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kannan infratech

May 11th, 2012, 01:07 PM

Title The Economics of Compressed Natural Gas Sea Transport
Authors
Matteo Marongiu-Porcu, SPE, Economides Consultants; Xiuli Wang, SPE, XGAS; and Michael J. Economides, SPE, University of Houston
Source
SPE Russian Oil and Gas Technical Conference and Exhibition, 28-30 October 2008, Moscow, Russia
Categories 5 Production and Operations

Preview/ Abstract

Natural gas has come to the forefront of the international energy debate. The reasons include increasing demand in the United States, China and India and a changing worldwide preference in power generation because of environmental concerns. As a result, the transport of natural gas becomes important. Currently, 70 percent of gas is transported to market by pipeline and 30 percent as liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Pipelines are attractive but, offshore, their feasibility is greatly hindered by distance limits and terrain restrictions. On the other hand LNG facilities are expensive to construct and the process is complicated, costly and energy wasteful. It is applicable primarily for long distances and large volumes of gas.

Sea-going compressed natural gas (CNG) is an alternative that has been proposed in recent years but has not made substantial headway for two reasons: 1) the emphasis for investments by producers and large consumers has been primarily on LNG; 2) CNG boat designs and projects have been envisioned to eke a bite out of the LNG pie which is not necessarily a good approach.

CNG must make a niche in smaller markets and shorter distances. Here we present definitive economics by performing a specific case study for Sakhalin Island, Russia. Results delineate the landscape where this mode of transport is attractive and how it can be deployed with specific requirements of distance, market size and size distribution. Our studies show that for shorter distances (e.g., 500 km, about 300 miles) and even relatively large volumes, LNG cannot compete with CNG and at longer distances (e.g., 2,000 km, about 1,250 miles) CNG is far more attractive at small volumes, assuming that offshore pipelines are not feasible. For volumes such as 1 to 2 billion cubic meters per year (about 35 to 70 billion cubic feet per year), CNG is the only feasible solution to bring this energy source to many markets. These findings suggest that many parts of the world (such as the entire Mediterranean basin, the Scandinavian peninsula, Sakhalin Island, South-East Asia and the Caribbean) would be better served by CNG even if LNG projects have already been approved and under construction.

We also performed a sensitivity study on gas price (both at the source and at the market) impacts on the value of both CNG and LNG projects and determine the breakeven points under a given gas demand of e.g., 1.5 Bcm/yr (about 50 Bcf/yr) and a distance of 1,500 km (about 900 miles). For example if the source price is $6/MMBtu then the breakeven price for CNG is $10.05 whereas for LNG it will have to be $14.24, a 40% increase.

Introduction
Arguably, natural gas is becoming a more and more important resource of energy, with its share in global consumption expected to increase dramatically over the next two decades. According to the most recent data available (Energy Information Administration, EIA, 2008), world consumption of natural gas is more than 105 Tcf (Trillion cubic feet), about 3,000 Bcm, an increase of 28% in a decade (compared with, approximately, 16% increase for oil and a 5% for coal). In the late 1990s analysts began to predict radical increases in the world natural gas energy share. Particularly aggressive was the forecast provided by Economides and Oligney (Economides et al,2001), who predicted that by 2020 natural gas will make up 45 to 50% of the world energy mix, starting from a 22% share in 2000. Such increases in demand will be excruciating and will be the result of massive restructuring of the transportation sector to use natural gas either as CNG directly or, indirectly, by electrifying vehicles.

Besides the U.S, Europe, Japan and Korea, historically the leaders in natural gas consumption and whose demand will increase significantly, fast evolving large Asian economies such as China and India will definitely become new players in this rapidly expanding market. The dominant exporter of natural gas is and will be by far Russia, with its leading position in proved reserves (1,680 Tcf, about 50,000 Bcm) and production (over 23 Tcf, about 650 Bcm, produced in 2006) (EIA, 2008).

kannan infratech

May 11th, 2012, 01:20 PM

Too much of info. So links only.

More Info on NG in India & TN :

http://petroleum.nic.in/ng.htm

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-21/chennai/28119169_1_pipeline-connectivity-reliance-and-gail-gas-production

http://m.timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/12917338.cms

http://news.oneindia.in/2006/12/03/reliance-to-lay-natural-gas-pipeline-to-tn-from-ap-1165160078.html

http://www.scribd.com/Leon_scorpio/d/20789961-Gas-Business-in-India

http://www.icra.in/Files/ticker/Indian%20Downstream.pdf

murlee

May 11th, 2012, 07:08 PM

Gas pipeline planned by Reliance for TN
SRC: Kannan Sir mailed some files

http://i.imgur.com/GzcIl.jpg

murlee

May 11th, 2012, 07:12 PM

Cities in TN - supply of Gas plan by PNGRB

http://i.imgur.com/tUYtb.jpg

krishnaswamy

May 11th, 2012, 10:28 PM

http://img.dinamalar.com/data/gallery/gallerye_233302499_465523.jpg

krishnaswamy

May 11th, 2012, 10:29 PM

is it 2 different projects?
Gas distribution through reliance and Gas distribution through Gail-IOC..
while the 2nd one is from IOC, 1st one is from KG basin?

karkal

May 11th, 2012, 11:37 PM

Chief Minister announces 500 MW gas-based project (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3409213.ece)

Unveils a slew of schemes to boost the State's industrial growth

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday unveiled a slew of schemes to boost the State's industrial growth, including a 500-MW power project making use of the gas from the Kochi-Bangalore regassified LNG (liquefied natural gas) pipeline in the first phase.

“The project cost is Rs 2000 crore,” Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said while making a suo motu statement in the Assembly.

She said the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) and GAIL (India) Limited would set up a joint-venture company for the purpose. The project would be expanded in five years and around Rs 10,000 crore would be invested.

Ms Jayalalithaa said GAIL had started laying pipeline for the Kochi-Bangalore project and 310 km of pipeline would run through Coimbatore, Salem, Erode, Tirupur, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri.

“GAIL will supply gas for industries and domestic consumption through this pipeline. This project will be implemented at a cost of Rs 1000 crore,” she said.

Moreover, a pipeline to carry six million cubic metres of gas from the terminal in Salem up to Cuddalore will be laid at a cost of Rs 500 crore.

The Chief Minister also announced a Rs 2,500-crore Floating Storage Degasification Unit off the Southern Coast.

Ms Jayalalithaa said the Vision 2023 document envisaged setting up of liquid gas terminals and gas distribution pipelines and two terminals with five million tonne annual capacity to fulfil the energy requirements of the state would be necessary.

“Already TIDCO and Indian Oil Corporation had entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set up a gas terminal at Kattupalli in Tiruvallur district, which is expected to become functional in 2016. Since pipelines are essential to supply the gas, TIDCO and GAIL have signed a pact on May 10,” she said.

Ms Jayalalithaa said new production centres for creating high quality infrastructure, general infrastructure and atmosphere for competitive trading would come up on 1500 acres in Ottapidaram in Tuticorin district, 2000 acres in Katrampakkam in Vellore district and 4000 acres in Hosur. A special purpose vehicle would be created for managing these production centres.

Recalling her government's proposal to improve the roads in Ennore Port and a new North Port Access Road to facilitate export of goods from Orgadam, she said a heavy engineering industries hub would be set up near these roads. The Chief Minister said SIPCOT had been taking steps to acquire 20,000 acres of land to provide land to entrepreneurs with adequate infrastructure.

Arul Murugan

May 12th, 2012, 04:30 AM

is it 2 different projects?
Gas distribution through reliance and Gas distribution through Gail-IOC..
while the 2nd one is from IOC, 1st one is from KG basin?

I guess so...

One is extension of Kakinada line from Chennai to Tuticorin as posted by Murlee.

Another one is Cochin to Bangalore via western TN with link to Cuddalore from Salem.

madurakarenda

May 12th, 2012, 04:38 AM

Guys, sorry for the novice question. Is this pipeline to curb goods carriers moving in NHs to carry gas in them? I have heard about petroleum pipelines used for the purpose.

Arul Murugan

May 12th, 2012, 04:52 AM

^^

It seems nothing new.....

GAIL, Tidco ink pact for gas pipeline (http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20120511074522199&dir=2012/05/11)

The agreement follows a previous MoU between the two in 2008 when GAIL and Tidco signed a pact to create a joint working group to assess the medium and long-term demand potential for gas and assess the infrastructure that needs to be created. GAIL was to handle the infrastructure creation, with Tidco, the State Government industry facilitator, playing a supportive role.

I guess terminal facilities in respective cities/towns needs to be done by TIDCO.

Also Cuddalore line is added in this MoU

http://www.daijiworld.com/images1/pipe_081711-1.jpg

Arul Murugan

May 12th, 2012, 04:54 AM

Guys, sorry for the novice question. Is this pipeline to curb goods carriers moving in NHs to carry gas in them? I have heard about petroleum pipelines used for the purpose.

The benefits will be

• Uninterrupted power supply to all industrial units and business establishments which would pave the way for the overall development of the area

• It would also provide quality but cheap power and gas.

• LPG trucks would disappear from the roads and transportation would become cheaper

• LNG is much safer than LPG

• Domestic gas will be supplied through pipeline under the city gas scheme in cities like Cochin,
Mangalore, Coimbotore in the near future. Over 200 cities in India are expected to be covered under the city gas scheme.

• LNG is environmental friendly and therefore would lead to green and clean city with almost 25% reduction in environment pollution

• Import of crude oil would come down by almost 10 per cent

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=112294

kannan infratech

May 12th, 2012, 10:42 AM

Reliance will explore & tap NG from Kakinada basin and supply to others.

Reliance & GAIL also have a tie up.

In India, only GAIL is authorised to transport gas through pipelines, I guess. Even IOC, BP, HP all have to go through them.

There are trunk lines and branch lines. GAIL may outsource the branch lines to other operators / distributors.

Reliance has license to supply in TN (Kakinada to Chennai to Tuti), Karnataka (Chennai to Bangalore to Mangalore). They were also talking of Mangalore to Kochi to TVM and a branch to CBE to Salem.

saysenthil

May 13th, 2012, 06:02 PM

SABMiller's Haywards 5000 to be bottled in TN (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3415551.ece?ref=wl_industry-and-economy)

The Chennai-based SNJ Breweries has tied up with SABMiller to bottle the popular Haywards 5000 in Tamil Nadu.

This is a re entry for the brand after a gap of over five years.

The significance, according to market sources, is that Haywards 5000 is a market leader in most States in which it is present and is among the top competitors for Kingfisher Super Strong Beer in the same segment.

Haywards 5000 is bottled in most States by Skol Breweries, owned by the multinational SABMiller. In Tamil Nadu, the prevailing policy demands that it be bottled locally.

SNJ Breweries has a capacity to manufacture over 10 lakh cases a month — a case is 12 bottles of 650 ml each.

The Brewery has its own range of beer brands including SNJ 10000, High Voltage and British Empire, a high end product brewed from imported malt.

SNJ Breweries, established last year, uses equipment set up by Ziemann of Germany, the world's largest supplier of brewery equipment. The unit is about 70 km south of Chennai on NH45.

This summer beer lovers are not likely to have a shortage of their favourite brew as nearly half a dozen breweries are in full swing.

These include Chennai Breweries, Empee Brewery, Mohan Breweries, Kals Brewery and Apollo Brewery. Together, the capacity is about 47 lakh cases of beer a month. According to official statistics, beer sales are estimated at about 284 lakh cases in 2011-12 as compared with 271 lakh cases in the previous year.

:booze:

madurakarenda

May 13th, 2012, 06:07 PM

The benefits will be

• Uninterrupted power supply to all industrial units and business establishments which would pave the way for the overall development of the area

• It would also provide quality but cheap power and gas.

• LPG trucks would disappear from the roads and transportation would become cheaper

• LNG is much safer than LPG

• Domestic gas will be supplied through pipeline under the city gas scheme in cities like Cochin,
Mangalore, Coimbotore in the near future. Over 200 cities in India are expected to be covered under the city gas scheme.

• LNG is environmental friendly and therefore would lead to green and clean city with almost 25% reduction in environment pollution

• Import of crude oil would come down by almost 10 per cent

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=112294

Thank you Arul

Arul Murugan

May 14th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Ashok Leyland-Nissan, Daimler, India Yamaha to invest Rs 9,650 cr in TN

Chennai/New Delhi, May 14: Three companies will invest a total of Rs 9,150 crore in Tamil Nadu. The companies today signed the agreements with the industry department in the presence of the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa.

Ashok Leyland-Nissan Motor Company will invest Rs 4,150 crore in plants in Hosur, Pillaipakkam, Ennore, Velli Vaayalsavadi and Oragadam. Mr R. Seshasayee, Executive Vice-Chairman of the company, along with Mr Yuuji Tsukagoshi, Chairman, were present during the occassion, says a State government press release.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicle Pvt Ltd signed an agreement to increase the invest in its plant in Oragadam to Rs 4,000 crore. The company's CEO and Managing Director, Mr Marc Llistosella, was present during the signing of the agrement.

The third agreement was by India Yamaha Motor Ltd to invest Rs 1,500 crore in a Vallam Vadakal Sipcot Industrial. Its CEO and Managing Director, Mr Hiroyuki Suzuki, and the Deputy Managing Director, Mr Riyuju Kawashima, were present during the signing of the agreement.

This plant is expected to have a major focus on the export markets.

Mr Hiroyuki Suzuki, CEO and Managing Director, India Yamaha Motor, said, “This is in line with Yamaha Motor Corp’s medium-term management plans of enhancing local production levels to meet the demand growth in emerging markets such as India and their export markets.”

He added, “The Indian two-wheeler industry has witnessed much growth in the last few years, attributable to increased disposable income levels among a rapidly expanding middle class.”

Initially, the new factory will employ 1,800 people and have an annual production capacity of 4 lakh units at the start of operations. The capacity will reach 1.8 million units annually by 2018, at which time it will employ around 6,500 people.

In all, Yamaha will have a 2.8 million unit capacity by 2018, inclusive of its bike plant at Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh, where capacity was recently increased from 6 lakh to one million on a Rs 750 crore investment. It has another plant for two-wheeler parts at Faridabad, Haryana.

The new Chennai Factory will be the first in the Yamaha Motor group to have a vendor park in its nearby vicinity, thus enabling complete synchronization of external supplier parts production as well. This system will reduce losses in the areas of production management and distribution, the company said.

Yamaha looks to sell 2 million units and achieve a 10 per cent market share by 2016, by which time the two wheeler market is expected to touch 20 million units. Among its main challengers in India will be incumbents Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto, apart from the fast growing Honda

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3417881.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

Vicvin86

May 14th, 2012, 07:36 PM

Great work TN govt!! All these investments with no mela kela conducted!!

All in all, over Rs 7,000 crore of MoUs were signed by the Tamil Nadu government today and over Rs 36,000 crore of investment is expected flow in shortly.

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/cnbc-tv18-comments/tamil-nadu-govt-likely-to-see-investments-worth-rs-36k-cr_704351.html

murlee

May 14th, 2012, 08:58 PM

Coconut Processing Units

The places/Districts where Coconut Processing Units have been set up are indicated in the table at Annexure-I.:

In TN:

Kanjampuram, Tuticorin, Thootukudi Dist., Pollachi, Kariyachettipalayam, Meenakshipuram, Avinashi, Coimbatore, Ramanathapuram, Erode, Kallankadu, Nanjaiuthukuli Salem, Reddiyur, Nallampalayam, Namakkal, Padamudipalayam, Thenkasi, Panchpalayam, Kangayam, Sikkarasam, Karuvampalayam, Nallipalayam, Tirupur, Mayiladuthurai, Trichy, Dindigul, Thanjavur, Nataraja Nagar, Tirunelveli Town.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=83816

kvijayasundaram

May 15th, 2012, 03:44 AM

Arul Murugan

May 15th, 2012, 04:49 AM

Sorry to spoil the party, But barring Yamaha's 1500 cr plant, others that got signed were Just a rehash of old investments signed by prev govt or the same govt in previous years.
Hopefully the 36k crs of proposed investments do not count in the ones that were signed in previous years, as usual.

:)

Investment is a investment (tamil pada dialogue mathiri)... we cannot classify it as green field, brown field, white field, old field and give credit to different gvt. Let us take Chennai metro rail!! Though it was approved in last gvt, the majority spending in that project is going to happen in present gvt.

The investment is bound to continue even if dmdk or bjp or inc like party going to rule.

kvijayasundaram

May 15th, 2012, 05:11 AM

:)

Arul,
I guess u mis-understood. My intention here was not to start a political discussion on who gets the credit. My point here is that Majority of the investments excluding Yamaha signed today were mere rehash of what was already in the pipeline and have been beaten to death in this forum in various threads and hence nothing new to be excited about, barring the Yamaha one.:)

karkal

May 15th, 2012, 05:33 AM

TN game for animation industry (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/tn-game-animation-industry-690)

In a first of its kind initiative in Tamil Nadu, the state government on Monday announced that it will constitute an expert committee to promote the animation and gaming industry in a big way.

According to sources, this initiative will make Tamil Nadu a lucrative outsourcing destination as well as attract venture capital funding for new entrants in the sector.

The neighbouring Karnataka is first in the country to have a separate policy on animation, visual effects, gaming and comics industry,Winding up the debate on the demand for grants for his department in the Assembly, information technology minister Mukkur N. Subramanian said the government has decided to constitute an expert panel to promote the animation and gaming industry, which was on higher growth trajectory.

“Tamil Nadu is among the top states leading in multimedia and gaming sector. To foster further growth, the chief minister has ordered the setting up of an expert panel,” he said.

The committee will prepare a blueprint and submit its recommendations to the government, he added. Also, all government departments will be equipped to switch over to the internet protocol version- 6.

E-learning content for government employees would be launched to improve computer skills of government employees.

karkal

May 15th, 2012, 05:40 AM

Gas connection for anganwadi centres (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/digitised-arasu-tv-spread-its-wings-691)

Chief minister Jayalalithaa on Monday announced that her government would provide gas connections, gas stoves and pressure cookers in 5,000 anganwadi centres this year as part of its “smokeless kitchens” scheme.

“Of the 54,439 Anganwadi centres in the state, 16,645 have been converted into smokeless kitchens and 5,000 of remaining 37,794 centres would be made smokeless kitchens this year,” she said.

Ms Jayalalithaa also announced that children, aged two and five years, coming to these centres for nutritious food, would be given two sets of colour dress from this year.

Under MGR nutritious noon-meal scheme, students would get four sets from this year.

murlee

May 15th, 2012, 05:56 AM

Arul,
I guess u mis-understood. My intention here was not to start a political discussion on who gets the credit. My point here is that Majority of the investments excluding Yamaha signed today were mere rehash of what was already in the pipeline and have been beaten to death in this forum in various threads and hence nothing new to be excited about, barring the Yamaha one.:)

I don't think Ashok Leyland -Nissan investment comes under ur category.. Sure, they signed a MoU in 2008 but signing a MoU is not the end of the story, it is just a mere formal beginning. So many MoUs have gone kaput in the past. So, the 4,150 cr investment is quite significant too with land been acquired and given to them already at Pillaipakkam for their greenfield LCV plant.

Daimler has agreed to double from 2k to 4k crore which is a big number too. So what if it is a brownfield investment? 2000 cr extra is big money.

I agree with u on eicher motors and Philip carbon, though.

wlbkng

May 15th, 2012, 08:17 AM

Vaaila vadai sudradhu vera, vaaikulla vadaiya vechu sapadradhu vera.

You just cant skip counting because it was announced previously. We can realise the investments only when they start constructing the plant. Now the MoU will make sure that the plant will constructed. So lets wait till the actual construction begins.

murlee

May 15th, 2012, 10:13 AM

Tamil Nadu government to invest in state plants, India

The Tamil Nadu government is to upgrade two of its cement plants with an investment of around of INR515 crore.

The Business Standard of India reports that the state government is to invest INR165 crore in the Alangulam cement plant.

Orders have also been issued to appoint a project management consultant to increase the production of the Ariyalur cement plant to 1.5Mta from the current 500,000t. Investment for the proposed expansion would be around INR 350 crore, according to the state industries department.

The expansion of the state-run cement companies comes at a time when the southern cement market is showing some positive recovery. After reporting a decline of 3.03 per cent in the first nine months of the current financial year, in the last quarter it reported 8.98 per cent growth.

http://www.cemnet.com/News/story/149728/tamil-nadu-government-to-invest-in-state-plants-india.html

murlee

May 15th, 2012, 10:15 AM

Very good initiative :okay:

TN to set up a unified site to access online services

People utilising any of the services of the Tamil Nadu Government Departments online will soon be able to access these through a unified Web site.

The Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, said all the services of the Government Departments will soon be available through an Online Demonstrative Services Directory on the State Government Web site.

The details of the online services, Web site address, links to services, user guide and service status can be obtained at one location.

People access a range of services online for various purposes such as obtaining birth certificates, death certificates, encumbrance certificates, to file tax returns, make e-payment and pay utility bills.

However, users will have to access these facilities through separate Web sites of each of the Departments concerned. The proposed directory will simplify the access to the range of online services offered by the Government.

A software to monitor and track implementation of Government schemes will also be created, she said. The Monitoring Application Software will help officials keep track of the schemes in a time bound manner.

The Government Departments will also take action to enhance the online security of the data to protect these from hackers, the Chief Minister said.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/article3421451.ece

karkal

May 16th, 2012, 09:24 PM

TVS Motor, Sundaram Clayton to invest Rs 770 cr in Hosur (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tvs-motor-sundaram-clayton-to-invest-rs-770-cr-in-hosur/474519/)

TVS Motor and Sundaram Clayton Limited (SCL), part of the $5-billion TVS Group, together are planning to invest around Rs 770 crore in their facilities at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect is expected to be signed with the Tamil Nadu government shortly, according to sources.

Meanwhile, TVS Motor has pumped an additional $5 million into its Indonesian subsidiary – PT TVS Motor Company, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s data.

When contacted, a TVS Motor Company spokesperson declined to comment saying that “the company is currently in a silent period.” Officials of Sundaram Clayton were unavailable for comment.

SCL is one of the largest auto components manufacturing and distribution group in India. It is a leading supplier of aluminium die castings to the automotive and non-automotive sector.

Recently, the company has said that it had received new orders from companies like Daimler and that the new orders accounted for 10-12 per cent of its total business. The company has witnessed good volume growth – from 32,000 tonne last year to 36,000 tonne this year.

SCL has one plant at Hosur and two in Chennai. The proposed investment by the company will be for brown-field expansion, sources said.

Investments by TVS Motor, the third-largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the country, will be for a brown-field expansion at Hosur, which will support its growth target of eight to 10 per cent for the whole year. The investment comes at a time when the company has lined up some new launches, including a 125-cc motorcycle during the July-August time frame.

The company has reported a seven per cent growth in domestic sales during the month of April at 151,181 units, as against 141,619 units in April 2011. Total sales of the company grew four per cent in April 2012 with sales of 174,455 units, as against 167,744 units registered in April 2011.

Subra

May 16th, 2012, 10:40 PM

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/economy/tn-new-production-hub-thermal-power-equipment-928

After carving a niche for itself in the global automobile production map, Tamil Nadu has emerged as a manufacturing hub for thermal power plant equipment. The state is set to have an annual thermal sets manufacturing capacity of over 25,000 mw by 2015, while generating over 3,000 jobs in the next three years.

With proposed large coal-fired power capacity additions to address the energy deficit, the Indian government has been encouraging newer domestic manufacturing units for producing power plant equipment due to inadequate production capacity to support new thermal projects in the country. With the entry of global majors through joint ventures with domestic players for making boiler, turbine and generator (BTG) sets through greenfield units, two new entrants in the Indian market have chosen Tamil Nadu to locate their projects. The strong presence of engineering firms, including the vendors of BHEL and port connectivity in the state have lured Toshiba-JSW and BGR-Hitachi JVs to establish their projects near Chennai.

“Toshiba-JSW has set up a plant for manufacture of turbines in Chennai possibly with a view of better logistics as availability of a port facility along the coast will facilitate transportation of large turbo-generator components. Availability of strong fabrication hub in Tamil Nadu could be a factor in deciding to set up the BGR–Hitachi plant in the State,” A V Krishnan, executive director-Tiruchi Complex, BHEL told Financial Chronicle.

BHEL has ramped up its annual manufacturing capacity for thermal sets to 15,000 mw at its Tiruchirapalli complex and will add few hundred jobs during this year, while Toshiba-JSW joint venture for super-critical steam turbines and generators has recently commissioned its production unit near Chennai. The plant is to hit an annual capacity of 3,000 mw during this financial year, while the JV partners intend to ramp up the production capacity to 6,000 mw by 2015. The expansion will see creation of few hundreds of jobs in the next three years.

According to Itaru Ishibashi, managing director of Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator Pvt, Chennai unit will be the first Toshiba production facility outside Japan to make turbines and generators for coal-fired power plants. With two ports in the city, the JV has plans to serve some markets in Asia and Africa out of Chennai facility.

BGR-Hitachi joint venture’s manufacturing units for super critical boilers and turbines are expected to commence operations at Madurantakam, about 80 km from Chennai in the next 2-3 months. The company plans an annual manufacturing capacity of 5,000 mw over the next 15-18 months. The projects are expected to generate job potential for about 2,500 people, according to a top company official.

After the entry of new players, competition has intensified in the domestic BTG market. However BHEL has indicated that the company is confident of maintaining its position in the market.

karkal

May 17th, 2012, 12:46 AM

Defluoridation Plant inaugurated at Salem Steel Plant (http://www.steelguru.com/stainless_steel_news/Defluoridation_Plant_inaugurated_at_Salem_Steel_Plant/264045.html)

PTI reported that in order to comply with pollution control norms, INR 13.6 crore state of the art Defluoridation Plant has been installed at the Salem Steel plant. The plant has been installed to reduce the fluoride and dissolved solids level in the final neutralized effluent from the new and existing Cold Rolling Mills to comply with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board norms.

With the installation of the defluoridation plant claimed to be the first in the stainless steel industry in India, Salem Steel Plant has taken the lead to create an environment-friendly zero discharge plant, meeting the stringent pollution control norms.

The plant was formally inaugurated by Mr SS Mohanty director (Technical) of SAIL in the presence of Executive Director Salem Steel Plant Mr S Chandrasekaran and other officials.

