்தில் குடிநீர், கழிப்பறை, மின் விளக்கு உள்ளிட்டவற்றை போதிய அளவில் பராமரிக்காததால், ரயிலுக்காகக் காத்திருக்கும் பயணிகள் மிகுந்த அவதிக்குள்ளாகின்றனர். மேலும், 4-வது நடைமேடைக்குச் செல்ல நடை மேம்பாலம் இல்லாததால், தண்டவாளத்தைக் கடந்து செல்ல வேண்டிய அவல நிலை உள்ளது. இதனால், பயணிகள் ரயிலில் அடிபட்டு உயிரிழக்கும் சம்பவங்களும் அவ்வப்போது நிகழ்கின்றன.

இதேபோல, 1, 2-வது நடைமேடைகள் போதிய பராமரிப்பின்றி உள்ளதால், அங்கு முள் செடிகள் முளைத்துள்ளன.

மேலும், இந்த ரயில் நிலையத்தில் புத்தக மற்றும் செய்தித்தாள் கடைகள், கேண்டீன் வசதி உள்ளிட்டவற்றை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும்.

எனவே, திருவெறும்பூர் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் போதிய அடிப்படை வசதிகளைச் செய்து தர ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்றனர் ரயில் பயணிகள்

source:TP

With the Anna Stadium in the city all set for getting a synthetic athletics track, the long felt need of the sports fraternity in Tiruchi is poised for fruition.

The announcement made by C.Ve.Shanmugam, Minister for School Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, in the Assembly recently that an eight-lane synthetic athletics track with floodlights would be established in Tiruchi, has brought cheers to the athletics community of the district.

“It has been our yearning for a long time and we are thankful to the State government,” said N.Annavi, former international high jumper and secretary, Tiruchi District Athletics Association.

The synthetic athletics track in Tiruchi will be the fourth in the State after Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai. Mr.Annavi observed that the facility, once in place, would be of immense benefit to young athletes. “We have highly talented athletes who have done well at different levels. Though they usually go to Madurai or Chennai to practise in synthetic tracks for a couple of weeks before the commencement of an event they have been winning medals consistently.” Mr.Annavi, a former high jump national record holder, felt that the synthetic track would help in the hosting of prestigious events and inspire more youngsters to take up athletics. The flood lights, he said, would enable athletes to practice late in the evening. Welcoming the State government's decision, Olympian P.Subramanian said that synthetic athletics track would benefit not only Tiruchi athletes but also those in the neighbouring districts.

“Apart from the eight lanes, a couple of practice lanes should also be laid,” added Mr.Subramanian, who represented the country in 200 metre sprint in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Promising high jumper Nikhil Chittarasu, an employee of Southern Railway, Tiruchi division, is excited about Tiruchi getting a synthetic track. “It will be a boon for athletes like me aspiring to make it big in the international arena,” said Nikhil, who represented the country in last year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

A synthetic hockey turf of international standard has already been created at the Anna Stadium complex, which also has a football ground, swimming pool, gymnasium and a sports hostel. More sports facilities are coming up.

The construction of a multipurpose indoor stadium is nearing completion. It can host a range of events including basketball, volleyball, badminton and handball with a capacity to accommodate nearly 2,000 spectators.

A squash court is coming up at the sprawling stadium and first phase of the works have been completed. The synthetic surface for the tennis courts in the stadium is on the anvil. Once the projects are completed, Tiruchi will rank among cities with best sports facilities in the State.

Motorists, residents grapple to ride gaping manholes out

While the government's decision to extend the underground sewer network to uncovered areas in the city has been widely welcomed, residents in some parts of the city also seek rectifications to problems in the existing sewer lines, especially the overflowing manholes in various parts of the city.

Overflowing, over-sized and gaping manholes are a common sight in different parts of the city. All of them were built under the Tiruchi-Srirangam-Golden Rock underground drainage scheme sanctioned under the National River Conservation Programme. The project, executed by TWAD Board, was completed a few years ago.

While the project drew flak from the residents over its slow pace of execution then, the poor design, especially with respect to the manholes, have caused permanent problems to residents and motorists. In several places, the manholes stand a clear two feet high from the road level posing a severe threat to motorists, especially two-wheeler riders.

Though officers then said that the manholes were deliberately kept higher so as to allow an increase in the level of the roads after imminent relaying, motorists point out that the structures are so high that it could take years to raise the road level to the height of the manholes.

The size of the a huge manhole near traffic signal at the St.John's Vestry Anglo Indian School traffic island and a few others along the Collector Office Road are glaring examples.

Residents in different parts of the city also point out that some of the manholes are badly covered with stone slabs instead of proper covers.

A couple of manholes on the service lane along the Thennur road over bridge have only huge stones as covers with gaping holes, posing a threat to unwary motorists and children.

In several other places, Corporation sanitary workers could often be seen engaged in repair works on manholes, overflowing apparently due to blocks. For instance, the manholes along the McDonald's Road are perennially overflowing despite repeated efforts by the Corporation to repair the problem.

The problem has turned acute in recent days with some of the manholes on the road remaining under repair for several days. Similarly, a few around the Central Bus Stand also overflow repeatedly, especially after rains.

“The Corporation or the TWAD Board officials should find a permanent solution to the problem as it poses a major headache for local residents and motorists,” says R.Gopal, a city resident.

With the TWAD Board engaged in preparing detailed project report for the extension of the underground drainage scheme to the omitted areas, in three phases, this is the right time for the Corporation to press for repairs to the existing sewer lines, says a senior Corporation councillor.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2425638.ece

* Feasibility report will be prepared for Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy monorail

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* Feasibility report will be prepared for Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy monorail

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Feasibility report is an start only. We have to wait till any further steps in this regard after its submission.

Cross posting from Indian Railways thread

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When i inquired about Rock Fort express restoration to a Loco Pilot (Engine driver), he said it likely to happen once SR introduce the Mannai express.

And the person behind this hurdle is none other than our so called MP from Tanjore.

So now SR is getting ready to introduce Mannai exp. and can we expect RF restoration atleast now?

Image - CC : Ganie / Tanjore

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The Tiruchi Railway Division has put into service a new tower wagon for prompt restoration of overhead equipment failures.

A self-propelled rail vehicle, the tower wagon, has been acquired at a cost of Rs.1.2 crore for preventive as well as break down maintenance of overhead electrical equipment of electrified tracks. The vehicle will improve the reliability and help in prompt restoration of overhead equipment failures, a Southern Railway press release here said.

It has got a pantograph as well as a swivelling platform on the roof of the wagon. The swivelling platforms can be raised up to 6.15 metres and can be rotated to enable the staff to reach the height of the overhead electrical equipment, to carry out the works, the release added.

source: MRR/TP

The BHEL Small Industries' Association (BHELSIA) has impressed upon the Tamil Nadu Small Industries' Development Corporation Limited, the urgency to set right the roads in the Thuvakkudi and other industrial estates in Mathur and Tiruverambur.

At the Thuvakudi industrial estate, the association has carried out temporary works like filling pot-holes and constructing a couple of culverts at a cost of Rs.9 lakh.

But, with the rainy season ahead, the road repair works need to be carried out in a comprehensive way.

Meeting

At a meeting with the TANSIDCO Chairman and Managing Director Mohan Pyare here on Saturday, the BHELSIA urged him to expedite the proposal it had submitted for relaying the road at a cost of Rs. 15 crore.

As per the proposal, the BHELSIA would cough up with margin money to the tune of 15 to 20 per cent, and the rest would be invested by the Central and State governments, according to the Association president Rajappa Rajkumar.

The association will meet Mr. Mohan Pyare in Chennai again next week to pursue the proposal, he said.

The BHELSIA also requested the TANSIDCO at the meeting to enable industrialists in the plots allotted to them in Vazhavandankottai industrial estate to acquire sale deeds.

There are about 40 industries in the estate, and those who had gone into partnerships are in dire need of the sale deed specifying change of names to register their units as ancillaries to BHEL and obtain bank loans.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2445852.ece

A bus stand for Thuvakudi has remained elusive for several years now, much to the consternation of the residents of the Grade III Municipality.

A small open space devoid of amenities in less than half an acre is what remains now without even a modicum of shelter for passengers. Not surprisingly, buses choose to avoid the spot as a chunk of the existing space that is not enough to accommodate even two to three buses at a given point of time is utilised by the surrounding shops for parking of their vehicles. Also, waste water is let into the open causing a slushy condition.

A large part of the space meant for the bus stand that used to function on a nearly seven acre expanse has been encroached over the decade. Owners of shops at the encroached part, who had secured a stay order to pre-empt eviction, have begun to feel the heat.

Since the stay order has reportedly been vacated, the Municipality now has an opportunity to get a full-fledged bus stand established.

Buses are being operated to additional destinations like Keeranur and Iluppur, and the absence of a bus stand has indeed caused enormous difficulty, the Muncipality Chairman E.Kayambu agrees. According to him, the onus is on the National Highways Authority of India to retrieve the encroached part for construction of the bus stand.

The municipality has in its ambit nearly 300 ancillary units of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi, Government Polytechnic College, and the State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology.

The number of workers using the bus stand has been rising by the day. Being the most industrialised part in Tiruchi district, the municipality with 21 wards on a 14.5 square kilometre, witnesses proliferation of residential localities.

Following the four-laning of the Tiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway, buses mostly stop and turn around at the spot where a road branches off to Vazhavandankottai. “This practice has added to disarray. Accidents occur frequently at the spot,” said R.Natarajan, a CPI (M) Councillor.

Now that the rainy season has started, the municipality should lose no time in establishing a temporary shelter and toilet facilities for the convenience of thousands of workers using the facility, he emphasised.

The scope for fast-paced action is bleak since the government is due to announce elections to the local bodies. Abdul Kareem, a shop keeper, appeared reconciled to an endless wait.

Nevertheless, he, like others, has not lost hope.

As he, like others, believe that the main contestants will compete in highlighting the poll plank of establishing the bus stand at the earliest.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2446217.ece

I was there in trichy yesterday. Few points which i noted..

1. Few new city buses. Old buses were more.
2. Noticed Two vestibules in Trichy-Viralimalai route around 8.30 to 8.45 PM. Both had <20 passengers. At the same time buses inside the city was more crowded. They can divert some of these buses to run inside the city rather than running empty.
3. Didnt liked the green livery for city buses. For sure they wont change this and we can expect more green livery.
4. Two UDs of VPM was waiting and Three 3X2 of VPMs were also waiting to start their trip to chennai.
5. Just one bus(Inturn a UD) of TNSTC-Trichy was standing. It was little bit crowded.
6. Saw a TNSTC-VPM Volvo towards chennai when i was going to a place called Toll gate. He driven the bus like a 2 wheeler. Did a "S" turn and overtook few buses.
7. Noticed one VPM built bus registered under Nellai(TN72 N 1611) was waiting to depart to Thiruvannamalai.

Hope Trichy will get more new buses from the recent allotment.

Returned back to madurai in a NON STOP service of Pudhukottai region's Trichy depot. Worst NON STOP i have used in this route. Normally none of the 1 to 1 or NS services stop for a break. This guy stopped and wasted 10 mins in a worst motel. That motel guy charged Rs.20 for Aquafina(MRP Rs.15) and Rs.15 for Mini coke. Bus Reg No is TN55 N 0 725(Originally stickered as Trichy-Rameshwaram via KKDI, Devakottai, Ramnad).

I was there in trichy yesterday. Few points which i noted..

1. Few new city buses. Old buses were more.
2. Noticed Two vestibules in Trichy-Viralimalai route around 8.30 to 8.45 PM. Both had <20 passengers. At the same time buses inside the city was more crowded. They can divert some of these buses to run inside the city rather than running empty.
3. Didnt liked the green livery for city buses. For sure they wont change this and we can expect more green livery.

Hope Trichy will get more new buses from the recent allotment.


Hi Dhandapani,

Good observations! I too visited Trichy last month. The city seems to have got least number of new city buses since 2008. Over the last 3 years, the number of new city buses is about 20 at the max. Majority of them are city buses introduced in 2004-2007 or converted mofussil buses (2002-2006).

The city buses are not in too bad condition, but they can introduce many new services which is the need of hour. Also, one additional depot on PDKT road is a must.


Returned back to madurai in a NON STOP service of Pudhukottai region's Trichy depot. Worst NON STOP i have used in this route. Normally none of the 1 to 1 or NS services stop for a break. This guy stopped and wasted 10 mins in a worst motel. That motel guy charged Rs.20 for Aquafina(MRP Rs.15) and Rs.15 for Mini coke. Bus Reg No is TN55 N 0 725(Originally stickered as Trichy-Rameshwaram via KKDI, Devakottai, Ramnad).

I have seen this bus too. TNSTC PDKT's Trichy depot runs services to NGL, Tiruchendur besides Villupuram and Karur!

Cheers,
Raj

1. Few new city buses. Old buses were more.

Few years back more SLF's were introduced but at minimum rate of 2.50 Rs. But in other cities the minimum fare was 5 Rs. So problem arised and they were transfered for TN 32 remodeled muffsal buses and new busses were given now and then to new routes only.

2. Noticed Two vestibules in Trichy-Viralimalai route around 8.30 to 8.45 PM. Both had <20 passengers. At the same time buses inside the city was more crowded. They can divert some of these buses to run inside the city rather than running empty.

These buses find difficult in going through city routes and hence they run to long distance places like Keeranur, Viralimalai, HAPP, Thogamalai, Thuvakudi, Ponmalai. And this bus is mostly used by daily wage laboures, as yesterday was sunday so there may be no rush. I have seen around 40 guys hanging in footboard in peak houres.

3. Didnt liked the green livery for city buses. For sure they wont change this and we can expect more green livery.

For long time most of the city busses are in green livery only few differ.

Hope Trichy will get more new buses from the recent allotment.

Hope some SLF's introduced like in Madurai and Kovai but JNNURUM was canceled for trichy. Can STC's inroduce these buses?

Was this posted earlier here ? Then please ignore.

State Express Transport Corporation has invited tenders for development of bus terminal-cum-commercial complex at Trichy on PPP basis. The project site is located at an attractive location right in the heart of the town, on the road connecting the existing central bus terminal and Trichy railway station. The area of the plot is 2,465 sq. mts with an FSI of 1.5 and the estimated cost of the project is Rs. 8 crores. The developer will have rights to develop, operate and maintain the commercial complex in the area for a period of 30 years after which the project assets will be transferred back to the Corporation.

The tenders could be procured at the SETC office at the address provided below:
The Managing Director
State Express Transport Corporation
Head Office, Tiruvalluvar House,
New Metropolitan Transport Corporation
2, Pallavan Salai, Chennai – 600 002.
Ph: 044-25366351

Was this posted earlier here ? Then please ignore.

[B]State Express Transport Corporation has invited tenders for development of bus terminal-cum-commercial complex at Trichy on PPP basis.

Can you please say when the tender was called. The mentioned location is the old TTC bus stand where few structures are demolished few years back for upgradetion, and no works caried out then. Now the place has SETC booking counter and a petrol pump and some transpost office/recidence. And a large land is kept useless.

Was this posted earlier here ? Then please ignore.

State Express Transport Corporation has invited tenders for development of bus terminal-cum-commercial complex at Trichy on PPP basis. The project site is located at an attractive location right in the heart of the town, on the road connecting the existing central bus terminal and Trichy railway station. The area of the plot is 2,465 sq. mts with an FSI of 1.5 and the estimated cost of the project is Rs. 8 crores. The developer will have rights to develop, operate and maintain the commercial complex in the area for a period of 30 years after which the project assets will be transferred back to the Corporation.

The tenders could be procured at the SETC office at the address provided below:
The Managing Director
State Express Transport Corporation
Head Office, Tiruvalluvar House,
New Metropolitan Transport Corporation
2, Pallavan Salai, Chennai – 600 002.
Ph: 044-25366351

I guess RFQ was posted couple of years back.Not sure about the current status of the project though.

Here is the proposed model

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Can you please say when the tender was called. The mentioned location is the old TTC bus stand where few structures are demolished few years back for upgradetion, and no works caried out then. Now the place has SETC booking counter and a petrol pump and some transpost office/recidence. And a large land is kept useless.

Yes, it will come up in the old TTC bus stand only.

Can you please say when the tender was called. The mentioned location is the old TTC bus stand where few structures are demolished few years back for upgradetion, and no works caried out then. Now the place has SETC booking counter and a petrol pump and some transpost office/recidence. And a large land is kept useless.

For more details please refer to the advertisement published by SETC in leading news papers on July 10, 2011.

When this terminal was operational, there were some confusions...
some SETC starts from this terminal... SETC buses from South reached Central Bus stand and they did not come to this terminal. so passengers need to go here and there to get seats..

IMO,
Either they should make this terminal full fledged one where all the SETC should come here only and they can construct SETC Depot too.
(or)
SETC can lease this to TNSTC-Trichy to operate town bus alone.. lot of city buses are parked on road side on Central bus stand causing traffic chaos..

^^
I assume this will be dedicated SETC bus terminal.

I guess RFQ was posted couple of years back.Not sure about the current status of the project though.

Here is the proposed model

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This model is great. It would be nice ie they implement it but kannan sir says an add in july's paper. Have they dropped the old proposal and going for a new bid?

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For long time most of the city busses are in green livery only few differ.

Hope some SLF's introduced like in Madurai and Kovai but JNNURUM was canceled for trichy. Can STC's inroduce these buses?

I feel the aqua-blue livery as it is now is good enough. The White-Dark Green seems odd - though it was the color used over last 10 years or so. I liked the maroon (20XX or 21XX) or olive green (16XX, 17XX) given a few years back.

If TNSTC is particular about Green, let it be light+dark green or white+green stripes just like it is in CHN.

It is possible to introduce SLFs even now. Trichy citizens should come forward and give patronage or otherwise, they will have to live with age-old type of services (LSS at the max). It is disgusting to see the way private buses are functioning in Trichy - not plying in their intended/official routes but crowding on to the prominent routes like 1, 9, 26, 32, etc., merely for collection. High time to ensure compliance and proper distribution of routes and coverage.

Cheers,
Raj

kg4129, thanks for the updates

I feel the aqua-blue livery as it is now is good enough. The White-Dark Green seems odd - though it was the color used over last 10 years or so. I liked the maroon (20XX or 21XX) or olive green (16XX, 17XX) given a few years back.

If TNSTC is particular about Green, let it be light+dark green or white+green stripes just like it is in CHN.

It is possible to introduce SLFs even now. Trichy citizens should come forward and give patronage or otherwise, they will have to live with age-old type of services (LSS at the max). It is disgusting to see the way private buses are functioning in Trichy - not plying in their intended/official routes but crowding on to the prominent routes like 1, 9, 26, 32, etc., merely for collection. High time to ensure compliance and proper distribution of routes and coverage.

Cheers,
Raj

Raj,
25 SLFs were given to Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy. In that madurai alone has a monopoly operation. Coimbatore continued all it SLFs. In the recent visit i have seen only one SLF at trichy. I have also seen(could be before 1/2 yrs back) some TN45 registered SLFs with VPM running near chennai. Any idea about the number of SLFs running in trichy now? I used to see one SLF coming to madurai as spl during festival seasons.

வாளாடி&அரியலூர் இடையேயான இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் 2012 மே மாதத்துக்குள் முடிவடையும் என்று தெற்கு ரயில்வேயின் திருச்சி கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்திலிங்கம் கூறினார்.

ரயில்வே மின்பாதைகளில் திடீரென தடங்கல் ஏற்பட்டால் அதை உடனடியாக எப்படி சரி செய்வது என்பது குறித்த பயிற்சி வகுப்பு அரியலூர் ரயில் நிலைய வளாகத்தில் நேற்று தொடங்கியது. பயிற்சி வகுப்பைத் தொடங்கி வைத்த கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்திலிங்கம் கூறியது:

வாளாடி&அரியலூர் இடையே இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் நடந்து வருகின்றன. இந்தப் பணிகள் 2012 மே மாதத்துக்குள் முடிக்கப்படும்.

இதைத் தொடர்ந்து வாளாடி திருச்சி இடை யான பணிகள் தொடங்கப்படும். அதேபோல், விழுப்புரம் விருத்தாசலம் இடையே ஒரு கட்டமாகவும், அதைத் தொடர்ந்து விருத்தாசலம் அரியலூர் இடையே அடுத்த கட்டமாகவும் இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும்.

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Ariyalur-Valadi doubling work to be completed by 2012 and Valadi-Trichy section to be taken after this.
Villuppuram-Vridachalam and Vridachalam-Ariyalur work will be completed in two phases.

Raj,
25 SLFs were given to Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy. In that madurai alone has a monopoly operation. Coimbatore continued all it SLFs. In the recent visit i have seen only one SLF at trichy. I have also seen(could be before 1/2 yrs back) some TN45 registered SLFs with VPM running near chennai. Any idea about the number of SLFs running in trichy now? I used to see one SLF coming to madurai as spl during festival seasons.

At present only 2 SLF's are runing as 88as in the route K.K.Nagar - Srirangam via. thillai nagar with a minimum fare of rs.5 and those in chennai are exchanged ones due to fare problem of rs. 2.50.

At present only 2 SLF's are runing as 88as in the route K.K.Nagar - Srirangam via. thillai nagar with a minimum fare of rs.5 and those in chennai are exchanged ones due to fare problem of rs. 2.50.

I thought there were 4 or 5 SLF's still running - not sure! I still dont get this issue about fares. Unless Trichy-ties should come out of their shell and patronise these services or otherwise, TRY cannot expect increase in number of services in the likes of CBE or MDU.

Cheers,
Raj

Raj,
25 SLFs were given to Madurai, Coimbatore and Trichy. In that madurai alone has a monopoly operation. Coimbatore continued all it SLFs. In the recent visit i have seen only one SLF at trichy. I have also seen(could be before 1/2 yrs back) some TN45 registered SLFs with VPM running near chennai. Any idea about the number of SLFs running in trichy now? I used to see one SLF coming to madurai as spl during festival seasons.

Dhandapani,

I am not sure how many were allocated at that time. Yes, majority of the SLFs were moved to VPM (KPM region) now running many routes around Chennai too.

Like I said, it is high time for Trichy to take the cue from CBE/MDU for introducing new routes and connectivities.

Cheers,
Raj

வாளாடி&அரியலூர் இடையேயான இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் 2012 மே மாதத்துக்குள் முடிவடையும் என்று தெற்கு ரயில்வேயின் திருச்சி கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்திலிங்கம் கூறினார்.
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Hi,
Thanks... good to hear..
you can also post these kind of railway project updates on Tamilnadu Railway projects topic...
let me do this time...:-)

KG,
Excellent updates on Flyovers..
if we go from Tanjore to Trichy, what side is the alignment of new bridges in Ariyamangalam and Tiruverumbur ?
it looks tiruverumbur side,it is on the left side.. so those shops on left side are removed?

I thought there were 4 or 5 SLF's still running - not sure! I still dont get this issue about fares. Unless Trichy-ties should come out of their shell and patronise these services or otherwise, TRY cannot expect increase in number of services in the likes of CBE or MDU.

Cheers,
Raj

In trichy the senario is totally different as there is a huge competition by private players. And the fare was not a problem, may be KN. Nehru thought to keep fares in his constuency low. I was saying that in madurai the minimum fare is 5 but here it was 2.50 so was the problem.

KG,
Excellent updates on Flyovers..
if we go from Tanjore to Trichy, what side is the alignment of new bridges in Ariyamangalam and Tiruverumbur ?
it looks tiruverumbur side,it is on the left side.. so those shops on left side are removed?

Ariyamangalam ROB comes in Right side

Thiruverumbur ROB new arms constructed in left side. I believe, they are going to straighten the ROB as right side also sand compaction done.

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For some reason if website address is changed the image wont be displayed and for that reason I pasted the text.

