Madurai Region Projects II [Archive] - Page 39

madurakarenda

December 3rd, 2011, 04:14 AM

வாடிப்பட்டி:மதுரை மாவட்டம் வாடிப்பட்டி சிறுமலை அடிவாரத்தில் புதிய அணை கட்ட பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர். வாடிப்பட்டி, சோழவந்தான், செக்கானூரணி பகுதிகளில் 3,400 எக்டேர் நிலங்கள் பாசன வசதி பெறும்.வாடிப்பட்டி அருகே சாணார்பட்டியில் பழனியாண்டவர் கோயில் உள்ளது. இதனருகே "பெரிய அணைக்கட்டு' எனும் தடுப்பணையை "மாடுதிண்ணிகரடு - மிதியகரடு' மலைகளுக்கு இடையே பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் அமைத்தனர்.

மாதிரி அணை போல் காட்சியளிக்கும் தடுப்பணைக்கு சிறுமலையில் உள்ள எண்ணற்ற ஊற்றுகள் நீராதாரமாக விளங்குகின்றன. மழைக் காலங்கள் மற்றும் நவம்பர் முதல் ஜனவரி வரை மூன்று மாதத்திற்கு நீர் வரத்து அதிகமாக இருக்கும்.வீணாகும் தண்ணீர்: சிறுமலை அடிவாரத்தில் இருந்து தடுப்பணை வரை நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு பகுதிகள் 1,600 எக்டேர் பரப்பில் உள்ளன. நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு பகுதிகள் பராமரிக்கப்படாமல் இருப்பதாலும், நில ஆக்கிரமிப்பாலும் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு பகுதிகள் சுருங்கி வருகின்றன. கால்வாய்கள் தூர்வாராததால் விவசாயத்திற்கு பயன்படாமல் தடுப்பணை நீர் வீணாக வைகை ஆற்றில் விடப்படுகிறது. தடுப்பணையின் உபரி நீர் கண்மாய்களை நிரப்பவில்லை. இதனால் வானம் பார்த்த பூமியில் விவசாயிகள் மானாவாரியாக விவசாயம் செய்து வருகின்றனர்.

வீணாகும் தண்ணீரை விவசாயத்திற்கு பயன்படுத்த முடியவில்லை என ஆண்டுக்கணக்கில் ஏக்கப்பெருமூச்சு விடுகின்றனர்.அணை கட்ட திட்டம்: மூலிகை குணம் நிறைந்த சிறுமலை தண்ணீரை தடுப்பணை மூலம் சேமிப்பதற்கு பதிலாக தடுப்பணையில் "மாடுதிண்ணிகரடு - மிதியகரடு' மலைகளை இணைத்து சாத்தையாறு அணைபோல் சிறிய அளவில் புதிய அணை கட்ட பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் 2005ல் ஆய்வு நடத்தினர். அரசியல் காரணமாக திட்டம் கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டது. மீண்டும் இத்திட்டத்தை அமல்படுத்த பொதுப்பணித்துறை முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. திட்டம் நிறைவேறினால் வாடிப்பட்டி, சோழவந்தான், செக்கானூரணி பகுதிகள் பாசன வசதி பெறுவதுடன் மூலிகை தண்ணீர் குடிநீராக வீடுகளுக்கும் சப்ளை செய்யப்பட வாய்ப்புகள் உள்ளன.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=360852

A small dam in the model of Saathaiyaru dam planned for the irrigation of 3400 hectares in the vadipatti near sirumalai region..

Arul Murugan

December 3rd, 2011, 06:57 AM

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bestcity/with/6162057617/

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riyas

December 3rd, 2011, 07:54 AM

The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce is planning to ask the civil aviation minister to allow airlines to start services from Madurai to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

A delegation will meet civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi and also speak to Tiger Airways, Singapore Airlines and Sri Lankan Airlines . "We are determined to bring international flights to Madurai by March 2012," said S Rethinavelu, senior president of the chamber, in a statement.

A delegation visited Kuala Lumpur and held talks with officials of Air Asia and Malaysian deputy minister for foreign affairs on Wednesday.

madurakarenda

December 3rd, 2011, 08:48 AM

The arm that is near the TCE is almost complete.. There is no progression above the railway line (since it is the responsibility of the railways dept i hope, correct me if i am wrong).. Only the pillars can be seen on the other side of the road which means that there is no progression there too.. As a whole, the bridge is about 30 to 40 percent complete and seems like it will take around 3 years to complete it as a full fledged ROB..

madurakarenda

December 3rd, 2011, 09:52 AM

Petitioner cites a 1997 Government Order and 1993 Bye-laws imposing height restrictions

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking a direction to the Collector and Corporation Commissioner to implement a 1997-Government Order which stated that buildings exceeding a height of nine metres should not be constructed around the area bounded by the outer walls of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple here.
A.S.M. Kumar alias S. Muthukumar, a lawyer, had filed the PIL petition stating that umpteen number of high-rise buildings constructed around the temple complex had made it almost impossible for the people to view the majestic Gopurams (towers) of the temple from a distance. Many officials had spoken about the buildings blocking the view but very little was done to prevent such construction, he claimed.
According to the petitioner, former Corporation Commissioner A. Karthik, incumbent Collector U. Sagayam, Assistant Commissioner of Police Velladurai, Madurai Aadheenam and many others had spoken to the Press about the hindrance. The Collector, on November 15, had ordered the local body to take action against those who had constructed buildings in violation of the rules.
Nevertheless, the intervention of the High Court too was just and necessary in this regard as most of the buildings had been approved by certain officials without following the due process of law, the petitioner said and sought for a direction to the implement the 1997-G.O. forthwith. He also referred to the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Height and Architectural Regulation By-Laws, 1993.
As per the by-laws, no building should be constructed, reconstructed or altered exceeding a height of 12 metres within the areas bounded by four Masi Streets and four Veli streets around the temple. Further, no building should be constructed beyond the height of 15 metres in any other part of Madurai city without obtaining prior approval from the government.
The government also had the right to withhold permission for a particular building, if in its opinion the proposed location of such building was likely to affect the view of the temple or its towers.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2683801.ece

Why do these people do all these? :bash:

madurakarenda

December 3rd, 2011, 06:09 PM

^^ Another one related to this..

Madurai, Dec 3 (PTI) The Madras High Court Bench here has admitted a petition seeking to implement a Central Government order restricting the height of the buildings around the famous Meenakshi temple here to Nine metres. The petitioner S Muthukumar, an advocate, said the tall buildings around the temple had made 'Gopura Darshan' (worshipping the tower) from a distance impossible. The tourists were also not able to enjoy the majesty of the towers, he said. The order over height limitations for buildings around the temple order was issued on Jan 30, 1997 after the government announced Madurai as a heritage town and brought out norms for the same. The petitioner said District Collector U Sagayam had asked the local town planning commission to take action against the violators, but no action had been taken on the ground. Hence the High Court shoud intervene and ensure the implementation of the government order, he submitted. Sagayam had, on Nov 15, issued orders for demolition of all illegal floors of buildings near the temple that exceed the permitted nine-metre limit. Submitting that some officials themselves were approving the highrise building without following the due process of law, the petitioner sought a direction to implement the Government Order.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/hc-move-for-limiting-buildings-height-around-meenakshi-temple/921816.html

madurakarenda

December 3rd, 2011, 06:17 PM

Even as we witness luxurious and grand buildings coming up everywhere, are we sensitive and serious towards the needs of old and disabled people? Are we making commercial and residential buildings tailor made for them? As today ( December 3) is the world disabled day,one must discuss the issue at length. There can not be two opinions that all the stakeholders of realty sector must not ignore the needs of disabled and senior citizens when they design their residential and commercial projects. These are the people who have given their lives to the society and they deserve better and peaceful life. Eminent urban planner and architect Dr. DS Meshram of Institute of Urban planning, strongly feels that realty firms must take care the interests of disabled a well as senior citizens at the time of building their projects. “It is really sad that even though real-estate sector has taken huge strides in India over the last couple of years, still not many real estate firms make accessible buildings for them. For instance, there are not many building where one can find lifts in which wheeler- chair can enter. Cabinets are not fixed in bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchens in a height which can not give jitters to disabled person”. These and other related issues have to be taken care without any delay. Admittedly, not many real estate firms are making accessible buildings. For instance, there are not many building where one can find lifts in which wheeler- chair can enter. Cabinets are not fixed in bathrooms, bedrooms and kitchens in a height which can not give jitters to disabled person. If realty firms make specially designed homes for senior citizens and disabled, they would get good response. Senior citizens would purchase such homes. If there is good demand for such flats in places like Chennai and Kochi, there is no reason that such flats would not find buyers in this part of the country. During private discussion, even big time realty players candidly agree the fact that not many buildings are made considering the interests of either senior citizens and physically challenged people. There is also one view that we do not see many disabled friendly buildings for the simple reason that our town planners and architects get hardly training in creating such type of residential buildings, malls and commercial complexes. All the stakeholders of realty sector have to take very sensitive view for disabled people while making a building. It is high time that both architects and town planners think on these lines. While the wind of change is certainly blowing in the real estate sector but slowly. It is leant that ITC group is working with some architect firms to make their hotel properties accessible for all. At least,there are some builders thinking for both old and physically challenged people also. Activists of disabled rights point out that apart from lifts, ramp and other necessary things, the new buildings must have bathroom doors wide enough so that the wheel chair enter inside there. As it is no there in most of the buildings, it is nightmare for them to go bathroom. As far as giving training to architects and town planners to consider the special people while giving final touch to their projects, some feel that if the person is sensitive, he does not require any course. He will do it at its own. For those who are not sensitive enough to the needs of disabled people, they won’t change even after doing the special course on accessible buildings. They also say that one has to understand that architects are professionals. If they are told to make necessary provision for the disabled people they would follow the requirement. It has to be treated like a fire-safety certificate. Otherwise, nothing would going to happen. There are reports that some realty firms in cities like Chennai,Madurai and Kochi are designing and building flats for only senior citizens. Since they are making flats for senior citizens, they are providing in-house medical facilities available on all days of the week, throughout the year. Most of these projects also have lounges for yoga and meditation. Domestic help, laundry service and maintenance services available always. Arun Mohan,author of ‘Affordable housing’ was very critical of all the stake-holders for ignoring the interests of senior citizens as well as physically challenged people. It is high time that the government see to it that realtors take a humane view of these sections of our society at the time of constructing their buildings, both residential and commercial.

http://news24online.com/Making-homes-for-disabled_News24_37240.aspx

madurakarenda

December 3rd, 2011, 06:21 PM

தென் மாவட்ட தலைமை தபால் நிலையங்களில் மணி கிராம் சர்வீஸ்

மதுரை: வெளிநாடுவாழ் இந்தியர் அனுப்பும் பணத்தை உடனுக்குடன் பட்டுவாடா செய்ய தென் மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள தபால் நிலையங்களில் மணி கிராம் சர்வீஸ் சேவை அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இது குறித்து தபால் துறை தென் மண்டல தலைவர் (பொறுப்பு) ராமச்சந்திரன் வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பில் கூறியுள்ளதாவது,

வெளிநாடுகளில் வாழும் இந்தியர் நலன் காக்க தங்களது உறவினர்களுக்கும் மற்ற விஷயங்களுக்கும் அனுப்பும் பணத்தை உடனுக்குடன் பட்டுவாடா செய்ய தென் மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள தபால் நிலையங்களில் மணி கிராம் சர்வீஸ் சேவை அறிமுகம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இந்த சேவை மூலம் 10 நிமிடங்களில் 192 நாடுகளில் இருந்து அனுப்பப்படும் பணத்தை பெற முடியும். பணம் பெறுபவர் பாஸ்போர்ட், வாக்காளர் அடையாள அட்டை, ஓட்டுநர் உரிமம், ரேஷன் கார்டு, அரசு ஊழியர் அடையாள அட்டை, ஆதார் கார்டு உள்ளிட்டவைகளில் ஏதாவது ஒன்றை காட்டி பணத்தை பெற்றுக் கொள்ளலாம். ஓராண்டில் ஒருவர் 12 முறை இந்த சேவை மூலம் பணம் பெறலாம்.

ஒரே தவணையாக ரூ.2.25 லட்சம் வரை பணம் பெறலாம். உள்ளூர் வங்கி கணக்கு இல்லாதவர்களுக்கு இந்த சேவை மிகவும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருக்கும். எனவே இதனை பொது மக்கள் பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று அந்த செய்திக்குறிப்பில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2011/12/03/business-money-gram-service-is-introduced-south-zone-aid0176.html

^^Indian postal has introduced the money gram service in the southern zone. By this service a person can get 12 times per year. From 192 countries money will be transferable with in 10 minutes.

madurakarenda

December 4th, 2011, 04:29 PM

MADURAI: Kottanathampatti, a panchayat in Melur taluk in Madurai, is all set to be developed as a model panchayat (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/model-panchayat) by the local body and the district administration.
Madurai district collector U Sagayam (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/U-Sagayam) who announced the decision at a gram sabha meeting in Kottanathampatti on Friday said the idea is to help the panchayat improve literacy and become self-sufficient in food and energy needs.
Sagayam, a self-confessed advocate of rural culture and heritage, said Kottanathampatti could set the pattern for development in other villages. Speaking at the sabha meeting, Sagayam outlined his vision for the panchayat.
"One of the main things to be done is planting of trees and enhancing the green cover." People were advised to plant as many trees as possible. The panchayat includes six hamlets and has a population of about 4,200 and 1,400 houses. Committees will be set up to work on various development projects.
S Subramanian, a villager on the core committee for rainwater harvesting and tree planting schemes, says both local saplings as well as evergreen varieties bought from outside agencies would be nurtured. "We will ensure each house takes responsibility for growing at least one tree in front of their homes and one on the road. We will have over 3,000 trees and that itself will enhance the green cover," he said. The women (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Women) self-help groups are to be roped in to nurture the saplings.
Other committees will monitor implementation of government schemes like old-age pension and patta change and registration as well as 100 per cent concretization of village roads. Another important target set for the panchayat is to achieve 100% literacy in the hamlets. Steps would be taken to ensure that there would be no dropouts from schools and pass percentage in the public exams would be raised from the present 90% to 100%.
Panchayat president (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Panchayat-president) K Kandappan (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/K-Kandappan) said there is a lot of enthusiasm among the people after the collector's visit and they all want to participate in the village's development. One major problem is potable water and this would be overcome in the future and solar energy (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Solar-Energy) will be made the energy source of this village as envisaged by the district administration, Kandappan said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/A-panchayat-in-Madurai-dreams-of-self-sufficiency/articleshow/10975320.cms

madurakarenda

December 4th, 2011, 04:37 PM

தமிழக மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குநர் வம்சதாரா சனிக்கிழமையன்று மதுரை வந்தார். அவர் திடீரென்று மதுரை ராஜாஜி மருத்துவமனையில் ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்டார்.
தொடர்ந்து ராஜாஜி மருத்துவமனையில் உள்ள காசநோய் பிரிவுக்குப் பின்புறம் காலியாக உள்ள இடத்தை மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குநர் பார்வையிட்டார். அங்குப் புதிதாக கட்டிடம் கட்டினால் என்ன பிரிவை அங்கு கொண்டு செல்லலாம் என்று டீனிடம் கேட்டறிந்தார். மேலும் ஏ.ஆர்.டி. வார்டை ப்பார்வையிட்டார். அங்குச் சிகிச்சை பெற்று வரும் நோயாளிகளிடம் மருத்துவமனையில் வழங்கப்படும் சிகிச்சை குறித்து கேட்டறிந்தார். ஏ.ஆர்.டி. பிரிவுக்குப் புதிய கட்டிடம் கட்ட அரசு அனுமதி வழங்கி உள்ளது. அதற்கான இடத்தையும் ஆய்வு செய்தார்.

பின்னர் மருத்துவ கல்வி இயக்குநர் செய்தியாளர்களுக்குப் பேட்டி அளித்தார். அப்போது அவர் கூறியதாவது:"மதுரை அரசு ராஜாஜி மருத்துவமனையில் சர்க்கரை நோய்க்கான 'மெட்பார்மின்' மாத்திரை இல்லை என்பதால் அதை மருத்துவமனை நிர்வாகம் உள்ளூரில் வாங்கிக் கொள்ள அனுமதி அளிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. அந்த மாத்திரை தேவை குறித்து டெண்டர் வெளியிட்டு உள்ளோம். விரைவில் மருத்துவமனைக்கு மாத்திரைகள் வழங்கப்படும்.

அண்ணா பேருந்து நிலையத்தில் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள மருத்துவமனையில் தற்போது நோயாளிகளுக்குச் சிகிச்சை அளிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது. முழுஅளவில் மருத்துவமனை இயங்குவதற்கான நடவடிக்கையைத் தற்போது எடுத்து வருகிறோம். விரைவில் மருத்துவமனை முழுமையாக செயல்படும்.

சிவகங்கை மருத்துவக்கல்லூரிக்குப் புதிய கட்டிடம் கட்டி முடிக்கப்பட்டு விட்டது. கல்லூரியில் மாணவர்கள் சேர்ப்பது குறித்து அகில இந்திய மருத்துவக் குழு விரைவில் ஆய்வு செய்ய உள்ளது. அது ஆய்வு செய்த பின்னர் மாணவர்கள் சேர்ப்பதற்கான பணிகள் தொடரும்./இவ்வாறு அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.

http://www.inneram.com/news/tamilnadu-news/raid-at-madurai-rajaji-hospital-1157.html

^^ Same news from Dailythanthi..

http://www.dailythanthi.com/article.asp?NewsID=692357&disdate=12/4/2011&advt=2

Director of Medical education of Tamil Nadu came on a surprise visit to GRH... Notable points of what he said were, the extension buildings of GRH in Old Anna Bus Stand will be put to full fledged use shortly he said... Also he added that the construction of Sivagangai Medical College is over and admission of students will be done in a shorter span of time..

Good to see another Govt. medical college has got ready in less than 50 kms from Madurai...

madurakarenda

December 5th, 2011, 04:33 AM

மதுரை : மதுரை சென்ட்ரல் மார்க்கெட்டில் வியாபாரம் செய்ய, சிம்மக்கல் பழ வியாபாரிகள் விருப்பம் தெரிவித்துள்ளதால், நகரின் நெரிசல் குறைய வாய்ப்புள்ளது. சென்ட்ரல் மார்க்கெட் இடமாற்றத்தால், மீனாட்சி அம்மன் கோயிலை சுற்றிய பகுதியில் இருந்த போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் குறைந்தது. பழக்கடைகள் அதிகம் கொண்ட சிம்மக்கல் பகுதியில், நெரிசல் உள்ளது. பழ மொத்த வியாபாரிகளுக்கு மாற்று இடம் ஒதுக்க மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் முன்வந்துள்ளது. தற்போது இருக்கும் இடத்தில் இருந்து, சென்ட்ரல் மார்க்கெட்டை, மாட்டுத்தாவணி அருகே உள்ள மாநகராட்சி இடத்தில் மாற்றும் பணி நடந்து வருகிறது. அங்கு பழவியாபாரிகளுக்கு இடம் ஒதுக்க உள்ளனர். இது குறித்து, பழக்கடை மொத்த வியாபாரிகளுடன், மேயர் ராஜன் செல்லப்பா பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தினர். வர்கள் விருப்பம் தெரிவித்த நிலையில், கீழமாசிவீதியில் உள்ள வெல்லம் மண்டிகளையும், இடம்மாற்றும் முயற்சிகள் நடந்து வருகிறது. ராஜன்செல்லப்பா கூறியதாவது: சிம்மக்கல் பழக்கடை மொத்த வியாபாரிகளிடம் பேச்சு வார்த்தை நடத்தியுள்ளோம். மத்திய காய்,கனி அங்காடி என்பதால், பழங்கள் விற்பனையை அனுமதிப்பதில் சிரமம் இல்லை. இதனால், சிம்மக்கல் பகுதியில் குப்பை தேங்குவது தவிர்க்கப்படும். வெல்லம் மண்டிகளும் அதே பகுதியில் வர வாய்ப்புள்ளது. வெங்காய மண்டிகளை மாற்றுவதற்கு இடம் தேர்வு செய்து வருகிறோம், என்றார்

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=361189

The fruits vendors of Simmakkal have also expressed their interest of moving to Central Market that is being set up near MIBT.. If this is done, traffic congestions near Simmakkal can be reduced to a high degree and also the roads will also sport a cleaner look.. And, they are selecting a site to relocate the Onion traders and Jaggery traders also which is also responsible for traffic issues in congested areas like Nelpettai..

madurakarenda

December 5th, 2011, 04:40 AM

பாதியில் நிற்கும் மழைநீர் வடிகால் திட்டம் மாநகராட்சியின் அவலத்திற்கு தீர்வு எப்போது

மதுரை : மதுரை மாநகராட்சியில், மழைநீர் வடிகால் அமைக்கும் திட்டம் பாதியில் நிற்பதால், மழை காலத்தில் பல இடங்களில் தண்ணீர் தேங்குகிறது. நடந்து செல்ல முடியாத அளவுக்கு ரோடுகள் இருப்பதால், மக்கள் தவிக்கின்றனர். மாநகராட்சியில் 80 சதவீதம் ரோடுகள் சேதமடைந்துள்ளது. மழை காலத்தில் நீர் வெளியேற முடியாமல் தேங்குவதே, இதற்கு காரணம். இதை தடுக்க, ஜவகர்லால் நேரு தேசிய நகர்புற புனரமைப்பு திட்டம் மூலம், "மழைநீர் வடிகால் திட்டம்' கொண்டுவரப்பட்டது. 2007 ஏப்ரலில் 256.87 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் இதற்கு ஒப்புதல் அளிக்கப்பட்டது. மாநகராட்சியின் அனைத்து ரோடுகள், 11 பெரிய கால்வாய்களில் மழைநீர் எளிதில் வடியும் வகையில், வடிகால் அமைக்கும் பணி தொடங்கியது. 50 சதவீதம் மத்திய அரசும், 30 சதவீதம் மாநில அரசும் பங்களிப்பு தொகையை செலுத்திய நிலையில், எஞ்சிய 20 சதவீத பங்களிப்பை மாநகராட்சி வழங்கவில்லை.இதனால், இத்திட்டம் பாதியில் நிற்கிறது. குறைந்தது 50 கோடி ரூபாய் இருந்தால், இப்பணியை நிறைவேற்றிவிடலாம். மாநகராட்சியின் தற்போதைய நிதிநிலை, அதற்கு ஏற்றதாக இல்லை. இதனால், பங்களிப்பு தொகை செலுத்தாமல் முடங்கிய திட்டங்களின் பட்டியலில், மழைநீர் வடிகால் அமைக்கும் திட்டமும் இணைந்தது.
பாதியில் நிற்கும் இத்திட்டத்தால், முன்பை விட அதிக பாதிப்பை மதுரைவாசிகள் சந்தித்து வருகின்றனர். தூறல் விழுந்தாலும் எல்லா இடங்களிலும் நீர் சூழ்ந்து விடுகிறது. இத்திட்டம் முடங்கி போனதால், "ரோடுகள் பெயர்ந்து போவது, கொசுக்கள் உற்பத்தியாவது, குடிநீரில் கழிவுநீர் கலப்பது,' என, தொல்லைகளை அடுக்கிக்கொண்டோ போகலாம். தமிழக அரசு நிதி அளித்தால் மட்டுமே இத்திட்டம் நிறைவேறும். அதற்கான வேலைகளும் நடந்து வருகிறது. தற்போது அ.தி.மு.க., மேயராக ராஜன் செல்லப்பா இருப்பதால், தமிழக அரசை வலியுறுத்தி, இத்
திட்டத்தை உடனே செயல்படுத்த வேண்டும்

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=361191

madurakarenda

December 5th, 2011, 04:42 AM

மதுரை ஆயுதப்படை புது குடியிருப்பிற்கு அதிக மின்னழுத்தம் தாங்கும் வயர்கள்

மதுரை : மதுரையில் நகர் ஆயுதப்படையில் கட்டப்படும் குடியிருப்புகளில் அதிக மின்னழுத்தம் தாங்கும் வயர்களை அமைக்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டது. இங்கிருந்த பழைய தனித்தனி வீடுகள் இடிக்கப்பட்டு, இரு இன்ஸ்பெக்டர்கள், 16 எஸ்.ஐ.,க்கள் உட்பட 466 போலீசாருக்கு மூன்று தளங்களுடன் கூடிய அடுக்குமாடி குடியிருப்புகள் கட்டும் பணி, ரூ.23 கோடியில், 2008 செப்டம்பரில் துவங்கியது. தனியார் கட்டுமான நிறுவனம் இப்பணியை மேற்கொள்கிறது. ஓராண்டிற்குள் முடிக்க வேண்டும் என்பது ஒப்பந்தம். இரும்பு, சிமென்ட் மற்றும் கட்டுமான பொருட்களின் விலை உயர்வால் பணி இன்னும் "இழுத்து' கொண்டிருக்கிறது.

தற்போது இன்ஸ்பெக்டர்கள், எஸ்.ஐ.,க்களுக்கான 16 வீடுகள் உட்பட 100 வீடுகள் மட்டும் தயாராக உள்ளன. இங்கு அமைத்துள்ள மின்வயர்கள், குறைந்த மின்னழுத்தத்தை தாங்க கூடியவை என புகார் எழுந்தது.

இதுகுறித்து, ஜூன் 24ல் தினமலர் இதழில் செய்தி வெளியானது. இதன் எதிரொலியாக, மின்னழுத்தத்தை தாங்கக்கூடிய வயர் குறித்து, ஆயுதப்படை எலக்ட்ரிக்கல் பிரிவை போலீஸ் கமிஷனர் அலுவலகம் கேட்டுள்ளது. அவர்கள் கொடுக்கும் அறிக்கையை வைத்து, எந்த வகை மின்வயர்களை பொருத்த வேண்டும் என, போலீஸ் வீட்டு வசதி கழகத்திற்கு கமிஷனர் அலுவலகம் பரிந்துரைக்கும். டிச.,9ல் கமிஷனர் ஆய்வு: போலீஸ் வாகனங்கள் பராமரிப்பு குறித்து டிச.,9ல் ஆயுதப்படையில் கமிஷனர் கண்ணப்பன் ஆய்வு செய்கிறார். "பெயின்ட் அடித்து வாகனங்கள் "பளிச்'சென இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று அவசியமில்லை. ஒழுங்காக இருக்கிறதா? என்பதுதான் முக்கியம். அதுகுறித்துதான் ஆய்வு செய்வேன்' என்று கமிஷனர் கூறியுள்ளதால், வாகனங்களை "புதுப்பிக்கும்' பணியில் போலீசார் மும்முரமாக உள்ளனர்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=361566

Where is this one? The one that is newly constructed near the Tiruvalluvar Bus Stand near Periyar B.S?

madurakarenda

December 5th, 2011, 04:56 AM

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4426/52887655.jpg

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/3072/17885609.jpg

kongutamizhan

December 5th, 2011, 05:35 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2683801.ece

Why do these people do all these? :bash:

I think he is right in filing the PIL. Leaving aside that it is a place of worship, any area near historic monuments and architectural marvels are not place for skyscrapers.

arvindm

December 5th, 2011, 09:03 AM

Right... this is not just another temple.. its a world famous one and need such things

I think he is right in filing the PIL. Leaving aside that it is a place of worship, any area near historic monuments and architectural marvels are not place for skyscrapers.