Source - Press Trust of India

murlee

May 17th, 2012, 03:57 AM

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getimage.dll?path=TOICH/2012/05/17/10/Img/Ad0100217.png

murlee

May 17th, 2012, 04:07 AM

Tracks of development
WITH ITS EYES FIXED ON THE FUTURE, THE GOVERNMENT HAS UNVEILED SCHEMES TO MAKE SURE THAT TAMIL NADU'S INFRASTRUCTURE IS ON PAR WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD

Tamil Nadu, one of the most progressive states in terms of socio-economic indicators is racing ahead in every possible way. The AIADMK government has seen to it that scores of projects are now in various stages of implementation to strengthen infrastructure across the state, while many more schemes are in the pipeline for execution in the coming years to address the critical gaps in demand and supply.
Unveiling the government's ambitious Vision 2023 document, which envisages a total investment in key infrastructure projects of 15 lakh crore for the rapid growth of the economy, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa hopes that the strategic plan for infrastructure development would catapult Tamil Nadu on to a high growth plane, and as she puts it, "One of the key requirements for rapid economic growth in all sectors is quality infrastructure. My government endeavours to ensure benefits to all people." She adds, "I have chosen a clear and challenging time frame of ten fiscal years within which we will achieve ambitious goals."
The government's vision is to provide world-class infrastructure to all its residents, irrespective of their economic status. Investments on infrastructure development – power, water, sanitation, transportation, irrigation, ports, airports, connectivity, housing and healthcare – has until now been four to five percent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), while the requirement (as dictated by Vision 2023) is to increase the annual spending on infrastructure to about 10 percent of the GSDP from 2015 onwards, and further to 11.5 percent from 2019 onwards. Keeping these goals in mind, the State is committed to enact a law to constitute the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board, under the chairmanship of Chief Minister to create a congenial environment for speedy implementation of critical infrastructure projects that will catapult the growth the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
O Paneerselvam, Finance Minister, says, "To begin with, the government has sanctioned a sum of 1,000 crore for the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Fund in this fiscal." As the availability of lands is crucial for better infrastructure, the government has already set in motion the Land Bank policy, the first of its kind in the State – pooling in government lands and acquiring private lands to ensure readily available lands for infrastructure development.
The State has taken a serious note of the wide gap between the sorry state of urban infrastructure not keeping pace with the exponential growth of population. "To bridge this infrastructure gap, the government launched the Integrated Urban Development Mission (IUDM) and the Chennai Mega City Development Mission," Paneerselvam says. Under IUDM, an allocation of 750 crore was made for infrastructure development in urban local bodies, while 500 crore was allotted to Chennai, which has now been expanded with an addition of 42 local bodies.
Flawless road connectivity will also contribute to economic development. The State has committed itself to strengthen its road infrastructure by converting 963 kilometers of State Highways into double lanes and 3,700 kilometers of Major District Roads to intermediate lanes at a cost of 2,400 crores over the next three years. This year, improvements to the Tuticorin to Kanyakumari road will commence shortly at a cost of 257 crore. In view of the huge resource requirement, the State budget has allocated 5,651.68 crore for the State highways this year.
"Taking into account the traffic and environmental feasibility of improving 765 km of East Coast Road from Chennai to Kanyakumari, works are being implemented by various wings of the department to ensure a quick and comfortable journey for people," says Edappadi K Palaniswami, Minister for Highways and Minor Ports. An ongoing investigation by the Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Ltd (TNRDC) on the feasibility of the laying of four lanes on ECR from Akkarai to Puducherry will ease congestion and avoid accidents.
Chennai is fast emerging as a major hub of industries in South Asia. In view of the high rise in vehicles and the rise in population, the State has decided to take up Phase II of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project using its own financial resources. The scheme connecting Nemilicherry to Minjur for about 30.5 km was estimated at 1,075 crores and planned for execution with the financial assistance of the Japan International Co-operation Agency. According to Palaniswami, land acquisition for the second phase of the Rajiv Gandhi Salai, connecting Siruseri to Mamallapuram for a length of 25 kilometers is also in progress. After completing the land acquisition, works will be taken up at a cost of 550 crores.
Several efforts have now been made to maximize the access to public transport. If 3,000 new buses were inducted into the State transport fleet, another 3,000 will be added in the current fiscal at a cost of 548 crore. Global bids have already been invited for the 57 km Phase I of the Chennai Mono Rail to decongest the roads from private vehicles, following which 54 km of Phase II, connecting Vandalur and Puzhal will be taken care of.
Keeping in mind the recommendations of the CMDA's Chennai City Traffic and Transportation Study, the government has also promised to take steps for the transit-oriented development of mass transport corridors like Anna Salai and EVR Periyar Salai. The formation of link roads, providing missing links, widening, grade separators, elevated roads will also find place in a phased manner.

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2012/05/17&PageLabel=10&EntityId=Ar01000&ViewMode=HTML

murlee

May 22nd, 2012, 10:13 AM

Indian Oil Corp plans 41% capacity expansion by 2016/17

Indian Oil Corp, the country's biggest refiner aims to expand refining capacity 41% by 2016/17 and use more cheaper, heavy crude grades to boost profitability and offset revenues lost on domestic fuel sales.

IOC and its subsidiary, Chennai Petroleum Corp, control 10 refineries accounting for about 31% of India's capacity of 4.3 million barrels per day.

Mr Raj Kumar Ghosh in an interview at the Reuters Global Energy and Environment Summit said that the state run refiner plans to raise capacity to about 1.85 million barrels per day by 2016/17 from 1.31 million now. He said that "The refinery expansion will require an investment of about INR 200 billion (USD 3.71 billion) as we have already committed 300 billion rupees investment for Paradip.”

Mr Ghosh said that “The 300,000 bpd Paradip plant in the eastern state of Odisha, formerly known as Orissa, would be commissioned in the third quarter of 2013.”

He said the capacity expansion will include raising the capacity at the Haldia plant by about 10,000 bpd, that at the Gujarat plant by 86,000 bpd and the capacity of Chennai Petroleum by 136,000 bpd.

The Haldia plant in India's eastern state of West Bengal state has capacity of 150,000 bpd while Koyali in western Gujarat state has 274,000 bpd capacity.

Chennai Petroleum owns 2 refineries in southern Tamil Nadu state with combined capacity of 230,000 bpd.

In the current fiscal year that started in April, IOC aims to import 1.04 million bpd crude including 870,000 bpd through term deals compared with 1.06 million bpd in the last fiscal year, when it drew about 790,000 bpd from term contracts.

Mr Ghosh said that "Our crude import in this (fiscal) year is estimated to be lower because we have been allocated 2 million tonnes (40,000 bpd) of Mangala crude. It was 1 million tonnes last year adding the oil would be processed at Koyali and the Panipat plant in the northern state of Punjab.”

http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Indian_Oil_Corp_plans_41_percent_capacity_expansion_by_201617/264875.html

murlee

May 22nd, 2012, 02:17 PM

Ford to spend $250,000 on seven Tamil Nadu villages

Global automotive giant Ford Motor Company will spend $250,000 on the education, safety, environment and health and welfare of the seven village communities around its plant near here, a top company official said Tuesday.

"We have got a grant of $250,000 from Ford Motor Company Fund managing the initiative Operation Goodwill in partnership with its international grant maker, the Global Giving Foundation. In the first phase, we will be spending $125,000 on the four ares of our focus through three non-governmental organisations (NGO)," Michael Boneham, the company's president and managing director, told reporters here.

Ford has a plant at Maraimalainagar, around 50 km from here. The move is part of the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

According to Boneham, the company will run the programme with the assistance of Global Giving, local NGOs, volunteers and employees of Ford India and Ford Global Business Services.

He said Ford's subsidiaries in India - Ford India and Ford Global Business Services - have been carrying out CSR activities through their employees all these years and as the grant is received for the first time it was decided to rope in NGOs who are focussed on these areas.

He said the three NGOs will have to complete their projects within a year and there are strict monitoring mechanisms.

"We will make a separate announcement as to the remaining amount of the grant," he said.

According to him, the grant under the Operation Goodwill programme of Ford Motor Company Fund is one time as of now.

The three NGOs that will be executing the projects on behalf of Ford are Aid India, Society for Technology and Advancement for Rural Action (TARA) and Society for Poor Peoples Development (SPPD).

One of the projects under the grant includes setting up 20 after-school tutoring centres near Ford's factory to coach government school students. The project will be executed by Aid India.

"The objective is to ensure that every child achieves basic outcomes in language, maths, English and science and gets prepared to face the world with confidence. We will train teachers who will train the students," Balaji Sampath, secretary of Aid India, said.

"We are going to reach out to 14 schools in seven villages where we will be providing access to safe drinking water, sanitation facilities through installation of 14 water filters and 14 toilets for the girl students. The average student population per school is around 700 and we hope to benefit around 3,000 girl students through our toilets," Meghna Das, manager, environmental programme, TARA, said.

She said a need assessment will have to be done during the first six months and the project execution - building of toilets and others - would take another six months.

On its part, SPPD would train women in the age group 18-45 in the seven villages in tailoring so that they can get good jobs in garment units or they can become entrepreneurs, said its secretary J.Raju.

http://twocircles.net/2012may22/ford_spend_250000_seven_tamil_nadu_villages.html

madurakarenda

May 23rd, 2012, 06:09 AM

தமிழகத்தில் அதிக முதலீடு:அமெரிக்க தூதர் நான்சி பாவெல்

தமிழகத்தின் முன்னேற்றத்திற்கு அமெரிக்கா அதிகளவில் தொடர்ந்து முதலீடு செய்யும் என இந்தியாவிற்கான அமெரிக்க தூதர் நான்சி பாவெல் உறுதி அளித்துள்ளார்.

சென்னையில் நிகழ்ச்சி ஒன்றில் கலந்து கொண்டு பேசிய நான்சி இவ்வாறு தெரிவித்துள்ளார். மேலும் சென்னை தவிர மதுரை, கோவை ஆகிய நகரங்களிலும் முதலீடுகளை அதிகரிக்க நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ள உள்ளதாகவும், இந்தியா-அமெரிக்கா இடையேயான வர்த்தக உறவு சிறப்பாக உள்ளதாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

http://www.makkalmurasu.com/tamilnews/16738

^^ U.S to promote investments in TN cities Chennai, Madurai and Kovai

saysenthil

May 23rd, 2012, 09:27 AM

Tamil Nadu is new production hub for thermal power equipment (http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Tamil_Nadu_is_new_production_hub_for_thermal_power_equipment/265036.html)

Tamil Nadu has emerged as a manufacturing hub for thermal power plant equipment. The state is set to have an annual thermal sets manufacturing capacity of over 25,000 MW by 2015, while generating over 3,000 jobs in the next three years.

With proposed large coal-fired power capacity additions to address the energy deficit, the Indian government has been encouraging newer domestic manufacturing units for producing power plant equipment due to inadequate production capacity to support new thermal projects in the country.

With the entry of global majors through joint ventures with domestic players for making boiler, turbine and generator sets through greenfield units, two new entrants in the Indian market have chosen Tamil Nadu to locate their projects.

The strong presence of engineering firms, including the vendors of BHEL and port connectivity in the state have lured Toshiba-JSW and BGR-Hitachi JVs to establish their projects near Chennai.

Mr AV Krishnan executive director-Tiruchi Complex BHEL told Financial Chronicle that “Toshiba-JSW has set up a plant for manufacture of turbines in Chennai possibly with a view of better logistics as availability of a port facility along the coast will facilitate transportation of large turbo generator components. Availability of strong fabrication hub in Tamil Nadu could be a factor in deciding to set up the BGR-Hitachi plant in the State.”

BHEL has ramped up its annual manufacturing capacity for thermal sets to 15,000 mw at its Tiruchirapalli complex and will add few hundred jobs during this year, while Toshiba-JSW joint venture for super-critical steam turbines and generators has recently commissioned its production unit near Chennai. The plant is to hit an annual capacity of 3,000 mw during this financial year, while the JV partners intend to ramp up the production capacity to 6,000 mw by 2015. The expansion will see creation of few hundreds of jobs in the next three years.

According to Itaru Ishibashi, managing director of Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator Pvt, Chennai unit will be the first Toshiba production facility outside Japan to make turbines and generators for coal-fired power plants. With two ports in the city, the JV has plans to serve some markets in Asia and Africa out of Chennai facility.

BGR-Hitachi joint venture’s manufacturing units for super critical boilers and turbines are expected to commence operations at Madurantakam, about 80 km from Chennai in the next 2-3 months. The company plans an annual manufacturing capacity of 5,000 mw over the next 15 to 18 months. The projects are expected to generate job potential for about 2,500 people, according to a top company official.

After the entry of new players, competition has intensified in the domestic BTG market. However BHEL has indicated that the company is confident of maintaining its position in the market.

saysenthil

May 25th, 2012, 01:20 PM

Prison Bazaar gets nod; jails to become factories (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3453345.ece)

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Central prisons in Tamil Nadu are set to become factories with the State government clearing a proposal to establish a Prison Bazaar.

The ambitious project aims at enhancing the variety, quality and quantity of prison products and making them available in the retail market. With Freedom as its brand name, the prison products will deviate from the conventional practice of catering to government departments and enter the open market.

According to prison sources, qualified trainers have been identified to expose the inmates to the use of modern technology in the manufacturing industry. While competing in the market, the Freedom brand is expected to have an edge in terms of pricing even as prison authorities maintain there will be no compromise on quality. The prison industry extends to nine central prisons, three special prisons for women and nine district jails across the State where approximately 11,000 inmates are lodged.

Additional Director-General of Police (Prisons) S.K. Dogra says the acceptance of the Prison Bazaar concept was the most consequential step towards a comprehensive prison reforms programme.

“Once this concept is put into practice, the prisons will become factories. This will give multiple benefits such as utilising the man-hours available in the prison, employing inmates in a productive manner etc. The Chief Minister has a modern outlook and liberally supports all efforts towards systemic transformational changes.”

As part of the Prison Bazaar initiative, the inmates will be trained in productive skills, which they can utilise to earn a living after release.

The prisons, already into textile, leather, soaps, books, bakery and other industries, will enhance their range of products depending upon the market conditions.

Underlining the need for being quality conscious, Mr. Dogra says: “So far we were manufacturing goods for the police and other departments. Such government clients are not very demanding in terms of pricing, delivery schedule and quality, although we ourselves try to maintain this. But once you operate in the open market, you have to adopt the best commercial practices. So, naturally the entire process of manufacturing will have to move up the scale in terms of efficiency and quality.”

On how the project will help the prisoners, he says under the new system, the inmates will acquire the latest manufacturing techniques. On release from the prison, they will emerge as a trained, qualified and skilled labour. A portion of the revenue generated through the Prison Bazaar will be credited to their account.

Mr. Dogra says research will be done to decide upon the range of products to be manufactured in prisons. “I don't see any difficulty in marketing the products. Many of the prison inmates are highly skilled. Since they do not have any diversions within the prison, they usually work with greater focus. Also, we might work for a tie-up with organisations that may prefer goods produced in prisons because of the social reformation angle.”

saysenthil

May 31st, 2012, 09:52 AM

Philips Carbon signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Govt (http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article3473751.ece)

Philips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL), an RP-Sanjiv Goenka group company, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tamil Nadu Government for setting up a new carbon black unit along with a power plant.

The pact was signed a few days ago, highly placed sources said. PCBL now has four units in Gujarat, West Bengal and Kerala, besides investments in Vietnam. Its total capacity is over four lakh tonnes with a co-generation capacity of 68.5 MW.

The company, which took on record its 2001-12 results on Wednesday, said that its performance had been impacted by lower offtake by tyre companies and higher imports of carbon black from China.

Net sales for the year rose to Rs.2,188.7 crore from Rs.1,695.7 crores due to increased product prices, but post-tax profit took a hit with a 25 per cent drop to Rs.87.1 crore from Rs.116.3 crore.

In the fourth quarter, the net profit was Rs.5.1 crore against Rs.19.6 crore.

saysenthil

May 31st, 2012, 10:18 AM

Rs 17k-cr debt restructuring for Tamil Nadu textile industry (http://business-standard.com/india/news/rs-17k-cr-debt-restructuring-for-tamil-nadu-textile-industry-/475885/)

The finance ministry’s decision to restructure debt worth about Rs 35,000 crore to the textile industry has offered relief to the textile industry in Tamil Nadu, the largest in India.

The industry in the state, likely to see restructuring of debt worth Rs 17,000 crore, is struggling, owing to the crisis in Europe and the rupee fluctuation.

S Dinakaran, chairman, The Southern India Mills’ Association, said the news of debt restructuring had brought great relief to the ailing textile industry. This would also help textile mills in Andhra Pradesh, which had incurred huge losses last year.

“Since the textile units have already started making marginal profits,the industry would revive soon and perform well. The industry would be in a position to pay the interest and improve its liquidity position with the announcement of the package,” he said.

According to the Association estimate, in Tamil Nadu alone the debt restructuring of Mills would be around Rs 15,000 crore and number of units likely to be benefited will be around 600-700, most of them would be small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

A Sakthivel, president, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), which represents the Rs 12,500 crore knitwear industry, which is the country's largest, from Tirupur said that around debt to the tune of Rs 1000-1200 crore will be restructured in Tirupur and around 200 SMEs will be benefited from this move.

He added, the Finance Ministry would recommend to RBI not to classify the units asset as NPA after providing special dispensations in NPA rules and also allowing a two year moratorium on term loan to the Textile industry and converting the eroded working capital into working capital term loan repayable over a period of three to five years.

He added, the knitwear garment export sector and other stakeholder units in Tirupur have been eagerly awaiting with bated breath for the positive announcement mainly to tide over the crisis since they are struggling to service their loan and interest further to slowdown of exports. He further noted that the debt restructuring to the units at this juncture will be a major relief to all and certainly lift the sagging morale of the textile industry.

Commenting about the textile industry in Tirupur, Sakthivel said, “as the currency is depreciating, customers are asking for rate cut, which we have done to the tune of 3-4 per cent. If we dont do, the customers will go to other countries”.

Industry is still struggling, said another exporter from the textile town, due to the European crisis and increase in power and capital cost. “No new orders are coming from our traditional markets of Europe and the US, whatever the orders which are coming is not viable”.

The industry is now looking at new markets like Japan, Israel, Russia, South America and South Africa.

“With the entry of new markets and going by the current Rupee value against Dollar we are hoping to close the current fiscal with a total turnover of around Rs 14,000 crore as compared to Rs 12500-12800 crore last year,” said Sakthievel.

saysenthil

June 1st, 2012, 10:34 AM

Infusion of Rs.69 crore to improve Aavin infrastructure (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3477313.ece)

A major project will be setting up of tetrapack manufacturing unit

For the first time in the history of Aavin (Tamil Nadu Milk Producers' Co-operative Federation), substantial funds have been sanctioned for its infrastructural improvement by the State-level sanctioning committee.

According to highly placed sources, the committee headed by the Chief Secretary has sanctioned Rs.69 crore for the first phase under the National Agricultural Development Programme (NADP) to be implemented this fiscal.

A major project that will be taken up will be the setting up of a unit to manufacture tetrapack or ‘flexi' pack at Rs.38.21 crore.

This will be on the lines of the one in Salem District Milk Producers' Union. Called ‘aseptic packaging', this will help keep the milk in normal temperature for a minimum of three months, the sources explained.

In a bid to bolster the grass roots milk structure, 6,000 dairy units will be formed with the existing members of the milk producers' societies in 12 districts with total outlay of Rs.3.1 crore. Each unit will have three to four members.

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be appointed under the NADP for co-ordination.

Each district will have 10 social workers interacting with the milk producers, arranging bank loans and organising all services required by them.

The districts chosen are those where the grass roots-level services are considered “not up to the mark”.

As many as 10 bulk milk coolers will be purchased at a total cost of Rs.2.9 crore. Already, Aavin has 184 such coolers.

“We want to maintain the cold chain — from producer till it reaches the consumer,” say the sources.

“Besides, we are planning to rejuvenate one of the three cattle feed units of Aavin. While the Erode unit is producing 2,000 tonnes of concentrated feed (both mash and pellets) as against its installed capacity of 2,500 tonnes, the units at Madhavaram and Kappalur are not in working condition. We are yet to take a call on which unit should be rejuvenated as we are getting Rs.10.63 crore for the purpose now.”

The sources admit that the cost of feed has been the major grouse of milk producers as the federation has been unable to supply the required quantity even for the members of the milk societies.

In order to supplement the Erode production, “we have been purchasing, through TANFED, about 2,000 tonnes of feed every month. During May it rose to 2,200 tonnes. By June we hope to raise our supply to milk producers to 6,000 tonnes.”

They say the feed produced by the Erode plant is sold at Rs.10.60 per kg and feed bought through TANFED at Rs.11.10, far lower than the market price.

“As the flush season has begun we have touched 25 lakh litres of procurement a day. We expect to procure more. As four per cent of four lakh litres of milk is converted into butter every day — 16 tonnes a day — we plan to purchase deep freezers for which Rs.6.5 crore has been sanctioned.” Besides, Rs.7.71 crore will go for veterinary services.

The sources express the hope that “some more funds” will be allotted to improve the infrastructure as the State is planning to trigger a White Revolution.

krishnaswamy

June 5th, 2012, 11:51 PM

புதிய பார்முலா ...: விற்பனையை அதிகரிக்க ஆவின் திட்டம் (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=480598)
"தமிழக அரசு அறிவித்துள்ள இரண்டாவது பசுமை புரட்சிக்கு, இந்த புதிய பார்முலா ஏற்றதாக உள்ளது என, ஆவின் நிறுவன மூத்த அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறுகிறார்.

22 லட்சம் லிட்டர்: ஆவின் நிறுவனம் ஆண்டு சராசரியாக, நாள் ஒன்றுக்கு, 22 லட்சம் லிட்டர் பாலை கொள்முதல் செய்கிறது. 2010 மே மாதத்தில், பால் கொள்முதல் 22.19 லட்சம் லிட்டராக இருந்தது. இக்கொள்முதல், கடந்த ஆண்டு மே மாதத்தில், 25.08 லட்சமாக அதிகரித்துள்ளது. தமிழக அரசு இலவசமாக வழங்கியுள்ள கறவை மாடுகள் மூலம், 32 ஆயிரம் லிட்டர் பால் கூடுதலாகக் கிடைத்துள்ளது. மேலும், மாதம் ஒன்றுக்கு பால் கொள்முதல் இலக்கை, 28 லட்சமாக உயர்த்தவும், ஆவின் இலக்கு நிர்ணயித்துள்ளது. கூடுதல் லாபத்துக்காக மட்டும் பால் கொள்முதலை அதிகரிக்கவில்லை. அதிலிருந்து
கிடைக்கும் உபபொருட்களான நெய், வெண்ணெய், பால்கோவா போன்றவற்றின் விற்பனை மூலமும் லாபத்தை அதிகரிக்க திட்டமிட்டு உள்ளோம் என, ஆவின் அதிகாரிகள் கூறுகின்றனர்."
ivanga potturukkura kanakku enakku puriyalengo. :)
I will be more happy, if this project is executed with much broader picture of
1. opening more milk co-operative societies,
2. improving their infrastructure on processing and storage,
3. effective Transportation and distribution,
4. Environment Friendly packaging
5. strategic farming to improve more grazing lands.I am not so greedy and just "organic" farms are enough :)
6. Finally, prepare a DPR to stop the cows from roaming in Expressways(40km max speed) like OMR. :)

madurakarenda

June 6th, 2012, 06:55 AM

கிராமங்களில் பி.பி.ஓ., மையம் துவங்கினால் மானியம் : தமிழக அரசு அறிவிப்பு

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சென்னை : கிராமப்புறங்களில் பி.பி.ஓ., மையங்கள் துவங்கினால், முதலீடு, பயிற்சி உள்ளிட்டவற்றில் மானியம், போக்குவரத்து வசதி ஆகியவை ஏற்படுத்தி தரப்படும் என, தமிழக அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

தமிழக அரசின், கடந்த 2011-12 நிதியாண்டிற்கான நிதி நிலை அறிக்கையில், தொழில் முனைவோர், கிராமப்புறங்களில் தங்கள் பி.பி.ஓ., மையங்களை அமைப்பது தொடர்பாக, பி.பி.ஓ., கொள்கை மாற்றியமைக்கப்படும் என அறிவிக்கப் பட்டிருந்தது. இதன்படி, மேம்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிராமப்புற பி.பி.ஓ., கொள்கை வெளியிடப் பட்டுள்ளது.

கிராமங்களில் பி.பி.ஓ., சூழல்: வெளிநாடுகளில் செயல்பட்டு வரும் தொழில் நிறுவனங்கள், அமைப்புகளின் நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கான சேவைகள், பெரும்பாலும், இந்தியாவில் உள்ள பி.பி.ஓ., நிறுவனங்கள் மூலம் மேற்கொள்ளப் படுகின்றன. இந்த நிறுவனங்கள் அனைத்தும், வர்த்தகம் சார்ந்த முக்கிய பகுதிகளையே நோக்கி அமைந்துள்ளன. இப்பிரிவு மேலும் வளர, கிராமப் புறங்களில் இதற்கான சூழலை, அரசு ஏற்படுத்தித் தர வேண்டியது அவசியமாகிறது.

புதிய பி.பி.ஓ., கொள்கை:இதற்கென மேம்படுத்தப்பட்ட கிராமப்புற பி.பி.ஓ., கொள்கை-2012 உருவாக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது. இதன்படி, தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள ஊராட்சி பகுதிகளில், பி.பி.ஓ., மையங்கள் அமைக்கும் தொழில் முனைவோரை ஊக்குவிக்கிறது. மேலும், பி.பி.ஓ., நிறுவனங்கள், தொழில் முனைவோர், கிராமப்புறங்களில் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு தேவையான கல்வியறிவு அளிக்கும் கல்வி நிறுவனங்களை துவங்கவும் வழி செய்கிறது.

மானியம் உண்டு:இந்த கொள்கையின்படி, மாநில தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பத் துறை, கிராமப்புறங்களில் பி.பி.ஓ., மற்றும் கல்வி நிறுவனங்களை அமைக்கும் நிறுவனங்களுடன் இணைந்து செயல்படும். கிராமப்புறங்களில் தனியாரால் அமைக்கப்படும், பி.பி.ஓ.,க்களுக்கான இடம், மின்சாரம் மற்றும் தொடர்பியல் வசதிகளை, தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பத் துறையே அளிக்கும்.இத்துறை, தொழில்முனைவோருக்கும், பி.பி.ஓ., மையங்கள், கல்வி நிறுவனங்களை அமைக்கும் பெரிய நிறுவனங்களுக்கும் வசதிகளை ஏற்படுத்தித் தருவதுடன், மாணவர்கள், ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு, துறை சார்ந்த தொழில்முனைவோருடன் தொடர்பு ஏற்படுத்தி, எதிர்கால திட்டத்தை வளர்க்க உதவுகிறது. மேலும், கிராமப்புறங்களில் சொந்த இடம் அல்லது வாடகை இடத்தில், பி.பி.ஓ., மையங்களை அமைக்கும் நிறுவனங்களுக்கு, மேம்படுத்தப்பட்ட புதிய பி.பி.ஓ., கொள்கையின் படி, மானியமும் வழங்கப்படுகிறது.

முதலீட்டில் 20 சதவீதம் :இதன்படி, கிராமப்புறங்களில், 50 பயிற்சி பெற்றவர்களைக் கொண்டு துவக்கப்படும் பி.பி.ஓ., மையங்களுக்கு, அடிப்படை முதலீட்டில், 20 சதவீதம், அதாவது அதிகபட்சமாக, ஐந்து லட்ச ரூபாய் வரை மானியம் வழங்கப் படுகிறது. புதிய பி.பி.ஓ.,க்கள் துவக்கப்படும் போது, தகுதி வாய்ந்த பணியாளர்கள் தேவைப்படுவதால், அவர்களுக்கு மூன்று மாதங்கள் பயிற்சியளிக்க, மாதம் ஒன்றுக்கு, 1,500 ரூபாய், பயிற்சிக்கான மானியம் வழங்கப் படுகிறது. இதன் மூலம், ஒரு பி.பி.ஓ.,வில் பணியில் சேரும், 50 பேருக்கு, 2.25 லட்ச ரூபாய் வரை செலவிடப் படுகிறது. மேலும், கிராமப்புற பி.பி.ஓ.,வில் பணியாற்றுபவர்களுக்கு, அடிப்படை போக்குவரத்து வசதிகள் செய்து தரப்படும் என்றும் அறிவிக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது.

பயிற்சிக்கு தனி நிறுவனம்:இந்த பி.பி.ஓ.,க்களை அமைக்கும் நிறுவனங்களுக்கான மானியத்தை, எல்காட் நிறுவனம் வழங்கும். ஊராட்சிகளில், பி.பி.ஓ., அமைக்கும் நிறுவனங்களின் செயல்பாடுகளை கண்காணித்து, தகுதியுள்ள நிறுவனங்களை இறுதி செய்து, மானியத்தை இந்த நிறுவனம் வழங்கும். பி.பி.ஓ.,க்களில் பணியாற்றுபவர்களுக்கு பயிற்சியளிக்கும் பணியை ஐ.சி.டி., அகடமி மேற்கொள்கிறது. தகவல் தொழில்நுட்பம் சார்ந்த பயிற்சிகளை, இந்த நிறுவனம் பணியாளர்களுக்கு வழங்கும். நவீன மேலாண்மை தொழில்நுட்ப பயிற்சிகளையும், இந்த நிறுவனம் வழங்கும். இவ்வாறு தமிழக அரசு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=480668

^^ Subsidies announced for setting up rural BPOs :cheers: New BPO Policy 2012 framed (Do anybody have the link of it?).

Btw, nice picture for the article :drool:

madurakarenda

June 6th, 2012, 03:08 PM

Rural BPO in ICTACT website : http://ictact.in/Pages/ruralbpo.aspx#2

Their presentations :-

* For ITES Firms (http://ictact.in/upload/images/Rural_BPO_for_Corporate.pps)

* For Institutions (http://ictact.in/upload/images/Rural_bpo_for_colleges.ppsx)

kannan infratech

June 6th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Grama BPO potturukkara Photo partha phoren gramam pola theriyudhu :lol:

saysenthil

June 7th, 2012, 11:27 AM

Tamil Nadu to get 76 new hotels (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/regions/madurai/tamil-nadu-get-76-new-hotels-312)

The hotel industry in Tamil Nadu is in for a boom with likelihood of 76 new hotels to be established in the state in a couple of years, said state tourism minister S. Gokula Indira.

Inaugurating the centre for tourism and hotel management at Madurai Kamaraj University on Wednesday, she said there was also a possibility of 4 and 5 star hotels with 3,500 rooms coming up across the state.