Returned back to madurai in a NON STOP service of Pudhukottai region's Trichy depot. Worst NON STOP i have used in this route. Normally none of the 1 to 1 or NS services stop for a break. This guy stopped and wasted 10 mins in a worst motel. That motel guy charged Rs.20 for Aquafina(MRP Rs.15) and Rs.15 for Mini coke. Bus Reg No is TN55 N 0 725(Originally stickered as Trichy-Rameshwaram via KKDI, Devakottai, Ramnad).TNSTC's in TRY - MDU will do all such acts. They will say NON-STOP but will stop at motels. About 2 to 3 years ago (before the tags 1 to 1, 1 to 5 were introduced) they came up with "உணவகம் நில்லா பேருந்து" but most of these buses will be stopped for a long time at Kottampatty bus stand while running towards MDU and the crew will make their way to hotels. Since it is a bus stand and many sleeping in the ~2.5 hrs journey, very few only were really aware that the bus was halted longer for a hotel. Most of the services in this route are pseudo services.

Ramesh

Ariyamangalam ROB comes in Right side

Thiruverumbur ROB new arms constructed in left side. I believe, they are going to straighten the ROB as right side also sand compaction done.
Thanks..

In trichy the senario is totally different as there is a huge competition by private players. And the fare was not a problem, may be KN. Nehru thought to keep fares in his constuency low. I was saying that in madurai the minimum fare is 5 but here it was 2.50 so was the problem.

Deepu,
CBE also has very good private operators. But they tried maintaining these SLFs and now they were successful. Initially people hated and they started using it later. IMO Trichy should have used these SLFs with some innovative routes.

A socio-economic survey for the implementation of the housing scheme for urban slum dwellers aimed at making the Tiruchi Corporation and Local Planning Authority areas “slum-free” has commenced and residents should extend their cooperation by providing correct information to the enumerators, said Corporation Commissioner K.Veera Raghava Rao.

Speaking at a consultative meeting with officials of the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB), the nodal agency of the scheme, and the Corporation here on Tuesday, Mr.Rao appealed to the officers of the two agencies to work in coordination to ensure that the survey was carried out properly covering all hutments.

The scheme would to be implemented in the Tiruchi Corporation and Local Planning Authority limits.

The project, to be implemented over a five-year period commencing 2012, aims to provide houses to the urban poor with all necessary basic amenities and hygiene requirements.

The survey for the project has been taken up by the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Taramani, Chennai, through the Seshasayee Institute of Technology and Periyar Maniammai University, Mr.Rao said. In the first phase, the survey was underway in Srirangam area.

Hutment dwellers should provide correct information to the enumerators visiting the slums for the survey, he said.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2452242.ece

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Come festival season. It is crowd time in Tiruchi Junction and Central Bus Stand, particularly on the day prior to the commencement of the holidays and on the last day of the holiday.

It is the crowd of the people of other parts of the State employed in Tiruchi district proceeding to their hometowns to celebrate the festivals on the day prior to the commencement of the holidays. And on the last day of the holiday, the crowd used to be much more as not only the people of Tiruchi district, but also of the other central and southern district submerge here, due to its centralised location, to proceed to their work places.

On both the days, the traffic particularly in the Central Bus Stand and the Junction area goes haywire for a few hours in the evenings, with all the roads leading to these places getting choked with buses and other vehicles. On some occasions, the people get caught in the traffic jam and miss their train or bus. The locals feel that effective traffic planning should be done to ensure the free flow of traffic on the main thoroughfares and also to check the congestion inside the Central Bus Stand.

The people of the state enjoyed one more extended weekend from August 31 to September 4 with Ramzan falling on August 31, Ganesh Chaturthi on September 1.

As usual, all the long distance trains and buses from Tiruchi and passing via the city were brimming to their capacity on September 4 (Sunday).

The Central Bus Stand was overflowing with people from southern and central districts, proceeding to Chennai and also to the neighbouring states from the afternoon of Sunday itself. As time passed by, the crowd swelled and even the umpteen number of holiday specials could not meet their demand.

After 8 p.m., congestion was witnessed with buses originating from Tiruchi and also passing via the city vying with each other to leave the Central Bus Stand. The people who had booked tickets in advance were running from pillar to post to spot their buses.

And the buses could not leave their bays in time due to the congestion prevailing in the bus stand.

If this was the situation inside the bus stand, traffic jams were witnessed on all the roads in the vicinity of the bus stand and junction from 9 p.m. onwards. Flow of traffic was affected even near the Viralimalai road junction. One of the main reasons for the traffic snarls on the roads is the presence of a large number of omni buses to take in the passengers.

The people who had to come to drop their relatives and friends in the bus stand had to park their vehicles far away and walk to the bus stand.

People complain that absence of proper planning was the reason for the congestion inside the Central Bus Stand and on the roads leading to the same.

The presence of a large number of Express Transport Corporation buses inside the bus stand is a cause of worry. “The buses proceeding to southern districts could be operated from the erstwhile Tiruvalluvar Transport Corporation bus stand on such particular days and this will ease congestion to some extent in the Central Bus Stand”, says Chandramouli of Ponnagar, employed in Chennai.

Similarly traffic police personnel should be deployed in good strength from evening itself on the roads leading to the bus stand. Omni buses should be given strict instructions to take the passengers in the areas allotted to them and not to park the buses to their whims and fancies, he adds.
-MRR/T.P.

CBE also has very good private operators. But they tried maintaining these SLFs and now they were successful. Initially people hated and they started using it later. IMO Trichy should have used these SLFs with some innovative routes.

Yes CBE also have sizable amount of private operators who goes according to route permit and without any disturbance to public. But here there are lots of cases where they skip their trips to actual destinations and concentrate on the prime routes and leading to competion between themselves with rash driving, attractive bus body, high song volume, stoping in the middle of the road to pick passengers and lot to say. Even once an government drives got into rash driving due to some private ones and an accident occured.. There is no one implementing strict actions agains them.

As you said if they plan and implement it there would be sure hit for such buses.

An cause initiated by Mr. Johnson /T.P. regarding Trichy airport

www.causes.com/causes/633936-support-trichy-trz-airport-development

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TVS Tollgate flyover

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Golden rock ROB

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Palpannai Flyover

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Salem division has introduced a daily morning train between CBE and SBC (Bangalore), why cant Trichy division introduce a train to SBC using idle racks of TPJ-HWH express?

Is it possible to introduce SBC train using RSA with TPJ-MS Cholan express?

We need better connectivity with south Indian cities (bangalore, hyd) atleast though for sure we wont get a train to Mumbai or Delhi from TPJ.

Salem division has introduced a daily morning train between CBE and SBC (Bangalore), why cant Trichy division introduce a train to SBC using idle racks of TPJ-HWH express?

Is it possible to introduce SBC train using RSA with TPJ-MS Cholan express?

We need better connectivity with south Indian cities (bangalore, hyd) atleast though for sure we wont get a train to Mumbai or Delhi from TPJ.

It'll run only on thursdays...

Cross posted from CBE Thread
Special train on Coimbatore-Bangalore sector

Coimbatore, Sept 16:

Bowing to public demand, the Southern Railway has introduced from today a weekly super fast day express between Coimbatore and Bangalore.

In a release, the Salem Division of Southern Railway said the train to be run on Thursdays would leave from Coimbatore at 6 am and reach Yesvantpur at 1.20 pm. In the return direction, the train would leave Yesvantpur at 2.15 pm and reach Coimbatore at 9.40 pm. The train would stop at Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Morappur, Tirupattur, Jolaperpettai, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram and Banaswadi.

The service would be operated from Sept 15 to Dec 29.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2459659.ece
Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle2459659.ece

It'll run only on thursdays...

Cross posted from CBE Thread

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle2459659.ece

Oh... I thought it is a daily express and wondering how did our SR introduced such a good train.

Salem division has introduced a daily morning train between CBE and SBC (Bangalore), Dear Mr. Arun,

As told in the above post it is a weekly SPECIAL train which can be cancelled at anytime by SR.

why cant Trichy division introduce a train to SBC using idle racks of TPJ-HWH express?
Is it possible to introduce SBC train using RSA with TPJ-MS Cholan express? Idle rake of TPJ - HWH express can be used in TPJ - SBC/ YPR on monday, wednesday nights and in SBC/ YPR - TPJ on tuesday, thursday nights since saturday & sunday nights it would be in TPJ - MAQ - TPJ run. But this would make the idle rake completely occupied and no specials can be operated from then onwards towards MS via VRI or KMU.

Cholan is already in RSA with MS - MAQ express. 1 round trip of this rake in SBC <-> TPJ <-> MS <-> MAQ would be 3610 kms (considering via 6231 route for TPJ - SBC overnight train) and would require PM to be done at MAQ/ SBC. Getting evening slots at SBC is a major hurdle here. Even if some arrangements are made at MAQ for PM, 1 more rake is required to work out this RSA. MS - MAQ express badly need to be speeded up in its entire run both ways providing convenient journey time for passengers and more time for PM at MAQ.

Ramesh

Dear Mr. Arun,

As told in the above post it is a weekly SPECIAL train which can be cancelled at anytime by SR.

Idle rake of TPJ - HWH express can be used in TPJ - SBC/ YPR on monday, wednesday nights and in SBC/ YPR - TPJ on tuesday, thursday nights since saturday & sunday nights it would be in TPJ - MAQ - TPJ run. But this would make the idle rake completely occupied and no specials can be operated from then onwards towards MS via VRI or KMU.

Cholan is already in RSA with MS - MAQ express. 1 round trip of this rake in SBC <-> TPJ <-> MS <-> MAQ would be 3610 kms (considering via 6231 route for TPJ - SBC overnight train) and would require PM to be done at MAQ/ SBC. Getting evening slots at SBC is a major hurdle here. Even if some arrangements are made at MAQ for PM, 1 more rake is required to work out this RSA. MS - MAQ express badly need to be speeded up in its entire run both ways providing convenient journey time for passengers and more time for PM at MAQ.

Ramesh

Thanks Ramesh.

I feel instead of using TPJ-HWH rakes for TPJ-MAQ (which I think is not much successful) they could have been introduced as TPJ-SBC special. Train to SBC from TPJ/MDU/CBE will really be a super hit considering the number of people travelling between them. But as we know the omni bus lobby / KaSTRC will not allow this to happen easily.

Friends,
you can get more informations on project updates, operations, and all necessary information from this SR information forum..
most of ssc memebers are part of this..
http://indianrailways.informe.com/forum/operations-df7.html

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Thanks Ramesh.
I feel instead of using TPJ-HWH rakes for TPJ-MAQ (which I think is not much successful) they could have been introduced as TPJ-SBC special. Train to SBC from TPJ/MDU/CBE will really be a super hit considering the number of people travelling between them. But as we know the omni bus lobby / KaSTRC will not allow this to happen easily.SR introduced weekly MAQ express since TPJ lost its daily train to MAQ when MS - CBE express was extended to MAQ for connecting VM with MAHE (for Pondy passengers). Even here, they made this train skip CBE with a halt at PTJ which could have improved its patronage had it been routed via CBE.

SR is very reluctant about other tier II cities in TN and concentrates only on Chennai routes from these cities and new connections from other states are being terminated at MAS itself. They could operate new/ more daily trains from SBC, HYB to east, west & south TN choosing proper termini for operational purposes. They can make CAPE - NZM Thirukkural express daily with new slots thus benefiting people right from CAPE in TN. Even the CSTM - NCJ express combo (via TPTY as well as KJM) need to be made daily with KJM route serving southern TN while the route via TPTY could be made as 2 with the existing one serving VRI, VM, CGL and a new one via KMU, VM, VLR, KPD, DMM and continuing in 16340's route.

Let MDU - TPTY see the daily run soon so as to relieve 16351/2 its unnecessary run to TPTY from RU on both ways.

Ramesh

Wrong thread... posted in another thread...

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The passenger reservation system (PRS) at the Railway Junction could be the most happening place in the city as people start queuing up from 6 a.m. to reserve tickets or even sleepover at the centre. PRS centres are functioning at the Junction, Fort and Srirangam Railway Stations in the city. Although e- ticketing and i-ticketing facilities have gained popularity, the crowd that throngs these centres, mainly for tatkal tickets, doesn't seem to dwindle. A common demand among many who come to book tickets here is to open additional counters, at least in the morning, to cater to the high demand.

Many people rush in to book their tickets before 7 a.m. Passengers who turn up a little late, between 7-8 a.m., to book tatkal tickets have lesser chances of getting confirmed tickets. “I am not familiar with booking my tickets online; it is very confusing . I will rather get my ticket at the PRS,” said K.Rajan, an early-bird at the junction PRS. Passengers booking tickets at the counters are not required to carry identity cards and many find it convenient. “I am not very keen on carrying my identity cards in original in case I lose them,” said Mr.Rajan. A good chunk of passengers come with the hope of getting a tatkal ticket.

“It is easier for me to get a tatkal ticket through the counters than book it on IRCTC, the website is very slow,” said S.Shyam Sundar, a worker with a private company. The IRCTC is the only gateway through which tickets can be booked online. Due to the large volume of people booking tickets, especially tatkal tickets in the morning, the website takes time to show availability, booking, and payment. By the time the network eases off, tickets are seldom available. They run into waitlists, said Mr.Shyam.

The junction centre has eight counters out of which only three functions. According to P.V.Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, on an average the junction PRS sees 1224 forms received daily for 2316 passengers raking in Rs.3.44 lakh. Exceeding the stipulated time of seven shifts, personnel here work daily for 16 shifts. On the other hand, the Fort PRS with two counters does not see as much demand. The centre works for four shifts, one more than the mandatory, with 434 forms submitted to book tickets for 671 passengers. The centre earns Rs.1.5 lakh daily.

Mr.Vaidialingam said the reservation centres are seeing lower footfalls due to internet booking and booking services offered by third party organisations. Since the counters are busy only in the mornings, it is not feasible for the Railway to post additional personnel permanently, he said. But extra hands have been appointed to ensure all the counters are opened at least in the morning, to cater to passengers who are anxious to get confirmed tickets, he said.

A four-member team of the German development bank KfW visited Tiruchi on Wednesday to inspect various development projects implemented in the city with assistance from the bank recently.

The bank had extended financial assistance to the tune of Rs.24.30 crore to the Tiruchi Corporation under the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project. About 42 works, including several road laying works, were executed. The Thillai Nagar Main Road, the VII and X Cross Roads in Thillai Nagar and the Birds Road were among the roads that were widened and re-laid under the project.

The team including Erwin Czyrka, Technical Adviser, and Anirban Kundu, Project Manager, KfW, inspected the roads. They were accompanied by Venkatachalam, SE, Municipal Administration. The team also held a review meeting with K.Veera Raghava Rao, Corporation Commissioner.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2474957.ece

A subway will come up along the new bridge being built across the railway level crossing near Crawford on the Tiruchi-Madurai highway.

The railways has conveyed the information in reply to a representation sent by N. Ramakrishnan, founder, MGR Nalpani Mandram, to the Prime Minister seeking the construction of a subway at the site.

The railways, in a communication sent through Deputy Chief Engineer (Gauge Conversion-I), Tiruchi, has stated that a subway has already been sanctioned. It would be eight feet in height and 20 feet in width, he said.

The construction of the subway will meet one of the demands of the residents of the Crawford area. The closure of the existing railway gate at the junction had put the local residents into much hardship as they had to take a detour. There has also been a demand for the construction of a subway for the benefit of local residents.

The foundation stone for the bridge was laid by in February and the work has been under progress. It would be constructed at cost of Rs.28.58 crore, apart from the Railways contribution for the bridge portion over the level crossing. Another Rs.5.50 crore would be spent for land acquisition and shifting of utilities.

According to highways officials, the limited use subway could be used by light vehicles such as cars and two-wheelers. The approach roads to the subway on either side would be laid by the Highways Department. A pedestrian subway already exists at the site.

The four-lane road bridge was sanctioned based on a survey which found that the traffic across the level crossing was 1,55,550 train vehicle units, well above the railways' norm of one lakh train vehicle units for construction of a rail over-bridge.

The construction of the bridge is expected to ease traffic congestion on this busy road to a large extent as the level crossing is almost a gateway to the newly laid Tiruchi-Madurai four-lane highway.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2478302.ece

Tata Motors

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Demo cars there

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New one getting ready

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Voldswagan Tiruchirappalli

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Rockcity Ford

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TAFE Showroom

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BOSH Service centre

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Mahendra Showroom

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SKODA

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Maruti Pre-owned cars

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KPN Shed

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EICHER Showroom

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Poor maintenance of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) colony at Khajamalai in the city has been a cause of concern for residents in the tenements.

Built about two-and-a-half decades ago, the houses divided into four blocks, account for about 850 units. Snake menace, overflow of sewage, non-clearance of sceptic tanks, and thick vegetation all around, have been some of the major problems faced by residents. Some of the women residents complain that they have to shell out their own money to snake charmers for catching snakes.

The most serious problem confronted by residents is the stagnation of sewage water in the backyards of the colonies. Poor maintenance of sewage lines has been posing a huge health hazard, lament residents. Each block has six houses, divided into two rows of three houses. The common sceptic tank for each of the blocks is located on the backside of the buildings. Most of these tanks remain improperly closed. “The problem aggravates during monsoon when huge quantity of sand gets deposited in the sceptic tanks, causing the sewage to overflow out of the tank,” says a harried resident.

They have to employ some sanitary workers for clearing the slush and securing the concrete slabs. The appalling condition of the sceptic tank results in clogging of mains and leads to reverse flow of sewage from the tanks to residential toilets. The problem is more pronounced in toilets on houses in ground floors . “There are no takers for the houses located in the ground floor, because of this unhygienic condition,” says one of the women, pointing to a closed house nearby.

Residents say that proper maintenance by way of plastering the walls or repairing the doors would ensure the stability of the structure for a longer duration. “The Board needs to allot only a little expenditure towards maintenance,” they say.

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Introduction of Mannai, daily operation of Chendur, shot in the arm for delta districts

Both the trains will have six unreserved coaches to benefit passengers who are unable to get confirmed tickets. The Division Railway Manager, P.V.Vaidialingam, said, “The launch of the Mannai Express and daily operation of Chendur Express, has come after long struggle from people. The move will prove to be a boon to them.” With the introduction of these services, it would be ideal if the Rockfort Express is reinstated to its original starting point–Tiruchi. With these trains taking lesser time to reach Chennai, it would serve no point for the Rockfort Express to operate from Kumbakonam, which has a longer travel time to Chennai via Tiruchi.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2492226.ece

^^
With two trains for ML, it is high time railways restore rock fort express to Trichy. We have been patient all this time understanding the need of ML,but it would be totally wrong to expect Tiruchians to show more patience.

I dont understand why the SR is still delaying restoring rockfort to trichy. Is it because of stations between Trichy and Tanjore loosing overnight connectivity to chennai? Even if they want to restore from trichy it will take atleast 3 months from now.

I dont understand why the SR is still delaying restoring rockfort to trichy. Is it because of stations between Trichy and Tanjore loosing overnight connectivity to chennai? Even if they want to restore from trichy it will take atleast 3 months from now.

RF KMU portion has stoppages at Tiruverumbur and Budalur which should be provided by an alternate train - best would be Rameswaram Express passing thru the section at convenient timings.

Tiruverumbur is still part of Greater Trichy and can use Trichy Jn or Srirangam for transit in the event of RF running upto Trichy.

So, "Poruthadhu Porum Trichy"!

So, "Poruthadhu Porum Trichy"!

This the one trichy people lags, fighting tendency for the needs. There were not much agitation when SBC Special was canceled and even in many older casses of expansion.

Now only CBE People started for themselves hope trichy follows it

More over Its difficult for the peoples to get seats it the intermediate stations on those trains. A dedicated Over Night train should be started from TPJ when RF is brought back. This will increase the train racks in TPJ so we may get additional trains to other places and also more specials.

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-Guest/T.P

A/C busses are started in not major routes shows the need of the hour.

Is there any busses like this?

Puhazhendi said the late president of Trichy BAI, M Manimaran, 44, was a wonderful person. Trichy BAI with 550 members is third largest in the country behind Chennai and Mumbai. The sudden loss of eight of the most experienced builders would leave a vacuum in the real estate sector here , he said. M V Maruthachalam, 65, former chairman of Flat Promoters Association, alone had built over 2,000 housing units in the city and valued highly by bankers. "It is a huge tragedy when infrastructure development in the city was just about to take off," he added.


timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Air-crash-victims-to-be-cremated-today/articleshow/10147307.cms

BHEL and its ancillary units in Thuvakudi industrial estate are to soon carry out a joint initiative for easier to-and-fro movement of materials in order to eliminate scope for traffic congestion on the busy Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway.

The BHEL will broaden the existing road from Nehru Nagar to its gate abutting BHEL Nagar with two corridors, one for general movement of vehicles, and the other exclusively for the material loads. From there, the BHELSIA will take a similar initiative to get roads strengthened up to its industrial estate.

“From January 2012 onwards, the Tiruchi-Thanjavur National Highway will not be used for transporting materials between BHEL and Thuvakudi industrial estate. In doing so, the distance can be reduced by two kilometres, and accidents can also be prevented,” the Executive Director of BHEL, Tiruchi, A.V. Krishnan, said.

“To decongest the Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway from Ariyamangalam to BHEL, and the Tiruchi-Pudukottai Highway, we have also requested the State Government to strengthen the canal bund road bordering Ordnance Factory estate so that material loads of 40 to 50 tonnes could be brought without hassles from Mathur industrial estate,” Mr. Krishnan said, adding that the distance can be further reduced at least by seven to eight kilometres. “

Likewise, the BHEL has requested the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to expedite the process of laying service lanes from Palpannai to Thuvakudi.”

On a long-term basis, the BHEL has been following up its proposal for a new road link between Thuvakudi and Samayapuram such that the material movements could be made without touching the city limits.

The BHEL was prepared for cost-sharing. Ariyamangalam and Tiruverumbur were the main bottlenecks, said Mr. Krishnan.

On its part, the BHEL Small Industries' Association is assiduously following up its Rs. 15 crore proposal to SIDCO for laying roads within the industrial estate. As per the proposal, the Centre and the State governments would provide grants to the tune of 60 and 30 per cents respectively, while the BHELSIA will chip in with the rest.

“We have also sent an alternative proposal to the State Government seeking 80 per cent grant. The margin money of 20 per cent will be contributed by BHELSIA,” its president Rajappa Rajkumar said.

“Even otherwise, we will ensure that the road from the BHEL end to Thuvakudi industrial estate is laid by January 2012.”

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2495607.ece

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^^
The central bus stand build on 4 acres land in 1972.
It handles 2245 buses,7975 services and over one lakh people use it
The bus stand lacks basic facilities like restrooms.
Proposed integrated bus terminus at Panchapur is in back burner due to change in govt.
Will govt announce integrated bus stand during Trichy west by-election?

^^
The central bus stand build on 4 acres land in 1972.
It handles 2245 buses,7975 services and over one lakh people use it
The bus stand lacks basic facilities like restrooms.
Proposed integrated bus terminus at Panchapur is in back burner due to change in govt.
Will govt announce integrated bus stand during Trichy west by-election?

let's wait and see. CM is coming for election campign..

The short distance special trains No. 06839 / 06840 Tiruchi – Karaikudi – Tiruchi and trains No. 06837 / 06838 Karaikudi – Manamadurai – Karaikudi have been extended to run up to December 31, a press release of M. K. Gopinath, PRO, Tiruchi Railway Division, said.

www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2505509.ece

This train is running as a special for long time since. Insted of extending every 3 months they could have made it permenant earlier itself.

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I think this is the only place in TN where u can spot a city town bus in the midst of several lorries in the main market area....

I think this is the only place in TN where u can spot a city town bus in the midst of several lorries in the main market area....

This is due to the one way arrangement made few months back to reduce traffic congession.
Where thuvakkudi bound bus enters thorough the arch and joins the road from this junction. The direction is clear in the image.

