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kongutamizhan

January 1st, 2012, 07:41 PM

Rumor or truth? Article talks about degradation of police in Kongu belt, specifically CBE and Erode citing three different incidents. Could be related to individuals involved too. But article as such blames police in the entire region.

Source - Vikatan (http://www.vikatan.com/article.php?mid=2&sid=394&aid=14512&uid=62037&#%20%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%87!..)

கொங்கு போலீஸ் கெட்டுப் போச்சுண்ணே!

மிஸ்டர் க்ளீன்’ என்று இமேஜ் இல்லாவிட்டாலும், ஏடாகூடப் புகார்களில் அதிகம் சிக்காமல் இருந்தது. மேற்கு மண்டல போலீஸ். ஆனால், கடந்த சில வாரங்களில், இந்த மண்டல போலீஸ் அதிகாரிகள் சிலர் பற்றி முதல்வரின் தனிப்பிரிவுக்கு போய் விழுந்திருக்கும் புகார்களின் நெடி ரொம்பவே ஓவர்.

டபுள் மீனிங்... டிரிபிள் மீனிங்!

ஈரோடு மாவட்டத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதியை கண்காணிக்கும் அதிகாரி அவர். அவரைப் பற்றி முதல்வருக்கு பக்கம் பக்கமாக புகார் அனுப்பி இருக்கிறார் ஒரு பெண். ஆதங்கமும், அழுகையும் புரண்டோடும் அந்தக் கடிதத்தின் சில வரிகள் இங்கே அப்படியே.

''பொது இடத்தில் என்னைப் பார்த்து, தானாகவே வலிய வந்து பேசினார். 'நீ என்ன ஜாதி?’னு கேட் டார். நான் சொன்னேன். உடனே 'அட! நம்ம ஜாதி. சரி... நான் யாருன்னு தெரியுமா? இந்த ஏரியாவே என் கன்ட்ரோல்தான்’ என்று சொன்னவர், வற்புறுத்தி என்னுடைய மொபைல் நம்பரை வாங்கிட்டுப் போனார். அதற்குப் பிறகு சும்மா சும்மா போன் பண்ணி தொந்தரவு கொடுத்துட்டே இருந்தார். 'என்னடா குட்டி எப்படி இருக்கே? எப்போ நம்ம ஆபீஸுக்கு வரப்போறே? உன்னைப் பார்க்கணும் போல இருக்குதுடா. நீ என் ஆபீஸுக்கு வந்துட்டுப் போறது தெரிஞ்சாலே ஊருக்குள்ளே உன்கிட்ட எவனும் வம்பு தும்பு பண்ண மாட்டான். என்னால உன்னைப் பார்க்காம இருக்க முடியலடா!’-னு ஆரம்பிச்சு எழுத முடியாத அளவுக்கு ரொம்பக் கேவலமா பேசுவார். இந்த ஒரு மாசத்தில் மட்டும் 42 தடவை போன் பண்ணியிருக்கார். திடீர்னு வீட்டுக்கு முன்னாடி வண்டியைக் கொண்டாந்து நிப்பாட்டிட்டு போன் பண்ணுவார் 'வெளியில வந்து நிற்காட்டியும் ஜன்னல் வழியாகப் பாரு. உன் முகத்தைப் பார்த்துட்டு சந்தோஷமா கிளம்பிடுறேன்’ அப்படின்னு டார்ச்சர் கொடுப்பார். என்ன பேசுனாலும் டபுள் மீனிங், டிரிபிள் மீனிங்காவே இருக் கும். அவர்கிட்டே இருந்து என்னை காப்பாத்துங்கம்மா'' என்று எழுதி அனுப்பி இருக்கிறார்.

முதல்வரின் தனிப்பிரிவுக்கு கடிதம் எழுதியது தெரியவந்ததும், அந்தப் பெண்ணுக்கு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட அதிகாரியின் தரப்பில் இருந்து கடும் நெருக்கடி வந்திருக்கிறது. அதனைச் சமாளிக்க முடியாமல் மூட்டை முடிச்சுகளோடு, தன் கணவர் பணிபுரியும் தீவு நோக்கி கடல் கடந்து பறந்து விட்டாராம் அந்தப் பெண்மணி.

மறுபடியும் முதல்ல இருந்து!

ஏக எதிர்பார்ப்புகளுக்கு இடையில் கோவைக்கு மாறி வந்தார் அந்த அதிகாரி. கள்ளச்சாராயம், திருட்டு லாட்டரி, பங்களா விபசாரம் போன்றவற்றை மனிதர் அழித் தொழிப்பார் என்று காவல்துறையே இவர் மேல் அளவுக்கு அதிகமான நம்பிக்கை வைத்தது. ஆனால், மனிதரோ தனது பழைய தோழியின் மயக்கத்தில் கரைந்து போனதுதான் கொடுமை. நாமக்கல் மாவட்டம் மோகனூர் பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு பெண்ணி டம் பல வருடங்களாக மனதைப் பறிகொடுத்து பின் மீண்டவர், தற்போது மறுபடியும் பழைய நட்பை முதலில் இருந்து ஆரம்பித்திருக்கிறார்.

இரவு பகலாக போனிலே நட்பு பாராட்டிக் கொண்டிருந்தவர் சில நாட்களுக்கு முன், கார் அனுப்பி தோழியை கோவைக்கே வரவழைத்து விட்டாராம். கடுப்பாகிப் போன அந்தப் பெண்ணின் கணவர் இந்தக் கொடுமையை எல்லாம் விளக்கி முதல்வருக்குக் கடிதம் எழுதி விட்டார். இந்த விஷயத்தை ஸ்மெல் பண்ணிய அதிகாரி, கொங்கு மண்டலத்தில் ஆளும் கட்சியில் பெரும் செல்வாக்குடன் இருந்த நபரிடம் தஞ்சம் புகுந்தார். விளைவு முதல்வரின் தனிப்பிரிவுக்கு போன புகார்... அதிகாரியின் கைகளுக்கே வந்தது. ஆபத்பாந்தவன் இருந்த தைரியத்தில் தோழியின் கணவரை மிரட்டிப் பார்த்த அதிகாரிக்கு இப்போது செம ஷாக். காரணம், அந்த ஆபத்பாந்தனுக்கே அம்மா ஆப்பு வைத்து அனுப்பி விட்டதுதான். தோழியின் கணவர் மீண்டும் புகாரை தட்டிவிட்டு, நடவடிக்கைக்காக காத்திருக்கிறார்.

ஒய் திஸ் பண வெறி?

கோவை மாவட்டத்தில் பணிபுரியும் பெண் போலீஸ் அவர். 'சம்பளமே வாங்காமல் சேவையாக இந்தப் பணியை செய்கிறேன்’ என்று போஸ்டர் ஒட்டாத குறையாக படு பவ்யமாக, பாங்காக நடந்து கொள்பவர். ஆனால், சமீபத்தில் உளவுத்துறைக்கு இவரைப் பற்றி கன்னாபின்னா தகவல்கள் வந்து விழுந்திருக்கிறது. சற்றே அகழ்வாராய்ச்சி செய்தவர்கள், மிரண்டே போனார்களாம். தனது கவனத்துக்கு வந்து விழும் சிவில் பிரச்னைகளில் ஹைடெக்காக கட்டப்பஞ்சாயத்து பண்ணி, ஏகத் துக்கும் பணம் பண்ணுகிறாராம் மனுஷி. 'உங்க பிரச்னை முழுசும் மேடத்துக்கு தெரியும். இதுதான் ஃபீஸ். கொடுத்தீங் கன்னா வேலையை முடிச்சுக் கொடுத்துடுறோம்’ என்று இவருக்காக கேன்வாஸ் செய்து காரியத்தை நிறைவேற்றி கொடுக்க பெரிய புரோக்கர் டீமே இருக்கிறதாம். ராங் ரூட்டில் அம்மணி போவதைப் பார்த்து நொந்து போன கணவர், 'ஒய் திஸ் பண வெறி?’ என்று பலமுறை கேட்டும் இவர் மனம் மாறவும் இல்லை... பாதையை மாற்றவும் இல்லை. கட்டப்பஞ்சாயத்து மூலம் இவர் சேர்த்து வைத்திருக்கும் சொத்துக்கள் பற்றி நீளமான ரிப்போர்ட் ஒன்றை முதல்வருக்குத் தட்டி விட்டிருக்கிறது உளவுத்துறை.

கொங்கு மண்டலத்தில் இருந்து எட்டிப் பார்த்திருக்கும் மூன்று புகார்களுக்கும், காவல்துறையைக் கைகளில் வைத்திருக்கும் முதல்வர் என்ன பதில் சொல்லப் போகிறார்?

kongutamizhan

January 1st, 2012, 07:53 PM

Coimbatore vizha 2012 events

http://www.coimbatorevizha.com/events-2012.html#

Looking forward for the event coverage in our forum. Hope someone is able to make it

kongutamizhan

January 2nd, 2012, 06:34 AM

Rumor or truth? Article talks about degradation of police in Kongu belt, specifically CBE and Erode citing three different incidents. Could be related to individuals involved too. But article as such blames police in the entire region.

Contradicting news from Dinamalar. Says all is well on law and order front :)

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=377611

கோவையில் 2011ல் அமைதி: குற்றங்கள் குறைந்தன :போலீஸ் - பொதுமக்கள் கைகோர்ப்பால் வெற்றி

கோவை : கோவை மாநகரில் ஓராண்டில் மூன்று கமிஷனர்கள் பணியில் இருந்தாலும், போலீஸ் துறை சுணக்கமின்றி செயல்பட்டு, குற்ற எண்ணிக்கை குறைந்துள்ளது. கோவையை பொறுத்தவரை, அமைதியான ஆண்டாகவே 2011 நிறைவுக்கு வந்துள்ளது. கடந்த காலங்களுடன் ஒப்பிடும்போது, கோவை மாநகரம் சமூக விரோத செயல்கள், அமைதிக்கு பங்கம் விளைவிக்கும் செயல்கள், பெண்கள் குழந்தைகளுக்கு எதிரான வன்முறைகள் அதிகம் இல்லாமல், அமைதியான ஆண்டாகவே கருதப்படுகிறது. முதல் ஐந்து மாதங்கள் சைலேந்திரபாபு போலீஸ் கமிஷனராக இருந்தார். அதற்கு பின் கமிஷனராக பொறுப்பேற்ற அமரேஷ் புஜாரி ஆறரை மாதங்கள் பணியில் இருந்தார். கடந்த வாரம், புதிய கமிஷனராக சுந்தரமூர்த்தி பொறுப்பேற்றுள்ளார். ஓராண்டில் மூன்று கமிஷனர்கள் பணியில் இருந்தாலும், ஒவ்வொருவரின் அணுகுமுறை கோவையில் குற்ற எண்ணிக்கை குறைய காரணமாக இருந்துள்ளது. சட்ட - ஒழுங்கு பிரச்னைகள் பெரிய அளவில் தலைகாட்டாமல் இருக்க, கடந்த ஆண்டிலேயே போலீசார் கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்துள்ளனர். 2010 அக்டோபரில், பள்ளி குழந்தைகள் முஸ்கன், ரித்திக் ஆகியோரை கடத்திக் கொலை செய்த, மோகனகிருஷ்ணன் போலீஸ் என்கவுன்டரில் கொல்லப்பட்டான். போலீசாரின் இந்த அதிரடி நடவடிக்கை, சமூக விரோதிகளின் நடமாட்டத்தை கட்டுக்குள் வைக்க பெரிதும் உதவியது. சைலேந்திரபாபுவுக்கு பின் கமிஷனராக அமரேஷ் புஜாரி பொறுப்பேற்ற பின், அவர் அறிமுகப்படுத்திய "அருகாமை போலீஸ் திட்டம்' போலீஸ் - பொதுமக்கள் நல்லுறவை வலுவூட்டியது. நாட்டிலேயே முதல் முறையாக அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்ட அருகாமை போலீஸ், அருகாமை கண்காணிப்பு குழு ஆகியவை குற்ற எண்ணிக்கை 20 சதவீதம் வரை குறைய காரணமாக அமைந்தன. அருகாமை போலீஸ் திட்டத்தின்படி, ஒவ்வொரு போலீஸ் ஸ்டேஷனிலும் சிறப்பு எஸ்.ஐ.,கள் பணியில் அமர்த்தப்பட்டு, பொதுமக்களின் குறைகளை கேட்டறிந்து அவற்றை உயர் அதிகாரிகளிடம் எடுத்துக் கூறி, பிரச்னைகளுக்கு தீர்வு காணப்படுகிறது. இதனால், போலீஸ் - பொதுமக்கள் இடையே இடைவெளி குறைகிறது. மாநகரில் உள்ள 15 போலீஸ் ஸ்டேஷன்களிலும், மொத்தம் ஆயிரம் போலீசாரை கொண்ட 91 அருகாமை கண்காணிப்புக் குழுக்கள் செயல்பட்டு வருகின்றன. போலீஸ் ரோந்து பணிகளும் தீவிரப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன. தகவல் தொடர்புத்துறையின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு ஏற்றபடி, சமூக வலைதளங்கள் வழியாகவும் கோவை மாநகர போலீஸ் பொதுமக்களை எளிதில் நெருங்க முடிந்தது. நேரடியாக போலீஸ் ஸ்டேஷன் சென்று புகார் தர தயங்கிய பலரும், வீட்டில் இருந்தபடியே போலீஸ் நிர்வாகத்தை அணுக முடிந்தது. கடந்த 2010ம் ஆண்டுடன் ஒப்பிடும்போது,கொலை, கற்பழிப்பு, மானபங்கப்படுத்துதல், கடத்தல், வரதட்சணை சாவுகள், 2011ல் குறைந்துள்ளன. புதிய உத்வேகத்துடன் போலீசாரின் செயல்பாடு மட்டுமின்றி, தன்னார்வ குழுக்கள், குடியிருப்போர் நல சங்கங்கள், கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள், கண்காணிப்பு குழுக்கள் என பொதுமக்களின் ஒத்துழைப்பும் இருந்ததால், குற்ற எண்ணிக்கை குறைந்துள்ளது. இதுவே, 2011ல் அமைதியை நிலைநாட்ட காரணமாக அமைந்தது.

kongutamizhan

January 3rd, 2012, 05:10 PM

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கோவை ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்களின் கலையும் கனவுகள்

கோவை : பல்வேறு கனவுகளுடன், கோவை மாநகராட்சியில், கவுன்சிலரான ஆளும்கட்சியினர், எந்த வேலையும் நடக்காமல், வருமானமும் கிடைக்காமல் நொந்து நூலாகி வருகின்றனர்.

அழைத்தால் ஓடோடி வரும் அதிகாரிகள், "கமிஷன்' கொடுக்க காத்திருக்கும் கான்ட்ராக்டர்கள், மக்களிடம் மரியாதை, கட்சியிலே கவுரவம், ஸ்டைலாக நகர்வலம் வர "ஸ்கார்பியோ' கார்... என வண்ணக்கனவுகளில் மூழ்கிப்போயிருந்த, ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்கள் பலரும், பதவிக்கு வந்த மூன்று மாதங்களில் கிடைத்த அனுபவத்தில், அதிர்ச்சியில் உறைந்து கிடக்கின்றனர்.

கடந்த கவுன்சிலில், தி.மு.க., மற்றும் காங்., கவுன்சிலர்கள் சிலர் அடைந்த "அபரிமித' வளர்ச்சியே, இந்தத் தேர்தலில் ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலராக வருவதற்கு, பலரும் ஆர்வம் காட்டியதற்கு, முக்கியக் காரணம். இதற்காக, இவர்களில் பலரும், பல லட்சங்களைச் செலவழித்துள்ளனர்; ஆளும்கட்சி ஜெயித்தால்தான், வேலை நடக்குமென்ற நம்பிக்கையில், மக்களும் இவர்களைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்தனர். அதனால்தான், 100 வார்டுகளில் 78 வார்டுகளை அ.தி.மு.க., கைப்பற்றியது. சுயேச்சையாக ஜெயித்த இருவரும் அ.தி.மு.க.,வில் ஐக்கியமாக, ஆளும்கட்சி பலம் 80 ஆக உயர்ந்தது. ஆனால், கடந்த கவுன்சிலில் ஆளும்கட்சியினருக்குக் கிடைத்த செல்வமும், செல்வாக்கும் இந்த தேர்தலில் கிடைக்குமா என்ற கேள்விக்குறி, இப்போது எழுந்துள்ளது.

ஜவஹர்லால் நேரு தேசிய நகர புனரமைப்புத் (ஜே.என்.என்.யு. ஆர்.எம்.,) திட்டத்தில், ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்புள்ள பணிகள், கடந்த கவுன்சில் காலத்தில் துவங்கின; அதில், கமிஷனாக கை மாறிய, பல கோடி ரூபாய் தொகை, அதிகாரிகள் மற்றும் ஆளும் கூட்டணி கவுன்சிலர்களுக்குப் பகிர்ந்து அளிக்கப்பட்டது; ஏற்கனவே குறைவாயிருந்த ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்களில், அதிக "பலன்' பெற்றவர்களும் சிலரே. மத்திய அரசுடன் இணக்கமான சூழலில் இருந்ததால்தான், மத்திய அரசின் நிதி, அப்போது, கோவை மாநகராட்சிக்கு விரைவாகக் கிடைத்தது. தற்போது, மாநில அரசின் நிதியை எதிர்பார்த்தே, அடுத்த திட்டங்களை நிறைவேற்ற வேண்டிய கட்டாயத்தில், கோவை மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் உள்ளது. எனவே, ஜே.என்.என்.யு.ஆர்.எம்., திட்டத்தின், எதிர்காலம் என்னவாகும் என்பதே தெரியவில்லை. ஏற்கனவே, நிதிப்பற்றாக்குறையில் தவிக்கும் மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம், தற்போது பரந்து விரிந்துள்ள மாநகராட்சியை, எப்படி நிர்வகிக்கப்போகிறது என்பதே புரியாத புதிராகவுள்ளது. அதுமட்டுமன்றி, ஆளும் கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்களை மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் சிறிதும் மதிக்காத ஒரு சூழலையும் பார்க்க முடிகிறது. தாங்கள் சொல்லும் எந்த வேலையும் நடப்பதில்லை என்ற புகார், ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்கள் மத்தியில் பரவலாகக் கிளம்பி விட்டது.

புதிதாக வந்துள்ள கவுன்சிலர்களை, மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் மிரட்டுவதாகவும், தகவல்கள் வருகின்றன. மேயரும், கமிஷனரும், பல விஷயங்களில் "ஒத்துப்போய்' விடுகின்றனர். அதனால், கமிஷனர் உட்பட மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் யாருமே, தங்களை மதிப்பதில்லை, வருமானமும் ஒன்றுமில்லை என்று ஆளும் கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்கள், வெளிப்படையாக புலம்பத் துவங்கியுள்ளனர்.
மழை நீர் வடிகால் திட்டம், பல இடங்களில் அரைகுறையாக நிற்க, புதிய ஒப்பந்தத்துக்கு தீர்மானம் கொண்டு வரப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால், மக்களின் கோபம், கவுன்சிலர்கள் மீது திரும்பியுள்ளது. பெரும்பாலான இடங்களில், குப்பைகள் அள்ளப்படுவதில்லை; தெரு விளக்குகள் பெரும்பாலும் எரிவதே இல்லை; விரிவாக்கப் பகுதிகளில் நிலைமை இன்னும் மோசமாகவுள்ளது.

சம்பாதிப்பதற்காக மட்டுமின்றி, மக்களிடம் பெயர் வாங்க வேண்டுமென்ற நோக்கத்தில், கவுன்சிலராக பொறுப்பேற்றுள்ள பலரும், இதனால் நொந்து நூலாகியுள்ளனர். இதே நிலை நீடித்தால், இன்னும் ஓராண்டுக்குள் ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலர் யாரும், தங்களது வார்டுக்குள் வெளிப்படையாக நடமாட முடியாத சூழ்நிலை ஏற்படுவது உறுதி.

கோவையின் மேயராக பொறுப்பேற்றுள்ள வேலுச்சாமி, இந்த விஷயத்தில் தனிக்கவனம் செலுத்தி, மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகத்தை சரியான முறையில் வழி நடத்த வேண்டியது அவசியமாகும். இதே "குப்பை அதிகாரிகளை' வைத்துக்கொண்டு, கோவையை முதன்மை மாநகராட்சியாக மாற்ற நினைத்தால்,
அந்த எண்ணம் "கானல் நீராகவே' கலைந்துவிடும்.

நடவடிக்கை என்ன?

செம்மொழி மாநாட்டுப்பணிகள், ஜே.என்.என்.யு.ஆர்.எம்., திட்டப் பணிகளில், எக்கச்சக்கமாய் ஊழல் செய்து, ஏராளமாக சம்பாதித்த அதே அதிகாரிகளுடன், இப்போதுள்ள ஆளும்கட்சி முக்கியப் புள்ளிகள், கைகோர்த்துள்ளனர். அவர்கள் மீது, எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் பாயவில்லை. ஆளும்கட்சி கவுன்சிலர்களை, இவர்கள் மதிக்காமல் இருப்பதற்கு இதுவும் ஒரு முக்கியக் காரணம்.

kongutamizhan

January 3rd, 2012, 05:19 PM

This article explains pathetic state of kinathukidavu library

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=378417

சுற்றுச்சுவர் இல்லாத நூலகம்

கிணத்துக்கடவு : கிணத்துக்கடவு கிளை நூலகத்திற்கு சுற்றுச்சுவர் இல்லாததால், பொது சுகாதார சீர்கேடு ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால் வாசகர்கள் அதிருப்தியடைந்துள்ளனர்.

கிணத்துக்கடவு கிளை நூலகத்தில் 4,500 வாசகர்கள் உள்ளனர். இந்நூலகம் கடந்த 55 ஆண்டுகளாக வாடகை கட்டடத்தில் இயங்கி வந்தது. இந்நூலகத்திற்கு வாசகர்களின் பெரும் முயற்சியால், கிணத்துக்கடவு பொன்மலை வேலாயுதசாமி கோவில் திருமண மண்டபம் அருகில் ஐந்து சென்ட் நிலத்தில், ஆறு லட்சம் ரூபாய் செலவில் கட்டடம் கட்டப்பட்டது. சுற்றுச்சுவர் கட்டாமலேயே நூலகம் கட்டப்பட்டு இயங்கி வருகிறது.

கிணத்துக்கடவு பகுதியில் இருந்து, 10 கிலோ மீட்டர் சுற்றளவுக்குட்பட்ட கிராமங்களுக்கு ஒரே நூலகமாக இருப்பதால், இங்கு தினமும் காலையிலும், மாலையிலும் 200 வாசகர்கள் வந்து செல்கின்றனர். இந்நிலையில் நூலக கட்டடத்தை சுற்றி, பொதுமக்கள் பொது சுகாதார சீர்கேட்டை ஏற்படுத்தி வருகின்றனர். பன்றிகள் மேய்ந்து வருவதாலும், பொது சுகாதாரம் பாதிக்கப்படுகிறது.இதனால், வாசகர்கள் நூலகத்தில் அமர்ந்து படிக்க முடியாமல் சிரமப்படுகின்றனர். தொற்றுநோய்கள் பரவும் அபாயமும் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.