She was hopeful that the 5-year integrated post graduate programme on tourism and hotel management, to be offered by the university from this academic year, would help students get employment in star hotels and draw salaries at par with IIT students.

Having realised the importance of tourism and scope for growth, the varsity proposed the programme and admit about 120 students, she said, appreciating effort of vice chancellor Kalyani Mathivanan.

While 77 colleges in southern districts are affiliated to MKU, three more would be added, as CM Jayalalithaa has ordered to start colleges in Tirumangalam, Vedasanthur and Aruppukottai from this academic year, she said, pointing out that AIADMK government has allotted Rs 15,000 crore for education.

VC Kalyani Mathivanan said the varsity has planted seeds for two ambitious projects — tourism and hotel management programme and opening a multi-speciality health centre for those living on campus and in its vicinity.

She said tourism and hotel management have become areas of prime concern with increasing tourists and expanding global markets. It is one of the largest service industries, providing 8.78 per cent employment in India.

The centre would focus on cardiology, gynaecology, diabetes, dentistry and ophthalmology, she said.

sanjaysan

June 7th, 2012, 01:09 PM

Grama BPO potturukkara Photo partha phoren gramam pola theriyudhu :lol:

:lol: , World class Grama BPO Kannan Sir..

jaish

June 7th, 2012, 08:41 PM

BPO than grammathula. Velai seravanga Ellaum Grammathalunga kidathu

madurakarenda

June 8th, 2012, 06:41 AM

Grama BPO potturukkara Photo partha phoren gramam pola theriyudhu :lol:

Why can't be like this? All our Kaathaayis', Mookaayis', Karuppaayis', Theivaanais' daughters will become like this if Grama BPOs increase in number :cheers:Good for TN rural elandhaari payaluvo.

krishnaswamy

June 8th, 2012, 06:49 AM

Well, though it is a good initiative on village BPO., i am looking at different angle.
instead of asking some body to come,train etc.. why don't the govt do the pilot project of BPO for one of its service departments (help desk for EB department, TNSTC, agri queries).. there by demonstrating the success and lure the Pvt players.

iaafosc

June 8th, 2012, 07:42 AM

krishnaswamy

June 8th, 2012, 07:55 AM

^^:Infusion of Rs.69 crore to improve Aavin infrastructure
good one...started moving in right direction..

saysenthil

June 21st, 2012, 01:07 PM

TN sanctions Rs 50 lakh to increase its green cover (http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tn-sanctions-rs-50-lakh-to-increase-its-green-cover/1014683.html)

In a bid to increase the green cover in the state to 33.33 per cent as per the National Forest Policy, Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned Rs 50.50 lakh towards planting of trees in rocky terrain and distribution of free seedlings to schools, health and educational institutions. According to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, the state presently has a forest cover of 18.16 per cent, while the National Forest Policy of 1988 says 33.33 per cent of the land has to be maintained under forests and tree cover. A recent order by the government held that the task of afforestation in the problem areas was "complex and challenging, especially in difficult and rocky areas of the region" and proposed to raise 60 hectare of rock afforestation plantations in rocky areas. This work will be done by breaking sediments, rocks, besides filling up with decomposed organic matter and soil, and provision for watering. Tree species of fruit yielding plants like 'Sita', 'Neem' and 'Kallichi' will be planted at Rs 30,000 per hectare in view of special nature of work in such terrain, Forest Secretary C V Sankar said in the order. The order followed recommendations made by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, who has estimated Rs 18 lakh as expenses for the purpose. Buoyed by the response to the free distribution of seedlings last year, the government has also sanctioned Rs 32.50 lakh this year to distribute seedlings in schools.

murlee

June 25th, 2012, 03:00 PM

TN to have world's first biorefinery; Chennai-based institute will use solid waste generated from tanneries to produce biodiesel (http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/from-the-wires/wire-news-display/1693854117.html)

Tamil Nadu will be home to the worlds first biorefinery which will use solid waste generated from tanneries in Vellore district.

The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) at Chennai, a unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has succeeded in developing a biorefinery which will produce biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen and biomethane.

"With this bio refinery we will ensure that tanneries across the country do not discharge any kind of solid waste. There will not be any waste to be discharged because we will use it as raw materials," Palani Shanmugam (42), the CLRI scientist who designed the refinery told DNA.

Tanneries across the country have been a major cause of environmental pollution and ground water contamination. Ground water in the entire Ranipet, Ambur and Vellore regions is contaminated due to the presence of toxic materials like chromium and cadmium in the solid waste thrown out by the tanneries.

Shanmugam, a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Leeds University in Britain, has devised a chemical process which extracts biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen and biomethane from the solid waste. It took him 15 years of grueling research to design the refinery.

"One tonne of solid waste from the tannery will yield 200 litres of bio diesel, 200 litres of bio ethanol, 120 cubic meter of bio hydrogen and 200 cubic meter methane. The cost of producing a liter of diesel through this process will be Rs 20," said Shanmugan. The entire solid waste will be consumed by the refinery. The water received at the end of the process could be used for gardening, he said.

Dr DK Mondal director, CLRI, drove his car which was fuelled by the biodiesel produced at Shanmugam's laboratory scale plant. The pilot plant which consumes two tonnes per day solid waste is being set up in Ranipet, 200km away from Chennai, with financial assistance offered by the union government. "The pilot plant will cost us Rs70 lakh. We can tell with authority that the environmental hazards due to solid waste from tanneries will be a thing of the past," said Shanmugam.

While biohydrogen could be used to generate power through fuel cells, the biodiesel, biomethane and bioethanol could be used to run automobiles and as cooking gas," said Shanmugam. He said tanneries spread across the country generate 2,400 tonnes of solid waste per day. "This entire waste could be used to generate power, bio diesel and cooking gas without producing any green house gases or waste of any kind," said Shanmugam.

http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/from-the-wires/wire-news-display/1693854117.html

murlee

June 25th, 2012, 03:01 PM

TN to computerise its district industries centres

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is planning to provide modern information technology (IT) enabled communication facilities to district industries centres (DICs) in all the 32 districts, as part of its move to develop industries in the state.
The state will also take up appropriate civil works in various district headquarters to revamp the DICs, which are expected to play a pro-active role for the benefit of the entrepreneurs.

An amount of Rs 50 crore has been announced for the revamp of these centres, which according to Chief Minister J Jayalalitha formed the bedrock of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) promotion.

The state-owned Small Industries Development Corporation (SIDCO), a promoter of Small Scale Industries in the state, has initiative efforts to allow entrepreneurs file their applications for allotment of plots online.

The state government is working with National Informatics Centre (NIC) to develop a software that will enable entrepreneurs submit their applications seeking allotment of plots online, according to an official.
Currently, users can only download application forms for allotting lands from SIDCO’s website.

http://www.igovernment.in/node/43342

murlee

June 25th, 2012, 09:13 PM

TN to give boost to products made by women's SHGs
A brand name with a logo and monogram will be launched to provide these products with a unique identity to compete in the open market

To give a boost to products manufactured by women’s Self Help Group (SHGs) in Tamil Nadu, the state government plans to give them a unique brand identity with a logo and monogram. It also plans to develop the concept of “one village-one product”, as well as new clusters.

Tamil Nadu was one of the pioneering states to have set up a Corporation for Development of Women in 1983, with the objective of overall empowerment of women. The key strategy that the state adopted was social mobilisation of women by encouraging them to form SHGs and by promoting savings and thrift.

The SHG movement in Tamil Nadu started with the International Fund for Agricultural Development-assisted Women’s Development Project in 1991-92. Over the past 20 years, the SHG movement has spread through the entire length and breadth of the state.

At present, around 8.57 million women have been mobilised into some 556,000 lakh SHGs, under a scheme named Mahalir Thittam. The SHGs have so far availed a credit of Rs 15,633.83 crore from various banks and have a total savings of more than Rs 3,374.60 crore, according to the state’s department of rural development.

The scheme is sponsored by a state government fund and involves formation of new SHGs, capacity building of SHG members and representatives, skill training, enterprise development training, credit assistance to SHGs, setting up a revolving fund, credit linkages through banks, and marketing of SHG products through exhibitions and branding.

K P Munusamy, Tamil Nadu’s minister for municipal administration and rural development, has said that marketing of SHG products is a big challenge, as customers are becoming brand-conscious.

A policy note drawn up by the department states that product quality is linked to the brand name and attractive packaging. Efforts will be made by the government to standardise the products of SHGs and get the required certification from government-approved agencies.

A brand name with a logo and monogram will be launched this year to provide products with a unique identity to help them compete in the open market, according to the minister.

In 2012-13, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) will be developed for standardising production processes of five commonly produced SHG products in the state that have good market potential.

Women-led SHGs produce a wide range of products such as handicrafts, food products, handlooms and textiles, herbal products and artificial jewellery.

SHGs engaged in the same types of activities in a particular village will be networked with each other and provided with backward and forward linkages to enable them to realise economies of scale, expand their markets and tap the potential for exports.

Clusters of similar groups within the village and across villages will be identified and promoted under the “one village-one product” concept to provide sustainable employment opportunities to non-agricultural labourers and artisans.

In 2012-13, based on the one village-one product concept, five clusters will be promoted in each district. A total of 150 clusters will be developed in the state, according to the department.

Currently, district-level supply and marketing societies alone are engaged in the marketing of SHG products. State-level supply and marketing societies have not been established so far.

The state government now plans to establish a state-level supply and marketing society in 2012-13 and link it with district-level supply and marketing societies for effective promotion of SHG products at the state, national and international level.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tn-to-give-boost-to-products-made-by-womens-shgs/478431/

murlee

June 25th, 2012, 09:14 PM

Great initiative!! Would do wonders if implemented well.

saysenthil

June 27th, 2012, 05:44 PM

Amway mulls setting up own manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article3576388.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home)

Direct selling FMCG company Amway India is looking to set up its own manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu. The proposed project would be the company’s first production facility in the country.

“It is on the cards. We are mulling over establishing a facility either in Gujarat or Tamil Nadu. The likelihood of the facility coming up in Tamil Nadu seems greater. The estimated outlay is Rs 400 crore,’’ Mr Sundeep Sengupta, Head-Corporate Communications and Social Responsibility, Amway India, said.

With the establishment of the facility, Tamil Nadu may become a hub for us in future, he added.

He, however, declined to share more information on the proposed project, by simply stating “it is still early’’.

Despite not owning a production facility till date, Amway has successfully managed to source 97 per cent of its products sold here manufactured within the country through seven third party contract manufacturers.

The company recently tripled the production capacities at its vendor facility at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh by commissioning four new production lines, taking the total investment in Baddi to Rs 105 crore.

The company has invested more than Rs 151 crore in India, and has 135 offices and 55 city warehouses. It clocked a turnover of Rs 2,130 crore in 2011, up from Rs 1,790 crore in the previous year.

Meanwhile, Amway had opened its second office in Coimbatore on Tuesday, taking the total office network in the state to 22 and the number of warehouses to six.

“The occasion also marked the launch of specialised products from Amway’s health and beauty segment — Nutrilite Healthy Ageing range and Attitude Whitening cream,’’ Mr Sengupta said.

Coimbatore, according to Mr Siva Kumar, Area Manager, Amway India, has been among the top three markets for the company in Tamil Nadu.

^^

We always tend to forget this.... We are way ahead in Chemical industries. This one if it happens will be of a great value.

:cheers:

kannan infratech

June 27th, 2012, 06:06 PM

Erode Namakkal belt - members brings almost 1/3 rd of Amway's revenue in India.

chennaidesi

June 27th, 2012, 07:53 PM

This amway guys do marketing a lot and in US malls if a stranger comes and talk to you it will be mostly for amway during 2000 to 2004 time frame. Nowadays I dont meet them.

Anniyan

June 27th, 2012, 09:12 PM

This amway guys do marketing a lot and in US malls if a stranger comes and talk to you it will be mostly for amway during 2000 to 2004 time frame. Nowadays I dont meet them.

Same thing was happening in TN in the 90s.

krishnaswamy

June 27th, 2012, 10:23 PM

This amway guys do marketing a lot and in US malls if a stranger comes and talk to you it will be mostly for amway during 2000 to 2004 time frame. Nowadays I dont meet them.
In u.s similar to "amway" marketing, network marketing also roams lot.
"sorry its not my cup of coffee"- sollittu oodi vanthuranum...
goldquest too...yebba..

kannan infratech

June 28th, 2012, 10:03 AM

In u.s similar to "amway" marketing, network marketing also roams lot.
"sorry its not my cup of coffee"- sollittu oodi vanthuranum...
goldquest too...yebba..

Amway seems still going strong here.

But matradhu ellam aadi onju poittanga. :)

southindian2012

June 28th, 2012, 04:46 PM

kannan sir,what about NONI?

iaafosc

June 29th, 2012, 06:08 PM

Amway seems still going strong here.

But matradhu ellam aadi onju poittanga. :)

hmm... the key i guess is to have a sound product/range of products....

kannan infratech

June 29th, 2012, 06:12 PM

Amway also registers all their agents for sales tax & VAT. That's why Govts are not able to touch them.

But the products are too costly. But quality seems good.

Enga veettula shampoo vum, car wash um regulara vaangaranga.

jaish

June 29th, 2012, 06:35 PM

I had so many encounter with Amway but escaped in all those coercion

madurakarenda

June 30th, 2012, 10:01 AM

வனத்துறையின் திட்டங்களுக்கு ரூ.33.60 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு

சென்னை : வனத்துறையின் பல்வேறு திட்டங்களுக்காக, இந்தாண்டுக்கு, 33.60 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கி, தமிழக அரசு உத்தரவிட்டது. தமிழக வனத்துறையின் காடுகள் திட்டத்திற்காக, 13வது நிதிக் கமிஷன் பரிந்துரைத்த, 2010 முதல் 2015ம் ஆண்டு காலங்களுக்கான நிதி, 142.48 கோடி ரூபாயை ஒதுக்க, உயர்மட்ட கண்காணிப்புக் கமிட்டி ஒப்புதல் அளித்தது. ஏற்கனவே, 2010-11 மற்றும் 2011-12ம் ஆண்டுகளுக்கு, தலா 17.81 கோடி ரூபாய் இதன்படி ஒதுக்கப் பட்டது. தொடர்ந்து, திருச்சியில் பட்டாம்பூச்சி பூங்கா அமைத்தல்; வண்டலூர் பூங்காவில் ரயில், சாலை வசதி மற்றும் வெள்ளைப் புலி சபாரி வசதி உள்ளிட்டவற்றிற்காக, 2.01 கோடி ரூபாயும் ஒதுக்கப் பட்டது. இந்நிலையில், 2012-13 நிதியாண்டிற்கான திட்டப் பணிகளை மேற்கொள்ள, 33.60 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கும்படி, முதன்மை தலைமை வனப் பாதுகாவலர், அரசுக்கு கடிதம் எழுதினார். கடிதத்தை ஆய்வு செய்த அரசு, 33 கோடியே 60 லட்சத்து 30 ஆயிரம் ரூபாயை ஒதுக்கி உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. மேலும், 13வது நிதிக் கமிஷன் பரிந்துரைத்த இத்திட்டத்திற்கான பணிகள் அனைத்தையும், உடனடியாக துவக்கும்படி ஆணையிட்டுள்ளது. இந்த நிதியில், வனப் பாதுகாப்பிற்கு, ஏழு கோடியே 17 லட்சத்து 25 ஆயிரம் ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த நிதியின் மூலம், சூரிய வேலி, காடுகளில் குடிநீருக்கான அமைப்பு ஏற்படுத்துதல், தீ பாதுகாப்பு உள்ளிட்ட பணிகளும் மேற்கொள்ளப் படுகின்றன. அடுத்தகட்டமாக, காடுகள் மேம்பாட்டுத் திட்டத் தின்கீழ், கட்டமைப்பு மேம்பாடு, காடு வளர்த்தல் போன்றவற்றிற்காக, 26 கோடியே 43 லட்சத்து ஐந்தாயிரம் ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=497283

^^ Funds set aside for Forestry department projects among which a few are Butterfly park in Srirangam, Vandalur Zoo transportation projects and White tiger Safari, etc.

krishnaswamy

July 2nd, 2012, 06:45 PM

One of the nice initiative.
பிரேதங்கள் கொண்டு செல்ல, "109' என்ற எண்ணை வழங்க, தமிழக அரசு திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_detail.asp?Id=498435)
http://img.dinamalar.com/data/gallery/gallerye_005253158_498435.jpg
உயிர் காக்கும் அவசர சிகிச்சைகளுக்கான ஆம்புலன்சுக்கு, "108' தொலைபேசி எண் உள்ளதைப் போல், பிரேதங்கள் கொண்டு செல்ல, "109' என்ற எண்ணை வழங்க, தமிழக அரசு திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது.

TN Govt plans for operating "109" service for free mortuary vans.
these vans will have "freezer" box facility too.
plan to refurbish mortuary fans that are distributed in 1997 to the Govt hospital.
Red cross might take care of these administrative operations..

murlee

July 4th, 2012, 06:27 AM

I thought this project was cancelled.. Any idea abt the status??

World eyes solar economic zone

With the state riding high on renewable energy wave, its prestigious solar energy project, Chennai solar economic zone, has grabbed global attention.

The 312-acre project, located along the Chennai-Bengaluru corridor, has bagged the privilege of being one of the 100 most innovative global infrastructure projects that makes cities liveable and sustainable.

GMR Krishnagiri SEZ Ltd (GKSL) is a 2,800-acres of multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) being developed by GMR Group. Of this, about 312-acres are being exclusively developed as world’s first SEZ dedicated to solar industry.

GMR Solar Tropic would be a fully integrated ecosystem for solar goods, providing infrastructure and utilities to house all activities of solar goods industry – across R&D, manufacture, services and trading.

And it is this project along with five others in the country has been identified among the 100 innovative sustainable global infrastructure projects by global audit firm KPMG.

These projects have been featured in the second edition of the Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition, which was recently released at the World Cities Summit in Singapore.

India is expected to witness large-scale migration with almost 400 million people expected to move to urban centers in the next few decades. With existing cities and towns already densely populated, the creation of new cities and neighbourhoods will be critical.

“India’s need to boost economic growth combined with a growing population requires a globally competitive business environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure to facilitate both local commerce and foreign investment,” said Mr Arvind Mahajan, head-infrastructure advisory group, KPMG India.

Plan outlays show that India will spend more than $1 trillion in infrastructure over the next five years, representing approximately 10 per cent of GDP annually, to balance the needs of the population, the economy and the environment.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/world-eyes-solar-economic-zone-588

joefernando

July 4th, 2012, 07:25 AM

“Revive the industrial corridor plan”

To attract more investments: THUDITSSIA

Efforts should be initiated to revive the Tuticorin – Madurai industrial corridor, which was announced by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the Assembly budget, K. Nehruprakash, Secretary, THUDITSSIA, said here on Monday.

Stressing the significance of the industrial corridor, he sought the intervention of district administration to expedite the process of land acquisition.

With the sea port in Tuticorin, industrialists could well rely on their investments.

He also stressed the need for expanding SIPCOT to attract more industrial investments.

The demand was being represented to the authorities concerned for over seven years.

If areas for promoting industrial establishments were extended considerably, many new industries could be set up.

Industrialists dealing in automobiles could invest here to expand the sector, which has staked its claim mostly in Chennai.

Tuticorin, which has chemical-based industries and operations dealing with fabrication, manufacturing of plastics, rubber, salt and safety matches, is yet to host an automobile industry.

If such industrial units could be set up in Tuticorin, then a large number of ancillary units could be also brought in.

Employment avenues

Such developments would certainly open up employment avenues for the youth.

Ultimately, the unemployment rate could be reduced.

Besides, Tuticorin has got ample potential for establishing solar power plants to meet growing energy demands.

Since the weather conditions are conducive for the setting up of solar power plants, industrialists could set up units to manufacture panels.

Clean energy

The clean energy could be produced with less maintenance cost. One 5 MW solar power unit and a 2 MW unit are being made operational now in Tuticorin.

When contacted Collector Ashish Kumar said, the process is on to acquire 3, 000 acres of uncultivable lands near Sipcot area under phase three.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3597045.ece

murlee

July 4th, 2012, 11:18 AM

:cheers: :cheers:

Proposal of the Government of Tamil Nadu to set up a Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the proposal of the Government of Tamil Nadu to set up a Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) in the Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of the State. This is the first PCPIR to be approved after PCPIRs in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal and Orissa.

A total investment of about Rs.92,160 crore is expected in the TNPCIR, which includes committed investment of Rs.22,160 crore. It envisages development of physical infrastructure such as roads, rail, air links, ports, water supply, power, desalination plant, CETP etc. at a total cost of Rs.13,354 crore. The PCPIR policy prescribes that infrastructure will be created/upgraded through Public Private Partnerships to the extent possible and Central Government will provide the necessary Viability Gap Funding (VGF). Accordingly, Government of Tamil Nadu has sought support from Government of India involving a commitment Rs.1143 crore on account of VGF funding for two road- related projects, CETP and desalination plants and Rs.1500 crore of direct budgetary support for a rail project.

The project will be in the Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts in the coastal belt of Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Shirali and Tarangambadi Talukas. It will cover an area of 256.83 sq. kms. with a processing area of 104 sq. kms. and the balance for non-processing activities and will include residential, commercial and other social and institutional infrastructure.

Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited (NOCL), a Joint Venture of Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) and Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (NFCL), the flagship company of Nagarjuna Group, has been identified as one of the Anchor Tenants for the PCPIR.

NOCL is setting up a 6 million metric tons per annum refinery project at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu at a total cost of Rs.9660 crore. The project activities have commenced and the target date of completion of refinery is September 2013. NOCL has also finalized in-house configuration mapping for expansion of the refinery by 9 million tons per annum and bringing the total crude processing capacity to 15 million tons per annum by 2015-16. Apart from regular petroleum fuels that are expected from this expansion, NOCL plans to set up a Xylene production facility, Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) – plant and a Propylene recovery unit.

The second Anchor Tenant is Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (CPCL) , which is planning to establish an integrated 15 million tonnes per year capacity refinery cum petrochemical complex. It will have a grass root refinery along with ethylene cracker, downstream derivative units as well as aromatic complex Para-Xylene. The project is designed for production of 1.2 MMTPA of Ethylene. It envisages investment of Rs.40,000 crore beyond the period 2015.

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=85158

saysenthil

July 4th, 2012, 11:40 AM

:cheers: :cheers:

Proposal of the Government of Tamil Nadu to set up a Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region

^^

Appadiyaae naalu nalla road Cudallorelaa potta nalla irukkum. Its one of the least developed towns compared to its magnitude of industries it contains. Unfortunately no good political backing!!! (similar to Sivakasi!)

Anniyan

July 4th, 2012, 11:50 AM

Subra

July 4th, 2012, 01:27 PM

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/electronics/videocons-rs-1500-crore-manufacturing-plant-to-commence-production-in-3-4-months/articleshow/14672478.cms

CHENNAI: Home appliances manufacturer Videocon Industries' Rs 1500 crore manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu would begin production in next three to four months, according to a top company official.

The company, in 2010, inked a MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government for setting up the plant at an investment of Rs 1500 crore.

The plant is coming up in Manamadurai in SIPCOT Industrial Park in Near Madurai to manufacture LCD Plasma TV sets and other electronic goods and spares.

"Tamil Nadu project has been delayed. We have already invested huge amount (Rs 700 crore) so far at the plant. The project is very much on... We will be manufacturing television sets to begin with..It will start (production) in three to four months time...", Videocon Industries, Managing Director, Rajkumar Dhoot, told reporters here.

Besides, manufacturing of the television sets, Dhoot also the President of industry body ASSOCHAM, said the plant was also feasible for manufacturing other electronic products. Currently, Videocon Industries have a plant at Bharuch (in Gujarat) to manufacture coloured glass.

"We have the only plant in Bharuch, to manufacture coloured glass. We want to export them to Indonesia, Malaysia where the demand is there...", he said.

He said they had shifted their Hosur plant ooperations to Manamadurai inorder to use latest technology for manufacturing plasma televisions.

The company had planned to recruit about 700 people once the plant becomes operational, he said.

Stating that there has been demand for colour television sets, he said, "the demand is there. we are supplying every where. We just imported (Cathode Ray) tubes from our own company in China and now within four months time, we will have enough supply for colour television sets"

madurakarenda

July 4th, 2012, 03:03 PM

Biggie to Madurai after so long! Welcome to Madurai, Videocon. :cheers:

With the four laning to Rameswaram via Manamadurai to begin, logistics should not be a problem. ^^

Next to wait for their Solar PV Plant at the same location.

murlee

July 4th, 2012, 04:01 PM

MK.. Any details on their solar PV plant so far?

madurakarenda

July 4th, 2012, 04:10 PM

^^ Nope but works are going on/lands are already allotted to them it seems. Last time (about 2 months ago) when I went by that side, I was able to see a good real estate activity using Videocon PV as a landmark :lol: (Yaavaarathula namaalugala minja yaaraalayum mudiyathu)

Arul Murugan

July 5th, 2012, 05:52 AM

^^

Appadiyaae naalu nalla road Cudallorelaa potta nalla irukkum. Its one of the least developed towns compared to its magnitude of industries it contains. Unfortunately no good political backing!!! (similar to Sivakasi!)

+1. No roads, no shopping centres, no hotels.

There is no even one single decent hotel in this town, either you need to go to Pondy or Chidambaram.

Cant even see any glazed building, all you see in old dilapidated building. Villupuram which was much smaller than Cuddalore in the united South Arcot Dist seems better than Cuddalore.

:banana2::banana2:

13500crores for road/rail and urban infra!!

hope one day following dreams come true

1. Ring road for Cuddalore, Nagapattinam-Nagore-Velankanni
2. 4-laning of ECR till Velankanni
3. doubling Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai-Thiruvarur/Karaikal-Nagai, Trichy-Thanjavur-Thiruvarur/Mayiladuthurai railway lines. Karaikal-Ariyalur-Namakkal new railway line.
4. Developing Cuddalore and Nagai as major port.

kg4129

July 5th, 2012, 06:33 AM

^^Welcome back Arul:)

Honeymoon trip?

screen_name

July 5th, 2012, 08:00 AM

There is no even one single decent hotel in this town, either you need to go to Pondy or Chidambaram.

Recently A2B opened in Cuddalore , i beleive

chennaidesi

July 5th, 2012, 12:35 PM

Hello Arul. Welcome.

geico2000

July 5th, 2012, 08:56 PM

This amway guys do marketing a lot and in US malls if a stranger comes and talk to you it will be mostly for amway during 2000 to 2004 time frame. Nowadays I dont meet them.

Now they have changed their strategy. Friends, Party's are their target. One of my friend is in Amway here. Even I attended a meeting. The "Mr. Platinum" was introduced like this. "He worked in Cisco but felt, nothing innovative there, so he joined in Amway, Now he has a huge house, a hummer, a BMW X5 etc.." People were Wowed. It was like attending a "Christ will be coming back" gathering. And it was full of motivation. Whenever I see the new Direct TV ad I remember Amway.

Recently, if a guy comes for the US for the first time, there is a fight among Amway members to pick him up in the airport. Partheeban Vadivaluku Kodai pudicha madri..

madurakarenda

July 6th, 2012, 06:54 AM

Now they have changed their strategy. Friends, Party's are their target. One of my friend is in Amway here. Even I attended a meeting. The "Mr. Platinum" was introduced like this. "He worked in Cisco but felt, nothing innovative there, so he joined in Amway, Now he has a huge house, a hummer, a BMW X5 etc.." People were Wowed. It was like attending a "Christ will be coming back" gathering. And it was full of motivation. Whenever I see the new Direct TV ad I remember Amway.

Recently, if a guy comes for the US for the first time, there is a fight among Amway members to pick him up in the airport. Partheeban Vadivaluku Kodai pudicha madri..