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has given the green signal to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to lay the Trichy bypass road. The bypass road, once completed, would facilitate in connecting Thanjavur-Trichy (NH 67), Trichy, Karaikudi and Ramanathapuram (NH210) and Trichy, Dindigul national highways.

The NHAI has proposed an alignment for a distance of 25.6km, which will start near Thuvakudi bypass and end at Panchapur village. The proposed bypass road will pass through Periakulam and Kannakkan Kulam in K Sathanur village, which are in the bone of contention.

The New Kattalai Canal and Aerie Pasana Vivasaygial Welfare Association of K Sathanoor had filed a petition seeking a direction to the NHAI not to lay the proposed four-way ring road (NH-67) in the middle of two lakes namely - Periakulam and Kannakkan Kulam.

The grievance was that with the proposed alignment, the small farmers, who are depending on agricultural operations would be affected, and by laying roads over the tanks, the water source would be affected.

Disposing the writ petition filed by the farmers' association, the bench comprising Justice P Jyothimani and Justice M M Sundresh directed the NHAI to align the highway on the tanks by constructing overbridges after providing appropriate hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, so as to prevent any obstruction to the inflow and outflow of the tanks.

The bench said that the NHAI should not at any cost involve in any activity that would obstruct the inflow and outflow of water supply in the supply channel of in the tanks.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/HC-nod-for-construction-of-Trichy-bypass-road/articleshow/10226409.cms

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has given the green signal to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to lay the Trichy bypass road. The bypass road, once completed, would facilitate in connecting Thanjavur-Trichy (NH 67), Trichy, Karaikudi and Ramanathapuram (NH210) and Trichy, Dindigul national highways.

At last trichys semi ring road is to be completed in near future. When will they conseder for the next half of it.

^^ good decision by high court ... Lets Highway department act fast to complete the task...

The spacious main entrance to the Tiruchi Railway Junction has always been a treat to the eyes of travelling public. The Tiruchi Railway Division gave a facelift to junction by creating various new facilities such as additional car parking area, improved lighting facility, bus shelter, sidewalk along the road leading to main building of the junction in the recent past, to the delight of passengers. The latest addition is the Basic Amenities Complex.

However, the complaints from a section of the people on the collection of exorbitant parking fee have always been a matter of concern to railway authorities and commuters. The consumer organisations brought this to the notice of the authorities and pleaded with them to put an end to this menace.

On the direction of P.V.Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, the railway authorities swung into action and displayed flex boards at prominent points at the main entrance displaying the parking fee for four wheelers and two wheelers.

The boards providing yet another very useful information to the travelling public about the phone numbers of the officials to be contacted for availing the services of the porters, the battery car and wheel chair facilities for transporting differently abled, senior citizens and sick, have also been displayed.

The haphazard parking of a large number of two-wheelers in front of the Passenger Reservation Systems (PRS) was not only affecting the beauty of the main entrance, but also hampering the free flow of traffic. This led to traffic bottlenecks all through the day.

The authorities have displayed boards directing the two-wheeler riders to park their vehicles at the parking lot. The Railway Protection Force, on its part, charged fine on vehicles parked in front of the PRS for the initial few days. This had a telling impact and the whole area is now free from congestion.

This is a welcome step and the authorities should continue to maintain the same, says S. Kannan, a businessman and frequent train traveller.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2513874.ece)

The spacious main entrance to the Tiruchi Railway Junction has always been a treat to the eyes of travelling public. The Tiruchi Railway Division gave a facelift to junction by creating various new facilities such as additional car parking area, improved lighting facility, bus shelter, sidewalk along the road leading to main building of the junction in the recent past, to the delight of passengers. The latest addition is the Basic Amenities Complex.

However, the complaints from a section of the people on the collection of exorbitant parking fee have always been a matter of concern to railway authorities and commuters. The consumer organisations brought this to the notice of the authorities and pleaded with them to put an end to this menace.

On the direction of P.V.Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, the railway authorities swung into action and displayed flex boards at prominent points at the main entrance displaying the parking fee for four wheelers and two wheelers.

This is a welcome move, says S. Kannan, businessman.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2516572.ece

new central library

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apollo hospital construction.

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Thanks to Trichy Portal Admin.

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There are about 1,000 houses in a cluster of residential colonies – Santhiagu Nagar, Karpagam Nagar, Vasantha Nagar and Kalyanasundara Nagar. The residential colonies are spread over different directions around the SBIOA HSS , indicating that the institute has been playing a catalytic role in triggering the growth of residential colonies. With the prolonged pleading with authorities seeking civic amenities evoking nil response, a group of residents of ward no. 37 have pooled funds to set up some of common utilities.

“Lack of proper roads is our primary concern; despite our repeated plea to the Corporation authorities, nothing had materialised so far, we have mobilised funds for laying a ‘kutcha' road to ensure connectivity in the wake of the onset of the monsoon,” says B.Selvarajan, coordinator of the Bharatha Human Rights Protection Association. R.Seethalakshmi, a senior citizen, who has been residing in the area for the past five years, says that absence of street lights has been posing threat to the safety of women. She points out that some residents have erected light poles near the compound walls of their homes. She says that nuisance by anti-social elements force residents, particularly women, to keep indoors beyond late evening.

A cross section of women residents say that accumulation of garbage posed a health hazard. With houses lying scattered amid vacant plots, the thick growth of vegetation and the consequent snake menace adds to the problem, says C.Umamaheswari and B.Shyamala. B.Vanitha, a parent, says that she had moved into the area as it was proximate to the school. She says that the road leading to the school was the lone tar road in the entire area. The road, laid several years ago, had got damaged due to the volume of heavy vehicles carrying construction materials, taxis and auto rickshaws carrying pupil. She said that the single road should be upgraded into a double road and re-laid immediately, to avoid traffic congestion during peak hours.

D.Revathy, another resident, says that the tanker lorries supplying drinking water does not enter her colony, due to bad condition of the ‘kutcha road.' Women also want Corporation to provide drinking water connections at the earliest and expect some package of civic schemes for their ward.

Bangalore - Trichy- Total - 29

21.10.2011
Rajahamsa Executive - 4
Airavat(AC Volvo) - 1
Sheetal AC - 1
Ambari(Corona AC) - 1
Karnataka Sarige (Express) - 1

22.10.2011
Rajahamsa Executive - 2
Sheetal AC - 1

24.10.2011
Rajahamsa Executive - 6
Airavat(AC Volvo) - 2
Sheetal AC - 1
Ambari(Corona AC) - 1

25.10.2011
Rajahamsa Executive - 4
Airavat(AC Volvo) - 2
Sheetal AC - 1
Ambari(Corona AC) - 1

Trichy - Bangalore-Total - 15

26.10.2011
Karnataka Sarige (Express) - 1

27.10.2011
Karnataka Sarige (Express) - 1

28.10.2011
Karnataka Sarige (Express) - 1

29.10.2011
Karnataka Sarige (Express) - 1
Rajahamsa Executive - 1

30.10.2011
Rajahamsa Executive - 4
Airavat(AC Volvo) - 2
Sheetal AC - 1
Ambari(Corona AC) - 1
Karnataka Sarige (Express) - 2


I wonder wheather they are going to run the buses empty to make these services possible or they are bringing busses from or to Madurai specials.

1861 - Great Southern Railway of India completes 125km BG line between Nagapatnam and Trichinopoly(Some reports say the line was till Tanjore, and later extended to Trichinopoly in March, 1862

1862 - Nagapatnam - Trichinopoly line opened to traffic

1875 - Nagapatnam - Trichinopoly BG line converted into MG.

1928 - Golden Rock Railway workshop was set up near Trichy by South Indian Railway.

1962 - Golden Rock Workshop begins production of wagons.

1969 - Golden Rock Workshop begins operation of overhauling locos

1987,Jul 27 - First Solid State Interlocking (SSI) system in operation at Srirangam

*Rockfort Express plunges into river in Ariyalur as bridge blown up by terrorist killing 75

1988,Aug 6 - Karur-Dindigul BG section opened for traffic.

1998 - Tambaram-Tiruchirappalli BG Conversion.

Tiruchirappalli - Tanjavur BG convesion.

Nov 10,Jan 6 - Tiruchirappalli-Dindigul BG convertion.

2000 Feb 10 - YDM 4's reconditioned at Golden Rock sent to Myanmar

Oct 30 - Villupuram-Tiruchirappalli linked with optical fiber telecom

2003 - Golden Rocks new Oil Fired B class locos for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway built and ready for trials

2004,july - Golden Rock Workshop Manufactures the second loco for DHR

July - Trial run of diesel loco running on bio diesel blended fuel in Trichy-Tanjore Passenger.

2006,Dec - Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai MG line closed.

2008,Dec 18 - High Speed trials conducted on the Erode - Trichy BG whose speed is expected to increase around 110 km/hr

2009,Jan 12 - Golden Rock develops a 3000hp Cape guage diesel locomotive for export to Mozambique and other countries.

Apr 1 - Golden Rock delivers first BG shunter made by converting a MG loco of WCDS-6 type

2010,Apr 23 - Mayiladuthurai-Villupuram BG line reopened after Guage Convertion.

Aug 22 - Electric Loco Trip Shed opened at Trichy.

2011,Feb 20 - First Oil fired steam locomotive from Golden Rock despached to Mettupalayam for NMR.

Bangalore - Trichy- Total - 29


I wonder wheather they are going to run the buses empty to make these services possible or they are bringing busses from or to Madurai specials.

I don't think buses will run empty from Bangalore.There is always demand on the Bangalore-Trichy-Bangalore route.

Does anyone know whether Etihad has plans to start services from Abudhabi to Trichy? Such service would provide excellent connection from Trichy to North America with just two flights.

Tiruchi is set to become one of the main sports hubs in the State with major infrastructure developments being carried out by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT).

Following the creation of a synthetic hockey turf of international standard, more sports facilities are coming up at the Anna Stadium complex, said M. Vijayakumar, SDAT member secretary, after an inspection here on Monday.

Remaining works pertaining to construction of a multi-purpose indoor stadium would be completed by next month-end, he said. The indoor stadium can host a range of events, including basketball, volleyball, and badminton with a capacity to accommodate nearly 2,000 spectators. He assured that efforts would be taken to lay wooden flooring for the indoor stadium.

The Anna Stadium would be getting a synthetic athletics track with floodlights. “SDAT is in the process of finalising the tender.” A squash court is also coming up at the stadium and synthetic surface for the tennis courts is on the anvil, he added.

Promising initiatives for appointment of NIS-qualified coaches across the State, Mr. Vijayakumar said: “Coaches play a crucial role in producing future champions. It is important to provide quality training to the youngsters.”

Mr. Vijayakumar visited the swimming pool and sports hostel in the stadium complex. N. Sundaram, Deputy General Manager, SDAT; S. Panneerselvam, Regional Senior Manager, Tiruchi-unit of SDAT, were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2569724.ece

The Federation of Consumer and Service Organisations have appealed to the National Highways Authority of India to link the service lanes on the Tiruchi-Chennai By-pass Road and the Tiruchi-Thanjavur highway near Ariyamangalam in the city.

In a representation to the Chairman of the NHAI, M.Sekaran, president of the federation, pointed out that the four-laning work on the Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway was now underway. However, the service lane along this highway does not connect the Tiruchi-Chennai By-pass Road. In the absence of service lanes local traffic would be forced to go via the highway corridor, which could potentially lead to accidents.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2567070.ece

The Federation of Welfare Organisations of Tiruchi has demanded the commencement of the widening of the road overbridges near the Railway Junction and at Thiruvanaikovil.

The federation has also sought the widening of the road overbridge near the Fort Railway Station. A resolution to this effect was adopted at a meeting of the federation held here recently with U.S.Kalimuthu in the chair.

The meeting urged the newly elected representatives of the Tiruchi Corporation to initiate steps to ensure equitable and quality drinking water supply to residents in all the 65 wards in the city. An action plan should be drawn to augment the capacity of the drinking water overhead tanks.

The Corporation should also accord priority for sanitation and fully clear the solid waste generated in the city on a day-to-day basis. Steps should be taken to prevent public places from being used as open urinals and adequate free and pay-and-use public toilets should be provided at all important places.

Facilities at Corporation dispensaries and maternity centres should be upgraded and they should function properly. The standard of education in Corporation schools should be improved.

A public discussion should be initiated on locating the integrated bus stand by acquiring the Defence land at Mannarpuram, which is ideally situated close to the Railway Junction, Airport and the existing central bus stand.

The Chinthamani Bus Stand should be improved and re-designed to relieve the congestion. A suitable site should be identified for shifting the Gandhi Market and make it a mega market that is easily accessible.

All drainage channels in the city should be mapped and renovated to prevent the repeated inundation of low lying areas in the city, the federation demanded.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2572655.ece

The Tiruchi District Men Welfare and Protection Association has appealed to the newly elected Mayor and councillors to take steps to establish pedestrian foot overbridges at Chathram bus stand, Teppakulam post office area, Head Post Office roundabout, Central bus stand, and near the Government Headquarters Hospital area in the city to ease congestion in those places.

A resolution to this effect was adopted at the association executive committee meeting here on Monday. Another resolution appealed to the government to set up a parking lot in Srirangam for tourist vehicles carrying devotees from various parts of the country. The meeting was presided over by its founder president M.Muthusamy, a release here said.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2572652.ece

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The open pedestrian path at Tiruchi Railway Junction will soon have a canopy benefitting rail travellers proceeding to the station.

Realising the difficulty faced by travellers especially during rains in reaching the Tiruchi Junction, the divisional railway authorities decided to provide a cover to the pedestrian pathway adjoining the station's approach road.

Accordingly, funds to the tune of Rs.13 lakh was sanctioned under the passenger amenities scheme to carry out the roofing work. The pedestrian path will have galvanised iron sheet roofing to a total length of 150 metres, say railway officials here. The roofing work which commenced recently is expected to be completed in the early part of November. The covered pathway will be of great help to travellers proceeding to the station as well as to those going towards the bus stand from the junction.

-MRR/T.P.

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Southern Railway headquarters has cleared a proposal to establish a new shop to manufacture engine blocks for ‘Alco'- type diesel locomotives at the Golden Rock Railway Workshop here.

The over 80-year-old workshop had submitted a detailed proposal to the Southern Railway headquarters a few months ago, for onward submission to the Railway Board, seeking investment of Rs. 138 crore for the establishment of the new facility within its sprawling premises.

Proposal sent

With the Southern Railway headquarters giving its nod, the comprehensive proposal has now been forwarded to the Railway Board, New Delhi, to obtain final clearance for the new project at the Golden Rock Workshop which has the necessary technical expertise in engine blocks reclamation.

Engaged in a myriad of activities, the workshop also carries out periodic overhaul of diesel engines majority of which are of ‘Alco' type. Around 120 broad gauge diesel engines mostly ‘Alco type' had come to the workshop in 2010-11 fiscal for periodic overhaul that is carried out once in eight years in such locos.

The Diesel Loco Works (DLW) at Varanasi which is involved in the manufacture of high horsepower ‘EMD' type diesel engines is the lone railway unit equipped with the facility to manufacture engine blocks for ‘Alco' type locomotives which are widely used across railway network to haul passenger and goods trains. The Diesel Loco Shed here alone homes 100 ‘Alco' type locos. As the concentration of the DLW is more into manufacture of ‘EMD' type locomotives with 4,000 horse power and more, the long-term plan is to establish a new shop at the Golden Rock Railway Workshop to manufacture engine blocks for ‘Alco' type locomotives, say workshop authorities here.

The saw mill shop established inside the workshop has been identified for setting up the new engine block manufacturing shop.

A senior official said engine block was the heart of the diesel locomotive as it supports all cylinders, electrical equipment and engine valves.

Engine blocks are changed as part of periodic overhauling works depending on its condition and the age of the diesel locomotive, the official added.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2575590.ece

:nuts::nuts:Another GEM for Ponmalai workshop

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Every year the city grapples with a big influx of people before and after every festival or holiday when they come clubbed with a weekend. The situation was no less different this Deepavali.

As usual there was a big rush at the city bus stand and the Railway Junction with people vying with each other to catch whatever mode of transport was available to reach their destination, either to celebrate the festival or to get back to work.

Though the Southern Railway and State Transport Corporations operate special trains and buses during the festival season, the demand only seems to increase every year. And chaos prevails at the bus stand, with people running behind buses seeking tickets.

“There was no crowd till 10 p.m.,” said R.Mahesh, Traffic Inspector, Cantonment, posted at the Central bus stand on Thursday night. But an hour later, the bus stand witnessed an upsurge in travelers as they thronged to find seats in buses which were going to Chennai and Coimbatore.

According to Mr.Mahesh, “All through the day, the bus stand was empty and there were too many buses parked. We had to send the buses back to the depot. Now we have informed the depot here and other depots to send additional buses.

“Most of the travellers are waiting for buses to Chennai. Twenty special buses have already left for Chennai and we are able to provide adequate buses for passengers going to Salem, Erode and Coimbatore,” said A.Kumar, Assistant Engineer, TNSTC. “We have asked for more buses and the demand would be met,” he added. N.Aravind, who works as a supervisor in Chennai, said, “I need to report to work tomorrow morning and I have been told that there would be enough buses to accommodate everyone.”

While Mr.Aravind was waiting at the bus bay to get a seat on any bus which was headed towards Chennai, K.Ashok is among the beeline of passengers who are waiting to get a reserved ticket at the TNSTC counter, “They are issuing tickets for the special buses,” said the software professional.

The transport department officials were trying their best to arrange as many buses as possible. An official from TNSTC was trying to convince a reluctant driver-conductor duo of a bus which had come from Palani to go to Chennai. The official, who did not want to be named, managed to do so and said the demand this year was unlike last year's. ast year, Deepavali was on a Friday giving an extended weekend, allowing families to travel. Since the festival has fallen mid-week this year, the crowd has considerably reduced, said Rajagopal, a vendor at the bus stand.

However, the demand for trains was not be as much, since tickets would have been booked well ahead and cramped unreserved coaches would not be a preferred choice for people who make eleventh hour plans. Special trains which are also announced ahead of these festivals get booked in minutes, leaving buses as the only means.

Such demand normally gives the private operators a chance to fleece the travellers, charging up to three times the normal fare. The public at such cases is left with no other option but to cough up the demanded amounts.

But this year, with the government buses coming in by the minute, there were not many takers for the private buses. “Normally we would charge a minimum Rs.500 for a ticket to Chennai, but since the government buses are coming in every minute, we are charging our regular fare, Rs.300,” said a private bus agent.

Most passengers feel that the government bus services should be ample to meet with the demand and private bus operators should be instructed not to charge unreasonably excess fares and the transport department officials should keep a tab on this practice.

Normal traffic around the bus stand also takes a hit with buses occupying most of the roads causing bottlenecks in vehicular movement giving a hard time for officials regulating the traffic. The private buses wait on Rockins Road and encroach upon the bus stand meant for local buses.

The demand for an integrated bus stand elsewhere in city's outskirts, if implemented, can help accommodate more buses which will ease of the congestion inside the bus stand and solve the traffic congestion around the bus stand.

-MRR/T.P.

Mayor A.Jaya has instructed officials to remove all encroachments by traders in the central bus stand.

The Mayor also directed officers to improve sanitation and improve cleanliness of public toilets inside the bus stand. She gave the instructions while inspecting the bus stand along with Corporation Commissioner K.Veera Raghava Rao, here on Tuesday. Ms.Jaya and Mr.Rao went around the bus stand and also checked the upkeep of toilets.

The Mayor told the officials that it was important to improve sanitation as the bus stand attracts a large number of people every day.

On finding several hawkers and traders occupying the platforms and open spaces, she told the officers to remove all encroachments which were hindering passenger movement. Mr.Rao on finding a person smoking inside a toilet, ordered the officials to impose a fine of Rs.100 on him.

He also appealed to the crew of buses to use the toilets and not to urinate in the open spaces.

The Mayor also inspected the on-going development works sanctioned at a cost of Rs.1.50 crore at the Chathram Bus Stand.

She directed the officials to expedite work on erection of roof over the bus stand and ensure that there was no stagnation of rain water inside the bus stand.

Ms.Jaya and Mr.Rao also inspected the site for establishing a park at the Thillai Nagar Extension near the Fort Station. The park is to come up at a cost of Rs.10 lakh. City Engineer S.Raja Mohammed and other officials were present.


^^^^If she continue to visit atleast twice a month, all activities would be carried out in fast phase

Crew shortage grounds Air India Express' expansion plan

The absence of a strong lobby, both political and from the industry, in the city to press for the introduction of flights to more destinations from Tiruchi, especially by the national carrier has been a cause for concern for the travel trade.
Even as more and more private airlines are eyeing the city for its business potential, the crew shortage faced by Air India Express has raised a question mark on the national carrier's plans to expand its operations from the city.

The “crew problem” has already forced the airline to cancel its flights to Kuala Lumpur from the city on November 4 and 6.

The airline has already notified the cancellation of the flights on the two days, along with the connecting service on Tiruchi-Chennai-Singapore route.

According to sources, the cancellation comes in the wake of the exodus of pilots from the airline to various private airlines and the recent Director General of Civil Aviation regulation increasing the mandatory rest period for pilots operating on night flights.

Given the serious shortage of pilots with nearly 25 to 30 per cent of the pilots of the airline reported to have resigned in the recent past, the airline may curtail the service further this month, it was feared.

However, airline sources said no decision in this regard has been taken as yet.

At a time when the travel trade was expecting more flights to destinations, the cancellation of the services does not augur well for the airline.

The curtailment of the services would not only cause a revenue loss to the airline, but also lead to passenger traffic moving to other airports, travel industry representatives said.

Industry representatives blame the airlines poor management of resources and operations.

The priority of the airline should be on lucrative routes such as the Tiruchi-Kuala Lumpur sector, where the load factor was above 90 per cent.

Given the stiff competition from private air operators, the airline could hardly afford to lose traffic and credibility at this stage, they contend pointing out that the airline had withdrawn its Sharjah service, another lucrative sector, in 2009.

Many in the industry also bemoan the absence of a strong lobby, both political and from the industry, to take up such vital issues with the airline at the highest level and the government departments.

Meanwhile, the increase in frequency of the airlines service on the Chennai-Tiruchi-Abu Dhabi sector is seen as a saving grace.

A third frequency has been added to the hitherto twice-a-week service.

The additional weekly service would be operated on Mondays.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2590786.ece

^^

Not flights, but railways too. Forget about new trains, we are unable to get back Rockfort express.

^^ Very true! The chamber of commerce and Trichy Dist SSI Assn can do something about these two. Take the simple case of RF - even after introducing another overnight train via ML, there is no question from Trichy about getting back RF. Why is this city so quiet?! See the kind of active campaigning at CBE against byepassing trains and why the same political parties are not showing any interest in Trichy? No public response, no political or industrial backing - doesnt seem to be good for the future of the city.

^^Raj Sir in Cbe earlier there was no protest as SR got a reason of track saturation in the single line, now only they have formed an organisation for it and protesting(correct me if i am wrong). In a similar way Trichy Travel Fedration can osganise protest on these issues. If some organisation takes up then it would reach the people a lot.

The South Indian Consumer Protection Association has appealed to the newly elected Mayor of the city to take steps to build pedestrian foot overbridges at Mainguard Gate, Chathram Bus Stand, Head Post Office junction, Central Bus Stand and near the Annal Gandhi Government Memorial Hospital as there was traffic congestions at the junctions.

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The progress of works on the drinking water supply augmentation scheme for the city, being executed at a cost of Rs.221.42 crore, was reviewed by Animal Husbandry Minister N.R.Sivapathi, Mayor A.Jaya and MLAs M.Paranjothi and R.Manoharan on Wednesday.

Corporation Commissioner K.Veera Raghava Rao and engineers briefed the team on the progress of the works. The team inspected the collector wells built on the Coleroon riverbed, the source of the water scheme, and other components of the project.

