Trichy Region Projects thread [Archive] - Page 44

deepu051993

April 6th, 2012, 06:54 AM

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The Tiruchi Corporation is fully geared to meet the drinking water requirements of the city during the ensuing summer, civic officials said on Thursday.

Corporation engineers anticipate no problem in maintaining the current level of supply through the summer. Currently, the city gets about 92 million litres a day (MLD) from its water sources along the Cauvery and the Coleroon river.

The civic body has also commenced a series of upgradation measures, based on an energy audit conducted some months back, at its drinking water pumping stations to replace old equipment, including motors, and improve their efficiency. The works have been taken up at a total cost of Rs.3.25 crore sanctioned under the Integrated Urban Development Mission of the State government.

Corporation sources told The Hindu that the recommendations made after an energy audit carried out by a private consultancy are being implemented in stages. Prominent among the improvements planned are the replacement of 750 KVA transformer with a 1000 KVA one at the Collector Well at Kambarasampettai.

The old transformer would be shifted to Main Pumping Station to replace a 500 KVA transformer. This apart, two additional motors are to be installed at the Main Pumping Station to offset the efficiency decline in the existing motor installed 22 years ago. Four additional bore wells are also planned at Kambarasampettai.

New electrical cabling is also to be done to replace the open cables. A Variable Frequency Device would be installed to achieve optimum energy efficiency. The civic body hopes to achieve an annual savings of up to Rs.5 to 7 lakhs in power tariff through its energy efficiency measures at its pumping stations.

The Corporation has already installed a modern chlorination injection unit, which injects the required quantity of chlorine into the pumping main. This obviates the need for chlorination at the overhead tanks, which often creates problems such as sedimentation.

Though the improvements would not have a direct bearing on the civic body's efforts to ensure optimum water supply during the summer, they would no doubt help improve the operational efficiency of the water supply system, officials said.

On Thursday, Mayor A.Jaya accompanied by Corporation Commissioner (in-charge) K.R.Selvaraj and Deputy Mayor Asick Meera, inspected the city's drinking water pumping stations on the Cauvery and Coleroon rivers and reviewed the water supply situation.

Based on a request from the Corporation, the Public Works Department is expected to release some water from the Upper Anicut (Mukkombu) to provide a wetting to the Corporation drinking water sources of the city.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3286649.ece)

MR.TRICHY

April 6th, 2012, 02:43 PM

திருச்சி:திருச்சி மாவட்ட ரோலர் ஸ்கேட்டிங் சங்க தலைவர் அமிர்தகாசி நேற்று நிருபர்களுக்கு அளித்த பேட்டி:

ரோலர் ஸ்கேட்டிங் சங்கம் கடந்த 14 வருடமாக சிறப்பாக செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது. இந்த சங்கத்தின் மூலம் தமிழ்நாடு அணிக்கு 15 பேருக்கு குறையாமல் தேர்வாகியுள்ளனர். பெற்றுள்ளனர். 2003ம் ஆண்டு அயர்லாந்தில் குளிர்கால சிறப்பு ஒலிம்பிக் போட்டியில் திருச்சி சிறப்பு பள்ளி மாணவி நிஷாந்தினி 3 பதக்கங்களும், 2008ம் ஆண்டில் விசாகப்பட்டினத்தில் நடை பெற்ற தேசிய அளவிலான ரோலர் ஸ்கேட்டிங் போட் டியில் மாணவி லெட்சுமி சில்வர் பதக்கத்தையும், 2011ல் ஏதென்ஸில் நடை பெற்ற சிறப்பு ஒலிம்பிக் போட்டியில் மாணவன் சந்திரபோஸ் 3 பதக்கங்களையும் பெற்றுள்ளனர். திருச்சி மாணவ, மாணவி களை மேலும் உற்சாகப்படுத்த கன்டோன்மென்டில் உள்ள கர்ப்பரட்சகி மஹாலில் காலி இடத் தில் 6,200 சதுர அடியில் ரோலர் ஸ்கேட்டிங் மை தானம் அமைக்க மாவட்ட ரோலர் ஸ்கேட் டிங் சங்கத்திற்கு அனுமதி வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதையடுத்து நவீன கட்டமைப்பு வசதியுடன் உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ள இதற்கான தனி மைதானத்தை கலெக் டர் ஜெயஸ்ரீ இன்று மாலை திறந்து வைத்து மாணவ, மாணவிகளுக்கு பரிசுகள் வழங்குகிறார். இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறினார். பேட்டியின் போது பயிற்சியாளர் மனோகரன் உடனிருந்தார்.

source: nprasanna/TP

deepu051993

April 7th, 2012, 08:35 AM

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While the four-laning of most of the national highways around the city has brought about major improvement to the road infrastructure, it has also given rise to glaring violations of traffic rules.

Driving on wrong lanes to avoid detours to take U-turns, lane jumping and other traffic offences have become common along highways. The continuing practice of truck drivers to use the service lanes as parking area, especially along the Tiruchi-Chennai bypass road, and on other highway stretches has emerged as another major problem for motorists in the city. Scores of trucks could be seen parked on this and several other stretches of the Tiruchi-Chennai Highway.

Service roads between Ariyamangalam and Senthaneerpuram, along the Tiruchi-Chennai bypass road, have become convenient parking areas for truck drivers in the city. More dangerous are vehicles carrying heavy fabrication equipment, steel rods and other loads protruding the length and width of the trucks. Very often drivers of other vehicles fail to spot the parked trucks in the absence of any indication whatsoever.

Highway patrol teams of the police seem to be turning a blind eye to the problem and the truckers get away with their dangerous habit despite repeated accidents involving parked vehicles. “The indiscriminate parking of lorries along service lanes is proving to a headache for road users. It is a matter of concern that police are reluctant to take action,” said M.Sekaran, president, Federation of Consumer and Service Organisations, who has been raising the issue at the district Road Safety Committee meetings.

Though the NHAI has provided exclusive parking bays for trucks and other vehicles on the highways, there are no such bays on the urban stretches of the highways apparently due to the space constraint. But it is on the city stretches that most truck drivers prefer to halt for food and other requirements.

“The absence of a proper parking area for trucks is also cited as one of the reasons for the problem. It is time that a site is identified to establish a parking bay for the trucks,” Mr.Sekaran said.

Motorists also point out that many of the service lanes provided by the NHAI run into dead-ends, which is taken advantage by truck drivers. The service lanes need to be connected across minor bridges, such as the one across the Uyyakondan canal near Senthaneerpuram, at least along the urban stretches of the highway, they observed.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3289839.ece)

deepu051993

April 8th, 2012, 04:17 AM

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An exclusive ward for beneficiaries undergoing treatment under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme was declared open at Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital attached to the K.A.P.Viswanatham Government Medical College here on Saturday.

The fully air-conditioned facility, christened Ward 500, was declared open by N.R.Sivapathi, Minister for School Education, Youth Welfare and Sports, in the presence of P.Kumar, MP, Jayashree Muralidharan, Collector, elected representatives and officials.

The ward has been established by renovating an existing one at a cost of Rs.13.50 lakh.

The 36-bedded ward has been equipped with advanced medical equipment apart from fire extinguishers, water treatment plants and water heaters, hospital sources said. A mother's rest room at the neo-natal ward, established at a cost of Rs.5.60 lakhs, was also declared open on the occasion.

A.Karthikeyan, Dean, and Gomathi, vice principal of the college, M.A.Aleem, neurologist, and Sivakumar, Resident Medical Officer of the hospital explained the salient features of the new facilities to the Minister.

Later at a function organised at the medical college campus, the Minister distributed free gold and cheques to 1,114 beneficiaries under the marriage assistance scheme. In the initial allotment made soon after the government took charge, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had sanctioned the benefit to 4,755 beneficiaries in Tiruchi district. Of this, about 3,700 beneficiaries have been provided the assistance totally worth over Rs.15 crore, Mr.Sivapathi said.

On Saturday, 824 non-graduates were given the assistance of Rs.25,000 each while 290 graduates were given Rs.50,000 each, apart from the gold coins.

The allocation for the district would be increased soon under the scheme, he added.

Laptops distributed

Free laptops, worth Rs.12.83 crore, were also distributed to 9,169 students of nine government and aided colleges of the city at a function held at the St.Joseph's College during the day.

Handing over the laptops to the students, Mr.Sivapathi said about 13,943 students of 34 educational institutions in the district have been given free laptops, totally worth Rs.19.52 crore, so far.

M.Paranjothi, R.Manoharan, T.P.Poonatchi, R.Chandrasekar and T.Indira Gandhi, MLAs, A.Jaya, Mayor, and other officials were present.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3293037.ece)

madurakarenda

April 8th, 2012, 06:06 PM

திருச்சியில் இருந்து திருத்தல பஸ் உலா சுற்றுலாத்துறை ஏற்பாடு செய்கிறது

திருச்சி: சென்னைக்கு அடுத்தபடியாக திருச்சியில் இருந்து முக்கிய கோவில்களுக்கு செல்லும் திருத்தல பஸ் சுற்றுலா திட்டம் செயல்படுத்தப்படவுள்ளது.

சுற்றுலாப்பயணிகள் மற்றும் வெளிநாட்டினரை கவரும் வகையில் சென்னை யில் இருந்து திருக்கோவில்கள் மற்றும் சுற்றுலாத்தலங்களுக்கான ஒருநாள் பயணத்திட்டத்தை சுற்றுலாத்துறை செயலாற்றி வருகிறது. ஒரு நாளில் நவகிரக கோவில்கள் தரிசனம், ஒரே நாளில் திருப்பதி ஆகிய ஆன்மீக சுற்றுலாப் பயணங்கள் வாரம் 2 முறை செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. அதேபோல் சுற்றுலாப்பயணிகளுக்காக ஒருநாளில் சென்னைகாஞ்சிபுரம்மகாபலிபுரம் இன்பச்சுற்றுலா பயணம் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகிறது. இதேபோல் சென்னையில் இருந்து திருச்சி, மதுரை, ராமேஸ்வரம், கன்னியாகுமரி எனும் 8 நாள் சுற்றுலா பயணத்தையும் தமிழக சுற்றுலாத்துறை மேற்கொண்டு வருகிறது. இந்த திட்டங்கள் அனைத்தும் சென்னையில் இருந்தே இயக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.

இந்த நிலையில் திருச்சியை மையமாக வைத்து ஒரு நாள் திருத்தல பஸ் பயணத்திட்டத்தை செயல்படுத்த சுற்றுலாத்துறை திட்டமிட்டுள்ளது. இதன்படி பக்தர்கள் மற்றும் பொதுமக்கள் ஒரே நாளில் திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தின் முக்கிய திருத்தலங்களான மலைக்கோட்டை, திருவானைக்கோவில், ஸ்ரீரங்கம், வயலூர் மற்றும் குணசீலம் கோவில்களுக்கு சென்று சாமி தரிசனம் செய்து விட்டு திரும்பி வரலாம்.

வாரத்திற்கு 3 நாட்கள் என திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ள இந்த ஆன்மீக பஸ் பயணம் திருச்சியில் இருந்து காலை 9 மணிக்கு பஸ் கிளம்பி மதிய உணவுடன் அனைத்து கோவில்களின் தரிசனங்களை முடித்து விட்டு மாலை 5 மணிக்கு மீண்டும் திரும்பும் வகையில் பயணத்திட்டம் தயாரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்கான கட்டணம் இதுவரையில் இறுதி செய்யப்படவில்லை.

ஏசி பஸ்சுக்கு ஒரு கட்டணம், தனிநபர்களுக்கு ஒரு கட்டணம் மற்றும் 30 பேர் கொண்ட குழுவினராக வந்தால் ஒரு கட்டணம் என 3 பிரிவுகளாக கட்டணத்தை நிர்ணயம் செய்ய சுற்றுலாத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் முடிவு செய்துள்ளனர். மேலும் இந்த பஸ்சில் கோவில்களின் சிறப்புகள் குறித்து விளக்கம் அளிக்க கைடு ஒருவரை நியமிக்கவும் முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

வானில் இருந்தப்படி ரசிக்கலாம்

இதேபோல் ஹெலிகாப்டர் மூலம் ராமேஸ்வரம் மற்றும் கன்னியாகுமரி பகுதிகளை பார்வையிடும் ஒரு திட்டமும் சுற்றுலாத்துறையின் பரிசீலனையில் உள்ளது. இதன்படி ஹெலிகாப்டரில் மதுரையில் இருந்து கிளம்பி ராமேஸ்வரம் சென்று வானில் இருந்தபடியே ராமசுவாமி கோவிலின் அழகை ரசிக்கவும், பாம்பன் பாலம் உள்ளிட்டவைகளை பார்வையிடலாம். அதேபோல் மதுரையில் இருந்து ஹெலிகாப்டரில் கிளம்பி கன்னியாகுமரி அம்மன் கோவில் மற்றும் திருவள்ளுவர் சிலை, விவேகானந்தர் பாறை உள்ளிட்ட கன்னியாகுமரின் அழகுகளை ரசித்து விட்டு மீண்டும் மதுரை திரும்பும் திட்டம் ஆகியவையும் சுற்றுலாத்துறையின் பரிசீலனையில் உள்ளது.

http://www.dinakaran.com/District_Detail.asp?Nid=30734&cat=504

One day tourism scheme going to be implemented by TTDC in Trichy. Will be most probably for 3 days a week starting at 9 a.m and return to Trichy at 5 p.m

deepu051993

April 10th, 2012, 10:13 AM

The Regional Passport Office, Tiruchi, has made certain amendments to the online appointment system to improve service to the general public and address grievances of passport applicants.

Taking into account the grievance of public regarding difficulty in getting Tatkal appointment, it was decided to extend the facility of walk –in appointment for Tatkal and Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) applications.

Tatkal applicants can directly come to Passport Seva Kendra, Tiruchi, which is not allowed in Passport Seva Kendra, Thanjavur. PCC applicants can come to any of the PSK in Tiruchi or Thanjavur after registering their application online without taking an appointment.

Walk-in applicants have to come with the printout of application registration number and requisite documents between 9.30 a.m. and noon. Appointments for normal applications were available as per the serving capacity of each PSK.

Slots for appointment

The appointment slots for the next available date are opened on a daily basis from 4 p.m. onwards.

Applicants who have an urgency but not having enough documentary proof for applying under the Tatkal scheme and those who could not succeed to obtain online appointments despite having tried repeatedly could visit the Regional Passport Office at Tiruchi.

They should fill up the application online, generate Application Registration Number (ARN) and come with the printout of the ARN sheet.

The Regional Passport Officer will consider such cases on merit and give staggered appointments keeping in view the load / capacity at the respective PSK.

Applicants having confirmed appointments but unable to visit the PSK due to some reason, are advised to reschedule / cancel their appointments at least 15 hours prior to the scheduled date / time, so that these appointments may be released to other applicants in queue.

In case of ‘no show' of the applicant on the scheduled day & time, the data captured for that applicant will be deleted from the system including ARN number and such applicants will be required to fill up the data again for obtaining fresh appointments, a press release from the Regional Passport Officer, Tiruchi, K. Balamurugan said here on Monday.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3298652.ece)

deepu051993

April 10th, 2012, 10:17 AM

While many people across the country starve for food, the government is least bothered about grains that lie wasted in its establishments. Owing to improper storage and a recalcitrant officialdom, a few tonnes of rice lie rotting in the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) in Trichy, where the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has stocked up nearly 96,000 tonnes of rice since 2009.

The issue came to light when loading and unloading contract labourers in the CWC, Trichy, raised the pitch against FCI which was showing reluctance in supplying rice to the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) for distribution through the public distribution system (PDS). The workers accuse the FCI for 'deliberately' concentrating on supplying rice stocked up in the Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC) instead of supplying stocks from the CWC.

FCI procures many lakhs of tonnes of rice from Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana and stores them in either the CWC or the TNWC on a rental basis depending upon storage capacity. They have preserved nearly 96,000 tonnes of rice procured from other states since 2009. However, the CWC has space to store 85,000 tonnes only. The FCI also stocks up nearly 2,000 tonnes of rice in the TNWC, Trichy.

According to government rules, FCI should supply grains stocked in warehouses on a first-in first-out (FIFO) policy. On the contrary, they pay more attention to rice procured in 2012 and stored in TNWC, alleged B Devadoss, a loadman in the CWC, Trichy.

As a consequence of the move, a few tonnes of rice procured in 2009 and stocked up in one of the 17 storage rooms in CWC become the worst to consume. So, quality officers from TNCSC refuse to purchase such rotten rice for distribution through PDS, says R Shanmuga Sundaram, another loadman.

Moreover, due to non-transportation of rice from the CWC, more than 120 loadmen appointed on a contract basis by handling and transport (H&T) contractor S Pazhanivelu of Madurai have protested against the FCI. They also demand that the authorities ensure regular transportation of rice from here.

Pazhanivelu says despite limited transactions from the CWC, he has to pay Rs 212 per loadman in accordance with the Minimum Wages Act. Though they have been jobless for the past several months, he has to shell out huge money without getting profit.

He also says the loading and unloading charges in the CWC are slightly higher than what the contractors of TNWC charge. Further, they adopt some dishonest ways to supply the stock from TNWC and get routine work for their survival.

On the issue, P Rajaselvam, area manager, FCI, Thanjavur, refuted the allegation of rice going rotten in CWC as they use preservatives to maintain the quality of rice until they supply it to TNCSC. Moreover, he claimed that FCI always complied with FIFO policy while supplying rice to TNCSC. "On the other hand, the TNCSC has sufficient stock of grains including rice for their distribution. So, they don't rely on FCI. However, the FCI has the power to use such stocks during a disaster," he says.

Another FCI official on condition of anonymity says TNCSC has failed to appoint qualified officers for quality checking. So, they find fault with rice that is actually in good condition.

A top TNCSC official says they have adequate stock of grains procured through direct procurement centres (DPC) from Trichy as well as from neighbouring districts and store it in their own godowns across nine taluks in Trichy district. Hence, they are not desperate to purchase rice from FCI. TNCSC distributes more than 13,000 tonnes to PDS and schools in Trichy district every month.

The official, however, said rice preserved for more than one year would rot. From a quality perspective, it may not be harmful, but from the consumer's point of view, the foul smell emanating from such rice would be a turn off.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Rice-rotting-at-Central-Warehousing-Corporation-godown-in-Trichy/articleshow/12605218.cms)

kumaranT

April 10th, 2012, 11:01 AM

Hi,

You can use Namakkal-Musiri-Trichy route instead Namakkal-Karur-Trichy.Since Karur - Trichy route is too pathetic in condition which is not good at present. Namakkal-Musiri-Trichy road will be good since it is the main route to reach Bangalore from Trichy. Travelling time is also be saved in this road.

Thank u all guys..I took Namakkal-Musiri-Trichy route & it was nice..

deepu051993

April 11th, 2012, 03:49 AM

The Tiruchi Corporation would take steps to introduce an online system for payment of taxes, Mayor A.Jaya has said. The corporation would also open a special tax collection centre at Tiruverumbur, which along with a few other local bodies were brought under the civic body last year, she said chairing a meeting to review the tax collection in the city on Tuesday.

The corporation has so far mopped up 91 per cent of the collectable demand of property tax for the previous financial year. Ninety-six per cent of professional tax and 80 per cent of water tax have also been collected.

Ms.Jaya and Corporation Commissioner (in-charge) K.R.Selvaraj urged the officials to ensure cent per cent collection of all tax dues before the end of this month. All dues of underground drainage charges were also fully collected.