இதனை தடுக்க கிணத்துக்கடவு ஊராட்சி ஒன்றிய அலுவலகத்தில், செயல்பட்டு வரும் நமக்கு நாமே திட்டத்தை பயன்படுத்தி சுற்றுச்சுவர் கட்ட நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கலாம்.

இத்திட்டத்தின் மூலம் நூலக ஆணைக்குழுவின் நிதியில் இருந்து மூன்றில் ஒரு பங்கும், நமக்கு நாமே திட்ட நிதியில் இருந்து மீதமுள்ள பங்கு தொகையையும் சேர்த்து, நூலக கட்டடத்தை சுற்றி சுற்று சுவர் எளிதாக கட்டிவிடலாம்.

இதற்கு கோவை மாவட்ட நூலக ஆணைக்குழு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என வாசகர்கள் எதிர்பார்க்கின்றனர்.

kongutamizhan

January 6th, 2012, 06:11 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/all-rounders/waiter-proves-be-inspiration-385

A waiter proves to be an inspiration

Palpandi, a traffic warden volunteer in the city of Coimbatore, left his home in Madurai in 1996 in search of employment that would enable him to earn enough to care for his family.

The only job he could find was that of a waiter. In addition to working as a waiter in the idli restaurant he helped traffic police with controlling the traffic, ensuring free flow of traffic in the absence of a traffic warden at certain junctions in the city.

“When I came to Coimbatore, I found a restaurant called ‘Madurai Idly Hotel’ that was willing to hire me. They provided me with a room on the premises. I had a lot of free time as we worked in shifts, so I wanted to do something constructive with my free time. However, I wanted to use my time to do something constructive, where I could give back to society,” he said.

Although volunteering his services as a traffic warden was not his first choice, says Palpandi. He would often watch the traffic officer across his restaurant streamline traffic in Gandhipuram, a very busy junction in the city, watching the kids waving at him, the people moving to his will, all fascinated Palpandi.

Paul Raj an inspector encouraged him, even getting him a hand held traffic light to help him with his work.

“I stitched myself two khaki uniforms, which cost me around Rs 3000 from my own savings. My happiest moment, being a volunteer, came when I was awarded a certificate for my contribution to society by the former Commissioner of Coimbatore, C. Sylendra Babu,” says Palpandi.

“All I ever wanted from this social work, was not recognition, but to be able to pave a way for other citizens to join in and help. A college student from the Government Arts and Science College, Karthik Kumar, in his final year of M. Sc., in Geography, recently approached me wanting to volunteer and I was elated, he started a few days later and has promised me that he will pull in other friends to join in and help ease traffic congestion in our city.

kongutamizhan

January 7th, 2012, 05:49 PM

Marubadiyum modhala irundha? :)

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2782714.ece

Coimbatore Corporation to begin GIS project afresh

Door-to-door survey will be conducted for data collection

After hitting the reset button on the Geographical Information System (GIS) project, the Coimbatore Corporation will begin a fresh survey for data collection.

Contract agency

The civic body will conduct the survey in association with the contract agency, Tata Consultancy Services, in the next couple of weeks, says T.K. Ponnusamy, Commissioner.

The civic body has chosen four wards each in each of the old four zones for the survey.

A Corporation employee, probably bill collector, along with a trained TCS nominee will conduct door-to-door survey of residential and commercial buildings and industrial establishments in the wards to assess the area, gather owners' details and other property-tax related information.

Vacant land details

They will also collect vacant land details.

Mr. Ponnusamy says that the Corporation has finalised the form for data collection after carrying out a sample survey in a ward.

Even as the teams go about collecting data, they will also hand over self-assessment forms in English and Tamil to the owners for voluntary disclosure of details. At the end of the data-collection drive, the Corporation will compare the details.

A 10 – 15 per cent deviation in the area is allowed. Wherever it is more, the Corporation's data will be accepted after verification.

Difference

And if the difference between the data in self-assessment forms and the ones the Corporation and TCS has collected is not wide, the Corporation will accept the same.

After collating the data for all the 16 wards and observing the difference the Corporation will think about scaling up the operations for the 100 wards.
Revenue

The Corporation initiated the GIS project more than two years ago as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission scheme to improve revenue and plan infrastructure development projects. Then it had tied up with TCS.

Erroneous

But soon the project ran into rough weather after the data collected was found erroneous.

“Data in only one of the 2,300 assessment forms was accurate,” the Commissioner says.

Once the Corporation scales up the operations, it will provide unique identification number for the owners of properties in Coimbatore for tax payment.

The owners can also use the number to establish their rightful ownership of the property.

kongutamizhan

January 8th, 2012, 05:57 AM

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=381411

A good collector gone.

அரசியல் சதுரங்கத்தில் "பலிகடா' ஆக்கப்பட்ட கோவை கலெக்டர்

அ.தி.மு.க., ஆட்சிக்கு வந்ததும், கடந்த மே மாதத்தில் கோவை கலெக்டராக கருணாகரன் நியமனம் செய்யப்பட்டார்; கோவை மாவட்ட வருவாய் அலுவலராக சிறப்பாகப் பணியாற்றிய கருணாகரன், கலெக்டராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டதால், பொதுமக்களிடம் பெரும் எதிர்பார்ப்பு ஏற்பட்டது.அதற்கேற்பவே, தன் நேர்மையான நடவடிக்கைகள் மூலமாக, மக்களின் நம்பிக்கையை பெற்றார் கருணாகரன். எந்த நேரத்திலும், யாரும் கலெக்டரை பார்க்கலாம் என்ற நிலை இருந்தது. வருவாய்த் துறையில் பதவி உயர்வு, பணி மாறுதல்கள், எந்தவித தலையீடுமின்றி முறையாக நடந்தன. ஆனால், ஊரக வளர்ச்சித் துறை அலுவலர்களை இடம் மாற்றியது, எதிர்ப்புக்
குள்ளானது.ஊடகங்கள் வாயிலாகத் தெரியவரும், மக்கள் பிரச்னைகளுக்கு, உடனுக்குடன் தீர்வு காண்பதில், கருணாகரன் சிறப்பு கவனம் செலுத்தி வந்தார். சாலை பாதுகாப்புக் குழுக் கூட்டம், விவசாயிகள் முறையீட்டுக் கூட்டம் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு கூட்டங்களில் கூறப்பட்ட புகார்களின் மீது, உடனடி நடவடிக்கைகளை மேற்கொண்டார்.

புதிய பாலங்கள், புறவழிச் சாலை, ரயில்வே மேம்பாலங்களை விரைவுபடுத்துவதற்காகவும், சிறப்புக் கூட்டங்களை நடத்தி, அதற்கான பணியை முடுக்கி விட்டார். இருப்பினும், டி.ஆர்.ஓ.,வாக அவர் இருந்த போது மேற்கொண்ட அதிரடி பாணியை, இந்த முறை காண முடியவில்லை. ஆனால், நேர்மையான அதிகாரி என்ற பெயரை, தக்க வைத்துக் கொள்ள அவர் தவறவில்லை.இந்நிலையில், போயஸ் தோட்டத்தில் நடந்த, "சசிப் பெயர்ச்சி' கலெக்டர் கருணாகரனையும் இடப் பெயர்ச்சி செய்துள்ளது. யாரும் எதிர்பாராதவிதமாக, ஆறு மாதங்களுக்குள் அவர் மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளார். சசிகலாவின் உறவினர், அந்த குடும்பத்தினருடன் தொடர்பில் இருந்தவர் என, பல காரணங்களால் அவர் மாற்றப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தகவல் பரவியுள்ளது.ஆனால், இதன் பின்னணியில், கோவையைச் சேர்ந்த ஆளும்கட்சி வி.ஐ.பி.,யின் கைங்கார்யம் இருப்பதாக, அலுவலக வட்டாரங்கள், அடித்துச் சொல்கின்றன. ராவணனுடன் நெருக்கமாக இருந்து, அவருக்கு, "பணிவிடை'களைச் செய்து வந்த, அந்த வி.ஐ.பி., தன் பதவியை காப்பாற்றிக் கொள்ள, கலெக்டரை, "போட்டுக் கொடுத்து' இருப்பதாக, கூறப்படுகிறது.கலெக்டருக்கும், அந்த வி.ஐ.பி.,க்கும், சில சம்பவங்களில் ஏற்பட்ட உரசலே, இதற்கு காரணமென, அதிகாரிகள் சுட்டிக் காட்டுகின்றனர். முதல் முதலாக சத்துணவு ஆசிரியர்கள், 83 பேருக்கு, "கவுன்சிலிங்' நடத்திய விவகாரத்தில் தான், இரு
வருக்கும் இடையே மோதல் ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது.தன் பரிந்துரைப்படி, 83 பேருக்கும் மாறுதல் தருமாறு, அந்த வி.ஐ.பி., கூறியதை மறுத்த கலெக்டர், எந்தப் பரிந்துரைக்கும், லஞ்சத்துக்கும் இடம் தராமல், "பொது கவுன்சிலிங்' அறிவித்து, மாறுதல் உத்தரவுகளை வழங்கியுள்ளார். அதில் துவங்கிய மோதல், உள்ளாட்சித் தேர்தலின் போது, மேலும் உக்கிரமானது.வால்பாறை நகராட்சியில், மக்களின் அதிருப்திக்குள்ளான ஒரு நபருக்கு, முக்கியப் பதவியில் போட்டியிட வாய்ப்பு தரப்பட்டுள்ளது.

தேர்தலில் அவர், தோல்வியடைய வாய்ப்புள்ளதாக தெரிந்ததும், "சீல்' வைக்கப்பட்ட அறையைத் திறந்து, மின்னணு ஓட்டுப்பதிவு இயந்திரத்தில், மாற்றங்களைச் செய்ய முயற்சி நடந்துள்ளது.அதற்கு ஒப்புக் கொள்ளாத கலெக்டர், ஓட்டுப் பதிவு முடியும் வரையிலும், பொள்ளாச்சி, சப்-கலெக்டரை, அங்கே நியமித்து, கூடுதல் கண்காணிப்பு செய்ததாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது. அதனால், அந்த தேர்தலில் ஆளும் கட்சிக்கு தோல்வி கிடைத்தது. அப்போதிருந்தே, கலெக்டரை மாற்றுவதற்கான முயற்சிகள் நடந்தன; ஆனால், கை கூடவில்லை. அடுத்ததாக, எஸ்.எஸ்.ஏ., திட்டத்தில், பகுதி நேர ஆசிரியர்களாக, 1,164 பேரை நியமிப்பதிலும், தான் தரும் பட்டியலின்படி, பணி நியமனம் செய்யுமாறு ஆளும் கட்சி பிரமுகர் கூற, அதை மறுத்து, தகுதி அடிப்படையில் நியமனம் செய்வதற்கு, கலெக்டர் உத்தரவிட்டதாகத் தெரிகிறது; அதிலும் மோதல் வலுத்துள்ளது.இறுதியாக, நகர ஊரமைப்புத் துறையின் அனுமதியின்றி, கோவை மாவட்டத்தின், பல பகுதிகளில் வீட்டு மனைகளை விற்பனை செய்து வரும், ஒரு புரமோட்டர் நிறுவனத்துக்கு, உள்ளூர் திட்டக் குழுமத் தலைவர் என்ற முறையில், நோட்டீஸ் அனுப்ப கலெக்டர் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார். அதற்கு, ஆளும் கட்சி வி.ஐ.பி., கடும் எதிர்ப்புத் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.அதையும் மீறி, கலெக்டர் தொடர் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்ததால், உச்சக்கட்ட கோபத்துக்குள்ளான வி.ஐ.பி., சென்னையில் முகாமிட்டு, முதல்வரின் நம்பிக்கை வட்டத்திலுள்ள, மூத்த ஐ.ஏ.எஸ்., அதிகாரியை, "கவனித்து' கலெக்டரை தூக்கியடித்து இருப்பதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது; அரசியல் சதுரங்கத்தில், ஒரு கலெக்டர், "பலிகடா' ஆக்கப்பட்டிருப்பதே, ஐ.ஏ.எஸ்., வட்டாரத்தில் இப்போது பரபரப்பான பேச்சாகவுள்ளது.அன்றும் அலைக்கழிப்பு!கடந்த தி.மு.க., ஆட்சியின் போது, அ.தி.மு.க., ஆதரவாளர் என்று முத்திரை குத்தப்பட்டு,"டம்மி' பதவிகளில், பல மாவட்டங்களுக்கு அலைக்கழிக்கப்பட்ட கருணாகரனும், போலீஸ் அதிகாரியான அவரது மனைவி ஹேமாவும், இந்த ஆட்சியில் தான் ஒரே இடத்தில் பணியாற்றும் வாய்ப்புப் பெற்றனர்; ஆறே மாதங்களில் அதற்கும் முடிவு கட்டப்பட்டு விட்டது.

Naveenmech

January 8th, 2012, 08:28 AM

so Coimbatore's next collector?

Sampathkumar

January 8th, 2012, 11:11 AM

so Coimbatore's next collector?

Mr. Hariharan from chennai...

prasadrad

January 8th, 2012, 11:16 AM

senthilnatha

January 8th, 2012, 11:28 AM

Don't know if this video has been posted already , if yes , reposting it

Coimbatoreaaa...Kokkaaa....for Coimbatore Vizha ALBUM song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYXIjrTGNhQ&feature=player_embedded

This is already posted in another CBE thread. Its okay.

It's gud album song but my opinion is that they should have done better than this. It looks the director was loyal to his sponsors, he didnt cover the new devt in CBE.

prasadrad

January 8th, 2012, 11:55 AM

This is already posted in another CBE thread. Its okay.

It's gud album song but my opinion is that they should have done better than this. It looks the director was loyal to his sponsors, he didnt cover the new devt in CBE.

Correct , he has been too loyal to his sponsors and has repeated all the plus points which people from other places already know about CBE. He has totally forgotten new developments,but still the song and beat is good , appreciable

prasadrad

January 15th, 2012, 03:54 AM

உங்களுக்கும் , குடும்பத்தினருக்கும் இனிய பொங்கல் தின நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் :-)

kongutamizhan

January 17th, 2012, 03:07 PM

Naveenmech

January 19th, 2012, 07:35 AM

Mega size idly thattoda oru kuzhi. Adha clean seyya thanni vittu vechirukkanga :) Underpass at avarampalayam.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2807941.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00895/CB17--AVARAMPALAYAM_895352f.jpg

Boss my home is nearby only..if it rains heavily worse..already its a narrow only one four wheeler or two bikes can go..

BTW this is located on the way from Avarampalayam to Ganapathy. this road joins FCI road.

kannan infratech

January 19th, 2012, 09:42 AM

Pl visit and register

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=740108&page=14

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

January 20th, 2012, 05:12 AM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/01/20/20120120c_016105013.jpg

kongutamizhan

January 26th, 2012, 03:53 AM

Are they serious that this is because of bus charges?

Source: Dinamani (http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.aspx?SectionName=Edition-Coimbatore&artid=542528&SectionID=136&MainSectionID=136&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%20%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81)

அநுவாவி சுப்பிரமணியர் கோவிலுக்கு பக்தர்கள் வருகை குறைந்தது

பெ.நா.பாளையம், ஜன. 24: பேருந்துக் கட்டண உயர்வால் கணுவாய் அருகிலுள்ள அநுவாவி சுப்பிரமணியர் கோவிலுக்கு பக்தர்களின் வருகை வெகுவாகக் குறைந்து விட்டது.

÷கோவை, ஆனைகட்டி சாலையில் பெரிய தடாகத்தில் மலை மேலுள்ள இக்கோவில் பிரசித்தி பெற்றதாகும். இங்கு தைப்பூசம் போன்ற திருவிழாக்கள் சிறப்பாகக் கொண்டாடப்படும். அங்கு சென்றுவர அரசுப் பேருந்துகள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன.

÷சமீபத்தில் தமிழகத்தில் பேருந்துக் கட்டணம் உயர்த்தப்படுவதற்கு முன்பு கோவையிலிருந்து இக்கோவிலுக்கு வர ரூ. 6மும், சின்னத்தடாகத்திலிருந்து வர ரூ. 2ம் கட்டணமாக வசூலிக்கப்பட்டது.

÷ஆனால் கட்டண உயர்வை அடுத்து தற்போது கோவையிலிருந்து ரூ. 22ம், சின்னத் தடாகத்திலிருந்து ரூ. 9ம் வசூலிக்கப்படுகின்றன. இதனால் பக்தர்கள் கோவிலுக்கு வருவதைக் குறைத்து விட்டனர்.

÷இது குறித்து பெ.நா.பாளையம் ஊராட்சி ஒன்றிய கவுன்சிலர் தடாகம் ஆனந்தன் கூறுகையில், "பேருந்துக் கட்டண உயர்வால் பக்தர்கள் அநுவாவி கோவிலுக்கு அதிகமாக வருவதில்லை. கோவையிலிருந்து வந்து போக ரூ. 50 செலவாகிறது. எனவே பக்தர்களின் நலன் கருதி சாதாரணக் கட்டணத்தில் பேருந்துகளை இயக்க வேண்டும்' என்றார்.

kongutamizhan

January 29th, 2012, 05:54 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2840007.ece

The gift of Magi

P.Mahendiran rescues the mentally-challenged from the streets and reunites them with their families

We drive past him every day. But who cares about the skeletal man in rags lying by the ditch? P.Mahendiran does. Mahendiran, also known as Magi, sits next to the man and strikes up a conversation. He cleans him up, gets him something to eat and takes him to a rehabilitation home. He wouldn't stop with that. He would also try to locate the man's family and reunite them.

Since 2009, Magi has reunited 11 mentally-disturbed people with their families — one of them is even getting married this year. The soft-spoken Mahendiran wishes there were no orphanages in the world. “If there are ailing elders or mentally-ill members in our family, we should take the responsibility of taking care of them,” he says. “Coimbatore has a lot of kind-hearted doctors who are willing to treat the mentally-unstable for a minimal fee.”

Along with his friends Thaba Suraj, Mohanasundaram, Shenbagam, Parimalam, Balachandran and Palaniappan, the 35-year-old has changed the lives of many. He shares some of his success stories.

Palani alias Pattan

Palani must've been in his mid-30s. He was found wandering in the grounds near a college. Some students called me for assistance. When I first saw him, his hair was matted, and he was covered in dirt. We gave him a hair-cut and bathed him — he looked like a maappilai! He was in a disturbed state of mind. All we gathered was that he was from a village called Nambiyur and that his father was a dealer of groundnuts. We set out to trace his family.

We spent an entire day in the village, asking everyone, “Do you know Palani?” but to no avail. It then struck us. Palani kept mumbling ‘Pattan, Pattan'. Was that his nickname? Fingers crossed, we asked a villager, “Do you know Pattan?” He led us to an old man. We were shocked to see him — he was a spitting image of our Palani! He believed his son was dead. We convinced him otherwise and brought him to Coimbatore. The minute he saw Palani, the old man didn't say a word. But his eyes filled with tears as he held Palani close.

Avanashi paati

She was a familiar face in the area. She slept on the platform and lived on tea and buns bought by kind-hearted passers-by. I saw her when I was travelling in a bus via Avanashi. I found out that she had a sister in Erode and took her there. I told her that all what paati needed was a bed and some food. She agreed to take her in after a little coaxing. It's been a month since I left paati there — she's happy now.

Shanmugam thatha

It was my four-year-old daughter who first noticed him lying near a gutter in Ganapathy. Shanmugam thatha was in a very bad shape. I took him to a rehabilitation home. All he would mutter was ‘Kallarai veedhi'. I asked around and found that it was in Sowripalayam. I clicked a photo of Shanmugam thatha and headed there.

I went door-to-door showing people the photograph. At last, a lady recognised him — she was his daughter-in-law. She said that he had been missing for days. We thus reunited Shanmugam thatha with his family.

Asokan

I met Asokan during a routine visit to Anbalayam. He mentioned he was from a village near Mannargudi. With the help of friends, I traced his brother's phone number. He said Asokan had been missing for 18 years. Assuming he was dead, they had even planned to apply for a death certificate for him. He was surprised to hear that his brother was still alive. Asokan is now with his family — he is getting married.

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kongutamizhan

February 4th, 2012, 04:41 PM

park gathi :( Parks were neat around April (though locked for most of the times except few hours in the evening).

2 years from now I sure most of them will be bushy/shady filled with beer bottles. gevermentum oorula poonga amaichomnu kanakku kamichirupaanga, poongavum irukathu
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2860106.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00913/CB04PARK_913303f.jpg

Reptiles have invaded the place, people say

How has the Coimbatore Corporation developed the park in Krishna Garden, Ward 62?

Pose this question to the Ward's residents. Without second thoughts their answer will be uniform: that the civic body has ignored the facility, shirked its responsibility of maintaining the lights there, let shrubs grow and reptiles invade the place.

The result: visitors' movement remains curtailed.

Resident M. Balasubramaniam takes his son to the park but restricts his movement. “I ensure that he is not far away from me, does not venture beyond the small play area. For, snakes and reptiles take over the park in the evenings.”

The play area he is talking about is two sand-filled rectangles with swings, slide and half-a-dozen pews on both sides of the main entrance. Other than the play area, the park has a walkway that runs along the periphery on the inside of the one-and-half acre plot. The other reason that Mr. Balasubramaniam, a regular to the park, does not let his child venture out is the absence of lights. He says that how many lights glow is a subject matter of probability.

Resident S. Muniraj has a similar complaint. Walkers in the mornings also face threat from the reptiles, which have a free access to the park from the neighbouring reserved site that is full of bushes. “A couple of days ago the residents had to run for safety, thanks to snakes.”

Ward 62 Councillor S. Balan says that reserve site-turned park has remained in such a state of neglect since the Corporation spent Rs. 25 lakh towards construction of a compound in 2010.

Mere construction of a compound will not turn it into a park, he says and wants the civic body to develop the place in a manner that befits the description of park.

The Corporation should plant ornamental plants, saplings of trees, provide fountains and more play equipment for children. It should also landscape the entire one-and-half acre, say the two residents. Mr. Balan says he has raised the issue in the Council meeting and the Mayor has promised to look into the issue.

Sources in the civic body say that following instructions, they have ordered conservancy workers to clear the bush at the earliest.

kongutamizhan

February 5th, 2012, 11:25 PM

^^ Another instance of how public money is wasted

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Stink-over-corporation-plan-for-new-toilets-as-old-ones-remain-unused/articleshow/11772199.cms

Stink over corporation plan for new toilets as old ones remain unused:bash:

COIMBATORE: While the city corporation is all set to embark on a total sanitation scheme with the construction of toilets in key areas in town, there are several portable toilets that have just been dumped near the main garbage yard, damaged and unattended. These toilets were bought using public money during the World Tamil Classical Conference.