The commissioning of the scheme would be vital to overcome the drinking water short supply faced in some parts of the city. Once commissioned, the total drinking water supplied to the city would go up to 145 millions litres a day (MLD) from the current average of about 90 MLD.

Pumping mains are being laid for distance of about 88.5 km and distribution lines for a total stretch of about 262.08 km. According to sources, distribution mains have already been laid for a total distance of about 100 km.

Work was currently underway on erecting the pumping mains across the Cauvery river.

This apart, the mains have to be laid across two railway level crossings near Panchakarai and Konakkarai in the city. Mr.Sivapathi instructed the officials to expedite the works.

Indira Gandhi, MLA, Asick Meera, Deputy Mayor, Raja Mohammed, City Engineer, R.Chandran, Executive Engineer, Rajan representing WAPCOS, the consultant, accompanied the team.

According to available indications, the work is expected to be completed by July. Thirty-seven new overhead tanks were being built in different parts of the city to ensure equitable distribution. Of these, nearly 25 tanks have reached the completion stage.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2594136.ece

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Collector Jayashree Muralidharan along with MLA's R. Manoharan and M. Paranjothi are inspecting the work on reinforcing the bunds of Kudamuritti river in Tiruchi on Thursday.

The Public Works Department has been asked to expedite the construction of retaining walls along the Kudamuritti River in the city in the wake of onset of North East monsoon.

The progress of the work, taken up as part of the Rs.257.13 crore flood control project, came in for scrutiny during an inspection by Collector Jayashree Muralidharan and MLAs M.Paranjothi, R.Manoharan and Mayor A.Jaya here on Thursday. The retaining walls are being constructed along the right bank of the river in two stretches, between Puthur Weir and Pandamangalam for a total distance of about five km at a total cost of about Rs.8.60 crore.

However, the work had been suspended twice in the past six months, raising apprehensions among local residents about possible overflow from the river during the monsoon as the bund has been badly eroded in many stretches. The work was first suspended ahead of the Assembly elections and resumed in August. It came to a halt again last month and was resumed just a couple of days back.

Accompanied by PWD Executive Engineer P.Balasubramaniam and other officials, Ms.Muralidharan and the MLAs inspected the work and directed the PWD engineers to complete the work at the earliest.

Corporation Commissioner K.Veera Raghava Rao, Deputy Mayor Asick Meera and City Engineer S.Raja Mohamed accompanied the Collector and MLAs.

Of the 31 works sanctioned under the flood control project, 24 have already been completed. Five works are to be taken up after sanction of revised estimates. The aqueduct, under construction at the Puthur Weir, is yet to be completed pending the sanction of revised estimates.

Kasivilangi bridge

Later, Ms.Muralidharan inspected the progress of works on the widening of the Kasilvilangi bridge across the Kudamuritti river on the Kuzhumani Road. The work has been taken up by the Corporation at an estimate of Rs.1.25 crore. The Collector directed the officers to expedite the work on laying approach roads to the widened bridge and open it for traffic.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2597475.ece

-Guest/T.P

திருச்சி அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் ரூ.100 கோடியில் சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி மருத்துவமனை தொடங்கப்படும் - மருத்துவ பல்கலைக்கழக பட்டமளிப்பு விழாவில் ஜெயலலிதா அறிவிப்பு

சென்னை, நவ.4
திருச்சி அண்ணல் காந்தி அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் ரூ.100 கோடியில் சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி மருத்துவமனை தொடங்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டு உள்ளது. இந்த மையம், திருச்சி மற்றும் சுற்றியுள்ள பகுதி மக்களுக்கு குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அளவில் மருத்துவ தேவையை பூர்த்தி செய்யும் என்று டாக்டர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். மருத்துவப் பல்கலைக்கழக பட்டமளிப்பு விழாவில் முதல்அமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா அறிவித்தார்.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/showxml.aspx?id=15018976&code=5790

-gautham.c/T.P

Hope the work starts soon as this information was read by our CM JJ

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The commissioner of municipal administration, Chandrakant Kamble on Friday paid a visit to the Trichy Corporation officials, including its commissioner Veeraragahava Rao and discussed with them the methodology of implementing the underground sewage project in three phases.

The project has been that got stuck in the political crossroads of successive governments. The Trichy corporation envisages a three-phase-project under the detailed project report. The first would cover the omitted areas in Srirangam and Thiruvanaikkaval areas spread over about 11 sq km. After holding discussions with corporation officials, Kamble was told informed that the places like Annamalainagar, Thanjavur-Road- Ariyamangalam should also be brought under the scheme. Despite the completion of three terms, the corporation is yet to implement the sewerage scheme in the 40% of the omitted areas, and in Friday's meeting, suggestions were put forth to build more pumping stations in the city.

At present, there are only two main pumping stations, and nine sub- pumping stations that are scarcely enough to cater to the increasing population of the city. The councillors in the previous regime had demanded that TWAD (Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board) must make arrangements to construct a sewage treatment plant at the available seven-acre land in Kollidam to conveniently cater to the six wards coming under the Srirangam constituency, instead of taking it all the way to the sewage treatment plant at Panchapur, some 14 km away. Anyhow, such a plan was not in the detailed project report. "It would be logistically more convenient and the waste water would be useful for the Kollidam farmers," they had pointed out.

However, city engineer Raja Mohammad told TOI that no timeframe could be set to bring the rest of the city under the sewerage scheme. Collections would have to be made from individual houses and new technologies would be pressed into service, he added. In the past, each household contributed at the rate of Rs 6000 each for laying the huge sewerage pipelines. The officials also told TOI that some of the works were being further delayed because of too much of interference from ruling party members then, who demanded transfer of existing officers in the rank of assistant executive engineers and to replace them with officers of their choice who would not have been technically qualified to deal with the demands of the office. Moreover, they se elements also wanted to select junior engineers (JE) to be posted in lucrative zones and such transfers were then seen as politically motivated, something that further delayed the project.

^^^^

IIT is already on the work of finalising a suitable technology for Trichy topography.

Since the city is criss crossed by many canals & river, running a continuous pipeline is not possible.

Island Concept is the ideal one for Trichy. Each locality will have a small STP and not a common big one as we have in other cities.

Moving Bed Bio Film Reactors based STPs are ideal as they will not occupy much space and they will also treat higher amount of sewage with less power usage.

If JTrichy comes under JNNURM, then funding will not be an issue. Let us wait and see.

^^^^

IIT is already on the work of finalising a suitable technology for Trichy topography.

IIT planning for trichy, kannan sir can you give somemore details about it and also about the new mall mentioned by you earlier.

If JTrichy comes under JNNURM, then funding will not be an issue. Let us wait and see.

Is there a possibility for an 'if' here, JNNURM is under financial problem for the current cities, again they may not consider the removed cities including trichy.

SETC invites Request for Proposal (RPF) for development of Bus Terminal-cum-Commercial Complex with high class facilities near Trichy Central Bus Terminus on PPP basis

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SETC invites Request for Proposal (RPF) for development of Bus Terminal-cum-Commercial Complex with high class facilities near Trichy Central Bus Terminus on PPP basis

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So we can expect a bus stand atleast in 2014. But earlier itself some plan was made on it. Hope this comes alive soon.

^^
this plan be useful to build Integrated complex with bus stand for SETC?
because Junction bus stand might be switched to somewhere outskirts right?

^^
this plan be useful to build Integrated complex with bus stand for SETC?
because Junction bus stand might be switched to somewhere outskirts right?

Once integrated bus stand is setup, i dont think a separate SETC B.S. is required....

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It is a small park located at the junction of three roads in front of the Indian Bank branch in Ponmalaipatti, falling in the 34th ward of the Corporation. Local residents say that the children's park, though small in area, was providing adequate amusement to children who have no other entertainment on holidays.

Barring a couple of trees, the 15X5 metre park does not boast of any greenery worthy of a park. Still, the local residents, pointing to a swing – which now remains broken – say that it was this ‘unjal' which was the crowd puller, particularly during holidays. “By virtue of its interior location, any little available infrastructure provided some fun for our children. But, the damage caused to the compound by a truck a few months ago, had thrown open the park to anti social elements,” says A. Natarajan, a local resident who is also the joint secretary of the Rockfort Kalai Ilakkiya unit of Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam. He laments that the children had been deprived of their only amusement available at their door step. The damaged compound has converted the park into a parking lot of two- wheelers particularly of the bank's customers and other local residents. Mr. Natarajan says that the Corporation should take immediate action to maintain the park.

The damaged compound should be repaired. Antisocial elements trespassing into the park in the late evening should be brought to book. G. Ramesh, a former two-time councillor, says that this was the only recreation facility for the residents of Ponmalaipatti, Malaiyadivaram, Kottapattu areas and was created when Tiruchi was a municipality. The Corporation could rope in banks or other organisations for the park maintenance. A cross section of college students say that the Corporation should attach priority for immediate restoration of amusement to the local children by repairing the compound and the swing. J.Shyam, an engineering student of Mookambigai College of Engineering, says that till recently, this park was maintained well. He is of the view that restoration of the park may not incur much expenditure to the Corporation. As a long term programme, J.Jenifer, also a student, said that the Corporation should take initiative to plant more saplings and motivate the school students towards environmental protection.

U.Geetha, another student, suggests that the Indian Bank authorities could initiate action for adopting the park. “By virtue of the proximity to the park, the branch authorities should come forward to develop the park”, she said. Local residents are of the view that although the Corporation has developed adequate steps for maintenance of the Ibrahim Park, small and minor parks as the one in Ponmalaipatti were being given a step-motherly treatment.

The park at Highways Colony on the Pudukottai road is yet another facility which is in the list of the parks being neglected by the local body. This park with amusement materials, a well laid out walking track got a facelift a couple of years ago with the commissioning of a slide and a mini- giant wheel. The park, which attracted good crowds even during the week days, was maintained by the State Bank of India till recently. The contract was said to have expired. The people residing in the vicinity of the park complain that of late antisocial elements take refuge here in the late evening hours, forcing the neighbours to remain indoors. “We have already drawn the attention of the Corporation authorities for the proper maintenance of this well laid out park and they have assured to do the needful”, says K.Kesavan, secretary of the Sundararaj Nagar – Highways Colony Welfare Association.

The city and its surroundings lack recreational facilities. The Corporation should come forward to create more parks and other similar facilities to enable the people, in particular the younger generation, to relax, says K.N.Neelamegam, regional secretary of the Makkal Sakthi Iyakkam.

The State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has proposed to build a modern bus terminal-cum-commercial complex at its bus stand in the city.

The bus terminus would be developed under the public-private partnership mode on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) model with a 35-year concession period.

The SETC has already called for proposals for the project.

A portion of the SETC bus stand, situated close to both the Central Bus Stand and the Railway Junction on the Rockins Road, was demolished a few years back.

The notification for request for proposals stated that the Corporation wanted to improve services to passengers and “partly relieve” the congestion at the Central Bus Stand by developing an alternative bus terminal with high class facilities.

The scope of the project would include construction of the bus terminal with efficient parking and operating facilities for the Corporation along with allied facilities such as convenience shops, toilets and other amenities.

The project would involve the construction, operation and maintenance of the commercial complex in the premises.

The developer would be allowed to collect lease rental from commercial or retail space.

Interestingly, the SETC operates most of its buses from the Central Bus Stand in the city currently. SETC officials and crew also preferred to operate from the Central Bus Stand to attract passengers. Consequently, separate bus bays have been allotted for the SETC at the Central Bus Stand.

The SETC bus stand, cramped for space, has remained almost defunct for all operational purposes with only the offices.

It has been used for parking a few buses of the corporation otherwise. The tender calling for proposals states that the site (about 0.47 acres) had an excellent frontage and was ideal for development of recreational/retail/office/hotel facility.

The previous government had planned to reconstruct the bus stand at an estimate of Rs.2 crore, a few years back.

The latest move by the Corporation has caught civic activists by surprise, especially in the wake of the efforts taken by the Tiruchi Corporation and the district administration to establish an integrated bus stand in the city.

“We are at a loss to understand the rationale behind the move. The site is too small to accommodate a proper bus stand. Already a few bus bays constructed some years back at the bus stand was demolished,” observed N.Ramakrishnan, convenor, Federation of Welfare Organisations.

Source - http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2626127.ece

Corporation Mayor A. Jaya and Deputy Mayor Asick Meera inspected the Central Bus Stand and Chathiram Bus Stand on Monday to determine adequacy of public toilets and drinking water availability for the travelling public.

Accompanied by the Corporation Commissioner K.Veera Raghava Rao and other senior officials, they took stock of the on-going works on strengthening of sewage canals at a cost of Rs.7 lakh and laying of pedestrian pavements at an expenditure of Rs.11 lakh at the Central Bus Stand.

The Mayor enquired if the amount as fixed in the contract was levied for pay and use toilets, and instructed officials to cancel the contract if the norm was not adhered to. Ms. Jaya instructed officials to construct more urinals and ensure drinking water availability in the Central Bus Stand for the convenience of travelling public.

At the Chathiram Bus Stand, she issued instructions for completion of the works on the installation of canopies within 15 days.

The roads must be developed to suit rainwater harvesting, she said.

At the Chathiram Bus Stand also, the Mayor advised officials to construct more free for use public toilets, and make available drinking water for the travelling public.

At a public grievance redressal session, the Mayor received 60 petitions from the public.

The petitions pertained to demands for removal of garbage, setting right drainages, strengthening roads in extension areas, provision of drinking water, and sanction of street lights.

The first two demands will be fulfilled in the next two days, the Mayor assured, adding that as for the remaining requirements, the works would be carried out soon after arriving at estimates.

Acknowledgement slips were given for all petitions. The progress on the demands will be reviewed on a weekly basis, Ms. Jaya said.

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-Guest/T.P.

Hey guys is trichy got JNNURM service.

^^ source?

Hey guys is trichy got JNNURM service.

Trichy along with Salem and Tiruppur was included in JNNURM Pase II but has been postponed.

Trichy along with Salem and Tiruppur was included in JNNURM Pase II but has been postponed.

I think it has been cancelled and not postponed around 13 cities including trichy. due to the 1million population mark. But now trichy reached this mark. But its difficult to be added as JNNURM is under financial problem in implemented cities.

I think it has been cancelled and not postponed around 13 cities including trichy. due to the 1million population mark. But now trichy reached this mark. But its difficult to be added as JNNURM is under financial problem in implemented cities.

My understanding is planing commission rejected urban ministry proposal to start Phase II project from last financial year .It wanted to monitor the development and also Phase 1 to be completed before taking up Phase II.

My understanding is planing commission rejected urban ministry proposal to start Phase II project from last financial year .It wanted to monitor the development and also Phase 1 to be completed before taking up Phase II.

Here are few links to clarify the doubts.

www.constructionweekonline.in/article-6678-govt_plans_to_extend_jnnurm_schemes_to_new_cities/

m.economictimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/planning-commission-rejects-jnnurm-proposal-on-cities/articleshow/10830130.cms

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When the State government dropped a bombshell in the form of a steep rise in bus fares last week, it shocked the whole community, particularly the middle class and the weaker sections.

The hike has made a majority of the people to turn to the trains to save their hard earned money.

The trains, both long distance express and the short distance passenger trains, always enjoy good patronage. Overcrowding in trains was witnessed from the very next day of the government's announcement on the upward revision of bus fare.

All sections of society expect the government to announce a roll back in bus fares following stiff opposition, but the government has been maintaining a silence. And hence the overcrowding in the trains is expected to be a permanent feature.

A cross section of the travelling public has demanded that the railway take immediate steps for additional compartments in the passenger trains to meet the demand.

The train fare has remained low compared to the bus fare. The bus fare from Tiruchi to Thanjavur is Rs. 31; to Kumbakonam Rs. 59; to Karur Rs. 40; to Pudukottai Rs. 33; to Kulithalai Rs. 28. The passenger train fare from Tiruchi to Thanjavur is Rs. 8; to Kumbakonam Rs. 15; to Mayiladuthurai Rs. 19; to Nagapattinam Rs. 19; to Kulithalai Rs. 6; to Ariyalur Rs. 11; to Madurai Rs. 24; to Dindigul Rs. 16 and Rameswaram Rs. 36. Even the express train fare to these destinations is much lower when compared to bus fares.

People travelling to nearby destinations like Tiruverambur and Lalgudi too prefer trains . The train fare to Tiruverambur and Lalgudi is Rs. 2 and Rs. 4 respectively, while the bus fare is Rs. 10 and Rs. 12.

No doubt, long queues are witnessed in front of the counters issuing current tickets in Tiruchi Junction and other stations these days. Even on Sunday, people thronged Tiruchi junction and the railway authorities had to make special arrangements for issuing the current tickets.

The Railways should come forward to attach additional coaches to all the passenger trains, besides more unreserved coaches in the express trains, urges M. Lourduraj, general secretary of the Train Travellers Welfare Association. This is also the high time that Railways introduce overnight passenger trains to Chennai on both the chord and main lines for the benefit of the poor and downtrodden, he added.

-MRR

My father travels to trichy 5-6 times in a month...He has purchased quarterly season ticket now in trains..
looks decision seems to be wiser..

TRICHY: Encroachments in front of 52 retail outlets in the close vicinity of Chathram Bus Terminal near SRC and St Joseph's colleges were removed on Wednesday evening by a corporation team led by assistant executive engineer Amuthavalli on the orders of assistant commissioner (Srirangam division), V Subbu.

The encroachments in front of the 10 x 10 feet corporation-owned outlets were razed to the ground as a number of earlier warnings had gone unheeded. Most of the leased outlets are eateries and lay out tables in front of their shops, thus obstructing traffic especially during peak hours, inside the Chathram bus stand. Also, students from colleges and schools in the vicinity throng the bus stand in the evenings adding to the chaos.

Assistant commissioner V Subbu told TOI that though the action was not planned, she swung into action when she came to know that the shop- keepers had disregarded a number of earlier warnings. The corporation's new mayor A Jaya, had visited the area last week to gain a firsthand idea of what the bus stand was like, and had formally asked the shopkeepers to remove the encroachments, but to no avail.

Thanks to political patronage, the vicious cycle of the corporation removing encroachments, and the shop-keepers reverting to their old style of using about 5 to 8 feet of land in front of their shops, went on with clockwork precision. Even officials who tried to prevent the encroachments only ended up in upping the ante on protection money given to local politicians and their henchmen. V Subbu said, "This is the final warning, and enough is enough. If the shopkeepers still do not behave, then their shops would be under lock and key and all the relevant Corporation Acts would be invoked to bring them to their senses." She said most of the culprit outlets were eateries, and those who were selling fruits and other perishable items.

^^This prosess should not stop with chatrm alone. There are vast encroached lands all over the city which should be brought back by the corportation.

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Notwithstanding the apprehensions raised by a section of the real estate promoters that the draft market value guideline would prove to be a market dampener, Registration Department officials say that the revised guideline values reflect the market value of properties to a large extent.

According to sources in the department, only 21 objections have been received so far from the public after the draft market value guideline was released. A few of the objections relate to the proposed guideline value in some of the newly added residential areas in the suburbs of the city. The objections would be considered by the district level sub-committee headed by the Collector and changes, if any, would be notified again, inviting public suggestions or objections. The absence of large number of objections by itself goes to prove that the guideline values reflect the market rates, an officer of the Department observed. “We have held extensive consultations before preparing the draft. The revised values reflect at least 80 per cent of the market value of the properties,” the officer said.

REVENUE RECORDS

The draft has been prepared after verifying revenue records and the land records available with the respective local bodies, and field inspections. The draft has been prepared revenue-village wise and approved by the taluk level committee and sub-committee before being released for public verification, he said. The market value guideline would come into force from the date to be notified by the government. Though none of the organisations representing the builders or real estate promoters have reacted openly to the revision in the guideline value, some of the real estate brokers feel that the steep increase in the guideline value would lead to a corresponding increase in stamp duty for buyers. This could possibly dampen the market, which has already witnessed a slow down in recent months, says a real estate broker in the city. But officials dismiss this apprehension as baseless saying that the revised guideline value would bridge the huge gulf between the existing guideline value and the market rates for most parts of the city.

For instance, a square of feet land in the city's prime commercial area of N.S.B.Road has now been fixed at Rs.15,000, which is much closer to the market rates that hover even above this. The previous guideline value here ranged between Rs.2,500 to Rs.4,000 a sq.ft., way too far off the market rates. The market value guideline in Thillai Nagar Main Road, another commercial area, has now been revised to Rs.7,000 from Rs.1,660 a sq.ft. Residential areas in the different cross streets in Thillai Nagar has been revised to Rs.5,000 a sq.ft. Officials said they have taken care to revise the guideline value for different parts of a same locality, depending on the facilities available and their market value. The developments that have taken place over the last five years, the basic amenities available in the particular locality have all been taken into consideration before the fixing the revised guideline value, they said.

^^Many dont know that the guideline value have been released, so there may not been so many objections and the website is also not so user friendly.

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Tiruchi is a major railway terminus due its strategic location in the heart of the State. Eleven overnight trains, most of them superfast, pass via Tiruchi towards Chennai. All of the trains are predominantly jam-packed. There has always been a demand for more trains not only to Chennai but also other parts of the country. Another eleven weekly trains, also pass via Tiruchi giving connectivity to Chennai, Tirupathi and some North Indian destinations. These trains enjoy good patronage and there have been consistent pleas to make them either regular services or increase their frequency.

The north bound weekly trains either departing or passing via Tiruchi are

*Tiruchi – Howrah bi-weekly express (on the chord line);
*Kanyakumari – Howrah weekly express (chord line);
*Madurai – Hazrath Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti bi-weekly express (chord line);
*Tiruneveli – Jammu Tawi bi-weekly link express (via Karur, Erode);
*Nagercoil – Mumbai CST bi- weekly express (chord line via Chengulpet);
*Rameshwaram – Bhubaneswar weekly express (main line),
*Rameshwaram – Varanasi weekly express (main line);
*Madurai – Tirupathi bi-weekly express (main line);
*Madurai – Chennai bi-weekly express (main line);
*Nagercoil – Chennai weekly express (via Karur,Erode)
*Nagercoil – Chennai weekly express (chord line).

The Madurai – Tirupathi bi-weekly express, introduced a few months ago, serves the travelling public of both southern and central districts well. Travellers feel that the Railway should take steps for converting this train into a regular service. This move will immensely benefit senior citizens and women. Travellers also point out that there was a daily train service between Maduai and Tirupathi before the meter gauge main line was closed for conversion into broad guage. The Railway assured to restore all trains which were running on the main line after the completion of gauge conversion. It is high time it is made a daily service, they say.

The people of the delta districts got an express train connectivity to the southern districts with the introduction of the Tiruchendur – Chennai – Tiruchendur, ‘Chendur' weekly and the Madurai – Chennai bi- weekly service, both on the main line. The Chendur express has been converted into a daily service. The Railway should similarly make the Madurai – Chennai bi-weekly also a daily service, say a cross section of the people from Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Mayiladuthurai.

Similarly they want the frequency of Tiruchi – Howrah bi-weekly, the Tirunelveli – Jammu Tawi link bi- weekly, the Madurai – Hazrath Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti bi-weekly to be increased. Since these trains do not run daily, many commuters are not aware of it. The Railway should come forward to give more publicity for these services, feel travellers.

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The draft market value guideline for properties has been notified for public view for the second time after scrutiny of the objections received from the public. The draft would be available at all Sub Registrar and Taluk offices in the district. Members of the public can verify the same and submit objections or suggestions before December 15, a release said.

The Corporation was taking steps to ensure that all street lights in the city were functional, Mayor A.Jaya has said.

Ms.Jaya has conducted surprise inspections during nights to check whether the street lights were functional in the city. Wherever, street lights were found defective, she ordered their immediate repair, a release said. The Mayor inspected sanitation works in the city on Thursday. Action was being initiated on petitions received during weekly grievances meets held by the Mayor.