All bill collectors, assistant revenue officers, and zonal assistant commissioners should pay special attention to tax collection.

Ms.Jaya instructed officials to identify if there were any property that has not been assessed for tax and cases of under-assessment, and initiate appropriate remedial measures.

Assistant Commissioners Chandra (revenue), Subbu (Srirangam), Rajamma (Ariyamangalam), Baskaran (K.Abishekapuram) and Dhanapalan (Golden Rock), and assistant revenue officers attended the meeting.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3302435.ece)

deepu051993

April 12th, 2012, 05:13 AM

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Mild tremor was felt by residents in certain parts of Srirangam on Wednesday afternoon.

Five houses close to the ‘motta gopuram' of the Srirangam Temple next to the Vadaku Vasal developed minor cracks. The houses located on either side of the Kollidam Road date between 60 to 80 years.

Residents in and around the North Gate, Nethaji Street, North Adayavalanjan and few other places in Srirangam reported to have felt the tremor for a few seconds. A few residents in an apartment near North Gate rushed out on feeling the tremor, while many others did not make much out of it.

“Why are you dancing?” asked 80-year-old Rajamani's granddaughter as the cot the old lady had just sat down on, started to wobble. “I had just taken some rice on my plate when the cot trembled. I ran outside the house as I've never felt anything like that before,” said the octogenarian whose house was among the five dwellings that developed fissures in the tremor that were felt in parts of Srirangam on Wednesday.

Avidha Banu recalled the time of the tremor as 2.20 p.m. Most of the residents were having lunch and ran out to the roads after the vibrations were felt. “I felt I was being rocked forward and backward twice,” said 30-year old Gomathi, an ironing woman, who ran to the street with rice bowl in hand. While no caving in was reported, cracks and fissures were seen in ceiling and walls inside houses.

Bharathidasan of Netaji Street in Srirangam said he returned home after his son called him up to say that he felt his computer table shake.

The district administration deputed a team of revenue officials to inspect the houses. Srirangam tahsildhar B.Rangarajan, deputy tahsildhar S.Sathyamurthy and Revenue Inspector Gokul conducted the inspection.

A preliminary report has been submitted to the district administration after the inspection. Following reports of tremor, areas inspected were Gujilanthopu, Nethaji Street, Rajaji Street, Vellikizhamai Salai in Thiruvanaikoil and Pazhur, Mr.Gokul told The Hindu .

Several residents tried desperately to reach their kith and kin in Chennai but found the mobile networks jammed.

Karur

Mild tremor rattled residents in some parts of Karur district late afternoon on Wednesday triggering panic among public in affected areas. The tremor was felt by public in the Karur and Kulithalai town areas of the district.

“I was rattled from my sleep as the cot was shaking vigorously,” said 72-year old purohit V.S. Balasubramania Sastri of Mettu Street. The purohit also pointed out that in the nearby Kanagambadi Lane, tremor forced cracks in the walls of the house belonging to Mumtaz Begum.

Mrs. Begum's neighbours felt the tremor around the same time. “First we did not understand what was happening and just in a few seconds we realized that the earth was shaking and we all ran out yelling to others to run for safety,” noted K. Devarajan. Utensils fell off their perch and that increased the panic, he added.

A stock taking later on revealed that tremor were felt in Perumal Koil Street, Mettu Street, VOC Street, Kandapadikara Street, all in the thickly populated town areas of Karur and inhabited mostly by the poor, downtrodden as well as vulnerable sections of society.

People and residents in Kulithalai town were also shaken similarly at around 2.45 p.m. people felt the tremor in Periya Palam, Bus Stand, Periyar Nagar, Anna Nagar, and their neighbourhood areas. Some said that they did feel the shaking but wrongfully surmised that some heavy trucks were rolling on the main road causing the shake, he added.

N. Pargunan, a teacher hailing from Dharmapuri, residing at an apartment at Periya Palam and working as a teacher at Ayyarmalai said walls of his flat developed cracks.

Television shook, chairs moved and the residents called up relatives for help, he said, providing a graphic account of the events.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/1242012/FE_1204_MN_02_Try_8.jpg

-MRR/T.P.

deepu051993

April 13th, 2012, 08:21 AM

Mayor A.Jaya has instructed corporation engineers and officials to ensure that there is no drinking water shortage in any part of the city during the summer.

Steps have been taken to supply drinking water through 12 tanker lorries to places where there were short supply, she said at a meeting to review the progress of the ongoing development works in the city.

The meeting was attended by senior engineers and officials of the corporation apart from the chairpersons of the four zones in the city.

Ms. Jaya also instructed the officers to make sure that all development works were completed within the stipulated time. Currently, 366 works sanctioned at a cost of Rs.44.41 crore are underway in the city. Of this, 80 works worth Rs.8.37 crore are in Srirangam zone; 90 works worth Rs.12.20 crore in Ariyamangalam; 99 works worth Rs.12.46 crore in Golden Rock; and 97 works worth Rs.11.37 crore are in K.Abishekapuram zone.

The meeting discussed the sanitation measures with Ms.Jaya requesting the officers not to allow accumulation of garbage in any party of the city. The corporation would soon acquire about 280 garbage bins and 450 push carts to improve garbage collection.

The civic body would strive to win the best corporation award with Rs.25 lakh cash reward being announced by the Chief Minister, she said.

Corporation zonal chairpersons J.Srinivasan, N.Manoharan, R.Gnanasekar, and M.Latha, city engineer S.Raja Mohamed, executive engineers R.Chandran and S.Arunchalam, attended the meeting.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3309907.ece)

Vasu

April 14th, 2012, 02:22 PM

You guys whats your opinion?, Trichy TNSTC should be separate from Kumbakonam Division

deepu051993

April 15th, 2012, 12:24 PM

^^To be logical trichy is already acting as an seperate region of TNSTC. If you see a bus of any other region it would bear only the name of the region. But trichy division buses bear Trichy name in front wind shield and kumbakonam would be in the side.

Other divisions like karaikudi and pudukkotai too do it. Though kumbakonam didnt have an RTO of its own then, the region was farmed. But after such long time it would be difficult to change and many operational problems would arive. There are probability for an Srirangam Region in thealternate of KMU if amma wishes.

bajk

April 15th, 2012, 06:44 PM

^^
Trichy division was to be formed but Ko.Si.Mani took to Kumbakonam instead.

Vasu

April 15th, 2012, 08:19 PM

[QUOTE=deepu051993;90450347. There are probability for an Srirangam Region in thealternate of KMU if amma wishes.[/QUOTE]

:lol: ippadiye naama manasa thethikidavendiyathuthan,,,,,,,

Vasu

April 15th, 2012, 08:27 PM

Its possibel? all electric overhead line should be buried underneath cables like chennai

bajk

April 16th, 2012, 01:50 PM

^^
TNEB few years before had a proposal to replace overhead power lines with underground cables in the city. Not sure how far it has gone though.

deepu051993

April 17th, 2012, 08:08 AM

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Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital attached to K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College here has performed 361 medical and surgical procedures under the Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme, making it the only facility outside Chennai to perform maximum procedures.

In an interaction with mediapersons, Dean A. Karthikeyan said that 204 surgeries and 157 medical management procedures were performed between February 13 and April 13. A total of 399 cases were approved by the insurance company.

The hospital dealt with a daily average of 10-15 cases under the scheme, Dr. Thulasi , nodal officer for the scheme at the hospital, said. So far, Rs. 26.60 lakh had been reimbursed by the insurance company for 116 procedures. The proceeds would go to the respective departments for enhancing infrastructure and other facilities, and towards honorarium for medical staff.

Children were among the foremost beneficiaries with 18 paediatric treatments and 96 paediatric procedures performed.

Medical procedures include 44 general surgeries, 45 orthopaedic surgeries, 34 ENT and 12 neurosurgeries, 15 neurology, and 19 cardiology treatments. Procedures included reconstructive hand surgery for a four-year-old, ligament reconstruction, hysterectomy, trauma care, surgeries for cleft palate, cleft lip, kidney obstruction and plastic surgery for patient with 40 percent burns.

The patients were observed during post operative care for a maximum of five days in the respective departments. With Ward 500 being readied exclusively for the insurance scheme, patients would be admitted there once the work was over.

While elective surgeries could be performed only after approval, life-saving emergency surgeries were performed promptly after obtaining an emergency log number through a toll-free number, Dr.Thulasi said.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3322859.ece)

MR.TRICHY

April 17th, 2012, 03:00 PM

Several initiatives have been proposed under the Town and Country Planning Commissionerate in order to ensure orderly development throughout the State, Minister for Housing and Urban Development R.Vaithilingam told the Assembly here on Tuesday.

Moving the demands for grants to his department, he said in order to redress the grievances of those persons who have purchased ‘unapproved' plots, a scheme would be introduced to regulate such plots in the panchayat and corporation areas.

Besides, in a bid to meet the rapid developments in the heart of the towns and to set up ring roads and satellite towns, a plan had been proposed to integrate land parcels with the help of the land owners.

“The land owners would be compensated by returning developed plots on a pro rata basis depending upon the extent of land that they have given.”

A number of places in the State had been facing “unplanned development”.

In a bid to streamline the developments around the Composite Local Planning Area/New Town Plan Area, steps would be initiated to extend the Composite Local Planning Area in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchi, Salem, Tirupur and Erode and also Hosur New Town Plan Area.

Also, in order to bring in all those areas that had been left out of the Plan Area concept, preparation of a zone plan/composite plan would be taken up in three phases.

First phase

In the first phase, 27 composite local planning authorities and eight new town development authorities would be created. Besides, zonal plan/detailed development plan would be prepared for Dharmapuri, Gobichettipalayam, Rajapalayam and Kovilpatti.

An exclusive local plan authority would be set up to prepare a detailed development plan for the recently upgraded municipalities like Keezhakkarai, Kayalpattinam, Vikramasingapuram, Thuvakudi and Jayankondam.

An integrated traffic and development programme would be prepared to streamline the traffic in Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Tirupur and Madurai corporations.

source:Kannan/TP

MR.TRICHY

April 17th, 2012, 05:33 PM

The Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) will construct tenements and houses at a total cost of more than Rs.1,500 crore this fiscal, Minister for Housing and Urban Development, R.Vaithilingam, told the Assembly on Tuesday.

Moving demands for grants for his department, he said that 3,662 multi-storeyed tenements would be constructed at a cost of Rs.812 crore at Sholinganallur and 500 houses in Kancheepuram, Thanjavur, Tiruchi, Madurai and Tirunelveli districts at a cost of Rs.43 crore. Besides, on the direction of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, 2,238 rented dwellings of government employees in 17 locations would be demolished and 4,691 new dwellings with higher floor space index built at a cost of Rs.679 crore. For maintenance of rented accommodation of government employees, a special allocation of Rs.10 crore would be made.

In a bid to improve facilities for government staff and also the public, 400 dwellings would be constructed at an estimate cost of Rs.60 crore at Anna Nagar (west extension) and Thiruvanmiyur where the TNHB had adequate land.

Under the Slum Clearance Board, the Minister said that 2,882 tenements would be constructed at a total cost of about Rs.145 crore in Srirangam, Tiruchi, Vandavasi, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Orathanadu and Chennai. The Special Grant of the 13th Finance Commission would be utilised for the purpose. As a part of the Rajiv Housing Scheme, a project envisaging construction of 1,404 multi-storeyed tenements in Kakanji Nagar (Athipattu plan area at Ambattur) at a cost of Rs.108 crore would be taken up with the concurrence of the Centre.

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3301092.ece)

deepu051993

April 18th, 2012, 09:37 AM

Union minister of state for finance S S Palanimanickam on Tuesday inaugurated the Aayakar Seva Kendra (ASK centre) at the income tax (I-T) department at Cantonment in Trichy.

ASK was set up in select Indian cities last year, and there are about 60-odd such centres in the country. The initiative was part of a modernisation programme whereby people from any jurisdiction can file their returns at a one-stop computerised facility without going to the section clerks.

Chennai and Coimbatore had the facility in Tamil Nadu until now, and from today Trichy has been added to the ayakar seva map. Another ASK will be opened in Salem on Wednesday and on Thursday it will be inaugurated in Madurai.

Palanimanickam said that since the country had a larger percentage of first-time entrepreneurs, they would not have the requisite experience in filing their I-T returns and had to depend on their auditors who might manipulate them to their advantage. As such, I-T officers should guide first time entrepreneurs and businessmen on the right path, and ASK must play a pivotal role in achieving that. The minister said despite the slowdown of the economy, Chennai region had collected 25% more tax than the target.

Chief commissioner of I-T, Chennai, G C Jain, said that among the four metropolitan cities, Chennai topped the list by collecting Rs 34,586 crore which was Rs 1,545 crore more than the target in the last fiscal. Moreover, in the current fiscal, more than a million taxpayers would file their returns online, he added.

ASK is a single-window system for taxpayers for delivery of services in a time-bound manner as articulated in the IT department's 2007 Citizen's Charter. All applications including I-T returns would be processed at the centre and system-generated acknowledgments would be issued for easy monitoring of applications, said Dr Sudha Sharma, zonal member of CBDT, New Delhi.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/New-computerised-income-tax-payment-facility-in-Trichy/articleshow/12710470.cms)

deepu051993

April 18th, 2012, 07:06 PM

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-Kannan/T.P

ImsaiArasan

April 19th, 2012, 10:26 AM

^^
Trichy division was to be formed but Ko.Si.Mani took to Kumbakonam instead.

In 1972, when transport company nationalization happend, largest transport companies in central TN were Raman & Raman and SRVS, which were head quartered in Kumbakonam. So, Chozhan Roadways Corporation (CRC) , which was formed in 1972 was having its HQ in Kumbakonam and it was serving entire central TN covring Tanjore, Trichy districts. On those days there was no Nagai, Tiruvarur Districts. Later CRC was bifurcated and DCTC formed with Trichy HQ and after few more years, MPTC and in 90s VATC formed with Pudukottai and Karaikudi as HQs. But Still CRC in Kumbakonam remained largest transport corporations covering Tanjai, Nagai , Tiruvarur Districts. SO, in 97, when de-merging of transport corporation happend, they kept CRC HQ Kumbakonam as HQ of this reagion.

bajk

April 19th, 2012, 03:48 PM

^^
I am aware of CRC history, but the fact is K.N.Nehru planned TNSTC HQ at Trichy. Since Ko.Si.Mani objected, CRC HQ at Kumbakonam was made into HQ for TNSTC.

deepu051993

April 20th, 2012, 05:47 AM

..coconut seedling farm in Tirupur district, a centre of excellence for vegetables at Reddiarchattiram Government Horticultural Farm (Rs 14.4 crore), a centre of excellence for cut flowers at Thally in Krishnagiri district (Rs 38.68 crore), a rose garden at Kodaikanal (Rs 3.5 crore), a horticultural farm at Srirangam and a grape research centre at Mallingapuram (Theni district) would be set up.

More @ http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3333046.ece

-MRR/T.P.

ImsaiArasan

April 20th, 2012, 11:38 AM

^^
I am aware of CRC history, but the fact is K.N.Nehru planned TNSTC HQ at Trichy. Since Ko.Si.Mani objected, CRC HQ at Kumbakonam was made into HQ for TNSTC.

I intended to say that CRC was largest transport corporation during the time of de-merging with all its infrastructure set up at Kumbakonam and that made them to choose Kumbakonam as regional transport HQ. Whereas DCTC HQ I don't think Ko.Si.Mani factor alone can push them to take such a Major decision .

bajk

April 20th, 2012, 03:10 PM

^^
The horticulture farm will come up in 10 acres at cost of Rs 50 lacs.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/showxml.aspx?id=15374805&code=2909

MR.TRICHY

April 21st, 2012, 02:38 PM

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A large number of devotees offered worship to Namperumal and pulled the temple car on the occasion of Chithirai car festival at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple on Friday.

Amidst religious fervour, devotees pulled the temple car about 6 a.m. The car rolled on through the Chithrai streets and was brought to rest at 10 a.m.

Earlier, Namperumal was brought from the ‘kannadi arai' about 3.45 a.m. and was taken to the Chithirai ther mandapam about half an hour later.

Namperumal was taken to the temple car in the ‘meena lagnam' between 4.30 a.m. and 5.15 a.m.

Arrangements :

S. Jayaraman, joint commissioner and executive officer of the temple, supervised the arrangements for the festival.

The festival, known as ‘Viruppan tirunal', commenced on April 12 and the car festival marked the ninth day of the festival.

source:MR.RAJA/TP

MR.TRICHY

April 21st, 2012, 02:41 PM

The ban on use of plastic products, below the thickness of 40 microns, should be enforced gradually across the district, said Collector Jayashree Muralidharan here on Friday.

At a consultative meeting with district officials and representatives of hoteliers association and plastic product manufacturers and sellers association, Ms.Muralidharan pointed out that plastics below the thickness of 40 microns have been banned. The use of the non-degradable plastics in the form of bags and other products adversely impacted the environment. The use of such products which was rampant in the urban areas has now spread to rural parts of the district and hence it was essential to check the use of the same in a phased manner, she said. As a first step the ban on plastics below 40 microns in thickness would be strictly enforced from May 1 in Srirangam and Samayapuram town panchayat. The Tiruchi Corporation and the town panchayat should take up awareness programmes to sensitise the people to the issue, she said.

She appealed to hoteliers, marriage hall owners, manufacturers, and sellers of plastic products to extend their full cooperation to the steps taken by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board in enforcing the ban, she said.

P.Selvaraj, Corporation Commissioner (in-charge), Rengasamy, District Environmental Engineer, Margaret Suseela, Assistant Director, Town Panchaayts, K.C.Cheran, City Health Officer, and R.Thandapani, District Tourism Officer participated.

source:Mr.Raja/TP

kg4129

April 23rd, 2012, 02:55 PM

Today morning we met honourable Trichy MP(Mr.Kumar) and discussed various issues related to Trichy development.

Members attended

Kanagarajan (kg 4129/ niranjan) –myself
Premkumar
Yogandran (Ragoo)
Shyam

Isham not able to attend cos he met with an accident (Now he is fine and taking bet rest)

Deepak waited two days, unfortunately MP was busy in Puthukottai for By-election preparation and we really missed him as he has involved most in preparing PPT…

Following are the summary of the meet

 As a first step, we prepared PPT for Trichy developments – Thanks to Mr.Kannan sir for giving suggestion in starting stage and continuous inputs for PPT preparation.

 Special thanks to Mr. Deepak for putting extra effort for finalising the report.

 On 13-04-2012, I sent this PPT presentation to Trichy MP, Trichy collector, Thiruverumbur MLA & CM cell

 Within 30 minutes I got congratulatory message from Trichy MP and he has asked me to meet him personally, accordingly met him today along with Mr. Premkumar, Mr. Yogandran[Ragoo] & Mr. shyam . Also I got thaks mail from Thiruverumbur MLA too...

 We had very long discussion about 1.15 Hrs. (from 10.30 to 11.45 hrs.) in his house

 Following issues discussed elaborately

 Important issues like Airport runway expansion, Cancellation of AI/AIE ,Flights to important cities like in abroad & within India

 Trichy inclusion for JNNURM scheme.