An off topic posting on MLM guys, saw this short movie, LOLd my hearts out on seeing the movie

leQ0eLJpsnk

Saw this a while back and worth watch :)

venkyinblr

July 6th, 2012, 10:19 AM

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Tamil Nadu government's proposal for setting up a petroleum, chemicals and petrochemicals investment region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam in the state.
The fifth petrochemical investment region to be approved after PCPIRs in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal and Orissa, the Tamil Nadu PCPIR is expected to attract investments to the tune of Rs92,160 crore, including committed investment of Rs22,160 crore,'' home minister P Chidambaram said after a CCEA meeting.
The TN petrochemical investment region envisages development of physical infrastructure such as roads, rail, air links, ports, water supply, power, desalination plant, CETP etc at a total cost of Rs13,354 crore.
The PCPIR policy prescribes that infrastructure will be created/upgraded through public private partnerships to the extent possible and the central government will provide the necessary viability gap funding (VGF). Accordingly, the government of Tamil Nadu has sought sthe centre's upport involving a commitment Rs1,143 crore on account of VGF funding for two road-related projects, CETP and desalination plants and Rs1,500 crore of direct budgetary support for a rail project.
The project, to be set up in the Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts in the coastal belt of Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Shirali and Tarangambadi Talukas, will cover a total area of 256.83 sq. km, with a processing area of 104 sq. km and the balance for non-processing activities and will include residential, commercial and other social and institutional infrastructure.
Nagarjuna Oil Corporation Limited (NOCL), a joint venture of Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) and Nagarjuna Fertilisers and Chemicals Limited (NFCL), the flagship company of Nagarjuna Group, has been identified as one of the anchor tenants for the PCPIR.

http://www.domain-b.com/industry/pharma/20120705_petrochemicals_zone.html

murlee

July 8th, 2012, 08:47 AM

Higgs boson sequel will be released in Tamil Nadu hills

The discovery of the Higgs particle has got particle physicists excited in India too, especially those working on a giant neutrino detector being built inside a mountain near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. “The discovery has given us a lot of confidence. It shows that we are going in the right direction,” said Naba K Mondal, senior professor and spokesperson for the Neutrino Observatory (INO). The INO, to be commissioned by 2017, will enable scientists to go beyond the Standard Model, validated by the Higgs discovery.

The Standard Model, formulated in the early sixties, is a theory to explain the nature and behaviour of the fundamental particles that make up protons, neutrons and electrons, which in turn make up everything we see around us. It deals with the particles themselves (six quarks and six leptons) as well as the forces (four in all) that act on them. However, for this theory to work, an assumption had to be made that all these fundamental particles are without mass. This was however just not true, because observation showed that quarks did have mass.

This is where Peter Higgs saved the day. He postulated that all particles are without mass until they interact with something called the Higgs Field; particles were massless when they were created at the Big Bang, but within a trillionth of a second, the Higgs Field spread throughout the universe and gave each particle its mass.

The so-called Higgs Boson is a particle of the Higgs Field, and so the discovery of a particle that closely resembles the Higgs Boson at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) proves that the Higgs Field indeed exists, and that our understanding of the origins of the universe are at least partially correct.

However, there are other experiments and observations that expose holes in the Standard Model. For instance, dark matter, which constitutes the majority of our universe, is made up of entirely different particles. What led to the creation of these particles? Also, as per the Standard Model, one variety of leptons, named neutrinos, are supposed to be massless (even after interaction with the Higgs Field). However, previous experiments have suggested that neutrinos have very small masses. How do neutrinos get this mass?

It is this second question which the INO near Madurai will seek to answer. “It will take physics beyond the Standard Model. Other fundamental particles such as quarks have been studied to a far greater degree than neutrinos, which are small and hardly interact with any other particle,” said Mondal.

Most of the neutrinos on Earth come from the Sun. Neutrinos are also generated when cosmic rays from space interact with the Earth’s atmosphere. In fact, such atmospheric neutrinos were first detected by a team of physicists from India, Japan and the UK in the Kolar Gold Fields.

“Our underground neutrino lab in the Kolar Gold Fields first made that discovery. But experiments around neutrinos haven’t happened in India since the gold fields were closed. The INO will be our next major lab,” said Mondal.

That neutrinos are generated during radioactive decay also make for some unique practical applications. For example, if a country hides its nuclear reactor to evade detection under the non-proliferation treaty, the neutrinos escaping from the reactor will give the game away.

Theoretical physicists working in India too are excited by the implications of the Higgs Boson’s discovery. . “All the research I have done till date focuses on theories that can explain dark matter and dark energy. I have always assumed the existence of the Higgs Boson. Now I will be able to place specific values instead of approximations,” says Sreerup Raychaudhuri, associate professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

Raychaudhuri’s colleague Amol Dighe is excited over the prospect of studying a particle that possibly isn’t the Higgs Boson even if it is similar to it. “I now have a starting point to do my research — I know for a fact that the mass of this particle is 125 times that of a proton,” says Dighe.

Clearly, many exciting new discoveries in particle physics await us in the years ahead with the confirmation that Higgs was right.

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_higgs-boson-sequel-will-be-released-in-tamil-nadu-hills_1712168

madurakarenda

July 8th, 2012, 08:55 AM

^^ Awesome :banana:

kannan infratech

July 9th, 2012, 10:56 AM

@ Neutrino Project:

I am hopeful that this will stir the interest among the scientific community in India esp the younger ones to take up research in Standard Model & Big Bang Theory.

More debates & Fights will bring out more truth.

iaafosc

July 9th, 2012, 01:38 PM

In other news... Amway chooses Gujarat over TN for it's production facility...:yawn:

Anniyan

July 9th, 2012, 01:41 PM

In other news... Amway chooses Gujarat over TN for it's production facility...:yawn:

oh! We need to start "Boycot Amway" campaign in facebook and twitter.

kvijayasundaram

July 10th, 2012, 04:15 AM

ssshhhaabba!! sick and tired of posting the same recycled news again and again without any hope:dunno:. Well.. what the heck, will post it again anyway.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/article3621038.ece

The Tamil Nadu Government is in talks with investors for 27 major investment proposals worth over Rs 30,000 crore, said the Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries, Mr P. Thangamani.

Speaking at the Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mr Thangamani and the State Finance Minister, Mr O. Panneerselvam, reiterated the State Government’s commitment to establish Tamil Nadu as the country’s new growth model. They invited investment partners to participate in the generation and creation of wealth.

The apex industry body too has drawn up a roadmap for a constructive partnership with the State for its development. The Federation’s Secretary-General, Dr Rajiv Kumar, said the industry body, along with Bain & Company, has prepared a research paper titled ‘Empowering India – Redesigning G2B Relations, Tamil Nadu’.

According to him, the idea is to identify some key factors that impact the business environment as well as progressive and high-impact reforms that have been implemented across various States.

BEST PRACTICES

According to the study, Tamil Nadu figures in two of the list of 10 best practices and procedural initiatives in India — creating industrial clusters and ease of getting construction permits; while Gujarat figures in seven and Karnataka in three.

Mr R.V. Kanoria, President of the Federation, said Tamil Nadu is one of the most economically progressive States with a six-fold increase in the per capita income of its citizens.

However, he said the State should give a big push to the power sector.

According to a senior Industry Ministry official, the State Government is in the process of acquiring 8,000 acres across the State to set up industrial parks. “We hope the acquisition process will be over in the next five to six months’ time.”:bash:

Vicvin86

July 10th, 2012, 05:23 AM

kvijayasundaram

July 10th, 2012, 06:17 AM

kongutamizhan

July 10th, 2012, 07:53 AM

^^
1) vague statements from Ministers on some arbitrary investment figures with out any details, getting published again and again.
2) The way things are projected in media, kindling false hopes amongst us, the forum members and one fine day projects end up in another state, to our dismay.

Not immune yet? :)

saysenthil

July 10th, 2012, 10:50 AM

ThoughtomatioN

July 10th, 2012, 11:49 AM

ssshhhaabba!! sick and tired of posting the same recycled news again and again without any hope:dunno:. Well.. what the heck, will post it again anyway.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/article3621038.ece

:bash:

If you want to know which company is in discussion with TN govt (Industrial Guidance Bureau/SIPCOT/TIDCO etc) for potential projects etc .... and if you can spare the time for the same - Just go to their HQ offices situated in the adjoining buildings at Rukmini Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore (near Rani Meyyammai Hall, opposite to L&T Finance Office). You will find display boards at the entrance of the building with 'SIPCOT / TIDCO welcomes officials of XXX Company' type messages... along with time and room/floor detail of where the meeting is going to take place. In fact you can even go to that floor by steps (if you go by lift, the lift operator may ask some questions and wouldn't welcome some guy with no apparent need to come to their office) and in my case, very few people approached me asking my need for presence in their facility.

When i went a month before to the SIPCOT Egmore office - there was a delegation from Schwing Stetter (The ready-mix concrete equipment guys) scheduled for the morning session and a seemingly not so well known pharmaceuticals company (i don't remember the name as of now ) scheduled for afternoon session.

Regarding Land Acquisition - it has started in many places and some of the land parcels in Sriperumbudur/Orgadam have already come into the ownership of the TN state govt and even been allocated for certain companies.But the payment of the compensation has not suprisingly been delayed by the government.

Ok... a bit of my rant now...
The Industries department acquires the land from the people where as the revenue department will pay the compensation to the same people. Essentially people who gave up the land will be dealing with 2 sets of govt. people in the whole process. The red tape involved in having to claim the compensation money is unnecessary too....particularly for people who work in private sector and can find scant time for such activity. Even after govt. takes up the land from their respective owners, it is incumbent on the owners to provide proof of ownership of land in terms of a recent land encumbrance certificate, original documents, Identity details etc to claim their compensation. I mean why can't the revenue department procure the EC for the land that they have taken from others...why should people have to unnecessarily spend time & money to procure the same from the local revenue dept./tahsildar/taluk office. The land owner also has to pay the short-term tax if any profit is earned through the govt compensation....when he/she would not have actually sold the land with in 3yrs of his/her purchase (but for the state govt. acquiring the land).

Vicvin86

July 10th, 2012, 01:09 PM

saysenthil

July 11th, 2012, 01:23 PM

Petrochem investment region to create 7.5 lakh jobs in Tamil Nadu: Government (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/jobs/petrochem-investment-region-to-create-7-5-lakh-jobs-in-tamil-nadu-government/articleshow/14820865.cms) :speech:

The Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR), proposed to be set up in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, is expected to generate over 7.5 lakh jobs.

The project, cleared by the Union Cabinet on July 3, is likely to attract a total investment of Rs 92,160 crore and provide job opportunities to 7,50,200 people, a statement from the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, headed by M K Alagiri, said.

It is likely to be launched in Cuddalore soon, it said. Besides petrol, diesel, kerosene and naphtha, the project will also produce polyester, synthetic fibre, syntex tanks, pipes and goods required in the automobile industry.

Nagarjuna Oil Corporation (NOCL) and state-owned Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) would be the lead anchor tenants in the proposed PCPIR.

NOCL is setting up a six million tonnes per annum (mtpa) refinery at Cuddalore with Rs 9,660 crore investment and CPCL is planning a 15 mtpa capacity refinery-cum-petrochemical complex with Rs 40,000 crore outlay.

murlee

July 12th, 2012, 08:32 AM

Three more TN items win GI tag

Thanjavur veena, Nachiarkoil villakku (lamp) and Pattamadai pai (mat) — unique products of Tamil Nadu — will shortly get the GI (Geographical Indication) tag from Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Mumbai.

IPR attorney in Chennai, Mr P. Sanjay Gandhi, told Deccan Chronicle that the expert committee of the IPR has accepted the uniqueness of the three products and the GI tag would be given to them within a couple of weeks.

So far, 172 products have been given GI tags in India, including 18 products of Tamil Nadu like Kovai kora cotton sarees, Sirumalai hill banana and Swamimalai bronze icons.

According to Mr Gandhi, GI tags would prevent the sale of fake products in the open market. The traditional artisans, involved in making these unique products, would get orders from the global markets which would enrich their lives.
Tradition, exclusivity wins them GI tags

Thanjavur veena, Nachiar-koil villakku (lamp) and Pattamadai pai (mat) - products of Tamil Nadu that will shortly get the GI (Geographical Indication) tag from Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Mumbai, have unique traditions in their making.
P. Sanjay Gandhi, IPR attorney in Chennai, told DC that the expert committee of the IPR has accepted the uniqueness of the three traditional items. So far, 172 products have been given GI tags in India, including 18 products of TN like Kovai kora cotton sarees, Sirumalai hill banana and Swamimalai bronze icons.

According to Gandhi, GI tags would prevent the sale of fakes in the open market. The traditional artisans would get orders from global markets. “Unlike other veenas, matured jack wood unique to the Thanjavur area is used in the making of this veena with exquisite craftsmanship. The Viswakarma sect of people have been involved in making of this veena since the 17th century”, Gandhi said.

The unique style of making the Pattamadai mats has won it fame worldwide. According to the Gazett-eers of India, these mats were sent to Elizabeth–II for her coronation in 1953. And USSR president Mik-hail Gorbachev was presented a few, Mr Gandhi recalled.
The knack of making the Nachiarkoil lamp and the tradition handed down over the centuries are unique. The manufacture of brass and bell-metal wares has been an important occupation of a community of artisans named Pathers since 1857 at Nachiarkoil.

http://www.asianage.com/india/three-more-tn-items-win-gi-tag-272

saysenthil

July 12th, 2012, 02:28 PM

வான்வெளியிலிருந்து பாயும் நியூட்ரினோக்கள்.. 'பிடிக்க' மதுரைக்கு அருகே ஆராய்ச்சி மையம்! (http://tamil.oneindia.in/editor-speaks/2012/07/sail-supply-50-000-tonne-steel-cern-157573.html)

மதுரை அருகே தேனியில் மேற்குத் தொடர்ச்சி மலைப் பகுதியில் நியூட்ரினோ ஆய்வு மையம் அமைக்கும் பணி மிக வேகமாக நடந்து வருகிறது.

கதிர்வீச்சு கொண்ட தனிமங்கள் சிதையும் போதோ அல்லது அணு இணைவு, அணு சிதைவின் போதோ, கதிர்வீச்சுக்கள் பட்டு அணுக்கள் சிதையும் போதோ உருவாகும் இயற்கையான துணை அணுத் துகள் தான் நியூட்ரினோ. பெரும்பாலும் சூரியனில் நிகழும் அணு இணைவின்போது (nuclear fusion) இது உருவாகிறது.

ஒளியின் வேகத்தில் பயணிக்கும் இந்தத் துகள் கிட்டத்தட்ட எடையே இல்லாதது. இதை கண்டுபிடிப்பதே கடினமாக உள்ளது. சூரியனிலிருந்தும் விண்மீன்களில் இருந்தும் கிளம்பும் இந்த நியூட்ரினோக்கள் அண்டவெளியில் படுவேகத்தில் பயணித்து, பூமியிலும் தங்கு தடையின்றி உலா வருகின்றன. சராசரியாக ஒரு மனிதனி்ன் உடலில் ஒரு வினாடிக்கு 50 டிரில்லியன் நியூட்ரினோக்கள் நுழைந்து வெளியேறுகின்றன.

இந்தத் துகளை ஆய்வு செய்தால் சூரியன், விண்மீன்கள் உள்பட விண்வெளியின் பல ரகசியங்களுக்கு விடை காண முடியும் என்று நம்பப்படுகிறது.

குறிப்பாக ஒரு விண்மீன் இறக்கும்போது, முதலில் அது உள்ளுக்குள் வெடித்துச் சிதறும். அப்போது அதன் மையப் பகுதி பல லட்சம் மடங்கு விரிவடையும். அந்த நேரத்தில் நட்சத்திரத்தின் மையப் பகுதியில் அளவிட முடியாத அளவுக்கு மாபெரும் அழுத்தம் உருவாகும். அந்த அழுத்தத்தில் இருந்து எந்த ஒரு பொருளும், ஒரு அணு கூட வெளியே 'எஸ்கேப்' ஆக முடியாது. ஆனால், அப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு மரணிக்கும் நட்சத்திரத்திலிருந்து கூட தப்பி வரும் ஒரே துணை அணுத் துகள் நியூட்ரினோ மட்டும்.

எனவே, நியூட்ரினோவைப் பற்றி கொஞ்சம் நன்றாக ஆராய்ந்தால் பல்வேறு ரகசியங்களுக்கு, நட்சத்திரம் ஏன் இறக்கிறது என்பதில் ஆரம்பித்து, விடை கிடைக்கும் என்று விஞ்ஞானிகள் நம்புகின்றனர்.

ஆனால், இந்த நியூட்ரினோக்களை 'பிடிப்பது' அவ்வளவு எளிதல்ல, மிக மிகக் கடினம். எந்தப் பொருளோடும் 'ரியாக்ட்' செய்யாத தன்மை கொண்ட நியூட்ரினோக்களை பரிசுத்தமான நீரில் தான் 'பிடிக்க' முடியும் என்பதால் அண்டார்டிகா மற்றும் ஆர்க்டிக் பகுதிகளில் ஆய்வு மையங்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

அதே போல ஜப்பானில் ஒரு மாபெரும் அண்டர்கிரவுண்ட் ஆராய்ச்சி மையம் (Super K) உள்ளது. ஹிடா நகரில் உள்ள இந்த ஆராய்ச்சி மையம் தரைக்கு அடியில் 1000 மீட்டருக்குக் கீழே அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இங்குள்ள 41.4 மீட்டர் உயரம், 39.3 விட்டம் கொண்ட மாபெரும் தொட்டிகளில் மிகவும் தூய்மைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட நீர் தான் நியூட்ரினோக்களை பிடிக்க உதவும் கருவியாகும். ஆனால், இவ்வளவு பெரிய இந்த தொட்டியில் சிக்குவது ஆண்டுக்கு சில நியூட்ரினோ துகள்களே.

இந் நிலையில் இப்போது இந்த ஆராய்ச்சியில் இந்தியாவும் இறங்கியுள்ளது. முதலில் நீலகிரி மலைப் பகுதியில் இதற்கான ஆய்வகத்தை அமைக்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டது. அங்கு மழைப் பொழிவு அதிகம் என்பதால் மதுரைக்கு அருகே தேனி மாவட்டம், தேவாரம் அருகே பொட்டிப்புரத்தை ஒட்டிய மேற்கு தொடர்ச்சி மலையில் அம்பரப்பர் கோவில் கரடு பகுதி தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மிகப் பழமையான கற்பாறைகள் கொண்ட மேற்கு தொடர்ச்சி மலைத் தொடர் இந்த ஆய்வுக் கூடம் அமைக்க மிக ஏற்ற இடமாக தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்த ஏற்றதாக உள்ளது. எனவே இப்பகுதியை, நியூட்ரினோ ஆய்வுக் கூடம் அமைக்க விஞ்ஞானிகள் தேர்வு செய்துள்ளனர்.

பாபா அணு சக்தி ஆராய்ச்சி மையமும், மும்பை Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), கொல்கத்தா Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), சென்னை ஐஐடி இயற்பியல் பிரிவு உள்பட ஏகப்பட்ட அமைப்புகள் இணைந்து இந்த ஆய்வு மையத்தை அமைக்கவுள்ளன.

சுமார் ரூ. 1,250 கோடி செலவில் இந்த ஆய்வு மையம் அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளது. இப்போதைக்கு இதற்கு India-based Neutrino Observatory என பெயரிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்த ஆய்வுகளை ஒருங்கிணைக்க National Centre for High Energy Physics என்ற ஒரு இயற்பியல் ஆராய்ச்சிப் பிரிவும் மதுரையில் அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளது. (இங்கு வேலை செய்ய ஆட்களைக் கூட எடுத்து வருகிறார்கள்.. பார்க்க http://www.ino.tifr.res.in/ino//career.php).

கிட்டத்தட்ட 4,300 அடிக்கு ஆழத்தில் மாபெரும் சுரங்கம் அமைத்து அதில் 50,000 டன் எடை கொண்ட மாபெரும் காந்தங்களை பொறுத்தவுள்ளனர். இவை ஹிக்ஸ் போஸானை கண்டுபிடிக்க ஜெனீவாவில் உள்ள CERN சுரங்க ஆராய்ச்சி மையத்தில் பொறுத்தப்பட்ட காந்தங்களை விட 4 மடங்கு அதிக சக்தியும், எடையும் கொண்டவை.

மேலும் தேனியில் அமையும் இந்த சுரங்கத்துக்குள் பொறுத்த 50,000 டன் இரும்பு பிளேட்களும் (soft iron plates) தேவைப்படும். இவற்றை மத்திய அரசின் Steel Authority of India எஃகு நிறுவனத்தின் பிலாய் தொழிற்சாலை தயாரித்து வழங்கவுள்ளது.

இந்த 50,000 டன் காந்தங்களைக் கொண்டு magnetized iron calorimeter (MIC) என்ற கருவியை உருவாக்கி நியூட்ரினோக்களைப் பிடித்து ஆய்வு செய்ய திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த காந்தங்கள் தான் உலகிலேயே மிகப் பெரிய காந்தங்களாக இருக்கும் என்கிறார்கள்.

கிட்டத்தட்ட ஜெனீவாவில் நடந்த 'ஹிக்ஸ் போஸான்' மாதிரியான ஒரு மாபெரும் ஆராய்ச்சி நம்ம 'மதுரக்கி பக்கத்துல' நடக்கவிருக்கிறது!

English summary

The Steel Authority of India, the country's largest steel maker, will supply 50,000 tonne of special steels for building a CERN-like underground detector for the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO). When the project is completed, INO will house the world's largest magnet, about four times larger than the 12,500-tonne magnet housed in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.

madurakarenda

July 12th, 2012, 02:34 PM

^^ They even have a facebook page and they are interacting using it,

you guys can see it here : http://www.facebook.com/ino.neutrino

and know more on this.

murlee

July 13th, 2012, 07:32 AM

X-posting from madurai forum: Courtesy: MK

During the 12{+t}{+h}Plan Period, Tamil Nadu will set up 100 industrial clusters with common facilities centre (CFC) to enhance productivity, competitiveness and capacity building of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), said Rural Industries Minister M.C. Sampath on Thursday.

Delivering the inaugural address at a seminar on ‘Traditional industries of Tamil Nadu’, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries, Mr. Sampath said that during the 11{+t}{+h}Plan Period, 50 projects were identified by the State government of which seven had been completed and eight were under various stages of implementation. The Centre had sanctioned a grant of Rs. 39.89 crore and the State, Rs. 5 crore.

For the current year, 20 clusters would be taken up for implementation costing Rs. 136.07 crore.

The Centre would provide a grant of Rs. 97.30 crore and Tamil Nadu’ share was Rs. 10.48 crore.

The Minister said that as traditional industries provided employment opportunities to several lakh of people it was the duty of the State to protect the sector. Last year alone, the government provided subsidy of Rs. 66.50 crore to 3,824 MSMEs.

Mega clusters

According to the officials, out of the 100 industrial clusters, the State government had identified and validated 18. Proposals for six mega clusters along with CFCs had been sent to the Centre for approval. It would cost roughly between Rs. 9 crore to Rs. 14 crore per cluster.

It was proposed to set up electronic cluster in Coimbatore, gold jewellery (Madurai), coir (Bhavani), gate and grill (Tirumullaivoyal), women’s ready-made garment (Thalavaipuram), lorry bodybuilding (Namakkal) and sago (Salem).

Principal Secretary Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, G. Santhanam, said that the State government had kept the free dhoti, saris and uniform schemes going to help the unorganised sector that provided employment to weavers. It provided training to 1,000 village artisans last year.

Mr. Santhanam said to increase the turnover of handicraft products Poompuhar would start selling its products through e-commerce. It had been decided to double the sales volume of Co-optex.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article3633791.ece

:cheers:

murlee

July 20th, 2012, 08:36 AM

Women tailors get a stitch in time with WEAT initiative

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01149/TY18WEAT_1149993f.jpg
Women with tailoring skill register this name with WEAT for membership in women Co-Operative Society to distribute the stitching of uniforms for the school students of the government of Tamil Nadu Scheme of free uniforms tothe school students in Tiruchi on Wednesday. Photo: M.Srinath

Nearly three-fourth of the over 90 members enrolled till date, in the multipurpose women’s cooperative society launched here recently by the Minister for Rural Industries M.C.Sampath, constitute tailors.

The 75 include a chunk of women who underwent training at the Apparel Training Centre at the Khajamalai Campus of Bharathidasan University.

The Women Entrepreneurs’ Association of Tamil Nadu (WEAT) has been recognised as the facilitating agency for streamlining orders for these women to stitch uniforms for children in State government schools.

Since the government has announced that each student will be entitled to four sets of free uniforms, there will be abundant orders for the women tailors. Each tailor will be able to earn Rs.10, 000 and even more per month, WEAT sources said.

Multipurpose cooperative society

Twenty five of the 75 women tailors enrolled themselves with the multipurpose cooperative society on Wednesday.

These women will be given cloth bits and will only have to stitch them and return, as a home-based income earning activity, S.Thilagavathi, WEAT secretary said, adding that there will be regular and continuous work order.

Twenty women have also enrolled with the society for engaging themselves in activities such as white board making, embroidery, areca nut plate making, and value-added products of banana and banana fibre.

Motivation programmes

On a periodic basis, WEAT has been conducting motivation programmes to prompt women into taking up entrepreneurship.

At one such programme that followed the process of registration of the 25 women tailors, a home-based women entrepreneur Viji oriented the participants on several activities, including painting and saree designing.

Along with N.Manimekalai, Professor, Department of Women’s Studies, Bharathidasan University, a few WEAT members who are now entrepreneurs also interacted with the participants. Asha spoke about value-added products suitable for hospitals that could be done with raw materials procured for manufacturing sanitary napkins while Alamelu dwelt on the business potential of banana and banana fibre-based products.

Alamelu spoke on behalf of a women self-help group that had recently started a retail outlet for selling the products at the Uzhavar Sandhai at K.K.Nagar. The group has sought the support of WEAT for securing food certification and packaging of products for export.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3661207.ece

Prabhaharan

July 21st, 2012, 06:49 AM

PCPIR Tamil Nadu:-
NOCL for cuddalore.... then what about nagapattinam district?????????

kannan infratech

July 21st, 2012, 09:16 AM

PCPIR Tamil Nadu:-
NOCL for cuddalore.... then what about nagapattinam district?????????

PCPIR is encompassing 3 districts of TN.

jaish

July 21st, 2012, 09:43 AM

murlee

July 21st, 2012, 10:11 AM

Giving loans at less interest is a subsidy.

kannan infratech

July 21st, 2012, 10:32 AM

Giving loans at less interest is a subsidy.

Genuine SHGs have a high rating wrt Loan repayment and Timely repayment. They need the incentives to be like that always. Probably like a Prompt payment discount. This can not be called a subsidy as it is linked to the performance.

This is better than NPAs which all the Banks are saddled with (mainly big industrial / corporate clients).

Micro Finance, if genuinely done will work wonders in India esp Rural India.

Earlier we used to have Permanent Trust Funds in each town and village. The local people will invest for a decent interest and the local people will borrow for urgent needs. It can be for anything - school fees, Education in Town / city, family functions, motor pump set purchase, medical emergency etc.

There used to be no collateral which most can not give, Simply Trust. Since all are known to each other locally, it was much easier.

The modern Avtar is SHG but unfortunately Govt backed one.

kannan infratech

July 21st, 2012, 01:23 PM

http://www.goodreturns.in/news/2011/12/08/hitachi-invest-building-rail-car-assembl.html

Hitachi to invest in building rail car assembly plant in India

Hitachi Ltd is about to enter into a joint venture with an Indian company to assemble rail cars in India.

Hitachi, as a part of this joint venture, will set a rail car assembly plant in India. Units assembled at this plant will be exported to Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam and South Korea.

Rail cars are a significant constituent of Hitachi's product portfolio and the company intends to generate 320 billion Yen by 2015 from the sale of railway related products. Currently, it generates around 133.1 billion Yen from the sale of items like railroad cars.

Setting up a rail car assembly plant in India will give a cost advantage to Hitachi because of the low costs of skilled labor in the country. Besides India, Hitachi will also be setting rail car manufacturing plants in UK and Brazil. The talks regarding the Indian venture are expected to be complete by the beginning of 2012 and the company is expected to start land acquisition and factory construction immediately after that.

Dion Global Solutions Ltd

murlee

July 21st, 2012, 02:50 PM

Does rail car mean monorail car in this case?

kannan infratech

July 21st, 2012, 05:41 PM

Does rail car mean monorail car in this case?

No.

Normal Rail coaches.

murlee

July 21st, 2012, 05:49 PM

CM achieves two targets in one move

Tamilnadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered to distribute 54,000 tailoring machines to members of Women Tailoring Cooperative Societies and also to give adequate training to them. She has earmarked Rs 54 crore for the purpose.

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According to an official release here, she has also ordered to hike the wages of the members of tailoring socieites by five per cent every year.

The release recalled that the Chief Minister increased the number of uniforms given to students under MGR Noon-Meal Scheme from two to four.