This newspaper had previously reported about the portable toilets being dumped at the Vellalore dumping yard a few months ago. Consequently, the corporation installed a few of these toilets in select locations. However, many toilets still remain unused and rusting. Residents feel that the corporation must put the mobile toilets to use before constructing new ones.

The toilets were purchased in five categories. Eight grade I toilets were purchased for VIPs and delegates. Each toilet cost Rs 9,19,800, amounting to a total cost of Rs 73,58,400 :nuts:[WTF??]. Ten grade II toilets were purchased at Rs 6,36,600 each for a total cost of Rs 63,66,000.

Ten grade III toilets were purchased costing Rs 6,35,600 each at a total estimated cost of Rs 63,56,000. Twelve grade IV toilets were purchased for Rs 5,48,800 each at a total cost of Rs 65,85,600. Twenty grade V toilets were purchased at Rs 3,21,600 each, at a total cost of Rs 64,32,000.

The corporation has sent a proposal for the new sanitation scheme to the commissioner for municipal administration for approval. The purpose of the new scheme is to curb open defecation in urban areas. Field exercises have been done in all 100 wards to identify areas that require toilets, with the help of their health wing staff. Out of the 104 identified places that require toilets, the corporation has short listed 69 locations based on various factors, said a senior corporation official.

With the expansion of corporation limits, there are many areas that require public toilets, added the official. When questioned about the unused portable toilets, he said a few have been installed in the city, while the rest would be rented out for events.

While he appreciated the corporation's efforts to build more toilets, K Kathimathiyon, Secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause, said that it had the responsibility to maintain and operate these toilets efficiently. "It is unfortunate that so much public money has gone to waste," he said. Tourists generally judge a city by its infrastructure, and if the toilets are poorly maintained, it will reflect badly on the city and its administration, he added.

Rajendran, who works at the farmer's market in R S Puram, said that even though the corporation had installed toilets in the area, they remain closed. Thus, people continue to attend the call of nature in public. K Ravi Kumar, a resident of Puliyakulam, said that the corporation had installed two toilets near the existing ones. These toilets remain closed most of the time, he added.

When contacted, corporation commissioner T K Ponnusamy said that 21 portable toilets have been installed at various locations and he has not received any complaints regarding their maintenance. While 10 units have been sent to Cuddalore which was hit by cyclone Thane, 20 units are for sale. About the new sanitation scheme he revealed that the corporation has proposed to build 68 toilets in the newly added areas at a cost of Rs 8 crore, for which they await government approval.

kongutamizhan

February 7th, 2012, 02:27 AM

Innuma idhukku innum machine use panna aaramikkala?:ohno:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/33-year-old-sanitary-worker-dies-of-asphyxiation/articleshow/11772349.cms

karthikarthik

February 7th, 2012, 06:01 AM

Innuma idhukku innum machine use panna aaramikkala?:ohno:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/33-year-old-sanitary-worker-dies-of-asphyxiation/articleshow/11772349.cms

I felt really bad for these kind of deaths. I thought there is a ban against these practice.

dhandapanik

February 9th, 2012, 01:39 PM

Coimbatore will be getting 10 millionth(1 Crore) car of maruti..

Maruti Suzuki India said on Thursday it has crossed the 1-crore (10-million) units milestone of cumulative sales in the domestic market since it started selling cars 29 years back.

"The 10 millionth vehicle, a Red Swift Vxi, was dispatched to Coimbatore today morning from the company's Manesar plant," the company said.

Maruti Suzuki India had rolled out its first car -- an M800 -- in December 1983 and attained five million domestic sales in February 2006.

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-auto-marutis-domestic-sales-cross-1-crore-mark/20120209.htm

kongutamizhan

February 11th, 2012, 01:56 AM

:lol:

http://s1-03.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/512498027.jpg

madurakarenda

February 11th, 2012, 04:12 AM

^^ :rofl:

kannan infratech

February 11th, 2012, 09:12 AM

Che.

Dogs a kooda konjam santoshama irukka vida mattengarengale.:lol:

madurakarenda

February 11th, 2012, 09:50 AM

^^ I wonder what punishment they would give to the dog :lol:

chennaidesi

February 11th, 2012, 03:05 PM

Funny.
I appreciate the country dog because it is really motivated and in right direction.:)

Vicvin86

February 11th, 2012, 04:30 PM

Thought it was fake when I first saw...

prasadrad

February 11th, 2012, 04:38 PM

:ohno: :ohno: :) :) :) :lol: :lol: :lol:

Vicvin86

February 15th, 2012, 06:38 AM

http://www.youtube.com/user/rsubram24?feature=watch#g/u

This channel has got lot of rail videos from CBE and surroundings..

karkal

February 27th, 2012, 03:20 AM

As city expands, the need for a development authority is urgent

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/As-city-expands-the-need-for-a-development-authority-is-urgent/articleshow/12051582.cms

COIMBATORE: Despite being the second largest city in Tamil Nadu and a nationally important hub for economic activity, the city still lacks a development authority on the lines of Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. The need for such an authority is more urgent now as the city has expanded considerably. The long pending demand for a Coimbatore Development Authority still remains only on paper.

Agencies representing both trade and industry blame the inability of the city to attract large-scale industrial investment in recent years, for the absence of such an authority. "Those trying to invest here are discouraged by the delays in approvals and lack of adequate facilities. Such an authority will ensure planned growth of Coimbatore and its surroundings,'' says M Krishnan, president of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore. "Investors would have to look at Coimbatore when Chennai becomes saturated with growth. Several industries were reluctant to invest in Coimbatore as their employees may not be able to find affordable housing, decent schools and entertainment options that match their expectations. Such development takes time. But we need to create a system that will facilitate this development," he said.

According to Ravi Sam of CII, such an authority is inevitable as it would substantially reduce the time taken to grant building plan approvals. "With faster approvals, development would also be on a fast track," he says.

Agencies have already urged the government to include it in the Twelfth Five Year Plan. "It has been a long pending demand of the people," said R R Balasundram, vice president of the Chamber. However with limited resources and power entrusted with the local planning authority that is short-staffed, the execution of proposed plans has taken a back-seat, he says. "The plan to have such a government body was recommended by Justice Mohan Committee. When you look at the sustainable growth that Chennai has achieved, the role of the CMDA has been commendable," says K Kathirmathiyon, secretary, Coimbatore Consumer Cause.

"The corporation cannot handle the challenges posed by rapid expansion by itself," said M Kandhaswami, president of Coimbatore District Small Industries Association.

senthilnatha

February 27th, 2012, 02:57 PM

:nuts:

http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/02/27/tamilnadu-2-hour-power-cut-irks-chennaites-aid0091.html

சென்னை: மின் பற்றாக்குறையை சமாளிக்கும் வகையில், தமிழக அரசு அறிவித்துள்ள புதிய மின் தடை இன்று தமிழகம் முழுவதும் அமலுக்கு வந்தது. சென்னையில் முதல் முறையாக 2 மணி நேர தொடர் மின்வெட்டை சந்தித்த மக்கள் பெரும் அவதிக்குள்ளானார்கள்.

தமிழகம் முழுவதும் நிலவி வரும் கடும் மின் தட்டுப்பாட்டை சமாளிக்கும் வகையில் திருத்தப்பட்ட மின்தடையை இன்று முதல் மின்வாரியம் அமல்படுத்தியது. அதன்படி இதுவரை ஒரு மணி நேரம் மட்டுமே மின்தடை இருந்த சென்னை மற்றும் புறநகர்களில் இன்று முதல் 2 மணி நேரமாக உயர்த்தப்பட்டது. பிற மாவட்டங்களில் 8 மணி நேர மின்தடை என்பது 4 மணி நேரமாக குறைந்தது.

இதுவரை ஒரு மணி நேரம் மட்டுமே மின்தடை இருந்ததால் பெரிதாக சென்னை மக்களுக்கு தெரியவில்லை. ஆனால் இன்று 2 மணி நேர மின்வெட்டு, அதுவும் தொடர்ச்சியாக 2 மணி நேர மின்வெட்டு என்பதால் மக்கள் செம டென்ஷனாகி விட்டனர்.

இது நாள் வரை மின்தடை குறித்து பெரிதாக கவலைப்படாமல் இருந்து வந்த சென்னை மக்களுக்கு இன்றுதான் மின்வெட்டின் கொடுமை புரிய ஆரம்பித்தது. யாரைப் பார்த்தாலும் ஒரே புலம்பல்தான். பெரும்பாலானவர்களுக்கு இந்த மின்வெட்டால் ஏற்பட்ட புழுக்கம் தாங்க முடியவில்லை. பிற மாவட்ட மக்கள் இது நாள் வரை பல மணி நேர மின்வெட்டை தாங்கிக் கொண்டார்களோ என்று பலரும் அனுதாபப்பட்டனர், ஆச்சரியத்துடன் பேசிக் கொண்டனர்.

சென்னையில் தற்போது பகலில் மட்டுமே மின்தடை அமலாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. காலை 8 மணிக்குத் தொடங்கி மாலை 6 மணி வரை 5 ஷிப்ட்களாக பிரித்து மின்தடையை நகர் முழுவதும் அமல்படுத்துகின்றனர்.

senthilnatha

March 14th, 2012, 04:46 AM

:rofl:

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/COIMBATORE/2012/03/14/Article//154/14_03_2012_154_033.jpg

kongutamizhan

March 26th, 2012, 02:34 AM

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?id=429602

Price of tender coconut goes up

கோவையில் இளநீர் விலை 25 ரூபாய் "காஸ்ட்லி' ஆனது இயற்கை பானம்

கோவை:சுட்டெரிக்கும் வெயிலில் இருந்து உடலுக்கு குளிர்ச்சி அளித்து ஆசுவாசம் தரும் இளநீரின் விலை 25 ரூபாய் ஆக உயர்ந்து விட்டது.கோடை நெருங்கும் முன்னரே கோவையில் வெயில் தகிக்க ஆரம்பித்து விட்டது. பகல் 11.00 மணிக்கு மேல் வெளியே செல்ல முடியாத அளவுக்கு சுட்டெரிக்கிறது வெப்ப அனல். கூலிங் கிளாஸ், தொப்பி அணிந்தாலும், உஷ்ணக் காற்று முகத்தில் அறைவதை தவிர்க்க முடியவில்லை. இதனால் இதுவரை இருசக்கர வாகனங்களில் அலுவலகம் சென்று வந்த பலர், உஷ்ணம் தாங்க முடியாமல் பஸ்களில் செல்ல ஆரம்பித்து விட்டனர்.சரி, தாகத்தை தணிக்க இளநீர் குடிக்கலாம் என்றால், இளநீர் விலை 25 ரூபாய் எனக் கூறி அதிர வைக்கிறார், கடைக்காரர். ரேஸ் கோர்ஸ், ஆர்.எஸ்.புரம், காந்திபுரம் உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளில் இளநீர் விலை ரூ.30க்கு கூட விற்கப்படுகிறது. கடந்த சீசன் வரை ஒரு பீஸ் ஐந்து ரூபாய்க்கு விற்ற தர்பூசணியும் இப்போது 10 ரூபாய்க்கு விற்கப்படுகிறது. ரோட்டோரங்களில் விற்பனை செய்யப்படும் மோரும், கம்மங்கூழும்தான் இப்போதைக்கு ஒரே ஆறுதல். சுகாதாரமற்ற தண்ணீர் பயன்படுத்துவதால் இவற்றையும் தைரியமாக குடிக்க முடிவதில்லை. இதனால் கொளுத்தும் வெயிலை சமாளிக்க வழி தெரியாமல் திணறுகின்றனர் பொதுமக்கள்.இளநீர் வியாபாரி ஒருவர் கூறுகையில், ""முன்பு போல் இப்போது இளநீர் கிடைப்பதில்லை.

கிடைக்கும் காய்களும் சிறுத்து காணப்படுகின்றன. தோட்டத்தில் இருந்து தினமும் இளநீரை கொண்டு வரும் லாரி வாடகையும் அதிகரித்து விட்டது. விலை அதிகரிப்புக்கு இதுதான் காரணம். விற்பனை நடந்தாலும் நடக்க வில்லை என்றாலும், போலீசாருக்கு ஒரு தொகை கொடுத்தே ஆக வேண்டும். ரூ.25க்கு இளநீர் விற்றால் அதில் ரூ.8 முதல் ரூ.10 வரைதான் எங்களுக்கு லாபம் கிடைக்கும். இதனால் அதிக விலைக்கு விற்பதைத் தவிர வேறு வழியில்லை,'' என்றார். கொளுத்தும் வெயிலில் இருந்து குறைந்த செலவில் ஆசுவாசம் பெறுவது கடந்த கால வரலாறு ஆகி வருகிறது.

prasadrad

March 26th, 2012, 07:27 AM

karthikarthik

March 26th, 2012, 07:42 AM

^^

These tender coconut sellers are pukka cheats , they get the load at thro- away prices and sell it at exorbitant rates. The people who are really affected are the public consumers and farmers. They would pay a max of Rs 50-60 to the beat constable on the street

+1. Last year I went to Mudaliyarkuppam(ECR , near Chennai) where I met a local farmer. He informed me that the procurement rate of cocunut is around 3-5 Rs. During the same time the cost of cocunut is around 25. Now it is selling at 30.

Vicvin86

March 29th, 2012, 02:06 PM

5_GuxjAqPxI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_GuxjAqPxI

nd.karthic

March 29th, 2012, 03:45 PM

We have farm in Narasimhanaicken Palayam. We sell tendet cocunet for 7Rs. Outside they r selling for 30Rs. They itself claim the tree and pick it. For that each cocunet they will charge Rs 1.25 So finally we are getting Rs 5.75 for each tender cocunet. Another thing we are selling cocunet for shops for that they will charge Rs 30 for each tree to claim and put down that cocunets. Shop owners are buying cocunet for Rs 7.

Alphastallion

March 29th, 2012, 03:53 PM

Ennaga Namur pakkam metro mono kattu vesuma..??
some body could enlight me..pakkathula irrukurka kutti state karanga ellam oruku oru metro mononu proposed pottu veluthu kattranga

Brand coimbatore

March 29th, 2012, 04:29 PM

Nothing will come to coimbatore looking at the attitude of amma. For anything to happen, amma has to think about it first. She thinks cbe will develop on its own, so she focuses on other towns..

kongutamizhan

March 29th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Ennaga Namur pakkam metro mono kattu vesuma..??

irukkura nilamaila innum konja naalla ooru kulla onnumae irukkathu. nalla kaatha veesum ;)

Alphastallion

March 29th, 2012, 11:05 PM

irukkura nilamaila innum konja naalla ooru kulla onnumae irukkathu. nalla kaatha veesum ;)
ethavathu survey navathu solli manasa thethirukalam..:lol:

kongutamizhan

March 30th, 2012, 04:33 AM

Anyone seen him?

The other way round

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article3254166.ece

A.Ashok wants to set a Guinness World Record in reverse running

I have seen him often in Race Course. The sight of a man running backwards in Race Course startled me one evening. Dusky, lean, and dressed in track pants and running shoes, he runs backwards! I can't resist stopping him to ask what makes him do this. and asking was there almost every day, doing this strange exercise! We met near the Pisa Tower (yes, there's one in Race Course) for a chat and This is what he had to say:

“I jogged like everyone else, until a year-and-a-half. One evening, a stout friend and I were jogging together. He couldn't keep up with my speed and I ran backwards to egg him on. I had run only for a little while and suddenly felt dizzy. I felt I had no stamina to run further. That was strange. I'd always considered myself fit. Why did I feel so exhausted? Did it have something to do with running backwards? I searched the Internet for information and found that reverse running was extremely beneficial for the body, and I was hooked.

My name is Ashok and I'm 30-years-old. I'm a driving instructor at GeeDee Driving Institute. I run four rounds backwards around Race Course every day. I can cover 10 km in 48 minutes. The current Guinness World Record for reverse running is held by a German who can run 10 km in about 40 minutes. I want to beat that. I'm practising hard to do so.

It took me six months to perfect my running pattern. Since you're running backwards, and can't see what's behind you, your senses get more alert. The body heat of a person behind me, the rustle of a shirt, the tiniest sound and movement…I can sense them all. I glance backwards just once in a while when I run. I'm accustomed to it now and know the path quite well.

Over the year, running backwards has brought about a lot of changes in me. First of all, my hair growth improved. My receding hairline disappeared! And injuries healed faster — a deep gash on my leg was cured in a week. Pain in my leg-joints disappeared too. I felt really good. I burned six times more calories than I did running the regular way. My body did whatever I asked of it.

Reverse running is my life. I wake up in the morning thinking of it. Every thing I do during the day is aligned towards my evening running session. A guy running backwards keeps talking to me in my mind. He is my friend. When I'm alone, all I do is think of him. I don't know why I'm so fond of him, I just am. I will keep doing this for the rest of my life.

Since I'm not all that well-to-do, it would be nice if I get some financial aid to attempt the Guinness Record. And I just wish people would stop taunting me. People who discourage me are more than those who say, ‘Come on, you can do it!' Young boys make fun of me. Once, a boy hurtled his car at me in full speed and veered inches away from me. It was his idea of teasing me. Some men mumble ‘This is a wrong form of exercise' as I pass them. But I don't care. I'm just going to keep running. You can lose a lot of weight through reverse running. Every time I see an obese person, I feel like walking up to him and teaching him this exercise. I'm ready to teach this to anybody free of cost. Anyone else who wants to run backwards?”

Brand coimbatore

April 1st, 2012, 07:49 AM

Yendru pirakum vidivu kalam for these 2 issues---
1) Poster culture is picking up rapidly in cbe ( I think it was less compared to mdu n chennai ) not sparring any medians in the city. Now they started sticking bills in the avinsahi road median as well. Pankaja mill road & trichy road are worst in fact. ( i wonder why some one's demise posters have to be stick on the medians?)
Will Cbe corporation or Highways dept act??

2) All the city roads are back filled with sand dunes on the sides & along the medians . Avinashi road lost its beauty. What are the road sweeping machines purchased during semmozhi manadu doing? Corporation act on this. May be RAAC should take it to the concerned dept regarding these 2 issues.

dhandapanik

April 2nd, 2012, 11:56 AM

kongutamizhan

April 7th, 2012, 03:02 AM

prasadrad

April 8th, 2012, 08:27 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Tamil-Nadu-Agricultural-University-student-Shrijana-mourned-student-Shrijana-mourned/articleshow/12540665.cms

RIP.

Why is the university so tight lipped? Why didn't she wear a lab-coat when she was at lab? Was it not enforced in the university? Don't they care for safety? A mere coat would have prevented this accident

Not sure what actually happened , but read in another report that she was doing extra hours at the lab alone, when probably the attender woudn't have been around

Kandeeban

April 8th, 2012, 09:47 AM

^^ I agree its a tragic incident . but i also feel either TOI is deliberately trying to create a controversy by saying things like "ppl r tightlipped", OR, ppl r misunderstanding TOI's report to mean the University is tight-lipped.. (the report only said staff and students are tightlipped) . Its possible that she was a well-loved /admired student and ppl were too shocked even to respond.. after all 99/100 ppl dont hav pre-written speeches ready..

prasadrad

April 9th, 2012, 05:22 AM

Apart from this incident , I feel TOI has vested interests in its reporting standards , enna panradhu Jananga elaathlayum masaala kekraanga , TOI provides or is trying to provide it

satishanu

April 9th, 2012, 05:57 AM

Huge + 1

prasadrad

April 11th, 2012, 04:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_AE7sN1IW8

saysenthil

April 12th, 2012, 11:47 AM

Dont know in which thread to put his up.... plz cross-post it in suitable one....

LMW subsidiary in China plans capacity expansion (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3304260.ece)

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/dynamic/01050/BL12LMW2_1050528f.jpg

LMW Textile Machinery (Suzhou) Co Ltd plans capacity expansion at its Wujiang unit. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Coimbatore-based textile machinery major Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd.

The company, situated in the Wujiang Economic Development Zone, in China's Jiangsu province, currently manufactures 35 machines a month. This will be expanded to 40 machines a month.

Besides, it also plans to construct its own premises in the same zone. “The government authority has already allotted land for the proposed facility,” said Mr K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chairman, LMW Textile Machinery (Suzhou) Co Ltd.
Growth opportunity

According to him, the expansion project and the new (own) facility will cost a little over $6 million. “Of the budgeted $12.5 million, we have already invested close to 50 per cent. The remaining funds will be invested in these projects in two years,” he said.

China offers great growth opportunity as the Chinese textile market is “simply huge” and most of the manufacturers are getting modernised periodically.

“However,” he said, “competition from many European giants and the state-owned enterprises there is the biggest challenge for us. But we managed penetrate the market quite successfully”. The company posted a turnover of RMB 220 million last year.

Mr R. Rajendran, Director (Finance), LMW Ltd, earlier said the order inflow has been good and the China venture was concentrating on localisation following price pressures.

“We expect to break even, and even make a profit next fiscal,” he added.

While the Chinese venture is only engaged in the making of ring frames at present, Mr Rajendran hinted that there were plans to add more products in the days to come.

Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd reported a drop in net profit to Rs 39.65 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 from Rs 46 crore in previous corresponding quarter.

Naveenmech

April 14th, 2012, 02:29 PM

Here, God decorated with Rs 3 Crore worth of Currency Notes
Place: Katoor,

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6263/godw.jpg

Rs 20 lakhs of Currency notes.
Place:Big Bazaar St.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8724/fullscreencapture140420.jpg

kongutamizhan

April 14th, 2012, 07:14 PM

hmm just spoke to Raveendran sir about this.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article3311332.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

nammalum than irukkom, useless administration :bash:

kongutamizhan

April 20th, 2012, 04:25 AM

A shelter for stray cows

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3323559.ece

The Shri Shankara Goshala at Chennakkalpalayam near Dharapuram is an asylum for stray cows.

Started by a group of like-minded persons under Shri Shankara Goshala Trust, the place provides shelter to 92 cows/bullocks that were either found abandoned on the streets or rescued from butchers.

“Once brought here, the rescued animal will be given the much needed care, food, shelter and medical attention till its natural death,” S. Ramanathan, one of the trustees, told The Hindu.

At the goshala, the animals are periodically vaccinated and fed with sumptuous feed that include nutrient-rich cattle feed, vitamin tablets, rice bran and oil cakes.

“It is sad that 17 lakh cows are still killed in our country every year even though the therapeutic value of products from cow including its milk, urine and dung are widely tapped in the preparation of medicines or used as farm manure,” pointed out Mr. Ramanathan, who is a textile businessman by profession.