 Railway issue like Rockfort Express issue, Express train to Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai etc…

 Importance of Integrated bus stand In outskirt of city limit with all the facilities for future expansion in consideration

 IT Park Issues

 Based on Vision 2023, Mr. Deepak prepared document for the following

 Solar energy park,

 Highway development (Trichy- Musiri-Namakkal-Tiruchengode)

 HSR connecting Chenai-Trichy-Kanniakumari and future line from Coimbatore to Nagapatium via Trichy

 Mono rail proposal for Trichy city

 Speed up of Trichy-Chennai industrial corridor and proposal for Industrial corridor for Trichy- Madurai & Trichy- Karaikal

 Speed up of process of Aero park in Perambalur and SIPCOT establishment in Trichy- Viralimalai sector

Note;
Meeting was much prospered and we really surprised such kind of kindness from TN politician. He supposed to reach Airport by 1’0 clock to catch Delhi flight but patiently listening all our slides and given positive feedback for all the query & we left from there @11.45 AM.

He has informed us that he is ready to meet us once in a month, if any such kind of suggestion / feedback available & ask us to come directly if he is available in Trichy.

Also he has given moral support for starting Association and assured us that he is ready to help us in all ways and ready to participate in yearly/ half yearly meeting and also for inauguration.

kg4129

April 23rd, 2012, 03:00 PM

^^http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/7821/img7814s.jpg

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madurakarenda

April 23rd, 2012, 03:10 PM

^^ Good work guys!! Kudos to all of you :applause:

murlee

April 23rd, 2012, 03:18 PM

Awesome!! Great effort guys! :applause:

As u said, really surprised to see such a MP from TN..

bajk

April 23rd, 2012, 03:54 PM

Magnificent!! Kg, congrats to you and team for the great work. We are moving in a right direction and positive that Trichy MP will communicate to CM and others. Anyway, apologize for not able to contribute to you guys effort. Hope I can do it next time.

chennaidesi

April 23rd, 2012, 04:50 PM

Great guys.
Let us make Trichy Energy equipments capital of India.

Arul Murugan

April 23rd, 2012, 05:06 PM

Great efforts.:)

:applause::applause:

ceeznic pirate

April 23rd, 2012, 06:41 PM

Really great guys!.. Kudos..

Someone please name the forumers in the photo.

kg4129

April 23rd, 2012, 08:09 PM

Thanks guys :)

CP, In second picture -Left to Right

Mr. Premkumar
Mr. Shyam
Mr. P.Kumar ( Trichy MP)
Mr. Yohendran
Mr. Kanagarajan (myself)

Full Credits goes to Mr.Deepak (Deepu) who has prepared all PPT in couple of days b4 meeting Trichy MP. Today he got practical exam, so left to Coimbatore yesterday night ....

Brand coimbatore

April 23rd, 2012, 09:24 PM

Kudos Guys!!! This should be the best bet for trichy.

krishnaswamy

April 23rd, 2012, 09:29 PM

Good effort guys...!
:applause::applause:

rmohan

April 24th, 2012, 03:38 AM

excellent job let's keep up the spirit.

kg4129

April 24th, 2012, 06:50 AM

Trichy MP Quote in Trichinopoly group (Facebook)

Really I appreciate the team of kanagaraj. All the subject matters are genuine I will follow. P.kumar.,mp

http://www.facebook.com/groups/trichinopoly/294359553977938/

Naveenmech

April 24th, 2012, 08:44 AM

Good effort from you guys, i wish all other politicians should be like this...which is Good for our state:-).kudos for your efforts:-)..

saysenthil

April 24th, 2012, 10:21 AM

Fantastic guys.... Hats off to all you for pulling it off!!!

Can you please share ur presentation too and the details of your long discussion..... Very curious to know!!

:cheers:

isham_9626

April 24th, 2012, 10:26 AM

Its a great job executed by our members. Special thanks to Mr. Deepak (Deepu) who helped our members to speak with the stats...

It was my bad luck to not able to attend the meet

Thank you once again to Mr. Kanagaraj (kg4129), Mr. Prem (just left to chennai a day before the meet and came back), Mr. Ragoo and Mr. Shyam.

deepu051993

April 25th, 2012, 05:20 AM

In a move to improve the infrastructure of the police department, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a Rs 1,000 crore package, to be invested over the next four years, for infrastructure development.

She also announced sanctioning of digital-based police radio system for Chennai and Tiruchy commissionerates at a cost of `30.45 crore.

More @ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/rs-1000cr-infra-boost-police-587

-MRR/T.P

deepu051993

April 25th, 2012, 05:21 AM

The Tiruchi Corporation may soon acquire ambulances and open a blood bank for the benefit of patients visiting its hospitals in the city.

Disclosing this at a meeting to review the sanitation works in the city on Tuesday, A.Jaya, Mayor, said steps were being taken to acquire an ambulance for the Corporation hospitals and also open a blood bank. Steps were also being taken to organise special medical camps for students of the Corporation schools, she said.

The Corporation was also planning to join hands with private hospitals to offer diagnostic facilities for poor people, she said.

During 2011-12, the Corporation hospitals had handled over 5.73 lakh out patients. About 64,500 patients have availed of the treatment under the Siddha section.

Calling upon the Corporation Health Wing officials to ensure that birth and death certificates were issued promptly, Ms.Jaya said during 2011, 21,373 birth certificates and 7,853 death certificates have been issued.

She also appealed to the health wing to continue mosquito control measures in the city and ensure prompt collection of garbage.

As part of its measures to check stray cattle menace, about 650 pigs have been impounded in the city over the past few months, apart from 718 stray goats and 60 cows.

The Mayor also instructed officers to conduct regular inspections in all hotels and eateries to ensure the quality of food supplied. The ban on the use of non bio degradable plastics should be strictly enforced.

Corporation Commissioner (in-charge) K.R.Selvaraj, Deputy Mayor Asick Meera, City Health Officer K.C.Cheran and zonal chairpersons attended the meeting.

Later in the day, Ms.Jaya inspected the progress of works on re-laying the Vellamandi Road near the Gandhi Market.

The badly damaged road is being re-laid at a cost of Rs.52.50 lakhs for a stretch of about 490 metres.

She also inspected the Eda Street and the Vazhakkai Mandi to discuss with officials the improvement measures planned there. She warned of stern action against people parking their vehicles near Vazhakkai Mandi.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3351613.ece)

madurakarenda

April 26th, 2012, 03:21 AM

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With the state government planning to introduce open-deck buses, tourists will soon get a “top view” of Tamil Nadu.

The tourism department has proposed to run the buses in Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchy.

“These destinations receive thousands of visitors every day. To facilitate a better view of the varied attractions in these cities, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has ordered introduction of open-deck buses,” tourism minister S. Gokula Indira told the Assembly Wednesday.

The low-floor environment-friendly buses will be similar to those used for sightseeing in London.

The facility is available in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, where the buses are used for tours to the historic Charminar.

“This will be a double-decker bus. Tourists would be seated on the top floor without a roof and enjoy aerial view of sites,” a senior tourism official said.

He said the modalities to operate the buses would be worked out soon and the tours would be held mostly in the evenings.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/fun-wheels-tourists-soon-888

kg4129

April 26th, 2012, 07:02 AM

^^open-deck buses for Trichy...great :)

Also I read in news paper that 50 Crore announced for Mega Tourism cluster for Trichy-Tanjore- Kumbakonam-Viruthachalam-Trichy ....:cheers:

krishnaswamy

April 26th, 2012, 07:57 AM

^^open-deck buses for Trichy...great :)

Also I read in news paper that 50 Crore announced for Mega Tourism cluster for Trichy-Tanjore- Kumbakonam-Viruthachalam-Trichy ....:cheers:
could you please give the links for the same?

bajk

April 26th, 2012, 08:36 AM

^^
The mega circuit programme, aimed at improving tourism infrastructure in temple towns, will be implemented at a cost of Rs. 50 crore during this financial year. This will be funded under the Central Financial Assistance programme. The circuit would connect Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram and Vriddhachalam. Destinations along this mega circuit would be developed, the minister told the Assembly.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3354772.ece

TrichyGuy

April 26th, 2012, 01:14 PM

Today morning we met honourable Trichy MP(Mr.Kumar) and discussed various issues related to Trichy development.

Members attended

Kanagarajan (kg 4129/ niranjan) –myself
Premkumar
Yogandran (Ragoo)
Shyam
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Also he has given moral support for starting Association and assured us that he is ready to help us in all ways and ready to participate in yearly/ half yearly meeting and also for inauguration.

Great job friends. Feels good to see such initiatives. Hoping to join u in ur initiatives some day. All the very best.

deepu051993

April 26th, 2012, 08:03 PM

Great job friends. Feels good to see such initiatives. Hoping to join u in ur initiatives some day. All the very best.

Thank you sir, you were a part of Chennai meet. Hoping for your contributions soon.

deepu051993

April 26th, 2012, 08:06 PM

The tourism department has proposed to run the buses in Chennai, Madurai and Tiruchy.

A small doubt, whats the use with these buses for tourist. All the three cities are congested, though roads of Chennai are wide for larger extend, both other cities have narrow roads. I cant see any use with this initiative. Some one can through light on this.

krishnaswamy

April 26th, 2012, 08:58 PM

^^ Deepu, if it is planned well, it will do wonders for trichy tourism. 1 day package tour

6:45 AM: start from TTDC office
6 to 9:30: Tiruverumbur Temple, Grand Anaicut, Morning tiffin at Grand Anaicut
9-01:Tiruvanaikoil-Srirangam(based on temple timings
01:3-30: Mukkombu.
04:00: Samayapuram
06:00:Trichy Beach(during Summer)../Tiruverumbur Temple or Viralimalai murugan temple.
08:00:drop back at TTDC office.
This is just tentative only.. if they plan properly, even they can include Gangai konda cholapuram or Thanjavur big temple too.
TTDC has to operate 1 day package around Trichy, Thanjavur..
With Thanjavur as base, they can have a navagraha tour for 1 day..

ceeznic pirate

April 26th, 2012, 09:20 PM

^^

u missed rockfort

krishnaswamy

April 26th, 2012, 11:09 PM

^^

u missed rockfort
yea.. i thought of it.. but decided to drop against as it is in center of the town and people can walk into it after the tour or next day early morning..

murlee

April 27th, 2012, 10:55 AM

POISED FOR GROWTH
The quiet temple town of Trichy is going through a metamorphosis of sorts, thanks to large-scale infrastructure development in the region.

Neighbouring areas around Chennai like Coimbatore, Trichy and Madurai are gradually gaining momentum in the real estate space. Factors driving growth here are peaceful and pollutionfree environment coupled with affordable residential values that these Tier II cities offer. In recent times, Trichy has gained popularity as a realty destination for middle income buyers who want to invest in a quiet place.

Market sources have revealed that employees of Bharath Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and people working at reputed educational institutes like National Institute of Technology (NIT), Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) and Sastra University, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) are increasingly investing in Trichy's residential space.

Noor Mohamed, Proprietor, Bharat Construction, says that although the demand in this market has been good for the last one year, the current market situation is rather dormant. "The main incentives for buyers here are the low budget 2 BHK flats available in the range of 25 to 35 lakh. As for the rental market, demand has been maximum for 3BHK apartments with rental values between 15,000 and 20,000 per month," Mohamed adds.

When speaking about the portfolio of buyers, Mohamed says that BHEL employees, bank officials and local businessmen are investing here, apart from Chennai-based businessmen with a long-term investment viewpoint.

Mohd Rila of Crescent Residency says that investors and home buyers are eyeing Trichy, primarily because of thequality of townships and gated communities in the region.

Rila adds that market values of land have also seen a rise in the recent past, because of the fact that a lot of developers have been launching projects here. Residential plots are the most active category in Trichy. MagicBricks.com statistics show that over 50% of the listings here are in the plots category. Of the rest, builder floors and multi-storey apartments have been witnessing maximum supply. According to MagicBricks.com, of the total listings on the real estate portal, 56% properties are residential plots, 19% are builder floors, 12% are multi-storey apartments, 8% are residential houses and 5% are villas.

Usha Kumar, Managing Director (MD), Visranthi Builders says that residential values in Trichy have been rising for the past few months as more investment is being made from locals as well as Chennai residents. "In the last six months, capital values have increased by 20% in Trichy," Kumar adds.

The maximum demand has been in the 30 to 35 lakh budget in localities like Thillai Nagar, Annamalai Nagar and Vayalur Road, Kumar says. The high demand here is because of the booming education and industries sectors in the area. "The growth of industries like BHEL, GK Industrial Park, etc, is propelling developers to set up projects and buyers to invest in these projects. Trichy could also evolve as an IT destination if MNCs in Chennai set up branches in and around this area," Kumar adds.

RP Builders & Property Developers Ltd, Sebco Property Developers, JK Promoters, Rohini Housing, Vignesh Flat Promoter, Manghalam Estates, Ganesh Builders are the established players in Trichy. Other groups entering this market are Pelican Group and RP Builders & Property Developers Ltd.

Road infrastructure too is witnessing a breakthrough as Reliance Infrastructure has completed two key road projects in Trichy. One is the Trichy - Karur Road, covering a length of 80 km. The project has been operational since October 2011 and the estimated cost of the project is 7.3 billion. Secondly, Trichy - Dindigul Road covers a length of 88 km and has been operational since September 2011.

Trichy is also a famous tourist destination with places such as Jambukeswara temple, Srirangam, Rockfort temple, among others. Apart from having a strong education and industrial base, Trichy also has many healthcare companies like Vasan Health Care, Kaveri Medical Hospital (KMC), Cethar Vessels, and Visranthi Mental Healthcare, among others.

QUICK BYTES
THE TRICHY - KARUR ROAD, COVERING A LENGTH OF 80 KM. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL SINCE OCTOBER 2011. SECONDLY, TRICHY - DINDIGUL ROAD COVERS A LENGTH OF 88 KM AND HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2012/04/27&PageLabel=38&EntityId=Ar03800&ViewMode=HTML

deepu051993

April 27th, 2012, 06:19 PM

Great Tiruchian

April 28th, 2012, 01:06 PM

A good article on the real estate scenario of Trichy, but when did the Trichy-Karur project completed, also i did not see any city side development for the Dindukal highway, which is laid only to the edge of the proposed ring road.

Still the health care sector need a good development.

Nowadays Trichy seems to be appearing in all S.G. projects, might be due to Srirangam effect..
If this continues in infra, industrial & IT projects, then surely Trichy will become next to Chennai leading Cbe in the next three-four years..But this will take place only when long visioned plans for a developed trichy materialises.

kumaranT

April 29th, 2012, 02:43 PM

A small doubt, whats the use with these buses for tourist. All the three cities are congested, though roads of Chennai are wide for larger extend, both other cities have narrow roads. I cant see any use with this initiative. Some one can through light on this.

As krishnaswamy pointed out, such buses will be definitely useful for 1 day trip in and around the city. Yeah..all most all indian cities are congested irrespectivie of having wide/narrow road..I am not sure about Trichy case.. In madurai, significant no of foreign/indian tourists are visiting daily & they all use private vehicles for this..Instead TTDC planned one will be organized and informative to them with proper guide...The bus should be air conditioned in lower section ..So based on the climate/timings tourists can use any (closed /open) seatings..

deepu051993

April 30th, 2012, 05:55 AM

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While the huge volume of plastic wastes that clog the city's open drains and drainage channels in different parts of the city throw up ample evidence of the scale of the menace, the Tiruchi Corporation is set to frame fresh by-laws to check the use of plastic below 40 microns in thickness in the city.

Though it has been about four years since the Corporation banned the use of production and use of such non bio-degradable plastics, they continue to be used widely and indiscriminately in day-to-day life, in households, tea shops, eateries and many commercial establishments.

In the absence of public awareness, there is no regulation whatsoever in disposal of the plastic wastes, manifest through the mounting volume of plastic bags of various hues and sizes, plastic cups and other products in the city's solid waste collection every day. A major portion of these waste also find their way into open drains and drainage channels. Some of them also get into the underground drainage system posing a major headache, civic officials concede.

Almost all major channels in the city including the Irattai Vaical, the Kottai Vaical and other drains, which ultimately flow into the Cauvery river could be seen chocked with the plastic bags.

The recent efforts of the Tiruchi corporation in containing the problem appears to have had little and limited impact. A few days back, the Tiruchi-Chennai Highway and other roads leading to the Samayapuram Mariamman Temple were littered heavily with plastic wastes. It required mobilisation of about 150 sanitary workers from different local bodies to clean up the mess, a district officer told The Hindu . While the district administration is planning to step up measures against the use of plastics across the district, the officer concedes it would be huge task.

The penalties stipulated in the by-laws farmed by the Tiruchi corporation, in 2008, for use and production of non bio-degradable plastics have hardly been a deterrent. The corporation had then announced that consumers using the banned plastic products, retail and wholesale traders and manufacturers of plastics would be liable to pay penalties. It had stipulated penalties of Rs.5,000 for manufacturers, Rs.2,500 for wholesale traders, Rs.750 for retailers, and Rs.100 for consumers.

The corporation is now set to frame fresh by-laws paving the way for the implementation of the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011 of the Union government.

The by-laws, which would come into effect after approval by the corporation council, stipulate that plastic carry bags should conform to the ISO standards and approved colours.

The plastic bags should also carry the manufacturers' name and specify the thickness of the plastic. Shopkeepers and commercial establishments would also be banned from giving plastic bags free of cost to customers. Customers should be charged for the same and 25 per cent of it should be paid to the Corporation towards safe management and disposal.

The penalty for violations for manufacturers would also be doubled to Rs.10,000 and to Rs.2,000 for retail traders. Consumers using plastic bags below 40 microns in thickness would be liable to pay Rs.100 as penalty. The by-laws also empowers the corporation to seize and destroy such plastic products.
Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3369169.ece)

^^Hope this time alone they follow the orders properly.

thillai_selvan

April 30th, 2012, 08:27 AM

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Forest department to start preliminary works at Upper Anicut reserve forest

Preliminary works for the establishment of a tropical butterfly conservatory in Srirangam is set to begin soon with funds being granted to the Forest Department for this purpose.

The State government has sanctioned Rs. 1.61 crore as first instalment to the Forest Department to carry out a host of works for setting up the conservatory which will come up in the Upper Anicut reserve forest in Srirangam. The funds have been provided from the 13{+t}{+h}Finance Commission.

The conservatory is being established to foster conservation of butterfly species and educate public about its significant role in maintaining ecological equilibrium.

The initial funds that have been allocated would be utilised for formation of footpath to a length of 750 metres with adequate cross drains; erection of borewells for drinking and domestic water requirements; installation of reverse osmosis plant; creation of lawn and rock garden as part of landscaping; installation of halogen lamps and garden lights; construction of ponds; formation of artificial streams and installation of self reflective sign and information boards.

25 hectares

Markings for creation of individual facilities inside the conservatory, which will come up in a total area of 25 hectares, have been done taking the help of a consultant. Estimates were under preparation and the initial works would start in a couple of months after floating tenders, says the District Forest Officer I. Anwardeen.

The conservatory will encompass various facilities including indoor butterfly conservatory, outdoor butterfly conservatory, breeding laboratory, nursery and shade nest house, host plant farm, interpretation facilities, children's park, ‘raasi and nakshathra vanam', tourist infrastructure facilities and an administrative office. Host, nectar and roosting plants would be raised inside the conservatory for the butterflies.

The Forest Department would rope in entomologists and botanists to provide technical support and guidance in the establishment and maintenance of the conservatory, says Mr. Anwardeen. The conservatory was expected to be commissioned in two years. The total cost of the project is Rs.8.6 crore.

Funds to the tune of nearly Rs.1crore would be provided by the State Tourism Department for this project that is to come up in the Chief Minister's constituency.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3368811.ece)

vbjagan

April 30th, 2012, 06:05 PM

madurakarenda

April 30th, 2012, 08:05 PM

Tenders out for:

* Consultancy assignment for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for providing Wayside amenities and facilities at National Highways 45, & 7 at two locations for implementation under Infrastructure Development for Destination Scheme of Ministry of Tourism Government of India.