'To ensure that the students get the uniforms in time and also to make sure that the women members of the tailoring socieites earn more, the Chief Minister has ordered to distribute 54,000 tailoring machines and also to give training to them, at a total cost of Rs 54 crore,' said the release.

The release said that the productivity of tailoring societies and their members will increase thanks to this initiative by Jayalalithaa. It also said students could get uniforms in time due to this order.

Students in government and aided schools will look smarter, thanks to a personal interest shown by Jayalalithaa in choosing free uniforms.

If sources are to be believed, the Chief Minister took keen interest in finalising the colours and designs of the uniforms. 'She wanted children look as smart as the ones in private schools,' :lol: said an official who is part of the elaborate exercise benefiting over 92 lakh boys and girls.

Earlier this year, she announced a slew of freebies for students to increase enrollment and check dropout rate, particularly in rural areas, and allocated more than Rs 490 crore.

The children will receive four sets of uniforms (earlier it was two) besides footwear, bags, geometry boxes and colour pencils.

Boys from class six and above would now get full-pants instead of half pants, while girls will be given 'salwar kameez'.

The government would incur an expenditure of Rs 259.95 crore on providing the new uniforms. She also ordered to provide footwear to 81 lakh students at a cost of about Rs 94 crore.

Besides, nearly 92 lakh students would also receive uniform school bags, geometry box and colour pencil boxes and the government would incur an expenditure of about Rs 136 crore, she said.

http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=28496%20&%20section=6

The official press release in Tamil: http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr21Jul12/pr210712_429.pdf

murlee

July 21st, 2012, 05:53 PM

No.

Normal Rail coaches.

Oh.. Must be exclusively for exports then!!

kannan infratech

July 21st, 2012, 06:32 PM

Oh.. Must be exclusively for exports then!!

may be for IR also (modern coaches) besides exports.:)

prasai

July 24th, 2012, 05:17 PM

^^

what about the taluks like Madurai south, Trichy, Salem, Coimbatore south etc., which has population more than 10lakhs and host the corporation boundary!!
coimbatore north & south taluks have a total population of 24 lakhs.so they can form seperate district for coimbatore city alone.in my opnion present COIMBATORE DISTRICT can be divided into
1.COIMBATORE CITY
2.COIMBATORE RURAL

prasai

July 24th, 2012, 05:34 PM

in TAMIL NADU there are 117 transport offices (RTO'S & UNIT RTO'S).which is highest in t country.the rto codes are
TN01
TN02
TN03
TN04
TN05
TN06
TN07
TN09
TN10
TN11
TN11Z
TN16
TN18
TN18Z
TN19
TN19Z
TN20
TN20Y
TN21
TN21W
TN22
TN23
TN23T
TN23Y
TN24
TN25
TN25Z
TN28
TN28Y
TN28Z
TN29
TN29W
TN29Z
TN30
TN30W
TN31
TN31U
TN31V
TN31Y
TN32
TN32W
TN32Z
TN33
TN34
TN36
TN36W
TN36Z
TN37
TN38
TN39
TN39Z
TN40
TN41
TN42
TN42Y
TN43
TN43Z
TN45
TN45Y
TN45Z
TN46
TN47
TN47Z
TN48
TN48Z
TN49
TN49Y
TN50
TN50Z
TN51
TN51Z
TN52
TN52Z
TN54
TN55
TN55Z
TN56
TN57
TN57R
TN57V
TN57Y
TN57Z
TN58
TN58Z
TN59
TN59V
TN59Z
TN60
TN60Z
TN61
TN63
TN63Z
TN64
TN65
TN65Z
TN66
TN67
TN67V
TN67Z
TN68
TN69
TN69V
TN69Z
TN70
TN72
TN72V
TN73
TN73Z
TN74
TN75
TN76
TN76Z
TN76Y
TN77
TN77Z
TN78
TN78Z

the unit rto's which can be made as RTO'S are
TN20Y-POONAMALEE
TN78Z-UDUMALPET
TN51Z-MAYAVARAM

venkatm

July 24th, 2012, 08:02 PM

CM achieves two targets in one move

http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=28496%20&%20section=6

The official press release in Tamil: http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr21Jul12/pr210712_429.pdf

What the hell do the parents do for the children? Just create them and voila, TN govt will take care of everything. 2 mins for father and 9 months for mom.

krishnaswamy

July 24th, 2012, 08:20 PM

What the hell do the parents do for the children? Just create them and voila, TN govt will take care of everything. 2 mins for father and 9 months for mom.
Venkat sir,
this scheme is applicable for only Tamil medium students only for Govt aided schools, Govt schools. It is one of the nice initiative.

Those tamil medium Students from those govt schools/govt aided school gets free uniforms, 1 pair of shoes,mid day meals,Free text books and cycle. school fees are waived for most of them.
In Some Govt aided schools, Teachers distribute note books too on their cost(depends on the strength of the school).
My uncle was a Govt school Headmaster and during 10, +2 exam times, sometimes, even breakfast also served to them.

On the other hand, Govt not trying to improve the infra of the Govt School. they dont take any steps or money allocated is siphoned for water distribution, Toilets,library.
Low cost computer koduppanga. but they wont give other small things to operate the computer.

murlee

July 25th, 2012, 08:15 PM

Tamil Nadu Government Paves Way for Road Safety With TNRADMS

Road accidents in the state of Tamil Nadu (TN) have seen a 25 percent reduction in fatalities from 13.39 for every 10,000 vehicles in 2006 to 10.09 in 2010. All thanks to a DBMS called Tamil Nadu Road Accident Data Management System (TNRADMS).
This analysis engine which can create accident reports at the snap of a finger has replaced the cumbersome paper-based reports and inaccurate data-metrics which were only used for reporting in assembly/parliament queries.

TNRADMS

The objective was to digitise accident records with easy-to-use software and reduce road accidents. The plan is a part of a project undertaking by the state called Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project (TNRSP).
The TN government approved a comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan put forth by TNRSP and developed the Road Accident Data Management System (RADMS) in 2009. This was developed at a cost of Rs. 2.20 Crores (about $500,000) with funding from World Bank and software support from Kerala-based IBS Software Services.
RADMS has been deployed in 1400 police stations across Tamil Nadu and personnel at each station have been trained in its use. Kumar, Deputy Project Director - TNRSP, said, "The system links three departments Police, Transport and Highways who update accident details as and when they happen."
Whenever an accident occurs, the data has to be uploaded to the system within 24 hours to the respective Police Station.

The Backbone

What does each police station need to access the web-based RADMS? A basic computer with a regular internet connection. In absence of internet connectivity, a RADMS Lite software installation is available for capturing records.

The data entered is integrated into a server, which uses PostGreSQL 8.2 running in Proliant ML150 G3 Server, Quad-core Intel Xeon Processor, 4GB RAM and 120GB storage disk, on a daily/weekly basis. Also, the digital maps on the system are based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Explaining the procedure of recording accident details, Kumar added, "Whenever an accident occurs the data has to be uploaded to the system within 24 hours to the respective Police Station. The policeman on duty has to simultaneously file the First Information Report (FIR) and add details to a web-based Accident Record Form (ARF) on the bilingual (English and Tamil) RADMS."

IBS Software Services was roped in by the TN government to create a powerful data management system. In collaboration with VIC Roads Australia, IBS created the TNRADMS. Rajeev P, Project Manager-IBS said, "The system provides various reports that give information to analyse the cause of the accident and helps them (police officials) take various preventive measures. Implementing these preventive measures systematically helps reduce accidents at various places and thereby reduce the overall ratio."

Inspiring the Country

According to a recent report, the success of TNRADMS has inspired the Union road transport and highways ministry of India to implement a similar system in the rest of the country. The ministry is in the process of customising the software to their specific needs.

http://www.computerworld.in/case-study/tamil-nadu-government-paves-way-road-safety-tnradms-19092012

murlee

July 28th, 2012, 03:41 PM

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saysenthil

July 30th, 2012, 12:03 PM

New silk park to come up in Tamil Nadu (http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=113954)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered establishment of Perarignar Anna Handloom Silk Park in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, which is expected to benefit over 10,000 silk weavers of the southern Indian state.

Ms Jayalalithaa had already consented to provide a subsidy equal to nine percent of the total project cost to all the textile parks being set up in the state.

The said silk park involving a cost of Rs. 838.3 million would be set up on 75 acres of government land at Kilkathirpur in Kanchipuram district.

The nine percent subsidy of the Tamil Nadu government would be deducted from the cost of land, which is Rs. 137.7 million. The remaining Rs. 62.3 million would be provided as loan without guarantee, repayable in five years.

The park would also have other facilities like dyeing halls, lab, loom centres, designing centres, training centre, dispensary, exhibition hall, public amenities centre, materials godowns and retail sales division.

Alongside the silk park, the Chief Minister has also ordered establishment of weavers’ training centres in Kanchipuram and Kumbakonam, and has sanctioned Rs. 4.69 million for each of the two centres.

The Chief Minister said Tamil Nadu was a leading producer of bivoltine silk or white silk, and it also leads in cocoon rearing and mulberry cultivation.

She said the state government proposes to raise the grant for mulberry farmers from existing Rs. 4,125 per acre to Rs. 6.750 per acre in order to sustain production and encouraging farmers.

saysenthil

August 14th, 2012, 03:06 PM

Crude oil discovered in Tamil Nadu (http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/crude-oil-discovered-in-tamil-nadu-254826)

State-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has made a crude oil discovery in an exploration block in Tamil Nadu, the company's junior partner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) said on Tuesday.

Exploratory well 'Madanam-3' produced 115 cubic meters per day of oil and 11,500 cubic meters per day of gas in Cauvery basin block, BPCL said in a filing to the stock exchanges.

ONGC is the operator of the block CY-ONN-2002/2 with 60 per cent interest while Bharat Petro Resources Ltd (BPRL), a fully owned subsidiary of BPCL, holds the remaining 40 per cent. The two had won the block in the fourth round of bidding under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP).

The discovery well is situated 14-km south-east of Chidambaram town in Tamil Nadu.

"Compared to earlier lower-productivity basement discoveries, Madanam-3 discovery is a major breakthrough in basement play exploration in Cauvery basin," the company said.

The Madnam-3 well on NELP Block CY-ONN-2002/2 in the Cauvery basin in Tamil Nadu produced 725 b/d of 35.7° gravity oil and 406 Mcfd of gas on a 6-mm bean. Compared with earlier lower-productivity basement discoveries, ONGC said, Madnam-3 is a major breakthrough in basement play exploration in the basin.

kannan infratech

August 14th, 2012, 06:56 PM

@ ONGC Find:

I hope they dont do a Reliance on us.

darkprinz

August 14th, 2012, 07:58 PM

14km southeast of Chidambaram ?? Where exactly is this place???

msk_2009

August 15th, 2012, 06:40 AM

Mahdhanam is on the Road from Puthoor to Pazhayar. ( After sirkali, puthoor take the road right going towrds east - seashore.

krishnaswamy

August 16th, 2012, 08:25 AM

Former Principle of American college, Madurai Mr.Chinna Raj Joseph was key man behind to establish "Neutrino" Research center in Theni.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/311736_485406331469821_1030251147_n.jpg

but is this project opposed by other states? why is it so?

jaish

August 16th, 2012, 06:15 PM

TN people has got some additinal weight in our head.

NSH

August 20th, 2012, 12:12 PM

+1. No roads, no shopping centres, no hotels.

There is no even one single decent hotel in this town, either you need to go to Pondy or Chidambaram.

Cant even see any glazed building, all you see in old dilapidated building. Villupuram which was much smaller than Cuddalore in the united South Arcot Dist seems better than Cuddalore.

Any town near by/in the vicinity of Major Cities/State Hqrs. shall face this kind of problem. In otherwords development shall be affected since CDL shall be extended suburb for pondy. This may be the reason. You can't find a decent hotel/lodge at Tiruvallur/Arakonam/Chengalpattu because all these towns as considered as outgrowth of Chennai. The same yard stick is applicable any where in india.

Exceptions may be there like Thanjavur which is better developed though it is near to city like Trichy.

ganie006

August 20th, 2012, 12:51 PM

Any town near by/in the vicinity of Major Cities/State Hqrs. shall face this kind of problem. In otherwords development shall be affected since CDL shall be extended suburb for pondy. This may be the reason. You can't find a decent hotel/lodge at Tiruvallur/Arakonam/Chengalpattu because all these towns as considered as outgrowth of Chennai. The same yard stick is applicable any where in india.

Exceptions may be there like Thanjavur which is better developed though it is near to city like Trichy.

That is also one reason i agree apart from this Tourism plays a vital role in Thanjavur revenue and also Thanjavur has lot of good university,engineering & arts colleges ................

sivaraja

August 23rd, 2012, 10:55 AM

hi! i am new to this forum! can anyone tell me which are the top 4 cities in tamilnadu having excellent road,railway transport and connections?

chennaidesi

August 23rd, 2012, 04:12 PM

Chennai,CBE,MDU,Trichy and Salem.
This is the order of cities based on population but no cities have excellent infrastructure in TN may be some cities in other states have that.

saysenthil

August 23rd, 2012, 04:29 PM

BIG NEWS COMING IN....

Govt approves Petroleum Investment Region in Tamil Nadu (http://business-standard.com/india/news/govt-approves-petroleum-investment-region-in-tamil-nadu/183890/on)

The region, to be set up in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts, is expected to attract an investment of Rs 92,160 cr

The Government of India has approved the proposal of the Government of Tamil Nadu for setting up a Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts. The region is expected to attract an investment of Rs 92,160 crore.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Srikant Kumar Jena said that the region covers an area of 256.83 sq km. It envisages Government of India support of Rs 2,643 crore comprising of VGF Funding for two road projects, Desalination and Common Effluent Treatment Plants and direct budgetary support for creation of rail infrastructure.

The Government has approved proposals for setting of PCPIRs in Visakhapatnam-Kakinada region in Andhra Pradesh, at Paradip in Orissa and at Dahej in Gujarat, said the Minister.

According to the Government's estimate, a total investment of around Rs 92,160 crore is expected in the Region, which includes committed investment of Rs 22,160 crore.

It was envisaged development of physical infrastructure such as roads, rail, air links, ports, water supply, power, desalination plant, CETP and others alone would cost around Rs 13,354 crore.

The PCPIR policy prescribes that infrastructure will be created/upgraded through Public Private Partnerships to the extent possible and Central Government will provide the necessary Viability Gap Funding (VGF).

Earlier Government of Tamil Nadu has sought support from Government of India involving a commitment Rs 1,143 crore on account of VGF funding for two road- related projects, CETP and desalination plants and Rs 1,500 crore of direct budgetary support for a rail project.

The project will be in the Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts in the coastal belt of Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Shirali and Tarangambadi Talukas. It has a processing area of 104 sq. kms. and the balance for non-processing activities and will include residential, commercial and other social and institutional infrastructure.

:cheers:

saysenthil

August 23rd, 2012, 04:36 PM

^^

Petrochemical investment region in Tamil Nadu approved (http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/petrochemical-investment-region-in-tamil-nadu-approved-258402)

The union government has approved setting up of a Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, Minister of State for Chemicals Srikant Kumar Jena said on Thursday.

In a written reply, the minister informed parliament that the proposed PCPIR in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts, covering an area of 256.83 sq km, envisages the union government's support of Rs.2,643 crore. This includes funding for two road projects, desalination and common effluent treatment plants, and money for creation of rail infrastructure.

A PCPIR is a specifically delineated investment region having an area of about 250 sq km, of which at least 40 per cent is earmarked for processing activities. This region is a combination of production projects, public utilities, logistics, environmental protection, residential areas and administrative services.

PCPIR is designed to encourage global scale investment in petroleum, chemical and petrochemical sectors in both upstream and downstream segments and help accelerate economic growth.

The PCPIRs could include one or more Special Economic Zones, industrial parks, export oriented units and the like already notified or set up in these areas.

Further, each PCPIR has to have a refinery or a petrochemical feedstock company as an Anchor Tenant, and would have fully developed external infrastructure linkages including rail, road, ports, airports and telecom linkages, which would be developed through public - private partnerships as well as with budgetary support from the government.

Mr Jena said that the government has approved proposals for setting up PCPIRs in the Visakhapatnam-Kakinada region in Andhra Pradesh, at Paradip in Orissa and at Dahej in Gujarat.

kannan infratech

August 23rd, 2012, 07:04 PM

It depends on Nagarjuna group for the success of PCIR at least in the initial years.

But they seem to be in trouble.

venkyinblr

August 24th, 2012, 06:36 AM

It depends on Nagarjuna group for the success of PCIR at least in the initial years.

But they seem to be in trouble.

Aiyoaiyo...Enga oruku pakathula ippa than oru periya investment varuthu(since the cholas :))..Athuvum troubleaa..btw when the proj is approved by cabinet , wont it kickstart as per the guideline with public/pvt partnership

kvijayasundaram

August 24th, 2012, 06:55 AM

It depends on Nagarjuna group for the success of PCIR at least in the initial years.

But they seem to be in trouble.

I think Nagarjuna group is just one of the several investors. TATA group has a notable share AFAIK.

kannan infratech

August 24th, 2012, 10:02 AM

I specifically mentioned - Initial years.

Nagarjuna Group has already planned and gone ahead wrt their refinery project and many smaller units will be dependant on this for development in the initial years.

You need an anchor based on whom the development takes place.

Nobody has talked about LA so far. It is 3 districts in total.

Inga moonu village LA panradhukke Muzhi pidhungudhu.

Good Move. No doubt.

Nagapattinam & Karaikkal Port upgradation & LNG Terminal have to be planned.

But lot of works / policy changes have to be done by CG & SG.

krishnaswamy

September 14th, 2012, 09:32 AM

TNPSC Chairman Natraj told they are considering online examinations for the candidates in the coming years.
http://www.dinamalar.com/News_detail.asp?Id=546774
"டி.என்.பி.எஸ்.சி., தேர்வுகள் அனைத்தையும், "ஆன்-லைன்' மூலம் நடத்த திட்டமிடப் பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்காக, விரைவில், "டெண்டர்' வெளியிடப்பட உள்ளது,'' என, தேர்வாணைய தலைவர் நடராஜ் கூறினார்.

இதுகுறித்து, நடராஜ் கூறியதாவது:

ராஜஸ்தானில், அனைத்துப் போட்டித் தேர்வுகளும், "ஆன்-லைன்' மூலம் தான் நடத்தப் படுகின்றன. சில மாநிலங்களில், "ஆன்-லைன்' தேர்வு முறையும், கேள்வித்தாள் முறையும் உள்ளன. மத்திய அரசுப் பணியாளர் தேர்வாணையம் கூட, சில வகை தேர்வுகளை மட்டுமே, "ஆன்-லைன்' மூலம் நடத்துகிறது. பெரும்பாலான தேர்வுகளை, கேள்வித்தாள் முறையில் தான் நடத்துகிறது. இந்த முறையில் தேர்வு நடத்துவதற்கு, அடிப்படையில் பல ஏற்பாடுகளை செய்ய வேண்டும். அதைச் செய்து, அனைத்து தேர்வுகளையும், "ஆன்-லைன்' மூலம் நடத்தும் திட்டம் உள்ளது. இதற்காக, விரைவில், "டெண்டர்' விடப் போகிறோம். தகுதி வாய்ந்த நிறுவனத்தை தேர்வு செய்து, அந்நிறுவனம் மூலம், "ஆன்-லைன்' தேர்வு நடத்தப்படும். தமிழகத்தில், அதிகளவில் பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகள் உள்ளன. அங்குள்ள கணினிகளை பயன்படுத்தி, தேர்வு நடத்தலாம். விடுமுறை நாளில் தான், தேர்வுகள் நடத்தப்படும் என்பதால், பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகளின் கணினிகளை பயன்படுத்துவதில் பிரச்னை இருக்காது. இதன்மூலம், கல்லூரி நிர்வாகங்களுக்கு, தனி வருவாயும் கிடைக்கும். தேர்வு நடக்கும் நாளில், குறிப்பிட்ட தேர்வு மையங்களுக்கு தேர்வர் சென்று, கணினி முன் அமர்ந்தால், சரியான நேரத்தில், விடைத்தாள் வெளிப்படும். கணினியிலேயே விடைகளை, "டிக்' செய்தால் போதும். தேர்வு முடிந்ததும், மிக விரைவாக மதிப்பீடு செய்யும் பணி நடக்கும். இதற்கான அனைத்து மென்பொருளும், முன்கூட்டியே செய்யப்படும். "ஆன்-லைன்' மூலம் தேர்வை எதிர்கொள்வதில், யாருக்கும் பிரச்னை இருக்காது. எனவே, இத்திட்டத்தை நிறைவேற்றுவதில், முனைப்பாக ஈடுபட்டு வருகிறோம். இவ்வாறு நடராஜ் கூறினார்.

புதிய முறையில் குரூப் - 2 கேள்வித்தாள்:

ஆக., 12ம் தேதி நடந்த, குரூப்-2 தேர்வின் கேள்வித்தாள், முன்கூட்டியே வெளியானதால், தேர்வு ரத்து செய்யப்பட்டு, நவ., 4ம் தேதி, மறுதேர்வு நடக்க உள்ளது. இந்த நிலையில், குரூப்-2 தேர்வு உள்ளிட்ட தேர்வுகளுக்கான கேள்வித்தாள்களை, எப்படி பாதுகாப்பது என்பது குறித்து, தேர்வாணையம் தீவிரமாக ஆலோசித்து வருகிறது. இதன் சோதனை முயற்சியாக, சமீபத்தில் நடந்த நூலகர் பணிக்கான தேர்வில், புதிய திட்டத்தை, தேர்வாணையம் அமல்படுத்தியது. தேர்வு துவங்குவதற்கு சில மணி நேரம் முன், "ஆன்-லைனில்' கேள்வித்தாளை வெளியிட்டு, தேர்வு மையங்களில் உள்ள கணினியில், ரகசிய குறியீட்டு எண்களை பதிவு செய்து, கேள்வித்தாள்கள் "பிரின்ட்' எடுத்து வழங்கப்பட்டன. இதே முறையை, குரூப்-2 தேர்வுக்கும் பயன்படுத்துவது குறித்து, தேர்வாணையம் தீவிரமாக ஆலோசித்து வருகிறது. இதுகுறித்து, தேர்வாணையம் விரைவில் முடிவு எடுக்கும்.

saysenthil

September 14th, 2012, 03:08 PM

HDFC to now collect State revenues for TN (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3897010.ece?mod=igoogle_news_gadget)

HDFC Bank has been accredited by the Tamil Nadu Government to act as its banker for collection of state revenues. Following this, the bank has commenced online collection of commercial taxes/value added tax (VAT) for the Government of Tamil Nadu.

"This has opened up multiple channels of tax payment for the people of Tamil Nadu, and ensured convenience, speed, accuracy and will lead to cost savings for all stakeholders," said a release from the bank.

"HDFC Bank already has an advanced and user-friendly Internet banking service, and will offer this facility to remit taxes to state government to all its customers without levying any service charges," the release added.

In a statement, Rajender Sehgal, Country Head, Financial Institutions, PSUs & Govt. Business Group, HDFC Bank, pointed to the long relationship the bank had enjoyed with the Tamil Nadu Government.

HDFC Bank is one of the leading banks in the country in terms of revenue collection for the Centre as well as some State Governments. Departments such as CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes), Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) et al. have given mandates to the bank for on-line and physical collection of taxes across the country.

Subra

September 24th, 2012, 03:05 AM

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=533066&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

A multi-million dollar project for aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) is proposed to be set up under public-private partnership in India’s Tamil Nadu state where foreign investors and NRIs will have opportunities, said R Sarath Kumar, prominent south Indian actor, politician and entrepreneur.
A project report for the venture has already been prepared by Tata Consultancy, he said. Suitable land is available for the MRO facility in Valliyoor in southern Tamil Nadu, which requires about 1,400 acres.
“We hope it can be set up in a special economic zone where there will be lots of incentives for investors,” said Kumar, who is on a private visit to Doha.
“The project is on the drawing board, but we are assured of Tamil Nadu government support. So the prospects for a public-private partnership (PPP) initiative are bright,” Kumar told Gulf Times yesterday.
He said investment ranging between $140mn and $150mn was required for the proposed MRO facility. “Such a facility will come in handy given the projected growth in India’s civil aviation over the next few years.”
“We will have some 300 new aircraft joining the fleet of various airlines over the next two years. Air travel is gaining in popularity with Indian economy rapidly expanding - more people take to the skies now as they need to travel faster,” Kumar said.
He said the MRO facility would result in the overall development of Valliyoor and places around it. A township will come up there with hotels, recreation facilities among others. Water requirement for such a development can be met through desalination, said Kumar, president of the All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) and a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Tenkasi.
Kumar said he had presented the project to some investors in Qatar and they have evinced
interest in it.
“This is workable and based on the response from investors from Qatar and India among other places, I will meet Tamil Nadu chief minister to take it up
further,” Kumar said. He said another project proposed was a flying school in Pondicherry, a Union Territory, bordering Tamil Nadu.
“We are signing a memorandum of standing with Pacific Flying School from Canada for the flying school, which aims to cut down on the time required to acquire a commercial pilot’s license - at least by a year. We will provide state-of-the-art training in our proposed flying school in Pondicherry, where infrastructure is in place. The Pondicherry Government has extended all possible assistance,” Kumar said.
Kumar said investors would also have “tremendous” prospects in Tamil Nadu, which has set up Vision 2023 that aims at a “self-sufficient” state in the next 10 years. Investment to the tune of $300bn was required to realise this.
“We need investments in our infrastructure – roads, bridges, transport network and education, health and agriculture sectors,”
he said. Kumar stressed the need for more focus on India’s agriculture sector, which he said, was not getting the attention it deserved.
“All said and done, we are an agrarian economy and we should not take our eyes off our farmers and farm lands. If we need to import foodstuff again, there is no meaning in achieving economic growth. To kick start agriculture again, we need to have a separate budget for the farm sector. We need to empower our farmers and ensure farming is profitable so that more people will take to agriculture again,” suggested Kumar, also the president of the South Indian Film Artistes’ Association

murlee

September 24th, 2012, 05:08 AM

LOL

Subra

September 24th, 2012, 08:42 PM

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/leather-units-to-float-spv-for-new-cluster-in-tamil-nadu/487446/

The leather industry in Tamil Nadu, dominated by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), plans to add fresh capacity by setting up a new cluster. The industry in the state, which accounts for around 40 per cent of India’s total leather exports, has chosen Perambalur district as the location of its new cluster.

Industry representatives said the addition of new capacity was essential, as units in China had started closing down due to high costs. Buyers are looking at countries that are not only cost-effective but also have high capacity.

M Rafeeque Ahmed, chairman, Ficci Tamil Nadu State Council, and chairman, Farida Prime Tannery Pvt Ltd, said that representatives of 17 companies had visited the district, which was the most backward in the state, but had substantial labour resources.

At present, one of the biggest challenges the industry faces elsewhere is availability of manpower. Around 10,000 people in the age group of 18-30 are readily available here for employment even today. The district administration has a ready database.

Besides, the district is also well connected with the national highway and two major ports – Chennai and Tuticorin – which are just a three-to-four-hour drive away. Land prices are also lower in Perambalur, since it is not viable for agriculture and no industry has come up so far.

Today, most of the local population worked in cement factories at Ariyalur and the textile industry in Coimbatore and Tirupur, which were a two-hour drive away, said Ahmed.

The leather units are planning to float a special purpose vehicle to develop the cluster, which will be spread over 150-200 acres.

“The government has already sanctioned Rs 75 crore for the cluster, and the rest of the money will come from entrepreneurs. Our estimate is that the cluster will attract investments to the tune of Rs 1,000-1,500 crore,” said Ahmed.

The industry had formed a core committee, which would negotiate with the land owners. The cluster would be ready in the next two or two-and-a-half years and would create some 25,000 jobs in this district, said Ahmed. Around 60 per cent of the units in the new cluster will be SMEs.

The cluster will be for dry processing. Due to non-availability of water, the industry will not be able to set up tanneries there, according to Vijayakumar, a resident of Perambalur.

On the other advantages, Ahmed said, capital cost would be less to set up units here, since the government subsidised 60 per cent of the investment. Besides, at present the industry is not able to expand factories at existing locations due to non-availability of land. Whatever land is available is costly.

The cluster will also have common infrastructure, which will reduce the running cost for individual units. The infrastructure includes inland container depots, a Customs area and training schools.

Asked whether the cluster would be viable given the current slowdown, Ahmed said 2011-12 was a record year for the industry. In 2011-12 the industry reported 23 per cent growth and posted export earnings of $4.9 billion, against the projected $4.7 billion.