The trust, which runs the goshala, depends mainly on donations from animal lovers and contributions made by people during auspicious days. People who wish to donate for the cause could contact the goshala at 90039-26542.

kongutamizhan

April 29th, 2012, 05:57 AM

Holy cowu :)

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Valparai-tiger-loses-battle/articleshow/12917330.cms

Valparai tiger loses battle

COIMBATORE: The tiger that entered a homestead in Valparai and got gored by a cow died on Saturday morning. A postmortem on Saturday evening linked its death to a bad meal the big cat had a few hours before it went to retrieve the remains of a previous kill it left behind two days ago in the cowshed.

The tiger, according to the postmortem report, had eaten a porcupine hours before attacking the cow. Quills of the porcupine had pierced the tiger's heart and intestine.

The tiger breathed its last at around 8am on Saturday inside the cage where it was kept after given the tranquilizing shot late Friday evening, according to Manampallai forest ranger officer Arokiaraj Xavier. The medicines administered by veterinarian Dr N Kalaivanan, who had come from Mudumalai National Park in the Nilgiris on Friday evening to tranquilize the tiger, could not save the 10-year-old animal.

The attack of the cow and the internal injuries it suffered after eating the porcupine had left the tiger weak. Throughout the day, the animal was confined to the cowshed of R Gnanasekaran, a resident of Periyar Nagar in Valparai. The absence of a vet with expertise in the use of tranquilizers locally had delayed officials from providing proper treatment to the animal. Forest officials did not dare to go anywhere near the injured animal to provide food, water or medicines fearing retaliation. The aged animal, officials, said could not fight off the fatigue and the injuries.

At 1.30pm on Saturday, Kalaivanan returned to conduct the autopsy in the Manampally Forest Range Office premises in the presence of senior forest officials, World Wide Fund For Nature representatives Dr Ajay and Mohanraj and Valparai police inspector M Subramanian.

The autopsy revealed that one of the legs of the tiger was damaged in the attack by the cow. Its nails were broken and blood stains found on the nail beds. There was a deep cut on the stomach which was caused by the sharp quills of the porcupine. There were numerous cysts in the intestine and the lungs too were damaged. Two quills had pierced its heart. According to Kalaivanan, the tiger would have hunted and eaten a porcupine before moving to Gnanasekaran's property.

The tiger was cremated at a spot close to Meenparai on the way to Top Slip in the presence of a large crowd.

Meanwhile, forest officials assured locals that they would take up the request to station a vet with expertise in tranquilizing animals in Anamalai Tiger Reserve, which includes the forests in and around Valparai. Residents of Valparai are prone to frequent attacks by elephants and leopards.

Kandeeban

April 29th, 2012, 10:59 AM

http://www.facebook.com/WeNeedMoreItFirmsInCoimbatore

I happened to notice this link on FB... etho namma naala mudinjathu seivom .. lets popularize it

prasadrad

April 29th, 2012, 02:52 PM

^^

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/coimbatore/tiger-caught-valparai-dead-812

Andha tiger gaali , adhulayum politics , namma oorla politics illaama edhuvume nadakaadhu

kongutamizhan

May 1st, 2012, 06:38 PM

Coimbatore's version of Shawshank Redemption :)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/26-life-convicts-to-graduate-in-Coimbatore-Central-Prison/articleshow/12943001.cms

26 life convicts to graduate in Coimbatore Central Prison

COIMBATORE: In an unusual graduation ceremony, twenty six life convicts, who completed their degree courses under a scheme offered by Tamil Nadu Open University, will be honoured at a graduation ceremony in the Central Prison here soon.

The open-university is a big relief for prisoners who wish to continue their studies. TNOU started offering under graduate and post graduate programs for inmates of Coimbatore central prison a few years ago.

While 26 life convicts have completed their graduate degree, 75 others are taking BA courses like Economics, Political Science and History. "We have planned to conduct a graduation ceremony inside the prison soon. I am going to approach the university authorities to conduct the ceremony," said prison superintendent A Murugesan.

The prisoners who are studying under graduate and post graduate courses are not depressed. They spend most of their time studying.

"We have a good library and classrooms inside the prison. Now we are offering vocational courses for the prisoners along with TNOU," he added.

murlee

May 1st, 2012, 06:53 PM

^^ Hope somebody doesn't escape through the sewer.. :tongue2:

kongutamizhan

May 2nd, 2012, 03:25 PM

Had it been permanant this news would have gone into cbe main thread. As it is likely to be temporary it is part of arattai :D
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Power situation improves in Coimbatore

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Power-situation-improves-in-Coimbatore/articleshow/12958347.cms

COIMBATORE: Residents of Coimbatore are heaving a huge sigh of relief as there is a dramatic improvement in power supply. During the worst period, the city suffered a 10-hour power cut daily. This has come down to about an hour daily. On some days there is no power cut at all.

Relatively heavy summer rains and improved wind have increased power production consequently reducing the outages. For the past three days industries and residences have had continuous power supply.

"It was a pleasant surprise to find that the authorities did not cut power in the last few days," said Ram Babu, a resident of Ramnathpuram. With the ten-hour power cuts, he said his daily schedule was completely affected. "I could never sleep well during the power outages. The children suffered because they were unable to study. Besides, the heat was unbearable. Thanks to the recent rains and strong wind, we have our life back again," he added.

Industries are also thrilled about the minimal outages. "We were able to run the full shift for four days without any disruption in power supply," said J James, president, Tamil Nadu Association of Cottage and Tiny Enterprises. Industry had faced huge losses due to the frequent cuts and they are hoping to recover their losses now. However, there is no official announcement from the government regarding the reduction is outages, so it is hard to know what the real situation is, he said.

When contacted K Kastoorirangian, Chairman, Indian Wind Power Association, said the winds have been strong during the last few days. On Saturday 110MW of power was produced, which improved to 1308MW on Sunday and as of Monday1580MW of energy was supplied to the grid. The power production is likely to increase in the coming days although it is unclear how much of the wind energy will be put to use.

On Monday, officials asked the wind mill owners to remove their connection from the grid, as they claim there is excess power in the grid and they could not take anymore wind energy. However, if the power cuts and holidays are done away with, they can easily evacuate the power and wind energy could be further utilized.

Chief Engineer, A Thangavelu, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, TANGEDCO, said that the power generation has improved in the last three days thanks to the rain and wind energy, which helped to improve the situation. He said due to rain the power utilised for agriculture has reduced drastically.

deepu051993

May 2nd, 2012, 04:23 PM

^^yirunthalum unga lolukku ore fullstope yillama poyitirukku:)

kongutamizhan

May 3rd, 2012, 03:07 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Retailers-against-integration-with-wholesale-market/articleshow/12958345.cms

Retailers against integration with wholesale market

COIMBATORE: Retail traders at Anna Market in Saibaba Colony approached the district collector requesting his intervention to abandon the corporation budget's proposal to construct a joint market for the wholesale and retail traders together at Mettupalayam Road. "The wholesalers must be asked to locate outside the city. The proposal if implemented will take away our business, and create heavy traffic in the city," said KK Kuttan, a retailer.

The corporation had in the recent budget said that they would build a combined market for both retailers and wholesalers at Mettupalayam Road. However, the wholesale business, if combined with retail will create problems in the city. "Around 500 to 600 vehicles with vegetables and stationery items will ply through the city, from 4am to 4pm. This would create traffic congestion," said CRC Narayanan, another retail trader.

The retailers claim they will petition the corporation mayor, councillors, and even the Chief Minister to scrap the proposal put forward during corporation budget. The retailers say that though the corporation takes rent from them they are not provided with electricity and water connections. "We get water from roadside pipes. We get power from a private supplier through a generator," said Narayanan.

Arul Murugan

May 3rd, 2012, 05:05 AM

55 late flyers grounded

CHENNAI: A vacation that was booked well in advance began on a sour note on Sunday for a group of 55 persons from Salem, Coimbatore and Erode, as they missed their flight to Delhi, arriving just as the gates were closed.

According to airport sources, the group, comprising mostly families, was headed to Delhi-Jaipur-Nainital for a vacation arranged through a travel agent. They reportedly arrived at the airport for an early morning flight and were shocked when they found out that the check-in time was over as the gates had been closed.

The reason they were delayed was that they were waiting for the whole party to arrive before they checked in, the sources said. Despite frantic appeals and several calls to the travel agent, the flight departed without the holidayers.

�As a result, most of them were seen seated outside the domestic departure lounge, as they tried to sort out an alternative flight.

Sources have indicated that they might be accommodated on the same flight on Monday

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/55-late-flyers-grounded/253315-60-120.html

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I wonder when CBE have direct flights to Delhi, why the travel agents take Chennai-Delhi route for group travelers from West TN.:nuts:

prasadrad

May 3rd, 2012, 08:58 AM

^^

Cost , travel arrangements by the operator , which again points to cost

prasadrad

May 5th, 2012, 06:49 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Six-candidates-from-Coimbatore-institutes-crack-UPSC-exam/articleshow/13003904.cms

kongutamizhan

May 5th, 2012, 07:15 AM

^^
We are happy that our students got selected for civil services. We had conducted elaborate mock interviews and had invited numerous IAS officers to our institute to guide and mentor the students," said P Kanagaraj, chief mentor of the centre and associate professor of politics, Government Arts College

I posted a news item about Mr.Kanagaraj here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=87145746&postcount=4) few months back. Great job. It should be a gratifying experience and moment of pride for him than the students :applause:

Kandeeban

May 5th, 2012, 07:49 AM

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4295800/Labour-MP-Austin-Mitchell-rants-in-Yorkshire-Post-saying-London-sucks.html

Its about London sucking the rest of UK dry... and i have maintained for a long time that Chennai and Bangalore do the same to the rest of South India....

Vicvin86

May 5th, 2012, 07:33 PM

Kandeeban

May 5th, 2012, 08:12 PM

^^ Hyderabad to an extent
No way TVM and Kochi can get into that list.. the whole of kerala is a net loser, in this aspect....

Kandeeban

May 5th, 2012, 08:13 PM

For me, Bangalore is the real Frankenstein's monster....

kovaidreamz

May 6th, 2012, 06:35 AM

^^ Hyderabad to an extent
No way TVM and Kochi can get into that list.. the whole of kerala is a net loser, in this aspect....

Yes you are right...Coimbatore sucks people from kochi and TVM.... CBE is a prefered location for mallu's to work, proximity to their homes being one of the reasons...

prasadrad

May 6th, 2012, 09:49 AM

^^

Aarambichitaangayya

:nuts:

kongutamizhan

May 6th, 2012, 04:44 PM

One more civil service exam news

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3390218.ece

They soldier on for that better rank

Though the fact that five candidates from the Higher Studies Centre of the Coimbatore Corporation have cleared the finals of the Civil Services examinations has brought cheer, they are keen on making another attempt to better their ranks. They want to enter only Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

The centre saw 22 going for the main examination. Out of the 10 who cleared the mains, five cleared the final interview, which, according to them, is an achievement.

C. Sudhagaran (Rank 728), a resident of Veeraganur, a panchayat 75 km from Salem, who has cleared the Civil Services in his very first attempt, is a happy man.

Though he began his coaching in 2009 after completing engineering, his hard work and determination saw him succeed in the first attempt.

“I got inspired reading about the work of many IAS officers during my final year, and that got me motivated to attempt the examinations. Though I will make another attempt to better my rank, in the meantime I will join the Audit and Accounts Service. This is also another Government service, so I don't mind,” he says positively.

Aware of his shortcomings in his earlier attempt, he is keen to overcome them and improve upon his strengths.

Rohini Priyadarshini P. (Rank 243), 25-year-old engineer from Karamadai near Coimbatore, has cleared the finals in her third attempt. She attributes her success to perseverance and hard work.

She will attempt a fourth time to better her rank. Since the interview went well, she is confident that it is the examination she has to concentrate on in her next attempt.

R.A. Mahendira Varma (Rank 623), a lawyer by qualification and a resident of Kavindapadi, 26 km from Erode, is going to make another attempt – his sixth – to enter into the realms of the IAS cadre.

From an agricultural family, his parents have been supportive of his keen interest and let him prepare from 2007. His elder sister is a doctor and he is keen to keep at it till his dream is realised.

Though all three are looking at improving their ranks, they are firm in their thought that the State is being very well represented in the Civil Services examinations. Last year, among the 22 who cleared the IAS, four from Tamil Nadu were among the top 10, they say.

The centre conducts coaching and mock interviews for Civil Services aspirants free of cost. The latest five take the total number to 28 that the centre has helped clear the examinations since its inception in 2008.

P. Kanagaraj, chief mentor of the centre and associate professor of political science, Government Arts College, says no one can really explain the ranking pattern.

“The final result can go either way. Most of them never give up. Perseverance and hard work will get them where they want to be,” he says.

As many as 40 IAS and IPS officials are associated with the Higher Studies Centre, which is considered an asset. The expertise they share with the candidates during the course of their coaching helps them excel in their interviews.

Rohini says there can be no better way than to learn from one's mistakes. “Every attempt is a chance to perfect oneself.” She was felicitated by Coimbatore Mayor S.M. Velusamy at the centre here on Saturday.

kongutamizhan

May 6th, 2012, 10:13 PM

Nice blog for local news

http://rooster-coimbatore.blogspot.com/
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Coimbatore teens take up Clickty Click challenge

http://rooster-coimbatore.blogspot.com/2012/03/coimbatore-teens-take-up-clickty-click.html

Schools in Coimbatore are paying serious attention to extra-curricular activities such as photography, after realising the talents and skills of their students.

Last week, a local organisation that helps orphans, hosted a photography competition called “Clickty Click” that had over 26 city schools participating.

One of the participants, who has even competed internationally, displayed talent and skill beyond his young years.

It was Varun B. from Yuva Bharathi School who stood first in the competition, for his long exposure click around a U-turn that captured streaks of light from passing vehicles. Premier Vidyaa Vikash School had the most number of participants; they took home the 2nd and 3rd prizes.

School coordinator N. Raja Lakshmi shared the need to inculcate this form of creativity in children. “It paves the way for better growth, so we always encourage our students with talents apart from academics to pursue them. It motivates them, so when we come across such talents like Narendran A. and Prakash K., we encourage them.”

Also present at the event was a class 12 student from Chinamaya International residential school in Coimbatore who stood out the most.

Akash Ghai has won several accolades even internationally. “My mother's a social worker and landscape photographer, so I grew up seeing her work and accompanying her to various photography and art exhibitions.

She was the one who encouraged me to hold a solo photography exhibition at the Alliance Francaise gallery in Chandigarh when I was 17,” said Akash. On his style of photography, he said, “I am different from other photographers, I possess a unique perspective. A photographer's strength is how his style differs from others.”

Akash further shared his interests, “I like art photography, photojournalism, portraiture and a bit of wildlife.

I enjoy photographing people the most. International exposure at a young age for any photographer is essential as it boosts confidence and acquaints him with the quality of photographs he should be making.

I've been part of exhibitions in India, Australia, Russia, Senegal and New York, and it feels great to be part of a global photographic community.”

Malayaali

May 8th, 2012, 03:36 PM

X-posting from Kovai Transport Thread
Please post in Kongu Arattai Mandram (Chai Bar)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1470768&page=5

Option 1 - Book a taxi to Ooty if you dont mind the cost. But do not take airport taxis which are costlier. If you have friends in CBE, they may book a normal taxi for you. Ideal if you are with family - for 4 to 5 members.

Option 2 - From Airport, catch a taxi or auto to Gandhipuram Bus Terminus. There are lots of buses to Ooty from there. But since summer holiday time, heavy crowd will be there. Queue / Token system is generally followed..
(Latest news may be shared by CBE guys)

Option 3 - I dont know about timing. Pl check on the toy train availability from Mettupalayam to Ooty. fabulous experience. The service was suspended some time back due to land slides.
Thanks KI for the information.

I have opted out the Toy Train due to time constraints.

I am single, and not much luggage with me. I need to spend around 1.5 hrs in the city for lunch and other activities. I have to reach Ooty via Kotagiri. How long is the travel? I can afford a taxi. But please let me know the bus transit options.

kannan infratech

May 8th, 2012, 03:53 PM

X-posting from Kovai Transport Thread

Thanks KI for the information.

I have opted out the Toy Train due to time constraints.

I am single, and not much luggage with me. I need to spend around 1.5 hrs in the city for lunch and other activities. I have to reach Ooty via Kotagiri. How long is the travel? I can afford a taxi. But please let me know the bus transit options.

I think that some of the State Buses take the Kotagiri route (Highway) only. Pl check with locals. The other route is Coonoor route. Pl check properly before buying the tickets.

I think the Bus takes 3 to 3.5 hours including a tea stop at Burliyar.

Taxi will take lesser time. They may charge you for 2 way.

Share Taxis may also be available.One way charge only. Local Guys can help.

Since I am a Veggie, I prefer & used to dine at Anna Poorna Restaurants (various branches) or Anna Lakshmi (Race Course Road). Star Hotels like Residency. Le Meridien & Nilgiris are on Avinashi Road near Airport. If you are going to Residency, try Fried Ice Cream.

Pl check if Brooke Bond Mall is fully opened (near RS Puram).

kongutamizhan

May 8th, 2012, 04:02 PM

@ Malayaali

Never ever make the mistake of visiting Annapurna/Gowrishankar near the bus-stands. Their quality is horrible (with exception of gowrishankar @ x-cut road). Their branches in inner city / outside busstands are good though!! Here are few more restaurant suggestions

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=87529791&postcount=53
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=87491309&postcount=42
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=86906103&postcount=13
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=86906049&postcount=12
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=86905993&postcount=11
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=86905926&postcount=10

Malayaali

May 8th, 2012, 04:21 PM

^^

Ok. I prefer taxi and believe it to charge around Rs 1500 to Ooty. Correct me if i am wrong.

The trip was planned on a short notice and believe me, there are hardly any rooms available at Ooty! I was fortunate to get a room at Lakeview Hotel.

Thank you all for your suggestions and information. Looking forward to a great weekend at Ooty & Kovai. :cheers:

Kandeeban

May 8th, 2012, 04:28 PM

May be we should augment something like (Discussion thread/ Chaibar) to the name of the current thread so that non-tamils can understand the meaning and post...

kannan infratech

May 8th, 2012, 04:32 PM

May be we should augment something like (Discussion thread/ Chaibar) to the name of the current thread so that non-tamils can understand the meaning and post...

DONE SIR

Malayaali

May 8th, 2012, 04:35 PM

Since I am a Veggie, I prefer & used to dine at Anna Poorna Restaurants (various branches) or Anna Lakshmi (Race Course Road). Star Hotels like Residency. Le Meridien & Nilgiris are on Avinashi Road near Airport. If you are going to Residency, try Fried Ice Cream.

Pl check if Brooke Bond Mall is fully opened (near RS Puram).

Wanted to try out Kovai flavors, but hardly 2 hrs with me. Will post snaps if i am able to click some.

kongutamizhan

May 9th, 2012, 08:58 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3400133.ece

kongutamizhan

May 11th, 2012, 08:53 PM

Agri university VC homes raided

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3401850.ece

kongutamizhan

May 11th, 2012, 09:50 PM

Green electric vehicles

http://www.greenelectricvehicle.in/index.html

kongutamizhan

May 11th, 2012, 11:00 PM

Parks

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article3408248.ece

and more parks

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3407784.ece

prasadrad

May 12th, 2012, 02:46 AM

Green electric vehicles

http://www.greenelectricvehicle.in/index.html

Thats really cool

karkal

May 12th, 2012, 02:56 AM

Kovai lives to eat (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Kovai-lives-to-eat/articleshow/13096392.cms)

With the mushrooming of restaurants and eat-out joints in the city lately, a group of active food reviewers in the city give their take on the best places for both quick snacks and gourmet food...

Not too long ago, the city's best eating spots were restricted to a chain of tried and tested restaurants in Coimbatore. There was no zing to the food culture in the city! The increasing influx of migrants has, however led to the mushrooming of several eat-out joints. That changed when foodies in the city, a group of passionate 'foodies' took the step to set up a review group on a social networking site, which now has over 1,700 active members. Anybody can post their feedback on joints they visit, and it is not always flattering. "My friend and I set up a food guide community for the city's avid foodies around three years ago, and initially posted our thoughts on food in the city. Once we set up a dedicated page to post our comments and met with a great response from not just people in the city but all over the country, we built a core review team which visits some of the prominent and upcoming eat-out joints in the city each weekend, and gives honest feedback and recommendations, to give good value for the hard-earned money," says Guhan Swaminathan, a self-confessed foodie who started the page along with a friend.
For Guhan, falling in love with food wasn't a surprise. From a very young age he was fascinated as his dad was an avid foodie. Every weekend, Guhan comes down from Chennai to survey the food joints in the city. The page not just posts reviews, but also regular updates on upcoming food festivals in the city, for like-tongued foodies to attend. "I hunt for new restaurants and chat joints in the city every weekend, and post my review on the place so others can visit these joints," says Nishit Shah, who owns a popular tea and snack joint in the city.
He frequents a South Indian mess in Avinashi Road for it's mouth-watering parottas and kalakkis, a new pizza joint at Sathy Road and a newly opened fusion cuisine restaurant in Ramnagar and vouches for their quality. "There is a new cafe that has opened up on Sathy Road which has an excellent ambience, with a couple of snooker tables, gaming console and some really good milkshakes. An apt hangout for the college crowd," he adds. While there is undoubtedly a good variety of restaurants in the city, there is still no food blogger to write about the restaurants and their preparations in greater detail. "While it is good that there are dedicated people to review food joints in and around the city and post comments on their page for others to benefit from, the city still lacks an active blogger who could stress on the best delicacies and preparations in each restaurant or eat-out joint, while Chennai has award winning food bloggers who even review cookbook preparations," rues Akash K J, a writer and an avid foodie.
Akash has eaten at most of the popular joints in the city, but laments, "While there are several good spots in the city, we need people to blog about these joints, so people have a very clear picture," Akash stresses.
All said and done, these foodies are set to treat Kovai to a gastronomic delight!

kongutamizhan

May 12th, 2012, 03:26 AM

Important for parents!! Keep an extra eye on your kids at swimming pools and don't assume that the guards / instructor will be attentive
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Carelessness-at-Coimbatore-corporation-swimming-pool-results-in-mishap/articleshow/13087501.cms

COIMBATORE: A seven-year-old boy has been admitted to a private hospital here with critical brain damage after he met with an accident while taking summer swimming coaching at the Coimbatore corporation swimming pool near Gandhi Park in the city.

The boy has been admitted to the intensive care unit of KG Hospital and his distraught parents are praying for his survival. Corporation officials, meanwhile, claimed that fresh tenders were being called for maintenance of the swimming pool and that they would ensure it was handed over to proper contractors for maintenance and safety of swimmers.

"The condition of the boy is still critical. We cannot say anything at this point of time," said a hospital source.