See here : http://www.tenders.tn.gov.in/pubnowtend/uploaded/TD_ttd71691_rfp.16.4.12-wayside%20amenities-corrected.pdf

Details on the location are also there :

a. Tiruchirappalli – Chennai National Highway – NH 45 – 4 Km from Samayapuram Mariamman Temple (S.F. o.216-10, Irungalur Village, Manachanallur Taluk , area – 2.47 acre)
b. Virudhunagar – Virudhunagar National Highway – NH 7 – Kooraikundu Village (S.F. No. 27/2 and 22/2, area – 4 acre)

madurakarenda

April 30th, 2012, 08:06 PM

Tenders out for:

* Consultancy assignment for preparation of DPR for the Development of Tourist Destination at Mukkombu in Tiruchirappalli District

http://www.tenders.tn.gov.in/pubnowtend/uploaded/TD_ttd71691_rfp-%20muukkombu-corrected.pdf

madurakarenda

April 30th, 2012, 08:11 PM

Tenders out for:

* SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF SYNTHETIC ATHLETIC TRACK INCLUDING NEW SUBBASE AT DISTRICT SPORTS COMPLEX-TRICHY, TAMILNADU @ 3.75 Crores INR

http://www.tenders.tn.gov.in/pubnowtend/uploaded/TD_sda71012_sdat.pdf

deepu051993

May 1st, 2012, 06:40 AM

^^ Now only tenders DPR is out, so it might take a year for completion. Some face-lift for the only major tourist destination in Trichy is need of the hour.

The synthetic track is given for Anna Stadium, Tirunelveli and not Trichy, heard Trichy stadium work is finalized.

Also the Budget income-expense report alone is available in the Corporation website and not the budget speech

https://www.trichycorporation.gov.in/Annual%20Budget%202012-13.pdf

deepu051993

May 1st, 2012, 07:52 AM

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The opposition DMK put up a stiff resistance to the City Corporation's plan to hand over maintenance of toilets and roads at the Central Bus Stand to a Tirupathi-based private entity, forcing the civic body to announce a re-tender.

Finalisation of the tender for the Rs. 4.37 lakh bid by the private party did not go down well with the opposition. While DMK members led by former Deputy Mayor M. Anbalagan argued that the concept of privatising maintenance of toilets in the central bus stand had failed on previous occasions, and that privatisation will cause loss of regular jobs, the Corporation Mayor A.Jaya and Commissioner K.R. Selvaraj reasoned out that privatisation was more due to necessity than choice.

Unlike in the past when the tender duration was for a year irrespective of the performance of the private party, this time the tender could be reconsidered even after a month if the performance was not up to mark, the Commissioner emphasised, adding that the Corporation, by way of implementing the privatisation decision in accordance with a resolution adopted in the council meeting on December 21, 2011, would be able to save up to Rs. 2 lakh through the privatisation option. The scope for additional recruitment does not exist as such, Mr. Selvaraj said.

Yet, the DMK members kept demanding appointment of regular sanitary workers for better control and monitoring of the works. Ultimately, responding to a suggestion made by AIADMK's Ariyamangalam Zone Chairperson J. Srinivasan, the Mayor announced that re-tendering will be carried out for the maintenance of toilets and roads in the Central bus stand.

However, the DMK members budged to the Corporation's insistence on privatisation of maintenance of the 65 wards, including the newly included ones. Responding to complaints by members on shortage of sanitary workers in several wards, the Mayor said conservancy workers will be re-distributed on the basis of requirement.

DMK members succeeded in prevailing upon the civic administration to convene a special meeting to discuss progress of drinking water projects. Cutting across party lines, members expressed anguish over the tardy pace of construction of overhead tanks and laying of pipe connections. They sought to know why the Corporation could not keep the promise made by the Mayor soon after taking over that the project will be completed by April end. Ms. Jaya explained that the process was laborious, but on course, before announcing that a special meeting will be convened to discuss the issue threadbare.

The Corporation decided to formally draw the attention of the city police to traffic congestion along the East Boulevard Road due to indiscriminate parking of lorries on the roadsides. The civic body was advised by members of opposition to carry out evictions in a more resolute manner.

During the course of the meeting, the Mayor, in a state of annoyance caused by cacophony in the house due to high-pitched arguments punctuated by use of unparliamentarily words by sections of members in the ruling and opposition benches, advised them to learn civility during discussions.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3372822.ece)

deepu051993

May 1st, 2012, 07:53 AM

The decision by the Trichy corporation to privatise sanitary works in the wards coming under the civic body limits received a flak from councillors belonging to the opposition parties. However, the council passed a resolution with support from the ruling AIADMK councillors here on Monday.

In the wake of the growing number of complaints about the unhygienic conditions in the wards due to dearth of sanitary workers, the Trichy corporation tabled an agenda seeking approval from the council to privatise sanitary work under the solid waste management programme in 21 out of the 65 wards of the corporation, initially. But the DMK councillors raised strong objections to the move saying that it would not bring a solution to the problem but would only worsen the situation. M Anbazhagan, floor leader of DMK said that the councillors cannot control the sanitary workers of the private concerns. They may collect money from the public for their work, he said. S Kavitha, 41st ward DMK councillor said the corporation should provide adequate number of sanitary workers instead of privatising the work.

According to the agenda, the corporation found it hard to manage the 65 wards with 1,655 sanitary workers against the sanctioned strength of 3,636 workers. Due to this, the work under the solid waste management came to a standstill. Also, the recruitment of sanitary workers to fill up 1,981 vacancies could not be taken up as the establishment expenditure should not exceed 49%. Hence, the corporation administration was forced to adopt the resolution to privatise the part of the work under the solid waste management in 21 wards in the four zones of Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Ponmalai and K Abishekapuram.

Despite the opposition, the council finally passed the resolution with the majority support from the AIADMK councillors. The council hall also witnessed some tense moments after the opposition parties sought for a special meeting to discuss the water scarcity in the corporation. Later, the corporation mayor A Jaya accepted their demand to convene a meeting and the meeting resumed.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Sanitary-works-to-be-privatised-in-Trichy/articleshow/12944706.cms)

deepu051993

May 1st, 2012, 07:54 AM

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The State government has planned to augment infrastructure facilities in five noted places of worship, including three temples, in the central region on an outlay of Rs. 2.57 crore.

The infrastructure facilities will be created in Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswami Temple (Rs. One crore), Sri Rajagopalaswami Temple in Mannargudi in Tiruvarur district (Rs. 45 lakh), Sri Siva Temple at Sri Vanjiam in Nannilam taluk of Tiruvarur district (Rs. 43.60 lakh), Adaikalamatha Church at Elakurichi in Ariyalur district (Rs. 44 lakh), and Jambuvanodai Dargah at Muthupettai in Tiruvarur district (Rs. 25 lakh).

These amenities are demand-specific and devotee-oriented.

At Srirangam temple, it will be a one-km long pavement with shelter facilitating the devotees to take bath in river Cauvery at Ammamandapam bathing ghat and reach the temple without any hitch, thus protecting themselves from rain and sun, according to official sources.

At the Mannargudi Rajagopalaswami Temple, a restroom, cloak room and bathroom and toilet block will be constructed. Similar facilities will be created at the Sri Vanjiam Siva Temple.

At the Elakurichi Church, in addition to bathrooms, cloak room, and restroom facilities, steps will also be taken for laying a concrete road, construction of compound wall, holy tank, and providing steps at the tank.

The government has sanctioned Rs. 25 lakh for the construction of a vehicle parking lot and toilets block in the Jambuvanodai Dargah.

These facilities, besides benefitting the devotees, visiting these shrines from across the country round-the-year, will also help in promoting tourism.

The officials hope by providing additional amenities, the influx of devotees and tourists will increase considerably.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3372386.ece)

deepu051993

May 3rd, 2012, 12:21 PM

After a long time, citizens of Trichy have been enjoying uninterrupted power supply for the fifth consecutive day from April 28. The people are also surprised by the sudden relief from the power crisis that caused a lot of problems to everyone.

According to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), the Trichy region that includes the districts of Ariyalur, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Karur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Trichy have been receiving an average of 1,250 MW for the past five days. The supply almost satisfies the demand of 1,500 MW in the region. The increase in the supply is attributed to the power generation from Sengottai Pass, Aralvoimozhi Pass, Coimbatore pass and Palghat Pass.

The unexpected change in the schedule has also led to speculation among the residents of these areas about whether the government will henceforth provide uninterrupted power supply even if there is a shortage in power generation through windmills. Reacting to the situation, S Gopalsamy, chief executive officer of Preetham Automation in Ariyamangalam, SIDCO said that industries cannot rely on the power supply by means of windmill. "We have already switched to diesel generators to run the show despite incurring huge expenses. The government should think of power generations through other modes," he said.

Another businessman Ve Govindarajulu, state general secretary of Tamil Nadu Traders Federation said that they are really surprised by the change, but at the same time expressed caution that they are aware it will not last long. "The government should make a move on a war-footing to increase the generation capacity of the existing power projects," he said. S Vadivel, an advocate and a member of the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF-TNEB), Trichy said "We cannot predict nature. So power generation through windmill would be a temporary solution for the people."

Another member of CGRF-TNEB, Trichy, E Paul Guna Loganath took strong exception to Trichy corporation administration that while the state is reeling under acute shortage of power, its employees are showing a reluctant attitude towards using the street lights. "Most of the time, the lights remain turned on in broad daylight. Despite taking up the issue with the corporation officials, they turn a deaf ear to the problem. On the other hand, the transmission loss of electricity plays spoilsport due to the non-maintenance of wires for a long-time," he said. N Balakrishnan, chief engineer for TNEB, Trichy region told TOI that the power generation through windmill helps in providing continuous power supply.

thillai_selvan

May 4th, 2012, 05:32 AM

Gearing up for its possible inclusion under the phase-II of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the Tiruchi Corporation on Thursday set in motion the process of drawing up a city development plan (CDP) to identify requirements of infrastructure and basic amenities in all the 65 wards.

The first stakeholders' workshop, a preliminary consultative meeting in the run up to the drawing up of the CDP, was held on Thursday with Voyants Solutions Private Ltd., the consultant commissioned by the government, providing an overview of the exercise.

The meeting was chaired by Mayor A.Jaya and attended by heads of various government departments, stakeholder agencies, and representatives of industry, trade and service organisations.

The CDP would focus on the five major areas - economic and urban development, infrastructure development, environmental improvement, urban management, and reforms and urban governance.

Drinking water supply, underground sewerage, and solid waste management would be three priority areas for which the Centre would extend 100 per cent funding for such projects.

Ensuring 24/7 drinking water supply, strengthening of the existing drinking water, and sewer and sold waste management infrastructure by adopting technological tools such as Geographical Information System, online monitoring tools and energy conservation device could be considered.

“Development of townships, improvements to the old city limits, ring roads, exclusive bus lanes, integrated bus terminals, mass rapid transport systems, technology interventions for toning up civic administration, improvement of civic amenities, and projects of international standards could be suggested and taken up under the JNNURM scheme,” a representative of the consultancy agency said during a presentation at the meeting.

The CDP, which would be finalised in the next two to three months, would also assess the financial resources of the corporation and suggest ways for raising the resources for the projects.

The exercise would also involve secondary and primary data collection of the basic amenities/infrastructure and requirements of the city, a rapid assessment and drawing up of operational strategies and priority action plan, submission of inspection report, and finalisation of the development strategies to be adopted.

Two committees, one for policy making comprising stake holder agencies and NGOs, and the other a technical one, would be formed to assess the projects to be taken up. This apart, ward-level meetings would be held to elicit the views of the city residents on the requirements of the respective areas.

The proposals would be put before the committee before being submitted to the corporation council and the government for approval.

Calling up all government departments and stakeholder agencies to identify their requirements and send in their proposals with estimate investment required, the representative of the consultancy agency said they would hold meetings with the agencies to finalise the proposals.

Departments which had submitted their proposals for the CDP drawn up in 2009 could revise the same taking into account the present requirements. Individuals and service organisations could also send in their requirements or proposals.

The investment proposals identified would cover both remunerative and service projectsAsick Meera, Deputy Mayor, Raja Mohamed, city engineer, R.Chandran and S.Arunachalam, executive engineers, S.Dharmaraj, Airport Director, S.Tamilarasan, superintending engineer, Public Works Department, P.Balasubramanian, executive engineer, PWD, R.Dhandapani, District Tourism Officer, and M.Ambedkar, Divisional Engineer, Highways, attended the meeting.
Source (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3383000.ece)

vbjagan

May 4th, 2012, 08:03 AM

Hi deepak. Just gone through your PPT vision report. Great job done deepak and Kannan sir.Thanks for all your sincere effort to make trichy a jewel of tamilnadu.

deepu051993

May 5th, 2012, 08:28 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01074/04may_tysgnns03_sc_1074140e.jpg

The Tiruchi Corporation has revived a proposal to establish a science park at the Anna Nagar Corporation grounds in the city.

The proposal comes years after a similar botched project at the same site. Though a few equipment were installed then at the ground for a science park, in association with a private agency, the Corporation abandoned the plan later without giving any reason.

Subsequently, former Mayor Sarubala R.Tondaiman had mooted the establishment of a water theme park at the site, which too failed to take off. The latest proposal comes amidst initiatives being made by the corporation to develop the city parks and attract private participation to maintain them.

Mayor A.Jaya had also inspected the site for the science park recently.

According to sources, estimates have been prepared for establishing the science park in an area of about 2.65 acres at the corporation grounds at an investment of Rs.2.50 crore.

Apart from scientific equipment, the science park would have landscaped garden, artificial fountains, children's play area with amusement equipment, and a canteen.

The proposal was recently cleared by the corporation council and sent for administrative approval to the Commissioner of Municipal Administration.

Though the corporation has drawn up the plans, it has still not decided on the funding for the project. The civic body has planned to seek funding from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning. However, it is still not clear whether the directorate would fully fund the project. In a recent communication, the directorate had expressed willingness to provide up to Rs.1 crore to the corporation this year for park development and traffic management initiatives in the city.

Nevertheless, officials told The Hindu that even if the funds from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning did not come, the project could be taken up under the phase-II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The project, they said, could be funded under the head of environmental improvement.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3386687.ece)

^^Third major park for the city, to become.

kg4129

May 6th, 2012, 07:51 AM

ஒரு வருட ஜெ. ஆட்சி... பாஸா? பெயிலா?

ஓர் ஆண்டு...

I could say JJ first year of this assembly (2011-2012) is the best one for Trichy in respect to the development activities intiated by SG :cheers:

Following are some of the sample....

100 crore allocation for Trichy GH upgradation

Establishing National Law School (NLS)

Establishing Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

Establishing horticultural college in Srirangam (Women’s College)

Announcement of Government Engineering college in sengipatty ( Tanjore Dst)- 30 Kms from Trichy

Announcement of Government Polytechnic in Srirangam

Establishing Government Arts & Science College in Srirangam constituency

Open University regional Centre in Srirangam

Announcement of Park inline with SANTOSA Singapore in Trichy (50 Crore Project)

Allocation of 85 crores for service lane from Palpannai to Thuvakudi

Announcement of Butterfly conservatory a cost of Rs. 8.6 crore (25 hectares) in-between Melur and Upper anaicut

Construction of Check dam in Cauvery river near Kudamurutti

Fund allocation for Mukombu (5 crore)

Allocation of 6.1 crore for relaying the IT park link road

Construction of Auditorium in Shree Rangam at a cost of 5 Crores INR

Yatri Nivas to come up on 6.84 acres at Srirangam at a cost of Rs.36.40 crore

Srirangam GH upgradation

Extension of duration of annadhanam at Srirangam Temple covering all the three time meals

Fund allotment for long pavement with shelter facilitating from Amma mandabam to Srirangam temple - 1 crore

Batory Car for both Srirangam and Thiruvanaikovil Temples

Implementing Summer Beach in Cauvery river

Renovation of Grand anaicut for the outlay of about 6 to 10 crores (?) with the assistance of Central fund

Mega circuit programme (Tourism) for Trichy-Tanjore-Kumbakonam-Viruthachalam-Trichy) -50 Crores

Inclusion of Trichy in ECR circuit

Relaying of city roads including Srirangam, Thiruvanaikovil, Karur Bypass etc

Set up of horticultural farm at Srirangam in 10 acres at cost of Rs 50 lacs

Rs.1.60 crore sanctioned for constructing retaining walls along the Srirangam Nattu Vaical

krishnaswamy

May 6th, 2012, 09:05 AM

hm...
but big tickets like central bus stand, central market, maingaurd gate bus stand chaos remains same..

deepu051993

May 6th, 2012, 10:07 AM

Yintha lista pathu, KG thappa sollitaru, its not best one for Trichy but for Srirangam, yetho Srirangam pakathula Trichy otikitu yirukathanala one rendu picha potanga, remaining nil to Trichy Projects.:nuts::nuts:

kg4129

May 6th, 2012, 11:54 AM

Deepu... Honestly tell me, whether it won't help Trichy residents...

Be happy that Srirangam consituency spread across western part of Trichy Urban streach.. Imangine, if Srirangam consituency like Trichy East or West (Only Urban consituency).. where they will implement such kind of projects like NLS, IIIT, Santosa like park, 25 hectres Butterfly conservatory, Governement Polytechnic, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Government Arts & Science College etc... all in close to CB or Railway junction??

We are unlucky that most of Trichy urban space comes under either Railways or Army... How can you implement such kind of projects all in Trichy city?

Think if JJ contested from Thondamuthur (?) in Coimbatore as alternative consituency kept aside for JJ b4 confiming Srirangam... what could have been the status of Trichy Now

We are lucky that Trichy got attention due to atleast Srirangam & JJ effect..

Don't you think that Srirangam is very much part of Trichy city/Corporation and it's just like Maingardgate, Woraiyur, KK nagar, Contonment, Thillainagar??

Due you feel the following projects only benefiting the people of Srirangam ..