ANANTH

December 5th, 2011, 09:10 AM

^^^^

No high level construction should be allowed near historical monument be it Madurai Meenakshi Temple or delhi Kutub Minar.

Already due to many high rise buildings and construction near meenakshi temple, temple tank (Potramarai kulam) has dried up. Also high level construction near the temple is always danger for the temple structure itself. So mdu authorities should take steps to demolish the high rise buildings and stop heavy vehicle movement near the temple area.

riyas

December 5th, 2011, 09:22 AM

மதுரையிலிருந்து இலங்கைக்கு அடுத்த மாதம் முதல், நேரடி விமான போக்குவரத்து துவங்க உள்ளது. இதற்கான தேதியை விரைவில் அறிவிக்க உள்ளதாக, ஸ்ரீ லங்கன் ஏர்லைன்ஸ் தலைவர் நிஷன்தா விக்ரமசிங்கே தெரிவித்துள்ளார். மதுரையிலிருந்து, சர்வதேச விமானங்களை இயக்க, தமிழ்நாடு தொழில் வர்த்தக சங்கம் தொடர்ந்து வலியுறுத்தி வருகிறது. இதற்கிடையில், திருச்சியில் நேற்று ஸ்ரீலங்கன் ஏர்லைன்ஸ் தலைவர் நிஷன்தா விக்ரமசிங்கேயை, சங்கத் தலைவர் ஜெகதீசன், முதுநிலை தலைவர் ரத்தினவேல், செயலர் ராஜமோகன், டிராவல்ஸ் கிளப் முன்னாள் தலைவர் ஸ்ரீராம் சந்தித்தனர்.

மதுரையிலிருந்து இலங்கைக்கு நேரடி விமானம் இயக்குவதன் மூலம் ஏற்படும் பலன்கள், பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி குறித்து விளக்கினர். இவ்விமான சேவையை சந்தைப்படுத்துதல் மற்றும் குறைந்த அளவிலாவது பயணிகள் செல்வதை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் பொறுப்பை சங்கம் ஏற்கும், என்றனர். இதைத் தொடர்ந்து, மதுரையிலிருந்து இலங்கைக்கு விமான சேவையை துவக்கும் தேதி குறித்து விரைவில் அறிவிப்பதாகவும், நிஷன்தா அவர்களிடம் உறுதியளித்தார்.

Ram in Seattle

December 5th, 2011, 10:16 AM

See http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2688911.ece

madurakarenda

December 5th, 2011, 06:20 PM

No high level construction should be allowed near historical monument be it Madurai Meenakshi Temple or delhi Kutub Minar.

Already due to many high rise buildings and construction near meenakshi temple, temple tank (Potramarai kulam) has dried up. Also high level construction near the temple is always danger for the temple structure itself. So mdu authorities should take steps to demolish the high rise buildings and stop heavy vehicle movement near the temple area.

Dear ananth, the temple tank is not drying up because of high buildings near the Temple according this article.. I hope you take this in the right sense..

http://soundcloud.com/insightradio/nagravi1

kongutamizhan

December 5th, 2011, 07:28 PM

Dear ananth, the temple tank is not drying up because of high buildings near the Temple according this article.. I hope you take this in the right sense..

http://soundcloud.com/insightradio/nagravi1

Couldn't get to that audio site from work.

Whatever it is, temple vicinity is not appropriate for highrises that's all I am trying to say. It is like building highrises around Taj or redfort or India gate and will change the landscape, heritage and importance of the main cultural structure (Unless they can make those structures blend with the main architecture of the heritage site)

madurakarenda

December 5th, 2011, 07:46 PM

Couldn't get to that audio site from work.

Whatever it is, temple vicinity is not appropriate for highrises that's all I am trying to say. It is like building highrises around Taj or redfort or India gate and will change the landscape, heritage and importance of the main cultural structure (Unless they can make those structures blend with the main architecture of the heritage site)

KT, What you say is right.. This is the article in text..

மதுரை இன்று அமெரிக்கவின் ஹாட் டாபிக். - மதுரை உலகின் நெ 1 சாதனையும் சோதனையும்

ஆம் மதுரையை பற்றி சொல்லனும்னா அதுக்கு நிறைய பக்கங்கள் வேனும். இன்று இரண்டு விஷயங்களை பார்க்க போகிறோம். ஒன்று சாதனை இன்னொன்னு சோதனை.....

சாதனை - இன்று நியுயார்க் ரேடியோவும் வாஷிங்டன் ரேடியோவும் ஒரு சிறப்பு ஒலிப்பதிவு ஆர்டிக்களை பதிவு செய்தது. ஆம் உலகத்திலயே அதிகமாக கண் அறுவை செய்த ஒரே நிறுவனம் அரவிந்த் கண் மருத்துவமனை. ஆம் இந்த மருத்துவமனை ஒரு நாளைக்கு குறந்தது இரண்டாயிரம் பேர் அவுட் பேஷன்டாக வருகின்றனர். அரவிந்தின் இந்த வளர்ச்சி ஒரு நாளில் வந்ததல்ல, 1976 ஆம் ஆன்டு 11 பேர் படுக்கைகள் கொண்ட மருத்துவமனையாக தொடங்கபட்ட இந்த மருத்துவமனை இப்பொழுது சுமார் 4000 படுக்கை கொண்ட ஒரு மருத்துவமனையாக வளர்ந்துள்ளது. இதன் பவுன்டர் டாக்டர் ஜி வெங்கடஸ்வாமி அவர்களால் ஆர்ம்பிக்கபட்டு இன்று வரை பல லட்சம் பேருக்கு கண் அறுவை சிகிச்சை செய்யபட்டுள்ள்து. இங்கு பணிபுரியும் ஒவ்வொரு டாக்டரும் தினமும் 30 - 40 அறுவை சிகிச்சைகளை மேற்கொள்கின்றனர். அதன்படி பார்த்தால் ஒவ்வொரு டாக்டரும் ஒரு வருடத்திற்க்கு குறைந்தது 2000 அறுவை சிகிச்சை செய்யும் இவர்கள் அமெரிக்காவில் உள்ள இதே டாக்டர்கள் வருடத்திற்க்கு வெறும் 125 அறுவை சிகிச்சைதான் செய்கின்றனர். இந்த அதிக அளவு டர்னோவர் செல்வு குறைகிறது அதே நேரத்தில் ஒரு பிரிட்டிஷ் அறுவை சிகிச்சை முறையை கையான்டு அதே தரத்தில் அளிக்கபடுகிறது. இவர்களின் தரத்தினால் பேஷன்ட்கள் எந்த வித மறுப்பும் கூறாமல் மார்க்கெட் தொகையை கொடுப்பதால் அதிக அளவு வ்ருமானம் கிடைத்து அதன் மூலம் ஆயிரக்கனக்கான மக்களுக்கு இலவச காட்ராக்ட் மற்றும் பல கண் அறூவை சிகிச்சை செய்யபடுகிறது. மீதமுள்ள லைவ் ரெகார்டிங்கை கேட்டு பெருமை படுங்கள் நாமும் உலக அளவில் மருத்துவதுறையில் முன்னேறியுள்ளோம்.

சோதனை - மதுரையின் முதன் பேமஸ் மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோயில் தான். அதன் பெருமையும் சொல்லி மாளாது. இருந்தும் புதிதான ஒரு பிரச்சினை நம் தாந்தோனிதனத்தால் பொய்த்து போனது. ஆம் கோயிலின் தெப்பகுளத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியை நம் உள்ளுர் ஆட்கள் அதன் பெருமையை உணராமல் அதை மூடி சிமென்ட் தளம் அமைத்துள்ளனர். இதனால மன்டபத்தின் சீலீங் மட்டும் தூண்களில் நீர் கசிவு மற்றும் விரிசல் விட அரம்பித்தது. இவ்வாறு சென்றால் மன்டபம் உடையும் அபாயம் ஏற்பட்டு இதன் பிரச்சனையை கண்டுபிடிக்கவே சில ஆண்டுகள் தேவை பட்டு கடையிசியில் சென்னை ஐ ஐ டி புரஃபசர்ஸ் ஆராய்ந்து இந்த சிமென்ட் பேவ்மென்ட்டை உடைத்து பழையபடி 2 அடிக்கு களிமன் இறக்கி தண்ணீர் பாய்ச்சினால் தான் பிரச்சினை சரியாகும் என கோயில் நிர்வாகத்தை எச்சரித்தது. இப்பொழுது அந்த வேளை முழு வீச்சில் நடைபெறுகிறது. யாராவ்து மதுரை வாசிகள் தயவு செய்து அடுத்த தடவை படம் பிடித்து போடுமாறு கேட்டுகொள்கிறேன்.

ANANTH

December 6th, 2011, 07:03 AM

சென்னைக்கு அடுத்தபடியாக மதுரையிலும், காசநோயாளிகளுக்கான சளி பரிசோதனை மையம் ஏற்படுத்தப்பட உள்ளதாக,தேனி மாவட்ட திருத்தியமைக்கப்பட்ட காசநோய் கட்டுப்பாட்டு திட்ட துணை இயக்குனர் டாக்டர் வெள்ளைச்சாமி தெரிவித்தார்

இந்நோயாளிகளுக்கு சளி பரிசோதனை செய்வதற்கான வசதி(டாட்ஸ் பிளஸ் சைட்) தற்போது சென்னை தாம்பரத்தில் மட்டுமே உள்ளது. விரைவில் மதுரையில் ஆரம்பிக்க அனைத்து நடவடிக்கைகளும் எடுக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=361539[/EMAIL]

TN govt plans to set up a TB testing/laboratory at madurai soon. Currently the facility is avilable only in Madras at Tambaram.

madurakarenda

December 6th, 2011, 07:27 AM

MADURAI: The Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation Limited (TANSIDCO) will study all the issues, including technological problems and skilled man power shortage, that bog down the industry.

At an interactive session here on improving small industries with industry representatives on Monday, chairman and managing director of TANSIDCO (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/TANSIDCO) Hans Raj Varma (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Hans-Raj-Varma) said the study would commence shortly.

He said chief minister J Jayalalithaa had directed to revamp TANSIDCO for the benefit of MSME (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/MSME) sector, realising the importance of micro, small and medium enterprises in the economy.

The 12th Five-Year plan will focus on three important factors in MSME like technological upgradation, skill development and access to credit for the development of the sector, he said.

Investment in new technology is also vital for the MSME, he added. Commenting on the government policy to procure 20% from MSME, Hans Raj assured the small units that SIDCO will act as the co-ordinator between government agencies, including defence, and the MSME. SIDCO will assess the requirements from government agencies and inform the small units who can in turn supply the products with required qualities for which the MSME should equip them, he told the entrepreneurs. He assured them that their grievances will be redressed by the corporation.

Earlier, vice-president of Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) K R Gnanasambandhan outlined the number of issues faced by the small units. He touched upon the problems like non-availability of land, power crisis and indiscriminate conversion of land for residential plots near industrial estates.

Jayalalithaa has ordered that TANSIDCO be revamped for the benefit of the MSME sector.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Tansidco-to-study-small-units-issues/articleshow/10999988.cms

ANANTH

December 6th, 2011, 07:53 AM

Dear ananth, the temple tank is not drying up because of high buildings near the Temple according this article.. I hope you take this in the right sense..

http://soundcloud.com/insightradio/nagravi1

friend, any high rise building means more number of offices/flats etc., The water requirement increases substantially. So they dig deep and extract all the water available. This ultimately ends up in water level going down in the whole area. So temple tank also faces problem. I read it in an english magazine sometime back.

If you notice temple tank status 25 years back and now, you will find big change. Why? We knew temple and tank are existing atleast for few hundreds years if not more. But temple tank problem has increased/happened only in the last 15/20 years. If you correlate it to the developments taken place in chitrai street, nearby areas etc you will find answer.

My dad worked in meenkashi temple for 45 years and I studied at AVHSS which is opposite to temple for 10 years. So I used to visit temple 4 times a day since I was 6 years. I havent seen dried temple tank probably till 20 years back. after that everything is changed due to large scale development in that area.

ANANTH

December 6th, 2011, 07:55 AM

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madurakarenda

December 6th, 2011, 12:01 PM

Despite the scheduled load shedding being only two hours, power cuts have begun to exceed five hours every day in southern districts with supply increasingly become erratic and unpredictable, complain residents and industrialists.
A few months back, both scheduled and unscheduled load shedding was confined between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., residents said and now they were facing power cuts even after 6 p.m. almost daily.
Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association (TANSTIA) vice-president KR. Gnanasambandan told The Hindu here on Monday that while power cuts have forced industries to work at 50 per cent production, the interest of bank loans, salaries and rents still have to be paid in full.
‘Fund TANGEDCO'
Apart from the five hours, the HT industries face another four hours in peak hour restrictions as they cannot draw power from the grid between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. “The Government must pump in funds into TANGEDCO to enable them to buy power from private power producers,” he added. M.R. Rajendran, president of Kappalur Industrial Estate Manufacturers' Association, which has around 300 small units employing 12,000 workers in the estate, said that they faced almost six hours of power cuts on Sunday (December 4). The small industries need assured hours of power supply, failing which they will have to close down, which would lead to mass unemployment.. He added that power officials here had assured of solving the problem at the earliest and provide uninterrupted power supply during fixed hours.
White paper
P. Sitaraman, founder-president and current executive committee member of Plastic Manufacturers Association of Madurai (PLASMA), said that wastage had exceeded 10 per cent in continuous process industries such as plastic, thereby threatening the economic viability of many units. “We are defaulting on orders as production process has been crippled and the labourers are being paid to sit idle. Plastic units are wasting considerable amount of power on pre-heating thereby increasing costs ,” he added.
If the small industries are to survive, the State Government must bring out a white paper on the power position, and bring about a system of assured power supply. The authorities cannot take refuge behind the decreased power generation from wind mills as the wind season was only between May and October, he added.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2691729.ece

madurakarenda

December 6th, 2011, 12:02 PM

The Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) has urged the Central Government to redefine the category of ‘micro units' by increasing the turnover limits 10 fold from the present Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 2.5 crore. Similarly, it also sought redefining the ‘smaller units' category to ten times that of Micro Units.
45 per cent of output
Pointing out that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) accounted for 45 per cent of the country's manufacturing output and 40 per cent of exports besides employing 50 million people in 26 millions units, the trade body said that the sector must be given due importance in the Budget of 2012-13.
Team meets Minister
A delegation led by association president V.S. Manimaran met the Union MSME Minister Veerabadra Singh at New Delhi on November 29 and submitted a pre-Budget memorandum pressing various demands. The association also sought increasing the Central Excise limit for MSME sector to Rs. 5 crore. It also called for making mandatory the registration of Micro and Small industries with the district small scale industries association and District Industries Centre. Such a system was already in vogue at Germany and Singapore.
Besides seeking an Exit Policy for entrepreneurs, the association said that sick units should be allowed to cease from its liabilities under Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme, Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and other relevant norms.
Further, MADITSSIA also called for a single comprehensive legislation on labour for micro and small enterprises covering EPF, ESI and other relevant norms.
The association also urged the Centre to reverse its decision on allowing majority foreign direct investment in retail sector.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2691736.ece

madurakarenda

December 6th, 2011, 12:15 PM

friend, any high rise building means more number of offices/flats etc., The water requirement increases substantially. So they dig deep and extract all the water available. This ultimately ends up in water level going down in the whole area. So temple tank also faces problem. I read it in an english magazine sometime back.

If you notice temple tank status 25 years back and now, you will find big change. Why? We knew temple and tank are existing atleast for few hundreds years if not more. But temple tank problem has increased/happened only in the last 15/20 years. If you correlate it to the developments taken place in chitrai street, nearby areas etc you will find answer.

My dad worked in meenkashi temple for 45 years and I studied at AVHSS which is opposite to temple for 10 years. So I used to visit temple 4 times a day since I was 6 years. I havent seen dried temple tank probably till 20 years back. after that everything is changed due to large scale development in that area.

Thanks ananth.. Didn't know all these because I belong to the present generation..

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 04:05 AM

மீனாட்சி கோயிலை சுற்றியுள்ள உயரமான கட்டடங்கள் அகற்ற ஏற்பாடு

மதுரை : ""மதுரை மீனாட்சி அம்மன் கோயிலை சுற்றிலும் 9 மீட்டருக்கு மேல் உயரம் உள்ள கட்டடங்கள் அகற்றப்படும்,'' என கலெக்டர் சகாயம் எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார். அவரது அறிவிப்பு: மீனாட்சி அம்மன் கோயிலை சுற்றிலும் 1 கி.மீ., தொலைவிற்குள் 9 மீட்டருக்கு மேல் உயரம் கொண்ட கட்டுமானங்கள் அமையக்கூடாது என நகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் மற்றும் குடிநீர் வழங்குத்துறை உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. இதன்படி, 9 மீட்டருக்கு மேல் உயரமாக உள்ள கட்டடங்களை கணக்கிடும் பணி 70 சதவீதம் முடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. மீதமுள்ள பணி விரைவில் முடிக்கப்பட்டு, விதிமீறிய கட்டடங்களை மாநகராட்சி மூலம் அகற்ற நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும், என எச்சரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=363247

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 04:06 AM

தொழில் பேட்டைகளில் வசதிகள் குறைவு :"மேம்படுத்த நிர்வாகிகள் வலியுறுத்தல்

மதுரை : மதுரை மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள சிட்கோ தொழில் பேட்டைகளில் உள்ள குறைபாடுகளை நிவிர்த்தி செய்து, தொழில் வளர்ச்சியை மேம்படுத்த வேண்டும், என சங்க நிர்வாகிகள் வலியுறுத்தினர். மதுரையில் நடந்த விழிப்புணர்வு கூட்டத்தில், கப்பலூர் சிட்கோ சங்க தலைவர் ராஜேந்திரன் பேசியதாவது: கப்பலூர் சிட்கோ வளாகத்தில் 10.8 கி.மீ., வசதி உள்ளது. இதில் 8 கி.மீ., மட்டுமே தார் ரோடு உள்ளது. மீதமுள்ள பகுதிகளிலும் தார்ரோடு வசதி ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும். சிட்கோ அலுவலர்களுக்கு சம்பளம் வழங்காத நிலையும் உள்ளது. 12 ஆயிரம் பேர் பணிபுரியும் இங்கு தண்ணீர் வசதி இல்லை. மின்விளக்கு வசதிகளையும் ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும், என்றார். புதூர் சிட்கோ சங்க தலைவர் சம்பத் பேசியதாவது: புதூர் சிட்கோவில் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் அதிகம் உள்ளது. 15க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பெட்டிக் கடைகள் அனுமதி இல்லாமல் செயல்படுகின்றன. தொழில்கள் நடத்திவரும் பல நிறுவனங்களுக்கு தண்ணீர் சப்ளை இல்லாமலே, தண்ணீருக்காக பணம் செலுத்த வேண்டிய நிலை உள்ளது. இங்கு எந்த வகையான தொழில்கள் நடக்கின்றன என்பதை மக்கள் தெரிந்து கொள்ளும் வகையில், தொழில்கள் சார்ந்த "டிஸ்பிளே சென்டர்' அமைக்க வேண்டும். பணிபுரியும் ஊழியர்களுக்கு கேன்டீன் வசதி ஏற்படுத்தி தரவேண்டும், என்றார். உறங்கான்பட்டி சிட்கோ சங்க தலைவர் நவாஸ் பாபு பேசியதாவது: சங்கம் சார்பில் அடுத்த மாதம் புதிதாக பெட்ரோல் பங்க் துவங்க உள்ளோம். தொழில் உற்பத்திக்கு தேவையான டீசல்கள் கிடைப்பதில் உள்ள பிரச்னைகளுக்கு இது ஒரு தீர்வாக அமையும், என்றார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=363253

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 04:06 AM

ஆமை வேகத்தில் சமயநல்லூர் மேம்பாலப் பணிகள் :போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலில் வாகனங்கள்

சமயநல்லூர் : மதுரை சமயநல்லூர் நான்கு வழிச்சாலையில் ரயில்வே மேம்பாலப் பணிகள் ஆமை வேகத்தில் நடப்பதால், குறுகலான பழைய ரயில்வே மேம்பாலம் ரோட்டில் வாகனங்கள் ஊர்ந்து செல்கின்றன. திண்டுக்கல் - விருதுநகர் இடையே மதுரை வழியாக தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை ஆணையம் (என்.எச்.ஏ.ஐ.,) சார்பில் 2007ல் நான்கு வழிச்சாலை அமைக்கப்பட்டது. எனினும், மின்சார ரயில் போக்குவரத்துக்கான பணிகள் நடந்ததால் சமயநல்லூர் ரயில்வே மேம்பாலத்தில் இணைப்பு பாலம் கட்டும் பணி நிறுத்தப்பட்டது.இதனால் குறுகிய பழைய ரயில்வே பாலம் வழியாக வாகனங்கள் செல்கின்றன. குண்டும், குழியுமான இந்த ரோட்டை கடந்து நான்கு வழிச்சாலையில் செல்ல 20 முதல் 25 நிமிடங்கள் கால விரயம் ஏற்படுகிறது. நெரிசலால் வாகனங்கள் ஒன்றுடன் ஒன்று மோதுவதால் தினமும் விபத்தும், பலர் காயமடைவதும் வழக்கமாக நடக்கிறது. இந்த அவலம் குறித்து "தினமலர்' இதழில் தொடர்ந்து செய்தி வெளியானது. இதன் எதிரொலியாக இணைப்பு பாலம் கட்டுமானப்பணியை "இர்கான்' நிறுவனம் மூலம் ரயில்வே துவக்கியது. எனினும், பணிகள் ஆமை வேகத்தில் நடப்பதால் இணைப்பு பாலம் கட்ட காலதாமதம் ஏற்பட வாய்ப்புள்ளது. குண்டும், குழியுமாக உள்ள பழைய ரயில்வே மேம்பாலம் ரோடு சீர் செய்யப்படாமல் இருப்பதால் இரவு, பகலாக போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்படுகிறது.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=363248 :bash:

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 04:39 AM

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riyas

December 7th, 2011, 09:21 AM

Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has requested the Malaysian government to include Madurai airport in the bilateral air service agreement with India.

A chamber delegation led by senior president S. Rethinavelu and president N. Jegatheesan met Malaysian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs A. Gohilan Pillay and Special Envoy (Infrastructure) for India and South Asia S. Samy Vellu in Malaysia on November 30 and sought their support in facilitating operation of flights to Madurai.

The delegation also met officials from Air Asia, a Malaysia-based low-cost airliner. In a meeting with Subashini Silvadas, in charge of Air Asia Airport Planning and Strategy, the chamber pointed out that Malaysia was home to thousands of natives of southern districts . People from this region had emigrated for business and were likely to frequent their home towns.

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 10:01 AM

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Next time when I go through that side, I will try to get deeper into the site and get some more pics regarding this.. :cheers: Cheers..

jagan rocks

December 7th, 2011, 10:22 AM

A nice article on South India's mall culture...!!

India is the fifth largest retail destination with about 14 million retail outlets, out of which only about six per cent comes under the organised system of retailing.

The organised players have strengthened their presence in and encouraged mall shopping, the modern shopping phenomenon, that is also catching the fancy of the Indian consumer. And the South Indian psyche is not any different. Making the most of this new shopping mindset of Indians, all leading developers have forayed into mall development in a big way.

Statistics point out that various locations in South India will have more than 33 per cent of new mall space coming up in the next two-three years. A report by Beyond Squarefeet, a mall management company says that out of the total of 98.7 million sq.ft. of organised retail space coming up in the country during 2012-2014, about 35.4 million sq.ft. area would be in South India.

Ongoing projects

Currently about 230 malls are under construction or are being planned, many of these in Tier 2 towns like Mangalore, Mysore, Hubli, Thrissur, Calicut, Vizag, Madurai and Coimbatore, apart from the four capital cities of the states, says the report.

Among the four Southern States, Karnataka has occupied the top slot for mall development with as many as 78 malls coming up soon. “With wide spread geographic conditions and fast developing demographic and lifestyle statements, the region offers prominent back-end support and growth opportunities in every field,” says Mr Susil Dungarwal, Chief Mall Mechanic, Beyond Squarefeet.

According to retailers, the growth in IT and venture capitalism will boost earnings and thus spending.

Mr Thomas Varghese, CEO, Aditya Birla Retail Ltd, said that Karnataka is a very prosperous State and Bangalore is one of the dynamic and fast growing cities. “The people of the city are constantly searching for better prospects and demand a variety of food and entertainment.”

Tapping into this potential consumer pool, Aditya Birla Retail's chain More currently has 118 supermarkets and three hypermarkets in the state.

Cultural shift, lifestyle

The cultural shift and changing lifestyle will bring in more footfalls and possibly more earnings to the retailers and will continue encouraging developers to take up new projects, says the report.

By 2014, Karnataka will have a total of 10.4 million sq ft of gross leasable area. Bangalore already has an explosion of organised retail space, with the latest being Phoenix MarketCity, that was opened last month, while upcoming malls are RMZ Galleria with a 1.1 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area, Orion Mall in Rajajinagar with 0.8 million sq.ft. of built up space will come up soon.

Tier 2 towns like Mangalore, Mysore and Hubli also attracting developers of retail space. For instance, Plama Mall in Mangalore has a gross leasable area of 1.5 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area.

Andhra Pradesh will have about 9.04 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area coming up in the retailing sector.

City Capital, AP

Hyderabad will have the City Capital Mall with 1.82 million sq ft of gross leasable area and Urban Entertainment Center with 1.3 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area. Bharti Wal-Mart has opened Best Price, its cash and carry stores in Vijayawada and Guntur. The retailing giant is also targeting a presence in Vizag, Aurangabad and Amaravathi. Bharti-Walmart plans to invest over $15 million in Andhra Pradesh this year. In Kerala, a total of 8.14 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area is under construction for malls. Kochi will have at least nine malls coming up in the next two years.