“This financial year started with negative growth, but we are confident that by the end of the year we will have 10 per cent growth.” Pricing, power, labour and marketing continued to be challenges, he added.

Besides, industrialists need to think about the future, considering that China is planning to vacate the industry in the next three to five years because, due to the high cost of manufacturing and labour-related issues, customers are looking at other countries. “At present we don’t have capacity, that’s why we have decided to go in for a new cluster,” said Ahmed.

Subra

September 24th, 2012, 08:43 PM

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/tamil-nadu-projectsthe-doldrum_761232.html

Implementation of projects in Tamil Nadu is hitting a speedbreaker. According to a recent study released by ASSOCHAM, less than 1% of the total outstanding investments actually fructified in the last fiscal, reports Swathi Narayanan and Pratibha Parmeswaran of CNBC-TV18.

Even as the Tamil Nadu government tries to promote the state as an attractive destination for investors, the ground reality is different. According to a recent study by ASSOCHAM, only 0.7% of total outstanding investments in the state were completed during the last fiscal.

Of the total outstanding investments worth over Rs 34 lakh crore across Tamil Nadu, projects worth only about Rs 24,000 crore were completed.

Some major projects that have not yet seen the light of the day include Videocon Industries' Rs 1,500 crore manufacturing plant, Neyveli Lignites' projects that will generate about 3100 mw of power and Moserbaer's Rs 2000 crore photo voltaic project near Chennai.
What's causing the delay? In one sentence, lack of power and unavailibilty of land is causing the delay.

K Venkitachalam, ED, Tax & Regulatory Services, PwC India said, "There is an intent to invest in Tamil Nadu. But, broadly what I hear is land unavailability for power, infrastructure and ports. Once the state assures all of this, we will get going."

Manickam Ramaswamy, MD of Loyal Textiles is of the view, "On one side consumption is going up because Tamil Nadu is a fairly progressive state and wind is a saving grace. But, when the wind goes, which is about 30 days from now, we will see the real situation."

According to ASSOCHAM's study, Himachal Pradesh ranked on top with completed projects worth over Rs 8,400 crore garnering a share of about 2.4%. Even though Tamil Nadu fared better than its neighbours Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka, analsyts say unless the power crisis eases in the state and the government acts on its assurances, Tamil Nadu might see dark days ahead.

Brand coimbatore

September 24th, 2012, 08:58 PM

Wake up Jaya!!!

murlee

September 25th, 2012, 02:07 PM

State -wise details of SFURTI clusters

TN:

3 Khadi clusters

2 Village Industries

6 Coir clusters

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=87964

cofee

September 26th, 2012, 06:09 AM

தமிழகத்தில், "பெட்ரோலிய ரசாயன தொழில் முதலீட்டு மண்டலம்' அமைக்கப்படும் என, மத்திய அரசு அறிவித்து, நான்கு மாதங்களாகி விட்டன. இருந்தாலும், இதுதொடர்பான புரிந்துணர்வு ஒப்பந்தம் போட, தமிழக அரசு முன்வராததால், திட்டம் அமலாவது கேள்விக் குறியாகியுள்ளது.

தமிழகத்தில், கடலூர், சிதம்பரம், சீர்காழி, தரங்கம்பாடி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளில், 256 சதுர கிலோ மீட்டர் பரப்பளவில், "பெட்ரோலிய ரசாயன தொழில் முதலீட்டு மண்டலம்' அமைக்கப்படும் என, நான்கு மாதங்களுக்கு முன், மத்திய அரசு அறிவித்தது.இந்த மண்டலத்தில், சென்னை பெட்ரோலியம் கார்ப்பரேஷன் சார்பில், 1.5 கோடி டன் திறன் கொண்ட, சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையம், 50 ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய் முதலீட்டில் அமைக்கப்படும் என்றும், இது தவிர, தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள் பல, 50 ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய் வரை முதலீடு செய்து, தொழில் துவங்க வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது என்றும் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது.இந்த திட்டத்திற்கான ஒப்புதலை, பொருளாதார விவகாரங்களுக்கான, மத்திய அமைச்சரவைக் குழு, ஜூலை, 3ம் தேதி அளித்தது.

அதனால், பெட்ரோலிய ரசாயன தொழில் முதலீட்டு மண்டல துவக்க விழா, விரைவில் நடைபெறும் என, தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது. ஆனால், இதுவரை அதற்கான அறிகுறிகள் இல்லை. இந்தத் திட்டம் தொடர்பாக, முதல் கட்டமாக, தமிழக தொழிற்துறை மற்றும் ரசாயனத் துறையுடன், மத்திய அரசு புரிந்துணர்வு ஒப்பந்தம் போட வேண்டும். அதுவே, திட்டம் துவங்குவதற்கான ஆரம்ப கட்ட நடவடிக்கை. ஆனாலும், அறிவிக்கப்பட்டு நான்கு மாதங்களாகி விட்ட நிலையில், அதற்கான எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் எடுக்கப்படவில்லை.மத்தியில், இந்த திட்டத்தை அமல்படுத்தும் துறை, தி.மு.க., அமைச்சர் அழகிரியின் வசம் இருப்பதால், மத்திய, மாநில அரசுகள் இணைந்து செயலாற்றுவதில் சிக்கல் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. அதனால், திட்டம் வழக்கம் போல, நழுவி விடுமோ என்ற அச்சம் எழுந்துள்ளது.

இந்த, பெட்ரோலிய ரசாயன தொழில் முதலீட்டு மண்டலம் அமைந்தால், தமிழகத்தின் கடலோர பகுதிகளைச் சேர்ந்த, ஏறத்தாழ, எட்டு லட்சம் பேருக்கு வேலை வாய்ப்புகள் கிடைக்கும். அதுமட்டுமின்றி, கடலூர் மற்றும் அதைச் சுற்றியுள்ள பகுதிகளில், ரயில் பாதைகள், சாலைகள், துறைமுகம் மற்றும் தொலைத் தொடர்பு போன்ற உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் மேம்படுத்தப்படும்; அதற்கான உதவிகளை, மத்திய அரசு செய்யும். மண்டலம் அமையும் பட்சத்தில், இந்த கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளுக்காக மட்டும், 13 ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய் வரை, மத்திய அரசு செலவிட வாய்ப்புள்ளது. ஏற்கனவே இந்தப் பகுதியில், நாகார்ஜுனா எண்ணெய் நிறுவனம் இயங்கி வருகிறது.

இதன் சார்பிலும், கடலூர் பகுதியில், 10 ஆயிரம் கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில், 60 லட்சம் டன் திறன் கொண்ட, சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையம் அமைக்கப்படும்.ஆந்திரா, ஒடிசா மற்றும் குஜராத் மாநிலங்களில், பெட்ரோலிய ரசாயன தொழில் முதலீட்டு மண்டலம், ஏற்கனவே அமைக்கப்பட்டு, அது சிறப்பாக செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது. ஆனால், தமிழகத்தில் மட்டும், அறிவிக்கப்பட்டும், இந்தத் திட்டம் இன்னும் துவங்கப்படாமல் உள்ளது.

பறிபோவது தவிர்க்கப்படுமா?

தமிழகத்திற்கு, மத்திய அரசின் திட்டங்கள் கிடைப்பது என்பதே, குதிரைக் கொம்பாக உள்ளது. அப்படியே கிடைக்கும், ஓரிரு முக்கிய திட்டங்களும், அறிவிப்போடு நின்று போவதுண்டு. அறிவிக்கப்படும் திட்டத்தை, முறையான வகையில், அடுத்தடுத்து எடுத்துச் செல்லும் நடவடிக்கைகளை, மாநில அரசு அதிகாரிகள் ஆர்வத்துடன் செய்யாததற்கு, அ.தி.மு.க., மற்றும் தி.மு.க., இடையே நடக்கும், பனிப்போர் காரணமாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது.வெறும் அரசியல் காரணங்களுக்காக, தமிழகத்தின் எதிர்காலத்தையே நிர்ணயிக்கும் பல திட்டங்கள் பறிபோக, தமிழக அரசு காரணமாக இருந்து விடக்கூடாது.

இதிலும் கோட்டை:

தமிழகம், ஆந்திரா, ஒடிசா மற்றும் மேற்கு வங்கம் போன்ற மாநிலங்களில், மிகப்பெரிய துறைமுகங்களை அமைப்பது என, மத்திய அரசு திட்டமிட்டிருந்தது. இதற்காக, உரிய விவரங்களை அளிக்கும்படி, மாநில அரசுகளிடம், மத்திய கப்பல் போக்குவரத்து அமைச்சகம் கேட்டிருந்தது. நான்கு மாதங்களாகியும், இதற்கான முறையான பதில் எதுவும், தமிழக அரசிடமிருந்து, மத்திய அரசுக்கு வந்து சேரவில்லை.இது குறித்து கடிதம் எழுதி கேட்டும் கூட, உரிய பதில் தரப்படவில்லை என, கூறப்படுகிறது. அதேநேரத்தில், ஆந்திராவில், ஓங்கோல் என்ற இடத்தில், மிகப் பெரிய துறைமுகம் அமைக்க, மத்திய அரசு ஒப்புதல் அளித்து, அதற்கான பூர்வாங்க வேலைகள் துவங்கி விட்டன. அதனால், இந்த விஷயத்திலும், தமிழகம், தூங்கிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது என்பது, மேலும் வேதனை .

murlee

September 26th, 2012, 12:46 PM

Tulip Bags Rs.74 Cr. Order For Horizontal Connectivity In TN

Enterprise data services provider Tulip Telecom Ltd. has bagged an order for Rs.74 crore from Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd., or ELCOT, for providing end-to-end connectivity for Horizontal Offices across Tamil Nadu (TN).

Through this e-Governance initiative, the company will provide Network Infrastructure to connect 2000 government offices in Tamil Nadu, over a period of two years. The company will also be responsible for extending uninterrupted Data, Voice, Internet, Video Conferencing and Video Streaming services to all the connecting offices.

President-Government Business Rajesh Duggal said, "We are happy to partner with the government of Tamil Nadu for this prestigious project. It has been our constant endeavour to contribute towards strengthening the network infrastructure and a holistic growth of Information. Communication and Technology in our nation. Such large projects are an indication of government's faith in our abilities and act as an enabler in realizing our vision of becoming the largest data services provider globally."

http://www.rttnews.com/1972279/tulip-bags-rs-74-cr-order-for-horizontal-connectivity-in-tn.aspx?type=in&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sitemap

saysenthil

September 27th, 2012, 09:52 AM

TANGEDCO to sign loan agreements for Rs.10,000 crore (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/tangedco-to-sign-loan-agreements-for-rs10000-crore/article3939342.ece)

Tamil Nadu issues order for counter guarantee

With the State government issuing a formal order for a counter guarantee on transitional loans of Rs. 10,000 crore to be drawn from two Central financial institutions (FIs), the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation is likely to sign loan documents shortly with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC).

The order, issued on Tuesday, essentially means that while the TANGEDCO will be primarily responsible for repayment and debt servicing, the State government will, irrevocably and unconditionally, assume the responsibility in the event of default.

The two FIs will give Rs. 5,000 crore each to the Corporation, which hopes to clear outstanding bills raised by contractors, suppliers and power sellers.

The tenure of the loans will be five years with a moratorium of two years. The rate of interest will be 12.75 per cent with a rebate of 0.25 per cent for timely repayment of dues.

Conditions

What is more important, from the point of view of electricity consumers, is that the FIs have laid down some crucial conditions for the TANGEDCO which will eventually affect electricity consumers.

One of the conditions is that the State power utility has to file a tariff revision petition for 2012-2013, latest by November 30. Hike in fuel cost or power purchase cost has to be passed through. To facilitate it, a mechanism has to be activated. A financial restructuring plan (FRP), on formulation, has to have the approval of the State government.

The broad ingredients of the FRP include annual revision of retail tariff and the preparation of a business plan that will give, among others, projected figures of cash flow for five years. The TANGEDCO has engaged a consultancy firm to prepare the proposed FRP, which is expected to be ready in a month.

The State government has agreed to absorb 30 per cent of the current year’s losses, whose exact figure will be known only next year. It has also decided to take over 50 per cent of outstanding short term and medium term loans (as on March 31, 2012) which relates to Rs. 9,529 crore. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced these measures a few weeks ago.

In fact, as per the Union Cabinet’s decision, State governments are required to take care 50 per cent of only short term liabilities. Going by this, in the context of the TANGEDCO, only Rs. 4,300 crore would have been covered. But, as such a move would give only limited relief to the power utility, the Tamil Nadu government has gone in for including medium term loans.

^^

Dont know how important or how significant this is....

kannan infratech

September 27th, 2012, 10:18 AM

@ TANGEDCO:

With this, all porivate companies will be willing to supply power to TN Grid through TANGEDCO.

Since the losses of past years were so huge, they could not absorb / set off all the losses within 1 year.

Now the portion of the Past losses will be set off against profits every year and TANGEDCO will be in Black in one or two years.

The proposed new increase in power tariff is mainly to offset these past losses.

jayak914

September 28th, 2012, 06:44 AM

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr27Sep12/pr270912b.jpg

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr27Sep12/pr270912c.jpg

krishnaswamy

September 29th, 2012, 06:59 AM

ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோலில்' தெரு விளக்குகள் பராமரிப்பு: தமிழகத்தில் அறிமுகம் (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=556395)
Soon, LED Street lights and Remote control for them for easy maintenance to be introduced in TN.
TN Govt allotted 60 crore for introducing LED lights in big corporations(except Chennai), Thanjavur, Tiruppur Municipalities and few other Village panchayats.
out of 5 lakhs streetlights in TN, 1 lakh street lights will be made as LED lights as per this scheme.

மின் சிக்கனத்துக்காகவும், பராமரிப்பை மேம்படுத்தவும், நகர்ப்புறங்களில் உள்ள தெரு விளக்குகளை, "ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோல்' மூலம் கண்காணிக்கும் முறை கொண்டு வரப்படுகிறது.தெரு விளக்குகளை, எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகளாக மாற்றும் திட்டத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, "ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோல்' முறையும் அமல்படுத்தப்படுகிறது.

தெரு விளக்கினால் ஏற்படும் மின் கட்டணம், உள்ளாட்சி அமைப்புகளுக்கு, பெரும் சுமையாக உள்ளது.மின் பயன்பாட்டைக் குறைக்க, குழல் விளக்குகளுக்கு பதில், எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகளைப் பொருத்த, 2008ம் ஆண்டு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டது.

101 பேரூராட்சிகள்:

திட்டமிடல் மற்றும் அமலாக்கத்தில் ஏற்பட்ட குறைபாடுகளால், இத்திட்டம் வெற்றி பெறவில்லை.புதிய நடைமுறைகளின்படி, தெரு விளக்குகளை எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகளாக மாற்றும் திட்டம், கடந்த பட்ஜெட்டில் மீண்டும் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. இதற்காக, 60 கோடி ரூபாயை, முதல் கட்டமாக அரசு ஒதுக்கியுள்ளது.இத்திட்டத்தின் வரைவை தயார் செய்ய, நகராட்சி நிர்வாக ஆணையரக தலைமைப் பொறியா ளர் தலைமையில், ஒன்பது பேர் கொண்ட தொழில்நுட்ப குழுவும், நகராட்சி நிர்வாக ஆணையர் தலைமையில், ஏழு பேர் கொண்ட அதிகாரக் குழுவும் அமைக்கப்பட்டு உள்ளன.தொழில்நுட்பக் குழுவின் பரிந்துரைகளின் படி, சென்னை நீங்கலாக ஒன்பது மாநகராட்சிகள், திருப்பூர், தஞ்சை நகராட்சி மண்டலங்களில் உள்ள, 35 நகராட்சிகளிலும், தெரு விளக்குகளை எல்.இ. டி.,யாக மாற்றும் திட்டம் அமல்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. பேரூராட்சிகளைப் பொருத்தமட்டில், 101 பேரூராட்சிகளில், தெரு விளக்குகள் எல்.இ.டி., யாக மாற்றப்படுகின்றன. இதற்காக, பேரூராட்சி இயக்குனர் தலைமையில், குழுக்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகள்:

தெரு விளக்குகளை எல்.இ.டி.,யாக மாற்றினால் மட்டும், மின் சிக்கனத்தை ஏற்படுத்த முடியாது என்பதால், அவற்றின் செயல்பாட்டை கண்காணிக்கும் முறைக்கு, முக்கியத்துவம் அளிக்கப்படுகிறது.தனியார் பங்களிப்புடன் அமலாக்கப்படும் இத்திட்டத்தில், தெரு விளக்குகளுக்காக தற்போது செலவாகும் மின்சாரத்தை, முதலில் கணக்கெடுக்கின்றனர். இதன்பின், நகரில் உள்ள சாலைகளைக் கணக்கிட்டு, அவற்றில், பிரதான சாலைகள், குறுக்கு சாலைகளின் தேவையை அறிந்து, எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகள் பொருத்தும் பணியை மேற்கொள்ள உள்ளனர்.

இதுகுறித்து, நகராட்சிகள் துறை மூத்த அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது:மாநகராட்சி மற்றும் நகராட்சிகளில், ஐந்து லட்சம் தெரு விளக்குகள் உள்ளன. இதில், முதல் கட்டமாக, ஒரு லட்சம் விளக்குகள் வரை, எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகளாக மாற்றப்படுகின்றன.தற்போது பயன்பாட் டில் உள்ள விளக்குகள், அதற்கான உபகரணங்கள் திறன் குறைந்தவையாக உள்ளன. இதுவே, மின் நுகர்வு அதிகரிக்கக் காரணமாக உள்ளது. முறையான பராமரிப்பு இல்லாததும், அதிக மின் நுகர்வுக்கு காரணமாகிறது.எனவே, எல்.இ.டி., விளக்குகளாக மாற்றும் திட்டத்தில், கண்காணிப்பு மற்றும் பராமரிப்புக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் அளிக்கிறோம்.

கட்டுப்பாட்டு அறை:தெரு விளக்குகளை, "ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோல்' முறையில் கண்காணித்து இயக்க, நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படுகிறது.இதற்காக அமைக்கப்படும் கட்டுப்பாட்டு அறையில், தெரு விளக்குகள் எரிகிறதா, தொடர்புகள் சீராக உள்ளனவா என்பது உடனடியாக அறியமுடியும்.விளக்கு, "பியூஸ்' போவது, எரிந்து விடுவது போன்றவை உடனுக்குடன் அறிந்து, அவை மாற்றப்படும். கோடை காலங்களில், தெரு விளக்குகளுக்கு அளிக்கும் மின்சாரத்தின் அளவை குறைத்து அளிப்பதையும், "ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோல்' முறையில் செய்ய முடியும். இம்முறையால், தற்போதுள்ள மின் நுகர்வில், 30 முதல், 35 சதவீதத்தைக் குறைக்க முடியும். இதே அளவு, மின் கட்டணத்தையும் சேமிக்கலாம். உள்ளாட்சி அமைப்புகளுக்கு இது பெருமளவு செலவைக் குறைக்கும்."ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோல்' முறையில் மின் வினியோகத்தை மட்டுமே கட்டுப்படுத்தி வரும் நடைமுறை உள்ளது. முதல்முறையாக, "ரிமோட் கன்ட்ரோல்' மூலம் கண்காணிப்பு மற்றும் பராமரிப்பு பணிகளை தமிழகத்தில் மேற்கொள்ள உள்ளோம்.
இவ்வாறு, அவர் கூறினார்.

Brand coimbatore

September 29th, 2012, 07:26 PM

How far are these LED lights efficient?? It doesnt provide enough illumination ( bangalore has stopped it) . Isn't better to change the lights in streets rather than main roads

Arul Murugan

September 30th, 2012, 03:35 AM

GAIL pipe line from Cochin to Bangalore via 7 dt in TN

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/3092012/MDSF324711-M.jpg

Sriram Kumar M

October 2nd, 2012, 03:33 PM

Govt plans 2 'smart' cities in each state
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New Delhi, Oct 2:
The Government is planning to develop two “smart” cities with a host of modern features like intelligent transport and carbon neutral status in each of the States in the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal mission.
“We have an urban renewal mission which means that the central government funds the cities and one of our programmes is that we propose to have two smart cities in every state,” Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath told reporters here today.
The minister said medium sized cities with half a million to one million population will be developed as smart cities and expertise of Austrian Institute of Technology had been sought for the purpose.
Nath was speaking after meeting a delegation led by Austrian minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology Doris Bures here.
“Now how do we define these smart cities, what will it cover....right from broadband, intelligent transport to carbon neutral (features), these are so many components...that is what we propose to collaborate with the Austrian Institute of Technology,” he said.
“We want to seek assistance from the Institute on what kind of model smart cities we should look at,” he added.
Nath also said that medium sized cities like Ujjain or Jabalpur would be considered for the proposal to create smart cities.
“We cannot take on very large cities for smart cities at this stage, we must recognise that. We have to take our medium sized ones, so we want to look at cities with half a million population to one million population instead of trying to take on cities with ten million population,” he said.
“We have discussed the possibility of collaboration between the Austrian Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Urban Affairs which comes under the ministry of Urban Development,” Nath said.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/article3958148.ece

Sriram Kumar M

October 2nd, 2012, 03:38 PM

^^

My opinion ... Two cities in TN can be Salem and Tirunelveli....or Much smaller cities Vellore and Thanjavur

murlee

October 4th, 2012, 07:53 AM

Portal to bring all services under single e-umbrella (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Portal-to-bring-all-services-under-single-e-umbrella/articleshow/16663582.cms)

mr_madras

October 4th, 2012, 09:08 AM

^^

My opinion ... Two cities in TN can be Salem and Tirunelveli....or Much smaller cities Vellore and Thanjavur

Erode, tiruppur & kumbakonam also be a right candidate.

murlee

October 4th, 2012, 01:22 PM

Great Eastern Energy to begin exploration for natural gas in Mannargudi

Great Eastern Energy Corporation hopes to start exploration for natural gas in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, by the year-end.

The company already operates 128 wells at Raniganj, West Bengal, producing 11.2 million cubic feet per day of compressed natural gas (CNG). It was awarded a 667 sq km block in Mannargudi in 2010.

Environmental clearance and a petroleum exploration licence have been received. “We are waiting for a few minor procedural approvals from the State Government. Once that is done, we hope to start drilling by December,” said Prashant Modi, President and CEO.

According to the Directorate-General of Hydrocarbons, the estimated gas in place at the Mannargudi block is 0.98 trillion cubic feet (TCF).

In the exploration phase, the company will create 30 pilot production wells to assess the feasibility and quality of the geology — namely the coal, lignite and gas content.

Based on the results, the company plans to set up 50 core wells for commercial production. “It could take a few years for commercial supply,” said Modi.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article3964742.ece

venkyinblr

October 4th, 2012, 02:21 PM

^^ I saw this news in a Tamil newspaper few days back ..Thanks for putting it here

kannan infratech

October 5th, 2012, 10:35 AM

venkyinblr

October 5th, 2012, 10:40 AM

Sam's club

October 5th, 2012, 10:51 AM

surely you can bargain ;)

saysenthil

October 5th, 2012, 10:52 AM

JJ can turn this Bengaluru Kochi gas pipe line issue as a bargaining chip with reference to water from Cauvery (KAR) or Mullai periyar (KER).

MGR used to use this bargaining model - Power / Rice for Kerala or Power for Karnataka - water for TN.

^^

Sir idhu ellam konjam thamizhlaa ezudhungaa... Illati ippovae nammallaakku Gas line pipe illaammaa poida podhu.... Ennoruu pakkam... idhaa use panni mullaiperiyarlaa nammallukku thanni kaataammaa irundhaa seri...

kannan infratech

October 5th, 2012, 10:54 AM

^^When this Project is completed then we can try to Bargain to supply/block gas in the intermediate section (runs thro salem ) right?

"Gas for Water" Campaign(like Oil for food) - It will be effective :)

That is Blackmail. Not bargain.

What I referred was TN will allow laying the Gas pipeline thro TN even though it is of no use to TN. Bur Karnataka & Kerala should allow specific qty of water to TN on annual basis.

This is Vittu Koduthu Win panradhu style.

venkyinblr

October 5th, 2012, 10:58 AM

Resemblance between Bargain n Blackmail, Both begins with 'B' : sounds 'Be' :nuts:

Anyways Supreme court sonnalae keeka matranga...Pipeline kudukromnu sonna othhukuvangala..orae kustamapa..chee ithu kastamapaa

Arul Murugan

October 5th, 2012, 11:37 AM

JJ can turn this Bengaluru Kochi gas pipe line issue as a bargaining chip with reference to water from Cauvery (KAR) or Mullai periyar (KER).

MGR used to use this bargaining model - Power / Rice for Kerala or Power for Karnataka - water for TN.

GAIL may then pump money in diverting the pipe line route through Calicut-Mysore-Bengaluru.

venkyinblr

October 5th, 2012, 11:42 AM

^^I think thats why we should wait till the Project gets completed and Bargain(caught 'em on the run mathiri) :)

kannan infratech

October 5th, 2012, 12:44 PM

GAIL may then pump money in diverting the pipe line route through Calicut-Mysore-Bengaluru.

No sane company will divert that way unless the issue is serious like war zone etc,

The problem with all SGs is that they want to play more for the galleries rather than sound economic / futuristic plans

MGR & Hegde and MGR & Kerala CMs (both CPM & Congress), MGR & NTR all had very good working relationship in spite of the same problems as they exist now.

Seyoan

October 5th, 2012, 02:57 PM

No sane company will divert that way unless the issue is serious like war zone etc,

The problem with all SGs is that they want to play more for the galleries rather than sound economic / futuristic plans

MGR & Hegde and MGR & Kerala CMs (both CPM & Congress), MGR & NTR all had very good working relationship in spite of the same problems as they exist now.

False propaganda, The problem state Karnataka is missing in the list. If MGR had not given up the maintenance of Mullai Periyar to Kerala govt, today there would be no Mullai periyar issue, TN would have continued its centuries old usage pattern.

With respect to Karnakata, Even JJ is better than MGR at least she insists on the ruling of the Courts and not adopt any other friendly strategy with to get TN its share. On the contrary even during the last regime of MK, he used his goodwill and Statue strategy to get water for TN.

With respect to Andhra the problem of blocking the palar sources is very recent......Sai baba sponsored AP water happened in MK's rule and not during JJ/MGR.

MGR rule was the worst TN ever had in terms of screwing up the development

kongutamizhan

October 5th, 2012, 04:35 PM

With respect to Karnakata, Even JJ is better than MGR at least she insists on the ruling of the Courts and not adopt any other friendly strategy with to get TN its share. On the contrary even during the last regime of MK, he used his goodwill and Statue strategy to get water for TN.

Statue strategy was to have long-pending Tiruvalluvar statue opened at Bangalore and is not to get water

krishnaswamy

October 5th, 2012, 06:12 PM

jayak914

October 5th, 2012, 07:19 PM

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr05Oct12/pr051012b.jpg

Honble Chief Minister viewed the model of the houses to be constructed for Police Officials under Own Your House Scheme of the Government

jayak914

October 7th, 2012, 09:36 AM

Cheyyar Sipcot SEZ Entrance

http://www.sipcot.com/images/COMPLEX%20PHOTOS/Cheyyar/Main%20Entrance.JPG

Since lot of companies occupied space in Sipcot SEZ in Cheyyar.

Yet, it has been neglected by major companies.

^^

Brand coimbatore

October 7th, 2012, 09:39 AM

I wish such as SIPCOT complex comes in cbe!!

Lynet55te

October 7th, 2012, 09:45 AM

It is in the process of sewing up a joint venture with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for manufacture of super-critical boilers.
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murlee

October 8th, 2012, 05:15 PM

Not specific to TN, but a good article..

Go to the link to read the whole article.

How the heads of four big government projects will change the way we work, bank and live

http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/16635724.cms

http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/16635743.cms

http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/16635766.cms

http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/photo/16635807.cms

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-10-02/news/34217962_1_bharat-broadband-gram-panchayats-crore-project

saysenthil

October 10th, 2012, 06:17 PM

Jayalalithaa launches series of initiatives through video conferencing (http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/jayalalithaa-launches-series-of-initiatives-through-video-conferencing-277500?pfrom=home-health)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday launched a series of initiatives through video-conferencing from the state Secretariat in Chennai.

Among those were around 25 bridges constructed at a cost of over Rs. 158 crore across the state and housing projects worth over Rs. 30 crore in Coimbatore, Namakkal and Villupuram, a state government release in Chennai said.