100 crore allocation for Trichy GH upgradation -3 kms from Trichy CB and 10 KMs from Srirangam- Trichy West consituency

Establishing National Law School (NLS)- 15 Kms from Trichy CB and 30 Kms from Srirangam (ie in Dintukal NH)

Establishing Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)- 12-15 Km from Trichy CB and 30 KM from Srirangam ( In Madurai NH)

Establishing Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women- 15 Kms from Trichy CB and 30 Kms from Srirangam (ie in Dintukal NH)

Announcement of Government Engineering college in sengipatty ( Tanjore Dst)- 30 Kms from Trichy CB and 30 KMs from Srirangam ( Tanjore NH)

Announcement of Government Polytechnic in Srirangam -Yet to know the exact location

Establishing Government Arts & Science College in Srirangam constituency guess, it is near Jeyapuram again equi distance from Srirangam and Trichy (In Karur NH)

Open University regional Centre in Srirangam -Yet to know the location, say its exactly at any one street in Srirangam

Announcement of Park inline with SANTOSA Singapore in Trichy (50 Crore Project)-Yet to know the exact location, guess will come close to Srirangam

Allocation of 85 crores for service lane from Palpannai to Thuvakudi -As you know it is one of the much need works to be done for the people of Tanjore road users- Thiruverumbur Consituency

Announcement of Butterfly Conservatory a cost of Rs. 8.6 crore (25 hectares) in-between Melur and Upper anaicut - It's close to Srirangam

Construction of Check dam in Cauvery river near Kudamurutti - It's good for the residence of trichy to improve the groung water in around Trichy city

Fund allocation for Mukombu (5 crore)- As you know one of the much needed facelift as Trichy hardly have some entertainemnt facilities except Mukumbu which is in bad shape- Also eque disctance from both Trichy CB and Srirangam in Karur NH

Allocation of 6.1 crore for relaying the IT park link road-10 Kms from CB and 25 KM from Srirangam in Puthukottai NH - Thiruverumbur consituency ( again one of the important step to cater the IT companies, better late than never)

Construction of Auditorium in Shree Rangam at a cost of 5 Crores INR - Exactly at Srirangam as we can't construct this auditorium some where close to Trichy CB as it's meant for Srirangam temple

Yatri Nivas to come up on 6.84 acres at Srirangam at a cost of Rs.36.40 crore-Exactly at Srirangam as we can't construct this auditorium some where close to Trichy CB as it's meant for Srirangam temple

Srirangam GH upgradation- Good for people of Samayapuram tollgate, Manachanallur too along with Srirangam people as it will help lot of rural people for getting good treatment in srirangam

Extension of duration of annadhanam at Srirangam Temple covering all the three time meals

Fund allotment for long pavement with shelter facilitating from Amma mandabam to Srirangam temple - 1 crore

Batory Car for both Srirangam and Thiruvanaikovil Temples

Implementing Summer Beach in Cauvery river- benefitting all city people as we can't do it near CB or railway station as Cauvery flows close to bustling shopping village of Main gaurd gate and Srirangam

Renovation of Grand anaicut for the outlay of about 6 to 10 crores (?) with the assistance of Central fund- 20 KMs from Trichy CB and 15 Kms from Srirangam again its Thiruvaiyaru consituency

Mega circuit programme (Tourism) for Trichy-Tanjore-Kumbakonam-Viruthachalam-Trichy) -50 Crores- This circuit is not meant for Srirangam alone

Inclusion of Trichy in ECR circuit -This circuit is not meant for Srirangam alone

Relaying of city roads including Srirangam, Thiruvanaikovil, Karur Bypass etc

Set up of horticultural farm at Srirangam in 10 acres at cost of Rs 50 lacs

Rs.1.60 crore sanctioned for constructing retaining walls along the Srirangam Nattu Vaical

kg4129

May 6th, 2012, 12:10 PM

hm...
but big tickets like central bus stand, central market, maingaurd gate bus stand chaos remains same..

Maingaurd gate Bus terminal renovated with new shelter and some what looks OK... need to divert some of the busses in new routes like via SRC college, Oyamari etc...

Integrated Bus terminal is the need of an hour- need push from Trichy authorities

Shifting of Gandhi Market also one of the much needed task to complete..

rmohan

May 6th, 2012, 12:40 PM

'amma' already commented the new state assembly building built by DMK is like 'circus koodaram' and she will not sit in that, once she form the government. so there are chances that she may shift the state assembly buildings to other place and there are chances that it may be in trichy as desired by late Mr.M.G.R.
Even if not that much,atleast some other developments will be there for sure.

As i ssaid earlier we are getting atleast some improvements in our region and we should be happy for that.even few people quoted here that she will do nothing for her constituency as like andipatti.

deepu051993

May 6th, 2012, 03:50 PM

krishnaswamy

May 6th, 2012, 11:15 PM

kg4129

May 7th, 2012, 04:41 AM

^^ Excellent right up KG...
Is the entire mainguard bus stand has shelter? because junction buses stand near IG college side. buses towards SRGN stops near the shopping malls.. bus stand between these roads.. some of them had shelters. entire bus stand has shelters?
I hate buses standing in both sides of the road..

Thanks Krish :)

Just see this photo's..CP took in Feb 2012 :)

There are four sheltesr constructed as you see in the second photo (Left Top) and one shelter visible in first photo too....

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By ceeznic (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/ceeznic) at 2012-02-25

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This is mine captured in Jan 2012, see one of the four shelter in U/C

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krishnaswamy

May 7th, 2012, 05:08 AM

thanks KG..
is shelters provided in perambalur bus stand too? due to space constraint, Perambalur bus stand was moved to different place from the central location of Mg bus stand in 99 or later than that...still those perambalur, thuraiyur, ariyalur buses are stopped in the open place opposite to Ragunath hotel..(98-99) hotel Ragunath was there.

kg4129

May 7th, 2012, 05:13 AM

^^ Perambalur, Ariyalur buses are parked just opp to Maya's (adjustant to corporation Water tank) also near Ramba theatre in road sides & Thuraiyur busses are parked opp to Ragunath in western side....

For all buses, so for no permanenet shelter provided.. all stoped at road sides only.... Needs to take up some measures to regularise all the busses...

deepu051993

May 7th, 2012, 09:34 AM

There reigns a lot of confusion over whether the state government's free laptop scheme should apply to students of self- financing courses in government- aided colleges. Though the government order specifically says that the free laptops should be distributed to government and government-aided schools, polytechnic, engineering and arts and science colleges, there is no mention of either self-financing courses or self-financing colleges. Some officials, entrusted with the implementation of the programme, misinterpreted the order to include self-financing courses in government-aided colleges, creating a lot of heartburn in academic circles.

There are fourteen colleges in Trichy district, including government (3), government-aided (9) and University constituent (2). According to figures supplied to TOI by the office of the Regional Joint Director of Collegiate Education (RJDCE) in Trichy, third-year students of the nine government- aided colleges have together lapped up 9,219 laptops as against 1,452 laptops supplied to three government colleges. Students of two Bharathidasan University constituent colleges - one each at Inamkulathur and Lalgudi - ended up having 399 laptops. One nodal officer each was appointed for the group of government and government-aided colleges, schools, polytechnics and the lone Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Trichy.

The office of the RJDCE first asked the principals to give the quantum of laptops required to the office of Director of Collegiate Education in Chennai on the basis of the number of first and third-year students. But it was not specifically clarified if students of self-financing courses came under the purview of the scheme. Most colleges in Trichy calculated their requirements including all the third-year students of self-financing courses too. For instance, the government-aided Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy, according to figures given by the collector's office, was allotted the largest number of 2,343 laptops, 58 more than the allotment for the year 2011-12. Principal Dr Khadar Mohideen told TOI that the college ran 40 self-financing courses against 27 government- aided courses, including 13 UG courses. The college taught 19 UG self-financing courses. Similarly, the 669 students of self-financing courses in Holy Cross College got laptops as against 600 students of government-aided courses. Its principal Dr W Ritha told TOI that the college taught 10 aided courses and nine self-financing courses.

Likewise, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College runs 26 self-financing courses as against 12 government-aided courses. This college lapped up 587 computers, only to return 60 computers to the government later. Principal S Sekar told TOI that since there was confusion whether first-year students should be involved in the scheme, the figures were marked up. The nodal officer for arts and science colleges in the district, P Gauthaman, said he was pained as six students of the government-run Periyar EVR College in Trichy were refused the laptops because the government was strictly following the rules and those students who were not eligible to write the exams this year were denied laptops. For instance, a student should have achieved 75% attendance or 60% attendance with the support of medical certificate to qualify for appearing for the university exams. However, Gauthaman clarified that there was no written rule to the effect that students of self-financing courses could be allotted the free laptops.

The issue of whether students of self- financing courses were included in the free laptop scheme was hotly debated after Villupuram district collect V Sampath stopped 258 laptops from being distributed to students of Srimath Sivaghana Baala Swamigal Tamil College, Mailam, and asked deputy collector M Panneer Selvam to verify the matter with the government. "We distributed 56 computers to students of aided courses in SSBS College, Mailam, in the third week of April and held up the distribution of 202 laptops to students of self-financing courses as we are not sure of the matter and we have asked the government for clarification," Panneer Selvam told TOI on Tuesday. While some officials did not want to "discriminate between students of self-financing and aided courses," faculties of self-financing colleges questioned the rationale of government officials over this matter. President of the Association of University Colleges, K Pandiyan said the scheme had been surreptitiously hijacked and extended to students of self-financing courses in government- aided colleges. He said he was not against students of self-financing courses getting the major chunk of the government largesse, but was more in favour of bringing all self- financing colleges under the scheme. The ambiguity over the matter even delayed the distribution of laptops until the close of the current academic year, and third-year students would get the laptop before walking out the college as a parting presentation. On the contrary, first-year PG students in the government colleges might have been given the free laptops, said a principal of Bharathidasan University Constituent College. Meanwhile, the Thiruverumbur Government Arts College and Musiri Government Arts College that were supplied 252 and 462 laptops respectively chose not distribute them to students immediately. Principal of Musiri college, Vijayalakshmi Srinivas told TOI on Tuesday that she would distribute the computers to the students next week, as the college was waiting for the dates of some important political functionaries.

A total of 50,145 laptops have been sanctioned for 2011-12 in Trichy district and 13,312 have already been supplied by the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT). As many as 1,207 laptops have been returned to the collector's office from 14 arts and science colleges from Trichy district owing to a variety of reasons. Distribution of laptops to 14 government, government-aided and Bharathidasan University constituent colleges.

Name of college supplied returned
Periyar EVR College, Trichy 738 42
Govt Arts College, Trichy-22 252 --
Arignar Anna Arts College, Musiri 462 --
Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy 2343 50
Bishop Heber College, Trichy 1046 61
St Joseph's College, Trichy 1336 71
Seethalaxmi Ramaswamy College, Trichy 1076 33
Holy Cross College, Trichy 1288 19
National College, Trichy 821 21
Urumu Dhanalakshmi College 587 57
Kalaikaviri College of Fine Arts 44 16
Nehru Memorial College, Puthnampati 678 15
Inamkulathur Constituent College 193 06
Lalgudi Constituent College 399 03

bajk

May 7th, 2012, 03:50 PM

deepu051993

May 7th, 2012, 05:19 PM

திருச்சி: திருச்சி சிங்காரத்தோப்பில் ரூ.3.74 கோடியில் நடைபெற்ற மாவட்ட மைய நூலக கட்டுமான பணி நிறைவடைந்துள்ளது.
திருச்சி சிங்காரத்தோப்பு பூம்புகார் எதிரே 1984ம் ஆண்டு கட்டப்பட்ட அண்ணா பவளவிழா கட்டடத்தில் மாவட்ட மைய நூலகம் இயங்கியது. நூலக கட்டடம் சுவர் பலமிழந்து விரிசல் ஏற்பட்டதால் 2002ம் ஆண்டு சேதுராமன் பிள்ளை கால னிக்கு நூலகம் மாற்றப்பட்டது. 2007 நவம்பர் 17ம் தேதி அண்ணா பவள விழா கட்டடம் முழுமை யாக இடிக்கப்பட்டு 2010ல் அதே இடத்தில் 0.71 ஏக்கரில் ரூ.3.74 கோடியில் புதிய நூலகம் கட்டுமான பணி துவங்கியது. 20 மாதங்களுக்கு பிறகு பணி நிறைவடையும் தருவாயில் உள்ளது. வர்ணம் பூசும் பணி மும்முரமாக நடக்கிறது. இதுதொடர்பாக மாவட்ட நிர்வாகத்தரப்பில் கூறுகையில், புதிதாக கட்டப்பட்டு வரும் திருச்சி மாவட்ட மைய நூலகத்தில் தரைத்தளம், முதல்தளம் அமைக்கப் பட்டு தரைதளத்தில் செய்தி தாள் படிக்கும் பிரிவு, புது புத்தக பிரிவு, நூலகர் அறை, பொது வைப்பறை, பெண் கள் படிக்கும் அறை, குழந்தைகள் படிக்கும் அறை போன்ற பிரிவுகள் இயங்கவுள்ளன. முதல் தளத்தில் குறிப்பு பிரிவு, சிவில் சர்வீஸ் தேர்வுக்கான பிரிவு, பிரவுசிங் மையம், பதிவறை, சிறிய கூட்ட அரங்கம், நூலக அலுவலகம் ஆகிய பிரிவுகள் அமைகின்றன. மேலும் இரு தளங்களை அமைக்க திட்டமிட்டுள்ளோம். இப்பகுதி தொல்லியல் துறை கட்டுப்பாட்டில் உள்ளது. மலைக்கோட்டையிலிருந்து 101 முதல் 300 அடி வரை கட்டுமானத்துக்கு அனுமதி தேவை. நூலக கட்டிடம் 291 அடி தொலைவில் உள்ள தால் தொல்லியல்துறை ஆணையரிடம் விண்ணப்பித்துள்ளோம். அனுமதி கிடைத்தவுடன் அடுத்தக்கட்ட பணிகள் தொடங்கும் என்றனர்.

-prasanna/t.p.

krishnaswamy

May 7th, 2012, 07:00 PM

Thanks for the nice list.

We have seen most of the developments on the eastern suburbs (thanjavur road, pudukottai road) and should be happy the western side (karur road, dindugal road) could see some development because of Srirangam constituency. This is much needed for the overall growth of the city.
sir,
Karur road is fertile area.. lets promote agri too sir..
if we make everything as concrete jungle, it will be difficult in the future....

deepu051993

May 8th, 2012, 05:59 PM

sir,
Karur road is fertile area.. lets promote agri too sir..
if we make everything as concrete jungle, it will be difficult in the future....

Trichy-Tanjore is also a fertile bed, but still boast the major industries of trichy, but other than industries there are many other things can be brought in karur road, like the one like butterfly park, the curren road infrastructure need to be compleated. Also the road to karur via allithurai can be good for these developments too.

krishnaswamy

May 8th, 2012, 06:50 PM

Trichy-Tanjore is also a fertile bed, but still boast the major industries of trichy, but other than industries there are many other things can be brought in karur road, like the one like butterfly park, the curren road infrastructure need to be compleated. Also the road to karur via allithurai can be good for these developments too.
no..trichy tanjore bus route is not fertile.Its on the rail route that too on the left hand side of the track from TPJ to TJ only its fertile..I am commuting in that route way back in 80s. never ever Trichy-tanjore bus route was fertile.. in fact if you draw a "arch" with respect to trichy-tanjore railway line, it will exactly finishes cut parts of gandharvakottai, and some interior roads between sengipatti-pudukottai region to bhel, happ, not so fertile.
whereas on Karur road, you can see 1 side Cauvery river...on the musiri side, you can see big stream all the way..

dilipr

May 9th, 2012, 06:01 AM

no..trichy tanjore bus route is not fertile.Its on the rail route that too on the left hand side of the track from TPJ to TJ only its fertile..I am commuting in that route way back in 80s. never ever Trichy-tanjore bus route was fertile.. in fact if you draw a "arch" with respect to trichy-tanjore railway line, it will exactly finishes cut parts of gandharvakottai, and some interior roads between sengipatti-pudukottai region to bhel, happ, not so fertile.
whereas on Karur road, you can see 1 side Cauvery river...on the musiri side, you can see big stream all the way..

Sir, we cannot say the trichy-tanjore route was fertile. In fact the regions which are called kailash ngar and other nagar between kattur and tiruverumber were full of vazhai thoppu everything was destroyed between 1991-1996 and these nagars came in to existence.As a long term reisdent of BHEL township ( 1988-2007) i cleraly saw all those changes

venkyinblr

May 9th, 2012, 08:04 AM

Sir, we cannot say the trichy-tanjore route was fertile. In fact the regions which are called kailash ngar and other nagar between kattur and tiruverumber were full of vazhai thoppu everything was destroyed between 1991-1996 and these nagars came in to existence.As a long term reisdent of BHEL township ( 1988-2007) i cleraly saw all those changes

To be Frank , Trichy - Tanjore strech is not that fertile like the one which goes out of trichy (the likes of Trichy-Musiri,Trichy-Karur,Trichy-Peramablur).I believe there is some green till Tiruvermabur but again its not entirely fertile along the full strech.

kg4129

May 9th, 2012, 08:37 AM

^^ Thiruverumbur- Kattur about 5 kms full of Banana trees in 90's.... when I travel dialy in this route from 1992-1995, all the busses had a race in Thiruverumbur-Kattur stretch as no bus stop there also had very good 4 lane from 60's or 70's....

Now, This stretch one of the fastest growing residential and commerical segment and now no visible fertile land from Palpannai to Tanjore when you are travelling in NH...

The problem is, due to fast develoment in this stretch, the extented part of both North (upto Cauvery river- 6 KMs) and south (upto Kela kalkandarkottai- 4 Kms) started converting all in to concreate juggle:ohno::ohno:

almost 15 to 20 squre Kms area in this stretch become hot for real estate maffia and turn as concreate juggle in another 5 years....

Another 5 to 10 years time, stretch between Northern side of NH 67 and southern bank of Cauvery river will be turned in to commercial/ residential building from Palpannai to Kallanai.. :ohno::ohno:

krishnaswamy

May 9th, 2012, 04:11 PM

i meant to say trich-tanjore route after thuvakkudi.. upto thuvakkudi it is urbanized way back in late 90s.
I also seen so many banan trees in 90s between kattur-tiruverumbur..After 95,lot of lands became residential plots. :ohno:
past is past. do we need to do the same thing and kill some more lands?

kg4129

May 9th, 2012, 04:11 PM

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister MSM Anandan informed the state assembly that a software detailing movable and immovable property belonging to temples, mutts and trusts under the Ministry had been created for the purpose.

A database will be created for the benefit of officials to find details of land at one touch and thereby prevent encroachment of temple lands and ensure their retrieval, besides collecting lease amounts on time from persons who had leased the land, he said.

Anandan was replying to the grants for his department for the 2012-13.

The Minister proposed introducing Wind and Hybrid Solar Energy in select temples of the state, including the Aranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, Dhandayuthapani Temple at Palani and Tiruchendur Subramanya Swamy temple, at an investment of Rs five crore.