^^The Mayor is making many visits to all the places. This would enable to make the works progrss faster. Still the new projects are not proposed in Trichy.Hope soon

Uploaded some of the Trichy pictures in Trichy cityscraper thread...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=228636&page=11

Bridge in Kaathankaadu village at an estimate of 70 lakhs...

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Dinakaran claiming for the outcome:nuts::nuts:

As everyone knows, JJ promised in her election speech and fullfilled the demanding of this village people...

many more Trichy snaps here....

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=228636&page=12

Bridge in Kaathankaadu village at an estimate of 70 lakhs...

Dinakaran claiming for the outcome:nuts::nuts:

As everyone knows, JJ promised in her election speech and fullfilled the demanding of this village people...

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced that a pedestrian bridge would be constructed near Kathankadu, located in Manikandam Union of her Assembly constituency – Srirangam, at a cost of Rs. 70 lakh.

The proposed bridge would come up across the river - Ariyaru.

In a statement, the Chief Minister said it was brought to her attention that people of the Kathankadu were facing hardship to cross the river in times of floods. Her decision to permit the construction of the pedestrian bridge was made considering the fact that another bridge, which had been proposed to be built on Punganur-Allithurai road, would be located west of the village and 650 meters away.

She gave an account of the implementation of various promises made by her at the time of Assembly elections.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2686007.ece

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The travelling public of the delta districts rejoiced when the Chennai–Tiruchendur–Chennai Chendur weekly express was regularised a few months ago. This facility provided overnight connectivity to the southern districts, besides a day time option to reach Chennai.

However, the joy was short lived when the Railway allotted only 10 berths in this train, which is serving as an inter-city express, for the delta districts.

Ever since this train was introduced it has been enjoying good patronage. The timings of this train are to the liking of the delta people on both directions. The train departs from Tiruchendur at 7.45 p.m. and arrives at Tiruchi junction at 3.25 a.m. the next day. It departs from Thanjavur at 4.20 a.m.; Kumbakonam 5.04 a.m.; Mayiladuthurai 5.45 a.m.; Sirkazhi 6.10 a.m. and Chidambaram 6.27 a.m. and reaches Chennai at 11.40 a.m.

In the return direction, the train leaves Chennai Egmore at 4.05 p.m.; Chidambaram 8.30 p.m.; Sirkazhi 8.57 p.m.; Mayiladuthurai 9.30 p.m.; Kumbakonam 9.55 p.m.; Thanjavaur 10.40 p.m. to reach Tiruchendur at 8:00 the next morning.

People have demanded chair car coaches in this train in the Tiruchi–Chennai section. “This will provide additional reserved travelling facility for the people at a lesser fare,” says A. Giri, vice-president, Thanjavur District Rail Users Association. He pointed out that chair cars attached in the Guruvayur – Chennai ‘Guruvayur' express in the Madurai – Chennai section have proved to be a boon to the people of the southern districts.

Mr.Giri says trains are operated to Howrah on the chord line thrice a week. One of these trains should be diverted on the main line. The commuters also complain about the inadequate passenger train services on the main line, particularly between Tiruchi and Kumbakonam. Mr.Giri demanded a special fast passenger service from Tiruchi – Kumbakonam, using the coaches of the Chennai – Tiruchi complement of the Rockfort express. He suggested that the passenger train may leave Tiruchi at about 10.30 a.m. and reach Kumbakonam at noon. On the return direction the train may leave Kumbakonam around 4 p.m. to reach Tiruchi at 5.30 p.m.

At present, there is no train from Tiruchi towards Kumbakonam after Cholan express at 9.15 a.m. till 1 p.m., barring the fully reserved Jan Shatabdi. Likewise, there is no train from Kumbakonam to Tiruchi after Cholan express at 2.05 p.m. till the arrival of ever-crowded the Mysore express at 6.18 p.m.

There are also pleas for using the coaches of Mannai express as a passenger train between Mannargudi and Tiruchi.

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Notwithstanding the apprehensions raised by a section of the real estate promoters that the draft market value guideline would prove to be a market dampener, Registration Department officials say that the revised guideline values reflect the market value of properties to a large extent.

According to sources in the department, only 21 objections have been received so far from the public after the draft market value guideline was released. A few of the objections relate to the proposed guideline value in some of the newly added residential areas in the suburbs of the city. The objections would be considered by the district level sub-committee headed by the Collector and changes, if any, would be notified again, inviting public suggestions or objections. The absence of large number of objections by itself goes to prove that the guideline values reflect the market rates, an officer of the Department observed. “We have held extensive consultations before preparing the draft. The revised values reflect at least 80 per cent of the market value of the properties,” the officer said.

REVENUE RECORDS

The draft has been prepared after verifying revenue records and the land records available with the respective local bodies, and field inspections. The draft has been prepared revenue-village wise and approved by the taluk level committee and sub-committee before being released for public verification, he said. The market value guideline would come into force from the date to be notified by the government. Though none of the organisations representing the builders or real estate promoters have reacted openly to the revision in the guideline value, some of the real estate brokers feel that the steep increase in the guideline value would lead to a corresponding increase in stamp duty for buyers. This could possibly dampen the market, which has already witnessed a slow down in recent months, says a real estate broker in the city. But officials dismiss this apprehension as baseless saying that the revised guideline value would bridge the huge gulf between the existing guideline value and the market rates for most parts of the city.

For instance, a square of feet land in the city's prime commercial area of N.S.B.Road has now been fixed at Rs.15,000, which is much closer to the market rates that hover even above this. The previous guideline value here ranged between Rs.2,500 to Rs.4,000 a sq.ft., way too far off the market rates. The market value guideline in Thillai Nagar Main Road, another commercial area, has now been revised to Rs.7,000 from Rs.1,660 a sq.ft. Residential areas in the different cross streets in Thillai Nagar has been revised to Rs.5,000 a sq.ft. Officials said they have taken care to revise the guideline value for different parts of a same locality, depending on the facilities available and their market value. The developments that have taken place over the last five years, the basic amenities available in the particular locality have all been taken into consideration before the fixing the revised guideline value, they said.

^^Many dont know that the guideline value have been released, so there may not been so many objections and the website is also not so user friendly.

Hi Deepu,
Where can I see the complete list for all areas...Can u also tell me the website url?
TIA.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to go in for a new alignment for the bypass road between Panchapur and Jeeyapuram as part of the Tiruchi-Karur section of the National Highway 67 development project.

The decision follows a direction from the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court asking the NHAI to avoid laying the bypass road across Kothamangalam, Kallikudi and Punganur irrigation tanks. The court had issued the order on a petition from farmers of the area who opposed the construction of the bypass road across the tanks on the ground that it would endanger their water sources and livelihood.

The bypass road would run from Panchapur on the National Highway 45 via Thayanur to Jeeyapuram on NH 67 and connect the Tiruchi-Madurai, Tiruchi-Dindigul and Tiruchi-Karur National Highways and become a part of a semi-ring road around Tiruchi.

Work on the construction of the bypass road was stopped following the court order. The NHAI has in-principle decided to go for a new alignment to circumvent the tanks though it would involve acquisition of some wet lands. The change in alignment would only be between Panchapur and Thayanur, to avoid the tanks, of the 17-km-long bypass road. The new alignment would entail an additional length by about 2.2 km. A consultant, commissioned to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the realignment, has submitted an “inception report,” NHAI sources said.

A public hearing will be held at Kallikudi on December 20 . Depending on the views expressed , the project report on the proposed realignment would be sent to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance and the NHAI headquarters for approval.

Hi Deepu,
Where can I see the complete list for all areas...Can u also tell me the website url?
TIA.

http://www.tnreginet.net/DraftGuideline2011/gvaluemainpage2011.asp

here is it

The Trichy district administration helped the then Burmese repatriates to make a living by allotting them 32 shop lots ranging from 36 sq ft to 108 sq ft on the western boundary wall of the Southern Railway divisional office. Today, the Burmese people of Indian-origin have all left, except for a few, while the shop lots were sub-let to others who made a windfall over a period of more than two decades. Some of them have become proud owners of several others shops in the vicinity.

Meanwhile, the number of shop lots increased to more than 60 on the prime stretch of land with the help of conniving district administration officials as well as state highways department, who then helped to secure the very same shop lots in the name of physically challenged persons who needed to be rehabilitated. Now, the state highways department, which wants to widen the roads has been handicapped as it tried in vain to demolish the unauthorised shop lots on Friday but succeeded in razing only six of them. Unless all the shop lots are removed simultaneously, the road-widening could not be effected as desired by the highways.

As many as 32 physically-challenged persons had moved the munsif court and got orders against the eviction. Five cases were still pending in the civil court and 12 cases are being appealed in the higher courts.

The highways department threatened action against the encroachers and even demolished a few shops every two years, but once the palms are greased, the shop lots are back in its place in the name of a different person, said a shop-keeper across the road.

It all started recently with Trichy divisional railway manager A V Vaidiyalingam requesting the district collector Jayashree Muralidharan to remove the encroachments along the western wall of the DRM's office on the Trichy-Dindigul Road.

Earlier, the highways department had, in the first of week of August this year, demolished a ramp at the end 250-metre long road, a second passage way to the Junction Railway Station, from Bharathiyar Salai for violating norms.

The highway officials then said that the road had been bridged with the Bharathiyar Salai (leading to Dindigul highway) overnight by the railway engineers in a high-handed manner without proper planning. Though the Rs 1 crore road that runs parallel to the existing and the only approach road to the railway station from the highway was completed in July itself, it could not be opened to the public as it stands at a height of two feet from the surface of Bharathiyar Salai. Moreover, an additional engineer (highways) told TOI that even the so-called ramp was occupying about 16 feet of the highway road, triggering a number of minor accidents.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Highways-dept-fails-to-clear-all-encroachments/articleshow/11052705.cms)

In yesterdays Dinamalar i read a news article stating that our MP Mr.Kumar in the parliament brought a 'Gavana Yirpu Theermanam' on includind Trichy in JNNURUM, stating that it has all the qualifications with around 12 lakhs population and 8 SH, 4 NH passing through it, thus increasing the traffic in the city more so it must be added in it to get funds for infrastructure development, but couldnt find in any other paper.

In yesterdays Dinamalar i read a news article stating that our MP Mr.Kumar in the parliament brought a 'Gavana Yirpu Theermanam' on includind Trichy in JNNURUM, stating that it has all the qualifications with around 12 lakhs population and 8 SH, 4 NH passing through it, thus increasing the traffic in the city more so it must be added in it to get funds for infrastructure development, but couldnt find in any other paper.

Here you go

SHRI P. KUMAR (TIRUCHIRAPPALLI): Sir, my Parliamentary Constituency Tiruchirappalli is one of the four major cities in Tamil Nadu. The present population of the city is about 12 lakh. Tiruchirappalli city is eligible for inclusion under the JNNURM Scheme as per the present population. It has appeared in the newspapers that Tiruchirappalli city is included in the list of JNNURM cities. But to my surprise, Tiruchirappalli city does not find a place in the list of JNNURM cities as per the list of Ministry of Urban Development.
Tiruchirappalli city is connected by eight State Highways and four National Highways. Tiruchirappalli is one of the main cities in the State and it is regularly visited by people belonging to Tamil Nadu and adjacent States. Due to the floating population, traffic congestion in Tiruchirappalli is increasing every day. Tiruchirappalli city needs financial assistance under JNNURM Scheme to provide basic amenities. On behalf of my Constituency people I appeal to the Ministry of Urban Development to include Tiruchirappalli city in the list of JNNURM Scheme cities and release financial assistance for the development of the city.

http://164.100.47.132/newdebate/15/9/08122011/Fullday.pdf

^^thanks bajk for digging the info. Still a positive sign is there for the project. They are going to start the second phase of it in all the implemented cities. Take a look at this


The cities proposed top be included include Guntur, Warangal, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Belgaum, Mangalore and Hubli-Dharwad, Durg-Bhilai Nagar, Kozhikode, Gwalior, Amravati, Bhiwandi, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Solapur, Cuttack, Jalandhar, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kota, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruchirappalli, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur and Moradabad.

Could get assistance to the tune of Rs 500 crore over a period of seven years and develop the infrastructure.

SOURCE: http://www.business-standard.com/ind...jnnurm/458207/

National Conference on JNNURM to be inaugurated by Hon’ble PrimeMinister on 13-12-2011 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Let's wait and see !!!

Though it serves as an access road to the Fort Railway Station in the heart of the city, the Old Goodshed Road is fast gaining notoriety as dingy lane that most commuters fear to tread these days, thanks to poor sanitary conditions and absence of proper street lighting.

Though the road, branching off from the Madurai Road, does not see much of regular traffic, it is frequently used by train travellers from the old city limits.

The Amaravathy Cooperative Supermarket and a rehabilitation centre of the SOCSEAD, a voluntary organisation, are also located on the street. Closer to the Railway Station, a Kendriya Vidyalaya, and an elementary school are also located.

The absence of heavy traffic has been conveniently used by drivers of vans and other goods vehicles to park their vehicles all along the road. Cement concrete slabs along the pedestrian pavement, which runs up to the Kottai Vaical, have been damaged in many places and the stretch is being used an open urinal by men.

The massive Kottai vaical, one of the major drains of the city that cuts across the road, remains a bane and health hazard. Locals very often dump garbage on the banks of the drain, rather than use a garbage container provided by the Corporation. An overpowering stench pervades the area, adding to the squalor.

It was time that the Corporation explored the feasibility of renovating the drain and possibly make it a covered one, says Nagarajan, a senior citizen. The drain also runs across the Holy Cross College, a prominent college for women in the city, and has become a breeding ground for pigs.

The pigs often stray into the platform of the Fort Station, much to the inconvenience of the passengers waiting for trains. A couple of Railway buildings in disuse and the thick growth of bushes all around make the locality a haven for anti-social elements, says Mr.Nagarajan.

With a couple of TASMAC liquor outlets located on the road and the dimly lit road also make it refuge for anti-socials, making it unsafe for women.

“The eerie appearance of road makes it very unsafe for people, not only for women but also men especially during nights and the early hours of the day,” says R.Rajasekar, a marketing executive and regular commuter who boards trains at the Fort Station. Consequently, many commuters from Palakkarai and Singarathope areas prefer to go via the Fort Station Road though it involves a detour, he says.

Senior citizens recall that the road had once been the preferred access route to the Fort Station for people living in the old city limits and demand that the Corporation take steps for its proper maintenance.

^^thanks bajk for digging the info. Still a positive sign is there for the project. They are going to start the second phase of it in all the implemented cities. Take a look at this

Great the project is still alive.Hope Trichy gets added from next financial year.

The Federation of Consumer and Service Organisations, Tiruchi, has appealed to the railways to consider reopening the Ariyamangalam railway station here considering the developments taking place in the city and its outskirts.

In the larger interest of the student community, the railways could consider extending the Pudukottai – Tiruchi passenger train up to Tiruchi Fort station, the Federation's president M. Sekaran said in a release here.

Keeping in mind the rising passenger traffic, the railways could restore the Tiruchi – Chennai fast passenger, he said adding that it could consider operating a fast passenger service from Mannargudi to Tiruchi.

Maintain coaches

He said the railways should keep its coaches and toilets clean and hygienic since a number of representations on poor maintenance of coaches and toilets even in upper classes had been received by the Federation. The railways should increase the unreserved coaches adequately to meet the actual demand.

Mr. Sekaran said the Transport Corporation could introduce some services from Manachanallur, Samayapuram and Lalgudi to central bus stand via bypass road in the interest of the general public.

He claimed that there were no proper auto temperature controller in the air – conditioned buses being operated by the State Transport Corporation and State Express Transport Corporation and shawls were not being provided to the travellers.

This caused difficulty to the passengers who wished to travel comfortably on payment of higher fare, he further said.


^^Is there a passenger train between Pudukkotai and Trichy, its from Karaikkudi and Rameshwaram only?

The Tiruchirapalli division of the Southern Railway has consumed 13.28 million units of power for this year, which is only 0.28% higher than the one recorded for the same period last year. Trichy divisional railway manager A V Vaidiyalingam made the announcement on Wednesday at a function during an energy conservation week, being observed from December 12 to 17. This is despite the introduction of three new routes in the division, including one gauge conversion.

Incidentally, the new routes that were introduced were the 150-km route between Villupuram and Vellore, (converted into broad gauge), the 12-km route between Needamangalam and Mannargudi and the eight km route between Nagapattinam and Velankanni. "Despite the introduction of these routes, the energy consumption was brought down this year, thanks to the innovative ideas employed by the division," Vaidiyalingam said.

The division also made provision for 1610 compact fluorescent lights (CFL) in its service buildings in addition to replacing IC lamps with 14,000 CFL bulbs in its staff quarters.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Tiruchirapalli-railway-divsion-is-on-an-energy-saving-spree/articleshow/11123449.cms)

Precision farming, micro irrigation, horticulture, farm mechanisation, post harvest handling and agro processing industries would be among the areas that are to be accorded priority for spurring growth in the agriculture sector during the 12 Plan period in the state, said K.Dhanavel, Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission, here on Thursday.

The plan document would target a four per cent growth rate in agriculture sector and seek to double food production and enhance farmers' income by two to three times, Mr.Dhanavel told reporters on the sidelines of a regional level consultative meeting of the commission here.

A growth target of 10 per cent has been fixed for the 12 Plan Period with agriculture, power, industries including micro, small and medium enterprises, infrastructure, rural development, education, health, water supply, sanitation and environment being the focus areas.

The plan document would seek to safeguard the food security of the State and increase productivity through promotion of scientific cultivation techniques such as System of Rice Intensification, training through research institutions, and farm mechanisation, especially among small and marginal farmers. Inland fisheries and other agriculture allied activities would also be accorded importance. Answering a query, Mr.Dhanavel said inter-district disparities would be addressed more effectively in the 12 Plan. Financial allocations would be made taking into account the ground situation in districts that were at the lower rung of the Human Development Index in the state. Infrastructure shortcomings in the newly created districts would also be addressed. Enhancing quality and employability through skill development would be the focus areas in the education sector.

Prominent among the suggestions aired at the consultative meet, were promotion of a special industrial corridor between Coimbatore and the central region, creation of a State level industrial facilitation centre, :banana::banana:cold storages for agricultural produce and suspension of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during the agricultural season in view of the labour shortage.

Mr.Dhanavel, in a briefing at the meeting, said the State GDP has recorded 8.06 per cent growth during the first four years of the XI Plan period against the target of 9 per cent. The share of agriculture in State GDP has gone down to 8 per cent in 2010-11 from 11 per cent in 2005-06, though the sector still supported 40 per cent of the State population. Manufacturing sector remained stagnant with a share of 27 per cent in the State GDP. The services sector was emerging as the engine of growth with 65 per cent share in the State GDP and 40 per cent share in employment, he said.

The commission would finalise the plan document by the end of February and it would come into effect from April after approval by a meeting of the full commission chaired by Chief Minister.

Commission members Christopher Nelson, E.Balagurusamy, A.C.Muthusamy and K.Ramasamy; Collector Jayashree Muralidharan, and Mayor A.Jaya were among those who attended the meeting.

^^ There should be one industrial coridor between Coimbatore- Trichy- Karaikal.... Hope, Atleast Coimbatore- Trichy coridor takes place...

Deepu, Appriciate, link provided for the source :)

Random shots of Trichy

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Isham, Great effort :)

Thanks for ur wonderful updates....

^^ There should be one industrial coridor between Coimbatore- Trichy- Karaikal.... Hope, Atleast Coimbatore- Trichy coridor takes place...

Deepu, Appriciate, link provided for the source :)

I hope it is Karaikkal-Trichy-Coimbatore corridor.The Karaikkal port could be a catalyst for the growth of the central region.

Thanks Isham. Great updates.

I hope it is Karaikkal-Trichy-Coimbatore corridor.The Karaikkal port could be a catalyst for the growth of the central region.

This would be very helpful, the karaikkal port also made some improvement in the goods handled by the trichy division, hope the port grows more in comming days, also the Tanjore-Trichy-Madurai can also be considered for the industrial corrider as its already known for lots of industries concentrating arount trichy in this streach, which could be boon for industrial development.

The junction at TVS Tollgate, also known as G-junction, has been accident-prone for many years now, with toll mounting regularly. In a mishap on August 20, a biker was crushed to death in the busy goods shed bridge near the tollgate. The man was knocked down by an Aranthangi-bound state transport bus. Another accident that occurred on Sunday at the junction has reinforced the need for a subway at this place. Such a gateway would have served about 15 colonies including about 5,000 employees of the 80-year-old Golden Rock Railway workshop who now have to take a detour for about three km to enter downtown Trichy. Some of those in a hurry generally flout rules, causing accidents time and again.

The traffic police had written to the government and also aired its grievances at various consultative meetings. After studying the nitty-gritties of the problem, the traffic police found out that five subways must be constructed with immediate effect between Kollidam bridge on the Chennai-Madurai Highway and Mannarpuram. They were (1) at the "Y" road which branches off to Srirangam from the highway, (2) Kondayampettai Junction, (3) Sanjeevi Nagar, (4) "G" Corner and (5) Mannarpuram (only for pedestrians). These subways would have enabled people and motorists cross the highway without making a long detour, or risking their lives while trying to cut across.

DCP (traffic and crime) Ramaiyyan said the very construction of the highway itself, particularly as it bypasses Trichy, seemed to indicate that the planners did not take into consideration the convenience of the people of Trichy and its surrounding areas. The roads have been laid out in such a way that there is no way one can enter Trichy from the highway unless one is ready to flout traffic norms. Nevertheless, the large number of railway employees living in 3,000-odd quarters on the other side of the city are today unhappy because their request for a much-needed subway at G-corner at Tollgate area has been kept in cold storage.

Sources said it was a departmental game of one-upmanship played out particularly between the railways and the highways that denied access to people on both sides of the city. For instance, employees living in downtown Trichy need to go to the railway hospital cutting across the highway, and vice-versa. While a state highways official said the railways did not respond to the NHAI proposal to build a 3,000-odd sq ft subway at the cost of Rs 1 crore at G-corner, the Tiruchirappalli DRM, A V Vaidialingam, admitted that a letter had been sent to the Railways, but before it could act upon the matter, the NHAI went ahead with its own proposal. As a result, there was no subway for a stretch of up to 3 km on the Trichy bypass, and motorists resorted to using the service road both ways to reach their destinations.

Meanwhile, two persons were injured in an accident on the Trichy-Chennai bypass here on Sunday. A car skidded while giving way to a overtaking lorry, and then suddenly fell down on the service road from the four-way Trichy bypass on Sunday morning.

Arikrishnan and his friend were on their way to a temple when the accident took place at TVS Tollgate, a busy intersection where a service road branches off. After crossing the Ponmalai Road Bridge, the car driver lost control while giving way to a truck, and the vehicle fell on the service road with great impact, the traffic police said. Luckily, the car did not catch fire in the impact, and the both friends were brought to Trichy Annal Gandhi Government Hospital. The traffic police are investigating further.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Depts-flip-flop-on-steps-against-accident-zone/articleshow/11163245.cms

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The pathetic condition of the Anbu Nagar Road, through which traffic has been diverted following the closure of the Crawford-Edamalaipattipudur section of the Madurai Road to facilitate the construction of a road over bridge, has made commuting an ordeal for residents in Crawford and Edamalaipattipudur areas in the city.

The road was closed ahead of the Assembly election as the Highways Department hurriedly commenced the construction of the road over bridge, even before the completion of the land acquisition process.

The closure of the road created a furore as locals complained that the road was closed without making proper alternative arrangements.

Subsequently, road traffic was diverted via Anbu Nagar which runs up to the State Bank Colony on the other side after the Highways Department made some temporary repairs to the Anbu Nagar Road. But the road has taken a severe battering in the recent rains and make for back-breaking rides for road users, especially two-wheeler riders.