Forum, Kerala

A major project here is the Forum Mall with a gross leasable area of 1.8 million sq ft of retail space. Lulu Cochin mall, one of the largest malls in the country is under construction at Kochi, India Built on an area of 2.2 million sq.ft., with total area for mall alone at 1.7 million sq.ft. and remaining portion will be leased to a five-star hotel managed by JW Marriott Hotels. The mall is expected to be open by mid-2012.

Thiruvananthapuram has four malls with Trivandrum Plaza Arena as one of the biggest development with an area of 2.01 million sq.ft. of built up space. Other cities include Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thrissur with one mall each.

Metrozone, TN

Tamil Nadu ranks the last in terms of the number of malls in the region with a total of 7.83 million sq.ft. of space coming up because of its conservative image. But retailers in the city are confident that the city's record of only three malls in the last 13 years will change when 20 new ones are expected to come up in the next three years enlarging the city's retailing landscape.

Out of the upcoming malls, Metrozone Mall in Chennai has 1.2 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area. Mr Atul Ruia, Managing Director, Phoenix Mills Ltd, said that they are planning to launch soon a retail project of 1.0 million sq.ft. “We have leased out around 60 per cent of the retail space there as well. The retail project cost in Chennai is estimated at around Rs. 480 crore.In Tamil Nadu, Madurai and Coimbatore are also in the line to get five upcoming malls.http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-editorial-feature/article2692951.ece

nagrec

December 7th, 2011, 11:29 AM

http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2011/12/06/business-vacational-training-youth-madurai-aid0176.html

vocational training for youths in madurai from Govt of tamilnadu. please pass this message to any of your neighbours who is not in any job..

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 12:05 PM

In Tamil Nadu, Madurai and Coimbatore are also in the line to get five upcoming malls

Nice to know this.. But does this sentence means that Madurai and Coimbatore collectively going to get 5 malls (twist ethum illae la??!!!)

Nice update from you my friend but, next time when you post these kinda things in retail, hospitality, entertainment, hangouts and IT, post it in the other thread since this thread is meant for Industrial and Infrastructure developments.. Thanks :).. Hope you don't mind..

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 12:09 PM

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/778/photo0483c.jpg

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madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 12:15 PM

Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (MADITSSIA) is going to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to facilitate participation of foreign companies in trade fairs conducted in Madurai.

A delegation led by association president V.S. Manimaran met ITPO's Executive Director Neeraj Kumar Gupta in New Delhi recently and held discussions in this regard. The ITPO is the nodal agency of the Central government to promote the country's external trade. Its promotional tools include organising fairs and exhibitions in India and abroad, buyer-seller meets, contact promotion programmes, product promotion programmes, promotion through overseas departmental stores, market surveys and information dissemination.

In a statement issued here, Mr. Manimaran said that the MoU would also help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from the southern districts of Tamil Nadu to take part in international trade and industry expositions organised by the ITPO in foreign countries.

Bangalore expo

It was decided that the ITPO would collaborate with MADITSSIA in organising the Print-N-Pack expo to be held in Bangalore next year. Besides facilitating marketing opportunities, he said that this would help industries in south Tamil Nadu in more ways.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2693781.ece

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 12:57 PM

Madurai Kamaraj University, in all probability, will get a new Vice-Chancellor by January second week. Procedural issues that led to the delay were resolved last week and university authorities are expediting appointment process in consultation with the Governor's office and State government. The university has been functioning without a Vice-Chancellor since April 20.
As a first step, a three-member Search Panel will be officially constituted through gazette notification immediately after the Syndicate chooses its nominee to the search committee at a meeting to be held in Chennai on December 19, and the new Vice-Chancellor is expected to assume office by January second week, it is learnt. The delay in constituting the committee was caused since the earlier Syndicate nominee S. Navaneethakrishnan, a city-based doctor whose name figured in a land grab case, resigned from the panel.
Senate nominee issue also had to wait for clarity. However, university authorities said that there was no change in the earlier choice — C. Kothandaraman, chairman, Sri Nagalakshmi Ammal College of Arts and Science, Pappanaickenpatt. By December 19, the Governor-Chancellor's nominee is also expected be decided so that the three-member panel could be officially notified in gazette. “There are no more impediments for the VC appointment and the Principal Secretary to Higher Education Department R. Kannan is taking swift action in this regard,” sources said.
M. Rajiakodi, Registrar in-charge, said on Monday that the main agenda for the December 19 meeting is to decide on Syndicate nominee for VC Search Committee and the Higher Education Secretary had a discussion with university officials in Chennai a few days back.
Other issues such as Ph.D. theses and granting of affiliation to colleges will also figure in the meeting.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2692296.ece

madurakarenda

December 7th, 2011, 02:19 PM

Last week, i went to azhagarkovil.. I took some snaps of the C.R Engg college, Kallanthiri canal and Surya Nagar Temple.. Posted the C.R Engg college here.. The other two will be there in the entertainment thread..

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/3960/crengg.jpg

Renderings can be found in www.crcet.org

bijuarr

December 7th, 2011, 02:32 PM

In Kerala, a total of 8.14 million sq.ft. of gross leasable area is under construction for malls. Kochi will have at least nine malls coming up in the next two years.

Forum, Kerala

A major project here is the Forum Mall with a gross leasable area of 1.8 million sq ft of retail space. Lulu Cochin mall, one of the largest malls in the country is under construction at Kochi, India Built on an area of 2.2 million sq.ft., with total area for mall alone at 1.7 million sq.ft. and remaining portion will be leased to a five-star hotel managed by JW Marriott Hotels. The mall is expected to be open by mid-2012.
Other cities include Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thrissur with one mall each.

A correction - Ernakulam is a part Kochi city....

jagan rocks

December 7th, 2011, 05:01 PM

Nice to know this.. But does this sentence means that Madurai and Coimbatore collectively going to get 5 malls (twist ethum illae la??!!!)

Nice update from you my friend but, next time when you post these kinda things in retail, hospitality, entertainment, hangouts and IT, post it in the other thread since this thread is meant for Industrial and Infrastructure developments.. Thanks :).. Hope you don't mind..

Hope the news is true as it came in BL...anyways getting an additional one or two mall is good rite......

Also noted your point...will post related news in respective threads madurakarenda..!!

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 03:54 AM

Looks like the MM Forgings inaugrated their plant in Madurai :) :

Labour shortage in Chennai is driving auto-parts maker MM Forgings to shift a part of its machining processes to tier-II cities in Tamil Nadu.

The company's manufacturing plant in Chennai is located at Padappai – 3 km from the auto manufacturing hub of Oragadam. When MM Forgings set shop here in 2002, it was one the few settlers in the area. Today, Oragadam is home to over 400 companies.

This exponential growth has triggered a labour crisis, especially at the shop-floor operation level, says Mr Vidyashankar Krishnan, Managing Director, MM Forgings.

“Growing labour demand and higher wages elsewhere is causing attrition which in turn is causing availability issues,” says Mr Krishnan.

“We need 250 people at the machine shop. But every month, we see people leaving in double digits. The machinists are particularly in demand, as the skill is generic across most manufacturing industries. Someone running a CNC machine here can run it elsewhere for any company,” says Mr Krishnan.

While the company has managed the situation by recruiting on the spot, this brings down skill levels, while rejections go up. “It takes nearly a month to substitute people and train them too. All this hits production and in the long term, quality.”

In the last 2-3 years, wages have gone up by 30-40 per cent in the auto/component industry in the Chennai region.

“Today, CTC on casual labour is Rs 250 a day. It is difficult to compete with a Nissan or Bharat Benz on wage rates.”

For the last six months, MM Forgings has been moving machining related processes to its other plants in Tiruchi (Viralimalai) and Madurai, where labour is more stable and quality better. In the next few months, it plans to shift 10-20 per cent of its processes from Chennai.

“In Tiruchi and Madurai, we get people who are natives. Whereas, in Chennai, it is largely migrant labour from Orissa and Assam,” says Mr Krishnan.

MM Forgings' three plants employ 2,000 people in total (700 in Chennai).

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2694895.ece

Plant address :

Anaikaraipatti
Singampunari Post
Sivagangai Dist
Pincode- 630 502
India

Chennai to Madurai (By air) :70 mins
Madurai to Plant1(By road) :50kms(60mins)

Source : http://mmforgings.com/location.html

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 04:03 AM

CHENNAI: Soon state universities in Tamil Nadu will have foreign language labs (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/foreign-language-labs) to help students learn English, French, German and Chinese, among other languages. This is one of the five initiatives proposed by the government to modernize universities and meet global standards.

The higher education (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Higher-Education) department has called for proposals from 14 state universities, including the University of Madras, Anna University and Madurai Kamaraj University, with regard to setting up smart classrooms with video conferencing facilities, a curriculum development cell, entrepreneurship-cum-skill development centre, foreign language laboratories and visits by foreign faculty. The state has allotted cash to 10 of the universities.

"These initiatives will help us to update our curriculum to make it more application oriented. The foreign language laboratories will help students improve communication skills, while visits by foreign faculty will help our campuses become globalised," said University of Madras vice-chancellor G Thiruvasagam.

"Of the recommendations and improvements made by and to the board of studies only 50% are carried out. Even among autonomous colleges only 10 make necessary changes to their curriculum. A curriculum development cell with suggestions from foreign faculty could provide valuable inputs," he said.

He said that the university had done some spade work in these areas but could not progress further because of lack of funds. The university has set up a committee to work on the proposal.

Anna University vice-chancellor P Mannar Jawahar said they had smart classroom and video conference facilities and an entrepreneurship cell. "Our experience has shown that they are advantageous and every university needs them," he said.

The state has allocated 10 crore to set up development cells to enrich the existing curriculum to international standards with inputs from professors or experts from other countries. Each of the 10 universities would be given Rs 1 crore.

Around 1 crore has been allocated to enable professors from foreign universities to visit campuses. Each university will get 20 lakh to set up an entrepreneurship centre, 15 lakh to set up foreign language labs, and 20 lakh for smart classrooms with video conferencing facility.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/TN-varsities-to-get-foreign-language-labs/articleshow/11026517.cms

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 04:04 AM

வாடிப்பட்டி அருகே புதிய அணை: எம்.எல்.ஏ.,க்கள், அதிகாரிகள் ஆய்வு : தினமலர் செய்தி எதிரொலி

வாடிப்பட்டி: வாடிப்பட்டி அருகே புதிய அணை கட்டப்படவுள்ள இடத்தை, எம்.எல்.ஏ.,க்கள் கருப்பையா, தமிழரசன் மற்றும் அதிகாரிகள் நேற்று ஆய்வு செய்தனர்.வாடிப்பட்டி பழநியாண்டவர் கோயில் அருகே "பெரிய அணைக்கட்டு' எனும் தடுப்பணை உள்ளது. சிறுமலையில் உள்ள எண்ணற்ற நீர் ஊற்றுகள், தடுப்பணைக்கு நீர் ஆதாரமாக விளங்குகிறது. மழை காலங்கள் மற்றும் நவ., முதல் ஜன., வரை சிறுமலை ஊற்றுகளில் இருந்து அதிகமாக நீர் வரத்து ஏற்பட்டு தடுப்பணையை நிரப்பும். தடுப்பணையின் உபரி நீர் விவசாயத்திற்கு பயன்படாமல் வீணாக வைகை ஆற்றில்
விடப்பட்டு வருகிறது.தடுப்பணையில் சாத்தையாறு அணை போல், சிறிய அளவில் புதிய அணையை கட்ட 2005ல் பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் ஆய்வு நடத்தினர். அரசியல் தலையீடு காரணமாக திட்டம் கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டது. இதுகுறித்து "தினமலர்' இதழில் செய்தி வெளியானது. அணை கட்டும்பட்சத்தில் வாடிப்பட்டி, சோழவந்தான், செக்கானூரணி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளில் 3,400 எக்டேர் நிலம் பாசன வசதி பெறும், குடிநீருக்கும் பஞ்சமிருக்காது. எனவே, அணையை கட்ட வேண்டும் என விவசாயிகள் தொடர்ந்து வலியுறுத்தி வருகின்றனர்.புதிய அணை அமையவுள்ள தடுப்பணை மற்றும் ஆக்கிரமிப்பாளர்கள் பிடியில் உள்ள நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு பகுதிகளை எம்.எல்.ஏ.,க்கள் கருப்பையா, தமிழரசன், வருவாய் அதிகாரிகள், மாவட்ட கவுன்சிலர் செல்லப்பாண்டி, வாடிப்பட்டி ஒன்றிய கவுன்சிலர் ராஜேஷ்கண்ணா, அ.தி.மு.க., நகர செயலாளர் பாப்பிரெட்டி உட்பட பலர் ஆய்வு செய்தனர். அறிக்கையாக தரும்படி வருவாய் அதிகாரிகளை எம்.எல்.ஏ.,க்கள் கேட்டுக் கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=363726

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 04:05 AM

ஐ.டி., பார்க்கை மேம்படுத்த தொழில் அமைப்பினர் வலியுறுத்தல்

மதுரை: மதுரையில் தகவல் தொழில் நுட்ப(ஐ.டி.,)பூங்காக்களை மேம்படுத்த வேண்டும் என தமிழக அரசை தொழில் நிறுவனத்தினர் வலியுறுத்தினர்.மதுரையில் டைடல் பார்க் மற்றும் தகவல் தொழில் நுட்ப பூங்கா அமைக்க நிலம் கையகப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. ஆனால் அதற்கான தொடர் முயற்சிகள் இல்லாததால், இலந்தைக்குளத்தில் பிரமாண்ட கட்டடத்துடன் 28 ஏக்கர், வடபழஞ்சியில் 245 ஏக்கர் "சும்மா' கிடக்கின்றன. ஐ.டி., நிறுவனங்களும் இங்கு தொழில் துவங்க ஆர்வம் காட்டவில்லை. தொழில் துவங்கும் நிறுவனங்களுக்கு வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. நிலம் சதுர அடி ரூ. 23க்கு விற்கப்படுகிறது. இலந்தைக்குளத்தில் ஹனிவெல், செல்லா சாப்ட்வேர் கம்பெனிகள் மட்டும் இதுவரை இடங்களை பெற்றன. நிறுவனங்களின் ஆர்வக்குறைவுக்கு விதிமுறைகளே காரணம். 5 ஏக்கர், 10 ஏக்கருக்கு மேல் நிலம் பெற வேண்டும். ஒரு ஆண்டில் ரூ.பல கோடிக்கு வர்த்தகம் செய்ய வேண்டும் என நிபந்தனைகள் உள்ளன.
விதிகளை தளர்த்தி ஐ.டி., பூங்காக்களை மேம்படுத்த வேண்டும் என தொழில் நிறுவனத்தினர் மதுரை வந்த அமைச்சர் செங்கோட்டையனிடம் வலியுறுத்தினர்.மடீட்சியா தலைவர் மணிமாறன் வழங்கிய மனு: தற்போதைய மென்பொருள் பூங்கா மிகப்பெரிய நிறுவனங்களின் விரிவாக்க பணிகளுக்கு உதவுவதாக உள்ளது. இங்கு தொழில் துவங்க தேவைப்படும் தகுதிகள், செலவினம் இப்பகுதியில் இயங்கும் சிறிய நிறுவனங்களுக்கு உகந்ததாக இல்லை. நுழைவுக்கான சட்டதிட்டங்கள் மத்திய அரசின் சிறப்பு பொருளாதார மண்டல விதிகளின்படி அமைந்தது தடையாக உள்ளது.
இந்த தகுதி வரையறைக்குள் வரமுடியாத சிறு, நடுத்தர நிறுவனங்களுக்கு இங்கு தனிப்பகுதியை ஒதுக்கலாம். பிறசலுகைகளை தரும்போது, வரிவிலக்கை வேண்டுமானால் ரத்து செய்யலாம். நிலத்திற்கான கட்டணம் ஏற்புடையதுதான் என்றாலும், கட்டட வாடகை அதிகம்.
சிறு நிறுவனங்கள் தங்களை நிலைப்படுத்துவதே முக்கியம் என்பதால், மென்கடன் போன்ற ஊக்குவிப்பு திட்டங்களை செயல்படுத்தலாம். இடஅளவை பொறுத்தவரை 1000 ச.அடி என, குறுகிய அளவிலும் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யலாம். பூங்காவில் ஒருபகுதியை புதிய நிறுவனங்களுக்கான பாதுகாப்பு பகுதியாக அறிவித்து முதலீடு, சந்தைப்படுத்துதல், வழிகாட்டுதல் உதவிகளை செய்ய வேண்டும், என தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
சாப்ட்வேர் இண்டஸ்ட்ரீஸ் டெவலப்மென்ட் அசோஷியேஷன் (சிடா) தலைவர் சிவராஜ் வழங்கிய மனு: மாநில தகவல் சேமிப்பு மையம் (டேட்டா சென்டர்) இங்கு விரைவில் அமைத்தால் வளாகத்தில் செயல்பாடுகள் துவங்கும். இரண்டாம் கட்ட நகரங்களில் இயங்கும் சிறு, நடுத்தர நிறுவனங்களை ஊக்குவிக்க குறைந்தது 30 சதவீதம் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்ய வேண்டும், என தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=363733

The state said that it has planned for a Disaster Recovery Center.. This man asks for State Data Center?? WTK? :nuts:

kongutamizhan

December 8th, 2011, 04:30 AM

Didn't know all these because I belong to the present generation..

dhoda appo naanga ellam? We are future generason :)

Great Tiruchian

December 8th, 2011, 11:59 AM

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 12:01 PM

^^ Yeah it does.. It has 3 plants apart from the Corporate office in Chennai.. :)

Source :http://mmforgings.com/location.html

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 12:37 PM

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7093/91208611.jpg

madurakarenda

December 8th, 2011, 04:59 PM

Chennai, Dec. 8:
Exports of jute from India touched an all-time high of Rs 1,854 crore during 2010-11, more than doubling from the Rs 859 crore recorded in 2009-10. The National Jute Board attributes this growth to good promotion and pricing, besides product innovation.
The primary objective of the National Jute Board, supported by its branch offices in Chennai, New Delhi and Hyderabad, is to engage in better marketing and sale of jute.
As part of its activities, a special advanced training on ‘Design and Product Development of Jute bags' will be held in Chennai from December 16-23. This is being funded the International Jute Study Group, with the support of the National Centre for Design and Product Development. Over 30 participants from Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore and Bangalore will participate in this programme, says Mr T. Ayyappan, Market Promotion Officer, Southern region, National Jute Board.
Recently, a marketing training programme for jute entrepreneurs was organised in Madurai by the Small Industries Product Promotion Organisation along with Madurai Productivity Council and sponsored by National Jute Board.
The programme trained potential entrepreneurs and self-help groups in marketing, sales and selling techniques, time management, innovation, IT, VAT, crisis management and packaging. Participants were from Virudhunagar, Dindigul, Sivakasi, Madurai and Sivagangai.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/article2698397.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home

manikandanb

December 9th, 2011, 03:57 AM

ஐ.டி., பார்க்கை மேம்படுத்த தொழில் அமைப்பினர் வலியுறுத்தல்

.............சாப்ட்வேர் இண்டஸ்ட்ரீஸ் டெவலப்மென்ட் அசோஷியேஷன் (சிடா) தலைவர் சிவராஜ் வழங்கிய மனு: மாநில தகவல் சேமிப்பு மையம் (டேட்டா சென்டர்) இங்கு விரைவில் அமைத்தால் வளாகத்தில் செயல்பாடுகள் துவங்கும். இரண்டாம் கட்ட நகரங்களில் இயங்கும் சிறு, நடுத்தர நிறுவனங்களை ஊக்குவிக்க குறைந்தது 30 சதவீதம் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்ய வேண்டும், என தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=363733

The state said that it has planned for a Disaster Recovery Center.. This man asks for State Data Center?? WTK? :nuts:

We had discussed about this few pages earlier.
The plan is to establish the State Data Center as a mirror image of what's in Chennai, so that Govt machinery can have seamless continuity in case some emergency strikes.

It was announced as part of TN Gov IT policy this year....so hopefully they will act swiftly before something happens.

www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/.../information_technology.pdf

madurakarenda

December 9th, 2011, 04:09 AM

We had discussed about this few pages earlier.
The plan is to establish the State Data Center as a mirror image of what's in Chennai, so that Govt machinery can have seamless continuity in case some emergency strikes.

It was announced as part of TN Gov IT policy this year....so hopefully they will act swiftly before something happens.

www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/.../information_technology.pdf (http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/.../information_technology.pdf)

That is what they call it as a Disaster Recovery Center isn't it?

ANANTH

December 9th, 2011, 06:17 AM

That is what they call it as a Disaster Recovery Center isn't it?

Yes. We had discussed about the same few weeks back. When Udhya kumar was minister of IT, he came to madurai IT park and that time he talked about the same.

We had exchanged some PM also on the same

madurakarenda

December 9th, 2011, 06:20 AM

^^ Thanks ananth..

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New Adi dravida hostels to be built in Achampatti, paravai, oomachikulam and Madurai in Madurai district

madurakarenda

December 9th, 2011, 10:14 AM

New CEO plans to show better results

The new Chief Educational Officer of Madurai district, S. Nagaraja Murugan, who assumed charge here on Wednesday, plans to implement a success strategy for improving the students' performance in Class X and Class XII public examinations this academic year.
With the Board examinations just three or four months away, he is coming out with a separate encouragement drive across all schools in district for both ‘weak students/slow learners' (to reduce failures) and for bright students who can secure State ranks with some extra motivation. “My special focus will be more on Tenth Class students because of the uniform syllabus introduced this year. There are still some apprehensions among school teachers on ‘Samacheer Kalvi' syllabus and some of them seem to be worried about Class X English subject. The objective is to see that our Madurai district's overall performance / pass percentage goes up in this year's Board exams,” Dr. Nagaraja Murugan told The Hindu on Thursday.
Based on his experience in producing / sustaining good results in Virudhunagar district and also in Chennai where he was the CEO before coming to this district, he is raring to go all out with a ‘motivation mantra' for teachers and students of government, aided, corporation and Kallar schools.
“Even though it is already December and half-yearly exams set to start on December 14, I am pretty confident to put Madurai district on the State map in public examinations. There will be a focused approach towards weak/average students to achieve 100 per cent pass while we will also have a systematic schedule for bright students to score just a few marks more so that they can find place in the State rank list,” he said.
After taking charge, he called on Collector U. Sagayam and briefed him about the steps he is going to initiate in the next few days. The SSLC pass percentage in the district in 2011 was 90.10 per cent while it was 87.92 the previous year. In Plus Two examinations, they were 90.56 per cent and 90.23 per cent respectively. “First, we have to motivate headmasters and teachers. It is they who know about their students. Based on second midterm / half-yearly examination results, the students will be prepared,” he said and added that special counselling sessions will also be organised in schools.
The CEO said that his aim is to see Madurai district get a total pass percentage of around 96 per cent which is being achieved by Virudhunagar district every year. “Collector Mr.Sagayam is a motivating force for us since he closely follows how schools and students gear up for the crucial final examinations,” he summed up.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2700862.ece

madurakarenda

December 9th, 2011, 10:42 AM

Madurai, Dec 9 (PTI): The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has directed the Madurai City corporation to formulate a scheme to rehabilitate disabled persons. Justice K Chandru directed the Corporation to convene a meeting of its officers, prepare a scheme and place it for council approval and also put them in the website so that those like the petitioner could make their applications. "Unless and until the Corporation makes a scheme and sets apart certain economic activities to help disabled persons,the question of the court giving any direction to allot a shop to the petitioner,that too at a particular place will not arise, he said, disposing a petition filed by a disabled person to allot him a bunk or kiosk, While the court is unable to countenance the petitioner's prayer, the respondent Corporation cannot escape from the social obligation cast by the Act, he said. R Sankarasubramanium, the diabled person had filed a petition seeking to challenge the Corporation Commissioner's order on the representation, which was set aside, after which he sought allotment of kiosk near Mattuthavani or in any other viable place. His petition was was rejected on the ground there was no scope for setting up any bunk shop or kiosk as per rules. The petitioner contended that under provisions of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, it was the statutory duty of government or any of its other agency to provide it. Justice Chandru said it was not necessary that the scheme should only conceive allotment of bunk shop, but could be any scheme which could provide rehabilitation under different spheres for persons with disablement. The corporation should take a decision within three months and make a scheme known by bringing it to the notice of the public by publishing it, the court said.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/bench-directs-corpn-to-formulate-scheme-for-disabled-persons/923622.html

madurakarenda

December 9th, 2011, 01:28 PM

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madurakarenda

December 9th, 2011, 02:50 PM

கொட்டாம்பட்டி அருகே மலை கிராமங்களுக்கு புதிய சாலை வசதி: மேலூர் சாமி எம்.எல்.ஏ. நடவடிக்கை

மேலூர், டிச. 7-

மேலூர் தாலுகா கொட்டாம்பட்டி ஒன்றியத்தில் உள்ளது பொட்டப்பட்டி ஊராட்சி. இப்பகுதியை சேர்ந்தது வெள்ளிமலை. இது மலை கிராமம். இங்கிருந்து நேரடியாக கொட்டாம்பட்டி வருவதற்கு சாலை வசதி இல்லை. இதனால் இப்பகுதியை சேர்ந்தவர்கள் சிறுகுடி, நத்தம் வழியாக சென்றுதான் சுற்றி வரவேண்டும்.

இம்மலைப்பகுதி குண்டும் குழியுமாக இருந்த தால் இப்பகுதி மக்கள் 40 ஆண்டுகாலத்திற்கும் மேலாக மிகுந்த சிரமம் அடைந்தனர். இதில் சாலை அமைக்க வனத்துறையினர் தடுத்தனர். இதனால் ரோடு போட முடியவில்லை. இப்பிரச்சினைகள் குறித்து மேலூர் தொகுதி எம்.எல்.ஏ. சாமியிடம் இப்பகுதி மக்கள் மனு அளித்தனர்.

உடனடியாக அப்பகுதிக்கு சென்று அவர் ஆய்வு செய்து தனது தொகுதி நிதியில் இருந்து உடனே இங்கு சாலை அமைத்து தருகிறேன் என்று கூறி மாவட்ட கலெக்டர் மற்றும் வனத்துறைக்கும், இங்கு சாலை அமைக்க வலியுறுத்தி உள்ளார். யூனியன் அதிகாரிகளை அழைத்து சென்று 160 மீட்டர் தூரம் சாலை அமைக்க சர்வே செய்துள்ளார்.