SOURCE (http://www.business-standard.com/generalnews/news/tn-to-create-database478-lakh-acrestemple-land/6455/)

rmohan

May 10th, 2012, 03:33 AM

A new four-lane bridge linking Srirangam and Tiruchi across the river Coleroon would be built along with a small bridge near the approach road at a cost of Rs. 81 crore.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3401703.ece?homepage=true

kg4129

May 10th, 2012, 05:24 AM

^^Mohan, This is already discussed over here....
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1434128&page=30

kg4129

May 10th, 2012, 05:28 AM

Drive to Plant 5500 Trees on June 5th 2012

திருச்சி: ""வரும் ஜூன் ஐந்தாம் தேதி, உலக சுற்றுச்சூழல் தினத்தன்று, திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தில் 5,500 மரக்கன்று நடப்படும்,'' என்று கலெக்டர் ஜெயஸ்ரீ தெரிவித்துள்ளார். திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தை பசுமையாக்குதல் குறித்த ஆய்வுக் கூட்டம் கலெக்டர் ஜெயஸ்ரீ தலைமையில் நடந்தது. கூட்டத்தில் கலெக்டர் ஜெயஸ்ரீ பேசியதாவது:
தமிழக முதல்வர் பிறந்த நாளன்று மாநிலம் முழுவதும் 64 லட்சம் மரக்கன்றுகள் நட அரசு திட்டமிட்டது. அதன்படி, திருச்சி மாவட்டத்தில் 1 லட்சத்து 64 ஆயிரம் மரக்கன்றுகள் நடும் பணி மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகிறது.
"எங்கும் பசுமை; எதிலும் பசுமை' என்ற அடிப்படையில், மாவட்டம் முழுவதும் மாநகராட்சி, நகராட்சி, டவுன் பஞ்சாயத்துகளில், மக்கள் நடமாட்டம், வாகன போக்குவரத்து அதிகமுள்ள இடங்களில் வண்ணப்பூக்கள் தரும் மரக்கன்றுகள் மற்றும் பாரம்பரிய மரக்கன்றுகளை நட்டு, சுற்றுச்சூழல் மாசுபடுவதை தடுத்து, எதிர்கால சந்ததியினர் நலமுடன் வாழ, இப்போதே நாம் பெருமுயற்சி எடுத்துக்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.
திருச்சி மாநகராட்சிப்பகுதியில் மூன்று கட்டமாக மரக்கன்று நடப்படவுள்ளது. முதற்கட்டமாக, பொதுமக்கள் அதிகமாக வந்து செல்லும் சாலைகள் மற்றும் கூடும் சாலைகள், போக்குவரத்து சந்திப்புகளிலும், இரண்டாம் கட்டமாக, மாநகரில் உள்ள 84 பூங்காக்களிலும் மரகக்கன்றுகள் நட்டு மேம்படுத்தவும், மூன்றாம் கட்டமாக, 155 வீதிகளிலும் மரக்கன்று நடப்படவுள்ளது.அதன்படி, முதற்கட்டமாக திருச்சி மாநகராட்சியின் நான்கு கோட்டங்களிலும் தலா 500 மரக்கன்றுகள் வீதம் 2000 மரக்கன்றுகளும், துறையூர் நகராட்சிப் பகுதியில் 350 மரக்கன்றுகளும், மணப்பாறை நகராட்சிப் பகுதியில் 200, துவாக்குடி நகராட்சிப்பகுதியில் 200, டவுன் பஞ்சாயத்தான எஸ்.கண்ணனூரில் 200, பொன்னம்பட்டியில் 200, காட்டுப்புத்தூரில் 150.
கூத்தப்பாரில் 200, மண்ணச்சநல்லூரில் 200, முசிறியில் 200, லால்குடியில் 200, கல்லக்குடியில் 250, உப்பிலியபுரத்தில் 200ம், பாலகிருஷ்ணம்பட்டியில் 100, புள்ளம்பாடியில் 200, பூவாளுரில் 200, சிறுகமணியில் 200, தாத்தையங்கார்பேட்டையில் 100, தொட்டியத்தில் 150, மேட்டுப்பாளையத்தில் 200 மரக்கன்றுகளும், வரும் ஜூன் ஐந்தாம் தேதி உலக சுற்றுச்சூழல் தினத்தன்று நடப்படவுள்ளது.இம்மரக்கன்றுகள் அனைத்தும் தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள் உதவியுடன் (ஸ்பான்சர்) மூலம் கம்பி வலைக்கூண்டு அமைக்கப்பட்டு பராமரிக்கப்படும். மேலும், ஒவ்வொரு பகுதிக்கும் என்ன வகையான மரக்கன்றுகள் தேவை? என்பதை இரண்டு நாட்களுக்குள் மாவட்ட வன அலுவலருக்கு எழுத்து பூர்வமாக தகவல் தெரிவிக்க வேண்டும்.
மாநகராட்சி, நகராட்சி, டவுன் பஞ்சாயத்து, பஞ்சாயத்துப் பகுதியில் பூங்காக்கள் அமைத்திட உள்ளூர் திட்டக்குழுத்தால் 10 லட்ச ரூபாய் நிதி அளிக்கப்படவுள்ளது. இதில் ஒன்பது லட்ச ரூபாய் மானியமாகும். மீதமுள்ள ஒரு லட்ச ரூபாயை சம்மந்தப்பட்ட உள்ளாட்சிஅமைப்புகள் செலுத்த வேண்டும். இந்த வாய்ப்பை உள்ளாட்சி அமைப்புகள் பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறினார்.

SOURCE (http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=464677")

kg4129

May 10th, 2012, 05:38 AM

^^Greening drive in Tiruchi district to be executed in three phases

The greening drive in the district under which about 1.64 lakh saplings are to be planted would be executed in three phases, said Collector Jayashree Muralidharan on Tuesday.

Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of the programme , Ms. Muralidharan pointed out that the greening initiative was launched as part of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's birthday celebration.

In the first phase , saplings would be planted in public places such as roads and traffic junctions. In the second phase, saplings would be planted in 84 public parks in the city, and in the last phase saplings would be planted in 155 streets.

Under the first phase , 500 saplings each would be planted in each of the four zones of the Tiruchi Corporation on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5.

On the same day, about 250 saplings would be planted within Thuraiyur municipal limits, 200 each within Manapparai and Thuvakudi municipal limits and the town panchayats of S.Kannanur, Ponnampatti, Koothapar, Manchanallur, Musiri, Lalgudi, Kallakudi, Uppilliyapuram, Pullampadi, Poovalur, Sirugamani, and Mettupalayam, 150 each in Kattuputhur and Thottiyam town panchayat, and 100 each in Balakrishnampatti and Thathaiyengarpet town panchayat. All the saplings would be provided with tree guards with the help of private sponsors.

She instructed officials to convey the requirements on the varieties of saplings for different parts of the district to the District Forest Officer within the next two days.

Ms.Muralidharan also disclosed that the Local Planning Authority would extend Rs.10 lakh for establishing parks in corporation, municipal, town panchayat, and panchayats.While Rs.9 lakh would be given as subsidy, the respective local body would be required to contributed Rs.1 lakh for such projects. She appealed to the local bodies to utilise the opportunity to set up parks in their respective areas. District Forest Officer I.Anwardeen, Corporation Commissioner (in-charge) K.R.Selvaraj, assistant director of town panchayats Margaret Suseela, and district environmental engineer A.Rengarajan attended the meeting.

SOURCE (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3403226.ece)

bajk

May 10th, 2012, 01:01 PM

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Construction of the check dam across the river Cauvery near Kambarasampettai in the city is underway on a rapid pace even as the Public Works Department is racing against time to make substantial progress on the project before the opening of Mettur dam for irrigation in June.

The check dam was sanctioned at a cost of Rs.32 crore following a public outcry in the past few years over the heavy exploitation of the river bed for several drinking water schemes catering to the needs of various cities and towns as far as Ramanathapuram.

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had laid the foundation stone for the project in June last year.

Farmers of the region and city residents had sought the check dam to help improve the ground water table and recharge the water sources on the river bed.

Work on the project got underway in March and currently work is in progress round the clock as the PWD wants to make as much progress as possible during the window offered by the Mettur closure period. Though the project is scheduled to be completed in two years, the department is keen to complete the foundation works within the window period.

“We are working 24 hours with multiple shifts and special teams of engineers have been deputed to monitor the work so that we could complete 40 to 50 per cent of the work before the water release,” a senior PWD official told The Hindu.

Currently, work is underway on construction of the cut-off walls both upstream and downstream, he said.

The PWD plans to continue the work, after release of water for irrigation, by putting up temporary bunds to divert the water on one side of the river.

The check dam, coming up close to the Tiruchi Corporation's main pumping station and the collector wells of Ramanathapuram water scheme, is located about 100 metres upstream of Amma Mandapam bathing ghat on the left bank of the Cauvery.

The structure would run for a length of 540 metres and stand about 1.5 metres in height from the bed level. It would head up water for a stretch of 1.50 km upstream and ensure continuous wetting of the river bed so as to keep the drinking water collector wells sufficiently recharged, especially in the summer.

According to PWD sources, the check dam would help recharge ground water table for a radius of about four to five km. Diaphragm walls would be built for a depth of seven metres across the river both upstream and downstream the check dam, preventing water seepage.

Three sand vents are to be built on either side of the check dam, to prevent silt accumulation.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3404117.ece

bajk

May 14th, 2012, 02:03 PM

A state-of-the art five storied facility with advanced diagnostic procedures and hi-tech blood bank was opened in the city on Sunday. The foundation for the first stem cell bank in the city, expected to be operational in two years, was also laid.

With the inauguration of the new building, The ‘Doctors Diagnostic Centre' functioning hitherto from Thillai Nagar has moved into the new premises at Puthur High Road. The centre has acquired advanced diagnostic machinery and would perform various procedures like fully coagulated analysis, hormone tests, molecular biology and leucodepletion of blood- separation of white blood cells from blood.

Mayil Vahanan Natarajan, vice-chancellor, Dr.MGR Medcial University, Chennai laid the foundation for the stem cell bank. The stem cell bank would cut back on transportation costs to banks in Chennai, where stem cells are presently stored, according to P.K.Rath, managing director, Doctors' Diagnostic Centre. The foundation stone for Institute of Laboratory Sciences was placed by M.Ramanathan, Vice-Chancellor, Annamalai University, Chidambaram. The institute would offer courses accredited by Dr.M.G.R Medcial University,Chennai starting this academic year, Dr.Rath announced.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3417159.ece

isham_9626

May 17th, 2012, 08:37 AM

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When Mohammad Ibrahim and his family returned from Burma as refugees in 1960s, they brought with them attho, mohingha, khoshwe, paycho and hinncho: dishes from the traditional Burmese cuisine that today have their own loyal following at the Burma bazaar at Theppakulam.

Set up over thirty years ago by M.S. Ahamad Hussain, it was the first place in the city to sell what is now locally known as Burma noodles.

The pushcart on which the foods have been stacked looks like any other street food stall in the city. But a closer look reveals reddish orange noodles, shredded cabbage, caramelised onions, containers of coloured masala powders, and a creamy broth.

“My brother-in-law put up shop here in 1979 to cater to the Burmese refugees who were the only shop owners back then at the Burma bazaar,” says Mohammad Ibrahim, who joined the business around 1996.

Though the number of Burmese refugees at the bazaar has steadily fallen, he says their food has found many local fans. “When we began not many locals understood what we sold and were hesitant to try it out, but over time the word spread and now our main customers are school children, families, and shop owners in the locality.”

To cater to the increased demand, six members of their family now work at the shop and Mohammad says they produce their own noodles to retain the authenticity. “Five years ago we also opened a small place that can seat around 50 people to manage the crowds ,” he adds.

A machine brought from Italy is used to make khoshwe (coloured noodles) or mohingha (white noodles) which resemble Italian spaghetti, says Mohammad.

“The hinncho that is poured over the noodles, is a sweet and spicy broth made from plantain stem, pepper and garlic; the deep-fried paycho, which is crumbled on to the dishes, is made from rice flour and lentils and is like a larger, crunchier version of the thattai; and attho is made by mixing shredded cabbage, raw onion slivers, eggs, noodles and curry masala,” he says explaining the various dishes.

The fastest selling dish at their stall, which is open between 4 pm and 10.30 pm, is the minced egg noodle fry.

“Though Burmese food is available at a few places in Burma Colony (near airport) and West Boulevard Road , none of them can capture the essence of Burmese cooking as well as the shop at Theppakulam,” says Sandra Subramaniam from Burma. Since she was there till her teenage, she is very attached to the cuisine, which uses a lot of healthy ingredients and minimum oil. “My craving for their food makes me drive all the way from K.K.Nagar to Theppakulam for a quick bite.”

However, there is one traditional Burmese dish that Sandra hasn't been able to find anywhere: laffhay, a pickle made from a combination of tea leaves. “It's a great side dish for green tea and has a unique sharp taste,” she says.

Courtesy : Mr. Raja / Trichyportal

venkyinblr

May 21st, 2012, 08:24 AM

A warm reception was accorded to the Congress workers who are marching as part of the Rajiv Jyothi Yatra from Bangalore to Sriperumbudur, upon their arrival in the city on Saturday.

The yatra, led by S.S.Prakasam, general secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, was received at a brief event organised by the Tiruchi Urban District Congress Committee here.
Those marching in the yatra along with the local Congress officer bearers also garlanded the statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi near railway junction in the city.

The Rajiv Jyothi Yatra is being taken out to pay homage to the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and to spread the message of national integration.
The yatra, which was flagged off by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G.Parameshwara at Bangalore a few days back, will reach Sriperumbudur on May 21 after covering various towns in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

deepu051993

May 24th, 2012, 05:41 AM

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For entertainment starved Tiruchiites looking for hangouts within the city, the ‘summer beach' on the Cauvery banks came as a heaven-send. Milling crowds on weekends demonstrate its popularity, but plastic choking the river bed turned recreational spot raises ecological concerns.

The one kilometre expanse of soft sand is littered generously with plastic bags, paper cups and plates that crop up every few feet.

The source of the garbage stem from foodstuff purchased at the numerous little stalls and pushcarts and eatables bought from home. A separate team of sanitary workers from Srirangam Zone have been deployed to clean the ‘beach', health officer. Cheran, told The Hindu . Dustbins have been placed strategically to help visitors and vendors dispose waste.

Rescue river bed

“As a recreational spot the summer beach is a great idea; but we must remember it is a river bed. Some trace of plastics may remain, polluting the water and creating health hazards,” says N.S.Raghavan, student volunteer with Tiruchi Chapter of Bhumi.

The organisation roped in 20 students who spent a couple of hours cleaning the spot. “We carried out the clean up campaign during the peak time to create awareness among public. We cannot fault the sanitary workers alone as public consciousness to maintain the spot is lacking.”

Public apathy was evident with plastics showing up even minutes after the cleanliness drive, Raghavan noted.

The issue of sanitation has created a rift of sorts between hawkers and sanitary workers with the former threatening to boycott the beach on Tuesday, alleging the latter of collecting ‘cleaning fee'. “There are dustbins placed in front of most stalls. We are prepared to dispose waste and clean up after ourselves, but expecting us to clean the entire stretch is unfair,” felt Jayaram, a pani poori vendor. “We make around Rs.200 a day as we are stationed here for no longer than three hours. Why would we come here if the little that we earn goes towards the cleaning” said an ice-cream vendor. Some of the vendors lent a hand to the sanitary workers in sprucing up the beach on the weekend and are prepared to do so, but vehemently oppose the idea of paying for it.

Denying that no such issue has been brought to his notice, Dr.Cheran cautioned strict action against any unauthorised collection “The summer beach is a free public initiative; no one has to pay for it.”

-MRR/TP

deepu051993

May 24th, 2012, 05:43 AM

Violence mars procession organised by caste outfit

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Tension gripped parts of the city on Wednesday after some participants of a procession belonging to a caste outfit indulged in violent acts by damaging buses and reportedly assaulted passersby here while attending the ‘Sadhaya Vizha' of Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar.

Traffic was thrown out of gear along the Thanjavur road, Chathram bus stand, Madurai road, Salai road, Palakkarai, and Srirangam Bridge during the evening peak hours causing immense hardship to general public.

Gandhi Market Inspector of Police Kannadasan was assaulted near Palpannai roundabout while regulating the vehicular movement of the participants who were on their way to garland the statue of Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar.

Some participants onboard vehicles damaged the windshield of three buses including a Tiruchi-bound private bus from Namakkal at the Palpannai circle leading to traffic hold-up along the Thanjavur road for some time. Reinforcements were moved to the Palpannai roundabout to regulate vehicular movements and bring situation under control.

In another incident, the windshield of a private bus was damaged reportedly by another group of participants at the busy Chathram bus stand causing traffic congestion in the area. Fearing attacks, shopkeepers downed shutters for some time, triggering tension in that area. Town buses bound for Chathram bus stand were diverted near the main guard for a while owing to the traffic hold-up, eyewitnesses said.

Many people had to walk from the Chathram bus stand to main guard gate to board town buses. Public complained that bus services were stopped from Tiruvanaikoil to Chathram bus stand. Things returned to normalcy subsequently and shopkeepers opened shutters once again after police personnel were deployed at the area .

However, tense moments continued at Palakkarai area where a group of participants of the procession reportedly assaulted passersby evoking protest from the locals. Residents assembled near the Prabhat junction blocking vehicular traffic demanding action against culprits prompting the intervention of the law enforcers, police sources said.

A posse of police personnel were deployed at Chathram bus stand, Thanjavur road, Palakkarai and other places to prevent the situation from going out of hand.

Commissioner of Police Shailesh Kumar Yadav and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tiruchi Range A.Amalraj, along with police personnel inspected the Palakkarai area and assured residents of action against the culprits.

Stating that the police would take stringent action against those behind the acts, Mr.Yadav told The Hindu late on Wednesday night that 22 persons had been picked up. Case would be registered in connection with the incidents, police sources said.

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Mutharaiyar men go on the rampage

TRICHY: Many parts in and around Trichy witnessed revellers belonging to the Mutharaiyar community going on a rampage during 1,337th birthday celebrations of 'King Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar' from dawn to dusk on Wednesday. A police inspector was attacked and more than five buses were damaged by the gang.

As the state government declared his birthday celebrations as an official function, the state school education minister NR Sivapathy on behalf of the state government, district collector Jayashree Muralidharan, mayor A Jaya , MP P Kumar and MLAs garlanded his statue on Bharathidasan Salai in the morning.

Like every year, this year also youngsters belonging to the single-largest community of the district started roaming the city in vehicles, sitting on roofs raising slogans of their leader. Though such activities remained unchanged every year, people of Trichy district got irritated by the intolerable behaviour of the revellers from the morning till evening. Unlike last year, the people of the community from Thanjavur also joined the local men.

For instance, a group of them coming by a vehicle were reportedly teasing some people on the road in Palakkarai area. Hence people of the area intercepted them and entered into heated arguments with them. On information, Gandhi market police inspector A Kannadasan rushed to the spot to solve the problem. Unfortunately, he was attacked by the gang and sustained injuries. The police were forced to resort to a mild lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. When contacted, Gandhi market police said they were going to file a case against the offenders.

Likewise, another gang reportedly entered the All women police station in Srirangam, raising slogans. The women police solved the problem amicably by sending them back. They did not even spare the office of the MLA of Srirangam constituency and went into the office with their flags. The gang also caused damage to private property in Lalgudi, Srirangam and Palakkarai areas.

Moreover, they damaged more than five private buses and a private engineering college bus during their procession.

Despite being aware of such bitter incidents during previous such celebrations, the police failed to deploy a large posse and regulate traffic.

-MRR/TP

bajk

May 24th, 2012, 03:14 PM

திருச்சி அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி வார்டு அமைக்க ரூ.100 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்தும், இடம் தேர்வு செய்வதில் 3 மாத மாக குழப்பம் நீடிப்பதால் பணிகள் துவங்குவதில் தாமதம் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.

மத்திய அரசின் நிதி உதவியின் கீழ் ஆண்டுக்கு 10 மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனைகள் சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி மருத்துவமனை யாக தரம் உயர்த்தப்படுகின் றன. 2004ம் ஆண்டு திருச்சி அரசு மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனைக்கு சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி அந்தஸ்து வழங்கப்படும் என மத்திய அரசு அறிவித்தது. பின்னர் திட்டம் சேலம் மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி ஆஸ்பத்திரிக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டது.

இதையடுத்து கடந்த திமுக ஆட்சியின்போது திருச்சி அரசு மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி மருத்துவமனை மேம்பாட்டுக்காக ரூ.10 கோடி நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டு பல்வேறு பணிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டன. இந்நிலையில் கடந்த மே மாதம் புதியதாக பொறுப்பேற்ற அதிமுக ஆட்சி திருச்சி அரசு ஆஸ்பத்தி ரியை சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலி ட்டி அந்தஸ்துக்கு உயர்த்த ரூ.100 கோடி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்ததாக அறிவித்தது.