With the over bridge scheduled to be completed only by mid-2013, locals demand that the Highways Department carry out permanent repairs on the alternative route, which is used by a large number of residents of colonies on either side of Crawford and Edamalaipattipudur everyday.

“The road is in a very bad shape and full of potholes. It has turned unfit to take such a heavy vehicular traffic after the rains. The road should be immediately re-laid,” says H.Ghouse Baig, a resident of Crawford Colony.

The potholes on the steep down gradient after the level crossing makes for a dangerous ride for motorists, residents complain and point to the recent accident at the level crossing. “The road is in a precarious condition and it should be widened near the unmanned Railway level crossing as the sharp bend and steep gradient prevents a proper view for motorists. The level crossing should also be manned 24-hours,” says C.H.G.Rozario, a resident of Anbu Nagar.

Savariappan, an hotelier on the road, says that residents have been bearing the brunt of heavy noise and dust pollution ever since the diversion of the vehicles.

The dust pollution has turned very heavy after the recent rain; he observes and faults the Highways Department for failing to strengthen the road before diverting traffic through it.

Two-wheeler riders, who use an underpass close by the construction site of the road over bridge, also demand that the muddy approach roads to the underpass be repaired temporarily so as to reduce the traffic congestion on the Anbu Nagar Road.

Two-wheelers riders have to crouch while passing the low-height underpass. The approach road could be dug up and re-laid to allow it to be used freely by two-wheeler riders, they demand.

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The Tiruchi rural police have sought additional highway patrol units to curtail accident rate, have effective control and supervision over traffic offenders, and rescue victims from the accident spot within the golden hour.

The need for augmenting the existing patrol units comes amid recurring instances of road accidents on national and state highways falling within Tiruchi district, which includes over 225 kilometres of national highways and more than 200 kilometres of state highways.

In addition to the six highway patrol units that are patrolling the highways, law enforcers have sought five more patrol units. Under the existing set up, Highway Patrol unit–I covers the stretch from Kollidam Tollgate to Chockalingapuram (28 km) along the Tiruchi–Chennai NH, while Highway Patrol unit–II monitors the 70 km stretch from Ramji Nagar to Thangamapatti along the Tiruchi–Dindigul NH.

The stretch from Manikandam to Puzhuthipatti (52 km) along Tiruchi–Madurai NH is covered by Highway Patrol–III and the 56 km stretch from Devarayaneri to Pettavaithalai by Highway Patrol unit–IV.

The distance covered by Highway Patrol unit–V is about 40 km from Kollidam Tollgate to Kallagam, while Highway Patrol unit–VI covers around 72 km from Kollidam Tollgate to Michelnaickenpatti along the Tiruchi–Salem main road.

The idea is to split the lengthy stretches covered by some Highway Patrol units into two sectors and utilise the proposed additional unit in the divided sectors.

For instance, the 70-km Ramji Nagar–Thangamapatti stretch would be split into two segments–one from Ramji Nagar to Maravanur and the other from Maravanur to Thangamapatti. A separate unit has been sought to cover the stretch from Maravanur to Thangamapatti.

A separate unit has been sought to cover the 32 km stretch from Musiri to Michelnaickenpatti (along the Tiruchi – Salem main road) by splitting the 72 km Tollgate–Michelnaickenpatti sector, say sources.

Another unit has been sought to cover the section from Nochiyam to Thuraiyur (31 km) besides one to cover the stretch from Kudamuritti to Pettavaithalai (23 km) along the Tiruchi–Karur NH.

A detailed proposal seeking sanction of additional patrol units has already been forwarded to the State Police Headquarters along with manpower requirement and equipment such as breath analyser, radar gun and video camera.

Fatalities

Over 190 persons were killed in more than 166 fatal accidents that occurred on national highways in the district from January to September .

The number of fatalities on state highways was more than 70 during the same period. Over 600 accident victims were saved due to the timely action of the patrol units, sources said.

Energy conservation measures taken by the Golden Rock Railway Workshop here has resulted in saving of 10 lakh units of electrical energy over the past three-and-half years. The financial saving owing to the sustained measures works out to a little over Rs.52 lakhs.

In addition to carrying out periodic overhaul of diesel locomotives and passenger coaches, the over 80-year-old nodal workshop of the Indian Railway is simultaneously involved in manufacturing container wagons and steam locomotives.

It has exported over 125 metre gauge diesel engines to various developing countries after carrying out necessary modifications in them.

T-5 28 watt lamps

A thrust to energy conservation measures was given from 2008-09 fiscal with the workshop installing energy savers separately for lighting and welding plants and switching over to T-5 28 watt fluorescent lights replacing the incandescent lamps during the past three years.

A senior workshop official here said 89 energy savers for welding plants; 30 energy savers for air-conditioned plants and nine energy savers for lighting had been installed till now besides putting in place as many as 1,325 energy efficient T-5 28 watt lights within the sprawling workshop, which has 30 shops inside.

The workshop has decided to install 65 more energy savers for welding plants and 30 more energy savers for lighting during the current fiscal. Plans were also afoot to install 650 more T-5 28 watt lamps this year, the official said.

Notwithstanding the 16 per cent increase in out turn of cylinder liners – a crucial component in a diesel locomotive- the overall energy saving in the current fiscal up to November was 1.36 lakh unit, the official said adding that the workshop had invested Rs.45 lakhs over the past three years towards energy conservation.

These measures, the official said, would continue to yield positive results for the workshop, which had bagged the Green Shield Award instituted by the Southern Railway for three consecutive years.

Personnel from the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Union Ministry of Power had conducted a technical audit at the workshop a few months ago to ensure that the organisation maintained energy conservation measures.

The Chief Workshop Manager's office was awarded four-star rating by the BEE, a statutory body, in 2010 for achieving energy efficiency. The official said the workshop was working towards achieving five-star rating.

Source:The Hindu

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has noticeably reclaimed most of the encroached land in front of shops at Tiruverumbur along the Thanjavur National Highway for laying the main carriageway as part of the four-laning project.

Though the shopkeepers were given adequate time to remove encroached structures in the frontage, they refused to relent, and on Tuesday, the Madhucon Projects Limited, which executes the national highway project on a build-operate-transfer basis in the Tiruchi-Thanjavur section at a cost of Rs.280 crore, went ahead with raising the road level, right at the doorsteps of the shops.

The shops would have to shift in due course in the event of the NHAI occupying the land required for laying a service lane, an absolute necessity for the public, particularly for the hundreds of commuters utilising the Tiruverumbur railway station, according to BHEL employees.

During March this year, M/s. Tiruchi-Thanjavur Expressways Limited started collecting toll at the toll plaza beyond Thuvakudi on the city outskirts, even though work on construction of two road overbridges across level crossing at Tiruverumbur and Ariyamangalam remained incomplete.

Tardy work

The pace of work at Ariyamangalam road overbridge is, however, tardy. Regular road users have got used to frequent traffic hold-ups, particularly during night hours, at this spot.

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2733411.ece)

Farmers from villages in the outskirts of the City have opposed the proposed move to build the bypass road, to come up as part of the widening of the Tiruchi-Karur section of National Highway 67, cutting across fertile agricultural lands.

At a public hearing organised by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at K.Kallikudi near here, farmers of villages including Aruvankudi, Punganur, Thayanur and Kallikudi expressed apprehensions that acquisition of fertile farm lands for laying the bypass road would severely affect their livelihood.

Presided over by Collector Jayashree Muralidharan, the nearly two-hour long hearing was organised to ascertain public views and suggestions from residents of villages through which the NHAI had proposed to re-align the bypass road.

The bypass road would run from Panchapur on the National Highway 45 via Thayanur to Jeeyapuram on NH 67 and connect the Tiruchi-Madurai, Tiruchi-Dindigul and Tiruchi-Karur National Highways and become a part of a semi-ring road around Tiruchi.

The NHAI had proposed the realignment for the bypass road after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court struck down a plan to build the bypass road across Kothamangalam, Kallikudi and Punganur irrigation tanks.

It was informed during the presentation that as per Madras High Court direction and recommendation of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests, the NHAI had constituted an experts committee to prepare a detailed project report for laying the bypass road without affecting households, farmers and water bodies.

The experts' panel had recommended a new alignment which passes through the south side of Aruvankudi tank starting from Panchapur and culminating at Kaliyankadu.

Though it was a longer stretch (9.048 km) as compared to the other three plans that were examined, it was found to be the best option as it did not pass through tanks and causing only minimal damage to the households, it was informed.

Approximately 43.12 hectares of land would be required for laying the bypass from Pirattiyur to Thayanur as per this alignment, it was informed.

However, many farmers were against the option recommended by the experts stating that the project would result in acquisition of fertile agriculture lands largely affecting the small and marginal farmers.

The NHAI, they said, could explore an option that neither affected the water bodies nor farm lands.

Various suggestions were put forth by the agriculturists and the general public with regard to laying the bypass road with minimal damage.

Most of the farmers and general public made it clear that the original alignment conceived in 2006-07 was the most suitable option for the NHAI to lay the bypass road as it would neither affect farm lands nor water bodies en-route with minimal damage.

Summing up, Collector Jayashree Muralidharan said any fresh option would be actively considered adding that the district administration was open to any idea.

Stating that roads were required for development, the Collector maintained that no decision had been taken and all aspects would be considered including socio-economic problems and traffic engineering.

source:MRR/TP

Passenger rail services to Karaikal resumed after a prolonged period of around 24 years recently when Union Minister of State for Railways K.H.Muniyappa flagged off the hitherto Nagore –Chennai Kamban Express last week.

But, for the Tiruchi Division of Southern Railway, Karaikal has been a golden revenue pocket since January 2010, thanks to the MARG Karaikal Port.

The port, strategically located on the central part of Tamil Nadu's coastline, has a dedicated railway siding bifurcating from Nagore to a distance of nearly 6 kilometres.

The maiden goods consignment was despatched from the port on January 27, 2010.

With freight traffic gradually increasing, a proposal for connectivity to Peralam from Karaikal has been forwarded to the Railway Ministry. Located on the Mayiladuthurai-Tiruvarur section, which is undergoing gauge conversion, Peralam once had meter gauge-connectivity to Karaikal.

“The revenue from the port accounts for about 40 per cent of the division's freight earnings,” said P.V.Vaidialingam, Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi.

The port has till date contributed over Rs.230 crore approximately to the railway coffers according to P.Jeyachandran, Head-Railways, MARG Karaikal Port.

Until the port began its operations, the primary avenues of freight revenue for the railway included paddy from the Delta belt, cement and gypsum from the factories in Ariyalur, lignite transport to Neyveli.

During 2009-10, Tiruchi Division earned Rs.391 crore, with the port giving business of Rs.3.37 crore for the last three months.

The earning jumped to Rs.531 crore in 2010-11, with a big a chunk of revenue worth Rs.125.44 crore coming in from the port. For 2011-2012, revenue of Rs.581 crore is expected to be raked in by the division in which Rs.184.38 crore will be from the port. Up to November, Rs.104.38 crore has been received from the port.

Earlier this year, Tiruchi's Golden Rock Diesel Loco Shed was allotted modern 4000 horse power-EMD locomotives to haul the increasing goods traffic from the port.

Currently, freight traffic to the North goes via Tiruvarur – Tiruchi – Karur – Erode – Salem.

This can be diverted through Peralam, Cuddalore, Vridhachalam, Salem, which will ease traffic on the busy Tiruvarur – Thanjavur –Tiruchi section, said Captain Prasad Rebela, Senior Vice President, Operations, MARG Karaikal Port.

An official of the port also felt that the freight operations were being hampered due to passenger train movement. The introduction of the Peralam line will facilitate more freight movement. Around five trains a day can function in the current line, but through Peralam, around 15 freight trains can be operated, felt the official. Recently, passengers of a Tiruvarur-Thanjavur passenger train staged a rail-roko after they were put in the loop line to allow multiple goods trains to pass.

The railway will look to restoring the 25 kilometre-line with the port also willing bear investment costs. “A public-private partnership model might be worked out,” said Mr.Vaidialingam. The line, if materialised, will be a shorter route to Nagapattinam from Chennai when compared to the current route via Tiruvarur.

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2733666.ece)

^^Karaikkal port is growing at a high speed, Due to which trichy division stood second in freight income last fiscal.



Most of the farmers and general public made it clear that the original alignment conceived in 2006-07 was the most suitable option for the NHAI to lay the bypass road as it would neither affect farm lands nor water bodies en-route with minimal damage.

Any one having idea about the original allignment, then how they want the road to be built as a flyover in the region.

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With the steep hike in bus fare announced by the government last month prompting steady increase in number of passengers, Divisional Railway Manager P.V.Vaidialingam ordered opening of an additional counter for unreserved tickets at Tiruchi junction.

Already four counters are functioning at Tiruchi junction for issuing current tickets. Mr.Vaidialingam who inspected the current ticket issuing counters on Wednesday, noticed long queues in front of the counters and ordered instant opening of an additional one. The new counter will function from noon to 8 p.m. on all seven days, the DRM told The Hindu .

Heavy rush of passengers is witnessed at Kumbakonam railway station and there has been demand for opening additional counters for issuing current tickets. A proposal for opening an additional counter on Saturdays and Sundays to start with is under active consideration, he said.

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2737383.ece)

கன்னியாகுமரி, தூத்துக்குடி, மதுரை போன்ற தென் மாவட்டங்களுக்கு செல்லும் தொடர்வண்டிகள் சென்னை எழுப்பூரில் இருந்து இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. சென்னை எழும்பூரில் இருந்து வடமாநிலங்களுக்குச் செல்லும் தொடர் வண்டிகளை இயக்குவதற்கு ஏதுவாக தென் மாவட்ட தொடர்வண்டிகளை தாம்பரத்தில் இருந்து இயக்க தொடர்வண்டி நிர்வாகம் திட்டமிட்டது. இதற்கு தென் மாவட்ட மக்கள் கடும் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்தனர். தொடர்ந்து அறவழிப் போராட்டம் நடத்தப்படும் என்றும் அறிவித்திருந்தனர்.
இந்நிலையில் நிர்வாகம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பில் தென் மாவட்ட தொடர் வண்டிகள் எழும்பூரில் இருந்து தொடர்ந்து இயக்கப்படும் என்று கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது. எனினும் எதிர்காலத்தில் கூடுதலாக விடப்படும் தொடர்வண்டிகளை தாம்பரத்தில் இருந்து இயக்கப்படும் என்றும் செய்திக்குறிப்பில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.

http://tamilantelevision.com/news.php?Id=1324539963

The existing trains will originate from Chennai Egmore as usual. Only the new ones will originate from Tambaram.

^^Karaikkal port is growing at a high speed, Due to which trichy division stood second in freight income last fiscal.



Any one having idea about the original allignment, then how they want the road to be built as a flyover in the region.

The original bye-pass was to go along the CARE college without touching the pond but was re-aligned to save the college.

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-MK

They are allotting 80 crore for a distance above 300KM so as usual Rottuku ottupoda poranga, athanala ottulathan roade yirukka pogudhu.

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The Madurai bench of the Madras high court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging land acquisitions for the purpose of laying a four-lane highway between Thanjavur and Trichy.

In 2009, lands were acquired for the purpose of laying four-lane highways between Thanjavur-Trichy National Highways NH67. The lands were situated in various villages in Tiruchirappalli taluk including Valavandankottai, Ariyamangalam, Ukkadai Ariyamangalam, Thuvakudi, Agaram, Ellakudi and Koothupar. A publication was made in 2009 notifying various survey numbers, purpose of acquisition, nature of ownership, extent of land and classification of land. It was informed that any person could raise objection either directly or through counsel and support their objections.

Nine petitioners who have lands in Valavandan village filed petitions challenging the notification in the Madurai bench of the Madras high court. They had sent a representation saying they owned the properties in the respective survey numbers which had become house plots coming under Mangapuram Nagar. They said it was purchased through sale deeds registered at the sub registrar office.

However, in the 21 persons mentioned, the petitioners' names were not mentioned as land owners. Since their representations had not received any answer, they filed writ petitions seeking to challenge the notification and to set aside the same.

Dismissing the petitions, Justice K Chandru said the authorities had issued wide publicity. "Though the petitioners have claimed that they got pattas, the authorities have proceeded only on the basis of records received from the Revenue Department. In this case, as mentioned in the advertisement, the plan was kept in the office of the special district revenue officer as found in the notification," he said. However, citing provisions of the Act that gives them liberty to file an application for arbitration, the judge granted liberty for the petitioners to file an application for enhanced compensation.

source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/HC-dismisses-petitions-challenging-land-acquisition/articleshow/11236167.cms)

ஆமை வேகத்தில் திருச்சி-கரூர் 4 வழிச்சாலை பணி

திருச்சி: கரூர்-திருச்சி வரையிலான 80 கி.மீ., தூரம், நான்கு வழிச்சாலை பணி துவங்கி, ஐந்தாவது ஆண்டு துவங்கும் நிலையிலும், பணிகள் இன்னும் முடியாத காரணத்தால், பயணிகள் மற்றும் பொதுமக்கள் கடுமையாக பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.நாகப்பட்டினம்-கூடலூர் வரை இருந்த மாநில நெடுஞ்சாலை, பத்து ஆண்டுக்கு முன் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையாக (என்.ஹெச்.,-67) தரம் உயர்த்தப்பட்டது. இந்த சாலை கரூர் வழியாக செல்கிறது. அதேபோல், காஷ்மீர் முதல் கன்னியாகுமரி வரை செல்லும் தேசியநெடுஞ்சாலையும் கரூர் வழியாக செல்கிறது.போக்குவரத்துக்கு முக்கியமான என்.ஹெச்.,-7 மற்றும் என் .ஹெச்.,-67 இவ்விரண்டு சா லைகளும் கரூரில் சங்கமித்து பிரிந்து செல்கின்றன. திருச்சி, கரூர் ஆகிய மாவட்டங்களிலிரு ந்து ஜவுளி, மணல் போன்றவை கர்நாடகா, கோவைக்கு செல்கிறது. மேற்கு மற்றும் மத்திய ம ண்டலங்களை இணைக்கும் இணைப்புப் பாலமாக கரூர் உள்ளது.எனவே, குறுகிய, சிறிய நகரமாக காட்சியளித்தாலும், கரூரில் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலுக்கு பஞ்சமில்லை. நாடு முழுவதும் உள்ள தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைகள் நான்கு மற்றும் ஆறு வழிச்சாலையாக மாற்றப்பட்டு வருகிறது.அந்த வகையில் என்.ஹெச்.,-67 சாலை கடந்த ஐந்து ஆண்டுக்கு முன் நான்கு வழிச்சாலையாக மாற்றப்பட அனுமதியளிக்கப்பட்டது. கரூர்-திருச்சி வரை, 79.80 கி.மீ., தூரம் வரை 516 கோடி ரூபாயில் 2008ம் ஆண்டு ஜனவரி மாதம் துவங்கிய சாலை பணிகள் ஆமை வேகத்தில் நடக்கிறது.சாலை போடும் பணியை ரிலையன்ஸ் நிறுவனம் ஏலம் எடுத்துள்ளது. இந்த நிறுவனத்திடமிருந்து சப்-கான்ட்ராக்டாக பஞ்சப்பூர்-கிருஷ்ணராயபுரம் வரை 50 கி.மீ., தூரம் ஈரான் நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்த டெக்ட்ரான்ஸ் நிறுவனமும், கிருஷ்ணராயபுரம்-சுக்காலியூர் வரை 29 கி.மீ., தூரம் உள்ள பணியை ஆந்திரா மாநிலத்தைச் சேர்ந்த வி.என்.சி., (விஜய் நிர்மான் கம்பெனி) நிறுவனமும் செய்து வருகின்றன.

இந்த சாலையில் கரூர் மாவட்டம் செட்டிநாடு சிமென்ட் நிறுவனம், ஏமூர் மற்றும் திருச்சி மாவட்டம் பஞ்சாப்பூர், ஜீயபுரம் ஆகிய நான்கு இடங்களில் ரயில்வே மேம்பாலம் பணி நடந்து வருகிறது. ஐந்து இடங்களில் பெரிய பாலமும், மூன்று இடங்களில் "ஃப்ளை ஓவர்'களும் (மேம்பாலம்) கட்டும் பணி நடக்கிறது.உப்பிடமங்கலம் பகுதியில் நிலம் ஆர்ஜிதம் செய்வதில் சிக்கல் எழுந்ததால், நான்கு வழிச்சாலைப்பணி தொய்வடைந்தது. தற்போது, கரூர் மாவட்டத்தில் பணிகள் முடிவடையும் தருவாயில் உள்ளது. ஆயினும், செட்டிநாடு, ஏமூர் ரயில்வே பாலங்கள் முடிய இன்னும் இரண்டு மாதங்கள் ஆகும் என தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.இதுகுறித்து திருச்சி-கரூர் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை திட்ட இயக்குனர் தங்கமணி கூறுகையில், ""கரூர் மாவட்டத்தில் பெ ரும்பாலான பணிகள் முடிவடைந்துவிட்டது. மேம்பாலப்பணிகள் மட்டும் தான் பாக்கி உள்ளன. குளித்தலை அருகில் "ஃப் ளை ஓவர்' அமைக்கும் பணி நடந்து வருகிறது.

இதுவரை 66 கி.மீ., தூரம் வரையிலான பணிகள் முடிந்துவிட்டது. மீதமுள்ள 13.80 கி.மீ., தூரம் சாலை அமைக்கும் பணி மட்டுமே பாக்கி உள்ளது. திருச்சியில் ஜீயபுரம்-திருப்பராய்துறை வரை 5 கி.மீ., தூரம், பஞ்சப்பூர்-அதவத்தூர் வரை 5 கி.மீ., தூரம், பெட்டவாய்த்தலை ஆகிய இடங்களில் சாலை அமைக்கும் பணி பாக்கி உள்ளது,'' என்றார்.பஞ்சப்பூர்-அதவத்தூர் வரை உள்ள சாலை அமைக்கும் பணி கிடப்பில் உள்ளது. இந்த சாலை பணிகள் அடுத்தாண்டு இறுதிக்குள் தான் முடியும் என தெரிகிறது.* மக்களுடன் பேச்சுவார்த்தை: பஞ்சப்பூர்-அதவத்தூர் வரை செல்லும் நான்கு வழிச்சாலை செல்லும் வழியில் புங்கனூர், கள்ளிக்குடி, கொத்தமங்கலம் ஆகிய ஏரிகள் வருகின்றன. புங்கனூர் ஏரி அருகே முன்னாள் தி.மு.க., அமைச்சர் நேருவின் குடும்பத்துக்கு சொந்தமான "கேர்' கல்லூரி உள்ளது.இந்த கல்லூரிக்கு பாதிப்பு ஏற்படாத வகையில், கடந்த ஆட்சியில் திட்டமிடப்பட்டு, ஏரியின் நடுவே சாலை போடப்பட்டது. ஏரியை ஆக்ரமித்து சாலை போடுவதுக்கு விவசாயிகள் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்ததால், இப்பணி பாதியில் நிற்கிறது. இந்த பணியை விரைந்து முடித்தால் சாலை பணி முழுமையடையும். இதற்காக இந்த கிராம மக்களை அழைத்து மாவட்ட நிர்வாகம் பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தி வருகிறது.காற்றில் பறந்த மந்திரி வாக்குறுதி: போக்குவரத்துத்துறை அø மச்சராக பொறுப்பேற்ற ஒரு மாதத்தில் செந்தில்பாலாஜி, சாø ல பணியை ஆய்வு செய்தார். அப்போது, "இன்னும் ஒரு மாதத்தில் சாலை பணிகள் நிறைவடையும்' என்றார். ஆனால், அவர் ஆ ய்வு செய்து ஆறு மாதங்கள் ஆகிவிட்ட நிலையில், சாலைப் பணிகள் இன்னும் தொடர்ந்து

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=373675

Construction of a new bridge across the Uyyakondan river, forming part of a new link road between the Anna Nagar Main Road and Cantonment, has made tardy progress much to the consternation of the city residents.