இதனால் இப்பகுதி மக்கள் தங்கள் 40 ஆண்டுகால கோரிக்கை நிறைவேற்றியதற்காக சாமி எம்.எல்.ஏ.வுக்கு நன்றி கூறி னர். இவருடன் யூனியன் சேர்மன் வெற்றி செழியன், பி.டி.ஓ. முத்துக்குமார், பிச்சை, கவுன்சிலர் இமய வரம்பன் மற்றும் அதிகாரி கள் சென்றனர்.

http://origin2.maalaimalar.com/2011/12/07173809/kottampatti-mount-area-road-fa.html

ANANTH

December 10th, 2011, 05:41 AM

The busy integrated Mattuthavani bus stand might soon sport a better look with most of the shops located on places earmarked for public purposes set to go.

Disposing a batch of petitions filed by persons who were allotted shops at the Matuthavani bus stand during the DMK regime, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court strongly advised the Madurai corporation not to let out the places earmarked for public purposes. The shops were allotted in corridors, passages, sit-outs or rooms intended to be used as rest room for police and dispensary.

Justice V Ramasubramianan said, "The places earmarked for public purposes such as corridors, passages, sit-outs or rooms intended to be used as rest room for police, dispensary shall not hereafter be let out by the corporation."

Mattuthavani bus stand was developed by the corporation of Madurai with a total of 188 shops. These rooms were intended for public purposes and not intended to be let out for commercial purposes.

The corporation auctioned some of these rooms and some of the vacant space in the corridors. After the auction, the successful bidders were allotted those shops/ vacant space and they have been carrying on business, after making a deposit and paying monthly rents.

After a couple of fire accidents in the shops due to the unauthorised use of gas cylinders and stoves, the corporation called upon the petitioners to vacate and hand over possession within 24 hours on the ground that these shops had proved to be hindrance to the public. But when they failed to vacate, they were thrown out with the help of police after 24 hours. Aggrieved by their dispossession, a group of 16 petitioners has filed the present petitions.

Rejecting the restoration of the said places, Justice Ramasubramanian said, "The prayer for restoration of possession, made by all those petitioners, who were allotted vacant spaces or spaces earmarked for public purposes such as dispensary, rest room for police is dismissed. But, if a shop allotted to any of the writ petitioners do not fall under this category but has always been earmarked for letting out as shop, then they are entitled be put back to possession, within two weeks."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Mattuthavani-to-get-new-look/articleshow/11052798.cms[/EMAIL]

Just to improve the revenue, madurai corporation shouldnt rent out each and every inch of bus stand campus or any other public utility place. This results in no place for public to stand also. At the end, shop owners occupy additional space and make people like miserable.

madurakarenda

December 10th, 2011, 11:39 AM

^^ Same news covered by THE HINDU. Just look at the picture in the news article.

The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday directed the Madurai Municipal Corporation not to permit establishment of shops in places earmarked for public purposes such as corridors, passages, sit outs, rest rooms and areas meant for a dispensary in the Mattuthavani Integrated Bus Stand here.
Justice V. Ramasubramanian passed the direction while disposing of a batch of 15 writ petitions filed by shop owners who were evicted from the bus stand by the local body after being given an ultimatum of 24 hours to vacate the shops through notices affixed outside their shops on June 6.
The judge held that the Corporation had evicted the petitioners without following procedures contemplated under the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act. Nevertheless, the shop owners could not seek re-possession as the places where they had established shops were meant for public utility.
The only option available to them was to file civil suits seeking compensation from the local body. Only those of the petitioners who were running shops in the shopping complex were entitled to repossession without prejudice to the right of the Corporation to take fresh action in accordance with law.
Finding fault with the civic body for having let out public places for establishing shops, the judge said: “What the respondents did earlier was a wrong thing in the right way (conducting auction for leasing out public utility area). But what they have done now is the right thing in a wrong way. When the petitioners had participated in an auction conducted in pursuance of advertisements issued in newspapers and had taken the shops/vacant space on licence, the respondents (Corporation) cannot throw them out by adopting dubious methods such as serving notices by affixture.”
“Neither the petitioners were like critically ill patients in the ICU nor the respondents like doctors giving 24 hours ultimatum for their final departure… The drive to evict the petitioners was mooted on June 4 when the Collector (U. Sagayam) visited the bus stand. The Collector had issued written instructions to the Corporation on June 7. But the Corporation claims to have served notices by affixture on June 6 itself. Therefore, it is clear that the respondents were in a hurry to evict the petitioners. Otherwise, the notices could have been sent by post,” the judge said.
Further, pointing out that each of the petitioners had deposited somewhere between Rs.1 lakh to 3 lakh as pre-condition for allotment of shops, the judge directed the local body to refund the entire amount in case of those who had not completed two years and half of the amount in case of those who were in possession of the shops for more than two years.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2703860.ece

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 05:11 AM

அனைவருக்கும் இடைநிலை கல்வி திட்டத்தின் கீழ், மதுரை மாவட்டத்தில் 20 நடுநிலைப் பள்ளிகள் தரம் உயர்த்தப்பட்டன.அலங்காநல்லூரில் சத்திர வெள்ளாளப்பட்டி, எர்ரம்பட்டி ஊ.ஒ., பள்ளிகள், செல்லம்பட்டியில் சக்கரப்ப நாயக்கனூர், சூரப்பட்டி, மணப்பட்டி பள்ளி, மேலூரில் பாப்பாகுடிப்பட்டி, சேடபட்டியில் செல்லாயிபுரம், டி.கல்லுப்பட்டியில் அப்பக்கரை, ஏ.தொட்டியபட்டி, திருமங்கலத்தில் கின்னிமங்கலம் கள்ளர் பள்ளி, மீனாட்சிபட்டி ஊ.ஒ., பள்ளிகள், திருப்பரங்குன்றத்தில் பெரிய ஆலங்குளம், துவரிமான், வடபழஞ்சி, அயன்பாப்பாகுடி, வேடர்புளியங்குளம், நிலையூர் பள்ளிகள், உசிலம்பட்டியில் வடுகபட்டி, மேக்கிழார்பட்டி கள்ளர் பள்ளிகள், வாடிப்பட்டியில் மேட்டு நீரேத்தான் ஊ.ஒ., நடுநிலைப் பள்ளிகள் உயர்நிலைப் பள்ளியாக தரம் உயர்த்தப்பட்டன.இப்பள்ளிகளில் தலா ஐந்து பட்டதாரி ஆசிரியர்கள், இளநிலை, ஆய்வக உதவியாளர்கள் நியமிக்கப்பட உள்ளனர்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=365537

20 Schools in Madurai district were upgraded to Higher Secondary Schools from Middle school levels.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 05:31 AM

மதுரையில் விளைந்த கோதுமை ஆய்வு செய்த பள்ளி மாணவர்கள்

மதுரை : மதுரை குலமங்கலம் அருகே எழும்பூரில், 50ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் கோதுமை விளைந்துள்ளது. அதை மீண்டும் கண்டறிந்து ஆய்வு செய்துள்ளனர், மதுரை கேட்டி வில்காக்ஸ் மேல்நிலைப்பள்ளி மாணவர்கள்.பத்தாம் வகுப்பு மாணவர்கள் ஆர்.சைலேஷ் என்.மீனாட்சிசுந்தரம், இ.கண்ணன், ஆசிரியர் சூரியகுமார் வழிகாட்டுதலுடன் இந்த ஆய்வை முடித்துள்ளனர். சூரியகுமார் கூறுகையில்,"புவியியல் ஆசிரியர் என்பதால், மண், மண்வளம் சார்ந்த தகவல்களை தெரிவித்தேன். ஆனால் கோதுமை ஆய்வைப் பற்றி கூறியது மாணவர்கள் தான். வித்தியாசமான ஆய்வாக தெரிந்ததால், ஒருமாதமாக மாணவர்களை ஊக்கப்படுத்தினேன்,' என்றார்.மாணவர்கள் கூறியதாவது:தமிழகத்தில் கோவை, மதுரை, விருதுநகர், தூத்துக்குடி, திருநெல்வேலியில் கரிசல் மண் அதிகம். மதுரை குலமங்கலத்தை அடுத்த எழும்பூரில் தற்போது நெற்பயிர்கள் அதிகம் விளைகின்றன. இப்பகுதி முழுதும் கரிசல் மண் தான். கரிசல் மண்ணில் கோதுமைப் பயிர் நன்கு விளையும் என்பதை பாடத்தில் படித்துள்ளோம். எனவே எழும்பூரில் உள்ள ஒவ்வொருவரின் வயலுக்கு சென்று விசாரித்தோம். சிவசக்திவேலு என்பவரின் வயலில், 50ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு கோதுமை பயிரிட்டதை கேள்விபட்டோம். எனவே அவரது மண்ணை சேகரித்தோம். கரிசல்மண் ஈரப்பதத்தை தக்கவைத்துக் கொள்ளும். ஈரப்பதமான இம்மண் கோதுமை வளர்ப்பிற்கு ஏற்றதாக உள்ளது. இதில் இரும்பு, கால்சியம், மக்னீசியம், கார்பனேட் தாதுஉப்புகள் உள்ளன. பாஸ்பரஸ், நைட்ரஜன் கரிமஉப்புகள் குறைவாக உள்ளன. எனவே மண்வளத்தை மேம்படுத்தினால் தாதுஉப்புகளை கிரகித்துக் கொள்ளும். எனவே கோதுமை விளைச்சலையும் மேம்படுத்தலாம், என்றனர்.விவசாயி சிவசக்திவேலு கூறுகையில்,"தாத்தா கருப்பணன் காலத்தில், 50ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் பரிசோதனை றயில் கோதுமையை பயிரிட்டார். ஆனால் விளைச்சல் குறைவாக இருந்ததால் மீண்டும் பயிரிடவில்லை. தற்போது நெல் பயிரிடுகிறோம். மீண்டும் பரிசோதனை முயற்சியில் கோதுமை பயிரிட தயாராக உள்ளேன்,'என்றார்.இந்த ஆய்வுக்கட்டுரை, மதுரை மாவட்ட அளவில் நடந்த தேசிய குழந்தைகள் அறிவியல் மாநாட்டில் சிறப்பானதாக தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=365539

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 06:27 AM

The Kendriya Vidyalaya II at Tiruparankundram in Madurai which was functioning in a temporary building at Kalavasal junction since its inception in the year 2004, now has a new building of its own.

The new building constructed at a cost of Rs 9 crore with 58 rooms along with a principal chamber, will accommodate the current strength of 840 students. The building has also ensured that Kendriya Vidyalaya could go ahead with its plan of increasing student intake.

Avinash Dikshit, commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangadhan inaugurated the new building and in his address said that education in modern times should focus on equipping students to face current challenges of the world and empower them with communication, analytical and problem solving skills.

Virudhunagar MP Manick Tagore was the guest of honour at the event. KV II Principal, Rajeswari told TOI that the school was functioning with two sections but with the new building in place, it could go for the third section, adding another 400 students in future. While the old establishment was a wedding hall converted into school, the new building is fully equipped with all facilities. There are eight laboratories in the school with one lab each for physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, one junior science lab for students from 6 to 8 standards and 3 computer labs, she said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Kendriya-Vidyalaya-gets-new-building/articleshow/11064307.cms[/EMAIL]

It was supposed to start two months back and I had posted about it here. Why it got delayed, I dont know? Why in the middle of the academic year, they inaugurated it? Hope it doesnt disturb the students and they shift everything during the half yearly holidays.

Hope we get our third KV near CRPF, ITBPF campus area in the nearfuture.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 06:30 AM

Ananth, you beat me by 2 mins :)...

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/166903_253315504733462_100001650429969_726513_1477186947_n.jpg

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 06:31 AM

Hope we get our third KV near CRPF, ITBPF campus area in the nearfuture.

Ananth, 3rd KV planned?

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 06:39 AM

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/3268/mmhrc.jpg

The article that came in Today's Dinamalar. He said that MMHRC going to construct another hospital in Tanjore and also spoke about the Meenakshi Medicity proposed near Kottakudi near Melur in Madurai district. :) He has also added that he with the help of CII going to make Madurai, a Medical city.

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 06:40 AM

Ananth, 3rd KV planned?

when ITBPF campus was inaugurated few months back near Tiruvadavur they talked about it. Since CRPF big campus is also coming up opposite to ITBPF campus and it will hold not less than 1000 Jawans, I am sure KV 3 will come up to benefit them. So we have to wait for CRPF campus and training centre to be set up. Then we can expect KV 3 near to that. Also CISF no is increasing and there was a tender in AAI site for construction of quarters for them. KV 3 will benefit CISF employees also.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 06:46 AM

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 06:46 AM

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 06:56 AM

The article is new but the information is old. Few months back, we have postings on this subject here.

In that article that time Dr. Sethuraman mentioned that since the current one is of charitable nature, they want to construct a big corporate hospital at madurai and smaller one in Tanjore. He had also mentioned that tie up for financing the project is over etc., Hope it comes up soon.

“The medical university would be the largest in South India with a nursing college in it,” said Dr Sethuraman.

Thanks ananth. I read the previous one only now.. Post #8624 in page 432 of this thread. :) Nice to know that financing is over :) After the project is completed (will take some 2 to 3 yrs minimum i hope, Madurai to Melur will become a busy locality of Madurai) and if the govt takes effort to establish the proposed Thoppur hospital (we don't know its whereabouts now.. :( it is shelved (bad fate :( ) i hope) Madurai is sure to become a Medical destination.

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 08:27 AM

when ITBPF campus was inaugurated few months back near Tiruvadavur they talked about it. Since CRPF big campus is also coming up opposite to ITBPF campus and it will hold not less than 1000 Jawans, I am sure KV 3 will come up to benefit them. So we have to wait for CRPF campus and training centre to be set up. Then we can expect KV 3 near to that. Also CISF no is increasing and there was a tender in AAI site for construction of quarters for them. KV 3 will benefit CISF employees also.

Ananth, If my memory serves right, the 3rd KV for Madurai is supposed to come-up near Nagamalai Pudukottai.. Late MP. Mr.Mohan had taken many efforts to bring 3rd KV to Madurai, infact he was the credit-taker for this new KV near TSM too.. We had enough discussions on this 3rd KV proposed at Nagamalai Pudukottai, earlier. Is this shelved ?

Sure, we can expect a KV near the CRPF & ITBP Battalions..:)

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:29 AM

We had enough discussions on this 3rd KV proposed at Nagamalai Pudukottai, earlier.

Gilli, could you provide the link of that discussion here if time permits..

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 08:32 AM

மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோயில் அருகே
சீமாப் ரெசிடன்சி ஓட்டல்
மதுரை, டிச. 11:
மதுரை மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோயில் அருகே ஆன்மீக சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகளுக்காக �சீமாப் ரெசிடன்சி� என்ற புதிய ஓட்டலை இன்று மதுரை ஆதீனம் திறந்து வைக்கிறார்.
சவுத் இந்தியன் மின்ட் மற்றும் அரோமெடிக் புராடக்ட்ஸ் லிமிடெட் சார்பில் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள இந்த புதிய ஓட்டல் மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோயில் கிழக்கு கோபுரத்திற்கும், தெற்கு கோபுரத்திற்கும் நடுவே உள்ள ஆதீனம் மண்டபத்தில் உள்ளது. இன்று காலை 9.30 முதல் 10.30க்குள் மதுரை ஆதீனம் ஸ்ரீலஸ்ரீ அருணகிரிநாத ஸ்ரீ ஞானசம்பந்த தேசிகர் இப்புதிய ஓட்டலை திறந்து வைக்கிறார்.
குடும்பத்துடன் வரும் சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகள், தாங்கள் கோயிலுக்குள் இருப்பது போன்ற உணர்வுடன் தங்கும் வகையில் இந்த ஓட்டலில் வசதிகள் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. பக்தர்களின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு இணங்க கோயிலில் சிறப்பு தரிசன வசதி செய்து கொடுக்கப்படும். மேலும் நட்சத்திர உணவகங்களுக்கு இணை யான வசதிகள், முற்றிலும் குளிரூட்டப்பட்ட அறைகள் என பல்வேறு சிறப்பு அம்சங்கள் இந்த ஓட்டலில் அமைந்துள்ளன.
மூன்றாயிரம் ஆண்டுகள் பாரம்பரியம் மிக்க ஆதீனம் மண்டபத்திற்குள் இந்த ஓட்டல் அமைந்துள்ளதால் புலால் உண்ணுதல், புகை பிடித்தல், மது அருந்துதல் முற்றிலுமாக தவிர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. திறப்பு விழா ஏற்பாடுகளை சீமாப் லிமிடெட் இயக்குனர்கள் சிங்கப்பூர் கே.ராமானுஜம், பாண்டிச்சேரி என்.கே.ஆர் சண்முகம் ஆகியோர் செய்துள்ளனர். மேலும் விபரங்களுக்கு 94878 02088, 98420 82491 ஆகிய எண்களை தொடர்பு கொள்ளலாம்.

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/index.php?rt=index/frontpage/20111211/02[/EMAIL]

One new hotel with all facilities have come up in madurai mutt campus in south Avani Moola street and will be inaugurated today.

Madurai adheenam mutt was established by none other than Sri Tirugnana Sambandar. Out of the 63 Nayanmars, 4 are foremost and one is madurai sambandar. Before Mutt authorities rented out part of the area for shops etc and now they have given some more areas for a hotel purpose. Sad story of madurai mutt.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:33 AM

^^ Got it thanks gilli.. :) It is here..

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/archive/index.php/t-326529-p-2.html

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:33 AM

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ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 08:37 AM

Ananth, If my memory serves right, the 3rd KV for Madurai is supposed to come-up near Nagamalai Pudukottai.. Late MP. Mr.Mohan had taken many efforts to bring 3rd KV to Madurai, infact he was the credit-taker for this new KV near TSM too.. We had enough discussions on this 3rd KV proposed at Nagamalai Pudukottai, earlier. Is this shelved ?

Sure, we can expect a KV near the CRPF & ITBP Battalions..:)

Gilli there was a talk or news item about one KV near nagamalai Pudukottai and I read it also. but as you know, KV are predominantly for the central govt staffs who are continuously transferred from one location to another and for continuity in studies, KV's are being established wherever central govt staff concentration is there. If we go by that, chances of N.Pudukottai is remote because there are no central govt big set up in that area.

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 08:38 AM

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s320x320/374193_262195883835623_100001356412361_731541_1196682826_n.jpg

^^ It seems, TTDC is carrying over some renovation works at Azhagar-Koil..The entrance has been modified.. In reality, Azhagar koil has lost all its luring power, which it had before because of the very poor maintanence, Invasion by anti-social elements, Poor security measures to tourists etc.

If Govt., MC and TTDC all together draw a plan to recover the spot, I am sure Azhagar koil will draw major local, national & International tourists in time. With the Green Ghats behind the temple, with Monkeys playing all-over and Water(??) flowing through all the way, it was once a beautiful spot of Madurai.

If they make some artificial falls like structure in Rakkayee temple at the top of the mountain, as like Tirparappu falls/atleast half of its size.. It will be a boon for Tourism at Azhagar koil.. We read before they found some natural water-falls in that ghats somewhere behind the Solamalai murugan temple, If they develop that water-falls artificially like tirparappu, it will be an added attraction to Madurai's tourism..Already Kudladampatti water-falls near Vadipatti needs the major attention from the concerned departments, bcs of the Invasion of the anti-social elements..If they develop atleast Kudladampatti falls, Madurai people can use this as their picnic spot and it'll be an added attraction for Madurai during its season October to February..:)

Hope TTDC will take care of all available tourist attractions and make Madurai, still-more popular Tourist attraction..:)

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:43 AM

It seems, TTDC is carrying over some renovation works at Azhagar-Koil..The entrance has been modified.. In reality, Azhagar koil has lost all its luring power, which it had before because of the very poor maintanence, Invasion by anti-social elements, Poor security measures to tourists etc.

I was there in Alagarkovil last week and i saw these renovation works progressing. As you said gilli, poor maintenance, i think that the sides of the entrance under renovation now is a wall of a fort and it is heavily damaged, also, the ancient mandapam near bus stand has the placard displaying some message like this 'there is a high probability for the roof of the mandapam to fall down(!!)'. I hope somthing must be done to this and also to the damaged fort walls.

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 08:45 AM

Gilli there was a talk or news item about one KV near nagamalai Pudukottai and I read it also. but as you know, KV are predominantly for the central govt staffs who are continuously transferred from one location to another and for continuity in studies, KV's are being established wherever central govt staff concentration is there. If we go by that, chances of N.Pudukottai is remote because there are no central govt big set up in that area.

Ananth, I agree Nagamalai Pudukottai is remote if we consider the Central govt. set-ups.. But I feel the proposed INO center at this region will bring one more KV at Nagamalai Pudukottai..But what happened to Mr.P.Mohan's efforts in bringing 3rd KV to Madurai there...Was it shelved ?..:ohno:

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:46 AM

If we go by that, chances of N.Pudukottai is remote because there are no central govt big set up in that area.

What you say is right ananth, but with much area available near Nagamalai pudukkottai that belongs to the Railways, we don't have the necessity to acquire lands from the villagers somewhere and hence some problems faced from the local people could be avoided. So, they must have asked for another K.V there keeping this in mind.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:49 AM

But what happened to Mr.P.Mohan's efforts in bringing 3rd KV to Madurai there...Was it shelved ?..

I hope the plea to bring the 3rd KV went along with our beloved M.P Mohan :(. In today's newspaper, i saw an advertisement regarding the courses offered by CIPET. Still their address is 1st and 2nd floors of the Market near MIBT. They don't have a dedicated campus here. Hoping for Mr. Sahayam to do something on this. And what happened to the Govt. Polytechnic near ambalakkaranpatti? Do anybody know? Is it functioning?

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 08:50 AM

I was there in Alagarkovil last week and i saw these renovation works progressing. As you said gilli, poor maintenance, i think that the sides of the entrance under renovation now is a wall of a fort and it is heavily damaged, also, the ancient mandapam near bus stand has the placard displaying some message like this 'there is a high probability for the roof of the mandapam to fall down(!!)'. I hope somthing must be done to this and also to the damaged fort walls.

I hope the concerned departments will bring atleast the basic Infrastructures to Azhagar Koil like Bus-stand, Toilets and neat-roads with proper lightings etc.

These many days, they dont even think of constructing a dedicated Bus-stand for Azhagar-koil, a major tourist spot of Madurai which shows the height of the laziness of our people..:bash:

I guess, Azhagar koil is not in the list of TTDC tour packages too.. I happen to see NIL/very less number of foriegners in Azhagar koil everytime.. They will like this place very much once it's exposed to them..Something should be done to recover Azhagar-koil from the anti-social elements..

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:54 AM

These many days, they dont even think of constructing a dedicated Bus-stand for Azhagar-koil, a major tourist spot of Madurai which shows the height of the laziness of our people..

+1. We don't have a bus stand for our alagarkovil despite having a very nice connectivity from Periyar Bus stand and i also noticed govt buses from Natham there. Alagar kovil comes under which constituency in Madurai? I suppose it comes under Melur.

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 08:56 AM

The article that came in Today's Dinamalar. He said that MMHRC going to construct another hospital in Tanjore and also spoke about the Meenakshi Medicity proposed near Kottakudi near Melur in Madurai district. :) He has also added that he with the help of CII going to make Madurai, a Medical city.

The article is new but the information is old. Few months back, we have postings on this subject here.

In that article that time Dr. Sethuraman mentioned that since the current one is of charitable nature, they want to construct a big corporate hospital at madurai and smaller one in Tanjore. He had also mentioned that tie up for financing the project is over etc., Hope it comes up soon.[/QUOTE]

Yes.. MMHRC got the financial help from HDFC Bank for their proposed Medi-city project at 300 acres near Melur. This medicity will have a 350-bedded Corporate hospital, with space earmarked for further expansion, Nursing College and an Institute for Paramedical courses.. MMHRC has a plan to start a Medical college also in this campus in near future..:)

What happened to Reliance Corporate hospital planned at Madurai ?

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 08:57 AM

+1. We don't have a bus stand for our alagarkovil despite having a very nice connectivity from Periyar Bus stand and i also noticed govt buses from Natham there. Alagar kovil comes under which constituency in Madurai? I suppose it comes under Melur.

^^Yes..Azhagar koil comes under Melur constituency..:)

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 08:59 AM

With the help of Google search in SSC i saw this post of the CIPET in Madurai. The construction has been started in Edaiyapatti is what it states. Post #5545 in this link

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=516831&page=278

Article date : Sunday, Mar 07, 2010
He has said that this will be ready in 2 years. So, according to their words (!! :nuts:) it must be complete by March or June 2012. But, it won't be ready. We know this very well.

Do anybody know its current status?

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 09:02 AM

^^Yes..Azhagar koil comes under Melur constituency..

So, Saami M.L.A has to do something. He is really a hard worker. Any means to bring this to his notification? Can something be done using local newspapers like Dailythanthi?

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 09:03 AM

What happened to Reliance Corporate hospital planned at Madurai ?

Reliance Corporate Hospital? (Sounds wow!! :)) Any source on this gilli?

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 09:18 AM

Ananth, I agree Nagamalai Pudukottai is remote if we consider the Central govt. set-ups.. But I feel the proposed INO center at this region will bring one more KV at Nagamalai Pudukottai..But what happened to Mr.P.Mohan's efforts in bringing 3rd KV to Madurai there...Was it shelved ?..:ohno:

Gilli INO headquarters cum research centre at nagamalai is a new deveolopment in the last one year but KV 3 in that area was talked much before that. If INO project comes up and HO and research centre set up near nagamalai then there is a possibility of one KV in that vicnity. That also if INO HO etc has atleast 500 people+ working, else they may be asked to use KV 2 which is not far from their place.

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 09:22 AM

What you say is right ananth, but with much area available near Nagamalai pudukkottai that belongs to the Railways, we don't have the necessity to acquire lands from the villagers somewhere and hence some problems faced from the local people could be avoided. So, they must have asked for another K.V there keeping this in mind.