அதன்படி முதற்கட்ட மாக ரூ.55 கோடியை கடந்த பிப்ரவரி மாதம் ஒதுக்கீடு செய்தது. சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி அந்தஸ்துக்கான வார்டுகள் உள் ளிட்ட கட்டமைப்பு வசதி கள் மேற்கொள்ள 3,000 சதுர மீட்டர் இடம் தேவை என பொதுப்பணித்துறை அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்திருந்தனர்.

இதைதொடர்ந்து மருத்துவமனை வளாகத்தில் தோல்நோய் வார்டு, தொற்றுநோய் வார்டு ஆகி யவை உள்ள பகுதியை முத லில் தேர்வு செய்தனர். இது தொடர்பாக சுகாதாரத் துறை அமைச்சரின் கவனத்திற்கு கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டது. ஆனால் இடம் ஒதுக்குபுறமாக உள்ளதாக கூறி, முன்புற இடத்தை தேர்வு செய்யுமாறு அமைச் சர் கூறிவிட்டார். பின்னர் ஆர்எம்ஒ வீடு இருந்த இடம் உள்ளிட்ட தேர்வு செய்தும் தகுதியான தாக அமையவில்லை. 3 மாத காலமாக இடத்தேர்வுக்காக செலவிடப்பட்டுள்ளதால் ரூ.100 கோடி திட்டம் முடங்கும் சூழ்நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/22/20120522g_015106025.jpg

deepu051993

May 25th, 2012, 04:42 AM

Work on verifying the data in the base map for the Geographic Information System (GIS) has been taken up in the city. The verification process would be taken up in a phased manner, commencing in the ward 44.

The data pertaining to buildings, roads, drinking water pipelines, hospitals, educational institutions, bus stands, transport routes, parks, play ground, burial ground, and other information have been gathered and the base map has been prepared.

In a release here on Thursday, K.R. Selvaraj, Corporation Commissioner (in-charge) said that the team members from the Tata Consulting Services with identity cards would visit each and every house and collect the data.

He has appealed to the members of the public to extend their cooperation by furnishing the relevant information.

The city corporation was selected as a model unit for this ‘g-governance' under the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Programme (III).

-MRR/TP

deepu051993

May 26th, 2012, 10:44 AM

The office of the chief commissioner of customs (preventive) was inaugurated in Trichy by union minister of state for finance SS Palanimanickam here on Friday. Palanimanickam said the new office was set up to closely monitor smuggling activities in the entire east coast, which was prone to influences from neighbouring countries.

The jurisdiction of the customs commissionerate, Trichy, is from northern Chennai and extends up to the Kerala border in the south west near Colachel on the Arabian sea, covering a coastline of about 950 km. It also covers the international airport at Trichy, a major port at Tuticorin and four minor ports in Nagappattinam, Cuddalore, Karaikkal and Pondicherry.

An office of the chief commissioner of customs (preventive) has been functioning in Chennai to prevent smuggling operations across Tamil Nadu. In the wake of a long-standing proposal to open a similar office to monitor smuggling activities in Trichy, Tuticorin and the rest of Tamil Nadu, the new office was created. After this, the Chennai office will assume jurisdiction over northern Chennai.

On the infrastructure of the customs department, the minister said it was "inadequate and needed to be strengthened by proper supervision" Palanimanickam appreciated the commissionerate of customs, Trichy, for exceeding the target of revenue collection of Rs 600 crore for the year 2011-12. The division collected Rs 741.44 crore.

Later, he told reporters that airliners would not come to Trichy to operate international flights if there was no viability. Usually, the government allotted up to Rs 700 crore for infrastructure development of the central and customs department. However, allocations were yet to be made, he said.

M S Badhan and Shanthi Sundaram, members and special secretaries of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, attended the function. Customs commissioners from Chennai and Coimbatore also took part.

-TOI

^^Some peculior thing, how does trichy has such a big judistriction when chennai being small.

Coimbatore is under seperate or with other, and recently madurai got customs, read madurai is to get seperate customs, is it not materialised still.

Also this MP Palanimaikam is totally degrading trichy, then why does he innaugrate this office. Does he thinks that trichy is utter waste, whats the statenent that there is no viability, he should not give suchy things with out knowing the facts that currently trichy serving big junk of TN districts. The same he is doing with Rock Fort.

bajk

May 28th, 2012, 04:47 PM

^^
I assume office of the chief commissioner of customs (preventive) is moved to Trichy from Chennai due to its location between northern chennai and colachel.

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/showxml.aspx?id=15416163&code=1479

isham_9626

May 29th, 2012, 12:34 AM

bajk

May 30th, 2012, 02:28 PM

The Tiruchi Corporation has planned to develop 20 public parks in the city on an outlay of about Rs.3.90 crore, making it the single largest investment made by the civic body in recent years for improvement of parks.

The Corporation hopes to get a significant portion of the funds for the programme as grant from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning. According to Corporation sources, the grant for improvement of parks and sports grounds given by the Housing and Urban Development Department has been increased to Rs.10 lakh from Rs.2.25 lakh.

While 90 per cent of the project cost for each park would come as grant from the Town and Country Planning Development Fund, the civic body would bear the remaining 10 per cent expenditure.

The Corporation would forward proposals to the Directorate of Town and Country Planning for improving the 20 parks — nine parks in K. Abishekapuram zone, five each in Ariyamangalam and Srirangam zones, and one in Golden Rock zone. The works would start once the approval was obtained.

The parks

The K.Abishekapuram zone, with its vast area of new residential colonies, would get the lion's share as per the Corporation proposals. The Corporation plans to develop the State Bank Colony Park, the J.J.Nagar Park, Visranthi Woods Park and Anna Nagar Zakir Hussain Street Park at a cost of Rs.30 lakh each.

The Lavanya Garden Park would be developed at a cost of Rs.25.50 crore while the South Ramalinga Nagar OHT Park is likely to get a facelift at an investment of Rs.22.50 lakh. The Corporation has planned an allocation of Rs.19.75 lakh for the P.T. Rajan Park at Woraiyur which is now in a rundown condition after being improved at a substantial investment some years back.

In Ariyamangalam zone, the maximum allocation of Rs.20 lakh is planned to be made for improving the Rathinavel Thevar Park. Two parks in Mahalakshmi Nagar and two in Housing Unit are also planned to be improved on a total estimate of Rs.70 lakh.

The Chinnasamy Park at Rajaram Salai in K.K.Nagar would be the sole park to be developed in the Golden Rock Zone with the Corporation planning an investment of Rs.10 lakh there.

The Kalmettu Street Park will get the major allocation of Rs. 22 lakh in Srirangam zone. This apart, the Yogam Nagar Park, Alamelu Avenue Park, Srinivasan Park and Karthikeyan Layout Park are planned to be improved at a total investment of Rs.59 lakh.

The Corporation, in its budget for 2012-13, has made an allocation of Rs.1.35 crore for creating five new parks in the city, officials pointed out and wherever the estimates are above Rs. 10 lakh, the remaining expenditure on each project would be met from the Corporation general fund.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3471317.ece

deepu051993

May 31st, 2012, 04:06 PM

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8470/apsn.jpg

-TP Admin

vinodgopal

June 1st, 2012, 01:54 AM

krishnaswamy

June 1st, 2012, 03:48 AM

circa 2200, when my great great great great grandson talks to his friend, you know Trichi used to have pottable Cauvery and Kollidam rivers during then. Now we have only an open drainage. (In Chennai we are suffering right now)
Thanks to our ADMK/DMK government parties, they killed coovum or atleast did not do anything to rectifiy it in the last 50 years.. now they have set target for Cauvery
what about vaigai and thamirabarani?
I think in Vision 2023 they have added implicitly killing of rivers in TN

madurakarenda

June 1st, 2012, 04:22 AM

what about vaigai and thamirabarani?

Vaigai is in mid stages of becoming a cooum :lol: Vaigai from Theni to Thenur (or Sholavandan i.e 25 km before Madurai) will be really nice, but in Madurai, it gets polluted (it only has water when dam is opened) because of drainage mixing and after that it (the riverbed alone not the water) goes to Tirupuvanam (a small town on the way to Rameswaram).

Big sand mining going on (depleting natural resources) in Vaigai river bed in an uncontrollable fashion.

Luckily Taamirabharani escaping :cheers: Hope it continues to escape as it does.

thillai_selvan

June 1st, 2012, 05:18 AM

^^ Tamirabarani escaping ah.... inga parunga... It already became as Kaava....

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/30/20120530d_016107006.jpg

(P.S Sorry its not related to Trichy)

deepu051993

June 1st, 2012, 05:31 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01100/31may_tysgnns03_co_1100603e.jpg

Making a strong commitment to improve sanitation and hygiene in the city, Corporation Commissioner V.P.Dhandapani on Thursday announced that he along with other civic officials would visit each zone a day, four days a week, to supervise and monitor sanitary works.

Mr.Dhandapani, who assumed charge on Monday, also announced that mass cleaning campaigns would be taken up in each of the four zones every week. About 100 sanitary workers would be deployed in each zone for two days every week during the campaign to improve sanitation in the city.

Responding to complaints aired by some of the councillors at an ordinary meeting of the corporation council here on Thursday, Mr.Dhandapani said the civic body would soon notify mobile phone numbers for each zone for residents to lodge complaints regarding civic services.

The corporation, he said, has also planned to form men's self-help groups comprising family members of sanitary workers of the civic body and deploy them for sanitation work.

The corporation has identified about 320 persons who were willing to carry out the work.

The system would be implemented once necessary permission was obtained from the government. Steps would also be taken to overcome the shortage of drivers for water tankers, he assured.

More @ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3478809.ece

deepu051993

June 1st, 2012, 05:44 PM

vinodgopal

June 1st, 2012, 06:34 PM

^^ Tamirabarani escaping ah.... inga parunga... It already became as Kaava....

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/30/20120530d_016107006.jpg

(P.S Sorry its not related to Trichy)

:omg::wtf:

deepu051993

June 2nd, 2012, 01:28 PM

Thanks to our ADMK/DMK government parties, they killed coovum or atleast did not do anything to rectifiy it in the last 50 years.. now they have set target for Cauvery
what about vaigai and thamirabarani?
I think in Vision 2023 they have added implicitly killing of rivers in TN

From the above situations of Vaigai and Tamirabarani, i would like to add on Kaveri at trichy, Target of kaveri was set years ago, With the intention of serving people like ramanathapuram Kootu Kudineer Thittam (well we cant blame this as the suffering of people should be given high priority), then now kollidam with three bore wells to serve trichy city, and numerous bore wells to supply water to most of the state people.

The more concerning thing about Kaveri and Kollidam is the sand mining, numerous mines are active round the year digging for sand and even exporting it to kerela through cbe. On can see a line up of sand lories for KM's together on the Namakkal road and Coimbatore road mining both the rivers, and also on the other side near Anbil (near kallanai), even yesterday i say 100 s of lorries in a vast area lined up with tokens to get sand, earlier seen such scene near mayanur too, the scene would look like some factory lineup of vehicles / port lined up, even the nos would cross 1000, it would be difficult to see such huge lorries in any part of TN.

deepu051993

June 3rd, 2012, 05:26 AM

A decision by the Trichy corporation to depute as many as 320 sanitary workers to strengthen the cleaning process in all 65 wards of the corporation has sowed the seeds of hope that Trichy will henceforth be garbage-free. The announcement came from newly appointed corporation commissioner V K Thandapani at the end of the councillors' meeting held in the presence of mayor A Jaya here on Thursday.

He said 80 sanitary workers would be deployed in the four zones of Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Ponmalai and K Abishekapuram of Trichy corporation, in addition to the existing 1,655. All of them would come under the men self-help group and the workers would be recruited from the families of corporation sanitary workers. The system would come into effect within 20 days. Besides their regular duties, they will be collectively involved in mass awareness campaigns across wards every Tuesday and Thursday.

An exclusive helpline will be operational from 6 am to 10 am and from 2 pm to 10 pm to register grievances relating to sanitation. Action on complaints will be taken immediately. The corporation will recruit drivers through the Tamil Nadu Ex-servicemen's Corporation Limited (TEXCO) to fill vacancies.

^^More and more concentration on sanitation is welcomed, but what about infrastructure

venkyinblr

June 5th, 2012, 12:13 PM

TRICHY: In a bid to prevent female foeticide, the Trichy district medical and rural health services department on Monday introduced the windows version of the web-based software to keep track of ultrasound scan centres in Trichy district. District collector (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/District-collector) Jayashree Muralidharan unveiled the software, the first-of-its-kind initiative in the state to integrate and network all the 224 ultrasound scan centres in the entire district.
In accordance wit the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Pre-natal-Diagnostic-Techniques-Act) (PNDT) Act, 1994 that prohibits sex selection before or after conception, all the ultrasound scan centres should be closely monitored to prevent the misuse of sex-determination.

With the introduction of the software, initially, all the centres in Trichy district should upload their details and send the monthly report of their process. Thereafter, their activities will be closely monitored by the officials concerned. Moreover, the software will provide the full version of the PNDT Act, the rules and requirements of the ultrasound scan centres. Most importantly, the public can file a complaint about the erring scan centres to the authorities.

Dr Mohanasundaram (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dr-Mohanasundaram), the joint director of medical services, Trichy district said the government intensified its action to reduce the female foeticide after the child sex ratio dipped to 948, 939 and 946 in the years 1991, 2001 and 2011 respectively. In 2011, the female adult ratio and child sex ratio in Trichy district were 1013 and 952 respectively.
Mohanasundaram also added that the domain name for the newly-launched software would be made public in two weeks.

venkyinblr

June 5th, 2012, 12:14 PM

TRICHY: A decision by the Trichy corporation to depute as many as 320 sanitary workers to strengthen the cleaning process in all 65 wards of the corporation has sowed the seeds of hope that Trichy will henceforth be garbage-free.

The announcement came from newly appointed corporation commissioner V K Thandapani at the end of the councillors' meeting held in the presence of mayor A Jaya here on Thursday.

He said 80 sanitary workers would be deployed in the four zones of Srirangam, Ariyamangalam, Ponmalai and K Abishekapuram of Trichy corporation, in addition to the existing 1,655. All of them would come under the men self-help group and the workers would be recruited from the families of corporation sanitary workers. The system would come into effect within 20 days. Besides their regular duties, they will be collectively involved in mass awareness campaigns across wards every Tuesday and Thursday.
An exclusive helpline will be operational from 6 am to 10 am and from 2 pm to 10 pm to register grievances relating to sanitation. Action on complaints will be taken immediately. The corporation will recruit drivers through the Tamil Nadu Ex-servicemen's Corporation Limited (TEXCO) to fill vacancies.

venkyinblr

June 7th, 2012, 07:58 AM

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow and Varanasi airports will be upgraded to the international status. This was announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday evening at a meeting to fix targets for infrastructure. After reviewing the projects, Singh said that his focus is on re-energising the economy and this year will see a series of new projects being commissioned, including international airports for Lucknow, Varanasi, Coimbatore, Trichy and Gaya.

He said that by the end of July 2012, private-public partnerships will be finalised for 10-12 existing airports. Other infrastructure targets which can benefit UP include enhancement of power generation, road construction among other things.

The announcement about possibilities of airports in Lucknow and Varanasi getting an international status was made by the civil aviation minister Ajit Singh earlier this month when he came to the city to inaugurate the new terminal building at the airport. The Lucknow and Varanasi airports already handle international flights to Middle East Asia, West Asia and Nepal. The two airports could become a gateway or exit point to Buddhist circuit, in what could attract operators from South East and South Asia. There have been indications from operators showing interest in operating flights from Lucknow to Bangkok and Colombo.

UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, in his meeting with the prime minister in April, had requested to consider elevation of airports in Varanasi and Lucknow. He, in fact, also demanded upgrading of airport in Kanpur. The SP government also proposed an international airport in Agra. It has, however, scrapped the proposal of the previous government of constructing a new international airport in Jewar

^^ Sounds good that trichy is the forerunner to become International Airport soon.

kg4129

June 7th, 2012, 08:55 AM

^^ Thanks for the updates...

FYI, already updated in respective thread .....
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=733972&page=53

venkyinblr

June 7th, 2012, 11:12 AM

^^ Thanks for the updates...

FYI, already updated in respective thread .....
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=733972&page=53

^^missed to check thr..

karthikgk123

June 8th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Does any body have the proposed map of the ring road connecting tanjore road and pudukottai road. How long it will take to complete it

bajk

June 8th, 2012, 06:24 PM

^^
I am yet to see the actual alignment of the ring road connecting mathur in Pudukottai highway and thuvakkudi in Thanjavur highway.Guess land acquisition is in progress.

karthikgk123

June 8th, 2012, 06:53 PM

thanks. The stretch of ring road linking Pudukottai and Madurai road is progressing quite well

deepu051993

June 9th, 2012, 07:36 AM

The Tiruchi Corporation has revived a proposal to generate power from municipal solid waste and is planning to commission a consultant to prepare a detailed project report.

This is the third attempt by the Corporation to go in for a waste-to-power project in the city over the past decade, although both the earlier initiatives failed to take off.

Solid waste

The city on an average generates about 436 tonnes of solid waste every day.

Of this, 416 tonnes are estimated to be collected and removed to the garbage dumps.

Corporation officials say that there was scope for generating power from the municipal solid waste in the city, though a couple of earlier initiatives failed to take off.

In 2007, the then Mayor Sarubala R.Tondaiman had even said that the civic body was in touch with a Italian company for being the technology partner for setting up the power plant.

The civic body had planned to float a special purpose vehicle for the project to set up an integrated municipal solid waste processing complex to house the power plant.

Corporation officials had then said that a study conducted by the Anna University indicated that nearly 2.5 to 3 mega watt of power could be produced from the solid waste generated in the city.

Bio-manure

Recently, the civic body had also launched a project to produce bio-manure from the accumulated garbage at its Ariyamangalam garbage dump and had also decided to go in for scientific closure of an estimated 12 lakh tonnes of garbage at the dump.

Latest decision to explore the option of generating power from solid wastes comes amid a similar initiative thought of in Chennai.

The earlier initiatives failed to take off as they could not get the nod from Union Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy, officials said.

But civic officials are now hopeful of getting the Ministry's clearance.

According to a resolution on the subject that was approved by the Corporation Council recently, the Corporation would explore the feasibility of setting up the project in association with some of the local bodies around the city.

A common site could be identified to set up the power plant, officials said.

The proposal would now be forwarded to the Commissioner of Municipal Administration for approval, the sources said.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article3507606.ece)

deepu051993

June 10th, 2012, 08:06 AM

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The 85th senior State athletics championship, for men and women, got off to a start at the Anna Stadium here on Saturday.

The two-day meet with 22 events each for men and women, organised by Tiruchi District Athletics Association (TDAA), has attracted over 1,000 athletes.“Athletes from Tamil Nadu have been performing very well in meets conducted for different age categories, which is indeed commendable,” said W.I. Dawaram, president, Tamil Nadu Athletics Association (TNAA) while inaugurating the meet.

He appreciated the role played by the coaches in shaping up the athletes. Mr. Dawaram also advised the participants to use such meets as a launch pad.

N. Annavi, former international high jumper and TDAA secretary, said that the association took pride in organising such a prestigious athletics championship. “We believe that watching the athletes perform at the meet would inspire aspirants of the Tiruchi district,” he added.

Top performers in this meet will be selected for the National inter-State athletics championship to be held in Hyderabad later this month, which is also a qualifying event for the 2012 London Olympics.