The incident occurred on Wednesday when the boy and his father had gone to the corporation swimming pool where a summer swimming coaching camp is being conducted. The boy reportedly dived into the pool and since there was no proper trainer in the vicinity, he almost drowned and a lot of water went into his internal organs. The blood supply to his brain was also cut off for more than 20 minutes since he was not given any first aid or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) immediately after the mishap.

The pool is about 62X22 feet in size and the shallow end is about 3.5 foot deep. The depth at the other end is about 12 feet. The pool was not being properly maintained as there was only a group of youth, all in their early 20s, without any proper training in first aid attending to the swimmers at the pool."His father and close family members are in a state of terrible shock and are not in a position to speak," said a distant relative.

According to a hospital source, the boy reportedly went to the swimming class and dived into the water following instructions of the driving instructor. But he did not surface and the trainer also noticed it late before he was pulled out of the water.

The boy had reportedly gone for the session along with his father, a professor at a private university in the city.

"We had noticed the boy underwater and immediately took him down. We are in touch with the hospital authorities," said Arun Kumar, one of the workers employed at the pool.The corporation officials said the pool has been closed for two days since the tender has been expired. The contract will be awarded to a new set of private individuals for further maintenance.

Swimming experts and coaches in the city expressed shock over the incident and claimed that it was extremely unfortunate that swimming coaching was being given at the corporation pool without proper guidance. "At least three life guards should be present at the pool whenever swimmers enter it, going by the sheer size of the pool," said M A Gireesh, a certified swimming coach at a private educational institute.

kannan infratech

May 13th, 2012, 10:29 AM

^^^^

A similar accident - fatal one - happened recently at the Railway Club, Sterling Road, Chennai.

The boy went there for a Birthday party. Out of enthu, the boy jumped into water without realising the danger.

prasadrad

May 13th, 2012, 06:08 PM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Football-tournament-for-corporates-begins-in-Coimbatore/articleshow/13115664.cms

kongutamizhan

May 14th, 2012, 08:59 PM

Nice that these kind of workshops are happening

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3411390.ece

Clicking from an innovative angle

Armed with their cameras, a group of 50 children were found roaming around the Botanic Garden of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on Friday, looking to capture nature in its early morning splendour.

It was the third day of the summer photography camp organised by The Hindu and Savithri Photo House at TNAU.

Leading them was Balan Madhavan, renowned nature, conservation and travel photographer, who introduced the students to photography lessons as he shared thoughts on wildlife conservation. “A photograph becomes successful when the viewer feels an emotional connection with the image. It should effectively communicate to the viewer, he said.

Mr. Madhavan, a fellow of International League of Conservation Photographers, and a winner of many photography awards, said that with technological advancement people have started to judge photographs based on their technical quality. But, a sharp image does not make a good photograph, he added.

According to Mr. Madhavan, the camp focused more on attitude and approach towards photography than on the technical aspects as most children used automatic cameras.

Through creative exercises, he illustrated how to find the right photo opportunity and creatively use shapes and pattern to convey an idea. Principles of composition including arrangement of visuals and framing were explained in detail.

It was followed by a feedback session on the photographs taken by the participants.

“We clicked the images of fallen leaves, an old camera and bicycle when he asked us to take photographs on the topic ‘old age'. We learnt theoretical aspects like why we should not place subjects at the centre of the photograph. The use of aperture, shutter and ISO settings in cameras was also new to us,” said N. Sanjay Vardhan (Standard IX), Harris Richard (Standard IX) and K. Vivek (Standard X).

Students of Standards IV- XII from various schools are taking part in the camp. The valedictory function of the free camp, in its fourth year, will be held on May 12. Competitions will be held for the participants and prizes will be distributed.

kongutamizhan

May 14th, 2012, 09:08 PM

I think they can revive this by promoting carriage tours (even better identify few areas and ban motorvehicles and promote this there)

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Time-stands-frozen-at-this-horse-stable/articleshow/13126835.cms

Time stands frozen at this horse stable

COIMBATORE: The old horse stable at Ukkadam-Selavapauram Road is intact with 15 horses. Its 70-year-old caretaker turns nostalgic when asked about the days when horse carts occupied the city streets, carrying passengers across the region. Horse carts and horse riding have become things of past. The surviving horses are mostly used for transporting goods.

Caretaker A Sardarbhai started working when at 10, and according to him, there were over 1500 horses in the city at that time. Carts had registration numbers, and were operated on city roads based on permission from civic authorities. Travellers were required to wear special badges, and violators were punished. There was even a special courtto deal with cases involving horse cart runners, known as Kuthira Vandi Court.

According to Sardarbhai, those were times, when hiring a horse cart was a matter of prestige, and people had to book them in advance. "Senior advocates and doctors travelled on horse carts to show off their prestige and status. With the coming of modern vehicles, we were mostly used for taking children from their homes to their schools and back," he shares.

Prabhu Subramaniayam, who presently owns four horses, says he continues the business as it was inherited from his forefathers. He is also one among the few who support the last horse stable in the city. "After giving the caretaker his due, and the animals enough food, there is nothing left for the owner. To meet both ends, I work as a head load worker," he said.

According to Sardarbhai, he used to get Rs 20 to 30 per day fifty years ago for acting as caretaker. He is now getting only Rs 60 to Rs 70 per day. Horse-pulled carts are now used to transport vegetables and fruits to a few retail shops. On a good day, each horse cart operator can fetch between Rs200 and Rs250. Out of this, Rs180 is required to meet the food cost of the horse. The rest will be for the caretaker, says Prabhu.

Surendar Singh (47), who owns two horses, says "Services like carrying people and goods have been taken up by fast moving vehicles. The few retailers who use us are old acquaintances. Rarely, we get a call for a marriage or temple function. Most of us continue the profession as we know no other job," he said.

While the pullers say the corporation is not concerned about their welfare, corporation officials say they do not have any responsibility towards them. "We have provided space to retain the stable. It was brought here after the city developed. We have no other responsibility," the official said.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

May 16th, 2012, 07:40 PM

http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/coimbatore/1652012/epaperimages/1652012/1652012-md-co-6/173849515.jpg

karthikarthik

May 17th, 2012, 08:35 AM

I don't know how these morons are taking credit for JNNURM projects. Apart from JNNURM there is no big project done by present Govt to CBE. The generators installed in various places are due to the power shortage and the corporation is unable to pump water to the localities. Setting up generators is not an achievement if sufficient power is there as the need itself will not arise. Other than the major announcement of Ukkadam-Athupalam flyover(only announcement) no major achievement to cheer.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

May 17th, 2012, 04:37 PM

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/17/20120517a_003102018.jpg

Licit Mortal

May 21st, 2012, 02:03 AM

I am not sure if I could post this request here. I saw the photo of a Pillayar temple in Coimbatore while I was on a road trip in Tamilnadu during my visit to India last December. All of a sudden today, I saw the same picture and there is something really magnetic about this lord and his picture, that I have been searching for a high resolution picture for the entire day, with no success.

Here is a low resolution image of the lord
http://www.eprarthana.com/images/temples/coimbatore/tn1954each1.jpg

The name of the temple is Eachanari Vinayagar Temple in Coimbatore and I request any one from Coimbatore to post a high resolution picture of this Vinayagar image posted above, if it is in any way possible.

My sincere thanks.

cheers,
LM

rajkumar484

May 25th, 2012, 07:23 AM

Looks like in this government, good work never gets appreciated..
Mr. Sagaayam got transferred to a less challenging role after doing great things in Madurai. Our Umanath was doing great here and now i believe he is in Finance accounting kind of a department?

She wants full page ads in all state newspapers, wants minsiters to sing about her, says TN is growing. But Madam, its these IAS officers who is behind all the good plans that your govt is coming up with. Realsie that soon before making your next transfer announcement.

Brand coimbatore

May 25th, 2012, 02:38 PM

Jaya is known for transferring IAS officers and ministers at her whims and fancies.

Naveenmech

May 26th, 2012, 09:48 AM

There has always been a popular opinion about Coimbatore city: the common man needs to own a vehicle and a house if life has to be smooth here. This opinion stemmed from the inadequate mass rapid transport system and high rent. But, the first one – the vehicle—does not seem to be a blessing anymore what with periodical increase in the cost of petrol over the last few years and the steepest one yet (Rs.7.54 per litre) that took effect Wednesday midnight. People of Coimbatore, as in most tier two cities, will feel the pinch owing to very few modes of public transport to choose from. At the most, there may be a negligible shift to the buses by those who have fixed office timings and direct buses from a spot close to their house to one near their office. The public transport system available in the city are 713 buses (136 private vehicles and 577 operated by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation),
around 12,400 autorickshaws
and nearly 2,700 call taxis.

As for buses, almost all the town services operate on the arterial roads – Avanashi Road,
Mettupalayam Road,
Tiruchi Road,
Palakkad Road
and Marudamalai Road.
Very few services connect interior areas, especially in the suburbs. The mini buses in these areas are no significant compensation.

The autorickshaws and call taxis charge prohibitive rates and car pooling is not an option for everyone.

Even in the heart of the city, it is a long walk for people from bus stops to places of work. The city is certainly missing an alternative mode of mass transit system and also smaller modes that could connect the stations/bus stands with work spots.

The city examined various option of mass transit system, but nothing has worked. A mass rapid transit system as in Chennai was proposed more than a decade ago. But, the Southern Railways said the patronage would be low given the tendency of the people here to use private vehicles. Later, a circular railway system was suggested, but it was never even considered.:bash:

The Coimbatore Corporation subsequently proposed a Bus Rapid Transit System implemented on a couple of arterial roads under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. But, that too has been given up citing lack of feasibility.

“The Government should seriously consider alternative mass rapid transit system for Coimbatore city because the rising fuel cost will only force the middle-income group not to use private vehicles,” vice-president of Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore R.R. Balasundaram said.

“We need to try out some train services during peak hours on the existing railway line. Some of the stations are not far from the residential colonies in the eastern part of the city. Those who have offices near the Coimbatore Railway Junction and a little away can travel by train,” he said. Osborn Edwin, who works in a nationalised bank near the railway junction, said he had to rely only on his motorcycle or petrol car. “I travel 20 km a day. People like me curse the petrol price rise, but are forced to endure it.” Dayal Prasad, an engineering student in a city college, said it would not be possible to travel by buses as these did not touch all spots in the city. Therefore, he would be forced to use a motorcycle whatever be the increase in the cost of petrol.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3455086.ece

Its already late for a city of 2 million plus lacking good transportation. Atleast govt. should realise to think about the transportation infrastructure not only Coimbatore for all Tier-II cities of TN. But if we approach govt, for this, they will simply say "we will consider and even it'll come in Budget.but due to financial unavailability,they'll say it is not feasble...

Covaifan

June 2nd, 2012, 08:51 PM

kovaidreamz

June 3rd, 2012, 07:25 AM

I am not sure if this is the right thread to ask for apartments information. We are currently in US and looking to R2I. We are interested in getting our kids into PSBB in Vadavalli. Learnt from a friend that there is a new apartment project being built just opposite to PSBB, any one here have any idea about who is the builder, cost etc?

Last time when I came to CBE, this area looked without any proper road etc., Will the Western bye-pass go thorugh this area?

Advance Thanks for your information. :)

The western ring road is likely to pass through that area in the range of + or - 1 km..... As far as apartments are considered, there are several of them under construction in and around vadavalli

some of them
This builder has several projects around vadavalli
http://www.sreedaksha.com/projects/Saharsh
http://www.sreedaksha.com/projects/Sanshray

Covaifan

June 3rd, 2012, 04:12 PM

The western ring road is likely to pass through that area in the range of + or - 1 km..... As far as apartments are considered, there are several of them under construction in and around vadavalli

some of them
This builder has several projects around vadavalli
http://www.sreedaksha.com/projects/Saharsh
http://www.sreedaksha.com/projects/Sanshray

Thanks for the links Kovaidreamz. I thought there is a road connecting Kanuvai road and kalappanickenpalayam road, which runs in front of PSBB school and on that road itself there is a apartment project. Is Sreedaksha project on that road?

kovaidreamz

June 3rd, 2012, 06:14 PM

NARASIMHAN.ML

June 3rd, 2012, 06:24 PM

Thanks for the links Kovaidreamz. I thought there is a road connecting Kanuvai road and kalappanickenpalayam road, which runs in front of PSBB school and on that road itself there is a apartment project. Is Sreedaksha project on that road?

Not in Kanuvai road and kalappanickenpalayam road it is in thondamutthur road vadavelli. parallel to maruthamalli road, but apparment in tvs nagar also near by psbb school.

kongutamizhan

June 3rd, 2012, 06:30 PM

Thanks for the links Kovaidreamz. I thought there is a road connecting Kanuvai road and kalappanickenpalayam road, which runs in front of PSBB school and on that road itself there is a apartment project. Is Sreedaksha project on that road?

If I may ask, why PSBB? The reason I am asking is there are several unsung quality educational institutions in the city and you have plenty of choices.

Further considering other schools will open up your choice of apartment/community as well. My 2 cents, may be worth little more than before considering $$ appreciation :jk:

Covaifan

June 3rd, 2012, 06:53 PM

Thanks for the updates, we are considering other schools as well.

prasadrad

June 5th, 2012, 04:41 AM

Thanks for the updates, we are considering other schools as well.

The one which is functioning in CBE is PSBB Millenium , which was founded by the honcho of PSBB as her own venture.Irrespective of the difference , PSBB millenium is also a good choice as it is modeled out of PSBB. I am an alumnus of PSBB. Best of Luck

reswaran

June 5th, 2012, 01:48 PM

If I may ask, why PSBB? The reason I am asking is there are several unsung quality educational institutions in the city and you have plenty of choices.

Further considering other schools will open up your choice of apartment/community as well. My 2 cents, may be worth little more than before considering $$ appreciation :jk:

Hi, What are the other educational institutions you are talking about? I think lot of parents are moving to CBSE/ICSE as it helps in AIEEE and other entrance examinations. Even the popualr matriculation schools are open new schools based on CBSE curriculum due to this wave.

kongutamizhan

June 5th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Hi, What are the other educational institutions you are talking about? I think lot of parents are moving to CBSE/ICSE as it helps in AIEEE and other entrance examinations. Even the popualr matriculation schools are open new schools based on CBSE curriculum due to this wave.

There are several unsung quality schools without the hype of PSBB is what I meant to say. For example few that I can think of right away are

Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan
Chinmaya
Sowdeswari
Bharathi Matric
Lisieux
Stanes
Perks
Vidya vikasini
Carmel Garden
SBOA

If you insist of central board

Kendriya vidyalaya
Anankids academy
YuvaBharathi
Angappa
and of-course PSBB

Even in (former) stateboard Mani's or Avinashilingam (girls only) are not that bad either

kongutamizhan

June 5th, 2012, 03:32 PM

^^ Here is the complete list (http://www.coimbatorecity.com/education/schools-in-coimbatore.html). If you need to know about the quality of schools then please post, I will try my best to share as much information as I have

I used to closely work with Asha (http://www.ashanet.org/index.php?page=about), and involved in donating/collecting used computers and other modern teaching equipments for schools in India. My primary focus used to be schools based out of cbe. Eventhough currently I don't spend much time on it owing to other commitments, I can get the information you need on any school from people I know through my earlier contacts.

And if you see a need for development or fund assistance for any schools in this area, feel free to contact Asha directly or post here. I'll try my best to get in touch with them and initiate the project.

prasadrad

June 5th, 2012, 05:41 PM

^^ ^^ ^^

KT Sir, PSBB is not a hype, simply as you call. I spent a major part of my schooling there

Words can't simply describe my feelings for it. I made the folly of moving to some other school in +1/+2 to escape quota system. I still consider it one my biggest personal blunders

Just a very very small example , Nobody knows the meaning of copy/bit in PSBB. Because nobody would do that there. I remember no exam invigilator ever mentioning about it or chiding anyone in any exam. It is simply non-existent and unknown

Kids simply don't/can't differentiate PSBB from their home

Coming to academics , almost 50% of my friends chose to stay back. In that brood 56 made to the IIT's ( total seats were 1200+ all over India that year )

The fee they charge is worth the fare when compared to other Mushrooms which have sprang up recently

It's a lovely place for kids to get groomed and to get their share of joy

I sincerely hope they maintain their style and class even in the expansion mode of theirs to other cities

Pakkam pakkamaa eludhalaam idhai pathi

I am not taking away any credit from any other school , just sharing experience

prasadrad

June 5th, 2012, 05:49 PM

kongutamizhan

June 5th, 2012, 07:12 PM

kannan infratech

June 6th, 2012, 01:19 PM

Old Report but good one:

http://www.urbaninfrastructureindia.org/pdf/5-ProjDev_web.pdf

reswaran

June 6th, 2012, 02:42 PM

@ prasad,

I never said PSBB is not a good school. In-fact I said if one is inclined of-course PSBB should be considered (and added in the list as well).

By talking to fellow NRIs who want to go back to India, at times I have a feeling that they attach too much importance to PSBB admission. C'mon forget the schools mentioned here, at school level any normal private schools in TN or Coimbatore will beat the crap out of schools in US (after all our focus is just math and science :lol:). If you are talking about university level that's a different issue though!!

Adding to it, I would say that there is a silent revolution in education happening in India. I am damn sure that the average number of new schools opened per year in the last 2-3 years should be the highest so far in the india/TN history. Again, 60-70% of the school management are cashing on this boom. World schools, International schools, Public schools are getting opened in cities, towns, villages, remote locations that one has never heard of. I would say 90%+ of these new schools follow CBSE, ICSE, IB curriculum.

Simple case is my cousin who is basically a farmer (and now a real estate agent too for the obvious reasons) put his kid in 4th standard in a residential school (3-4 year old) which has horse riding, swimming in their curriculum. The school organized tour to delhi and agra for 4th, 5th and 6th students and the mode of travel is by air!!!! My cousin pays 1.5L per annum as all-inclusive fees. Tour charges and other such charges come up once in a while which is extra.

prasadrad

June 7th, 2012, 05:24 AM

Naveenmech

June 9th, 2012, 04:20 AM

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1900/cb08coimbatorean1107650.jpg
The WP Class locomotive also known as Big Black Boy which hauled the Blue Mountain (Nilgiris) Express till 1980

The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, which is part of the delegation of Coimbatore Railway Struggle Committee meeting the railway officials in Chennai on Friday, is seeking a heritage run of the WP Class locomotive on the Coimbatore–Mettupalayam section.

Memorandum

In a memorandum to the Assistant General Manager of Southern Railway Headquarters, Chamber president M. Krishnan pointed out that the WP Class locomotive known as Big Black Boy with a star head was ruling like a king and it hauled the legendry Blue Mountain Express (Train Number formerly 5/6) and now numbered 12671/12672. The loco was used till 1980s.

This was a heritage loco and the other one was known as Fairy Queen of East Indian Railway.

The loco was very popular among rail users and rail fans in the past, with its shining star faced head, attractive to and fro motion of the piston, pulsating rhythmic sound of the crank levellers and connecting rods, occasional rush of hot steam rejected from the steam chest eventually getting condensed to hot droplets of water falling down, red hot furnace swallowing scoops and scoops of black anthracite coal, majestic gushing of smoke through its chimney during scavenging stroke and on top of it the coo---ing sound echoing and reverberating en route.

Seeking the trial on August 15 and extending it for two or three more days, Mr.Krishnan placed a point favouring the plea for the heritage run around Independence Day. He said that freedom fighter V. O. Chidambaram Pillai was incarcerated in the prison in Coimbatore by the British rulers and the citizens of Coimbatore would like to take out a walk from the prison to the railway station for embarking on the heritage run.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3504266.ece

deepu051993

June 9th, 2012, 07:46 AM

^^eagerly waiting to see this big black boy chugging into Coimbatore junction soon:)

prasadrad

June 15th, 2012, 07:45 AM

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jun-12-02/rajinikanth-coimbatore-14-06-12.html

Naveenmech

June 16th, 2012, 10:53 AM

COIMBATORE: Yet another confrontation between Kerala and Tamil Nadu may be in the offing over the sensitive issue of sharing scarce water resources.

The move by Kerala government to revive a three-decade old project to dam the waters that flow into the Bhavani river from an arm of the Siruvani river downstream the Siruvani reservoir to irrigate the drought-prone region of Attapady in Palakkad district is likely to meet with opposition in Tamil Nadu. Residents of Coimbatore are apprehensive that a dam that would affect water flow into Bhavani could impact the supply of drinking water to the city.

A high-level meeting attended by Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy was held in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday to revive the project. At present Bhavani water drawn through Pillur I and Pillur II projects augments water supplied from Siruvani dam, the main source of drinking water to Coimbatore.

According to information gathered from the irrigation department of Kerala, the state plans to store at least four tmc ft of water in the proposed dam, the first to be constructed by Kerala in the Bhavani basin, which originates in the Attapady hills in Palakkad district. As per the plan, the 450-metre-long masonry gravity dam would irrigate 4,347 hectares (net) and 8,387 hectares (gross) of paddy and sugarcane fields, provide drinking water to Attapady region, and generate electricity.

Kerala officials claim that the dam would not affect the flow into the Siruvani dam, which provides drinking water to Coimbatore City. The dam, they argue, is to be constructed on a stream that carries spillover water from the Siruvani dam and tap water from over half a dozen rivulets in the Muthukulam forests. The site is about 20 km away from existing Siruvani reservoir.

However, city officials are a worried lot. "We are collecting information from Kerala. Any project that would reduce drinking water supply to Coimbatore should not be allowed. We will try our best to ensure water flow to Coimbatore is not affected," said T K Ponnusamy, commissioner of Coimbatore Corporation. "Kerala and Tamil Nadu must resist the dam project. It will neither promote agriculture in Attapady nor ensure drinking water for the local tribal community. Kerala is mooting the project without considering its ecological impact. The dam would deny drinking water to Coimbatore apart from destroying the ecological balance of Attappady,'' said S Jayachandran of Tamil Nadu Green Movement. "When a similar move was made by Tamil Nadu to divert water from the Chaliyar river through Pandiyar-Punnapuzha project in the Nilgiris, we resisted the move, joining hands with the people of Kerala. Now I hope environmental groups in Kerala would protest this project,'' he added.

A senior official with the water resources department in Kerala claimed that the state is entitled to utilize its share of 6 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) of water awarded under the Cauvery water-sharing agreement from the Bhavani. "Through this dam, we are planning to use only 4tmc of water,'' he said. According to officials, the Kerala government had spent Rs 19.5 crore in the 1980s to construct the base of the dam, a 9-km-long main canal, and an office complex at Agali, the main town in Attapady. As much as 750 acre of land was acquired at Venkkakadavu near Attapady and 51 tribal families were relocated. But the project was abandoned because of opposition from Tamil Nadu.