The project has progressed in fits and starts over the past two-and-a-half years after being sanctioned several years ago.:bash: The project was sanctioned at a cost of about Rs.4.38 crore, which includes a grant of Rs.1.20 crore from the Seed Capital Assistance Scheme of the Department of Town and Country Planning.

After running into delays and problems right from the tender stage, the work began in earnest only last year, but has seen little progress since. The contract for the project, including the construction of the bridge, approach roads and drains alongside the road, was bagged by a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) functionary.

But the project has turned out to be a major headache for the corporation officials, allegedly due to the “indifferent” attitude of the contractor. The corporation had acquired a portion of land from the District Court complex and though the ground for laying the approach roads along the complex was taken up several months ago, the roads are yet to be laid. Only a few earth movers and construction material could be seen at the site now. Unfinished piers could be seen along the river.

According to corporation sources, eight of the 22 piers were yet to be built. The bridge would run just for about 35.60 metres while the approach roads would run for about 685 metres.

It is essential that the corporation expedite the works as the new bridge was vital to ease the congestion on the Thillai Nagar Main Road and Woraiyur Road. Motorists are facing much hardship owing to the traffic bottleneck at the Anna Nagar Main Road-Pattabiraman Pillai Road junction, points out V.Thangaraj, a rice merchant.

Sources in the corporation say that efforts were on to speed up the project. Construction of the remaining piers is likely to resume by mid-January during the closure period of the Uyyakondan river. The civic body is working towards completing the project by June but much would depend on the response of the contractor.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2748859.ece

Thanjavur Road, an important gateway to the city, is being widened by the Highways Department, fulfilling a felt need of motorists.

The road that runs between Gandhi Market and Ariyamangalam is also one of the most congested one in the city. The Highways Department has recently commenced the work on widening the road for about four to five feet. The expanded portion of the road is being laid with cement concrete .

“We are taken up the work at a cost of about Rs.1 crore under the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme and the road is being widened wherever space is available,” a senior officer of the Highways Department told The Hindu .

Though space is available on either side of the road up to the Sri Kailasanathar Temple from Ariyamangalam, the road turns narrower towards the Gandhi Market from that point.

Nevertheless, even on this stretch the road is being widened as far as possible.

According to the officer, the Highways Department is planning to put up road medians wherever the road is wide enough. This would help regulate the traffic, they said.

Meanwhile, the Tiruchi Corporation has set in motion efforts to clear unofficial garbage dumps along the road near the Gandhi Market.

Dumping of garbage over the years had created a cesspool of sewage and solid waste near the bus halt on Thanjavur Road.

The corporation has planned to build a couple of ramps and station garbage lorries at the spot so that traders from the market could directly dump garbage onto lorries.

The lorries would transport the garbage continuously as soon as they are filled.

The corporation has decided to commission a consultant to modernise the fish market and goat slaughter house behind the Gandhi Market. The fish market area is one of the major traffic bottlenecks in the city.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2748615.ece

Thiruverumbur bus stand demolished:

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SOURCE:SHYAM/TP

^^ whether it will be reinstalled back?

If not, total waste of MP fund which allocated during Dalith Elilmalai period as MP.. also hundreds of people especially school children will have hard time standing in middle of the NH...:ohno:

There should be one Bus shelter (Atleast like the one above) in both direction...

Bridge Starting in Trichy Side

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^^Noticed the Crawford Industrials

Pillars on Trichy Side

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Railway Portion Works

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Pillars on Madurai Side

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Works near the ending Portion on Madurai Side

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People Passage

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^^^^The Bike and Cycle guys use this passage to cross, but one have to bend his head fully to pass it, officials should dig some sand and make it free to pass.

Can anyone see some improvements. The bridge might get attention as a project of DMK.

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^^^^Drainage works was going on, some 5 to 10 people where working and this place is haunted by the stret dwellers at the night and few are permanently cooking and living here itself with their family.:nuts::nuts:

Corporation must take some initiative to give them rehabilitation.

With more high horsepower EMD type diesel locomotives to be homed at the Tiruchi Diesel Loco Shed next year, the 40-year-old shed is poised to become hi-tech, the Divisional Railway Manager, Tiruchi, P.V. Vaidialingam said here on Tuesday.

Thirty five more EMD diesel engines would be allocated to the Tiruchi shed during the next fiscal which would increase its tally to 50, Mr. Vaidialingam said at the 40th anniversary “Ruby” celebrations of the Tiruchi shed.

Tracing the history of the shed, Mr. Vaidialingam said its total holding of diesel locomotives was 132 today. No other railway shed in the country housed different variants of diesel locos as the Tiruchi shed, he pointed out.

The shed had been rated as the best in terms of productivity and innovative skill due to its brilliant technical workforce, he said. He announced a cash award of Rs.25,000 to the shed in connection with the “Ruby” celebrations. Mr. Vaidialingam released a calendar brought out by the shed and a handbook containing list of blood donors of the shed. The Chief Workshop Manager, Golden Rock Railway Workshop, P. Mahesh, assured that the workshop would readily provide its ambulances and fire tender to the shed in case of emergency.

The Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer of the shed Anupam Chauhan said a host of activities had been planned for one month in connection with the 40th anniversary celebrations.

Comprehensive healthcare for the shed employees, mass sapling plantation, computer training to supervisors and career counselling for the wards of the shed staff would be organised as part of celebrations, he added.

Earlier, Mr. Vaidialingam inaugurated a free eye camp on the shed premises and planted a sapling inside to inaugurate the mass sapling planting programme. He also inaugurated the service building for the high horsepower EMD loco and travelled in the trial run of a shunting loco fitted with a safety device to check over-speeding.

-The Hindu

Cross Posting

Railway Maintanence Shed from the NH

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Junction Railway Bridge

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View towards Madurai

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Cross Posting

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The one said to be Nissan was not so

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VST Motors in Palpannai

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Kaveripattinam Poongavanam Munusamy, minister for municipal administration and rural development, on Tuesday surveyed the three collector wells at Kollidam to expedite the Rs 221-crore water project that had already been inaugurated by former deputy chief minister M K Stalin in the latter half of 2010.

A brainchild of the DMK government, the ambitious water project with financial help from Japan, was launched in 2007 to tide over the perennial water problem of the city. A plan to construct 37 overhead tanks as part of the scheme, was kick-started by former DMK minister K N Nehru on November 14, 2009.

An official who did not want to be named told TOI that the scheme was officially inaugurated on September 8, 2010 by the previous government only to show that something was being done to ameliorate Trichy's water woes. At that time, only one of the three giant collector wells dug on the banks of the Kollidam to transport water to the city through huge pipelines, had been completed.

Though the construction of the overhead tanks was not complete, and the distribution pipes to individual homes was not laid, the corporation connected a collector well with the existing water supply pipes in some parts of the city in order to increase quantum of water supply to households.

The temporary linking of one of the three completed collector wells with the existing water supply system was to give the impression that the ambitious project had already been accomplished.

City engineer Raja Mohammed told TOI that it was just a trial run to test the flow of water supply through the existing pipes, and not to actually supply water to the people. The ambitious scheme to supply 93.26 million litres of water by 2039 is yet to take off despite the passage of four years.

The deadline, however, ended in September this year. Now, a new deadline has been fixed of April 30 next year. Apart from lack of political will, the inordinate delay in executing the project was attributed to the hurdles in laying conveyer pipelines that cut across the Cauvery from the Kollidam at Melur point, a couple of railway crossings, and national highway roads.

An official said retaining the workforce and keeping them ready whenever water receded in the river, always resulted in escalated budgets for the contractors. The cost escalated from Rs 143 crore to Rs 221.42 crore, while the need for the scheme is felt more than ever now ever since the corporation added five more wards, taking the total to 65.

On November 2, the project was visited by mayor A Jaya, then Animal Husbandry minister N R Sivapathy, MLAs Paranjothi, and Manoharan, deputy mayor Asick Meera, corporation commissioner Veeraraghava Rao, and a dozen councillors and engineers.

Since then, Musiri MLA Sivapathy has been taken out of the council of ministers, while Trichy West MLA Paranjothi took over as minister but had to be thrown out because of a scandal.

-TOI

A new passenger train will be operated between Mannargudi and Tiruchi from January 1.

According to a release from T.R.Baalu, MP and chairman of the Railway Standing Committee of Parliament, following representations from the students of Mannargudi, he has requested Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi to sanction a new train for this region. The Mannargudi-Tiruchi Passenger will leave Mannargudi at 6.30 a.m. to reach Tiruchi at 9.40 a.m. via Thanjavur. It will return from Tiruchi at 5.15 pm. to arrive at Mannargudi at 8 p.m.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2759765.ece

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Good work from T.R.Baalu. He got the GC work completed fast, a train to chennai from mannargudi and now another one to Trichy.
Look at us we are still talking of restoring Rockfort express , couldn't revive Bangalore special train and no efforts from our politicians.

The Communist Party of India has urged the district administration to set up the integrated bus stand in the city soon. This would lead to development of city, a resolution adopted at the conference of the Tiruchi City Unit of the CPI held here said.

Another resolution pleaded with the Corporation to expedite the construction works of 36 overhead tanks across the city, and supply drinking water twice a day. The Corporation should come forward to implement the underground drainage project in the left out areas and also in the five new wards.

The Gandhi market should be expanded and a cold storage facility should be commissioned.

The government should take initiative to remove TASMAC outlets functioning in the vicinity of residential colonies, educational institutions, places of worships, and localities with significant concentration of labourers. Other resolutions demanded primary health centre at Ramachandranagar main road in ward No. 39, ring road to solve traffic congestion, and bringing ward nos. 39 and 40 under the administrative control of Tiruchi taluk office.

G.Palanisamy, former MLA and state deputy secretary of the CPI, delivered the inaugural address. T.Indirajith, district secretaryK. Suresh, city secretary spoke.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2760186.ece

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Good work from T.R.Baalu. He got the GC work completed fast, a train to chennai from mannargudi and now another one to Trichy.
Look at us we are still talking of restoring Rockfort express , couldn't revive Bangalore special train and no efforts from our politicians.

It seams they are to stop the DEMU special in Trichy-Karaikkudi-Manamadurai and to run this one. Read in SR Forum. That train is good for the passengers in the Karaikkudi-Manamadurai in the Morning and Evening. Hope they are not doing so.

Bowing to public demand,SWR to consider new services. Responding to the demands of railway passengers for express train services to Tamil Nadu, particularly to Madurai and Tiruchirapalli, the Bangalore Division of South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to recommend new services.

The services include day express train from Bangalore to Madurai via Tiruchirapalli; bi-weekly express to Nagercoil via Tirunelveli; bi-weekly express to Nagapattinam/ Nagore via Tiruchirapalli; and extension of Salem Passenger to Mayiladuturai.

In fact, the extension of Salem Passenger was announced in the 2010-11 Railway Budget, but had not been followed through, said M.S. Jagannathan, a disgruntled resident of Basavanagar.

-Kalyan/SR

^^Ho, the Lazy SR always lags in planning where the SWR is utilizing everything.

SR canceled the well patronized TPJ-SBC Special, but SWR running the idle rack of MYS-MV as MV-TPJ express, now an additional trains are requested by them and not by SR.:bash:

Southern Railway would introduce a passenger train from Mannargudi to Tiruchi for a period of three months from January 1.

Mannargudi–Tiruchi passenger (06805) will leave Mannargudi at 6.30 a.m and reach Tiruchi at 9. 40 a.m. The departure timing of the train at other stations are: Nidamangalam (7 a.m.), Koyilvenni halt (7.06 a.m.), Ammapettai (7.12 a.m.), Saliamangalam (7.19 a.m.), Kudikadu (7.25 a.m.), Thanjavur (8.05 a.m.), Alakkudi (8.15 a.m.), Budalur (8.22 a.m.), Ayanavaram (8.30 a.m.), Solagampatti (8.38 a.m.), Tiruverambur (8.48 a.m.) and Ponmalai (9.13 a.m.).

Tiruchi–Mannargudi passenger (06806) will leave Tiruchi at 5.15 p.m. and arrive in Mannargudi at 8 p.m.The following is the departure timing of the train at other stations: Ponmalai (5.24 p.m.), Tiruverambur (5.33 p.m.), Solagampatti (5.43 p.m.), Ayanavaram (5.51 p.m.) Budalur (6 p.m.), Alakkudi (6.08 p.m.), Thanjavur (6.30 p.m.), Kudikadu (6.43 p.m.), Saliamangalam (6.49 p.m.), Ammapettai (6.56 p.m.), Koyilvenni halt (7.02 p.m.) and Nidamangalam (7.15 p.m.). This is the second train to be operated from Mannargudi after new track was laid in Nidamangalam–Mannargudi section.

^^The TPJ-KKDI-MNM special is not extended and this has been introduced as the special.

The Transport Department has planned to install 25 closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) in various parts of the city for regulating traffic and monitoring the violations of traffic rules.

A proposal for setting up the CCTVs at an estimate of Rs.1 crore has been forwarded to the State government.

Two CCTV systems would be installed at the central and the Chathiram bus stand, while the others would be installed at places with heavy traffic, including Mannarpuram, TVS Tollgate, and Palpannai traffic island, said S. Balasubramanian, Regional Transport Officer, Tiruchi told The Hindu .

On the sidelines of the inaugural function of Road Safety Week here on Sunday, Mr. Balasubramanian said that facility would help ascertaining the causes of road accident with precision.

The Transport Department would hand over the CCTVs to the police department, and the police personnel, utilising the vehicle tracking system, would be able to track the erring vehicle drivers. The CCTVs would be installed in a phased manner and the first phase would commence before the current fiscal, he said.

The system would also help the police ascertain the increase in the volume of traffic in a particular zone and help them draw up traffic regulation plans for future.

Pointing out that the volume of vehicles has increased manifold in the district in general and the city in particular, Mr. Balasubramanian said as many as 40,000 new vehicles have hit the roads in the city in the last calendar year 2011.


Regional Transport Officer, Srirangam, A. Pandian, said the department has identified 25 accident-prone areas on a stretch of about 50 km on the highway between the number one toll gate and Thottiyam in the district.


The proposal has also sought funds for expansion of the roads in these high risk areas with sharp curves, poor visibility or narrow roads.

Earlier, Jayashree Muralidaran, Collector, inaugurated the Road Safety Week programme at the central bus stand by affixing bulls' eye stickers and awareness slogans on buses.

She also distributed pamphlets to the bus crew and passengers, and inaugurated a mobile exhibition on road safety. S. Jayapandian, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), N. Pasupathy, General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Tiruchi region, were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2767827.ece

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Yirukkura Camerava vache onnum panna mudiyilayam yithula yinnoru 25 camerava.

Waste of Money,Resource,time,ect,........

Already cameras have been installed in prominent places and also Number plate camera in all the signals. If they repair and Maintain it well it would be better. Also Trichy is the first city in India to do so, which i remember reading when these cameras were installed. Each commissioner bring their our projects and they leave the valuable projects brought by the previous one.:bash:

The Tiruchi region of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has identified three high-risk zones on the National Highways – two of them on the Tiruchi -Chennai sector and one on the Thanjavur-Tiruchi segment.

The corporation has sent a letter to the National Highways Authority of India impressing upon the need for a comprehensive re-alignment at these areas to ensure passenger safety.

The accident analysis wing of the corporation has identified these sites based on the serious violation of road safety norms by road users and heavy vehicle drivers at these sites in the last one year, said P. Mahendran, assistant branch manager, technical wing, TNSTC.

Most serious was the operation of city buses from the Central bus stand to Ponmalaipatti on the ‘wrong' side on the service road between the TVS Toll gate and the ‘G' corner area “This service road, on the Tiruchi - Chennai National Highway, is meant for the Tiruchi-bound buses from Salem, Chennai and Thanjavur.

But, in the absence of an under-pass at the ‘G' corner, city buses are being operated in this segment, causing hindrance to the Tiruchi-bound vehicles,” he said.

A sudden diversion-like road near Konalai, also on the Tiruchi - Chennai national highway, causes some confusion for speeding drivers.

The corporation has suggested re-designing of the highway here so as to avoid diversion-like curve in the area, thereby eliminating any confusion for drivers in the wake of an abrupt change in the course of the highway. “Many drivers, particularly strangers, slow down the speed at this point for ascertaining the alignment of the highway,” he said, causing a risk to the vehicles coming behind.

The stretch between Tiruverambur and Ariyamangalam is another section prone for accidents. The corporation has suggested the NHAI to re-align the segment with an eye on safety of road users, he said.

“Our study may even necessitate land acquisition at places like ‘G' corner. But, the safety cannot be at stake at any cost,” he said.

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Financial allocation under the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme (CRIDP) for Tiruchi district has been doubled this year and the State Highways Department would take up improvement works in a stretch of about 353 km of roads in the district under the programme.

The State government has allotted Rs.80 crore for the district under CRIDP this financial year, against the normal annual allocations of less than Rs.40 crore received so far, sources in the Highways Department told The Hindu .

Utilising the funds, various roads stretches to a total length of about 76 km would be widened. This apart, improvement works on roads for a length of about 272 km would also be taken up.

Prominent among the roads that are to be improved include the Tiruchi-Musiri-Namakkal Highway, which is prone to suffer damages frequently owing to the heavy movement of lorries transporting sand from the Cauvery and Coleroon rivers. Various stretches of the roads, which have not been repaired or re-laid over the past five years, would be re-laid under the project now. The road stretches which are being improved now would be re-laid to National Highways standards, in view of the huge volume of traffic on the road, especially the sand-laden lorries. According to the sources, a proposal for widening the Tiruchi-Musiri-Namakkal highway that runs along the banks of the River Cauvery from the present width of seven metres to 10 metres has been forwarded to the government.

Apart from Tiruchi-Musiri road, various sections of different roads including the Tiruchi-Thuraiyur Road, the Thuraiyur-Athur Road, Tiruchi-Kuzhumani-Jeeyapuram Road, Kulathur-Viralimalai Road, Samayapuram-Tirupainjeeli Road and Musiri-Erakudi-Thathaiyengarpet Road would be improved under the CRIDP this year. The Samayapuram Road, off the Tiruchi-Chennai National Highway, would also be developed.

The Highways Department has already commenced work on widening and developing the Thanjavur Road, along the Gandhi Market in the city. The work has been taken up at an estimate of about Rs.1 crore, also under the CRIDP.

All works sanctioned under the programme would be completed by March, department sources said. Works, which are yet to commence on account of the recent rain, would start over the next few days, they added.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2773649.ece

Trichy-Namakkal State Highway should be converted into National highway, as the number of vehicles using this stretch is high and this is the route to Bangalore, Technology Capital of India.

The bus frequency is high with lots of buses plying to Namakkal and salem in a minute gap, the KSRTC buses are using Trichy-Karur-Namakkal for their Bangalore buses, due to the bad condition of this road in spite of road work going on this route.

The Highways Department has also planned to carry out comprehensive improvements at the traffic island No.1 Tollgate in view of the traffic congestion at the junction, which would be widened and the island redesigned.

The work is planned based on a report submitted by a consultant commissioned to study accident-prone zones and suggest improvements.

Improvements on various locations along highways in the district have been suggested and the department would implement them in a phased manner, commencing with the improvements to the Tollgate, sources said.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2776798.ece

The bus frequency is high with lots of buses plying to Namakkal and salem in a minute gap, the KSRTC buses are using Trichy-Karur-Namakkal for their Bangalore buses, due to the bad condition of this road in spite of road work going on this route.

KSRTC doesnt take karur-namakkal route they normally go via kulithalai from trichy and use the periyar bridge to join the trichy-nammakal highway beyod musiri.

KSRTC doesnt take karur-namakkal route they normally go via kulithalai from trichy and use the periyar bridge to join the trichy-nammakal highway beyod musiri.

Is it so, i have seen them going that way, in their map i have seen the route map in that way, so i said like that,

The dire state of Uyyakondan canal, starting from the Cauvery river, is proving to be disastrous, leading to accidents with fatalities in the city.

Uyyakondan canal plays a major role in supplying water for irrigation to some villages in Thanjavur district. Before reaching Thanjavur, it runs through Thennur, Annanagar, Bimanagar, Palakkarai and Uzhavar Santhai, which are thickly populated areas in Trichy city.

On the banks of the river is a road connecting all these areas. Surprisingly, there is no sidewall for the river throughout the stretch. So, road-users face a tough time reaching their destinations as street lights are also not in good condition.

An accident which took place on November 25, 2011, on this road once again proved the dangers in using the stretch. A family of three namely Ramanidevi, son Gokul and her granddaughter Thathanapriya, coming by car, drove straight into the river as they mistook the river for a road as there was no sidewall. Though two of them were rescued by nearby residents, Ramanidevi died on the spot.

The construction of a bridge across the river also came to a standstill due to undisclosed reasons.

Despite the issue being brought to the knowledge of officials such as the district collector, the corporation commissioner, the assistant commissioner of Abhishekapuram zone and the executive engineer of PWD, no one came forward to take steps to bring about a change.

The then DMK minister KN Nehru and sitting AIADMK MLA M Paranjothi of Trichy west constituency have so far not paid heed to this issue, said A Vaiyapuri, president, Janata Dal (United), Trichy Rural district.

On the other hand, the canal is a breeding ground for disease. Plastic wastes and other hazardous garbage are being dumped on to the banks, now frequented by pigs.

Unfortunately, the residents of these areas depend upon water flowing in the canal for their day-to-day use. This is likely to increase chances of disease. The canal was not de-silted for a long time, he said.

When contacted, P Balasubramaniam, executive engineer, RC division, PWD, told TOI that de-silting was tough as machineries cannot enter the river due to congestion.

Taking these issues into account, Vaiyapuri filed a public interest litigation in the Madurai bench of the Madras high court. In his petition, he demanded that a sidewall be built up to five feet in height to prevent any untoward happenings.

-TOI

திருச்சி & தஞ்சை இடையே போக்குவரத்தை கையாளும் திறனைவிட தற்போது 146 சதவீதம் கூடுதலாக ரெயில்கள் இயக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. எனவே இங்கு கூடுதல் ரெயில் பாதை அமைத்து இரட்டை பாதையாக விரிவுபடுத்த வேண்டும் என்று ரெயில்வே வாரியத்துக்கு டி.ஆர்.பாலு எம்.பி. கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார்.

தி.மு.க. பாராளுமன்ற குழு தலைவர் டி.ஆர்.பாலு ரெயில்வே வாரியத்திற்கு அனுப்பியுள்ள கடிதத்தில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:
தாம்பரம், ராயபுரம்

அண்மைக்காலமாக தமிழகத்தில் பெருகி வரும் ரெயில் கட்டமைப்பின் தேவைகளை சந்திக்கும் அளவிற்கு புதிய வசதிகள் உருவாக்கப்படவில்லை. தமிழகத்தில் ரெயில் சேவை இல்லாத பகுதிகளுக்கும், கூடுதல் தேவை நிலவும் இடங்களுக்கும் ரெயில் சேவைகளை விரிவுபடுத்த வேண்டும்.

தாம்பரத்தில் மூன்றாவது ரெயில் முனையம் அமைப்பதற்கான அனுமதி வழங்கப்பட்டு, ரூ.41 கோடிக்கு திட்ட மதிப்பீடும் செய்யப்பட்ட போதிலும் போதிய நிதி ஒதுக்கப்படாததால் அப்பணி தடைபட்டிருக்கிறது. அதனை குறித்த காலத்திற்குள் நிறைவேற்ற குறைந்தது ரூ.30 கோடி நிதியை வருகிற பட்ஜெட்டில் ஒதுக்க வேண்டும். ஆங்கிலேயர்களால் 1856ம் ஆண்டு உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ராயபுரம் ரெயில் நிலையத்தை புதுப்பித்து சென்னையின் 4&வது ரெயில் முனையமாக மாற்ற வேண்டும்.