She also inaugurated two veterniary hospitals and research institutes at Tanjavur and Tirunelveli districts at a combined cost of around Rs. 28 crore, it added.

Ms Jayalalithaa inaugurated the Police Commissioner's office at Tirunelveli, besides a series of housing projects for them.

murlee

October 11th, 2012, 07:20 PM

TNSRLM to be implemented in 265 blocks in the State

Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihoods Mission (TNSRLM) would be implemented in 265 blocks in the State in a phased manner over a three-year period, said P.Amudha, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women.

Unlike other programmes, TNSRLM seeks to adopt a comprehensive approach towards poverty eradication by targeting all members of a family, she said inaugurating a day-long orientation programme for officials on Reaching Vision 2023 through TNSRLM, organised by the corporation here on Wednesday.

Creating an institutional platform for development for the poor, community managed sustainable livelihood initiatives, financial inclusion and providing skill training and job placement for youths are among the objectives of the programme. During 2012-13, the project would be implemented in 60 blocks in the State. Hundred blocks are to be covered during 2013-14 in the second phase and 105 during 2014-15 in the third phase.

“The Vision 2023 of the Chief Minister, which outlines measures to eradicate poverty, is the starting point of the programme. We have ranked all the 385 blocks in the State based on certain indicators and TNSRLM would be implemented first in the blocks that are lagging behind,” Ms.Amudha said.

Unlike other poverty eradication schemes, TNSRLM aims at block-level intervention under a broad-based approach. “The targeted beneficiaries are not only women, but all members of the family, including men folk, youths and children to overcome poverty,” she said. “If we are to adopt a focussed approach, we can realise the dream of the CM through implementation of the programme,” he added.

Collector Jayashree Muralidharan said TNSRLM was being implemented in four backward blocks of Manachanallur, Marungapuri, Thathaiyengarpet and Thottiyam during the current financial year. The scheme, she said, would help bring these blocks on a par with other development blocks and called upon officials to implement the programme with dedication.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tnsrlm-to-be-implemented-in-265-blocks-in-the-state/article3987644.ece

saysenthil

October 12th, 2012, 04:28 PM

Tamil Nadu CM launches initiatives costing 1,600 crore (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_tamil-nadu-cm-launches-initiatives-costing-1600-corre_1751897)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today launched a series of initiatives taken up at a cost of over Rs1,600 crore.

Through video-conferencing, she laid the foundation stone for the Tirupur Collectorate complex, whose construction will be taken up at an estimated cost of Rs103.39 crore, a state government release here said.

Further, she gave away land pattas to 5229 beneficiaries. The overall value of the 221 acres of land located at Sozhinganallu here, survey of which was completed recently, was Rs 1,557 crore, it said.

The chief minister also inaugurated various other efforts, including new buildings in newly created revenue divisions.

murlee

October 16th, 2012, 10:00 AM

Jayalalithaa launches horticulture projects

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today launched a Rs 10.18 crore horticulture project, taken up in collaboration with Israel.

The project, envisaging setting up of a vegetable seedling growing centre in Dindigul District, was launched by Jayalalithaa through video conferencing facility from here.

She also launched a project to create flower seedlings in Krishnagiri district at a proposed investment of Rs 8.80 crore, a state government release here said.

Among others, she inaugurated 1141 storage godowns constructed by different farmers' cooperative societies at a cost of Rs 97.20 crore.

This will result in the storage capacity in the state going up from eight lakh metric tonnes to 9.30 lakh metric tonnes, the release said.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/jayalalithaa-launches-horticulture-projects/articleshow/16834704.cms

murlee

October 16th, 2012, 10:53 AM

Honble Chief Minister inaugurated the National Knowledge Network connectivity to Tamil Nadu State Data Centre and Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr16Oct12/pr161012f.jpg

The Director of Operations, Det Norske Veritas handed over the ISO Certificate of Tamil Nadu State Data Centre to the Honble Chief Minister

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr16Oct12/pr161012g.jpg

murlee

October 19th, 2012, 07:14 AM

Horticulture directorate goes paperless

Corridors littered with papers and bundles of files are a thing of the past in this state government department. The state horticulture department in the city has gone paperless since Monday, ensuring not just cleaner surroundings, but a speedier clearance of files and transparency in administration.

All the 150 staff at the directorate of horticulture and plantation crops are now trained to use individual computer systems while coordinating routine operations with district offices via the internet and a high-speed video-conference system. This virtual connectivity helps cut down travel expenses of officers.

Director of horticulture Santhosh Babu said the department would save about 2 lakh per month on travel, thanks to the video-conferencing facility. "Technology improves efficiency and services. We make budgetary allocations online to district offices and receive complaints online," he said.

Babu, who earlier served as the IT secretary and Elcot ( Electronic Corporation of Tamil Nadu) director, was instrumental in making Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women paperless in 2001. The tech-savvy officer also has to his credit projects such as 'Back to school', a web-based system that tracks and monitors school dropouts in Krishnagiri where he was the collector in 2007.

Tamil Nadu has been taking some tech-enabled steps to make administration smoother. Chief minister J Jayalalithaa, had launched 14 e-governance projects for the horticulture department last Monday. These included an 'm-governance' service launched that allows officials to monitor the status of micro irrigation systems anywhere in the state using a mobile-based geo-fencing system. Tamil Nadu has about 50,000 micro irrigation systems. "Geo-fencing takes pictures of the micro irrigation units with a mobile phone with GPS capabilities. This ensures that nobody can tamper with details of the location of an irrigation unit," said Babu

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Horticulture-directorate-goes-paperless/articleshow/16872669.cms

murlee

October 24th, 2012, 07:47 PM

India Cements starts spadeworkon brownfield expansion plans

India Cements has started the paper work on a brownfield expansion to add over three million tonnes at two of its cement plants in Tamil Nadu.

Acknowledging the plan, sources in the know said the objective is to get clearances in place, as these are long-term plans for the company. The brownfield expansions are at Dalavoi, where a 40 MW coal-based captive power plant is also planned, and at Sankaridurg.

At Dalavoi, in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu, the company plans to add a new line that will add over 2.55 million tonnes to the existing 2.16 million tonne annual capacity. This will take the total capacity at the plant to 4.71 million tonnes. A 2x20 MW captive power plant will also be set up to fully meet the power requirement here.

A similar exercise is also on at Sankaridurg , though on a smaller scale. The company has a 0.7 million tonne plant whose capacity will be doubled, the source said.

ANNUAL CEMENT PRODUCTION

The expansions, when they happen, will add to the company’s annual cement production capacity of 15.5 million tonnes spread across eight cement plants in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The company also has two grinding plants near Chennai and Parli, Maharashtra.

Going by industry estimates of about Rs 550-600 crore investments needed for every million tonne addition to capacity, the envisaged investment will be in the range of about Rs 1,800 crore. There is no land cost as the expansions are brownfield.

The power plant will be an additional Rs 240 crore.

COMPANY’S FOCUS

India Cements has focussed on energy security with captive power plants totalling over 100 MW being commissioned recently.

A 50 MW unit has come up at Sankar Nagar, Tamil Nadu, and another at Vishnupuram, Andhra Pradesh.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/india-cements-starts-spadeworkon-brownfield-expansion-plans/article4028301.ece

jayak914

October 26th, 2012, 02:28 PM

Rs 93,000 cr Haldia petrochem hub set to be axed

“The Government of West Bengal has decided to develop an industrial park, power plant and an eco-tourism park on the Nayachar Island in Haldia, Purba Medinipur district. The state government will, therefore, not develop the project under the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petroleum Investment Region policy of the Government of India,” the letter said.

Source (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-93000-cr-haldia-petrochem-hub-set-to-be-axed/1011665/)

so that TN gain one more Petro complex in ramanathapuram:banana::banana:

One's loss is become benefit of other.

Brand coimbatore

October 26th, 2012, 03:21 PM

I heard that is kerala's gain. Kerala has asked for kochi PCIR

murlee

October 26th, 2012, 04:19 PM

:lol: Irukkara Cuddalore PCPIR eh enna aaga podhu nu therla.. Idhula ramanathapurathula innonna??

Anyways, don't think 2 PCPIRs would be allocated to a single state..

krishnaswamy

October 26th, 2012, 06:16 PM

Cheyyar Sipcot SEZ Entrance

http://www.sipcot.com/images/COMPLEX%20PHOTOS/Cheyyar/Main%20Entrance.JPG
^^
is there some rivers at the backdrop? looks strange..

தமிழன்

October 29th, 2012, 08:39 AM

India Cements starts brownfield expansion plans in Tamil Nadu

http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/India_Cements_starts_brownfield_expansion_plans_in_Tamil_Nadu/289486.html

jayak914

October 29th, 2012, 06:02 PM

TANSTIA’s advice to industries

The Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries’ Association (TANSTIA) has advised industrialists here to use solar power for lighting requirements.

A meeting organised by the TANSTIA, in association with BHEL Small Industries’ Association, took stock of the Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012 and incentives for power producers and equipment manufacturers setting up solar energy parks. According to the policy, big industries and high tension electricity consumers should utilise solar energy for certain per cent of their consumption. For solar power producers, the government would offer net metering facility to connect to the grid.

During the meeting, industrialists decided to visit demonstration plants in Madurai and Coimbatore to study the cost and other factors involved in installation. “When power goes off, the entire industry gets plunged in darkness. By installing solar devices, the overall consumption could be brought down by at least 20 per cent,” explained Rajappa Rajkumar, vice-president, TANSTIA.

The industry associations would soon approach the government with a plea to extend the subsidy towards solar power equipment installed for domestic purpose to manufacturing enterprises as well. After witnessing a presentation by experts at the meeting, industrialists deliberated on the scope for establishing one MW solar plants, he said.

The TANSTIA would also liaise with officials of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation to drive home the imperative need to regulate power supply to the industrial estates in Mathur, Thuvakudi, Tiruverumbur and other places in the region at different timings.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/tanstias-advice-to-industries/article4041249.ece)

kongutamizhan

October 29th, 2012, 06:09 PM

TANSTIA’s advice to industries

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/tanstias-advice-to-industries/article4041249.ece)

Does this advice hold good for che industrialists too?

jayak914

October 30th, 2012, 10:59 AM

Private sector investment in TN's Vision 2023 to touch 40%

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/dynamic/01251/BL30_INFRAVISION_1251904f.jpg

Chennai, Oct. 29: Tamil Nadu will identify150-200 projects in each of the major sectors, including energy and transport, for development in the next few years. This process is currently under implementation as part of “Vision 2023” the State Government released in March, said V. Sriram, Chief Operating Officer, IMaCS, which was involved in preparing the vision document. It is estimated that nearly Rs 15 lakh crore worth of investment will be required in Tamil Nadu for industrial development. Nearly 40 per cent of this investment will come from the private sector, he said at InfraVision 2012, Accelerating Infrastructure Development through PPP, vision 2023, a seminar organised by FICCI.

The third phase will involve complete governance and implementation framework of the identified projects. Nine signature projects in sectors such as energy and transport have been identified, he said. Sriram said that the State Government is also formulating rules for PPP investment, he said.

Misconception
“There is a perception that Tamil Nadu is not PPP friendly. We need to change this,” he said. According to Masanori Nakano, Consul General of Japan, while there is a steady flow of Japanese investment into India, there is a growing concern among the investing companies on lack of infrastructure. India is ranked number two – behind China – in terms of being a promising investment destination, he said.

A strong domestic market and a supply base for component manufacturing makes India an attractive destination for investment, he said.

Source (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/private-sector-investment-in-tns-vision-2023-to-touch-40/article4044333.ece)

jayak914

November 1st, 2012, 10:52 AM

Tamil Nadu Cabinet clears investment proposals worth Rs 20,925 crore

Hyundai, BGR Energy Group, TVS Group, Murugappa Group gets nod for investment

Tamil Nadu Government to sign 12 MoUs worth Rs 20,925 crore. The major investments include Hyundai Motor India Ltd, which is planning to invest around Rs 4,000 crore in its expansion plan, US-based PPG investment of around Rs 4,100 crore to set up a float glass manufacturing facility.

Speaking at the Assembly today Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said that the State Cabinet gave its approval for the proposals. These includes paint maker PPG investment of around Rs 4,100 crore along with Harsha Exito Engineering private ltd to set up a fibre and float glass manufacturing facility at SIPCOT, Kanchipuram district. This project would create 1850 jobs.

The Korean-auto major Hyundai got the cabinet nod for its Rs 4,000 crore investment proposal. The proposed investment is to expand its capacity at Irrungatkootai, near Chennai. Indo Rama also got nod from the Cabinet to invest Rs 4500 crore for setting up a synthetic Fibre and petro chemical manufacturing plants at Chennai, Ennore and Coimbatore.

Similarly, BGR Energy Group, which is JV between BGR and Hitachi has got its nod for Rs 2,325 crore proposal to set up a boiler, turbine and generators manufacturing facility at Cheyyar.

TVS Group companies have got approval to invest around Rs 700 crore to set up manufacturing units for components, rubber and plastic for the Group companies. The projects will come at Chennai, Hosur and at Oragadam and it will be a combination of greenfield and brown field. Around 1300 people will get direct employment.

The $4.4 billion Chennai-based Murugappa Group's two companies have got approval to invest around Rs 500 crore in Tiruvallur and Kanchipuram districts. The group companies will manufacture components for cycles and scooter and industrial machinery.

The other major companies which got approvals for their investment proposals include Danfoss (Rs 500 crore), Sanmina-SCI (Rs 250 crore), Nokia (Rs 250 crore), Amway (Rs 300 crore), Saint Gobain (Rs 400 crore) and Rs 3100 croreADD Industrial Park which will set up a textile park in Coimbatore.

In total, these 12 companies will invest around Rs 20,925 crore in Tamil Nadu and these projects will create employment to 36,855 people directly and another one lakh indirectly.

"On November 5, 2012 the Government will sign MoUs with the 12 companies in Chennai," said the Chief Minister.

It may be noted on May 14, 2012 the state Government signed MoUs with five companies who have planned to invest Rs 5,700 core

Source (http://business-standard.com/india/news/tamil-nadu-cabinet-clears-investment-proposals-worth-rs-20925-crore/193943/on)
:banana:

jayak914

November 1st, 2012, 10:58 AM

Pavers England plans big to widen pan-Indian footprint

Footwear firm Pavers England last week became the first company to get the Foreign Investment Promotion Board's nod for 100% FDI in single-brand retail. Utsav Seth, MD & CEO, Pavers India explains to CNBC-TV18 about his plans for investment in the country.

We are still waiting for a formal intimation from the government of India which takes some time. Once we get the confirmation, our plans are to ramp up our exclusive stores to about 150. We currently operate 30 exclusive franchise outlets which we intend to acquire and then add about 120 new stores over next 24 months.

We are looking at 150 own stores by March 2015 and more than 350 shop-in-shop which we would be expanding with our key partners Reliance Footprints, Shoppers Stop , Lifestyle and Westside.

The experience has been great in India. We have had a very interesting journey ever since we embarked in 2008. We invested quite heavily at that time into our R&D facility in Tamil Nadu and we built on our very strong local supply chain.

It's been a very exciting and interesting journey. We are growing year-on-year in excess of 100 percent. We are currently sort of reaching a mark of Rs 100 crore in our turnover and we aim to continue to grow 100 percent year-on-year for next five years.

For our Indian operations we source more than 32 percent locally within India. Globally, we source close to 1.5 million pairs out of India for our operations in UK and Europe. We are, in fact, looking to expand the local sourcing. We currently operate with about 15 vendors and our teams are working very hard to add additional five or six vendors over the next six-months' period.

So, that's been a very good point for us because it is very important that we grow local sourcing because India has the skills, talent and availability of raw material for quality level of products.

It is a question of just identifying the right vendors and our R&D facility in India is a unique differentiating proposition where we can offer products and production kits to SMB factories who can then produce products for us and that’s been a very helpful strength for the company to expand and grow.

Source (http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pavers-england-plans-big-to-widen-pan-indian-footprint-_772312.html)

jaish

November 1st, 2012, 11:00 AM

WoW Good News.

Entry of such new companies to TN is only because of able leadership and administration skills of Puratchi Thaliavi Dr. Jayalailtha Jayaraman. I really don't know how and What TN is going pay back to such a great visionary Leader.

murlee

November 1st, 2012, 11:28 AM

Interesting proposals!! Lets wait n see..

Subra

November 1st, 2012, 11:33 AM

Tamil Nadu Cabinet clears investment proposals worth Rs 20,925 crore

Source (http://business-standard.com/india/news/tamil-nadu-cabinet-clears-investment-proposals-worth-rs-20925-crore/193943/on)
:banana:

Good to know Hyundai is expanding in TN. Amway is a pleasant surprise as we almost lost it to Gujarat.

madurakarenda

November 1st, 2012, 11:43 AM

udhaya

November 1st, 2012, 11:46 AM

madurakarenda the comment by jaish was pun intended,as none are new companies except amway

iaafosc

November 1st, 2012, 11:57 AM

madurakarenda the comment by jaish was pun intended,as none are new companies except amway

so what man ...investment is investment right :). I am actually amazed at Hyundai's confidence towards Tamil nadu .

As for amway, i think both TN and GJ were always in the fray. I think the pro-gujarati reporters jumped in too fast without verifying,to announce that sanand was the preferred location.Of course , nothing can be confirmed until the plant actually comes up :)

petchiselvam

November 1st, 2012, 12:29 PM

இந்த திட்டங்களை சென்னைக்கு வெளியே ஆரம்பித்தால் நல்லது

madurakarenda

November 1st, 2012, 12:35 PM

^^ kind request : pls post in english too since tamil fonts are not readable in some mobiles :(

arun82

November 1st, 2012, 01:00 PM

இந்த திட்டங்களை சென்னைக்கு வெளியே ஆரம்பித்தால் நல்லது

Sir None of the investment is in Chennai . It is in Oragadam , Irrunkattukottai ( All in Thiruvallur or Kanchi district).

It is only NEAR Chennai

Poor Kanchi and Thiruvallur... Cinema'la vara Dupe madiri ..Action evanga but name Hero'ku ( Chennai)

jaish

November 1st, 2012, 01:28 PM

இந்த திட்டங்களை சென்னைக்கு வெளியே ஆரம்பித்தால் நல்லது

Matharil Manickam, Karunai Migu Ullam Puratch Thalaivi Dr. Jayalalitha Jayaraman Avarkalai parthu Ippadi ellam Kelvi Kekkakudathu.

Kelvi kekkanumuna & Thitanmuna Athukuna Gopalapurathula oruthar irukkar Avara parthu than kelvi kekkanum ellana Thitanam.

Meeri Kelvi ketta Pengal Van Kodumai Sattathin Keezh Kaithu Seia paduvirgal Ellana Atleast Koondar Sattathin keezh kaithu seia paduveergal.

Ethala Pavvam Ennana "MaunMohan Singh " Irruntha kooda Supreme court la case Pottuduvanga.

Can any body give how many cases TN is fighting in Supreme Court.

Brand coimbatore

November 1st, 2012, 01:29 PM

Neenga vera., ippo thiruvallur, kanchi, chengalpet nu yellathaiyum chennai dhaan solikuranga.., so all the investments for Chennai region.., (indhu ok va ) . As usual rest of TN ( TN- ( chennai + kanchi + thiruvallur )) got raw deal both in power/ investments etc etc..,
Yesterday, Amma pleaded to REST OF TN people to kindly bear with power cuts till dec 2013 in Assembly. Innum oru 2 mani neram xtra power cut chennai'yil panitu then she could have said this ...

kongutamizhan

November 1st, 2012, 03:22 PM

Amma pleaded to REST OF TN people to kindly bear with power cuts till dec 2013 in Assembly. Innum oru 2 mani neram xtra power cut chennai'yil panitu then she could have said this ...

+1, this is what I said in power thread.

karkal

November 1st, 2012, 05:35 PM

The Chief Minister said the synthetic fibre factory by Indo Rama at Ennore and Coimbatore would be the first petro chemical factories in the state.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/tn-to-sign-mous-worth-rs-20925-crore/article4054057.ece

NSH

November 1st, 2012, 06:07 PM

Tamil Nadu Cabinet clears investment proposals worth Rs 20,925 crore

Source (http://business-standard.com/india/news/tamil-nadu-cabinet-clears-investment-proposals-worth-rs-20925-crore/193943/on)
:banana:

BGR proposal for manufacturing turbine,generator & boiler is badly required as for augmenting our power infra. country is solely depends on either PSU BHEL or to import from chinese. BHEL is over booked and could not honour delivery schedule and for china imported materials do not have gurantee for spares. None of China based manufacturer's materials comply with ANSI/DIN/IEC standards and can offer only equivalent and due to competetive price their equipments are purchased by IPP cos. here. Better to encourage some more Pvt. Players also in manfacturing through JV with Japanese/Koren/Euopean firms to safe guard country's interest in long term.

murlee

November 1st, 2012, 06:22 PM

Actually, there have been many investments in this sector by private players primarily in TN and Guj.. We actually discussed this many many months ago in Chennai thread.. Let me see whether I could dig it up..

murlee

November 1st, 2012, 06:28 PM

Got it.. 2011 post.

Here is a list of Boiler manufactures in India - present and in future

BHEL -

capacity for fabricating equipment with a power generation capacity of 15,000 MW per annum. This could be further scaled up to 20,000 MW per annum by March, 2012.

L&T - Mitsubishi plant at Hazira, Guj

capacity to produce boilers and turbine generators with a capacity of 4,000 MW per annum

Alstom - Bharat Forge at Mundra, Guj

produce turbine generators with a capacity of around 5,000 MW per annum.

Toshiba - JSW at Chennai

produce turbine generators of 3,000 MW capacity every year.

Gammon-Ansaldo JV at Trichy

produce boilers to aid generation of 4,000 MW per annum.

Thermax-Babcock & Wilcox plant at Pune

aid electricity generation of 3,000 MW is to be completed by the end of 2011.

Doosan at Chennai

produce equipment to aid generation of around 3,000 MW every year.

BGR-Hitachi in Chennai

manufacturing capacity of the plants would be from 3,000 MW to 5,000 MW depending upon the size of the power plant—turbine and boiler that we get. If it is 660 MW, it is about more than 3,000 MW, if it is 1,000 MW units that is about 5,000 MW.
So we would be producing about five units of boiler and turbine per annum within this range of 660 to 1,000 MW.

Cethar Vessels,Trichy

jayak914

November 2nd, 2012, 06:15 AM

nice..

Arul Murugan

November 2nd, 2012, 07:43 AM

jaish

November 2nd, 2012, 08:26 AM

Yaen jaish nengalum ipallem spam panna aramichitinga. :(

Konja nalla Sattsabai vivadhathai Parthathal vandha vinai. To stay here one need to praise ADMK or bash DMK. I have chosen the first one as i could not bash DMK more than they deserve.

venkatm

November 2nd, 2012, 02:38 PM

murlee

November 2nd, 2012, 04:03 PM

Awareness campaign soon to popularise conventional farm products

Expressing concern over conventional farm products losing their sheen among consumers, Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa said her government would launch an awareness campaign to popularise them among people.

Products like tender coconut, shikakai and cotton are an integral part of Tamil culture but had been replaced by more modern products in the respective segments and this was 'regrettable,' she said.

Making a statement in the assembly,she said the awareness drive throughout the state would highlight medicinal and other values of these products as well as benefits farmers involved in their production would get.

Seminars, awareness rallies, catchy slogans and jingles, among others would be part of the campaign. The media, including theatres and dailies, would be used to promote the products, she said, adding a sum of Rs 10 crore will be allotted for this purpose.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_awareness-campaign-soon-to-popularise-conventional-farm-products_1759424

krishnaswamy

November 2nd, 2012, 10:03 PM

petchiselvam

November 2nd, 2012, 10:15 PM

TN Govt's mid day meals for the school children will be improved with 13 more variety food.
this scheme pilot run in Srirangam and Saidapet school is success and lot of children liked the variety of food offered.
the scheme will be expanded to All districts of TN gradually.

http://img.dinamalar.com/data/gallery/gallerye_234227320_578337.jpg (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=578337)

ஒரு வருசத்துக்கு முன்னாடி மாம்பழச்சாறு(mangoshake) வழங்கப்படும் என்று அறிவித்தார். இன்று வரை அந்த திட்டம் அமல்படுத்தப்படவில்லை. அந்த திட்டத்தைப்பற்றி எந்த தகவலும் இல்லை. அதேப்போல் இதுவும் ஒரு அறிவிப்பு மட்டுமே. மேலும் லேப்டாப் வழங்கும் திட்டமும் அறிவிப்பில் மட்டுமே உள்ளது

Brand coimbatore

November 2nd, 2012, 10:46 PM

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karkal

November 3rd, 2012, 04:46 AM

மேலும் லேப்டாப் வழங்கும் திட்டமும் அறிவிப்பில் மட்டுமே உள்ளது

Students have got laptop....there are SSC members who can attest for it.

petchiselvam

November 3rd, 2012, 07:34 AM

Students have got laptop....there are SSC members who can attest for it.

திட்டப்படி இதுவரை 18 லட்சம் லேப்டாப் மாணவர்களுக்கு வழங்கியிருக்க வேண்டும். ஆனால் 1 லட்சம் லேப்டாப் மட்டுமே வழங்கியிருக்கிறார்கள். http://www.livemint.com/Politics/b6rKf9dIRdbF7Xe42YZZZI/Tamil-Nadu8217s-laptop-distribution-scheme-hit-by-delays.html

karkal

November 3rd, 2012, 08:18 AM

hmm.....that's a huge gap. TFS.

kannan infratech

November 3rd, 2012, 05:16 PM

Laptop scheme will go further slow since the price required by the Govt and the available price for a particular specification by reputed companies does not match.

I hope that it does not go to spurious chinese company products if it is decided on only price.

ranga

November 3rd, 2012, 05:52 PM

watching TN assembly proceedings in Jaya TV news is similar to waterboarding torture. JJ will be the only person to talk, she will have answers for everything via statistics, she will blame MK for his ignorance, blame CG occasionally for being a hindrance. All the while, ruling party benches will be sitting like jackasses while opposition will be dozing or would have walked out. The speaker will be at the edge of his seat trying to act as if he counts. We should switch over to presidential / gubernatorial form of governance with people like JJ only coming to assembly once a year.

Yes it is funny to see how meekly all the AIADMK MLAs and ministers sit watching their leader with awe as she behaves like Jack of all trades.One good thing about TN assembly is it functions without any adjournement while A.P and Karnataka assemblies are frequently adjourned and in A.P many days of the seasonal sessions are lost without conducting any business due to frequent adjournments.main cause for adjournments are due to disruptions by opposition parties

murlee

November 5th, 2012, 02:20 PM

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr05Nov12/pr051112d.jpg

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr05Nov12/pr051112e.jpg

murlee

November 5th, 2012, 03:32 PM

Tamil Nadu attracts Rs 1.74 lakh crore in 18 months
Investments in the pipeline in Tamil Nadu stand at Rs 9,25,285 crore in September 2012

The state of Tamil Nadu has attracted an incremental investment of over Rs 1.74 lakh crore in the last 18 months. With these, the investments, which are in the pipeline in Tamil Nadu stand at around Rs 9.25 lakh crore in September 2012, as against Rs 7.50 lakh crore at the end of March 2011.

Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony with 12 companies, which would bring investment to the tune of around Rs 20,925 crore to the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said that investments in the pipeline in Tamil Nadu stand at Rs 9,25,285 crore in September 2012, as against Rs 7,50,579 crore at the end of March 2011.

This implies that Tamil Nadu has attracted an incremental investment of Rs 1,74,706 crore in the last 18 months.
“If we go by past trends, this marks a quantum jump in investment flows into Tamil Nadu. This includes a substantial amount of investments in Infrastructure projects such as power generation & distribution, road improvement, water supply augmentation, port development, health care, education, etc. All these will substantially improve the quality and reliability of our infrastructure and strengthen our competitive advantages in attracting investments into the Manufacturing Sector”.

The Chief Minister noted, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India publication titled SIA Statistics published in June 2012, Tamil Nadu has attracted Rs 4,01,537 crore of investments in the Manufacturing Sector as against Rs 3,33,010 crore at the end of April 2011. The Incremental investment attracted by Tamil Nadu in the 14 months period from May 2011 to June 2012 is Rs 68,527 crore.

“This is testimony to the fact that the investment environment in Tamil Nadu is very conducive to growth and expansion. Once again,Tamil Nadu is emerging as the destination of choice for making investments”.