Railways normally dont give their land for KV, because they have their own railway school in all important places or wherever railway staff strength is substantial. Also what we need for KV is between 5 to 10 acres (narimedu one is less than 5 acre and KV 2 is 9 acres) and acquiring 10 acre is not at all an issue in any place. Acquiring hundreds of acres or thousands of acres is defnitely an issue but not 5 acres. In most of the areas you will find district authorities own few acres of land. So they will provide if a demand comes up for land for establishing a KV

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 09:34 AM

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madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 09:45 AM

Railways normally dont give their land for KV, because they have their own railway school in all important places or wherever railway staff strength is substantial. Also what we need for KV is between 5 to 10 acres (narimedu one is less than 5 acre and KV 2 is 9 acres) and acquiring 10 acre is not at all an issue in any place. Acquiring hundreds of acres or thousands of acres is defnitely an issue but not 5 acres. In most of the areas you will find district authorities own few acres of land. So they will provide if a demand comes up for land for establishing a KV

Okay ananth. I remember that the district authorities of Edaiyapatti saying that getting 100 acres additionally won't be a problem. So, it is much easy to acquire 5 or 10 acres of land. But, the one who worked for KV's in Madurai has passed away. We all know what the other M.P's are doing :(

athens of east

December 11th, 2011, 09:54 AM

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 09:59 AM

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 10:01 AM

In my recent visit to coimbatore i found Thangamayil showroom setting up its shop in oppanakaran street.so far only Chennai and coimbatore entrepreneurs have come to Madurai to set their shops and its the first time a Madurai Entrepreneur operating with Madurai as Head office(Companies like TVS have their Head office as Chennai though they are from Madurai) has set shops in other major cities.Hope that more Entrepreneurs follow thangamayil.:)

Infact Thangamayil Jewellery is the first company in the last 20 years from madurai to come with a public issue of Shares. More than 20 years back, we had one company called Pandiyan Graphities came with Public Issue. Its head office was at madurai but factory in Sivaganga. Last company which had head office and factory in madurai and came with public issue was Sri Chakra Tyres (now TVS Tyres) and I cant recollect any other madurai base company coming with public issue of shares.

athens of east

December 11th, 2011, 10:04 AM

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 10:08 AM

In my recent visit to coimbatore i found Thangamayil showroom setting up its shop in oppanakaran street.so far only Chennai and coimbatore entrepreneurs have come to Madurai to set their shops and its the first time a Madurai Entrepreneur operating with Madurai as Head office(Companies like TVS have their Head office as Chennai though they are from Madurai) has set shops in other major cities.Hope that more Entrepreneurs follow thangamayil.:)

All the TVS companies are not having HO at madras. TVS group has three holding companies which have invested in most of the TVS companies and all the three holding companies registered and Head Offie are at madurai. They are TVS & Sons ltd, Sundaram Industries Ltd and Southern Roadways limited. Apart from the above few other companies such as Sri chakra tyres (TVS tyres), TVS Du pont (now sold to Du pont) are also had registered office and factory at madurai.

TVS family members belonging to Krishna faction and Srinivasan faction have Head office and most the factories in and around madras and other places but not at madurai except two factories at aviyur (sundaram abex and sundaram fastners).

By and large, most of the big manufacturing companies belonging to TVS group have head office and registered office at madras.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 10:13 AM

two factories at aviyur (sundaram abex and sundaram fastners).

I hope Sundaram Brake linings also have a presence there. Ananth, what about TVS Cherry and TVS InterConnectSystems?

http://www.tvsics.com/contindia.asp

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 10:20 AM

^^ We need more Enterpruners from Madurai..

If we take our base ppl expanding outside,

1. Thangamayil jewellery
2. MMHRC acquired one hospital at Tirunelveli, constructing a new hospital at Tanjore and another one at Melur.
3. Mani Impala cinemas acquired a theater complex at Devakottai and acquisition of some more theaters in smaller towns around Madurai are in pipe-line.They are following the business model of Big cinemas.
4. Meenakshi Fan house

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 10:22 AM

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1851/24286422418573759554219.jpg

Source : via AAM.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 10:38 AM

We need more Enterpruners from Madurai..

Gilli, what about Karumuthu T. Kannan? (Though their Paramount is in trouble, he also established bases in Madurai i hope)

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 11:05 AM

Dear SSC Mates, having seen the pathetic condition of the Alagarkovil and after reading its history from the newly created thread by Gilli, it gave me a thought like why should we remain idle and expecting the people's representatives to do something to a place which is a well known Tourist spot of our city attracting lots of tourists every year. It is our also our responsibility to do something to our beloved city. So, I had a very basic idea of sending email to the editor of 'THE HINDU' and some more local dailies that will give the local people around alagarkovil a chance to become aware of what is TTDC and what all benefits a place will get when a place is announced as a TTDC recognized tourist spot and all. It is a 'now or never' kind of a situation since we didn't see even a small sign of development there. So, all we need is co-ordination and a neatly constructed professional email that carries the respective message (to the dailies) now. Somebody who has got some experience in this may take me for your help since I will be in Madurai till coming February. I request all our forum people to send your comments to my P.M in this regard.

Thanks.

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 11:12 AM

^^Thanks MK... Good Initiative..Keep going..:)

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 11:30 AM

I hope Sundaram Brake linings also have a presence there. Ananth, what about TVS Cherry and TVS InterConnectSystems?

http://www.tvsics.com/contindia.asp

In Aviyur we have two factories one is sundarm fastners and 2nd is sundaram abex. After TVS group bought over the foreign partner stake, they changed the name to sundarm brake linings since they cant use the foreign partner name any more.

I havent quoted TVS cherry becuase if I am not mistaken TVS sold their stake to the foreign partner (same like TVS Du pont case). Infact madurai base TVS familly faction (Rajam group) started many small factories in madurai (on melur road) and few they sold later and few are still with them. Sri chakra tyres, TVS Du pont, TVS cherry all started by them in melur road.

Madurai gilli

December 11th, 2011, 11:43 AM

^^If I am not wrong, they started another new factory for manufacturing rail-brakes & its spares in colobration with a foriegn company in Melur road.

So, this stretch has :

TVS Srichakra Tyres
TVS Interconnect systems
TVS Cherry
TVS-????? (some Stones I remember) for rail brakes.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 11:52 AM

^^ And if I am correct near fenner in Theni Road, they have
TVS Rubber http://www.tvsrubber.com/contactus.asp
TVS Sewing needles (to where my school (TVS Matric) took us for a Field trip)

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 11:57 AM

^^ And if correct near fenner in Theni Road, they have
TVS Rubber http://www.tvsrubber.com/contactus.asp
TVS Sewing needles (to where my school (TVS Matric) took us for a Field trip)

yes. Near southern roadways they have needles factory and SIRUBBER (Sundaram Industries rubber). But these are very old factories which came up many years before. However factories in melur road are relatively new (came up in the last 20 years except Sri chakra which is 25+ old)

I am also from TVS school only.

truthspeker

December 11th, 2011, 02:29 PM

All the TVS companies are not having HO at madras. TVS group has three holding companies which have invested in most of the TVS companies and all the three holding companies registered and Head Offie are at madurai. They are TVS & Sons ltd, Sundaram Industries Ltd and Southern Roadways limited. Apart from the above few other companies such as Sri chakra tyres (TVS tyres), TVS Du pont (now sold to Du pont) are also had registered office and factory at madurai.

TVS family members belonging to Krishna faction and Srinivasan faction have Head office and most the factories in and around madras and other places but not at madurai except two factories at aviyur (sundaram abex and sundaram fastners).

By and large, most of the big manufacturing companies belonging to TVS group have head office and registered office at madras.

There is a difference between Registered Office and Head office Central Administrative office. In Madurai they have only registered office.
Central Administrative office has more value and power than the registered office.

ANANTH

December 11th, 2011, 02:38 PM

There is a difference between Registered Office and Head office Central Administrative office. In Madurai they have only registered office.
Central Administrative office has more value and power than the registered office.

I knew there is a huge diff between registered office and head office. But the three holding companies are nothing but a holding company having investments in all TVS group companies. Apart from that they have very limited other activities. For eg. Southern Roadways has operations in whole south India including big set up at madurai. Sundaram Industries have operations in many parts of South India including fairly big set up in Madurai. TVS & Sons are in car dealership activity and apart from taht they dont have much other activities. TVS & Sons have 12 directors and three each from the 4 families of TVS. So really it doesnt matter whether HO is at mds or madurai as far as TVS group holding companies are concerned. However same is not the case with say Madura Coats or Fenner India. Madura coats have registered office at madurai but admnistrative HQ is at banglore and they have huge set up there in MG Road. Had it been at madurai, then madurai would have developed little more. In Fenner case, madurai is registered office but HO is at Madras.

To conclude if a holding company which doesnt have or hardly have any operation and its HO is at different location than its registered office location then it doesnt matter because due to very very minimal operations they will have skeleton staff in HO.

madurakarenda

December 11th, 2011, 06:28 PM

விவசாயத் தொழில் முனைவோர் பயிற்சி முகாம் (http://www.inneram.com/business/business-ideas/former-training-camp-1274.html)

மதுரையில் உள்ள தமிழ்நாடு வேளாண்மை பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் வேளாண் தொழில் முனைவோர் இயக்கம் செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது. இந்த மையம் மண் மற்றும் சுற்றுப்புறசூழல் துறையின் கீழ் இயங்கி வருகிறது. இந்த நிலையில், இந்த மையத்தின் சார்பில் விவசாயத்தில் புதுமையான தொழில் நுட்பங்களை பயன்படுத்தி விவசாயம் செய்ய விரும்புவர்களுக்குப் பயிற்சி அளிக்கப்பட உள்ளது. இது குறித்து மையம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பில் கூறியிருப்பதாவது:
"மதுரை மற்றும் சிவகங்கை மாவட்டத்தில் விவசாயம் மற்றும் விவசாயம் சார்ந்த துறைகளில் புதுமையான வழிமுறைகளை கையாள விரும்பும் விவசாயிகள் தொழில் நுட்ங்களை விரிவுபடுத்த திட்டமிடப்பட்டு உள்ளது.

இதற்காக, வருகிற 15 ம் தேதி வேளாண்மைக்கல்லூரி மண் மற்றும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் துறை விவசாயிகளுக்கு ஒரு நாள் பயிற்சி முகாம் நடத்த உள்ளது. முகாமில் வேளாண்மை, தோட்டக்கலை மற்றும் பிற துறைகளை சேர்ந்த தனிநபர்களோ நிறுவனங்களோ கலந்து கொள்ளலாம்.
இதில் புதிய தொழில்நுட்பத்தை கையாள விரும்புபவர்கள் அவர்களது படைப்பாற்றல் அடிப்படையில் தேர்வு செய்யப்படுவர். அவர்கள் குறித்த விவரங்கள் சிறு மற்றும் குறுதொழில் முனைவோருக்கான அமைச்சகத்துக்கு பரிந்துரை செய்யப்படும்.
எனவே ஆர்வமும், விருப்பமும் உள்ள விவசாயிகள் தங்களது பெயர், முகவரி, தொலைபேசி எண் மற்றும் தாங்கள் செய்ய விரும்பும் தொழில்நுட்படம் ஆகியவற்றை ஒரு வெள்ளை தாளில் எழுதி, மண் மற்றும் சுற்றுச்சூழல் துறைக்கு நேரிலோ அல்லது தபாலிலோ அனுப்பலாம்.
இவ்வாறு பதிவு செய்யும் விவசாய தொழில்முனைவோர் மட்டுமே வருகிற 15 ம் தேதி நடக்கும் முகாமில் கலந்து கொள்ளமுடியும்".
இவ்வாறு அதில் கூறப்பட்டு உள்ளது.

http://www.inneram.com/business/business-ideas/former-training-camp-1274.html

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 04:41 AM

MADURAI: Two brand new fire extinguishers greet the patients entering the annexure building of the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai.

The officials are also working overtime to provide rest of the fire safety measures in the hospital. The Kolkata fire carnage has definitely given a wake up call to the hospital authorities whose priorities were so far lying with treatment for fire accidents rather than fire protection and prevention.

A fire official said that the new annexure building constructed at a cost of Rs 29 crore during the previous DMK regime lacked many of the fire safety measures.

The signs are also not so encouraging. "During an inspection last month, we found much of the fire safety measures absent. It was not violation but inadequacy. We have suggested the hospital authorities to install fire alarm. Sprinklers should also be put in place wherever occupancy is more. There should also be an underground storage system with minimum water capacity of one lakh litres, dedicated to fire-fighting. A hose system should also be there," said a fire and rescue services official.

In the old government hospital building, the state-of-affairs is of much more concern. A hospital official himself rued at the fire safety preparedness. "The fire extinguishers have been kept locked in a room. The measure was taken after complaints that some of the objects from the hospital went missing," he said. However, Edwin Joe, dean of the hospital said that they are taking all efforts to ensure safety in the event of a fire accident.

"We have suggested that there should be minimum two extinguishers in each floor of the hospital building. The one lakh litre capacity water tank, with an electric motor to pump 2250 litres per minute and a 90 metre hose is a must. We will check whether these measures have been put in place during our next visit," said divisional fire officer Karuppiah.

"The fire safety measures in hospitals in Madurai, is not so bad," says M Sahul Hameed, deputy director, southern region, fire and rescue services. He said that the department would conduct a five-day long inspection of all the hospitals in the southern districts from Monday. "There are about 400 big hospitals in the southern districts, including Madurai. Not every hospital has absolute safety. But corporate hospitals tend to adhere to norms mostly," he said.

The officials have insisted the hospitals to put in place the basic equipment like fire extinguishers, besides ensuring adequate open spaces, emergency exit routes and minimum of two staircases.

"We are very particular about escape routes. Two or three hospitals in the region have been instructed to ensure the routes. In some hospitals, additional staircases were closed. We made them open up. We have also asked them to put up signages and ramps. During the audit, we would thoroughly inspect the hospitals and prepare a report on the fire safety preparedness," Hameed said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Madurai-GH-wakes-up-to-fire-safety-preparedness/articleshow/11077113.cms

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 04:41 AM

MADURAI: Over the decades, health clinics have been the mainstay of Madurai, but over the last 20 years many corporate hospitals have sprung up, which are catering to the needs of the residents. But unlike the Kolkata hospital, most private hospitals in the city have their fire-fighting equipment in place, according to hospital sources.

The Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre has an executive officer to take care of its safety aspects, R Rajesh Khanna. According to him, the 700-bedded hospital, has installed 155 fire extinguishers installed at a distance of 15 metres each. Ramps, steps and elevators are affixed with autoclaved stickers that glow in the dark, to guide people towards the exits. Smoke detectors are installed at all important places, like the ICU. A quotation for the installation of a hydrant system with a point for every 1000 metres, has also been prepared. All employees have to attend a compulsory training class on emergency care, fire-fighting and evacuation once a week apart from a practical course once a month. Annually, the hospital also conducts a mock fire drill, where the alertness of the staff is checked. This year the drill was conducted in July.

The Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Madurai also claims to have its fire safety measures in place through regular drills. Many hospitals, which have existed for more than 25 years in the city, are also expanding their premises in a big way, with most of them going in for multi-storeyed structures.

According to DFO K Karuppiah, the new buildings in the city, predominantly hospitals, have their fire-safety measures in place adhering to the norms of the National Building Code of 2005 and the No-Objection Certificates to start functioning are not cleared, unless everything is in order.

Tamil Nadu government medical all employees C and D group association state president M Venkatachalam says that apart from the equipment, it is pertinent that the hospital staff is trained on evacuating patients in case of an emergency like the one that took place at the Kolkata hospital recently.

"I saw a photo where a patient was being brought down with the help of a rope, which is a wrong way of dealing with a person who is already sick. Medical staff should be trained on proper evacuation techniques and hospitals should be well equipped towards it," he said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Private-hospitals-claim-they-are-ready-to-meet-fire-exigencies/articleshow/11077054.cms

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 02:52 PM

மதுரை: டில்லியில் பிரதமர் மன்மோகன் சிங் நடத்தும் கூட்டத்தில், மதுரை மேயர் ராஜன் செல்லப்பா பங்கேற்கிறார். இந்தியாவில் 63 நகரங்களில் ஜவகர்லால் நேரு தேசிய நகர்புற புனரமைப்புத்திட்டம் செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டது. தமிழகத்தில் சென்னை, கோவை, மதுரை மாநகராட்சிகள், இத்திட்டத்தில் இடம்பெற்றன. இத்திட்டம் மூலம் மதுரைக்கு, 2006 ஜூன் 20ல் 2,496.98 கோடி ரூபாய் வழங்க மத்திய நகர்புற மேம்பாட்டு அமைச்சகம் ஒப்புதல் அளித்தது. இத்திட்டத்தின் இரண்டாவது பாகத்தை தொடங்க, மத்திய அரசு முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இதற்காக நாளை, டில்லியில் பிரதமர் தலைமையில் நடக்கும் கூட்டத்தில், 63 நகரங்களின் மக்கள் பிரதிகள் பங்கேற்கின்றனர். நிதி ஆதாரமின்றி தவிக்கும் மதுரை மாநகராட்சிக்கு, ஜவகர்லால் நேரு தேசிய நகர்புற புனரமைப்புத்திட்டத்தின் இரண்டாம் பாகம் கிடைத்தால், கிடப்பில் கிடக்கும் பலதிட்டங்கள் உயிர் பெறும்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=366345

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 02:56 PM

^^ Madurai Mayor Mr. Rajan Chellappa participates in a meeting with Indian P.M. Rs. 2496.98 Crores INR was sanctioned for JnNURM scheme in 2006. CG has decided to start its second phase. Representatives from 63 cities benefited from JnNURM participating in this meeting. The Madurai Corporation is deficit of funds as of now. If this fund is handed over to the Corporation, some infra projects that are in shelf can get life with this fund.

jagan rocks

December 12th, 2011, 03:12 PM

MUMBAI: Pune-based Vascon Engineers, plans to invest Rs 2,000-crore to develop a 105-acre township in Chennai over six-years, a top company official said.

"We plan to develop a 105-acre township, predominantly residential, at Oragadam on the outskirts of Chennai in four phases. In all, we will develop around 10-million sq ft," Vascon Engineers' Managing Director, R Vasudevan, told PTI here today.

The project will be developed in a joint venture with Balakh Realtors and the association will be on a revenue-sharing basis, Vasudevan said.

"They bring in land and equity and we will do the development," he said.

Construction will start in a year's time and Phase I of the project will be completed in two-and-a-half years, he said, adding the entire project will be completed in six-years.

Funding will be through internal accruals, project collections and some debt, he said.

"We expect to realise around Rs 3,500-crore in sales from this project," he said.

This is the Pune-based company's second real estate project in Tamil Nadu, the first being Tulips in Coimbatore where Phase I work is on "in full swing", he said.

Apart from residential, this project, spread over 7-acres, will also include a hotel and hospital for which the company is scouting for a joint venture partner, he said, adding "we will ink deals with our partners within the next six-months."

The company will expand its footprint further in the southern state with another project at Madurai in about a year's time.

"We are planning to develop another 30-acre project in Madurai on which we propose to start work in about a year. It will predominantly be residential but will have a shopping mall and a multiplex," he said.

Investment details are presently being worked out for this project, he said.

Madurai gilli

December 12th, 2011, 07:46 PM

^^ Vascon in 1 year.. Looking forward for a Mall in completely different location - Tirunagar...:cheers:

Madurai gilli

December 12th, 2011, 07:48 PM

Mumbai, Dec.12 (ANI-Businesswire India): New Delhi has bagged the most competitive city position for the second consecutive year in the India City Competitiveness Rankings prepared by IFC.
Mumbai came second as per the report, while surprisingly, Gurgaon in Haryana, came sixth position despite holding low scores in the administrative and human capacity. Chennai on the other hand dropped three positions and is ranked fifth.
Jaipur in Rajsthan is still placed at 10th position by stabilizing its overall growth
The report is an indicative of how the corporate world selects the cities for investing and also how governance is important in assessing the level of competitiveness diversity spread across these cities. These variations will indicate to the governing bodies issues that need to be addressed for improving the competitiveness of the cities
The India City Competitiveness Report 2011 is based on the Microeconomic Diamond Model laid down by Michael E Porter and focuses on 'Strategy and Competitiveness'.
The model is widely accepted across the world and assesses the competitiveness of a region or domain based on specific benchmarks. The core of the model ("competitiveness") is founded across the four pillars; factor conditions, demand conditions, context for strategy and rivalry and supporting and related industries.
These four pillars are interlinked with one another and are instrumental in determining competitiveness. To gauge the productivity and thus the prosperity of a city or a region it is essential to identify, measure the city dimensions on and around the four pillars. These four pillars are further categorized into sub-indices that assess the various details of a city through a set of well-defined indicators.
The report supports the evident that the six metropolitan cities that is, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad are still the prominent competitors in the list of top 10 competitive Indian cities. The metros are followed by cities which are fast catching up and creating a mark on the map, such as Pune that holds 3rd place, Gurgaon holding 6th position, Ahmedabad holding 9th position and Jaipur at 10th place. NOIDA, a city included in the NCR (National Capital Region) has proved a huge potential itself by getting the 11th rank in the City Competitiveness Index 2011.
Cities such as Mysore, Madurai, Lucknow, Bhopal and Ludhiana, besides the state of Goa, are considered to be moving ahead on the growth path and have improved immensely on the competitive index.
On the other hand cities that are seeking for new opportunities are Vijayawada, Agra, Patna Varanasi, Guwahati, Allahabad, Amritsar that should be nurtured further to extract the required result.
Despite the ranks, India's cities are still way behind cities in the developed world.
Though Indian cities should not try to imitate the model of other foreign cities and instead grow uniformly in a sustained manner, complimenting their own inherent strengths. They need to move from factor-driven competitiveness to efficiency-led and finally innovation-led economies.
One of the key derivate from the report is government and the residents of the city should actively participate in mapping the strengths and working towards creating competitive advantages.
For change to happen, cities will have to invest heavily in improving infrastructure and physical support systems. Cities need to move forward on the path of competitiveness by planning and implementing an appropriate strategy addressing their respective strengths and weakness'. (ANI)

http://in.news.yahoo.com/delhi-bags-most-competitive-city-position-second-running-090101542.html

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 07:55 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2692346.ece

Gilli, i posted this last week :)

Madurai gilli

December 12th, 2011, 08:13 PM

^^Oh..Sorry for the duplicate post..I dint notice that..:)

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 08:18 PM

Rameswaram (TN),Dec12(PTI) A High-rise Road would be laid from Dhanushkodi to Arichalmunai, a distance of five KM,at a cost of Rs 20 crore, a top official said today. Pamban bridge, linking the mainland to the island, would be renovated at a cost of Rs.14 crore, The Chief Engineer of National Highways, O.S.Reddy, told PTI here. The bridge had weakened and some parts of the sidewalls and pillars needed to be strengthened.Besides, the lighting arrangement also should be renovated, he said. A four lane road would also be laid from Madurai to Parmakudi, he added.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/highrise-road-from-dhanushkodi-to-arichalmunai/925863.html

Another four laned road at last :), if this is commissioned, then travel time between Madurai to Rameswaram will reduce to a large extend. Hope they extend it till Ramnad and then to Rameswaram too (If not possible to Rameswaram, then till Mandapam atleast?).

At present Madurai has 4 laned roads to

* Bangaluru (via Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem)

* Tuticorin (via Aruppukkotai)

* Chennai (via Trichy, Villupuram)

* Kanyakumari (via Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli)

and what all are under conversion? I hope Madurai - Theni is under conversion (correct me if i am wrong) and Madurai - Rajapalayam via T. Kallupatti is complete (this too i am not sure, will be good if somebody throw light upon this) and the roads left out from 4 laning are

* Madurai to Sivagangai (that gives access to coastal areas like Thondi, Thiruvaadaanai, etc)

* Madurai to Coimbatore (Main link that connects the most important Tier IIs in TamilNadu)

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 08:22 PM

Vascon in 1 year.. Looking forward for a Mall in completely different location - Tirunagar...

I remember reading some time back some article from THE HINDU about the expanded Corporation areas, it had a special mention about the Tirunagar which was then a independent local body. It states something like it (the Tirunagar town or locality) has a peculiar well planned architecture that provides connectivity to the whole area by city bus by its 9 stops (If one looks at the locality by google maps, he can understand this very well). But, a sad thing is that I have never been to that locality till today :ohno:.

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 10:10 PM

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/9797/97189293.jpg

Dr. Mohan's Diabetes clinic is open in Vikashini Towers in Anna nagar, Madurai. It has many such clinics in Chennai (Gopalapuram, Tambaram, Anna nagar, Vadapalani, Adyar), Vellore, Kanchipuram district and Hyderabad. A branch is also open in Avanashi road of Coimbatore. Some of its clinics have ISO certification.

The Vikashini towers already has a Vasan Dental Care in it and also the Times of India office. This clinic will function from Dec 14.

madurakarenda

December 12th, 2011, 10:41 PM

Looks like land acquisition is going to start for the four laning of Madurai to Rameswaram road

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6833/39551330.jpg

Sankkar

December 13th, 2011, 03:05 AM

I remember reading some time back some article from THE HINDU about the expanded Corporation areas, it had a special mention about the Tirunagar which was then a independent local body. It states something like it (the Tirunagar town or locality) has a peculiar well planned architecture that provides connectivity to the whole area by city bus by its 9 stops (If one looks at the locality by google maps, he can understand this very well). But, a sad thing is that I have never been to that locality till today :ohno:.

Tirunagar is a nice place MK and try to visit once. It has got 8 stops only.

You are doing a great job in all the Madurai forums. Keep going.

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 04:46 AM

Tirunagar is a nice place MK and try to visit once. It has got 8 stops only.

Thanks, Sankkar yes it is 8. :) Here is the special mention about the Tirunagar in that article
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With a well laid plan (80 feet roads, eight bus stops with a bus route that covers the entire residential colony and green cover), Tirunagar remains a well maintained heart of Tirunagar town panchayat. The corporation, residents feel, should focus more on the extension areas around Tirunagar.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2545229.ece

You are doing a great job in all the Madurai forums. Keep going.

Thanks Sankkar, it is my pleasure contributing for our beloved Madurai. :)

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 04:58 AM

மதுரையில் டெங்கு மலேரியா பாதிப்பு மாநகராட்சியில் உஷார் நடவடிக்கை

மதுரை : மதுரை மாநகராட்சியில் டெங்கு மற்றும் மலேரியா நோய் பாதிப்பு உள்ளது கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதால், பாதுகாப்பு நடவடிக்கைகள் தீவிரப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன.மதுரை அரசு மருத்துவமனையில், "வைரஸ்' காய்ச்சல் காரணமாக வெளிநோயாளிகள் எண்ணிக்கை வருகை அதிகரித்துள்ளது. பாதிக்கப்படுவோரில் பெரும்பாலானோர் குழந்தைகள் என்பதால், மாநகராட்சியில் தடுப்பு நடவடிக்கைகள் தீவிரப்படுத்தப்பட்டன. மாநகராட்சி மருத்துவமனையில் சிகிச்சை பெற வந்த இருவருக்கு, டெங்கு மற்றும் மலேரியா இருப்பது தெரியவந்தது. அவர்களுக்கு தொடர் சிகிச்சை அளித்து வருவதுடன், பிறருக்கு பரவாமல் இருக்க, அவர்களின் வீட்டைச்சுற்றி கொசு ஒழிப்பு நடவடிக்கைகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளது. அவர்களின் குடும்பத்தாருக்கு, நோய் பாதிப்பு உள்ளதா என்பது குறித்தும் சோதனை நடத்தப்பட்டது. மாநகராட்சி முதன்மை நகர்நல அலுவலர் சுப்பிரமணியன் கூறியதாவது: நோய் பாதிப்புக்கு உள்ளான இருவருமே ஆண்கள்.