The project was revived after Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Ramesh Chennithala visited Attappady last week. He had initiated the meeting on Thursday. Another meeting would be held in Thiruvanathapuram on Tuesday.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Kerala-dam-may-affect-flow-into-Bhavani-river/articleshow/14167341.cms

Ivanga nammala nimmathiyave irukka vida maatangale.:ohno::ohno:

thillai_selvan

June 22nd, 2012, 05:53 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01121/22cb_survey_21june_1121202e.jpg

The Hindu has crossed the hundred thousand readership milestone in Coimbatore, according to the latest Indian Readership Survey figures. Recording an impressive pace of growth, The Hindu now has 1.01 lakh readers here, as per IRS 2012, first quarter data. This represents more than the combined readership figure of all other English dailies put together, and specifically 3.5 times the readership of The Times of India.

In addition, The Hindu registered a growth of 9.5 per cent and 7 per cent respectively in Salem and Tirupur over the previous quarter.

Nationally, The Hindu gained 1,38,000 readers as compared to the corresponding quarter last year. This constitutes a growth of 5.7 per cent in national readership. The publication’s current Average Issue Readership (AIR) is 22.33 lakh.

The Hindu thus retains its position as the most-read English language daily in South India, and the third largest English newspaper nationally.

The Hindu, with its 133-year track record of editorial excellence and commitment to providing news in an interesting and engaging manner, has thus reinforced its supremacy as Coimbatore’s most preferred English daily.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank readers for their constant support, and the great trust they place in us.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3556913.ece)

rajkumar484

June 22nd, 2012, 01:00 PM

Puthiya thalai murai's weekly is also of awesome quality. I read it only for last two editions and i am already a fan for it. Great work by that team both in TV Channel and the print edition.

nd.karthic

June 22nd, 2012, 07:21 PM

Today in entire Coimbatore Airtel network is down from 4PM. Even their landline and internet is down. After 10PM it slowly gained and now its back as normal. 6 hours not able to use mobile. Today only I realised how much I am addicted to mobile.

prasadrad

June 23rd, 2012, 05:49 AM

:ohno: :cheers: :ohno:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/coimbatore/siruvani-dam-likely-eat-coimbatore%E2%80%99s-water-supply-171

thillai_selvan

June 23rd, 2012, 06:26 AM

dhandapanik

June 23rd, 2012, 10:05 AM

+ in Chennai, Nellai too... Dont knw the reason. I think it is allover TN

Same happened in Madurai. Started from 4 pm.. Network was back after 9.30.. Not sure when data network came back.

kongutamizhan

July 4th, 2012, 06:07 AM

http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/07/03/india-un-designates-western-ghats-as-world-heritage-site-156911.html

உலகப் பாரம்பரிய இடமாக மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலை அறிவிப்பு

டெல்லி: ஐ.நா.வின் யுனெஸ்கோ அமைப்பு சார்பில் உலகப் பாரம்பரிய இடமாக மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைப் பகுதி அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

1,600 கி.மீ. தூரம் நீண்ட மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலையின் சூழலியல் அமைப்பு, பருவமழையைத் தருவிக்கும் ஆற்றல், மிதமான வெப்பநிலை, பல்லுயிர் பெருக்கத்துக்கு ஏற்ற சூழ்நிலை ஆகியற்றை கருத்தில் கொண்டு உலகப் பாரம்பரிய இடம் என்ற அந்தஸ்தை வழங்குவதாக யுனெஸ்கோவின் உலகப் பாரம்பரியக் குழு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

இமய மலையைவிட பழமையான மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலையில் உலகின் மிக அரிதான 325 வகை உயிரினங்கள் உள்ளன.

யுனெஸ்கோவின் இந்த அறிவிப்பை மத்திய சுற்றுப்புறச்சூழல் துறை அமைச்சர் ஜெயந்தி நடராஜன், "இதை வரவேற்கிறோம். மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைக்குக் கிடைத்த மிகப்பெரிய அங்கீகாரமாக கருதுகிறோம்'' என்றார்.

English summary

India's 1600 km long Western Ghats mountain chain, which has forests older than the Himalaya mountains, has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations. The Western Ghats mountain chain is recognised as one of the world's eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity. The chain's forests, which are older than the Himalaya mountains influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern.

rajkumar484

July 4th, 2012, 07:52 AM

Seeing the way people are protesting in other states for power cuts, Tamil nadu is indeed the most peaceful state or so called "amaithi poonga" in the country.

Proud to be a tamilan!!!

kongutamizhan

July 4th, 2012, 02:33 PM

^^ idhu protest panna vendiya vishayam. there is nothing to be proud about it.

rajkumar484

July 6th, 2012, 11:25 AM

^^ idhu protest panna vendiya vishayam. there is nothing to be proud about it.

^^

Definitely we have to protest..
But not by beating up EB officials and throwing stones on government offices.. Thats what happened in Guragon

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-04/gurgaon/32536824_1_power-situation-northern-grid-power-crunch

madurakarenda

July 9th, 2012, 06:46 PM

Ayyo, sokkaa sokkaa, ennaala nambave mudiyalaye :)

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/527889_254819837967561_473278632_n.jpg

:drool:

deepu051993

July 9th, 2012, 08:39 PM

^^13 th than padame release, 11th vanthu yenna panna poranga.

Varathuthan varanga ore 6 mani pola vantha neraya pera pakkalam (including me:))

kongutamizhan

July 10th, 2012, 12:00 AM

Varathuthan varanga ore 6 mani pola vantha neraya pera pakkalam (including me:))

avanga eppo vandhalum enna parka mudiyathu, naan busy :)

rajkumar484

July 11th, 2012, 12:59 PM

Has anyone used Bosch car service center? How is the service?

karthikarthik

July 12th, 2012, 04:50 AM

Really a bad example of medical ethics :bash::bash:

No heart surgeries at CMCH since 2008

COIMBATORE: When the state health minister Dr V S Vijay visited the CMCH on Tuesday and issued stern instructions to the hospital administration to start performing heart surgeries within a month, people were left wondering why a hospital, which has a fully equipped cardio thoracic surgery department, has not performed a single open heart surgery since 2008. It was a surprise when official sources revealed that the surgery department was non-functional because of rivalry between two of its members.

No heart surgeries have been performed simply because the head of department and an associate professor cannot see eye to eye inside the operation theatre. All heart patients are referred to the government hospitals in Madurai or Chennai.

While this unfortunate situation brings to the forefront issues such as patient welfare, medical ethics and social responsibility, the hospital administration seems indifferent to the urgency with which the problem needs to be resolved, says an official source. No concrete steps have been taken in this regard. They prefer to adopt the wait and watch approach, hoping the ego clash will resolve itself, the source added. Meanwhile, heart patients are forced to endure the threat of death.

"We have the necessary equipment and the technicians and materials needed for surgery can be easily arranged," said Dr M Vanithamani, HOD, CMCH.

Dr K S Ganesan, who performed the first open heart surgery along with Vanithamani in 2004 at the hospital was transferred out of Coimbatore and later reinstalled at CMCH in 2008. Meanwhile, Vanithamani was also transferred out of the city and came back to CMCH around the same time. Ever since then, no open heart surgery has been performed at the hospital as both Ganesan and Manithamani could not see eye to eye.

Vital equipment including heart lung machine, hypothermia machine and blood gas analyser are available at the hospital. Micro vascular equipment needed for surgery will have to be procured but hospital authorities claimed that it could be done once the department is ready to perform surgery at the hospital. There is no shortage of patients with chronic heart ailments. Doctors themselves say that they get at least five patients who need open heart surgery on a monthly basis.

"I have been a vital part of the department and was holding full responsibility as a cardiac surgeon before I was transferred out. Now I have to take orders from another doctor who is my junior," claimed one of the doctors. The problem is severe so much so that one of the solutions offered was to set up two independent cardiac surgery units with each heading one, so that they did not have to collaborate.

"Cooperation from colleagues and hospital authorities is vital to ensure the success of such complex surgical procedures," said Dr Ganesan.

The hospital has to arrange for some post operative equipment and also standby life saving machines like Intra Aortic Balloon Pump but the authorities claim that once the surgeons are ready to perform together, the other requirements could be easily arranged. The hospital also lacks a catheterization laboratory for cardiac patients. However, hospital authorities claimed that the angiography procedure is being done at an outside facility for the time being.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/No-heart-surgeries-at-CMCH-since-2008/articleshow/14829121.cms

prasadrad

July 12th, 2012, 06:01 AM

Really a bad example of medical ethics :bash::bash:

Atrocious , idhelaam oru reason for not performing surgery, I have seen a similar piece of news of this minister warning these guys in CMCH some time back too

kongutamizhan

July 13th, 2012, 10:47 PM

Currentu than illai. Meter aachum vechi alagu parthu naangalum developed thannnu (read it in naangalum rowdy than style) scene podalamnu partha adhukku kooda oru sodhanaya?

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3626924.ece
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The long wait for electricity meters
M. Soundariya Preetha

The wait for electricity meters for more than five months does not seem to be long enough. Now, consumers need to wait for hours at the designated outlets.

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has approved six companies in Coimbatore, Tirupur and the Nilgiris Districts, including three here, for supply of meters directly to consumers.

Since January 1 this year, TANGEDCO was unable to supply single phase motors to applicants who wanted new power connection.

Nearly 30,000 connections were pending in need of meters here.

During the last one month the private companies approved by TANGEDCO had supplied 10,000 meters here, says A. Thangavel, Chief Engineer of TANGEDCO, Coimbatore.

Another 20,000 meters need to be supplied. Since there was a shortage now it could take a month for the pending requirements to be completely met and the supply to be normal, he adds.

The problem is mainly for single phase meters and the supply of three phase meters has not been affected.

K. Kathirmathiyon, secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause, says meter shortage and the consequent delay in providing electricity connection is on since 2007 in phases. Consumers can now purchase directly from the TANGEDCO-approved manufacturers.

The manufacturers know the demand and should be able to cater to it on time.

The TANGEDCO could also increase the number of suppliers or ask those distributing the meters now to increase the supply.

“It is the duty and responsibility of the TANGEDCO to ensure that the supply is adequate,” he said.

kongutamizhan

July 20th, 2012, 12:46 AM

Siruvani position continues to be critical

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Water level in the Siruvani Dam is no cause for comfort. File Photo: K. Ananthan

More than a month into the southwest monsoon, the water level in the Siruvani Dam continues to be critical. As on July 17, the water level stood at 9.84 ft. The full reservoir level is 49.54 ft.

Sources say the poor rains from the monsoon have led to a situation, where the Coimbatore Corporation, the main beneficiary, is forced to have a relook at the water supply cycle.

The water level has remained at the 866 m mark for over a week now. On July 10 the water level stood at 865.85 m. On July 13 and 14 it was at 866 m.

For a couple of days thereafter the water level dipped marginally only to reach the 866 m mark again.

The absence of change in water level is on account of the poor inflow into the dam. In the past week, the rainfall in Siruvani did not cross 20 mm.

The sources say they are worried as the situation has not been this bad in the recent past. The current water level is at least 25 feet less than what it was a year ago. And this calls for rationalisation of supply.

The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board supplies 80 million litres a day, of which around 65 mld reaches the Corporation. This supply brings down the water level by around 10 cm a day.

As far as the Aliyar water supply goes, the Corporation is on a strong wicket. As against the designed quantity of 7.33 mld, the civic body has been receiving eight mld. The TWAD Board has also removed the generators it used to streamline supply when power cut impacted the supply at pumping station.

kongutamizhan

July 20th, 2012, 12:50 AM

PMK's push to garner votes in western belt :) Eppadiyo nallathu nadantha sari

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3656896.ece

The Pattali Makkal Katchi will hold an exhibition on prohibition in the city on Friday, said the party leader G.K. Mani. Addressing journalists in Coimbatore on Wednesday, he said that the exhibition was part of the campaign the party had launched towards enforcement of prohibition.

Party leader and president S. Ramadoss will inaugurate the exhibition in the presence of heads of religious institutions and social activists. He appealed to the students to visit the exhibition to spread awareness on the evils of alcoholism.

On Thursday Dr. Ramadoss will hold a protest in Erode to highlight the need for letting farmers determine the price of turmeric. The protest will be held in front of the Collectorate there.

Mr. Mani also said that Central Government must initiate efforts to ensure that the U.S. military personnel who killed a Tamil fisherman and injured others must be brought to book. The entire State was agitated over the incident.

Similarly, the people of the State were also agitated over the Sri Lankan army officers taking part in the conference at the Madras Regimental Centre in Wellington. The Central Government should not just send them out of Tamil Nadu but India in deference to the sentiments of the people.

He also wanted the Central Government to prevent the Kerala Government from constructing a dam across River Siruvani. Members of the party including State deputy secretary Thangavel Pandian were present.

prasadrad

July 20th, 2012, 04:37 PM

^^ ^^ ^^

" PMK's push to garner votes in western belt " idhu mattum dhaan unmai

Kongu belt parties ivangala vida evlavo mel :ohno: :nuts: :)

kongutamizhan

July 20th, 2012, 04:50 PM

^^ Agreed. If I really have to choose a caste based party I'll rather go with a local party than PMK.

But you should appreciate the change within the party. They are picking up a sensible cause (alcohol and turmeric). Both are need of the hour and localized to a larger extent. I see it as an effort to change. Hope it continues

kongutamizhan

July 26th, 2012, 02:41 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3681827.ece

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A group of grey herons and egrets in Kurichi Tank in the city. Photo: S.Siva.Saravanan

Some are trapped in fishing nets lowered into the water and others are killed by boys with catapults

Visitors to the city have been killed. They have been targets for quite a while now. And their killings have not drawn the attention of the authorities concerned because they happen to be birds.

Nature enthusiasts say black cormorant, little grebe, little cormorant, darter, egret, heron and other migratory birds that frequent the city’s tanks or wet lands are being killed, trapped, sold for meat for both fun and commercial gain.

This happens quite frequently in tanks in Kurichi, Singanallur, Vellalore, off Thadagam Road and other places as well, says M. Umesh, a nature enthusiast and Kurichi resident.

More so now, when the water level at the tanks is down, adds C.R. Jayaprakash, Charter Member, Salim Ali Naturalists Forum, Coimbatore.

At these tanks, fishermen and those into bird hunting spread fishing net into the water, into which the birds get caught while hunting fish.

As the birds attempt to wriggle out of the net, the hunters grab and kill the birds. Sometimes the hunters also sell the birds to sellers in Ukkadam, Mr. Umesh says.

He alleges that he has seen young boys hunting for fun as well. During mornings as well as evenings, the boys can be seen hunting birds using catapults near Kurichi tank. It is also true of other tanks in and around the city.

Mr. Jayaprakash says that during summer bird hunting is on the increase because with the reduction in water level, fish move around in a small area attracting birds that prey. As more birds congregate, they attract hunters. And this is true of Singanallur tank as well.

He says members of various environment organisations have complained to the authorities concerned but to no avail.

The officials receive the suggestion with the perception that the civil society or environment organisations interfere with their work, are a hindrance and put down suggestions. They initiate no action. So much so that birds that come under Schedule III or IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 are being sold in the open in markets near Ukkadam, he adds.

K. Kalidasan of OSAI says that hunting birds is a serious issue because birds play an important role in wetland conservation by helping vegetation grow. And a few of those birds are also scavengers – meaning, they prey on carcass of birds and animals.

These avian species visit Coimbatore between June and December for nesting and roosting because of the 18 water bodies and ideal breeding climate.

Forest Department sources acknowledge that Tuesday’s incident involving youngsters and habitual offenders hunting cormorant has thrown light on the lack of protective measures and the need to initiate steps to protect the birds.

District Forest Officer V. Thirunavukkarasu says that as and when people come across hunting or attempt to hunt birds, they should inform the same to the District Forest Office at 0422-2456911 or send SMS to 94431 53200 giving the location, to enable the Department to initiate action.

He also says that the Department will post forest guards to patrol the water bodies to check the offenders.

The Department will initiate legal action against the offenders under provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 as these birds came under various schedules of the Act.

kongutamizhan

July 26th, 2012, 09:29 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3686067.ece

City autorickshaw drivers make effort to bring in fare system
V. S. Palaniappan

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01155/auto_1155743f.jpg

group of autorickshaw drivers, a couple of days ago, offered to run their autorickshaws by meter fare provided they were allowed to collect Rs. 30 as minimum fare and Rs. 12 per km

The attempt by a section of nearly 60 autorickshaw drivers recently to ply their vehicles wearing uniform, badge and more importantly, by meter fare system, has triggered a fresh round of efforts to streamline the autorickshaw network system in the city, long known to fleece passengers.

There were umpteen attempts in the past to streamline autorickshaw fares and bring in a meter fare system. None of the efforts could be sustained because of the recalcitrant attitude of the autorickshaw drivers who, time and again, opposed the meter fare seeking a hike in tariff fixed by the Government citing spiralling fuel costs.

The autorickshaw drivers demanded that the minimum fare and fare per kilometre meet the fuel price, wear and tear of the vehicle, spares cost, insurance premium and rent for the autorickshaw. They said that the fare fixed by the Government was unrealistic.

Even the autorickshaw drivers’ trade unions who agreed to ply by the meter fare wanted the Government to fix revised fares realistically. Official sources admitted that the minimum fare of Rs. 7 fixed earlier and the subsequent minimum fare of Rs. 14 and Rs. 6 per km, proved to be inadequate, considering the operating costs involved, especially when petrol prices went up manifold at frequent intervals.

But lack of political will on the part of successive Governments resulted in the administration not being able to make any major headway in implementing the meter fare system for autorickshaws. The trend resulted in Coimbatore almost becoming ‘notorious’ for fleecing passengers by autorickshaw operators said K. Kathirmathiyon, secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause.

He said that fixation of a realistic fare involving upward revision was always shelved by successive Governments for the fear of becoming unpopular. Absence of a realistic fare system gave a blank cheque to the autorickshaw drivers to collect fares at their whim and at one stage, fleecing of passengers continued unabated, Mr. Kathirmathiyon added.

Meanwhile, a group of autorickshaw drivers, a couple of days ago, offered to run their autorickshaws by meter fare provided they were allowed to collect Rs. 30 as minimum fare and Rs. 12 per km. They also sought protection from the police and district administration and transport department as they feared resistance, assault or intimidation by autorickshaw drivers not willing to ply by meter fare. The Government fixed autorickshaw auto fare at present is Rs. 14 at the minimum fare and Rs. 6 per kilometre.

City Police Commissioner A.K. Viswanathan said that police will stand by autorickshaw drivers who want to abide by the rule and offer them protection to encourage the culture of plying autorickshaws by meter fare.

When contacted, District Collector M. Karunagaran said that Deputy Transport Commissioner of Coimbatore Circle K.N. Uthayanun was holding talks with those autorickshaw drivers offering to ply by the meter fare.

Mr. Uthayanun told The Hindu that the Transport Commissionerate was already on the job of finalising a proposal to implement a meter fare system. Until the proposal gets a nod, the drivers were asked to stick to the Government’s fixed fare and ply their vehicles.

Meanwhile, CITU Autorickshaw Workers Union leader P.K. Saguaro said it was the Government and the administrative machinery that delayed the revision of autorickshaw fares. Autorickshaw operators were ready to ply by the meter fare, provided a reasonable and realistic fare was fixed.

The CITU is planning a meeting of all autorickshaw unions on July 28. The CITU and other unions, on consensus, will finalise a fare structure of Rs. 40 as minimum fare and Rs. 20 per km and exhort the Government to accord sanction for the same and ensure its enforcement so that complaints of fleecing comes to an end finally.

prasadrad

July 27th, 2012, 10:07 AM

^^ ^^ ^^

20 Rs Per Km is too much , BLR has 11 Rs Per Km

deepu051993

July 27th, 2012, 11:19 AM

^^ ^^ ^^

20 Rs Per Km is too much , BLR has 11 Rs Per Km

Sir he too needs to have a good livelihood. It can be fixed around 15 per Km. To be true already they are collecting fares equivalent to this only. Its very hard to find around 10 trips at max a day, whereas in BNG they do more trip and more earning. Thats the reason.

krishnaswamy

July 27th, 2012, 09:17 PM

But you should appreciate the change within the party. They are picking up a sensible cause (alcohol and turmeric). Both are need of the hour and localized to a larger extent. I see it as an effort to change. Hope it continues
KT,
Initially i too thought they are changed now, after showing their corner. but it does not look so. these issues whatever they are taken is just "gimmick".
He will speak about "no alcohol", but this party vans lines up at alcohol shops during their conferences. He did not do the "lock the TASMAC" in a true justice. He softened it for the deal to go slow on Villupuram murder case..
they talk about "green revoluation".. but guess how much land was grabbed for their college.
read his "AV" interview. too good.. Vivaram theriyathavanga easiy-a nambiruvanga...but neenga vivaramana aalu..

krishnaswamy

July 27th, 2012, 09:25 PM

The CITU is planning a meeting of all autorickshaw unions on July 28. The CITU and other unions, on consensus, will finalise a fare structure of Rs. 40 as minimum fare and Rs. 20 per km and exhort the Government to accord sanction for the same and ensure its enforcement so that complaints of fleecing comes to an end finally.
40 rs as mimimum fare is too much.
20 Rs should be minimum. per KM it can be 12 to 15 rs.
I heard that auto gives 22 to 25 km/lit(Petrol).
In a 1 lit/Petrol, they will get easily 350 rs. 100 rs to the owner, 30 rs maintenance, 70rs/Petrol and 150 rs is gain/lit.Per day, easily these guys can make min 500 to 600 rs, provided if the policeman did not take any money from them.

prasadrad

July 28th, 2012, 04:58 AM

Sir he too needs to have a good livelihood. It can be fixed around 15 per Km. To be true already they are collecting fares equivalent to this only. Its very hard to find around 10 trips at max a day, whereas in BNG they do more trip and more earning. Thats the reason.

Very less number of Auto's use Petrol as fuel these days , they mostly use Diesel/LPG which is much more efficient and profitable. Auto usage is infrequent in TN because of the high fares and better public transport. If they don't get customers who is to blame ? First of all this auto stand concept in TN should be abolished in all places except main Railway Stations/Bus Stands. These stands are the brewing pot of all troubles waiting to fleece customers as they don't spend on fuel and can afford to wait. Also the nexus between these people and Policemen/Politicians should be broken ( I definitely don't know how ). If you have used such transport in Blr/Mysore/Mumbai you will accept my points for sure

kongutamizhan

July 29th, 2012, 06:35 PM

Talking about auto fare and Coimbatore one has to take into consideration the road conditions in the city too. For the last 2 years, most of the roads in the city are like afgan war zones. Roads digged for UGD works, and UGD didn't happen plus roads continue to remain bad.