“FDI is often a double-edged sword, and the Government needs to handle it, dexterously. FDI in some fields is purely based on private rationality with the underlying principle Private gain at social loss. The recent decision of the Government of India to open up our retail business to FDI is one such example, fraught with the danger of destroying our small business ventures that provide jobs to millions of our people,” said the Chief Minister, who objected the FDI in retail earlier.

She further said that Tamil Nadu Government is planning to introduce new policy reforms that include a New Industrial Policy, Automobile and Auto Parts Policy, Aerospace Industry Policy, Biotechnology Policy and much more.

The Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012 promoting solar and wind power projects has been unveiled on the October 20, 2012. The Automobile and Auto Parts Policy to be shortly released. “We are confident of attracting over Rs 1 lakh crore of new investments, in the Manufacturing Sector, surpassing all records and achievements made so far. I am confident of making Tamil Nadu the “numero uno” in all spheres of development.

Industry speaks:

R Sethuraman, director – finance and corporate affairs, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, which signed MoU to invest Rs 4,000 crore investment in the state today, said that power is not a constrain and the company has enough power supplies. His comment was in response to a question whether the lack of power in the state is a concern.

It may be noted, the state is currently facing power shortage to the tune of around 4000 mega watt (MW).

Anand Mahajan, general delegate, Saint Gobain said that many states are facing the power issue and it is not a big concern for the company. The company today signed a MoU to invest Rs 400 crore investment.

B G Raghupathy, CMD, BGR Energy Systems Ltd said that this would be the right time for the company to set up the facility, as the demand for power equipments is increasing considering the number of projects coming up in the state and in the country.

BGR Energy Group, is a JV between BGR and Hitachi, has got its nod for Rs 2,325 crore proposal to set up a boiler, turbine and generators manufacturing facility at Cheyyar.

O P Lohia, CMD, Indo Rama said that by the company's production facility goes on stream, the power crisis should get over and even as of now it is not having so much of effect on industries. The company signed a Rs 4500 crore for setting up a synthetic Fibre and petro chemical manufacturing plants at Chennai, Ennore and Coimbatore.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tamil-nadu-attracts-rs-174-lakh-crore-in-18-months/194547/on

Arul Murugan

November 5th, 2012, 03:58 PM

^^

http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr05Nov12/pr051112_394.pdf

Our Tamil Nadu Vision, 2023, warrants provision of world class infrastructure. The total investment needed to enable universal access to infrastructure services over the 11 year period is estimated at 15 lakh crore rupees. I am aware that the State Government alone cannot meet the resource requirements. The major part of the financing for infrastructure has to be obtained from non-governmental sources......

theriyuthuthanae appuram yaen innum seeds kooda podala future ppp infra projects ku..:nuts: atleast rendu moonu infra ppp project start pannunga to have trust on vision 2023.:)

karkal

November 5th, 2012, 08:48 PM

FDI in retail allow pannunga aatha...logistics and back end infrastructure'la investment automatic'a varum.

It will significatly improve Tier II and Tier III cities and its surrounding areas infrastructure which in turn will spread the investments even more.

krishnaswamy

November 5th, 2012, 10:29 PM

National UID project is speeded up in TN to be completed before next March.
National UID cards project speeded up in TN:
தேசிய அடையாள அட்டைப்பணி தீவிரம் : மார்ச்சில் நிறைவு செய்ய உத்தரவு (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=580187)
ரேஷன் கார்டு வழங்கும் திட்டத்தை, "ஸ்மார்ட் கார்டு' மூலம் கொண்டு வருவதற்கான முன்னேற்பாடுகள், மாவட்டம் வாரியாக மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளது.
...

murlee

November 7th, 2012, 08:24 AM

Tamil Nadu govt to train 1,000 entrepreneurs every year

The Tamil Nadu government has prepared draft guidelines in respect of a new "Entrepreneur cum Enterprise Development Scheme" for aspiring entrepreneurs, which was highlighted in the last budget session by the state finance minister O Pannerselvam.

The scheme aims to provide training to young first generation entrepreneurs in planning, initiating and launching a manufacturing or service enterprise successfully.

A senior official from industries department said that on successful completion of the training programme, the entrepreneurs will be assisted to get term loan from banks and Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd (TIIC) to set up manufacturing with margin money assistance.

A total of 1,000 entrepreneurs are proposed to be trained per year during the next five years at an average of 40 batches comprising of 25 trainees, he said. According to the plan, under this scheme at least 50% of the beneficiaries will be women. The Entrepreneurship Development Institute and TIIC will play crucial role in this process.

On completion of training, the trainees would be assisted to prepare their business plans and helped to tie-up with financial institutions to get term loan for setting up manufacturing or service enterprises with a project cost not exceeding Rs 1 crore and capital subsidy of 25% of project cost not exceeding Rs 25 lakh with 3% interest subvention to be provided by the state government.

The target group consists of educated youth with any degree, diploma, vocational training from recognized institutions, aspiring to become entrepreneurs . The training programme will be for one month, which includes two weeks theoretical training, one week for market survey and one week for preparation of project report.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Tamil-Nadu-govt-to-train-1000-entrepreneurs-every-year/articleshow/17123670.cms

robertashok

November 7th, 2012, 10:19 AM

The Interesting outcome of FDI debate in Neeya Naana was slowing of entrepreneurship in India and TN.

Gopinath ,
I believe has given many speeches in many colleges to indulge in entrepreneurship.
Infact UNNAL MUDIYUM in Vijay Tv is for very same purpose.

murlee

November 19th, 2012, 02:20 PM

Art and Culture Complex for Salem (http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr19Nov12/pr191112_687.pdf)

murlee

November 19th, 2012, 02:21 PM

additional financial aid for the development of Self Help Groups (http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr18Nov12/pr18112_685.pdf)

murlee

November 20th, 2012, 06:24 AM

Sharp rise in cooperative unions' milk procurement

The cooperative dairy sector in the State is on an upward trajectory, at least in terms of milk procurement.

A year ago, the average milk procurement by district cooperative milk producers’ union was about 21.4 lakh litres a day. Today, it is hovering around 26 lakh litres. Those managing the sector are aiming at 30 lakh litres a day.

The overall figure does not tell the story fully. Some district unions have registered a growth rate almost twice the State’s average growth figure of 23 per cent.

Take the case of the Dharmapuri union, which covers Krishnagiri revenue district. This union, encompassing the extremely backward district of Dharmapuri, has witnessed nearly 50 per cent growth rate. Likewise, the union covering Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur districts, Chennai’s neighbour, has posted a growth rate of 45 per cent.

The growth rate of Madurai and Villupuram unions is in the range of 33 per cent to 37 per cent. An interesting feature of the high growth-rate picture is that top performing district unions – Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram-Tiruvallur and Villupuram – are geographically contiguous.

Analysing the overall picture, Dairy Development Minister V. Moorthy says that one of the early decisions of the AIADMK government, which assumed office in May 2011, was to clear dues to milk producers.

“As per Chief Minister’s [Jayalalithaa] direction, a sum of Rs. 115.85 crore was given as an interest-free ways and means advance and it was released in three instalments over four months,” he recalls.

This move has enabled regaining the confidence of the producers who supplied milk to private milk firms during the previous DMK regime, he says.

As of now, there are no dues to milk producers. The payment is made at the end of every week.

The present government’s decisions of providing incentive to high-performing district unions and distributing free milch cows in milk-deficient regions of the State are the other contributory factors, he adds.

Sources say that of 1,020 new milk producers unions formed in the last one year, nearly one third of them – 296 – was in the four districts of Villupuram (116), Dharmapuri (78), Kancheepuram (77) and Madurai (25). In the last two years, the government allocated Rs. 20 crore annually for the State fodder scheme, which also facilitated the increased milk procurement. The free milch cows programme has ensured the supply of at least 50,000 litres a day.

Closer monitoring of the activities of the cooperative dairy sector and deployment of right persons has also led to enhanced milk availability.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/sharp-rise-in-cooperative-unions-milk-procurement/article4112538.ece

shiv.chennai

November 20th, 2012, 10:47 AM

Sharp rise in cooperative unions' milk procurement

present government’s decisions of providing incentive to high-performing district unions and distributing free milch cows in milk-deficient regions of the State are the other contributory factors

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/sharp-rise-in-cooperative-unions-milk-procurement/article4112538.ece

Well this is one freebie initiative that has gone well :) ...

murlee

November 20th, 2012, 01:47 PM

Sanction of amount for Computerisation and Infrastructure Development of Registration Department (http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr20Nov12/pr201112_688.pdf)

murlee

November 20th, 2012, 01:50 PM

Honble Minister for Finance participated in the meeting of Honble Chief Ministers of South Zone States, UTs and CEOs of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions held at Bengaluru (http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr20Nov12/pr201112_418.pdf)

tn2usa

November 20th, 2012, 02:27 PM

Sanction of amount for Computerisation and Infrastructure Development of Registration Department (http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr20Nov12/pr201112_688.pdf)

Hurray :cheer::cheer: all the registration offices to have two IP based webcameras monitoring !!

Good Start !! Hope this is done in all the departments of TN . Priority 1 should be Police department !!

murlee

November 20th, 2012, 05:15 PM

Sanction of amount for Computerisation and Infrastructure Development of Registration Department (http://www.tn.gov.in/seithi_veliyeedu/pr20Nov12/pr201112_688.pdf)

Rs 169.74 cr to improve TN registration dept functioning

In a move aimed at providing instant services to public by the Registration department, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has alloted Rs 169.74 crore towards several initiatives, including interlinking of computers.

According to an official release, Rs 117.34 crore had been alloted for enhancing the service rendered by the department including interlinking of computers through TNSWAN (Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network project), integration of services through management information system and provision of new software.

Through this, public can avail all the services of the department instantly, it said.

Besides, seeking to ensure transparency in the operation of sub-registrar offices, the Chief Minister had alloted Rs 3.50 crore for installation of two IP cameras in all the sub-registrar offices present in State.

The involvement of middle-men would be avoided through this move, it said, adding all the operations at sub-registrar office including marriage registration and document registration would be recorded.

Besides, with the help of camera, from the office of the head of the department, it can be monitored bringing in more transparency.

She said the details of either a marriage registration or document registration would be incorporated in CD format for which, Rs 50 would be collected from the public for availing this service.

Noting that several registrar offices run in more than 100 year old government buildings lacking basic infrastructure facilities, the release said, Jayalalithaa allocated Rs 48.90 crore for construction of new buildings for them.

Last year, the Chief Minister alloted Rs 26 crore for construction of new buildings for 52 registrar offices, in which the construction work is currently going on, the release said.

http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/rs-16974-cr-to-improve-tn-registration-dept-functioning/81422/

தமிழன்

November 27th, 2012, 05:18 AM

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board to invite fresh bids for four gas pipelines

The downstream oil and gas regulator is preparing to invite fresh bids to build four gas pipeline projects originally authorised to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Gas Transportation Infrastructure.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board chairman S Krishnan said fresh expressions of interest will be sought to build four trunk pipelines - Kakinada-Haldia, Kakinada-Chennai, Chennai-Tuticorin and Chennai-Bangalore-Mangalore.

Relogistics Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Reliance Gas Transportation, had won government authorisation nearly five years ago to lay the four trunk pipelines with a length of 2,175 km. But that was cancelled last month after the regulator determined that the company had made scant progress.

"We are waiting for the government's approval (before inviting bids)," Krishnan told ET in Hyderabad on Monday.

Reliance Gas Transportation, privately owned by Mukesh Ambani, built the 1,300-km East-West pipeline linking Kakinada in Andhra and Bharuch in Gujarat in the largest greenfield pipeline development ever undertaken in the country, after the discovery of gas by Reliance Industries 0.56 % in the offshore KG D-6 block in 2002.
Krishna said that the four pipeline projects were authorised by the government prior to the notification of the act which created the regulatory body. "As a result, we had two options before us - either to accept the authorisation or to refer it back to the government with our recommendation. Our understanding of the issue was that sufficient progress has not been made and recommended to the government to cancel them."

On the contention of the gas pipeline operator that there was no gas available in the first place to lay the pipelines, Krishnan said the Mukesh Ambani entity "could have procured the gas from outside and fed it through floating storage units" but it didn't appear "keen on doing it".

Krishnan said the regulator will now wait for voluntary expressions of interest and then consider seeking fresh bids for the pipelines. "We will ask the interested parties to tell us the economical size of these pipelines and the load factors for fresh bids. We will take a view whether there is feasibility for laying the pipelines, which is a very expensive business and involves getting rights of way through agricultural lands and forests."

Deferred gas supplies: On the proposal of Reliance Gas Transportation for deferred gas supplies to the power projects in view of the paucity of fuel, he said the regulator is in the process of conducting public consultations. "If you were to look at the plant load factors which make it economical to run a power plant, the gas is not available as we thought. Power plants have come up hoping that rampup of KG-D6 will take place in a certain fashion, which did not take place."

Krishnan said the gas supplier has come up with a proposal to use the natural gas pipeline as a storage device, store the gas for few days and supply in a staggered manner once in 3-4 days so that the users will get adequate gas that helps proper planning. "This enables power plants to run at high PLFs and be economical to run. We are trying to see how we can enable it by means of a regulatory environment."

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/oil-gas/petroleum-and-natural-gas-regulatory-board-to-invite-fresh-bids-for-four-gas-pipelines/articleshow/17381556.cms

karkal

November 28th, 2012, 12:41 AM

PDS trucks to be tracked to curb pilferage (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/PDS-trucks-to-be-tracked-to-curb-pilferage/articleshow/17395822.cms)

CHENNAI: Rice smugglers beware. Big Brother is watching you. The Union ministry of food and cooperation is planning to install GPS tracking devices in public distribution system trucks to prevent delays and reduce pilferage. The pilot project will be tested in Tamil Nadu and Chandigarh, announced the minister K V Thomas in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. This is significant as Tamil Nadu, with its free rice scheme is more often prey to smuggling as the rice is transported to neighbouring states.

"This project is already underway," said a civil supplies corporation official. "We are currently implementing it on a pilot basis in Tiruvallur and Krishnagiri districts which are bordering Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka respectively. The movement of trucks is monitored by a control room in Chennai that is manned by Elcot, the state electronics corporation."

"Smuggling has, however, declined since the past two years due to regular raids and check-ups," said additional director-general of police (civil supplies CID) K Radhakrishnan. "Tamil Nadu however, has a universal PDS system as compared to many other states where it is a targeted PDS system. We have one of the best run systems too, which is why the state was selected for the pilot project."

Simultaneously, the state government is taking up computerisation of the PDS systems beginning with Tiruvallur district. Now, PDS consumers no longer need wait in long queues for hours at the beginning of each month only to find out that the stocks are insufficient. "They will soon be informed of it through SMS," said a civil supplies official. "The government plans to implement an end-to-end computerisation of the PDS system where consumers can avail information about their local outlets through SMS, email and toll free numbers."

Local consumers will have the option of registering for SMS alerts about their area's PDS shop. "The supply chain will also be computerised to ensure transparency and keep higher officials in the loop at all times about movement of stock,'' he said. "The pilot project for this is being implemented for the past two months in Tiruvallur district. Beneficiary database will also be digitised to prevent bogus cards from being used,'' he said.

karkal

November 28th, 2012, 12:53 AM

TN: Fund for cooperative handloom mills (http://indiancooperative.com/maharashtragujaratncrandhrabiharkeralaorissaup/tn-fund-for-cooperative-handloom-mills/)

The Tamil Nadu government sanctioned financial grant of Rs 104.41 crore towards modernisation of five state-owned cooperative handloom mills.

The assistance would help to enhance productivity levels of these mills besides upgrading quality of threads produced and create job opportunities, it said.

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa also allowed these mills to pay the debt amount of Rs 52.87 crore and sales tax of Rs 5.32 crore to the government after a gap of eight years.

Referring to the Cooperative Handloom Mills in Ramanathapuram district, which was closed since 2003, the release said Jayalalithaa had issued orders to allocate Rs 9.21 crore in this fiscal as part of replacing old machineries with new equipments as part of reviving the mill.

A similar amount would also be alloted in the next financial year for this purpose to the mill, the statement said.

Through this initiative 240 people would get new jobs in the factory, it added.

தமிழன்

November 29th, 2012, 12:23 PM

Tamil Nadu-based ELGI Equipments acquires American firm Patton’s Inc

Tamil Nadu-based air compressor manufacturer ELGI Equipments Ltd has acquired US-based Patton’s Inc. through its newly incorporated subsidiary, Elgi Compressors USA Inc., for an undisclosed amount, according to a BSE disclosure.

Established in 1960 as a manufacturer of service station equipment and reciprocating compressor manufacturer, Coimbatore-headquartered ELGI has evolved into a multi-product, multi-market company, developing technically superior products. It operates two manufacturing facilities in Coimbatore and caters to diverse sectors.

This is the second global acquisition by ELGI this year. In August 2012, the firm acquired Italy’s Rotair S.p.a. through its subsidiary ELGI Compressors Italy S.r.l. for an undisclosed amount. The company also acquired French firm Belair SA for around Rs 4.4 crore in December 2009.

ELGI scrip was trading at Rs 87.50 a unit at 12.25 pm on the BSE, up 0.57 per cent in a strong Mumbai market.

Established in 1945, Patton’s is engaged in the distribution and servicing of industrial and medical compressors, with presence in south-eastern US. The company operates across North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Virginia. In late 2008, it also started Patton’s Medical to market air and vacuum packages and currently, is in the process of securing two design patents for medical packages.

www.vccircle.com/news/2012/11/29/tamil-nadu-based-elgi-equipments-acquires-american-firm-patton’s-inc

murlee

November 29th, 2012, 08:12 PM

To prevent land grabbing, transactions docs mandatory from Dec

With an aim to prevent land grabbing incidents, documents relating to power of attorney and sale agreement of property would be made mandatory in Tamil Nadu from December.

President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to an amendment in this regard by the Tamil Nadu government, an official release said here today.

"It is felt that the root cause of land grabbing and bogus registration is due to the fact that registration of documents of power of attorney, sale agreements and agreements relating to deposit of title deeds is optional," it said.

In order to prevent the misuse of these documents, the government passed a Bill in May 2012, for amending certain provisions of the Registration Act, 1908.

"The President of India has now given assent to the above amendment and the same has been enacted as Tamil Nadu Act 29 of 2012", the release said.

As per the amendments made, it has been made "compulsory" to register the documents relating to power of attorney, sale agreement, agreement relating to deposit of title deeds and construction agreement as provided under Article 5(i) of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899.

"The documents of Power of Attorney have to be registered either with the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar, where the property is situated", the release said.

Besides, it was also decided to make it mandatory that pictures of the agent and the witnesses in the documents of power of attorney be fixed and it has been mandated for the agent to sign such documents.

http://www.financialexpress.com/news/to-prevent-land-grabbing-transactions-docs-mandatory-from-dec/1038149

krishnaswamy

December 1st, 2012, 08:50 PM

:applause::applause: very good initiative.
Renewal of milk cards goes online (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/renewal-of-milk-cards-goes-online/article4152782.ece)
From December 1, consumers of Aavin need not wait in queues any more to renew their milk cards every month.

In its bid to reach out to consumers, the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Co-operative Federation Limited (Aavin) launched the facility to renew monthly milk cards online. Consumers can register their details, including address and milk depot number, at www.aavinmilk.com. They will be provided with a unique registration number that will enable them to renew their monthly milk cards using credit or debit cards.

Milk and dairy development minister V. Moorthy launched the facility here on Tuesday. Consumers can collect the new milk cards at the respective depot or milk delivery points on the 15th of every month by producing a printout of the payment receipt and a document for address proof.

Those opting for the online renewal would be levied a service charge of Rs. 10 up to one litre, Rs. 20 up to two litres and Rs. 30 up to three litres. Aavin has tied up with City Union Bank to offer the facility, which aims at preventing sale of milk at a higher rate.

i think this particular info on renewal charge is not clear.

karkal

December 3rd, 2012, 01:03 AM

What are UPS’ expansion plans in India? (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/strength-in-global-demand-coming-from-asiapacific/article4156543.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home)

We have opened up two new gateways in South India — one in Chennai and another in Bangalore. We recognised the need to reduce the time in transit to import products to these regions and move the clearing processes closer to where the businesses are.

We have also been looking at expanding in tier-2 and tier-3 cities to offer full range of our integrated services. In some small towns, the traditionally buoyant textile industry has given way to other industries such as the automotive parts industries.

We are also expanding our warehousing capacity. We built a new facility in Delhi in July this ye

ar. Before the year-end, we will also add another warehousing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. This is all driven by specific demand and needs that we see in these areas.

murlee

December 3rd, 2012, 05:15 AM

TEMPLE STRIKES GOLD
Kapaleeswarar Recovers 414.04 Crore Worth Property That Was Under Litigation

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It is raining riches for the Mylapore Kapaleeswarar temple. The management of the centuries-old shrine has shown the way to several temples in the state by recovering many of its properties that were under litigation for decades.

Since July 2012, the temple authorities have recovered land worth 414.04 crore after several courts, including the Madras high court, ruled in favour of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department, the temple’s custodian. Most of the temple’s properties are located in and around Mylapore and Raja Annamalaipuram. Some properties are located in Saidapet and Parry’s Corner.

The latest property to be retrieved is a 30-ground (1 ground=2,400sqft) land on Ramakrishna Mutt Road in Mylapore. On November 25, the temple authorities took possession of this property abutting the P S School valued at 180 crore at present. “The total area of the land is 76 grounds and it was leased out to the school in 1928. From 1950 onwards, the school was paying 500 per month as rent and in 1996, 30 grounds were surrendered to the temple. As no wall was constructed demarcating the surrendered land, these 30 grounds were with the school and sublet. A case is pending regarding the remaining land,” said a temple official. According to the fair rent, the school must be paying nearly 5 lakh per month as rent for the 46 grounds. A wall has been constructed recently splitting the ground into two, said the official.

“We set a target to retrieve 500 crore worth property this year. Chief minister Jayalalithaa wanted us to retrieve lands which were occupied by encroachers. After our drive, some tenants have come forward to revise the rent and also pay the arrears. The Mylapore Club recently paid up 3 crore as arrears,” P Vijayakumar Reddy, government appointee told TOI.

Some of the property retrieved by the temple authorities include 18 grounds at R A Puram estimated at 90 crore, 15 grounds close to Mylapore Club worth 75 crore and 5 grounds on Luz Church Road, Mylapore worth 30 crore. All these properties were encroached upon or the occupants did not pay the proper rent.

But in the past, the temple has lost vast tracts of land. “Several years ago, around 100 grounds in Parry’s Corner were let out on lease to an orphanage but around 75 grounds were occupied and later declared a slum. Now only 25 acres are with the orphanage and we are planning to revise the rent,” said Reddy.

Though the authorities have retrieved a large area of land, no plan is in place to put it to use. Also the temple is short-staffed and plans to recruit people in the near future.

Small town shrines follow Chennai model

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While the Kapaleeswarar temple is on an overdrive to reclaim its properties, other temples in the state are struggling against land-grabbers.

Many temples - small and big - are saddled with huge tracts of land, but there is hardly any revenue accruing from them to even cover the cost of conducting one pooja daily. Based on the instructions to crack down on encroachers and rent defaulters, temple authorities in districts have taken action but not to the extent of the Chennai temple.

Tiruporur temple in Kancheepuram tops with its retrieval of agricultural land to the tune of 161.68 acres. In all, 324.77 acres of agricultural land have been reclaimed by temple authorities in various districts till October 31, said P Dhanapal, commissioner HR&CE. “We will definitely retrieve all lands belonging to temples which are in illegal occupation,” Dhanapal told TOI.

Even in Chennai, 45,000sqft on Butt Road and St Thomas Mount, belonging to a small temple is under occupation by a political party. Though attempts to evict them were made, the next day, party workers broke open the seal and reoccupied the property. The case is pending in the Supreme Court, the commissioner said.

Though the property in districts may be vast, many are in the form of agricultural lands given out on long lease to farmers. Thus their value may not be as large as that its Chennai counterpart. Currently agricultural lands measuring 42 acres in Salem, 31 acres in Madurai and 19 acres in Srirangam have been retrieved. These lands mostly belong to small temples which have a meagre income. The value of all the property retrieved, including that of the temple in Chennai, is around 1,000 crore.

“We plan to lease out temple lands if the lessor is ready pay fair rent. The department will also allow construction on the land,” Dhanapal said

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தமிழன்

December 3rd, 2012, 07:36 AM

Tamil Nadu ranks 2nd in road projects under PPP

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tamil-nadu-ranks-2nd-in-road-projects-under-ppp/198092/on

தமிழன்

December 4th, 2012, 12:14 PM

Tamil Nadu: Apollo Tyres to set up power plant

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-nadu-apollo-tyres-to-set-up-power-plant/308786-62-128.html

தமிழன்

December 5th, 2012, 10:51 AM

Tamil Nadu to set up fish seed rearing centres

http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-to-set-up-fish-seed-rearing-centres_814789.html

karkal

December 6th, 2012, 01:17 AM

உவரியில் ரூ.90 கோடியில் வளர்ச்சி பணிகள் ரூ.50 கோடியில் தூண்டில் வளைவு அமைகிறது கலெக்டர் தகவல் (http://tamil.yahoo.com/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B0-90-%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AF-213100254.html)

திருநெல்வேலி:கூடன்குளம் அணு மின் நிலையம் உவரி பகுதியில் 90 கோடியில் வளர்ச்சி திட்ட பணிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது என்று கலெக்டர் செல்வராஜ் தெரிவித்தார்.
உவரி செயின்ட் மேரீஸ் மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளியில் நடந்த விழாவில் 55 மாணவ, மாணவிகளுக்கு விலையில்லா லேப்டாப்கள், 31 பயனாளிகளுக்கு முதியோர் உதவி தொகை ஆகியவற்றை கலெக்டர் செல்வராஜ் வழங்கினார்.
பின்னர் கலெக்டர் தெரிவித்ததாவது:
தமிழக முதல்வர் ஆணைக்கிணங்க கூடன்குளம் அணு மின் நிலைய பகுதி மற்றும் அதனை சுற்றியுள்ள கிராமங்களில் 500 கோடியில் வளர்ச்சி திட்ட பணிகள் துவக்கப்படுகிறது. இதன் அடிப்படையில் உவரி கிராமத்தில் 90 கோடியில் பல்வேறு வளர்ச்சி திட்ட பணிகள் மற்றும் உட்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் ஏற்படுத்தப்படுகிறது.
உவரி கிராமத்தில் 50 கோடியில் தூண்டில் வளைவு, மீனவ மக்கள் பயன் பெறும் வகையில் 5 கோடியில் மீன் பதப்படுத்த குளிர்பதன கிடங்கு, 1 கோடியில் ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலையம் உடனடியாக ஏற்படுத்தவும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது. இதற்கான ஒப்பந்த புள்ளி வரும் 11ம் தேதி கோரப்படும்.
புதிய சாலை பணிகள், ஊரக கட்டடங்கள் பராமரிப்பு பணிகள் தமிழக முதல்வரின் சிறப்பு திட்டத்தின் கீழ் சூரிய சக்தியில் இயங்கும் விளக்குகள், கான்கீரிட் விளக்குகள், அங்கன்வாடி கட்டடங்களில் சீரமைப்பு பணிகள், தெரு விளக்கு அமைத்தல், புதிய பாலம் கட்டுதல் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு உட்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் ஏற்படுத்தப்படுகிறது.
மேலும் உவரி பஞ்.,க்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதியில் புதிய சிமென்ட் சாலை மற்றும் 12.80 லட்சம் செலவில் உவரி சார்லஸ்புரம் புதிய சாலை உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு பணிகள் நடத்தப்படுகிறது.
இவ்வாறு கலெக்டர் தெரிவித்தார்.
இதில் கலெக்டரிடம், ஆரம்ப சுகாதார நிலையம் கட்டுவதற்கான நில பத்திரத்தை முன்னாள் பஞ்., தலைவர்கள் ரேமண்ட், அந்தோணி, லெரின் ஆகியோர் வழங்கினர்.
இதில் சேரன்மகாதேவி சப்-கலெக்டர் ரோகிணி, திட்ட அலுவலர் அமானுல்லா, சுகாதார பணிகள் துணை இயக்குனர் உமா, பி.ஆர்.ஓ மதிமாறன், உவரி பஞ்., தலைவி தேம்பாவணி, பள்ளி தலைமை ஆசிரியர் டவர்சிங், தாசில்தார் சுப்பிரமணியன் உட்பட பலர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.