சென்னைக்கு சென்ற இடத்தில் டெங்குவும், தூத்துக்குடி சென்ற போது மலேரியாவும் தொற்றியுள்ளது. அவர்களிடம் இருந்து பிறருக்கு நோய் பரவாதபடி, தடுப்பு நடவடிக்கைகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளன. மாநகராட்சி மருத்துவமனைகளில் சிகிச்சைக்கு வருவோர், தீவிர சோதனைக்கு உட்படுத்தப்படுகின்றனர். கொசு ஒழிப்பு நடவடிக்கை தீவிரப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது, என்றார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=366747

Measures are being taken to prevent the spread of Dengue and Malaria in Madurai by Corporation.

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 06:05 AM

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3897/61452112.jpg

Dogs license system is going to be adopted by Madurai Corporation because of the street dogs menace. With Corporation expansion, street dogs population has also increased to around 20000 to 25000.

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 06:56 AM

Today, I was looking at Madurai in Google maps, some peculiar thing that caught my eye was the Harveypatti town planning. Look at the road system in that locality. I have not been to Harveypatti till now. But on seeing this, I have planned to go for a visit there within a month.
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/1120/harveyseperate.jpg
I hope we must have many such peculiar thing in and around Madurai, so i will post that whenever i come across those kinda things :)

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 07:07 AM

And the Tirunagar one i told about yesterday. I have read a while back that when somebody told Mr. Kamarajar that he was going to some city abroad to see their town planning, Kamarajar told him, "If you want to know town planning bette, go and learn it from the architecture in Madurai". So no astonishment that the local bodies (before Corporation expansion) surrounding Madurai has such a good town planning.

The Tirunagar with its 8 stops in a circular or spiral fashion. I also read that all the roads here are 80 feet wide.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5488/tiru.jpg

Sankkar

December 13th, 2011, 07:35 AM

Nice Pictures MK.

Harveypatty is the Colony dedicated for Madura Coats employees long time back. It's a well planned colony with 600 houses(Five cents constitutes one plot which includes house and empty ground). It's drainage system is the one of the best in Madurai which was constructed by british so many years back.

Tirunagar is also well planned and looks much more educated. It's totally different from Harveypatty set up.

I spent so many years in Harveypatty before moving to Tirunagar.

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 09:50 AM

Nice Pictures MK.

Thanks sankkar :)

Harveypatty is the Colony dedicated for Madura Coats employees long time back. It's a well planned colony with 600 houses(Five cents constitutes one plot which includes house and empty ground). It's drainage system is the one of the best in Madurai which was constructed by british so many years back.

Tirunagar is also well planned and looks much more educated. It's totally different from Harveypatty set up.

I spent so many years in Harveypatty before moving to Tirunagar.

So, when the Madura Coats went into a bad shape and the employees left that locality?

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 10:02 AM

Government allots Rs. 83.89 lakh for security apparatus

The stage is all set for fortifying the Madras High Court Bench here as the 128 unarmed police personnel deputed in the court campus since November 22 are awaiting the receipt of brand new gadgets such as explosive vapour detectors, letter bomb detectors, electronic stethoscopes, speed dome cameras, closed-circuit televisions, digital video recorders, still cameras and walkie-talkies among others.
The Director General of Police had written a letter to the Home Secretary on September 20 seeking sanction of Rs. 2.3 crore for purchasing security apparatus to be used in the Principal Seat of the High Court in Chennai and Rs. 84 lakh for the Madurai Bench. He had also sought Rs. 8.61 lakh for purchasing arms and ammunition for the use of the police personnel on duty.
After considering his proposal, the Home (Police XII) Department had issued a Government Order (G.O.) on October 13 sanctioning Rs. 2,29,75,500 for purchasing the equipments required for the Principal Seat in Chennai and Rs. 83.89 lakh for the Madurai Bench.
The sanction was made in order to implement a comprehensive security system in the two High Court complexes.
As per the G.O., the Madurai Bench would get five multi-zone metal detectors costing Rs. 2 lakh each, 10 hand held metal detectors costing Rs. 8,000 each, two deep search metal detectors at a cost of Rs. 83,500 each, two explosive vapour detectors at a cost of Rs. 14.5 lakh, one non-linear junction detector at a cost of Rs. 7 lakh and one electronic stethoscope at a cost of Rs. 3 lakh.
The other equipments to be procured include one portable x-ray inspection system at a cost of Rs. 12.5 lakh, five search lights at a cost of Rs. 6,000 each, three under-vehicle trolley mirror at a cost Rs. 2,500 each, 10 extension search mirrors at a cost of Rs. 1,000 each, four day-vision binoculars costing Rs. 20,000 each and four night-vision binoculars costing Rs.45,000 each.
Funds have also been granted to procure two letter bomb detectors costing Rs. 2,500 each, two RSP (render safe procedure) tool kits used for bomb detection at a cost of Rs. 10,000 each, five prodders at a cost of Rs. 9,000 each, two speed dome cameras at a cost of Rs. 4 lakh each, 20 CCTVs costing Rs. 8,000 each, three digital video recorders at a cost of Rs. 50,000 each, one VHF (very high frequency) repeater set costing Rs. 2 lakh, 10 walkie talkies costing Rs. 20,000 each, three VHF mobile sets costing Rs. 25,000 each and two VHF static sets costing Rs. 35,000.
The Madurai list was much less when compared to the principal seat which had been allotted 18 hand held metal detectors at a cost of Rs. 8,500 each, nine door frame metal detectors at a cost of Rs. 5 lakh each, four search lights at a cost of Rs. 10,000 each, two baggage scanners at a cost of Rs. 5 lakh each, sixteen speed dome cameras at a cost of Rs. 3 lakh each and four LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitors at a cost of Rs. 45,000 each.
The other equipments allotted for Chennai include five under-vehicle search mirrors costing Rs. 8,000 each, five prodders costing Rs. 300 each, five explosive vapour detectors costing Rs. 5 lakh each, four minesweepers at a cost of Rs. 9 lakh each, 70 VHF (very high frequency) mobile sets costing Rs. 15,000 each, two static VHF sets costing Rs. 20,000 each, two digital video recorders costing Rs. 25,000 each and two digital still cameras costing Rs. 10,500 each.
While the police personnel in Chennai have been given a go ahead to purchase 38 pistols with 380 rounds of ammunition, the guards on duty in the Madurai Bench would get nine new pistols out of the grand total of Rs. 3,13,64,500 allotted by the government .

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2711593.ece

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 11:21 AM

Madurai, Dec 13 (PTI): A state-wide inspection of major hospitals to ascertain their capability to tackle fire disasters is currently on in the wake of the recent tragedy in Kolkota, Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Department sources said. The state government had ordered checks at major hospitals following the December 9 fire mishap at Kolkata in which 93 people were killed. District Fire Officer K Karuppiah told reporters that the inspection is being held since yesterday. In the city about 40 such hospitals with more than 50 beds were checked and guidelines issued to staff handling fire gadgets, he said. Most hospitals in the city had their own trained safety officers who conducted regular checks on the functioning of various fire fighting gadgets, he said. He said hospitals with ground plus two floors should display the floor plan at each level. Exit and emergency exit points should be visible to visitors and staff should be trained on their role in the event of any emergencies, he added. PTI SSN APR APR 12131354

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/statewide-inspection-of-major-hospitals-on-fire-safety-on/926676.html

Sankkar

December 13th, 2011, 01:39 PM

So, when the Madura Coats went into a bad shape and the employees left that locality?

I won't say all of them left that locality. Anyway employees moving the location is nothing to do with the bad shape of Madura Coats as most of them left the job long time back and also this is their own house.

More than anything they were forced to find a alternative jobs.

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 03:03 PM

Any idea of what happened to these?

* Kamaraj Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Tirumangalam

* Aravind Ophthalmic University

ANANTH

December 13th, 2011, 03:38 PM

I won't say all of them left that locality. Anyway employees moving the location is nothing to do with the bad shape of Madura Coats as most of them left the job long time back and also this is their own house.

More than anything they were forced to find a alternative jobs.

More than 25 years back, Madura coats used to have a special train for it's employees which used to run from TPK to mdu coats factory. Later on they discontinued. Over a period of time, mdu coats performance also worsened and that made them to sell many of their assets including Harvey bungalow at pasumalai ( which houses Taj Garden Retreat now ) and premium brands such as Louis Philippe, van Heusen etc etc

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 03:42 PM

Ananth, so, the brands louis philippe and van heusen are outputs of madura coats?

Sankkar

December 13th, 2011, 04:08 PM

More than 25 years back, Madura coats used to have a special train for it's employees which used to run from TPK to mdu coats factory. Later on they discontinued. Over a period of time, mdu coats performance also worsened and that made them to sell many of their assets including Harvey bungalow at pasumalai ( which houses Taj Garden Retreat now ) and premium brands such as Louis Philippe, van Heusen etc etc

Yes Ananth I know the train very well as that was the only train which did not stop at Madurai Junction. Once that train is stopped they introduced 7F bus from Harveypatty to Madura Coats for two shifts(day and afternoon) to compensate it and after some time it got extended till Pudur and still it's running.

But patronage now is nowhere nearer as it used to be as employees steadily moved out from Madura Coats.

I still remember the days where people queuing up to take that bus.

ilikemadurai

December 13th, 2011, 06:17 PM

Ananth, so, the brands louis philippe and van heusen are outputs of madura coats?

Yes also allen solly. Do we have exclusive outlet for vanhuesen louis phillipe in Madurai??

madurakarenda

December 13th, 2011, 06:26 PM

Yes also allen solly. Do we have exclusive outlet for vanhuesen louis phillipe in Madurai??

To my knowledge, we don't have any of these but we can purchase them in other textile showrooms

ANANTH

December 13th, 2011, 09:26 PM

Ananth, so, the brands louis philippe and van heusen are outputs of madura coats?

Yes. These were made from Madura coats factory located at ambasamudram near papanasam in tirunelveli district. Van Heusen, Louis philipe, Allen solley and Peter England brands were sold along with a company called Madura garments. That was bought by Aditya vikram birla group. This happened 10/12 years back

ANANTH

December 13th, 2011, 09:37 PM

To my knowledge, we don't have any of these but we can purchase them in other textile showrooms

Even though these Iconic brands were owned and produced by Madura coats, we didn't/don't have exclusive outlet for them in madurai

madurakarenda

December 14th, 2011, 05:15 AM

Even though these Iconic brands were owned and produced by Madura coats, we didn't/don't have exclusive outlet for them in madurai

If i am correct, peter england has 1 or 2 outlets in madurai, but we don't have any of van heusen, allen solly or louis phillipe in our madurai

madurakarenda

December 14th, 2011, 06:33 AM

"சாட்டிலைட்' மூலம் மாநகராட்சி வார்டுகள்கிடப்பில் போன திட்டத்திற்கு மீண்டும் உயிர்

மதுரை: மதுரை மாநகராட்சியின் வார்டுகளை "சாட்டிலைட்' மூலம் முறைப்படுத்த மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் முன்வந்துள்ளது. அடுத்த ஒருமாதத்தில் சில வார்டுகளின் விபரம் டிஜிட்டல் மயமாக்கப்படும்.
மாநகராட்சியில் கடந்த 2007ல் சொத்துவரி நிர்ணயித்ததில், குளறுபடி ஏற்பட்டது. வெளிப்படை இல்லாமல், தெருக்கள் "ஏ.பி.சி.டி' ஆக தரம் பிரிக்கப்பட்டன. வரிவிதிப்பில் ஏற்பட்ட முரண்பாடு காரணமாக, பலரும் சொத்துவரி செலுத்துவதை தவிர்த்ததால், மாநகராட்சிக்கு வருவாய் இழப்பு ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் சாட்டிலைட் மூலம் வரைபடம் தயாரிக்கும் பணி, அன்று கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டது.
வரி சீராய்வு செய்ய, பலதரப்பினர் கோரிக்கை வைத்தனர். புதிதாய் பொறுப்பேற்ற நிர்வாகம், வார்டுகளின் விபரத்தை டிஜிட்டல் மயமாக்க முன்வந்தது. இதற்காக சென்னை டி.சி.எஸ்., அதிகாரிகளுடன், நேற்று(டிச., 13) மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் ஆய்வு கூட்டம் நடத்தினர். கமிஷனர் நடராஜன், நகரமைப்பு பொறியாளர் ராக்கப்பன் தலைமையிலான அதிகாரிகள் இதில் பங்கேற்றனர். மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் தயாரித்த வரை
படத்தை, டி.சி.எஸ்., அதிகாரிகளிடம் ஒப்படைத்தனர். அதிலுள்ள எல்லையின் அடிப்படையில், டிஜிட்டல் வரைபடம் தயாரித்து தருமாறு வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டது. இதற்கான பணியை உடனே தொடங்கவும் முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. இதன் மூலம் கட்டடம் அமைந்துள்ள இடம், அமைப்பு, அதன் உயரம், பெற்ற அனுமதி குறித்த ஆய்வை துல்லியமாக அறியலாம். ஆக்கிரமிப்பு செய்திருந்தாலும் தெரிந்து விடும்.கமிஷனர் நடராஜன் கூறியதாவது: கிடப்பில் இருந்த திட்டத்தை மீண்டும் துவக்கியுள்ளோம். சாட்டிலைட் வரைபடம் மூலம், வரி குளறுபடி மற்றும் ஏய்ப்பு தவிர்க்கப்படும். அடுத்த ஒரு மாதத்தில் சில வார்டுகளின் விபரங்கள் டிஜிட்டல் மயமாக்கப்படும். விரைவில் 100 வார்டுகளின் விபரமும், டிஜிட்டல் மயமாகும். மாநகராட்சி வருவாய் பெருகும், என்றார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=367239

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6031/47508152.jpg

madurakarenda

December 14th, 2011, 07:07 AM

^^ Madurai Corporation is going to collect Property Taxes by making use of Satellite system to avoid mistakes in it. Satellite imageries of 72 wards is ready. Now satellite imageries are being prepared for the other 28 wards added to the Corporation. Ward details are being digitized by TCS authorities. Notable thing is that when this was implemented in Bangalore the Corporation income doubled, so plans are made to follow the same thing to increase Corporations income.

madurakarenda

December 14th, 2011, 07:11 AM

திருப்பரங்குன்றம்: திருப்பரங்குன்றம் சுப்பிரமணிய சுவாமி கோயிலில் மார்கழி மாதத்தை முன்னிட்டு டிச.17முதல் 2012 ஜனவரி 14 வரை கோயில் நடை திறப்பு நேரத்தில் மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக, அதிகாலை 4.30 மணிக்கு நடை திறக்கப்பட்டு, பகல் 12 மணிக்கு சாத்தப்படும். மாலை 4 மணிக்கு திறக்கப்பட்டு, இரவு 8.30 மணிக்கு சாத்தப்படும். மார்கழியில் திருப்பள்ளி எழுச்சி பூஜையும் நடக்கும்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=367236

Due to Margazhi month, the Shrine of Lord Muruga in Tiruparankundram will be opened at 4.30 a.m and closed as usual at 12 noon. Again it will be opened at 4 p.m and will be closed at 8.30 p.m. This will be in effect from Dec 17 to Jan 14, 2012.

Madurai

December 15th, 2011, 01:37 AM

^^

Please use this thread for Project updates and any Project related activities.

madurakarenda

December 15th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Wanted to post this in Tourism thread. But, made a mistake. Thanks.

njynt

December 15th, 2011, 06:28 AM

ANANTH

December 15th, 2011, 07:07 AM

Apart from Van heusen, Louis Phillippe, Allen Solly, Peter England.. madura coats also manufactured Byford (Tshirts), San Frisco (Youth outdoors) & Elysee. These brands are world famous and I see them in almost all countries worldwide. The gross mismanagement of the company after the Britishers left the top management got the company down to its knees. Even now every tailor across India uses Ameto / Spade poly only for his sewing purposes..

You get in and see the contruction of the factory inside and you will be amazed at the planning, design and sophistication so many years ago. Even I got amazed to see the town planning at Harveypatti.. The way they had planned in those years is just amazing..

Since my father worked at Madura coats, i used to frequent to the Madura club at Kochadai which was a Wonder of madurai. I was a bit hurt when the ramnad road mill and Madura club were sold.. But now after seeing Heritage Madurai 5 start resort hotel there I feel good that the wonder was saved from destruction and high rise (The gardening inside was much much better than the Eco park we have at outpost)..

We do have a planet fashion outlet at vakkil new street which is Adithya birla's own retail outlet as they now own the iconic vanheusen and LP. Previously we used to get these brands inside Madura Coats campus but wasnt available for sale outside. Even at hajeemooosa I used to see separate shops dedicated for these brands near the main one..

Yes, Byford, elysee, san frisco also their brands only. But parent company of madura coats (coats Viyella Plc) never went out of madura coats totally. They continued to own 40% equity in madura coats even now. Infact 10 years back, even madura coats name was chaned to Coats Viyella (India) limited. After few years they went back to old name of Madura coats. Few years back, they delisted the shares from indian market.

As I mentioned in one of my earlier posting, over a period of time they went on selling their assets including premium brands also. They sold Harvey bungalow and their club in Kochadai (the club premises once we enter will look like we are in a foreign country and not in congested madurai). Now it has become a 5 start resort hotel. They sold almost 15 years back their factory in kerala due to labor problem. As a whole, madura coats lost its glory and became 10 + 1.

Sankkar

December 15th, 2011, 09:02 AM

As a whole, madura coats lost its glory and became 10 + 1.

Once upon a time it was a pride of Madurai. Now it's a not a force to reckon with. As Ananth mentioned they started selling assets 20 to 25 years back itself and it continued.

Now they have outsourced majority of the works and the workforce they have are mostly contractors.

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 04:25 AM

MADURAI: Vaigai dam (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vaigai-dam) will not be able to meet the city's future drinking water needs, with there being a shortfall in 500 mcft even to meet the present demand. Hence, conserving water through the formulation of a city water policy and an effective water watch system had to be immediately implemented, experts of the JNNURM (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/JNNURM) integrated water resources management workshop held in Madurai said on Thursday. A policy decision to release an additional 500 mcft for the city's immediate need from the Vaigai dam was also stressed.
Taking into consideration the immediate and future needs of the city, former engineers of the TWAD (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/TWAD) and PWD (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/PWD) and corporation officials brainstormed at a session to take into account the ways and means of meeting the public demand. Speaking at the inauguration, M P Vasimalai, member technical advisory group JNNURM said that a research project had been taken up by Dhan Foundation under the aegis of JNNURM for evolving policies for the integrated water body management for Madurai city. Some of the main points were taken up for discussion in the workshop to bring about a solution.
J Saravanan, water expert Dhan Foundation said that the second Vaigai water supply scheme was envisaged to provide an additional 46 mld (600 mcft), which would be sufficient only to wet the river bed and would not augment the present supply. The second scheme on completion would provide 186 mld, which too would have a long way to go in the year 2031 when the demand would be 248 mld as per estimates.
Madurai city had only 79,611 domestic connections for its 194,552 houses in the earlier 72 wards. Even then, over 82,396 houses did not have drinking water connections. But it was estimated that 50% of the houses met their needs through the ground water supply. With an average rainfall of 844 mm, the recharge of ground water was 8.8 MCM per year according to the Groundwater Estimation Committee (GEC). But the city was withdrawing 41.6 MCM of ground water annually from about 44,218 borewells, which was five times more than the recharge level.
The 38 major tanks had either been encroached or silted resulting in the surface of water bodies in the city limits going down from 5.03 sq km in 1994 to 2.07 sq km in 2001, leading to a loss in ground water recharge to the level of 44 to 60 cm.
Experts said that storm water drains should be viewed as a resource for recharge of water bodies, rather than mere garbage channels and revamped on a war footing. Also, pollution of ground water through untreated sewage and open drains should be taken into account and remedies chalked out.
Corporation officials said that the present requirement of water for a population of 12.26 lakhs was 166 mld at the rate of 135 lpd. It was predicted that the population of the city would go up to 18.37 lakh in 2031 and the total requirement would go up to 248 mld. What the city got now was 1500 mcft through two pipelines carrying 900 mcft and 600 mcft respectively. The present requirement of the city for its 100 wards including the expanded area was 2000 mcft. Hence, the immediate solution was for the government to take a policy decision to release an extra 500 mcft for Madurai city, from the Vaigai dam.
Finally the experts concluded with Mullaperiyar being a question and Tamirabarini already having a large supply area, the Cauvery river comprehensive scheme was a solution, to Madurai city's demands of water.
But, the best method was to implement rain water harvesting in a serious manner and also maintain the existing water bodies and their channels.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Madurai-requires-water-policy-to-meet-future-needs-say-experts/articleshow/11125533.cms

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 04:26 AM

MADURAI: A call for the formation of a forum for persons and institutions who have successfully implemented rainwater harvesting systems (RWH) and a detailed audit of the functioning of these RWHs, which were implemented during the previous AIADMK (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/AIADMK) regime was stressed at the integrated water management workshop held in Madurai on Thursday.
In his presentation, former chief engineer of PWD (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/PWD), E N Arunachalam detailed the benefits and advantages of the implementation of a proper RWH (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/RWH) system. On an average he said that a four-member family could manage with 7600 litres of water per year, if used judiciously.
Madurai has an annual rainfall of 844 mm, but if there was 10 mm of rainfall over a roof area of 1000 sq ft, if harvested could lead to the storage of 1000 litres, he said. According to his statistics, an average household could harvest its annual requirement of water if there was a rainfall of 7.5 mm, but when the reality was much more, RWHs could be the solution to the present and future water needs.
As a person who has implemented the RWH in his home for 26 years, Arunachalam said that his family had never had water-related ailments or even kidney diseases, due to the consumption of boiled treated rainwater, which was the purest form of the elixir of life. "My shaving blades last longer because I use rainwater for bathing," he said. His family also saves on its monthly detergents, because very minimal quantities are required while washing with rainwater.
But, proper setting up of RWH systems was a must, he said. Pebbles, charcoal and sand were the most important elements of a proper rainwater filtering system and should not be compromised. Rainwater, when harvested in sumps without coming into contact with sunlight would remain potable for six months, after which it could be treated with minimal chemicals, he said.
People were going in for sumps to store corporation water, but it was cheaper and better to convert the sumps into RWHs and not depend on corporation water at all, he said.
Arunachalam was able to detail various ways in which rainwater could be harvested in existing as well as new buildings.
In Madurai city, which had a potential of 52 sq km surface for rainwater harvesting, had only 48% of this area covered by RWHs, which harvested 16 MCM annually, out of the available quantity of 32.91 MCM.
The experts said that Tamil Nadu being the pioneer state in implementing the RWH in 2003, a detailed audit of the existing structures was a must to ensure that the purpose is met.
Real estate and flat promoters should be given their clearance only after RWHs are in place, because Madurai city will also be turned into a concrete jungle by them reducing surface area for natural rainwater harvesting, they said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Call-for-audit-of-existing-rainwater-harvesting-systems/articleshow/11125537.cms

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 07:02 AM

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Madurai Corporation has requested SG to split the existing 4 divisions to 7 for easy administration.

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 08:22 AM

MADURAI: Fire and rescue service (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Fire-and-rescue-service) personnel in Madurai could soon be seen speeding in flashy red motorcycles to answer the call of duty.

The state fire and rescue services department will provide customised motorcycles to its personnel in Madurai soon. "We are in the procurement process. The "water mist" bikes would be introduced in the department shortly,'' said Director-General of Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, Bholanath, who was in Madurai to inspect the deputy director's office on Wednesday. Similarly, jeeps fitted with firefighting mechanisms would also be provided to the personnel, he said, as part of modernisation efforts.

"The motorcycles with a 9-litre capacity and jeeps with a 50-litre capacity to store compressed foam solution will be of great help to fight fire in narrow stretches and other places where heavy vehicles cannot be maneuvered,'' he said. The motorcycles and jeeps have been designed to access places which even conventional fire tenders can access. They will be able to commence firefighting till the larger vehicle arrives. The vehicles would have potable water sprinklers too. The Bronto Sky (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Bronto-Sky) lifts, which are truck-mounted hydraulic platforms that help put out fire in high-rise buildings, have been promised to Madurai division and will be delivered soon, he added.

On the state of fire safety measures in hospitals across the state, Bholanath said the department played only an advisory role on fire safety and the department was not an agency empowered to take action on violations.

Ruling out a visit to hospitals in Madurai to assess fire safety preparedness in the wake of the Kolkata fire, Bholanath said he had visited the city only as part of an annual inspection. "We issue No-objection Certificates if sought by the planning authorities. Besides, if asked, the department will conduct fire audits in the establishment and submit reports. We cannot take action on violations," he said.

Commenting upon the expansion plans in the department, he said the state had more stations comparatively and they were being strengthened.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Madurais-firefighters-to-get-customised-mobikes/articleshow/11123503.cms

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 08:26 AM

ANANTH

December 16th, 2011, 09:01 AM

^^ According to yesterday's Dinakaran news, this Bholanath when asked about a training centre for Firefighters in Madurai that was proposed in 2010 (It was said to be the second of its kind after the one in Tambaram), he has said that "The training facilities that are exisiting now are meeting the requirements" :bash: Shelved because of the change in politics

I dont support either of major parties in TN. But as long as these two continue to be a major force in TN, nothing tangible will take place be it for madurai or coimbatore or any other place. Whatever DMK plans ADMK will cancell and vice versa even if the work had started and public money is spent. So we cant expect anything to take place for madurai. See the case of Anna Technical University or now this Fire training centre. The list will continue for another 4 years and 7 months. Probably we will have cancellation etc in double digit

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 09:56 AM

I dont support either of major parties in TN. But as long as these two continue to be a major force in TN, nothing tangible will take place be it for madurai or coimbatore or any other place. Whatever DMK plans ADMK will cancell and vice versa even if the work had started and public money is spent. So we cant expect anything to take place for madurai. See the case of Anna Technical University or now this Fire training centre. The list will continue for another 4 years and 7 months. Probably we will have cancellation etc in double digit

I hope there ain't any alternative for those two parties ananth. Congress lost its grip in TN (though congress is not it is when it was some 30 years ago), no majority for BJP in TN. Communists can do something but they want alliance with the DMK or ADMK to conquer some parts of TN. So, we can't hope for anything for atleast 2, 3 decades. No visionaries or the ones who can become visionaries are not given chances to become leaders. Anyways, let us put an end to this discussion here and focus on whatever comes to our beloved City.