As per the auto drivers that we use regularly, autos in the city breakdown more frequently nowadays than it ever used to be. Once it breaks down then they are out of job for few days because the turn-around time to fix it too is longer than before (anagyum labor prachanai and cost). The driver our family uses say that the maintenance expenses increased 400% than 2 years back. (Irrespective of cab or auto they now go to a mechanic shop 4 times a year assuming they had to do that once a year few years ago). Plus you have inflation. I am okay with Rs.20/- minimum standardized fare compared to outrageous (read vayila vandha amount) that they ask for now.

kongutamizhan

July 29th, 2012, 08:54 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3699463.ece

kongutamizhan

July 30th, 2012, 05:23 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3702402.ece

Following Sruthi's incident School, college vehicles in the city under the scanner

kongutamizhan

July 30th, 2012, 05:27 PM

I can see where they are going with few issues aanalum idhu nemba overu

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3702489.ece

Autorickshaw drivers lay condition for metered fare

In the release, the union has also asked for housing facilities for autorickshaw drivers and action against those financiers who charged usurious rate of interest.

kongutamizhan

July 31st, 2012, 06:09 PM

Man on a mission

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloid/all-rounders/man-mission-209

While some people embark on a charitable mission for selfish reasons, it’s heartening to see those who genuinely do it for the pure joy of giving; just to help out another or put a smile on someone’s face.

T. Thanushgaran, chairman of Kannan Departmental stores, belongs to the latter. He is someone who has immensely contributed to old age homes and orphanages by providing them with basic amenities and improving their living standards.

The son of an agriculturalist, Thanushgaran completed his PUC in Nagercoil and today he is chairman of one of the largest chains of departmental stores in Tamil Nadu.

“While growing up, my parents instilled the right values in me and taught me to always help others. After spending decades building my brand, I reached a certain degree of fulfillment and decided that it was time to give back,” he says.

About his initiative he shares, “I like the simple joy that comes from helping ease the difficulties in the lives of others. Which is why, two years ago, I started this initiative of collecting old and unused things — from couches to washing machines — fixing them and then donating the same to old age homes and orphanages across the city.”

How did he come up with this idea?

“On a particular day each year in Germany, residents leave unwanted or unused goods on the curb of their streets for anyone willing to take them. It can range from curtains to washing machines. I returned inspired from that trip and decided to do something similar to help those who lack basic necessities.

"With my network reach, I have delivery men who are able to source things from the homes that they deliver goods to. They then bring them to my godowns,where I have people to fix them,” he explains.

prasadrad

August 1st, 2012, 04:46 PM

Atrocious , idhelaam oru reason for not performing surgery, I have seen a similar piece of news of this minister warning these guys in CMCH some time back too

Sequel to the CMCH issue

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3710846.ece

kongutamizhan

August 1st, 2012, 05:12 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3710855.ece

From India to the U.S., with frozen sambar

Her innovations get international recognition and a fat paycheck

The job that Revathi Udayshankar has landed in Michigan, the United States, goes to bust many a myth about international placements.

She is neither a software engineer, nor does she have a management degree from any of the Indian Institutes of Management. Yet, she has got an international placement with a pay package of Rs. 23 lakh a year.

Technical specialist

A B.Tech. in food processing engineering from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and an MBA from Sasi Creative School of Business, 24-year-old Revathi has just received an offer letter from Yem Foods LLC, the U.S., to work as a technical specialist in the food process development department of the company.

Expansion

“The Indian company, which specialises in manufacturing Indian instant food, develops, manufactures and markets Indian food in Michigan. As part of their expansion process, Yem Foods was looking out for a food technologist who was well versed in Indian foods, with technical and financial expertise. When we identified her to the company as part of campus placement activity, Revathi was chosen for the job,” Rajdeepan Swaminathan, Managing Trustee of the B-School, says.

According to him, the interesting aspect in this placement is that she did not get the job merely for her educational qualification, but for her innovative ideas that she had projected through her projects she undertook as part of her course.

Passion

For Revathy, food has always been a passion, in the scientific way. During the course of her engineering study she knew her heart was in instant foods and designing equipment for food processing. It was this technical orientation towards food that drove her to take up a job in the research and development (R&D) section of a fast food company in Coimbatore after her engineering. Her very first product – instant gulab jamun mix – was launched by the company. She went on to make instant ice cream, rasam and coffee mixes.

Management course

Though she was doing what came to her best, she felt that she had to be better equipped in terms of the financial aspects and that made her take up MBA with specialisation in production and finance.

“In addition to the routine project, our B-School encourages us to take up a project based on an original innovation, which can be offered to any company. Since my interest was in instant foods, I did a project where whey, a byproduct of cheese and paneer, could be incorporated into corn flakes. Athletes and other sports persons consume whey as a drink for muscle strengthening,” Revathy says.

In the course of the interview that was held via seven conference calls, she was only quizzed on her projects at TNAU and Sasi School. After that she was also given a project on developing and marketing frozen sambar to test her innovative bent of mind.

According to Mr. Swaminathan, the company will benefit largely because of Revathy. Her innovative ideas would help the company that was planning to come up with newer products to cater to Indians in the United States, he said.

kongutamizhan

August 8th, 2012, 12:41 AM

Pathetic state of water bodies - Images

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3727528.ece?ref=slideshow

prasadrad

August 8th, 2012, 03:42 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3727528.ece?ref=slideshow[/QUOTE]

reswaran

August 8th, 2012, 12:31 PM

40 rs as mimimum fare is too much.
20 Rs should be minimum. per KM it can be 12 to 15 rs.
I heard that auto gives 22 to 25 km/lit(Petrol).
In a 1 lit/Petrol, they will get easily 350 rs. 100 rs to the owner, 30 rs maintenance, 70rs/Petrol and 150 rs is gain/lit.Per day, easily these guys can make min 500 to 600 rs, provided if the policeman did not take any money from them.

There should be a generic mechanism devised to come up with the auto fare. 3 factors I can think of

1. Average distance covered by an auto per day. (It depends on number of autos, public transport availability, etc..)
2. Cost of fuel
3. Inflation in general.

They should come out with a formulation which will take these 3 components and return the auto fare. They can re-run the formula every 6 months or so and then revise the fare.

Thangaselvan

August 10th, 2012, 10:21 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article3727528.ece?ref=slideshow[/QUOTE]

ஈரோடு:பெருந்துறை, "சுசி' ஈமு நிறுவனம் மூடப்பட்டதன் தொடர்ச்சியாக, பெருந்துறையில் இயங்கி வந்த, ஐந்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட, ஈமு நிறுவனங்கள் மூடப்பட்டுள்ளன. இதனால், உணவு, தண்ணீரின்றி இந்நிறுவனங்களில் உள்ள ஈமு கோழிகள் பரிதாபமாக இறக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளன.

Source: dinamalar

kongutamizhan

August 10th, 2012, 03:39 PM

From Facebook

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A Bus Stand in Coimbatore
(cleaner for almost more than two years)
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இந்த bus standன் சுத்தம் எல்லாம் ஆரம்ப ஜோர் என்று தான் நினைத்தேன். ஆனால் அத்திப் பூத்தார் போல, ஐனாதிபதி பதவிக்கு திடீர் என்று அப்துல் கலாம் வந்தது போல இப்படி ஒரு நல்லது கோயம்புத்தூரில் நடந்தே விட்டது. கடந்த இரண்டு வருடங்களுக்கும் மேலாக இந்த பேருந்து நிலையத்தை கவணித்து வருகிறேன். ஆரம்பித்தை விட இப்போது இன்னும் நன்றாக பராமரித்து வருகின்றார்கள். சுத்தம் மட்டும் என்று இல்லை, நடக்க இயலாதவ்ாகளுக்கு வீல் சேரில் ஆரம்பித்து, பயணிகளுக்கான trolly, உள்ளேயே இருக்கும் புறக்காவல் நிலையம் வரை பட்டையை கிளப்பி விட்டார்கள். கோவை வழியாக உதகமண்டலம் (ஊட்டி) வரும் போது அவசியம் இங்கு இறங்கி ஒரு காப்பியாவது குடித்துவிட்டு போக வேண்டுகிறேன்.

http://s14.postimage.org/4gtu1vzch/busstand.jpg
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kannan infratech

August 11th, 2012, 01:53 PM

^^^^

Very happy to hear.

kongutamizhan

August 12th, 2012, 06:15 PM

x-posting. We can try this for road conditions, speeding up UGD works and Gandhipuram flyover.

Not a magic wand, but edho oru thadi kudukuranga theru naaya veratavavadhu udhavumaanu parpom
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CM's special cell for online petitioning of grievances

http://cmcell.tn.gov.in/

uppili

August 13th, 2012, 04:29 AM

deepu051993

August 13th, 2012, 03:10 PM

Super news Kongutamilan, I wish every Bus Stand In TN is maintained like this.
Even the Singanallur BS in Coimbatore is clean and good with people standing in queue to board buses.Good beginning.:applause:

Singanallur is to worst, the queue is only during week ends that too after 7.30 when the crowd is high. Other times everyone would run to get into a bus when it enters into the bus stand (including me:lol:) and the bus stand too is not tidy.

krishnaswamy

August 13th, 2012, 08:07 PM

கோவை : ப்ரூக்ஃபீல்டு பகல் கொள்ளை

கோவையில் உள்ள ஒரே ஷாப்பிங் மால் – ப்ரூக்ஃபீல்டு.

சென்னை சத்யம் நிறுவனத்தைச் சேர்ந்தது இது என்று கோவை வாசிகள் பலர் சொல்கிறார்கள்!

(கட்டுரை வெளியாகிய பின்னர் SPI சினிமாஸிடமிருந்து கிடைக்கப்பெற்ற மின்னஞ்சல் & பின்னூட்டம் : “கட்டுரையில் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது போல் Brokefields mall-ம் அதில் உள்ள Food court-ம் எங்களுடையது அல்ல, எங்களுக்கு சொந்தமானது ID மற்றும் திரையரங்கம் மட்டுமே” – வாடிக்கையாளர் மையம், SPI சினிமாஸ் (சத்யம் சினிமாஸ்) )

கோவை மக்களின் வார இறுதி பொழுது போக்கு ஸ்தலம் இது!

இங்கே உள்ள ‘Food Court’-ல் கே.எஃப்.சி.யில் மட்டும் அவர்களிடமே காசு கொடுத்து நமக்குத் தேவையானதை வாங்கிக் கொள்ளலாம். ஆனால் ஏனைய உணவுச் சாலைகளில் காசு கொடுத்து வாங்க முடியாது. இவர்கள் அனைவருக்கும் பொதுவாக அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள இடத்தில் சென்று ஃபுட் கோர்ட் கார்டு 20 ரூபாய் கொடுத்து வாங்க வேண்டும். அதில் பணத்தை ரொப்பிக் கொண்டுச் சென்று நமக்குத் தேவையானதை வாங்கிக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். இந்த 20 ரூபாய் திருப்பபடமாட்டாது. அதே போல சமீப காலமாக கார்டில் நாம் வாங்கித் தின்றது போக மீதி உள்ளதையும் திருப்பித் தரப்படமாட்டாது என்று போர்டு வைத்திருக்கிறார்கள்.

கோவைவாசிகளுக்குப் பிரச்னை இல்லை. ஆயுள்காலத்தில் ப்ரூக்ஃபீல்டுக்குச் செல்லும் போதெல்லாம் பணம் இருந்தால் இந்த அட்டையை உபயோகப்படுத்திக் கொள்ளலாம். அல்லது தேவையான தொகையை இந்த அட்டையில் ‘லோடு’ செய்து கொள்ளலாம்.

வெளியூரிலிருந்து ஒரே ஒரு தடவை இங்கே வருபவர்கள் இந்த அட்டைக்காக 20 ரூபாய் தண்டம் அழ வேண்டும். அதோடு, உள்ளே சென்று தாங்கள் என்னவெல்லாம் சாப்பிடப் போகிறோம் என்று ஒரு கணக்கெடுத்து அதற்கு 2 சதவிகிதம் விற்பனை வரியைச் சேர்த்து அதற்குத் தகுந்தாற்போல இந்த அட்டையில் தொகை நிரப்பிக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். இல்லையென்றால் வாங்கித் தின்றது போக மீதித் தொகை ‘கம்பேனி’ கணக்கில் சேர்ந்து விடும்!

உதாரணமாக, நீங்கள் ஒருவர் மட்டும் சென்று அங்கே உள்ள சைவ உணவுச் சாலையில் ஒரு மினி மீல்ஸ் தேவைப்படும் என்றால் 55 ரூபாய் மற்றும் அதற்கு 2% விற்பனை வரி ரூ. 1.10 ஆக 56.10 ரூபாய் அட்டையில் நிரப்ப வேண்டும். ஆனால் 50, 100 என்று தான் நிரப்புவார்களாம். சில வாரங்களுக்கு முன் நான் சென்று 57 ரூபாய் 50 பைசா நிரப்பித் தாருங்கள் என்று கேட்ட போது முடியாது என்று மறுத்துவிட்டார்கள்.

அதே போல இங்கே உள்ள கடைகளில் ஒரு லிட்டர் மினரல் தண்ணீர் பாட்டிலின் விலை இடத்திற்குத் தகுந்தாற் போல 20 ரூபாயிலிருந்து 40 ரூபாய் வரை இருக்கிறது. ‘அதிக பட்ச சில்லறை விலை’ என்ற கோட்பாடெல்லாம் இங்கே செல்லுபடியாகாது. அதே போல சாப்பாடு தருவதால் எனக்கு மினரல் வாட்டர் வேண்டாம், சாதாரண தண்ணீர் தாருங்கள் என்று கேட்டால் ஏதோ வினோத ஜந்துவைப் பார்ப்பது போல பார்த்து விரட்டி அடிக்கிறார்கள்.

இதையெல்லாம் விட கொடுமை.. விலைப் பட்டியல் படு அதிகம். கைப்பிடி அளவுள்ள பிரியாணி 120 ரூபாய் + 2% விற்பனை வரி. ‘ஆனந்தாஸ்’ சைவ உணவுச் சாலையில் மட்டும் விலைப் பட்டியல் ஓரளவிற்கு தேவலாம். ஏனைய இடங்களில் ஒரே ஆளிடமே அத்தனை தொகையையும் அடித்து விட வேண்டும் என்ற வெறியில் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது விலைகள்!

இப்படியெல்லாம் ‘அடிப்பது’ போதாது என்று இன்னொரு விதமாகவும் காசு பார்க்கிறார்கள் இங்கே.

நாம் வாங்கும் உணவின் விலை + 2% விற்பனை வரி = ஆகக் கூடுதல் – இந்தத் தொகையை தானே நமது ஃபுட்கோர்ட் அட்டையில் கழிக்க வேண்டும். ஆனால் இந்தத் தொகையை அருகிலுள்ள 25 பைசா, 50 பைசா, 75 பைசா என இவர்களாகவே சுழித்து (Round-Off) ஒரு தொகையை கழிக்கிறார்கள். அதுவும் 61.02 பைசா கூடுதல் தொகை என்றால் இவர்களது Round-Off சூத்திரம் 61.25 பைசா.

5 பைசா, 10 பைசா எல்லாம் செல்லாக் காசுகள் என்றே வைத்துக் கொள்வோம். அதெல்லாம் காசு வாங்கி, மீதி காசு கொடுப்பவர்களுக்குத் தானே தலைவலி?

இவர்களோ மொத்தமாக வாங்கி கார்டில் கழிக்கிறார்கள். அதில் என்ன கூடுதல் தொகை வருகிறதோ அதை கழித்துக் கொண்டு செல்ல வேண்டியது தானே?

ஒவ்வொரு பில்லிலும் பத்து பைசா, பதினைந்து பைசா என்று ஆக அதிகம் 24 பைசா வரை இப்படி Round-Off செய்யப்படுகிறது. இதற்கு 2% விற்பனை வரி கிடையாது. எனவே இது அரசாங்க கணக்குக்குச் செல்லாது.

அநியாயமல்லவா?

இன்று (ஆகஸ்ட் 05, 2012) ப்ரூக்ஃபீல்டில் இரண்டு வேறு சாப்பாட்டுக் கடைகளில் இந்த Round-Off தொகைகளைப் பார்த்து அவர்களிடம் கேட்ட போது, “என்ன சார் பதினஞ்சு பைசா, இருபது பைசாவுக்கெல்லாம் கணக்கு பாக்குறீங்க?” என்று கேட்டார்கள். “அது சரி தான்.. அப்போ அந்த ஆறு பைசாவை தள்ளுபடி செஞ்சு எங்களுக்குத் தர வேண்டியது தானே?” என்று பதில் கேள்வி கேட்டதற்கு பதில் இல்லை. “எங்களுக்குத் தெரியாது சார். இந்த மெஷின் கொடுத்தது ப்ரூக்ஃபீல்டு நிர்வாகம். அவங்ககிட்ட போய் கேளுங்க” என்றார்கள் அலட்சியமாக.

ப்ரூக்ஃபீல்டு நிர்வாகத்தில் சென்று கேட்டேன். பிரபாகரன் என்ற அலுவலர், “எங்களுக்கும் இதுக்கும் சம்பந்தம் கிடையாது சார். அந்தந்த கடையிலே அவங்க இப்படி மெஷினிலே செட் செய்யச் சொல்லுவாங்க. நாங்க செட் செஞ்சு கொடுத்திடுவோம்” என்றார்.

அவரை கையோடு அழைத்துக் கொண்டு அனைத்துக் கடைகளுக்கும் சென்று நேரில் கேட்ட போது இரண்டு தரப்பினரும் ஒருவரை மற்றவர் குற்றம் சாட்டிக் கொண்டார்கள்.

சிறிது நேரம் கழித்து, “சார்.. எங்க மேனேஜ்மெண்ட்டிலே கேட்டுட்டு நாளையிலேர்ந்து எல்லாக் கடையிலேயும் ரவுண்டு-ஆஃப் செய்யுறதை நிப்பாட்டிடுறோம் சார்” என்றார் பிரபாகரன்.

பார்க்கலாம்!

This food card system is "idiotic" system. even in Ampa Mall(PVR Cinemas is there) too, they have this concept and takes the balance amount ...

people who are supporting for "Malls and multiplex" in chennai/TN like u.s just think over it..
Every penny is counted in u.s and they give you the balance money.

kovaidreamz

August 13th, 2012, 08:29 PM

chennaidesi

August 13th, 2012, 09:14 PM

^^^^

Very happy to hear.

True let us build good bus stands in all cities.:cheers:

Arul Murugan

August 14th, 2012, 04:57 AM

:bash:

exactly.. crap system they follow in express avenue food court.

Next time I will avoid EA food court for sure.

in Express Avenue chennai too... :bash:

jithuajayan

August 14th, 2012, 03:07 PM

in Express Avenue chennai too... :bash:

they used to refund the balance if we pay in cash. But wont be getting refund for card payments.
Btw i hate this system. So used to avoid ea food court :)

smrramesh

August 15th, 2012, 10:21 AM

கோவைக்கு சிறந்த மாநகராட்சி விருது
சென்னை : சுதந்திர தினத்தை முன்னிட்டு சிறப்பாக பணியாற்றிய நிர்வாகிகளுக்கு தமிழக முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா பதக்கங்கள், சான்றிதழ்கள், பரிசுகள் வழங்கி கவுரவித்தார். இதில் சிறந்த மாநகராட்சிக்கான விருதினை கோவை மாநகராட்சி பெற்றுள்ளது. சிறந்த நகராட்சிகளுக்கான முதல் பரிசினை பொள்ளாச்சி நகராட்சியும், 2வது பரிசினை தேனி அல்லிநகரம் நகராட்சியும், 3வது பரிசினை நாமக்கல் நகராட்சியும் பெற்றுள்ளன. சிறந்த *பேரூராட்சிகளுக்கான முதல் பரிசினை தென்கரை பேரூராட்சியும், 2வது பரிசினை முசிறி பேரூராட்சியும், 3வது பரிசினை பெருந்துறை பேரூராட்சியும் பெற்றுள்ளன.
Source : Dinamalar (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=529880)

kongutamizhan

August 15th, 2012, 03:19 PM

dhandapanik

August 15th, 2012, 06:13 PM

vara vara comedy'ku alavae illama pochi

Pollachi Municipality bagged best municipality award. Anyways, Ours are better than others. :)

Still i didnt know in what basis they selected all these awards. :)

Brand coimbatore

August 15th, 2012, 06:46 PM

Cbe Corporation doesnt deserve any award until they keep the roads of the city clean. Esp the sand dunes along the medians and the sides of the road.

senthilnatha

August 15th, 2012, 07:09 PM

Cbe Corporation doesnt deserve any award until they keep the roads of the city clean. Esp the sand dunes along the medians and the sides of the road.

I dont know whether they deserve it or not. But in general my friends all over from TN visited CBE with me & they told this is the City which is clean in TN. They travelled thru only main roads & business areas & they felt good. Wind is very high in CBE so sand dunes are unavoidable.

Since our expectations are very high which demands lot of improvements by Corp.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 15th, 2012, 08:59 PM

http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/coimbatore/1582012/epaperimages/1582012/1582012-md-co-1/171022156.jpg
http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/coimbatore/1582012/epaperimages/1582012/1582012-md-co-5/171721406.jpg

kongutamizhan

August 26th, 2012, 06:12 PM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Tamil-no-more-a-foreign-tongue-for-these-Coimbatore-students/articleshow/15721145.cms

Tamil no more a foreign tongue for these Coimbatore students

COIMBATORE: "Vanakkam, en peru Claire", Niyigena Marie Claire, a third year BSc (electronics and communication) student of CMS College of Science and Commerce from Rwanda in Africa, introduces herself before reciting a few couplets from Thirukkural during a Tamil language hour at the college. Apart from the Kural, Claire is also besotted with Subramaniya Bharathi and his poetry.

Claire is one of the many foreign students in the city who have taken to learning Tamil as part of their course work. Apart from the customary 'nandri', 'vanakkam' and the dude Tamil Lingo of 'macha' and 'machi' imbibed from peer-talk in the campus and hostels, Claire and others are trying not only to expand their vocabulary and but also understand and enjoy some of the classics, ancient and modern, of Tamil literature. At least 20 students from CMS take classes in Kural.

Of course, it is a tough task. "The accent and tone of Tamil is entirely different from our language (Kinyarwanda). So learning Tamil is a challenge for me," says Claire. Most of the students initially learn Tamil to converse easily and forge a friendly bond with peers and local residents. "All students learn basic Tamil during the second year of the degree course. Some show a little more interest in the language and literature and we teach them a few hours every week," says Pon Kausalya, a Tamil professor at the college.

For students like Purna Bahadur Pradhan, a third year B.Com student from Bhutan, the language classes has made the weekly visits to the vegetable market less stressful. He doesn't resort to sign language anymore with the shopkeepers as he now asks for thakkali, vendakka and other items in Tamil. He even tries friendly batter with the shopkeepers who often reciprocate cheerfully to his efforts to speak in their language.

Pradhan's friend Richen Dorzi says his social circle has widened after taking Tamil lessons. "Our local friends encourage our interest in Tamil which helps to get new friends," he says. "Learning an extra language is always a great feeling. It will definitely help us in a big way in our future," says Irakozo Divine, a student from Burundi. Interestingly, few among them have dared to explore the maddening world of Tamil cinema.