இரட்டை ரெயில் பாதை

தஞ்சாவூர் &திருச்சி இடையே போக்குவரத்தை கையாளும் திறனைவிட தற்போது 146 சதவீதம் கூடுதலாக ரெயில்கள் இயக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. எனவே இங்கு கூடுதல் ரெயில் பாதை அமைத்து இரட்டை பாதையாக விரிவுபடுத்த வேண்டும்.

-TP.ADMIN/T.P.

^^Hope with the intervention of TR Balu we get all our required needs soon.

^^
Hope Trichy-Thanjavur doubling gets some momentum through T.R.Balu

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Anil Ambani owned, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd is in talks to buy three road projects in Tamil Nadu according to two sources familiar with the development said on Tuesday. The total valuation for three projects is estimated to be around Rs 1000 crore.

The company is eyeing the Ullunderpet-Padalur, Padalur -Trichy & Salem - Karur road projects. The Ullunderepet - Padalur road project is 46.40KM in length and is operated by Shapoorji Pallonji & IJM JV.

The Padalur -Trichy project is 40 KM in length and is operated by Indu projects & Navayuga Engineering JV. While the Salem-Karur road project is operated by MVR - MRK - JTEC (JV) and is 41 KM in length.

'Reliance Infrastructure is continuously exploring projects. We are in the process of due diligence for certain projects. We cannot comment on specific deals.' said Reliance Infrastructure spokesperson.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/reliance-infrastructure-in-talks-to-buy-three-nhai-road-projects/articleshow/11434990.cms

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) said it has completed four-laning of 90 km from Trichy to Dindigul, in Tamilnadu.

Toll collection will begin from midnight of January 11 for the build, operate and transfer project, constructed at a cost Rs 600 crore.

The National Highways Authority of India's contract to RInfra entails a concession period of 30 years. Further RInfra will maintain the existing 4-lane road.

To reduce stopover time at the toll plaza, an advanced toll management services has been installed to automate tolling which provides CCTVs, speed detectors and other services to monitor traffic flow on the road.

Ten underpasses and 15 bridges have been constructed on the stretch by the concessionaire. RInfra will provide medical, first aid, vehicle rescue post and patrolling services, stationed at the toll plazas, besides restrooms along the corridor, said Mr. Lalit Jalan, Chief Executive Officer, RInfra.

Analysts value Rinfra’s 11 roads portfolio at Rs 12,000 crore. With this, 10 of its projects are operational and expected to generate over Rs 1,000 crore. RInfra expects a rise 10-12 per cent growth in traffic year-on-year in its road assets.

A senior Rinfra official said the company chose projects in high density traffic corridors to ensure a 20 per cent return on investment. Further, the focus was to bid for stretches that connect metros with at least three to four satellite cities.

RInfra's has six road projects in the Tamilnadu, such as Nammakal-Karur, Dindigul-Samyanallore, Trichy-Karur, Trichy-Dindigul, Salem-Ulundurpet and Hosur-Krishnagiri.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2793350.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy

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Trichy 620001/T.P

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Trichy 620001/T.P

மழை நீரைச் சேமிக்கும் வகையில், திருச்சி உள்பட 4 மாவட்டங்களில் விரைவில் 9 தடுப்பணைகள் கட்டப்படவுள்ளன.

நீர்வள ஆதாரத்தைப் பெருக்குவதற்காக, குஜராத் மாநிலத்தில் வெற்றிகரமாகச் செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டு வருவதைப் போல தமிழகத்திலும் ஆறுகள், சிற்றாறுகள், நீரோடைகளில் தடுப்பணைகள் அமைக்கும் திட்டம் 2008 ஆம் ஆண்டில் அமல்படுத்தப்பட்டது.

தொடர்ந்து, பல்வேறு மாவட்டங்களில் ஆண்டுதோறும் ஒவ்வொரு பகுதியாக இந்தத் தடுப்பணைகள் கட்டப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. இந்தப் பணிகள் பொதுப் பணித் துறை சார்பில் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.

இப்போது, அரியலூர் மாவட்டம், கீழப் பழூர் ஒன்றியத்துக்கு உள்பட்ட சாத்தப்பாடியில் இரு தடுப்பணைகளும், புதுக்கோட்டை மாவட்டத்தில் இச்சடி, முள்ளூர் பகுதிகளில் தலா ஒரு தடுப்பணையும் கட்ட மாநில நில மற்றும் மேற்பரப்பு நீர்வள ஆதார விவரக் குறிப்பு மையத்துக்கு மத்திய அரசு ரூ. 30 லட்சம் நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்துள்ளது.

இதுகுறித்து பொதுப் பணித் துறை அலுவலர்கள் மேலும் தெரிவித்தது:

“சாத்தப்பாடியில் அருகிலுள்ள காட்டாறிலிருந்து மழைக்காலத்தில் வரும் வெள்ளம் கொள்ளிடத்தில் கலந்து வீணாகி வருகிறது. இவற்றைத் தடுத்து சேமிப்பதற்காக கொள்ளிடக் கரையிலிருந்து சுமார் 2 கிலோமீட்டருக்கு முன்பாக இந்த இரு தடுப்பணைகள் கட்டப்படவுள்ளன. இதேபோல, புதுக்கோட்டை மாவட்டம், மச்சுவாடி வனப் பகுதியிலிருந்து மழைக்காலத்தில் பெருக்கெடுத்து வரும் தண்ணீர் சேமிக்கப்படாமல், வீணாகி வருவதால், இச்சடி, முள்ளூரில் தலா ஒரு தடுப்பணை அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளன.

இந்தத் தடுப்பணைகள் கான்கிரீட் சுவராக ஒரு மீட்டர் உயரத்துக்குக் கட்டப்படவுள்ளன. அவற்றின் முன் வடிகட்டி தொட்டியும், ஆழ் துளை கிணறும் அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளன. அணையில் தேங்கும் தண்ணீர் வடிகட்டி தொட்டி மூலமாக வடிந்து, அதிலிருந்து ஒரு துளி தண்ணீர்கூட வீணாகாமல் ஆழ் துளை கிணறு வழியாக நிலத்துக்குள் செல்லும் வகையில், அமைக்கத் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதுவரை இல்லாத வகையில் இவை புதிய தொழில்நுட்பத்துடன் அமைக்கப்படுகின்றன.

இந்தத் தடுப்பணைகள் கட்டுமானப் பணி ஜனவரி மூன்றாவது வாரத்தில் தொடங்கி, மார்ச் மாதத்துக்குள் முடிக்க இலக்கு நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இதன்மூலம், ஏறத்தாழ ஒரு கிலோமீட்டர் சுற்றளவுக்கு நிலத்தடி நீர் மட்டம் உயரும். மேலும், சுற்றியுள்ள கிணறுகளிலும் நிலத்தடி நீர் மட்டம் உயர்வதால், சாகுபடிக்கும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருக்கும்.

ஒவ்வொரு தடுப்பûணையின் மூலம், அதைச் சுற்றியுள்ள ஏறத்தாழ 150 கிணறுகள் பயனடைய வாய்ப்புள்ளது’ என அலுவலர்கள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

இதேபோல, திருச்சி, பெரம்பலூர், அரியலூர் மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள நீரோடைகளில் 5 தடுப்பணைகள் கட்டப்படவுள்ளன.

பெரம்பலூர் மாவட்டம், வேப்பந்தட்டை வட்டத்துக்கு உள்பட்ட பில்லாங்குளத்தில் உள்ள நுதப்பாறு வடக்கு ஓடை, அரியலூர் மாவட்டத்தில் உடையார்பாளையம் வட்டத்தில் வெண்மான்கொண்டான், சுத்தமல்லி கிராமங்களில் விளாங்குடி ஓடை, வெற்றியூர் ஓடை, திருச்சி மாவட்டம், லால்குடி வட்டம் மகிழம்பாடியிலுள்ள ஓடை ஆகியவற்றிலும் இந்தத் தடுப்பணைகள் அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளன.

இந்தத் தடுப்பணைகள் கட்டுமானப் பணிகளும் விரைவில் தொடங்கப்படவுள்ளன எனப் பொதுப் பணித் துறை வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன.

Ramesh/T.P.

பொங்கல் பண்டிகை விடுமுறையை முன்னிட்டு திருச்சியில் ரயில் மற்றும் பஸ் நிலையங்களில் மக்கள் கூட்டம் அலைமோதியது.பொங்கல் பண்டிகை நாளை கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. இதையொட்டி தொழில் நிறுவனங்கள், பள்ளி மற்றும் கல்லூரிகளுக்கு இன்று முதல் விடு ப்பு துவங்கியுள்ளது. சொந்த ஊரில் பொங்கல் கொண்டாட பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் இருந்து மக்கள் நேற்று புறப்பட்டனர். திருச்சியில் பஸ் மற்றும் ரயில் நிலையங்களில் நேற்று மாலையே கூட்டம் அலைமோதியது. ஏராளமானோர் குடும்பம் குடும்பமாக பஸ் மற்றும் ரயிலுக்காக காத்திருந்தனர். அனைத்து பஸ் மற்றும் ரயில்களும் நிரம்பியபடியே சென்றன. இன்று கூட்டம் அதிகமாக இருக்கும் என் பதை கருத்தில் கொண்டு முதல்நாளான நேற்றே பெரும்பாலானோர் சொந்த ஊருக்கு புறப்பட்டு சென்றனர்.அரசு போக்குவரத்துக் கழகம் சிறப்பு பேருந்துகளை ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்த நிலை யிலும் கூட்டம் அதிகமாக வே இருந்தன. இதனைப் பயன்படுத்தி தனியார் ஆம்னி பஸ்களில் கூடுதல் கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கப்பட் டது. ரயில் நிலையங்களில் முன்பதிவில்லா 2ம் வகுப்பு டிக்கெட் பெறும் கவுன்டர்களில் நேற்று பகல் முதலே கூட்டம் அலைமோதியது. பஸ் கட்டணங்கள் உயர்வடைந்துள்ளதையடுத்து ரயில்களில் பயணிக்க கூட்டம் வழக்கமாக உள்ளதைவிட பல மடங்கு காணப்பட்டது. கூட்டத்தை சமாளிக்க முடியாமல் டிக்கெட் கவுன் டர் களில் ஊழியர்கள் திண றினர். போலீ சார் பயணி களை வரிசை யில் ஒழுங்குபடுத்தி டிக் கெட் பெற்றுச் செல்ல ஏற் பாடு செய்தனர். அதே போல ரயில்களில் ஏறுவதற்கும் வரிசை ஏற்படுத்தப்பட்டது.சிறப்பு பயணிகள் ரயில் இயக்க வேண்டும்பண்டிகை காலங்களில் சிறப்பு ரயில்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. அவற்றுக்கு முன் பதிவு செய்யும் வசதியுள்ளதால் அனைத்து டிக்கெட்டுகளும் முன் கூட்டியே விற்பனையாகி விடுகின்றன. மேலும் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில்களில் 2 முதல் 4 பெட்டிகள் வரையில்தான் முன்பதிவில்லா பெட்டிகள் இணைக்கின்றனர். இதனால் பயணிகள் பெரும் சிரமமடைகின்றனர். திருச்சியிலிருந்து தஞ்சை, கும்பகோணம், திருவாரூர், மயிலாடுதுறை, மணப்பாறை, திண்டுக்கல், குளித்தலை உள்ளிட்ட இடங்களுக்கு சாதாரண கட்டணத்தில் விழாக்கால பயணிகள் ரயில்களை இயக்கினால் வசதியாக இருக்கும் என பயணிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

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Prasanna/T.P.

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திருவெறும்பூர், ஜன. 17: முன்னாள் முதல்வர் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். திருச்சி மாவட்டம், திருவெறும்பூர் அருகேயுள்ள நவல்பட்டு அண்ணாநகர் பகுதியில் தொடங்கிய கனவு நகரம் இன்றளவும் எந்தவித அடிப்படை வசதிகளும் இன்றி உள்ளது. கடந்த 1981 ஆம் ஆண்டு அப்போதைய தமிழக முதல்வராக இருந்த எம்.ஜி.ஆர். தமிழகத்தில் முன் மாதிரி நகரம் உருவாக்கப்பட வேண்டும்; அது என் கனவு நகரமாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று கூறினார். இதையடுத்து, 15.9.1984 அன்று அந்த நகரத்தை திருச்சி நவல்பட்டில் உருவாக்கினார். அந்த நகருக்கு அண்ணாநகர் எனவும் பெயர் சூட்டினார். அப்போது, இந்த நகரில் புதை சாக்கடைத் திட்டமும் தொடங்கப்பட்டது. மேலும், இந்த நகருக்கு "சாட்டிலைட் சிட்டி' என்ற மற்றொரு பெயரும் உண்டு.

சுமார் 610 ஹெக்டேரில் புறம்போக்கு மற்றும் மேய்ச்சல் நிலங்களில் சுமார் 2800 குடியிருப்புகள் கட்டித் தரப்பட்டன. இந்தக் குடியிருப்புகளைச் சுற்றி இலவசக் கழிப்பறைகள், பூங்காக்கள், மருத்துவ வசதிகள், பள்ளிக் கூடங்கள், விளையாட்டு மைதானம், நகர் முழுவதும் தார்ச் சாலை வசதி, திருச்சிக்கு எளிதில் சென்று வர புதுக்கோட்டையை இணைக்கும் 100 அடிச் சாலை, தெருவிளக்குகள், காவல் நிலையம், தீயணைப்பு நிலையம் உள்ளிட்டவை கட்டித் தரப்பட்டன. பிறகு இந்த நகரத்தை வீட்டு வசதி வாரியத்திடம் தமிழக அரசு ஒப்படைத்தது.

தற்போது, இந்தக் குடியிருப்புகளின் நிலைமை மிகவும் மோசமான நிலையில் எந்தவித அடிப்படை வசதிகளும் இன்றி உள்ளது. சாலைகள் குண்டும், குழியுமாகவும், இலவசக் கழிப்பறைகளைச் சுற்றி முள் புதர்கள் சூழ்ந்தும் உள்ளன. மேலும், குடிநீர்ப் பிரச்னையும் உள்ளது.

சாலைகளின் இருபுறமும் முள்புதர்கள் மண்டிக் கிடக்கின்றன. கடந்த 4 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேலாக கழிவுநீர் சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையம் செயல்படாததால், இந்தப் பகுதியில் கழிவுநீர் குளம்போல தேங்கி நிற்கிறது. சில நேரங்களில் இந்தக் கழிவுநீர் வீடுகளையும் சூழ்ந்து விடுகிறது. அந்த நேரத்தில் மட்டும் ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகத்தினர் வீடுகளைச் சுற்றியுள்ள கழிவுநீரை அகற்றும் செயலில் ஈடுபடுகின்றனர். இதுகுறித்து ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகத்திடமும், மாவட்ட நிர்வாகத்திடமும் இந்தப் பகுதி பொதுமக்கள் பலமுறை மனு அளித்தும் இதுவரை எந்தவித நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்கவில்லையாம்.

இதுகுறித்து அண்ணாநகர் குடியிருப்போர் கூறியது:

நாங்கள் கடந்த 25 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேலாக இங்கு வசித்து வருகிறோம். அப்போது இருந்த பசுமையான நகரின் அடிப்படை வசதிகள் தற்போது இல்லை. சாலைகள் எல்லாம் பழுதடைந்து 10 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேலாகியும் இதுவரை ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகம் எந்தவித நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்கவில்லை.

கடந்த 4 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு மேலாக இங்குள்ள கழிவுநீர் சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையம் செயல்படாமல் உள்ளது. இதனால், கழிவுநீர் குளம்போல தேங்கி நிற்கிறது. இந்தக் கழிவுநீர் கழிவறை குழாய் வழியாக வீட்டினுள் புகுந்து விடுகின்றன.

அண்மையில் பெய்த மழைக்கு மழைநீருடன், கழிவுநீரும் கலந்து இந்தப் பகுதியில் உள்ள அனைத்து வீடுகளிலும் புகுந்து விட்டது. இதனால், இந்த வீடுகளில் வசிக்க முடியாமல் பலர் வேறு இடங்களுக்குச் சென்று விட்டனர்.

இதுகுறித்து மாவட்ட நிர்வாகத்திடம் கோரிக்கை விடுத்தும் இதுவரை எந்தவித நடவடிக்கையும் இல்லை என்றனர் அவர்கள்.

எனவே, முன்னாள் முதல்வர் எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் கனவு நகரமான அண்ணாநகர் பகுதியில் குறைந்தபட்சம் அனைத்து அடிப்படை வசதிகளும் கிடைக்க மாவட்டம் நிர்வாகம் உரிய நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்பதே இந்தப் பகுதி பொதுமக்களின் எதிர்பார்ப்பு.

source: Dinamani (http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.aspx?SectionName=Edition-Trichy&artid=539077&SectionID=138&MainSectionID=138&SEO=&Title=)

The second new oil-fired steam locomotive being manufactured at Golden Rock Railway Workshop here and meant for the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) is expected to be dispatched by this month.

Ninety per cent of the works have been completed with the ‘X' class metre gauge steam loco equipped with welded boiler this time instead of riveted design boiler that was installed in the first loco dispatched last year.

Minor changes have been carried out in the second steam engine based on the feedback received from the first loco which has successfully completed 150 trips in the hilly stretch from Mettupalayam to Coonoor (27 kilometres) in the NMR section. A diesel engine is used to haul passenger coaches in the remaining stretch from Coonoor to Udhagamandalam (19 kilometres).

The Railway Board had entrusted the over 80-year-old workshop, which is involved in myriad of activities, including periodic overhaul of diesel engines, with the task of manufacturing four new oil-fired steam locos for use in the NMR section and allotted Rs.40 crore for this purpose. The first engine was dispatched in February last year.

The all-welded boiler provided in the second engine has been manufactured by a Tiruchi-based private boiler manufacturing firm following a technological tie up between that unit and the workshop.

The longevity of the welder boiler made of steel is higher, say workshop authorities adding that the boiler was tested at higher pressure before being installed in the locomotive. Weighing around 50 tonnes, the second loco has been manufactured at a cost of Rs. 6 crore.

The engine has been provided with pinion arrangement to operate on the hilly railway line that has rack bar arrangement in the stretch from Kallar to Coonoor.

The fuel tank capacity of the locomotive is 2,200 litres, while the total capacity of the two water tanks in the engine is 4,500 litres.

Low viscosity furnace oil is used as the main fuel for the oil-firing system of the steam locomotive. The NMR section with unique rack and pinion system has been declared as a World Heritage site by the UNESCO.

The third and fourth oil-fired steam locomotives are expected to roll out from the workshop in April and September respectively, the authorities say.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2812985.ece)

TRICHY: Even though Srirangam is at an advantage by virtue of it being under the direct eye of chief minister J Jayalalithaa, a portion of the Trichy bypass from Karur ( National Highway 67) under the constituency is neglected and is turning a death trap for road users.

The bypass, connecting Trichy and Karur, starts from Kudamurutti river and passes through Geeyapuram and Mukkombu. Of the entire stretch, the first 15 km up to Geeyapuram is highly accident-prone, especially during night time and the rainy season. Sources said accidents taking place on this stretch are because of curves at regular intervals and improper street lights on the narrow road leading up to Geeyapuram. Vehicles, particularly two-wheelers, have a nightmare traversing the road and frequently meet with accidents that end up fatal, most often.

Another disconcerting factor is that road users have to negotiate curves on the narrow road without protective walls on the left side of the stretch. Also, buses plying back and forth to Karur move at breakneck speeds.

However, repeated attempts to contact the Geeyapuram police to get statistics of accidents on the route went in vain.

A Ramasamy, a resident of Mutharasanallur speaking to TOI blamed the previous DMK regime for neglecting the road, as the constituency had been an AIADMK bastion for long. "The AIADMK had been holding sway over Srirangam constituency for a long period. Even during the DMK regime between 2006 and 2011, M Paranjothi of the AIADMK had won the assembly elections. Hence, the DMK did not bother to address the issue during its term. People hope that with Jayalalithaa now being elected from Srirangam, she will take personal interest in solving this problem," he said.

S Kumar, another resident of Kambarasampettai said that the chief minister travelled on this route twice during her election campaign last year and during a thanksgiving to voters of the constituency. During both visits, authorities just carried out patch-up work so that the chief minister would not notice the potholes. Even after nine months since she started governing the state, no steps were taken by her government to lay a new road.

A official of the National Highways Authority of India on condition of anonymity admitted that the patch-up work only enhanced the life of the road. "There was no new road on the existing stretch for many years. The department had been frequently doing patch-up work. Considering the number of vehicles passing on the route, patch-up work will not last too long. Hence, it was essential to lay a new road on the stretch to reduce accidents," he said.

Since there was no scope to widen the road, the department planned to lay a bypass for 17.3 km from Panjappur to Geeyapuram. Even though the project was started some years ago, agitations by farmers to save 11 irrigation tanks in the area prevented work from gaining momentum. Therefore, they decided to avoid the 11 tanks and devised a new plan to increase the length of the road by 2.2 km. Though the road would be completed by March 2013, the government should lay a new road from Geeyapuram to Trichy to avoid such accidents on this route, the official added.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Road-in-Jayalalithaas-backyard-spells-death-for-motorists/articleshow/11560874.cms

Cross-posting from TN Buses thread.
Is this due to "J" effect? Srirangam-Rameshwaram from TNSTC-Trichy. First time seeing a Mofussil bus starting from srirangam. Do we have any such inter city routes starting from SriRangam?
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^^
Yes, it is kind of JJ effect. There was request for bus services between Srirangam and Chennai/Tirupathi/Madurai.

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/01/22/20120122a_004106008.jpg

source: MR.RAJA/TP

Mannarpuram Flyover

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Courtesy: Isham

Hi,
today happened to saw a bus with route number c9. AFAIK there is only two circular routes with c notation

C1/C2 - Chatram-CBS-chatram./Srirangam-CBS-Srirangam through Palakkarai and Urayur.

But dont know about C9, can anybody know about it.

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Work on development of the Tiruchi – Karaikudi national highway, which commenced about six months ago at an estimated outlay of Rs.374 crore, under ‘Build operate transfer annuity' scheme, will be completed by May 2013.

With a cumulative length of 108 km, this project will entail building five bypass roads at Tiruchi, Keeranur, Pudukottai, Tirumayam and Karaikudi. The project which involved acquisition of land to an extent of about 421.5 hectares is being executed as per schedule, officials said.

The project, sanctioned under the National Highways Development Project Phase III A, also involves construction of a new bypass connecting three major national highways – the Tiruchi – Thanjavur NH 67; the Tiruchi – Pudukottai-Karaikudi NH 210; and the Tiruchi – Madurai NH 45B, all on the outskirts of Tiruchi city. It would also include construction of railway over bridges at two places – Kalamavur on NH 210 and Kumaramangalam on the Mathur – Avoor segment on NH 67, M. Muthudayar, Project Director, National Highways Authority of India, Project Implementation Unit, Karaikudi, told The Hindu . The bypass would be a semi ring-road linking Thuvakudi, Mathur and Panchapur. The bypass road in Tiruchi commences at Mathur, 10 km away from the city and it would run for a length of 26 km; the length of the bypass road would be 2.5 km at Keeranur; 9 km at Pudukottai; 3 km at Tirumayam and 19 km at Karaikudi.

-MRR/T.P

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^^Thanks for the pics sir!

Its really surprising that they have taken the construction of the bridge now itself while the process is taken from Valadi onwards only.

Have they started the same in Cavery. I am having an idea for it,

where instead of going with the present alignment which has more curves, they can try to go with a direct line from Srirangam station to Fort station which can be much useful for future.

I am admiring at the thoughts of MGR, where during the construction of the Melapudhur RUB he have provided with an additional space for double line when implemented! It can be well used and we can get a circular route.

Any views/ways to this plan!