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 10:00 AM

Madurai Corporation would make a demand for reservation of an additional 500 mcft of water in Vaigai dam to match the increased demand for drinking water supply, Corporation City Engineer (in-charge) A. Madhuram has said.
Addressing a workshop on Integrated Water Management for Madurai city here on Thursday, he said that the present reservation of 1,500 mcft a year was not able to meet the increased populace of the expanded city. The annual water need of the city would grow to 4,000 mcft by 2041. “We need to look at resources other than the Vaigai dam, such as Tamiraparani, Cauvery or Periyar rivers to meet our requirements then. The pre-feasibility, feasibility studies and the preparation of detailed project report (DPR) will take at least two years. As an interim measure, we can get another 500 mcft a year, from the Vaigai dam to meet our immediate needs, with the clearance of the State government,” he said.
In the meantime, the Corporation has asked a private company to prepare a DPR for replacing all the old and worn out underground drinking water distribution pipelines in the city. The work under way is likely to be completed in another two months.
Stating that the loss of water owing to worn-out pipelines was huge, as revealed by a report in 1992-93, he said that the replacement of pipelines would bring down the loss considerably, even less than the established norms.
The Corporation could consider introducing flow control valve and metering the supply to avoid wastage of water, the experts at the workshop suggested to the Corporation authorities.
T. Velrajan, Professor in Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), said that quality of groundwater in the city has highly polluted in different parts. Though the water quality index of 76 to 100 units has been graded as very poor (26-50 good), in many places the WQI was more than 100.
The WQI was worst in TVS Nagar with 245, followed by Sandhapettai 211. The least polluted among the select areas is Ellis Nagar where it was 85.3, followed by S.S. Colony (87.5).
S. Chandran, lecturer with TCE, said that the challenge before the Corporation was in effectively using the 120 million litres a day (MLD) of water produced at the sewage treatment plants. He suggested that the water could be used for irrigation of ayacuts fed by the Kirudumal channel and for aquaculture among other uses.
Former Chief Engineer, Madurai Corporation, K. Sakthivel, said that the treated waste water could be used to fill Madakulam and Thenkal irrigation tanks, provided the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board gave its clearance.
P. Vasimalai, Director of Dhan Foundation, said that the workshop aimed to find the ways to develop water resources in an integrated manner to meet the water requirements of the city without affecting the environment.
Many commercial establishments were looking on this aspect under their corporate social responsibility activities since more than 52 per cent of the land use was with the commercial establishments and government agencies.
Assistant Director, Ground Water Division, Public Works Department, Mohammed Abdul Hameed, said that the groundwater table was on the increase ever since excess rainfall was registered in 2005. He, however, said no data on groundwater exploitation was available.
Former Superintending Engineer of Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board Kaliyamoorthi said that Vaigai dam had become highly unreliable to meet the future water requirements of the city. The Rs. 784-crore combined drinking water project planned to draw water from Cauvery river to supply water to Melur, Tirumangalam and 1,430 habitations would help in meeting the water needs of the city in a significant way.
N. Arunachalam, retired PWD engineer, suggested roof-water harvesting as an effective way to find quality potable water in the households at an affordable cost.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article2717848.ece

madurakarenda

December 16th, 2011, 04:01 PM

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Samayanallur Power Investments (P) Ltd, a group company, has developed a 106MW power plant in Madurai, TN. This was one of the first IPP’s in the country. The company has jointly invested in this project along with Covanta Energy, USA, who is also the current operator of the plant. This is a diesel engine based power plant, operating with furnace oil as its primary fuel. The entire power generated form this plant is evacuated to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) under a long term power purchase agreement (PPA). This plant was commissioned in the year 2001.
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http://www.spigroup.in/energy.html

Any idea on whether this is operational now? Because it is said that it was commissioned in 2001 but this one is listed in Current projects. Nice to see Wind power generation industries setting up their plants in Madurai including the Suzlon proposed now.

madurakarenda

December 17th, 2011, 10:57 AM

^^ Riyas, this is a news that was already posted yesterday here. For updates on Madurai airport follow this thread :

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=818650&page=150

VijayyMdu

December 17th, 2011, 06:11 PM

Few snaps during my recent trip

Upcoming building near Ellis Nagar

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By vijayneo1 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/vijayneo1) at 2011-12-17

Construction near Teppakulam area

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By vijayneo1 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/vijayneo1) at 2011-12-17

Tessco City, an wonderful township on making near Madurai Highcourt / Agri College

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By vijayneo1 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/vijayneo1) at 2011-12-17

from their website

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By vijayneo1 (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/vijayneo1) at 2011-12-17

Construction @ GST Road / Pasumalai

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Snap @ S.S Colony / By-pass Road

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Construction near By-Pass road

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Construction near Mannar College

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An Upcoming apartment complex near TVS Nagar

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madurakarenda

December 17th, 2011, 06:15 PM

^^ Nice update Vijayymdu :)

Where are the first two buildings exactly? More detailed location?

VijayyMdu

December 17th, 2011, 06:40 PM

^^ Nice update Vijayymdu :)

Where are the first two buildings exactly? More detailed location?

The first one comes once you pass Periyar - Ellis nagar Bridge in the left hand side.

The second one is near Teppakulam > diagonally opp to Muktheeswarar temple

Cheers !

ilikemadurai

December 17th, 2011, 06:41 PM

Nice pictures Vijay!!!

@MK, i guess the building(2nd pic) to be temple square an update u asked few days ago

madurakarenda

December 17th, 2011, 06:43 PM

The first one comes once you pass Periyar - Ellis nagar Bridge in the left hand side.

The second one is near Teppakulam > diagonally opp to Muktheeswarar temple

Cheers !

Nice updates :)

madurakarenda

December 17th, 2011, 07:35 PM

Yesterday, I had a recap from post #1 of the Madurai Region threads and I have made a list of whatever materialized and whatever didn't. I have populated the list with whatever project how small it may be and irrespective of the project initiation (i.e irrespective of CG, SG or Corporation) from say 2004 to 2011. This is it. Apologize if I left out something and regarding the completed ones, I have taken care to add even too small things which I came across and also feel free to correct me if something completed is added up with the flew away projects.

The ones that flew away with air :-

1. Eco park fro electroplating - Karisal kulam
2. AIDS Care facility - 2nd after Tambaram
3. Thoracic hospital
4. Pawan hans
5. SIPCOT SEZ
6. ELCOT Industrial city
7. Uthangudi - Samayanallur Ring road
8. AIIMS - Madurai
9. TIDEL
10. 2 ELCOT SEZ
11. Disaster Recovery Centre
12. Platforms 1A for Suburban trains to DGL
13. Budget hotels for IR
14. Graphite Industry - Sivagangai
15. Vandiyur lake Recreation
16. Teppakulam recreation
17. Chennai to Tuticorin Gas pipeline via Madurai
18. Subways at 6 or 8 locations
19. Flyovers at 4 junctions
20. 6 laning of Byepass Road - no ROB in Palanganatham side and no additional bridge across vaigai
21. Granite polishing industry
22. Multi Storeyed Parking Lot in the old central market
23. Uthangudi - Samayanallur 4 laned Byepass
24. SIDCO Sedapatti
25. Link road from TVS Nagar to airport
26. Airport runway expansion
27. TIDCO, Virudhunagar
28. Anna Varsity
29. Fire safety institute
30. Dental College
31. Satellite Town
32. Aviation Varsity
33. Madurai - Bodi GC
34. Madurai - Karaikudi via Melur (still in paper)
35. Madurai - Tuticorin via APK (Not even in paper I suppose)
36. Boating in Saravana poigai
37. ECO Park also said to be a Science Park in TPK
38. International Tamil Sangam
39. Sound and Light show in 1000 Pillar hall
40. Onion market relocation
41. Fruits and plantain market relocation
42. Snake park at Nagamalai pudukottai
43. Zoological park at Azhagar kovil
44. Madurai Heritage Development plan - don't even know what it is
45. Subway linking GRH and the extension buildings
46. Sculpture park inside Tirumalai Naicker Mahal
47. Omni bus shifting
48. Rubber industries cluster
49. Link road between Nagamalai pudukottai and Byepass Road
50. Villupuram - Tuticorin 2nd railway line
51. Women industrial park, Kappalur
52. Kappalur SIPCOT - A new one
53. Escalators in MDU Jn
54. Art and Culture centre
55. Elevated road stretch from St Mary's school to Subramaniyapuram
56. Nano Technology Park
57. Mega Dairy Project
58. NIPER
59. Madakulam lake renovation
60. MDU - NCJ Electrification (Don't know when it will be completed)
61. Power loom park at Aundipatti
62. Dindigul - Kumuli BG Line
63. BRTS
64. MRTS

Something that happened :

Madras High Court Bench
Passport Office
Textile park - Vadipatti
Thoppur - Samayanallur 4 lane
Melur road expansion
TPK road expansion
Integrated market at MIBT
Some Market in Vilangudi
GRH Extension building
New Terminal for Airport
Sivagangai Spices Park
Sivagangai Medical College
Sellur ROB
Koodal nagar ROB
Ellis Nagar ROB
Pit lines work in Rly jn
Solid waste management in Vellakal
2nd Kendriya Vidyalaya
Vaigai watere scheme
4 laned NH to Kanyakumari via Tirunelveli
4 laned NH to Bangalore via Dindigul, Karur, Salem
4 laned NH to Chennai via Trichy
4 laned NH to Tuticorin via Aruppukotai
New Jail Road expansion
Expansion of roads in KK Nagar and Anna Nagar
Developments in Race Course
Check Dams across Vaigai
Warehouse complex at Koodal Nagar Station
Indo Tibet force
Some firestations
Cargo Complex in IXM
2 laned roads from Melur to alagarkovil and to Poovanthi
Slum Clearance near Tiruvalluvar bus stand
New S.P Office
GC in Madurai to Rameswaram and Dindigul
ECO Park in Tallakulam
Tirumalai Naicker Mahal renovation and Sound and light show modification
Park in TVS Park near TVS Sundaram School repaired and a new park in TVS Nagar behind TVS Lakshmi School
Yaanaikkal road expansion
Madurai Cental RTO Office
JnNURM Buses
Corporation expansion
CIPET
Govt Polytechnic - Melur
Battery Cars in Chithirai streets

madurakarenda

December 17th, 2011, 07:36 PM

Nice pictures Vijay!!!

@MK, i guess the building(2nd pic) to be temple square an update u asked few days ago

Yeah it is Temple square :) Thanks ilikemadurai for the timely notification

next capital!

December 17th, 2011, 07:50 PM

Madurai gilli

December 17th, 2011, 09:12 PM

The ones that flew away with air :-

1. Eco park fro electroplating - Karisal kulam - Already in Place
2. AIDS Care facility - 2nd after Tambaram - Still under Plan, even few days back got the news on same
5. SIPCOT SEZ - Still under Plan but dono howfar the new Govt. takes this project, as it's planned by DMK govt
7. Uthangudi - Samayanallur Ring road - Still under plan
8. AIIMS - Madurai - Still can't find answer
10. 2 ELCOT SEZ - Only with basic Infrastructures
11. Disaster Recovery Centre - Still under talks
13. Budget hotels for IR - Under Construction
16. Teppakulam recreation - DONE
18. Subways at 6 or 8 locations - Under JNNURM
19. Flyovers at 4 junctions - Under JNNURM
21. Granite polishing industry - Avlothaan
22. Multi Storeyed Parking Lot in the old central market - In Planning stage
24. SIDCO Sedapatti - Already there I guess, but not sure
30. Dental College - Madurai will never get Govt. Dental college
33. Madurai - Bodi GC - Will be ready only by 2020 with current phase of works
34. Madurai - Karaikudi via Melur (still in paper) - Only Survey done
35. Madurai - Tuticorin via APK (Not even in paper I suppose) - Now only Survey going on
37. ECO Park also said to be a Science Park in TPK - Nearing Completion
39. Sound and Light show in 1000 Pillar hall - Cancelled
40. Onion market relocation - Being Planned in Avaniyapuram
41. Fruits and plantain market relocation - Integration with Central market
46. Sculpture park inside Tirumalai Naicker Mahal - Forgotten
47. Omni bus shifting - Bus-stand ? Still under Confusion
48. Rubber industries cluster - Being planned
49. Link road between Nagamalai pudukottai and Byepass Road - IT Park vathaathaana..?
50. Villupuram - Tuticorin 2nd railway line - 1sta va innum urupadiya mudikala
51. Women industrial park, Kappalur - Only the announcement
53. Escalators in MDU Jn - Getting Installed only now
58. NIPER - Busshhh..
60. MDU - NCJ Electrification - Going on
61. Power loom park at Aundipatti - Forgotten
62. Dindigul - Kumuli BG Line - Will never be laid

Something that happened :

Madras High Court Bench
Passport Office
Textile park - Vadipatti
Thoppur - Samayanallur 4 lane
Melur road expansion
TPK road expansion
Integrated market at MIBT
Agri Market in Vilangudi
GRH Extension building
New Terminal for Airport
Sivagangai Spices Park - Not sure
Sivagangai Medical College - Only Boomi Pooja Over..Innum Building Kattalappu..
Sellur ROB
Koodal nagar ROB
Ellis Nagar ROB
Pit lines work in Rly jn
Solid waste management in Vellakal
2nd Kendriya Vidyalaya
Vaigai watere scheme
4 laned NH to Kanyakumari via Tirunelveli
4 laned NH to Bangalore via Dindigul, Karur, Salem
4 laned NH to Chennai via Trichy
4 laned NH to Tuticorin via Aruppukotai
New Jail Road expansion
Expansion of roads in KK Nagar and Anna Nagar
Developments in Race Course
Check Dams across Vaigai
Warehouse complex at Koodal Nagar Station - CONCOR-SR Closed permanently, due to Poor Cargo movements
Indo Tibet force
Some firestations
Cargo Complex in IXM - ?? Yet to get One Cargo Complex which is proposed to be built new.
2 laned roads from Melur to alagarkovil and to Poovanthi
Slum Clearance near Tiruvalluvar bus stand
New S.P Office
GC in Madurai to Rameswaram and Dindigul
ECO Park in Tallakulam
Tirumalai Naicker Mahal renovation and Sound and light show modification
Park in TVS Park near TVS Sundaram School repaired and a new park in TVS Nagar behind TVS Lakshmi School
Yaanaikkal road expansion
Madurai Cental RTO Office
JnNURM Buses
Corporation expansion
CIPET
Govt Polytechnic - Melur
Battery Cars in Chithirai streets

^^ As far as My knowledge lets it..:)

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 04:37 AM

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Madurai, Dec 17 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Government was taking steps to set up medical shops run by cooperatives in 100 important towns across the state and make them function round-the-clock to enable public get medicines at a cheaper price, Cooperatives Minister Sellur K Raju said today. Inaugurating a cooperative medical shop here, he said Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had ordered opening of 100 shops in the state,through cooperatives. Customers would get 15 per cent rebate on medicines purchased from the Cooperative stores, he said. The medical shops would be linked with computers to find out the expiry date and stocks requirement.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tn-to-set-up-100-cooperative-medical-shops/935317.html

Arul Murugan

December 18th, 2011, 04:46 AM

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 04:55 AM

புதிய இ.எஸ்.ஐ., மருத்துவமனைகள் துவக்கப்படுமா?தமிழகத்தில் உறுப்பினர்கள் எண்ணிக்கை உயர்வு

தமிழகத்தில், இ.எஸ்.ஐ., உறுப்பினர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரிப்பதால், புதிய மருத்துவமனை, மருந்தகங்களை துவங்க, நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.
தமிழகத்தில், சேலம், கோவை, மதுரை, நெல்லை ஆகிய இடங்களில், துணை மண்டல அலுவலகங்களும், சென்னை கே.கே.நகர், அயனாவரம், கோவை, மதுரை தல்லாகுளம், சேலம், வேலூர், திருச்சி உட்பட, 12 இடங்களில், இ.எஸ்.ஐ., மருத்துவமனைகளும், மாநிலம் முழுவதும், 182 மருந்தகங்களும் செயல்படுகின்றன.நாடு முழுவதும், அரசு தொழிலாளர் காப்பீடு கழகத்தில் (இ.எஸ்.ஐ.,) உறுப்பினராக உள்ள, தொழிலாளர்கள் மற்றும் அவரது குறிப்பிட்ட குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு, இலவச மருத்துவ சிகிச்சை, விபத்து இழப்பீடு, சம்பளத்துடன் கூடிய மருத்துவ விடுப்பு போன்ற, பல்வேறு சேவை வழங்கப் படுகிறது.

சட்டத் திருத்தம்:இ.எஸ்.ஐ.,யில் பதிவுபெறும் தொழிலாளியின் அதிகபட்ச சம்பளம், 10 ஆயிரம் ரூபாயிலிருந்து, 15 ஆயிரம் ரூபாயாக உயர்த்தப்பட்டது.அதேபோல், கடந்தாண்டு டிசம்பரில், இ.எஸ்.ஐ., சட்டத் திருத்தத்தின் படி, 20க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஊழியர்கள் பணிபுரியும், தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள், அறக்கட்டளைகள் மற்றும் அமைப்புகள் நடத்தும் கல்வி நிறுவனங்களும், இ.எஸ்.ஐ., சட்டத்தின் கீழ் கொண்டு வரப்பட்டது. கல்வி நிறுவன ஊழியர்களுக்கும், இ.எஸ்.ஐ.,யில் பதிவு பலன் வழங்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டது.

அதிகரிப்பு:தமிழக மண்டல இ.எஸ்.ஐ.,யில், பல லட்சம் தொழிலாளர்கள் பதிவு பெற்றுள்ளனர். இந்நிலையில், புதிய விதிகளால் இ.எஸ்.ஐ., பதிவுபெறும் தொழிலாளர் எண்ணிக்கை வேகமாக அதிகரிக்கிறது. ஆனால், அதற்கேற்ப மருத்துவமனை, மருந்தகங்களை அதிகரிக்கவில்லை.எனவே, தேவை அதிகமுள்ள இடங்களில் புதிய மருத்துவமனை, மருந்தகங்களையும், விடுப்பட்டுள்ள இடங்களில் திட்டப் பலன் கிடைக்கச் செய்யவும், இ.எஸ்.ஐ., நிர்வாகம் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.நமது சிறப்பு நிருபர் -

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=369219

With ESI rules modification, the regd ESI people are growing more in number. But the facilities in ESI hospitals are not adequate.

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 05:41 AM

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Dinakaran article on what happens in GRH extension buildings :bash:

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 05:42 AM

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45 Crores INR sanctioned for the basic amenities in areas merged with the Corporation

ANANTH

December 18th, 2011, 06:10 AM

Dinakaran article on what happens in GRH extension buildings :bash:[/QUOTE]

you beat me by two minutes.

Anyway coming to subject, why cant the state govt allot 15 crores to buy equipments and make it operational. Atleast if they approve now then in six months time the equipments will reach the hospital since govt will go for tendering etc et., We can have the new complex operational atleast by june/july 2012.

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 06:15 AM

Anyway coming to subject, why cant the state govt allot 15 crores to buy equipments and make it operational. Atleast if they approve now then in six months time the equipments will reach the hospital since govt will go for tendering etc et., We can have the new complex operational atleast by june/july 2012.

pure negligence :bash: when it comes to madurai, the 15 crores is a big lumpsum amount whereas for chennai, a few thousand crores is not at all a big amount. Anyways, these are all known facts. Poor fate of madurai and its surrounding districts. :(

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 07:43 AM

As far as My knowledge lets it..

Gilli,

* Granite polishing industry has dead line till March 2012 :) So, there are still 3 more months to say 'Avlo thaan' :lol:

* Some words have been uttered by the Madurai mayor about Uthangudi to Samayanallur ring road and an outer ring road that is going to be cut off because of Runway expansion.

* And I am surprised you saying that Escalators are being installed in MDU Jn. Is that true? Could you update with photograph? I hope posting a photo here will make everybody happy.

* And to my surprise, you have also said that Electro plating park near Karisalkulam is already in place and regarding the Teppakulam recreation work is done, you are saying about the platform like work done, i added it with the flew away projects because they proposed some island kind of thing, then some birds sanctuary, boating etc. :)

* And regarding the Subways and Flyovers, we can get some info only when the Mayor says something regarding JnNURM plans for the next 5 years. :nuts:

* And few more that surprised me were that plans for SIPCOT SEZ and AIDS Care facility are still there. "Innum plans'a kuppa thotti la podala. Adhu varaikum santhosam" :lol:

athens of east

December 18th, 2011, 08:48 AM

By Mullar periyar dam issue its evident that Only certain part of Tamil Nadu is being Developed .

only the people in our neighbour districts like Theni and Dindugal are working as labours in the under developed Kerala state and they have been the target of the Keralites.Whereas in the districts around coimbatore , its only the keralites whom come to Tamil Nadu to earn money.So,its very clear that certain parts of the state are developed and southern district are always neglected.Had Madurai been Developed Well there would have been no reason for our ppl to suffer in Kerala and we would have been able to retreat more.
Also it should be noted that the JNNURM scheme has only been used to buy deluxe bus in Madurai and I could not see any big development in our city when compared to chennai and coimbatore.
Obviously Vaylar Ravi should have been the brain behind not showing interest in international routes from Madurai Airport to maintain the air traffic in trivandrum.But what PC doing as a minister?....Nothing.
so its our ppl who migrate to kerala,tirupur,coimabtore as unskilled labour,Bangalore and Chennai as unskilled and skilled labour.At last Madurai is termed as a village.How long we are going to be cheated by these politicians?...

ANANTH

December 18th, 2011, 09:11 AM

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 09:40 AM

Many time in the past in the same blog, I had raised the same question of how madurai and south TN gets step motherly treatment compared to other cities in TN.

Whenever me and few of my colleagues here raise the genuine concern, other members shut our mouth and say we are tamils and we should be united. See where is the unity? Still kerala is getting fruits, vegetables etc etc through cbe route and that route is open and things are moving as usual. Old madurai and Ramnad districts are going to suffer due to mullaiperiyar and so nobody in north TN or west TN worried.

If TN govt had developed madurai and surrounding areas well, then labors from Dindigul and Theni districts dont need to go to kerala area for daily work and get attacked.

Not just PC but even Vasan, MKA or other ministers are also not done anything for whole TN. Madurai should have got intl flights years back but because our leaders are sleeping and our neighbour state MP's are working overtime, still madurai continue to be a domestic airport and madurai is often called big village.

How ananth? How can we bifurcate TN? We need to bring it to the Government's notice first by doing some kinds of protests. And we need support from trade bodies or associations. In addition to these, we need some support from the political side. We know about the politicians, and their cunning nature. They will support a cause only if they know that they will benefit from that. And the people? Who will come for supporting this leaving their routine work with which they earn their lives? With all these kind of people around, how can we expect somebody to do something?

athens of east

December 18th, 2011, 09:42 AM

^^^^

Many time in the past in the same blog, I had raised the same question of how madurai and south TN gets step motherly treatment compared to other cities in TN.

Whenever me and few of my colleagues here raise the genuine concern, other members shut our mouth and say we are tamils and we should be united. See where is the unity? Still kerala is getting fruits, vegetables etc etc through cbe route and that route is open and things are moving as usual. Old madurai and Ramnad districts are going to suffer due to mullaiperiyar and so nobody in north TN or west TN worried.

If TN govt had developed madurai and surrounding areas well, then labors from Dindigul and Theni districts dont need to go to kerala area for daily work and get attacked.

Not just PC but even Vasan, MKA or other ministers are also not done anything for whole TN. Madurai should have got intl flights years back but because our leaders are sleeping and our neighbour state MP's are working overtime, still madurai continue to be a domestic airport and madurai is often called big village.

I guess the JNNURM fund would have be used only for MKA flex banner erection.....like "Tamil Langauge First Letter"......etc...etc.....I dont know why still our City politicians are so cheap in publicity......Also some ppl in the forum used to post about spl trains to be operated between Cbe-MDU and MAS-MDU in the development thread....Its actually a shame that our ppl are in large number in other cities and the government has arranged moving these unskilled and skilled Workforce from other cities to Madurai to celebrate festivals......See how worse Madurai is,that ppl from Madurai migrate to smaller cities like tirupur to earn.Still Madurai is not able to provide job for its own ppl,then how come just building Two IT park is going to bring wonders....Its high time our ppl should demand what we are supposed to get.Usless PC,MKA all should learn a lesson.And I didnt mention Vasan because still I could not consider him as a minister first of all.

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 09:51 AM

சுற்றுலா தலங்கள்:முதல்வர் உத்தரவு

சென்னை, டிச.18:சுற்றுலா பயணிகளை கவரும் வண்ணம் சென்னை மற்றும் திருச்சியில் சிங்கப்பூரில் உள்ள சென்டோசா பூங்காவைப் போன்ற சுற்றுலா பூங்காக்கள் தலா 50 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் அமைக்கப்படும் என்று முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.
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இதேபோல காஞ்சிபுரம், கடலூர், தஞ்சாவூர், மதுரை, விருதுநகர், திருநெல்வேலி, கன்னியாகுமரி உள்ளிட்ட மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள முக்கிய ஆன்மீக தலங்களை 450 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் மேம்படுத்துவதற்கும் முதலமைச்சர் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

ஊரக சுற்றுலா தொகுப்பு மேம்பாட்டு திட்டத்தின் கீழ் செட்டிநாட்டு பகுதிகள் மற்றும் தஞ்சை, திருநெல்வேலி, கன்னியாகுமரி, கோவை உள்ளிட்ட மாவட்டங்களில் உள்ள முக்கிய பகுதிகள் சுற்றுலா தலமாக உருவாக்கப்பட வேண்டும் என்று அவர் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.
இது தொடர்பாக தமிழக அரசு இன்று வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பு வருமாறு:

சுற்றுலா என்பது ஒரு நாட்டின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு உந்துகோலாகவும், ஒருமைப்பாட்டிற்கு உறுதுணையாகவும், இளமை காலத்தில் அறிவை யும், முதுமைக் காலத்தில் அனுபவத்தையும், தரக்கூடியதாக விளங்குகிறது. பொருளாதார வள மைக்கான ஊக்க சக்தியாகவும், சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகளின் மனதிற்கு புத்துணர்ச்சி மற்றும் மகிழ்ச்சி அளிப்பதோடு புதிய அனுபவங்களை சுற்றுலா அளிக்கிறது. வான் வழி, ரயில், தரை வழிப் போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் கடல் வழிப் போக்குவரத்து, தங்கும் விடுதிகள், தொலைத் தொடர்பு மற்றும் பல்வேறு துறைகளிலும் பன்முக பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சிக்கான தாக்கத்தினை சுற்றுலா ஏற்படுத்துகிறது.