Kandeeban

August 28th, 2012, 01:06 PM

Some depressing news and a reality check (also a realty check)
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/the-property-show/the-property-show-smart-investment-options-in-bengaluru-gurgaon/244365

Listen around 40min+ for opinion on cbe realty...... described as Sluggish

kongutamizhan

August 28th, 2012, 04:47 PM

Can the mayor mention the 288km area where he completed UGD works? :nuts:

http://en.vikatan.com/article.php?aid=23013&sid=629&mid=32

http://www.vikatan.com/enkovai/2012/08/nzrint/images/head-3.jpg

முதலில் அந்தத் தகவலை காமெடியாகவும் பின்பு வதந்தியாகவும்தான் பார்த்தார்கள் கோவை மக்கள். சுதந்திர தின விழா மேடையில் முதல்வர் அந்த விருதை வழங்கியபோதுதான் உண்மை என்று நம்பவேண்டி வந்தது. தமிழகத்திலேயே சிறந்த மாநகராட்சிக்கான விருது கோவை மாநகராட்சிக்கு வழங்கப்பட்டு உள்ளது என்பதே அந்த அபூர்வத் தகவல். இதுகுறித்து நான்கு பேரிடம் பேசினோம். வந்து விழுந்த ஹாட் அண்ட் கூல் ரியாக் ஷன்கள் இதோ...

வழக்கறிஞர் லோகநாதன், கோயம்புத்தூர்:

''எந்த அடிப்படையில் இப்படி ஒரு விருது கொடுத்து இருக்காங்கனு புரியலை. சமீபத்தில் புதிதாக இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள பகுதிகளையும் சேர்த்தால் கோவை மாநகராட்சி வார்டுகளின் எண்ணிக்கை 100. அப்படின்னா மக்கள்தொகை எவ்வளவு அதிகமாக இருக்கும்னு யோசியுங்க. ஆனா, மக்கள்தொகைக்கு ஏற்ற அடிப்படை வசதிகள் எதுவும் இல்லை. ஏற்கெனவே இருக்கிற வசதிகளும் உருப்படியா பராமரிக்கப்படவில்லை. நான் பொத்தாம்பொதுவா குற்றம்சாட்டலை.

சிட்டிக்குள்ளே போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலைக் குறைக்கிறதுக்காக மேட்டுப்பாளையம் சாலையில் ஒரு பஸ் நிலையத்தை மாநகராட்சி சார்பில் கட்டினாங்க. மேட்டுப்பாளையம், ஊட்டி, கூடலூர் போகிற ரூட் பஸ்கள், காரமடைவரை போற டவுன் பஸ்கள் எல்லாமே அங்கே இருந்து இயங்கும். அதனால, நகரத்துக்குள் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் குறையும்னு நினைச்சோம். ஆனா, இப்போ என்ன ஆச்சு? அந்த பஸ் நிலையத்தை யாரும் கண்டுக்கிறது இல்லை. வழக்கம்போல நெரிசல்ல சிக்கிச் சின்னாபின்னமாகிட்டு இருக்காங்க மக்கள். இதுக்கு ஏதாவது நடவடிக்கை எடுக்குமா மாநகராட்சி?

எல்லா ஊர்லயும் மழை வேணும்னு வேண்டிப்பாங்க. ஆனா, கோவையில் எதிர்மறையான பிரார்த்தனைதான் நடக்கும். காரணம், 10 நிமிஷம் மழை பெய்தாலும் ரெண்டு நாளைக்கு ரோட்டுல போக முடியாது. அந்த அளவுக்குப் படுகுழிகள். இப்போ சொல்லுங்க... விருதுக்குத் தகுதியானதுதானா கோவை மாநகராட்சி?'' - கொதிக்கிறார் லோகநாதன்.

இந்திரா, ஜி.ஆர்.டி. கல்லூரி மாணவி:

''தமிழகத்துலயே சிறந்த மாநகராட்சினு சி.எம். கையால நம்ம மேயர் விருது வாங்குறதைப் பார்த்ததும் ரொம்ப சந்தோஷமா இருந்துச்சு. நிச்சயமா மத்த எந்த சிட்டியை விடவும் கோவை இஸ் ஆல்வேஸ் வெல். ஒரு விஷயம் சொல்லட்டுமா... மூணு நாள் டிரிப்பா சென்னைக்கும் மதுரைக்கும் போனேன். எப்படா ஊர் திரும்புவோம்னு ஆகிடுச்சு. எல்லா விஷயங்கள்லேயும் அமைதியான நகரம் கோவை. மும்பை மாதிரியான அல்ட்ரா மாடர்ன் சிட்டிக்கு ஏத்த மாதிரி ஹைடெக் விஷயங்களில் தன்னை அப்டேட் பண்ணிக்கிறது ஆகட்டும், நேர்த்தியான போக்குவரத்து சிக்னல்கள் ஆகட்டும், புறநகர்ப் பகுதியில் இருந்து கல்லூரி மாணவ- மாணவிகள் ஈஸியா வந்துபோகிற மாதிரி பஸ் சர்வீஸ் ஆகட்டும் எல்லாத்துலயுமே கோவை இஸ் கிரேட். ஆனாலும் சில விஷயங்கள் சரி செய்யப்படணும். அதையும் சரி பண்ணிட்டா செம தூளா இருக்கும்'' என்கிறார் குஷியாக.

ஷோபனா, முன்னாள் மாநகராட்சி உறுப்பினர், கோயம்புத்தூர்.

''கோவை மாநகராட்சிக்கு விருதுனு தெரிஞ்சதும் அடக்க முடியாமச் சிரிச்சுட்டேன். பின்னே, எந்த விஷயத்துல தன்னிறைவு அடைஞ்சாச்சுனு இந்த விருது? பாதாள சாக்கடைத் திட்டம் இன்னும் முழுமை அடையாம இருக்கு. கொசுக்கள் படை எடுத்துவந்து மலேரியா, டெங்குனு வியாதிகளைப் பரப்பிட்டுவருது. திருச்சி ரோடு, மருதமலை ரோடு, உக்கடம் ஏரியா, டவுன்ஹால் ஏரியானு தெருவுக்குத் தெரு குப்பை குவிஞ்சுக் கிடக்கு.

சாலை விரிவாக்கம்கிற பெயரில் மரங்களை வெட்டி வீழ்த்தி நகரத்தையே பாலைவனம் மாதிரி ஆக்கிட்டாங்க. இந்த விருதைக் கேள்விப்பட்டு கோவையின் இயற்கை அமைப்புகள் எல்லாம் கொதிச்சுப் போய்க் கிடக்குது. சரி, மரங்களை அழிச்சு ரோடு போட ஆரம்பிச்சாங்க. அதையாவது உருப்படியா போட்டாங்களா... மருதமலை சாலையில் நிம்மதியா வண்டி ஓட்டிப் பல மாதங்கள் ஆச்சு. அந்தச் சாலையில் பயணம் செய்றது கரணம் தப்பினா மரணம்தான். இது எல்லாம் நகரத்தோட நிலைமை. புறநகர் நிலைமையைச் சொல்லி மாளாது. அங்கே எல்லாம் குடிக்கத் தண்ணி இல்லை. இப்படிச் சொல்லிட்டே போகலாம். விருதுக்குத் தேர்வுசெய்யப்பட்ட கோவையின் லட்சணமே இப்படின்னா, மற்ற மாநகராட்சிகளின் லட்சணம் எப்படி இருக்கும்?'' - அனல் பறக்கிறது ஷோபனாவின் பேச்சில்.

இதற்கு சற்றும் மனம் தளராத விக்ரமாதித்யனைப் போல் அலுங்காமல் பதில் சொல்கிறார் கோவை மேயர் வேலுச்சாமி.

''குறை சொல்றதையும் குற்றம் கண்டுபிடிக்கிறதையும் வேலையாகவே வெச்சிருக்கிறவங்களை நம்மால மாத்த முடியாது. நாங்க ஆட்சிக்கு வந்த இந்தக் குறுகிய காலத்துல 288 கி.மீ. தூரத்துக்குப் பாதாள சாக்கடைத் திட்டத்தை நிறைவேற்றி இருக்கோம். பீளமேடு பகுதியில் 20 நாட்களுக்கு ஒருமுறை குடிநீர் வந்த நிலைமையை மாற்றி நான்கு நாட்களுக்கு ஒரு முறைனு கொண்டுவந்து இருக்கோம். குறிச்சி, குனியமுத்தூரின் ஆண்டு வருமானம் ரெண்டு கோடிதான். ஆனா, அங்கே மூன்று கோடிக்குப் பணிகளைச் செய்து இருக்கோம். மக்கள்தொகை பெருகிப்போய், வாகன எண்ணிக்கையும் அதிகரிச்சுடுச்சு. சாலை விபத்துகளைக் குறைக்க சாலைகளை அகலப்படுத்த வேண்டிய கட்டாயம். சாலை விரிவாக்கம்னா மரங்களை வெட்டித்தான் ஆகணும். இதுதான் யதார்த்தம். இதைப் புரிஞ்சிக்காம எதையும் பேசக் கூடாது.

மாஸ் க்ளீனிங் மூலமா கோவையைப் பளிச்சுனு வெச்சிருக்கோம். :rofl: உலகம் முழுக்கக் குப்பையும் கொசுவும் இல்லாத ஊரைக் காட்ட முடியுமா? சாலை மேம்பாடு நாங்க பொறுப்புக்கு வந்த பிறகு எவ்வளவோ வசதிகளை அடைந்து இருக்கு. நாங்க இப்படி அயராம உழைக்கிறதைப் பார்த்துட்டு, அம்மா தந்து இருக்கிற ஊக்கம்தான் இந்த விருது. அதைப் பற்றிக் கடவுளே வந்து குற்றம் சொன்னாலும் ஐ டோன்ட் கேர்!'' என்கிறார் கூலாக!

kongutamizhan

August 30th, 2012, 04:07 PM

Here are few agenda items that I want us to spend time talking about on the RAAC meeting. Feel free to add to the list

Existing work

Send out a letter on behalf of RAAC to speed up the following

- UGD work across the city. Only if this is done, local roads can be laid. Local roads (residential and commercial) are pathetic across the city. Half of them due to this
- MTP road work
- Maruthamalai road

Environmental

Get information on

- RAAC / Siruthuli effort updates
- Where strom drains are currently connecting to?
- Identify and plan for man-made ponds / lakes every 5-6 kms (for future)
- Make any future strom drains connect to the above
- Also get information if current UGD design have plans to seperate sewage from drainage

Transportation Infrastructure

- Monorail / CART recap and followup details
- Press for Volvos and Luxury buses

Power

- Enforce scheduled powercut (Pity that we have to settle for it instead of demanding quality 24 X 7 power)
- Talk to corporation about property tax discounts for five years for people installing solar panels at their residential / commercial establishments

Proposed Infra

How can we help to facilitate / or get the following going?

- Ring road status, followups with government and corporation
- Gandhipuram and Ukkadam flyover
- Greenfield airport

senthilnatha

August 30th, 2012, 04:10 PM

balaji.sivam

August 30th, 2012, 04:30 PM

Can we also add separate bus bays at bus-stops. Almost all the bus-stops are placed near the traffic signals and they block the free flow of traffic on the left side.

kongutamizhan

August 30th, 2012, 04:31 PM

^^ Added. Also added tourism and public relations section. Keep appending your suggestions in appropriate sections using the same quote below (or feel free to add new sections as appropriate)

Here are few agenda items that I want us to spend time talking about on the RAAC meeting. Feel free to add to the list

Existing work

Send out a letter on behalf of RAAC to speed up the following

- UGD work across the city. Only if this is done, local roads can be laid. Local roads (residential and commercial) are pathetic across the city. Half of them due to this
- MTP road work
- Maruthamalai road

Environmental

Get information on

- RAAC / Siruthuli effort updates
- Where strom drains are currently connecting to?
- Identify and plan for man-made ponds / lakes every 5-6 kms (for future)
- Make any future strom drains connect to the above
- Also get information if current UGD design have plans to seperate sewage from drainage

Transportation Infrastructure

- Monorail / CART recap and followup details
- Press for Volvos and Luxury buses
- Bus bays near bus-stops

Power

- Enforce scheduled powercut (Pity that we have to settle for it instead of demanding quality 24 X 7 power)
- Talk to corporation about property tax discounts for five years for people installing solar panels at their residential / commercial establishments

Proposed Infra

How can we help to facilitate / or get the following going?

- Ring road status, followups with government and corporation
- Sulur-MTP 4-lane land acq issues
- Gandhipuram and Ukkadam flyover
- Greenfield airport

Tourism

- RAAC and our team can start initiating the work on tourism plans for the city. Our main deliverable before next meeting is to come out with the first cut of tourism plans presentation (akin to Monorail).

HINT: Explore western ghats and mountain based activity potential. Plenty of scope for biking / hiking trails. Keeps locals healthy too :)

Public relations excercise

- Update our efforts, discussions, and meeting details on local print media, Vikatan (Kovai section), local FM's and TV channels
- Get word around for people to send email / suggestions to RAAC office
- Keep all party / corporation officials on loop with respect to our meeting resolutions and suggestions

Arul Murugan

August 30th, 2012, 04:41 PM

^^

when airport issue is included, pls include the demand of 3rd over night train to Chennai and dedicated over night train to Bengaluru.

Every one month new travels are opening and starting multi-axle volvo bus b/w CBE and Chennai and charging 1100 rupees!!:nuts:

balaji.sivam

August 30th, 2012, 05:04 PM

Speedy Implementation of World Class University
Parks to be maintained and increase more green cover to environment.

Sports & Recreation Facilities
Establish sports complex to house indoor games (Volleyball, Basketball,Badminton courts) in each corporation zones to encourage youth/kids to participate in national/international level games

Sriram Kumar M

August 30th, 2012, 05:07 PM

1. Integrated Bus Stand including for Omni buses . Very urgent need.

2. Pressing for more international flights .

3. New daily trains to Bangalore, Kolkata,Rameshwaram,Delhi,Madurai

4. New terminals at Metuppalayam,Podanur/CBE North/Irugur.

5. Separate Transport Corporation for CBE .

6. Meter Fare for Autos/Taxis and Prepaid counters.

Brand coimbatore

August 30th, 2012, 05:12 PM

Here are few agenda items that I want us to spend time talking about on the RAAC meeting. Feel free to add to the list

Existing work

Send out a letter on behalf of RAAC to speed up the following

- UGD work across the city. Only if this is done, local roads can be laid. Local roads (residential and commercial) are pathetic across the city. Half of them due to this
- MTP road work
- Maruthamalai road

ii)Landscaping of Arterial Roads by Cbe Corp

- Proper pedestrain foot paths along the arterial roads like Trichy road, Pankaja mill road, marudhamalai road & sathy road.
- Foot paths should cover the entire earthern sides of the road, so no sand dunes are accumulated. (follow the bangalore model)
- Modern street lightings along these roads.
- Enforcing ' stick no bills' on the median walls.

Environmental

Get information on

- RAAC / Siruthuli effort updates
- Where strom drains are currently connecting to?
- Identify and plan for man-made ponds / lakes every 5-6 kms (for future)
- Make any future strom drains connect to the above
- Also get information if current UGD design have plans to seperate sewage from drainage

Transportation Infrastructure

- Monorail / CART recap and followup details
- Press for Volvos and Luxury buses
- Better Bus shelter & expansion of gandhipuram bus stand

Power

- Enforce scheduled powercut (Pity that we have to settle for it instead of demanding quality 24 X 7 power)
- Talk to corporation about property tax discounts for five years for people installing solar panels at their residential / commercial establishments

Proposed Infra

How can we help to facilitate / or get the following going?

- Ring road status, followups with government and corporation
- Gandhipuram and Ukkadam flyover
- Greenfield airport

changes have been incorporated in the quote

cbebuff

August 30th, 2012, 05:24 PM

changes have been incorporated in the quote
Proposed Infra
Progress on the Textool Over Bridge
Proposal for four laning Sathy Road?.

This has been pending for a long time and the traffic through Ganapathy area is a nightmare.

kongutamizhan

August 30th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Thanks guys, consolidating again. Here is the updated version. Huge list. We have to priorotize the needs now and define "small wins"

-------------------------------------------------
Here are few agenda items that I want us to spend time talking about on the RAAC meeting. Feel free to add to the list

Existing work

Send out a letter on behalf of RAAC to speed up the following

- UGD work across the city. Only if this is done, local roads can be laid. Local roads (residential and commercial) are pathetic across the city. Half of them due to this
- MTP road work
- Maruthamalai road

Environmental

Get information on

- RAAC / Siruthuli effort updates
- Where strom drains are currently connecting to?
- Identify and plan for man-made ponds / lakes every 5-6 kms (for future)
- Make any future strom drains connect to the above
- Also get information if current UGD design have plans to seperate sewage from drainage
- Parks to be maintained and increase more green cover to environment.

Landscaping of Arterial Roads by Cbe Corp

- Proper pedestrain foot paths along the arterial roads like Trichy road, Pankaja mill road, marudhamalai road & sathy road.
- Foot paths should cover the entire earthern sides of the road, so no sand dunes are accumulated. (follow the bangalore model)
- Modern street lightings along these roads.
- Enforcing ' stick no bills' on the median walls.

Transportation Infrastructure

- Monorail / CART recap and followup details
- Press for Volvos and Luxury buses
- Bus bays near bus-stops
- Better Bus shelter & expansion of gandhipuram bus stand
- Integrated Bus Stand including for Omni buses . Very urgent need [Adding this suggestion by Sriram, but I beg to differ. I am not a fan of integrated bustand, we can discuss about it in meeting]
- Pressing for more international flights
- New daily trains to Bangalore, Kolkata,Rameshwaram,Delhi,Madurai
- New / improve terminals at Metuppalayam,Podanur/CBE North/Irugur
- Separate Transport Corporation for CBE
- Meter Fare for Autos/Taxis and Prepaid counters

Power

- Enforce scheduled powercut (Pity that we have to settle for it instead of demanding quality 24 X 7 power)
- Talk to corporation about property tax discounts for five years for people installing solar panels at their residential / commercial establishments

Proposed Infra

How can we help to facilitate / or get the following going?

- Ring road status, followups with government and corporation
- Sulur-MTP 4-lane land acq issues
- Gandhipuram and Ukkadam flyover
- Greenfield airport
- Progress on the Textool Over Bridge
- Proposal for four laning Sathy Road?.

Tourism

- RAAC and our team can start initiating the work on tourism plans for the city. Our main deliverable before next meeting is to come out with the first cut of tourism plans presentation (akin to Monorail).

HINT: Explore western ghats and mountain based activity potential. Plenty of scope for biking / hiking trails. Keeps locals healthy too

Miscellaneous

- Speedy Implementation of World Class University
- Quality sports / training facilities

Public relations

- Update our efforts, discussions, and meeting details on local print media, Vikatan (Kovai section), local FM's and TV channels
- Get word around for people to send email / suggestions to RAAC office
- Keep all party / corporation officials on loop with respect to our meeting resolutions and suggestions
- File RTIs on behalf of RAAC for all delayed projects and non-starters

kongutamizhan

August 30th, 2012, 07:04 PM

^^ We can even consider filing RTI's on behalf of RAAC for all delayed projects and non-starters

EDIT: Added it as part of PR excercise above

Raveendran

August 30th, 2012, 07:58 PM

Thanks guys, consolidating again. Here is the updated version. Huge list. We have to priorotize the needs now and define "small wins"

-------------------------------------------------
Here are few agenda items that I want us to spend time talking about on the RAAC meeting. Feel free to add to the list

Existing work

Send out a letter on behalf of RAAC to speed up the following

- UGD work across the city. Only if this is done, local roads can be laid. Local roads (residential and commercial) are pathetic across the city. Half of them du e to this
- MTP road work
- Maruthamalai road

Environmental

Get information on

- RAAC / Siruthuli effort updates
- Where strom drains are currently connecting to?
- Identify and plan for man-made ponds / lakes every 5-6 kms (for future)
- Make any future strom drains connect to the above
- Also get information if current UGD design have plans to seperate sewage from drainage
- Parks to be maintained and increase more green cover to environment.

Landscaping of Arterial Roads by Cbe Corp

- Proper pedestrain foot paths along the arterial roads like Trichy road, Pankaja mill road, marudhamalai road & sathy road.
- Foot paths should cover the entire earthern sides of the road, so no sand dunes are accumulated. (follow the bangalore model)
- Modern street lightings along these roads.
- Enforcing ' stick no bills' on the median walls.

Transportation Infrastructure

- Monorail / CART recap and followup details
- Press for Volvos and Luxury buses
- Bus bays near bus-stops
- Better Bus shelter & expansion of gandhipuram bus stand
- Integrated Bus Stand including for Omni buses . Very urgent need [Adding this suggestion by Sriram, but I beg to differ. I am not a fan of integrated bustand, we can discuss about it in meeting]
- Pressing for more international flights
- New daily trains to Bangalore, Kolkata,Rameshwaram,Delhi,Madurai
- New / improve terminals at Metuppalayam,Podanur/CBE North/Irugur
- Separate Transport Corporation for CBE
- Meter Fare for Autos/Taxis and Prepaid counters

Power

- Enforce scheduled powercut (Pity that we have to settle for it instead of demanding quality 24 X 7 power)
- Talk to corporation about property tax discounts for five years for people installing solar panels at their residential / commercial establishments

Proposed Infra

How can we help to facilitate / or get the following going?

- Ring road status, followups with government and corporation
- Sulur-MTP 4-lane land acq issues
- Gandhipuram and Ukkadam flyover
- Greenfield airport
- Progress on the Textool Over Bridge
- Proposal for four laning Sathy Road?.

Tourism

- RAAC and our team can start initiating the work on tourism plans for the city. Our main deliverable before next meeting is to come out with the first cut of tourism plans presentation (akin to Monorail).

HINT: Explore western ghats and mountain based activity potential. Plenty of scope for biking / hiking trails. Keeps locals healthy too

Miscellaneous

- Speedy Implementation of World Class University
- Quality sports / training facilities

Public relations

- Update our efforts, discussions, and meeting details on local print media, Vikatan (Kovai section), local FM's and TV channels
- Get word around for people to send email / suggestions to RAAC office
- Keep all party / corporation officials on loop with respect to our meeting resolutions and suggestions
- File RTIs on behalf of RAAC for all delayed projects and non-starters

KT- How did you arrive at such a precise list living half the world away ?
... Barring a few almost all points are valid..

Unfortunately only small wins are possible.. I would be meeting the commissioner on 4th and E B advisory commitee meeting is on 6 th . Hope to throw more light on many of the points in the list only after those meetings.

If we brought out a coimbatore portal in what way it would be useful to the citizens.?. Is it worth spending ? I agree no website on coimbatore is being updated regularly . Would it be possible for us to update the portal and take care of the technical and commercial aspects ? let us discuss on this subject ..