சுற்றுலா நேரடி வேலை வாய்ப்பினை உருவாக்குவதோடு, அதன் மறைமுக தாக்கமாக உள்ளுர் மக்களின் மேம்பாட்டையும் உறுதிப்படுத்துகிறது. சேவைத் துறை என்ற நிலையிலிருந்து, ரத்தினங்கள் மற்றும் ஆபரணங்கள் தொழில், தகவல் தொழில் நுட்பம் மற்றும் பொறியியல் சாதனங்கள் உற்பத்தி போன்ற தொழில்களைப் போல, முன்னணி ஏற்றுமதி தொழிலாக உருவாகி வரும் சுற்றுலாத்துறைக்கு, முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா தலைமையிலான அரசு ஆக்கமும், ஊக்கமும், முன்னுரிமையும் அளித்து வருகிறது. உலகத் தரம் வாய்ந்த சுற்றுலா உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளை உருவாக்குதலுக்கும், சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களை சந்தைப்படுத்துதலுக்கும் ஒரு புதிய ஊக்கம் அளிக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகளுக்கு போக்குவரத்து, தங்குமிடம், உணவு போன்றவை எளிதாகவும், நல்லமுறையிலும் கிடைக்க ஏற்பாடுகள் செய்வதன் மூலம், அவர்கள் பயணம் செய்த இடத்திற்கே மீண்டும் வருகை புரிவதற்கும், அவர்களின் நல்ல அனுபவத்தை பிறருக்கு பகிர்வதன் மூலம் கூடுதல் பயணிகள் வருகை புரிவதற்கும் வழிவகுக்கும்.

இந்த ஆண்டு சுற்றுலா பூங்கா மேம்பாடு, ஊரக சுற்றுலாத் தொகுப்பு மேம்பாடு, சுற்றுலா சுற்றுகளின் ஒருங்கிணைந்த உள்கட்டமைப்பு மேம்பாடு, திறன் மேம்பாடு, சாலை யோர சுற்றுலா வசதிகள், தமிழ்நாடு சுற்றுலாவின் தூய்மை கழிப்பிட விழிப்புணர்வு திட்டம், ஹெலிகாப்டர் சுற்றுலா, சொகுசுக் கப்பல் சுற்றுலா மற்றும் கம்பி வழி சுற்றுலா (ரோப் கார்) திட்டம் என
7 முக்கிய பரிமாணங்களுடன் தமிழகத்தில் சுற்றுலாவை மேம்படுத்த திட்டங்களை வகுக்குமாறு மாண்புமிகு தமிழக முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா ஆணையிட்டுள்ளார்.

சுற்றுலா பூங்காக்கள் அமைத்தல் என்ற திட்டத்தின்படி, சிங்கப்பூரிலுள்ள சென்டோசா பூங்காவைப் போன்று இரண்டு பூங்காக்கள், ஒன்று சென்னையிலும், மற்றொன்று திருச்சியிலும், சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகளை கவரும் வண்ணம், எல்லாவித பொழுதுபோக்கு அம்சங்களுடன் ஒவ்வொன்றும் 50 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் அமைக்கப்படும்.

ஊரக சுற்றுலா தொகுப்பு மேம்பாட்டு திட்டத்தின் கீழ், தனித்துவம் வாய்ந்த கைவினைப் பொருட்கள், பராம்பரியக் கலைகள் ஆகியவற்றைத் தன்னகத்தே கொண்ட, 5 முதல் 7 கிராமங்களைக் கண்டறிந்து, அவற்றை ஒரு சுற்றுலா தொகுப்பு கிராமமாக உருவாக்கி, வர்த்தக யுக்தியாக மேம்படுத்தும் வகையில், சிவகங்கை மாவட்டம், காரைக்குடி, பிள்ளையார்பட்டி, கானாடுகாத்தான், ஆத்தங்கடி ஆகிய செட்டிநாட்டு பகுதிகள்; தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்டத்தில் கும்பகோணம், சுவாமி மலை, தாராசுரம், பட்டீஸ்வரம், நாச்சியார் கோவில் பகுதிகள்; திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டத்தில் கல்லிடைக்குறிச்சி, அம்பாசமுத்திரம், பாபநாசம், முண்டந்துறை பகுதிகள்; கன்னியாகுமரி மாவட்டம், சுசீந்திரம், திற்பரப்பு, திருவட்டார், உதயகிரி, தேங்காய்பட்டினம் பகுதிகள்; மதுரை மாவட்டம், அழகர்கோவில், பழமுதிர்சோலை, மேலூர், நரசிங்கம்பட்டி பகுதிகள்; கோயம்புத்தூர் மாவட்டம், பொள்ளாச்சி, ஆனைமலை, ஆழியார் பகுதிகள்; நாமக்கல் மாவட்டம், கொல்லிமலை ஆகிய பகுதிகள் சுற்றுலாத் தலமாக உருவாக்கப்பட முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார்.

ஒருங்கிணைந்த உட்கட்டமைப்பு மேம்பாடு திட்டத்தின் கீழ், ஆசிய வளர்ச்சி வங்கியின் கடன் உதவி திட்டத்தின் கீழ், தமிழ்நாட்டில் இரண்டு முக்கிய சுற்றுலா சுற்றுகள், கிழக்கு கடற்கரை சுற்றுலாச் சுற்று (ஆன்மீக மற்றும் பாரம்பரிய சுற்று) காஞ்சிபுரம், கடலூர், நாகப்பட்டினம், திருவாரூர் மற்றும் தஞ்சாவூர் மாவட்டங்கள் மற்றும் தென்னக சுற்றுலாச் சுற்று (ஆன்மீகம் மற்றும் சுற்றுச் சூழல் சுற்று) மதுரை, ராமநாதபுரம், விருதுநகர், திருநெல்வேலி, தூத்துக் குடி மற்றும் கன்னியாகுமரி ஆகிய மாவட்டங்களில் சுற்றுலாவுக்கு உகந்த தலங்கள் கண்டறியப்பட்டு, அவைகளை 450 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவில் 2011 முதல் 2020 வரையிலான பத்து ஆண்டுக ளில் மேம்படுத்த முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டார்.

முதற்கட்டமாக, கிழக்கு கடற்கரை சுற்றுலாச் சுற்று 2011ஆம் ஆண்டு தொடங்கப்பட உள்ளது. இதனை தொடர்ந்து தென்னகச் சுற்றுலா சுற்றும் விரைவில் தொடங்கப்படும் ,திறன் மேம்படுத்தல் திட்டத்தின் கீழ், 28 வயது வரையுள்ள எட்டாம் வகுப்பு தேர்ச்சி பெற்ற 3,500 இளைஞர்களுக்கு, உணவு மற்றும் பானங்கள் தயாரிப்பிலும், உணவு வழங்கும் சேவைப் பிரிவிலும், பயிற்சி அளிக்கப்படும். 500 இளைஞர்களுக்கு, தனியார் ஒட்டுநர் பயிற்சி மூலம் வாகன ஒட்டுநர் பயிற்சி வழங்கவும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.

சாலையோர சுற்றுலா வசதிகள் திட்டத்தின் கீழ், தமிழ்நாட்டிலுள்ள அனைத்து முக்கிய சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களையும் இணைக்கும் வகையில், தேசிய மற்றும் மாநில நெடுஞ்சாலை பகுதிகளில் 25 இடங்களில் சாலையோர சுற்றுலா வசதிகள், அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் பங்களிப்புடன் உருவாக்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்.

மேலும், தமிழ்நாட்டிலுள்ள அனைத்து சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களிலும், தரம் வாய்ந்த தூய்மையான கழிப்பிடங்கள் மற்றும் ஓய்வறைகள், அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் பங்களிப்புடன் உருவாக்கப்படும். இவையன்றி, சுற்றுலா பயணிகளை கவருவதற்காக நவீன முறையில் ஹெலிகாப்டர் மற்றும் சொகுசு கப்பல்கள் மூலம் தமிழ்நாட்டிலுள்ள சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களை இணைக்க நடவடிக்கை எடுத்திடவும் முதலமைச்சர் ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளார். இதேபோன்று மலை வாசஸ்தலங்களில் உள்ள சுற்றுலாத் தலங்களை இணைத்திடும் வகையில் அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் பங்களிப்புடன் கம்பி வழிச் சுற்றுலா (ரோப் கார்) திட்டம் செயல்படுத்தப்படும்.

இந்த புதிய சுற்றுலா திட்டங்கள் மூலம், தமிழகம் உலக சுற்றுலா வரைப்படத்தில் முக்கிய இடத்தை அடைவது மட்டுமல்லாமல், அதிக அளவில் உள்நாட்டு மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டு சுற்றுலாப் பயணிகளை கவரவும் இது வழி வகுக்கும்.

http://www.maalaisudar.com/newsindex.php?id=37716%20&%20section=1

Chennai, Dec 18 (PTI) In an ambitious programme to boost the tourism sector in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has asked officials to prepare a seven-point porgramme covering various aspects of tourism, allocating Rs 500 crore for this purpose. The seven-point programme would cover cruise and helicopter trips, rope car facilities at hill stations, developing rural tourism by way of a village cluster programme and infrastructure development among others, a state government release here said. The government would spend Rs 50 crore in developing modern tourist parks on the lines of Sentosa Park in Singapore, at Chennai and Tiruchirappally, it said. The village cluster tourism would involve creating a cluster of 5 to 7 villages based on the arts and handicrafts of their native land and this plan will cover various rural parts in the state. Besides these measures, tourist circuits with integrated infastructure development, religious, environmental and heritage tours have to be identified and developed in districts including Madurai, Tirunelveli and Virudhunagar among others over a period of ten years from 2011-2020, the release said. A sum of Rs 450 crore had been sanctioned for this purpose. Further, road-side amenities will be provided at 25 places on state and national highways on public-private mode. The abovesaid measures would boost the tourism industry of Tamil Nadu and 4,000 youth would be trained in various vocational courses including food and beverages and driving, the release said.

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tn-to-follow-7point-programme-to-boost-tourism/935478.html

யப்பா ஹெலிகாப்ட்டர் இன்னும் சாகலப்பா. உசுரு இன்னும் இருக்கு. :nuts:

ANANTH

December 18th, 2011, 11:19 AM

[B].

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/tn-to-follow-7point-programme-to-boost-tourism/935478.html

யப்பா ஹெலிகாப்ட்டர் இன்னும் சாகலப்பா. உசுரு இன்னும் இருக்கு. :nuts:

Helicopter project is not died. But why you presume that it will be implemented in madurai? Dont keep just expectations.

Also TN govt has talked of 450 crore worth projects to be implemented over a period of 10 years. In simple calculation it works out to 45 crores for whole TN. Imagine what you will get for madurai when there are other tourist locations also there in TN. So we may end up in getting 2 crore every year. I remember the tamil proverb "YAANAI PASIKKU __________"

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 11:25 AM

Helicopter project is not died. But why you presume that it will be implemented in madurai? Dont keep just expectations.

I don't know what happens to politicians the moment they assume power. JJ installed helipads even in one of the most backward district Sivagangai for election campaign, but when it comes to Helicopter tourism, we are let down for the past 5 to 10 years (I am not aware of what happened before, this injustice has been started even before I suppose)

truthspeker

December 18th, 2011, 03:09 PM

^^^^

Many time in the past in the same blog, I had raised the same question of how madurai and south TN gets step motherly treatment compared to other cities in TN.

Whenever me and few of my colleagues here raise the genuine concern, other members shut our mouth and say we are tamils and we should be united. See where is the unity? Still kerala is getting fruits, vegetables etc etc through cbe route and that route is open and things are moving as usual. Old madurai and Ramnad districts are going to suffer due to mullaiperiyar and so nobody in north TN or west TN worried.

If TN govt had developed madurai and surrounding areas well, then labors from Dindigul and Theni districts dont need to go to kerala area for daily work and get attacked.

Not just PC but even Vasan, MKA or other ministers are also not done anything for whole TN. Madurai should have got intl flights years back but because our leaders are sleeping and our neighbour state MP's are working overtime, still madurai continue to be a domestic airport and madurai is often called big village.

We never did anything concrete work to stop such menace.

We failed to create any forum to initiate action.
We need to integrate this side business people and entrepreneurs, with informed knowledge about the discrimination and in what way we can tackle it. For this we have to split TNCC as PNCC. If any one in this forum who have good access to TNCC can initiate such activities.
Some time we has to face initial loss by inviting politicians in this. But in the long run it will be beneficial. So we no need to hesitate to bring politicians in this.
Whoever based in Madurai I request them to initiate the activities. If money required to start any organization, I hope, members of this forum may not hesitate to contribute few thousand rupees per head as donation.

Arul Murugan

December 18th, 2011, 04:08 PM

^^^^
? Still kerala is getting fruits, vegetables etc etc through cbe route and that route is open and things are moving as usual. Old madurai and Ramnad districts are going to suffer due to mullaiperiyar and so nobody in north TN or west TN worried.

That shows you never see any news from North TN and West TN. One of the protestors in Kumuli said only Theni dt people are doing massive protest, so can I say Madurai is least bothered about Mullai periyar dam issue? But I will not say that like you made sweeping statement on other parts of the state. We know that lawyers in Madurai is boycotting court for past few days on this issue and also few other protest happened supporting TN's cause.

Just check the protest happening in Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Chennai on MP dam issue before making sweeping statement. Otherwise atleast please stop dragging it.

If TN govt had developed madurai and surrounding areas well, then labors from Dindigul and Theni districts dont need to go to kerala area for daily work and get attacked.

Even if TN gvt might have built a Singapore in Madurai, those tamils in Kerala Idukki, Devikulam might have been there only because they are native people of that part and not recent migrants from 1950.

Please check the demographics of that area before independence before telling that they are only migrants.

Madurai gilli

December 18th, 2011, 04:39 PM

^^ Arul sir, We agree that People from other parts of TN like CBE, Salem and Chennai are showing their protests for MP issue.. But, there is no meaning in allowing all the goods to Kerala and protesting which is never going to make Kerala suffer/realise their dependence over TN. We expect all the 13 road-entries to Kerala from all the parts of TN should be blocked and If we stop supplying them Vegetables, Rice, Fruits and other products, they will think of our seriousness.

Sorry to intervene..My relatives who had settled in Nedungandam, Munnar, Devikulam etc. were sent out, and they're now helplessly refuged in our native place "Thevaram", a border town in Theni district. As much as 3000 People had been sent out of Kerala, who all are made to stay in Bodi, Thevaram and surrounding villages.

As you said, many people are native of those region but in fact, Estates in Munnar, Idukki region of Kerala depend on our TN labourers. Most of the natives of Thevaram, Bodi, Cumbum, Uthamapalayam & surrounding villages had migrated to Kerala for working in their estates on Contract basis.So, If we take this count, the Migration people will be more than the original natives of these controversial kerala region. There is also another category. I'd seen many Jeeps from Kerala coming down to Thevaram, Bodi, Cumbum etc. to pick-up the labourers who go there for work daily in early morning and return by evening on the same day, via Cumbum mettu.

But, It's a long-term demand of those people to add Munnar, Idukki, Devikulam, Peerumedu, Devikulam, Parambikulam, Nedungandam, Vandiperiyar with Tamilnadu. Their demands are reasonable also, bcs we can see Tamilians' domination in those areas. Even in Politics, Only DMK and ADMK are the decision-makers of these region which is only due to Tamilian's majority.

murlee

December 18th, 2011, 05:00 PM

Excuse me for butting in.. But, Why do u say that we must stop sending vegetables, fruits and other commodities to the people on the other side?? Just because of this MP issue propped up by the political class for political gains, suddenly the common people of Kerala have become our sworn enemies??

I understand this is an emotional issue but that should not obfuscate our ability to think logically. Imagine the bitterness this step would cause which could permanently lead to bitter relations.. Plz remember geography will keep Malayalees and Tamils together for the foreseeable future and a temporary blip like the MP issue should not jeopardize the long term relations.

Finally, it is ur personal opinion and I have no rights judging u. But, this is an International forum with people from all over India and it is not morally right to make such provocative statements. And let us not justify this by citing examples from statements made in Kerala cafe. 2 Wrongs don't make a right.

madhan

December 18th, 2011, 05:54 PM

I have been thinking of one different solution to the Mullai Periyar Dam issue. When I saw the map, the Vaigai dam is not much far away from the Mullai periyar dam and most of the districts depending on mullai periyar water lie after the vaigai dam. Given that Vaigai dam has so many silt deposited on its bed, they can be dredged/desilted to increase the capacity of the vaigai dam. In doing so, there would be no need to store more water in mullai periyar dam and they can very well maintain the level at around 125 ft, which is very much lower than the current 136 ft. I am not sure why none of the politician or officials are proposing this solution. I feel the politicians are not trying to find a feasible solution but just keeping the issue alive and leading people in the wrong way.
Correct me if there are any discrepancy in this solution. And I dont intend to trigger of any controversy because of this posting..

murlee

December 18th, 2011, 06:33 PM

Chamber trade fair begins

The 15th edition of Chamber Trade Fair with the theme 'Tourism our culture', organised by the Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened at Tamukkam grounds in the city on Friday.

Mr V. Neethi Mohan, Chairman, Vaigai Group of Industries, who inaugurated the fair, announced a donation of Rs 50 lakh towards the Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation, for a the establishment of a permanent trade centre in the city.

Mr S. Rethinavelu, senior president of the chamber, in his address, referring to the persistant efforts to get international air connectivity to Madurai, said that as a prelude, Sri Lankan Airways has set up a stall and once the connectivity materialised, tourism and industrial development of southern districts would get a boost, leading to significant exports from the region.

Over 300 stalls including air-conditioned ones were set up with an entry fee of Rs 10, between 4-9 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends and holidays, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Entry is free for children below 12 years. The fair will continue till January 2.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2726564.ece

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 06:41 PM

Nobody would have forgotten how many times the TNCCI people with the help of some architects association of Madurai asked the govt to construct a circular shaped elevated flyover at the Kattabomman statue where the Mayor muthu bridge joins the flyover that would have eased the traffic at that side and that would have been an icon of Madurai, when the plan for Ellis nagar ROB was going on. They won't plan properly and they won't take up a nice plan proposed by others either. God please save my Madurai. :(

madurakarenda

December 18th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Actually, they were asking the govt for a Permanent Trade Fair some 6 to 8 years ago. When the govt didn't seem to look at it, they requested the Govt to acquire land for them where they could construct the Trade center and also suggested 3 sites for the same. Now, looks like the members themselves are donating money for setting up of the Trade Center. :nuts:

ANANTH

December 18th, 2011, 08:11 PM

That shows you never see any news from North TN and West TN. One of the protestors in Kumuli said only Theni dt people are doing massive protest, so can I say Madurai is least bothered about Mullai periyar dam issue? But I will not say that like you made sweeping statement on other parts of the state. We know that lawyers in Madurai is boycotting court for past few days on this issue and also few other protest happened supporting TN's cause.

Just check the protest happening in Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Chennai on MP dam issue before making sweeping statement. Otherwise atleast please stop dragging it.

Even if TN gvt might have built a Singapore in Madurai, those tamils in Kerala Idukki, Devikulam might have been there only because they are native people of that part and not recent migrants from 1950.

Please check the demographics of that area before independence before telling that they are only migrants.

Arul, when I write something I do aware what I am writing. I fully aware how much response other area people give for such agitation. I don't need to write everything here. I also fully aware of the demographics because I born and brought up at mdu and spent good no of years not just in Madurai city but old Madurai district

Madurai gilli

December 19th, 2011, 01:37 AM

மதுரை : மதுரை நாராயணபுரம் போட் ஹவுஸில்(படகு சவாரி மையம்) ரூ.3.96 லட்சம் செலவில் போட்ஜெட்டி, பயணிகள் அறை கட்டட பணிகள் துவங்கின. கண்மாய் கரைகளை பலப்படுத்தி மரங்கள் நட நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும். மழை காலங்களில் மதுரை வடக்கு பகுதியில் சேரும் தண்ணீர் மற்றும் கண்மாய்களில் வெளியறும் உபரிநீர் கால்வாய்கள் மூலம் இக்கண்மாய்க்கு வருகின்றன. ஆண்டின் பெரும்பாலான நாட்கள் தண்ணீர் இருக்கும். மதுரைவாசிகளுக்கு பொழுது போக்கு அம்சமாக திகழும்வகையில் இங்கு படகு சவாரி விட வேண்டும் என கோரிக்கை எழுந்தது. என்.சி.சி., மாணவர்களுக்கு நீச்சல், மீட்பு பணி பயிற்சி இங்கு அளிக்கப்படுகிறது. கடந்தாண்டு கலெக்டராக இருந்த காமராஜ் கண்மாய் கரைகளில் மரங்கள் நடும் திட்டத்தை துவக்கினார். போதிய கண்காணிப்பு இல்லாததால், மரங்கள் அனைத்தும் மாயமாகின. இதுகுறித்து தினமலர் இதழில் செய்தி வெளியானது.

பணி துவக்கம்: அதன் எதிரொலியாக கலெக்டர் சகாயம், கண்மாயில் படகு சவாரி விட நடவடிக்கை எடுத்தார். சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன் படகு சவாரி துவக்கப்பட்டது. சுற்றுலா வளர்ச்சி கழகம் சார்பில் ஐந்து படகுகள் வரை விடப்பட்டுள்ளன. சுற்றுலா பயணிகள் படகுகளில் தண்ணீருக்குள் இறங்கி ஏறும்நிலை இருந்தது. இதனால் ரூ.3.96 லட்சம் ஒன்றிய நிதி மூலம் போட் ஜெட்டி, பயணிகள் அமரும் அறை, டிக்கட் கவுன்டர் கட்ட கலெக்டர் உத்தரவிட்டார். தற்போது அப்பணிகள் துவங்கியுள்ளன.

கூடுதல் வசதிகள் தேவை: சுற்றுலா பயணிகள் வர வசதியாக இங்கு போக்குவரத்து வசதிகளை செய்ய வேண்டும். கண்மாய் கரைகளை பலப்படுத்தி, சுற்றி பேவர் பிளாக் அமைத்தால், நடை பயிற்சி மேற்கொள்ள ஏதுவாக இருக்கும். கண்மாய் கரைகளை சிலர், கழிப்பறையாக மாற்றுகின்றனர். படகு சவாரி பயணம் மேற்கொள்வோர் முகம் சுழிக்கும் அவலம் நிலவுகிறது. அதை தடுத்து நிறுத்த, கண்மாய் கரைகளை சுற்றி வேலி அமைக்கப்பட வேண்டும். கரைகளில் கூடுதல் விளக்குகளை அமைக்க வேண்டும். சுற்றுலா துறை, மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் இதற்காக போதிய நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்து நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=370207

Malaysia Mustafa

December 19th, 2011, 11:34 AM

Again and again I am insisting on the need of a strong organization at Madurai for Madurai and to Madurai as well as for South TN. Then only we can force SG & CG to take note on our plight and at least we will get remedy for some of our problems.

Bro, not only you my dear. So many mdu guys talked about this long ago even before you n me entered to SSC. AFAIK, MG even tried and failed bcoz of other's unavailability.

kannan infratech

December 19th, 2011, 06:53 PM

Hi Madurai friends,

We have made it very clear that any posts wrt Mullaiperiyar Dam issue can be posted only in TN Arattai arangam since we have to strictly monitor the same.

Some people from Kerala deliberately post some thing here and you start responding to the same and it goes viral.

I have deleted all posts wrt Mullai Periyar issue in this thread.

If you wish to post, pl post only in TN Arattai Arangam.

Please do not fall prey to the tricks of mischievous forumers and start replying here.

Please keep this thread only for Madurai region development.

Thanks

Kannan

Madurai gilli

December 20th, 2011, 03:13 AM

மதுரை : மதுரை மாநகராட்சி நிதி நிலை மோசமாக இருப்பதால், ஆரப்பாளையம் பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டை மாற்றம் செய்வதை தள்ளிவைக்க, நிர்வாகம் முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. மதுரையில் கலெக்டர் சகாயம் தலைமையில் நடந்த போக்குவரத்து மேம்பாடு குறித்த ஆலோசனை கூட்டத்தில், ஆரப்பாளையம் பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டை இடமாற்றம் செய்யும் யோசனை முன்வைக்கப்பட்டது. கோச்சடை லாரிகள் நிறுத்தும் இடத்தை இதற்கு பயன்படுத்தலாம் என அதிகாரிகள் ஆலோசனை வழங்கினர். அதை ஏற்று கலெக்டர், ""ஆரப்பாளையம் பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டை மாற்றம் செய்வது குறித்து ஆய்வு செய்ய,'' அதிகாரிகளுக்கு உத்தரவிட்டார். பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டை, வேறு இடத்திற்கு மாற்றும் செலவு, மாநகராட்சியை சார்ந்தது.

தற்போது மாநகராட்சியின் நிதிநிலை அதற்கு ஏற்றதாக இல்லை என்பதால், இப்போதைக்கு பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டை மாற்றம் செய்ய நிர்வாகம் விரும்பவில்லை. நிதி வருவாயை பெருக்கும் பணிகள் நடப்பதால், இந்த யோசனையை பின்னர் நடைமுறைப்படுத்த அதிகாரிகள் முடிவு செய்துள்ளனர். நெரிசலை தவிர்க்க, தத்தனேரி சுடுகாட்டை வேறு இடத்திற்கு மாற்ற திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர். போக்குவரத்து ஆலோசனை கூட்டத்தில், மத்திய சிறையை மேலூர் அருகே இடமாற்றம் செய்ய போலீஸ் தரப்பில் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டது.

தத்தனேரி சுடுகாடு மற்றும் மத்திய சிறை இடம் மாறும் பட்சத்தில், குறிப்பிட்ட அளவு இடம் கிடைக்கும் என்பதால், இத்திட்டத்திற்கு மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் முழு ஆதரவு அளிக்கவுள்ளது. இதன் மூலம் கிடைக்கும் இடத்தில், பார்க்கிங் வசதி ஏற்படுத்த திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர்.

மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறியதாவது: நிதி பற்றாக்குறையால், ஆரப்பாளையம் பஸ்ஸ்டாண்ட் மாற்றம் இப்போதைக்கு இல்லை. போதிய நிதி கிடைக்கும் பட்சத்தில் பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் மாற்றப்படும். மத்திய சிறை இடம்மாற வாய்ப்புள்ளதால், கணிசமான இடம் கிடைக்கும். தத்தனேரி சுடுகாடும் வேறு பகுதிக்கு மாற வாய்ப்புள்ளது, என்றார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=370725

^^Shift of Arapalayam BS may get delayed due to Financial problems of MC.. Thathaneri crematarium and Central Jail may get the priority to be shifted to outer place..:)