M. Subramaniam, chairman, Jayaram, Oxford and Shri Angalamman Group of Institutions; C. Sylendra Babu, ADGP, Coastal Security Group, and vice-president, TNAA; M. Ramasubramani, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ramanathapuram, and president TDAA; K. Ramakrishnan, chairman, K. Ramakrishnan Engineering College; and V.R. Newbegin Chellappa, Regional Senior Manager, Tiruchi-unit of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, were present at the inaugural. Tiruchi district team was adjudged the best in march past.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3511079.ece)

deepu051993

June 11th, 2012, 08:44 AM

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The two-day State senior athletics championship, which concluded at the Anna Stadium here on Sunday, was replete with action.

The 85th edition of the meet, which featured 21 events each for men and women, was organised by Tiruchi District Athletics Association (TDAA). It attracted over 1,000 athletes from different parts of the State.

“It was a well-contested meet, with the participants giving their best in pursuit of glory,” said N. Annavi, former international high jumper and TDAA secretary.

St. Joseph's Sports Academy, Chennai, clinched the overall championship. Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) and Tiruchi district claimed the second and third places respectively. T. Balamurugan of Southern Railway and M. Gomathi of St. Joseph's Sports Academy bagged the best athlete award in the men's and women's sections respectively.

N.R. Sivapathi, Minister for School Education, gave away prizes in the presence of Collector Jayashree Muralidharan; R. Manoharan, MLA; M. Ramasubramani, DIG of Police, Ramanathapuram, and president TDAA; and K. Vaithianathan, VC, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University.

-MRR/TP

madurakarenda

June 11th, 2012, 07:23 PM

bajk

June 12th, 2012, 05:51 PM

^^
Thanks for the update.

deepu051993

June 13th, 2012, 06:46 AM

Update from my Trichy trip:

Didn't visit much places but

* Apollo Reach hospital u/c is good in size and has started G+3rd floor construction.

* Central Bus Stand was neatly maintained without much dust or garbage.

* Was able to see SRV School of Samayapuram operating School buses near Central BS, Guess they are admitting non-residential students also (Unlike the SRV in Raasipuram).

* I don't know when they will inaugurate and put the library building to use (Near the Kamarajar Memorial arch in WB Road).

* Sree Rangam shops in Temple periphery (potential threat to the temple's safety) could be evicted and a seperate complex could be built where the guys could be given place (I was able to see pillars with sculptures in them inside the shops). I am sure they belong to the temple and they don't pay rents.

Thanks for the update,
The apollo Hospital would be a useful for people in need of help in the Bye pass road, where at present, they need to be taken through heavy traffic for few distance for help.

The SRV has lots of buses, where even students from the other end of the city, like KK Nagar too travel to the school.

The central library exterior works are over and now they would have taken up the interiors, where i saw only white washed recentlly, hope in few months it comes into existence. The work started in a delay but progressed well through time.

The corporation doesnt think of ways to gain income, if they spend a small amount for construction they can get a good monthly income from it, Chatram bus stand water tank is a good income spinner, if similar buildings are built it could ease the fund need of the corporation.

venkyinblr

June 15th, 2012, 12:50 PM

Beijing, June 11:

From late next year, passengers flying with SriLankan Airline from Kochi, Tiruchirapalli and Thiruvananthapuram will be able to connect to 850 international destinations in 150 countries.

This follows the announcement that SriLankan will join the Oneworld global airline alliance later next year. Currently, a flyer on Sri Lanka's national carrier can connect to 34 cities globally.
“The tie-up will expand the options available for Indian passengers to transit through Colombo airport and connect on SriLankan Airline and the Oneworld network,” the Airline Chief Executive Officer, Mr Kapila Chandrasena, said.

The Oneworld Alliance includes global airlines like British Airways, American Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific and the Australian airline Qantas. It has a combined fleet of 2,500 aircraft operating 9,000 flights daily, generating annual revenue of over $100 billion.

Speaking to Business Line, Mr Chandrasena said that the airline was looking at Tier 2 cities in India to expand SriLankan's global route network. “We are mainly looking at South India and certainly enhancing flights to the metro cities,” he said.

Along with the low cost airline Mihin, SriLankan will look to destinations in South Asian countries, he said. “Currently, we are looking at Bangladesh and Nepal.”

venkyinblr

June 15th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Control room to monitor monsoon situation in Trichy:

A special control room to monitor the monsoon situation would function at the Collector's Office from July 1, said Collector Jayashree Muralidharan here, on Thursday.

Chairing a review meeting with officials of line departments to discuss the precautionary arrangements to be put in place ahead of the onset of the south west monsoon, Ms.Muralidharan said all departments should nominate a nodal officer and the details conveyed to the control room. Rain related information could be conveyed to the control room over the telephone at 2461178 or the toll-free number 1077.
The Collector instructed the Revenue, Public Works and Development departments to inspect all water bodies and rivers in the district to ensure preventive measure were taken against breaches in bunds. The PWD should keep in readiness adequate quantity of sand bags. Stocks of sand bags should be kept ready at all panchayat union offices. Officials should identify and maintain shelters to accommodate people at times of emergencies.
Heads of departments should not leave headquarters or go on leave without the consent of the Collector. Disaster coordination committee meetings should be held at the divisional and taluk levels. Officials of the Corporation, Revenue Divisional Officers and Block Development Officers should inspect low-lying areas and initiate appropriate preventive measures. Control rooms should be set up at the Corporation, Revenue Divisional and Taluk offices, she said.

Adequate stocks of essential commodities should be maintained at the ration shops and they should be kept in readiness to be transported to affected areas.
The Fire and Rescue Service Department was asked to ensure that rubber boats and coracles were kept ready. Demonstrations on rescue operations should be conducted by the police and Fire and Rescue Service.
All government hospitals primary health centres and dispensaries should have adequate stocks of medicines. The Animal Husbandry Department should also have stocks of medicine to prevent any outbreak of diseases among cattle, she said.

T.Thiyagarajan, District Revenue Officer, Ramaiyah, Deputy Commissioner (Crime and Transport), S.Raja Mohamed, City Engineer, and senior officials attended the meeting.

deepu051993

June 16th, 2012, 06:53 AM

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The heading Tells about Madurai, but Trichy too got one, which is in the news item, This is active from yesterday at Tiruverumbur Sub-Office.

Thanks joshua for Sharing this.

kg4129

June 16th, 2012, 07:52 AM

^^ Yesterday Trichy collector opened this new facility @ thuvakudi Government Press ... Just opp to NIT Quarters gate

venkyinblr

June 16th, 2012, 02:45 PM

TRICHY: After an eventful two years as divisional railway manager of Tiruchirappalli division, P V Vaidialingam, has been promoted as executive director of Railway Board in Delhi. Manjula Rangarajan who is currently financial officer and chief accounts officer, construction-I, will step into Vaidialingam's shoes on Monday.

Though it is customary to heap praises on a manager when he is promoted, Vaidialingam, who took over on July 15, 2010, differed from other DRMs in more ways than one, said additional divisional railway manager Abdul Rahman. According to him, many important achievements were noted during his tenure: doubling of 48-km track between Trichy and Thanjavur, doubling between Valadi and Kallakudi Palanganatham on the Trichy-Vrdachalam-Villupuram section that is 90% completed, and the conversion of weekly to daily of Chennai Egmore-Tiruchendur Express.

Thanking his 20-odd personal staff in the division who were given monetary incentives on Friday, Vaidialingam himself said he gave life to some of the "dormant" plans that had been kept in cold storage for more than five years. For instance, the long-delayed Vellore-Villupuram gauge conversion was revived after he took over, and the 12-km Velankanni-Nagapattinam new line was commissioned during his period. The 35km Mayavaram-Tiruvarur gauge conversion was taken up by him, and a new line between Nagore and Karaikkal was laid for 11 km. Furthermore, the division bagged the southern railway general manager's Inter Division Overall Efficiency Shield after a gap of 12 years in April this year.

D K Yadav, senior divisional signal and telecom engineer, said signal failures were brought down to 670 in 2011-12 from 980 in 2010-11 as a result of which punctuality of trains was improved to a large extent. However, the single most important achievement of Vaidialingam would be the compulsory electronic crediting of salaries of 11,000-odd employees of the division. Prior to his tenure, employees were paid by cheques, leading to a lot of complications and delays.

deepu051993

June 17th, 2012, 08:50 AM

^^ Yesterday Trichy collector opened this new facility @ thuvakudi Government Press ... Just opp to NIT Quarters gate

எழுதுபொருள் அச்சுத்துறையின் மூலம் அரசு வெளியீடுகள் துணை விற்பனை நிலையம், திருச்சி அரசு கிளை அச்சக வளாகத்தில் கடந்த 15ம் தேதி முதல் செயல்படுகிறது.

இதுகுறித்து திருச்சி கலெக்டர் ஜெயஸ்ரீ அறிக்கை:
அரசு வெளியீடுகள் விற்பனை நிலையம் மற்றும் அதன் கிளை அலுவலகமும் சென்னையிலேயே அமைந்துள்ளதால், தமிழகத்தின் அனைத்து பகுதியினரும் அரசு வெளியீடுகளை பெறுவதில் பெருமளவு சிக்கல்களை எதிர் கொள்கின்றனர். அச்சிக்கல்களை தவிர்க்கும் வண்ணம், தமிழக முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதாவின் ஆணைப்படி மதுரை மற்றும் திருச்சி அரசு கிளை அச்சகங்களில் அரசு வெளியீடுகளுக்கான துணை விற்பனை நிலையங்கள் தொடங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

திருச்சி துவாக்குடியில் அமைந்துள்ள அரசு கிளை அச்சக வளாகத்தில், அரசு வெளியீடுகளுக்கான துணை விற்பனை நிலையம் செயல்படுகிறது. துணை விற்பனை நிலையத்தில் அரசு வெளியீடுகள், புத்தகங்கள், படிவங்கள் விற்பனை செய்யப்படும். பெயர் மாற்றம், மத மாற்றம் ஆகியவற்றுக்கு அரசிதழ் பெற்றிட விண்ணப்பங்கள் உரிய கட்டணத்துடன் பெறப்படும். திருநங்கைகளுக்கு பெயர் மாற்றம் மற்றும் மத மாற்றம் செய்வதற்குரிய விண்ணப்பங்கள் கட்டணமில்லாமல் பெறப்படும். தமிழகத்தின் மத்திய மாவட்டங்களை சார்ந்த பொதுமக்கள் அனைவரும் அந்த சேவைகள் மூலம் பயன் பெற்றிடலாம். இதுதொடர்பான விவரங்களுக்கு துவாக்குடியில் அரசு கிளை அச்சக கிளை மேலாளரை நேரிலோ அல்லது 0431-2500360 என்ற ஃபோன் எண் மூலமோ தொடர்பு கொள்ளலாம்.

-Prasanna/TP

trichynative

June 17th, 2012, 11:57 PM

:)Hello every1, I am new to Trichy group. Good to see the activities and new developments of Trichy and surroundings:applause:. Hope I will also contribute to my city's news and developments:)

kg4129

June 18th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Welcome to SSC :)

trichynative

June 18th, 2012, 11:14 PM

Welcome to SSC :)

Thanks kg:)

deepu051993

June 19th, 2012, 08:16 AM

City Corporation has added two more jetting machine vehicles to clear the blocks in the underground sewage lines. Sanctioned under the Part II scheme, the vehicles with high pressure suction-cum-jetting machines were purchased at a total expenditure of Rs.89 lakh.

The machinery would be utilised for the Srirangam and Ponmalai zone.

Till now, there were only two such vehicles used at the four zones of Ariyamangalam, Ko.Abhishekapuram, Srirangam and Ponmalai.

A. Jaya, Mayor, handed over the model keys of the vehicles to the corporation drivers.

She said that the additional vehicles would ensure expeditious and more responsive programmes for clearing the blocks in the underground sewage lines.

She also flagged off the vehicles. M. Latha and N. Manoharan, both zonal presidents of Srirangam and Ponmalai; S. Raja Mohamed, city engineer, and S. Arunachalam, executive engineer, were present on the occasion.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3544954.ece)

venkyinblr

June 20th, 2012, 08:22 AM

For this year, 117 beneficiaries have already been identified. Official sources indicated that the target will be achieved by December. Loan sanctions will be completed by August-September, sources added.

Department of Industries has identified 243 prospective beneficiaries for extending loans under Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme (UYEGP) in Tiruchi district during 2012-13.

The subsidy component accounting for 15 per cent will amount to Rs 52.50 lakh. Last year, 206 beneficiaries were entitled to subsidy benefit of Rs. 47.22 lakh. One of the beneficiaries identified last year received a loan for Rs. 4.78 lakh from the Canara Bank for purchase of machinery to manufacture hollow blocks at Thathaiengarpet. District Collector Jayashree Muralidharan presented the cheque on Monday in the presence of the General Manager of District Industries’ Centre S.Kandasamy.

For this year, 117 beneficiaries have already been identified. Official sources indicated that the target will be achieved by December. Loan sanctions will be completed by August-September, sources added.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3546286.ece

krishnaswamy

June 23rd, 2012, 11:39 PM

Friends,
As usual our Indian Passport oppicers sothapified by giving wrong pincode and missed 1 line (Data entry) in the address.
PSK website site details gives the corrections -under Reissue and they are charging 1000 Rs or 2500 rs.and they have no information on what is the process of correcting it.
the passport issued only June18. going to Trichy office(issued there only) will solve this problem? previously they used to update the address in 1 of the passport pages and gives a seal.
if we go on Monday morning to Trichy passport office, they will do the correction and give it back on same day?
the person has to go for u.s visa ASAP.

MR.TRICHY

June 25th, 2012, 06:33 AM

In the industrial city of Tiruchirapalli, or ‘Trichy’ as locals know it for shorthand, is south India’s largest kovil, the Sri Ranganath Swami Temple. Situated in the district of Srirangam, this temple, also known as the Tiruvarangam had remained at this same site since the sixth century CE. It was beleived to have been established by a king of the old Chola dynasty who discovered a murti or ‘idol’ hidden in a forest while chasing a parrot that had caught his attention. The temple complex was subsequently built on an island in the Cauvery river which flows through Trichy. Despite its vulnerable position Sri Ranganath has survived several military invasions and natural disasters. It is dedicated to Lord Ranganath, an incarnation of Vishnu.

It occupies an area of 631,000 square metres and the main entrance tower rises to an elevation of 72 metres. There are several shrines to Lord Vishnu and a famed ‘hall of 1000 pillars’, replete with sculptures of wildly rearing horses bearing riders on their backs and trampling with their hoofs upon the heads of rampant tigers. There are also other towers covered with copper and smaller shikaras in the temple complex.In addition there are 39 pavilions and ponds for visitors’ respite and reflection.

The Temple was an important seat of learning in mediaeval times. The translator who produced the Tamil version of the epic Ramayan, Kambar, came to Sri Ranganath to receive a seal of approval for his works from the resident clerics. Many religious writings and bhajan, or hymnal verses were penned in honour of the temple and its presiding deity, and Srirangam was where Tamil-style Vaishnavism (sect of Vishnu) was crystallised and passed into the veins of Tamil theology.

Today, the great kovil of Trichy is a local, if not a national monument to the devotion and godly centrism of Lord Vishnu’s devotees in Tamil Nadu. It is the largest Hindu place of worship in the world still in active service, and is said to be the largest temple in India too. It is awe-inspiring and a majesty to behold.

source: TP_ADMIN/TP

venkyinblr

June 25th, 2012, 08:28 AM

A few weeks ago (Miscellany, May 14) I had referred to Rathnavel Thevar who had been a staunch supporter of mofussil cricket and who had offered a helping hand to many a Madras cricketer. I had wondered at the time whether anyone could offer me more information about him. M.S. Pandian has now responded with a wealth of information about the Thevar who was passionate about cricket.

The Trichinopoly United Cricket Club was started by Thevar in 1914, the first cricket club in the town and reflecting in its name that of the Madras United Club which pioneered Indian cricket in Madras. The game in Madras had, however, been first formally played by the ‘Europeans only’ Madras Cricket Club. In Trichy, it was the TUCC that launched the game on a serious footing, a South Indian Railway club, comprising European and Anglo-Indian players being started only thereafter. When these two clubs met in an annual fixture, it was the Trichy equivalent of the annual Presidency match played in Madras between the Europeans and the Indians.

Rathnavel Thevar also sponsored annual matches between Trichy and Tanjore and Trichy and Pudukottai. Both these fixtures had their share of incidents whenever princely Tanjore and Pudukottai included Europeans in their teams; Thevar did not suffer Europeans kindly, though he once included one, a Maclaughlin of the I.C.S. who was a lusty striker of the ball. In one match against Tanjore, the team from the Delta included five British players.

During lunch, Thevar found the five drawing up a table to lunch by themselves. His remonstration against this behaviour almost stirred up the crowd. On another occasion, G.T.B. Harvey, a good all-round sportsman and mentor of the young Rajah of Pudukottai, was coaching the Pudukottai team. During lunch he was heard lecturing the umpires on the LBW rule. Then, during the Pudukottai innings, he was loud in his bellowed protest when a Pudukottai batsman was ruled out LBW. Thevar could no longer keep silent and began loudly berating Harvey. Before the boos from the crowd turned into something nastier, Harvey left the ground.

The ground in question was the Puthur cricket ground that Thevar had developed for the TUCC after he had purchased it when he became Municipal Chairman in 1924 (a post he intermittently held till 1946). The ground was later taken over by the Government for a government hospital, on, it was alleged, the instigation of his political rivals. The last match played on the ground was a Madras-versus-Combined Districts game: the first, a competition mooted by Rathnavel Thevar, was played in 1939. The Rathnavel Trophy is today competed for in an inter-district schools tournament.

Thevar also regularly took the TUCC on a cricketing tour of Ceylon (where his kinsman R.M. Perumal, one of the best players in the Districts — which he often captained — learnt his cricket) and also hosted a match for any Ceylon team touring South India. In 1948, an ailing Thevar took TUCC hockey and cricket teams to Ceylon but returned seriously ill and passed away in May that year. During that tour he had stayed with P. Saravanamuttu, the President of the Ceylon Cricket Board and the Tamil Union club .While in Colombo he had promised his friend and personal host assistance to improve the Club’s facilities. Though he could not fulfil his promise, his friend N.S. Krishnan, to keep the promise, took his drama troupe to Colombo to stage a play for the Tamil Union, which, as a consequence, benefited to the tune of Rs. 28,000. The facilities that were developed made the Tamil Union’s Oval for many years the only venue for international cricket matches in Ceylon.

Thevar Vilas was a home that welcomed any cricketer or political leader visiting Trichy. Its walls hosted as many pictures of cricketers as of political leaders. Its library held a wealth of cricket literature. And in it Nehru and Satyamurti had dipped.

Thevar entered politics as a member of the Justice Party, but, after visiting Gandhi in Sabarmati Ashram in 1923, he became a Congressman. He was a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1923 to 1946. He had been arrested during the Satyagraha movement and fell ill while in jail. His health never recovered fully, but that never stopped him from enthusiastically contributing to governance and sport.

^^A glimpse of Cricketing history around the Delta.

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article3562799.ece?homepage=true

deepu051993

June 25th, 2012, 09:09 AM

Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has sanctioned an exclusive industrial estate for women in her Srirangam constituency.

The industrial estate, to be developed by SIDCO (Small Industries Development Corporation) on an expanse of 30 acres, would come up at Inam Kulathur. Steps are underway for establishing the industrial estate, Minister for Rural Industries M.C.Sampath said on Friday.

Women entrepreneurs at the industrial estate, he said, would be facilitated to start their enterprises under the newly launched NEEDS (New Entrepreneur-cum-Enterprise Development Scheme), and the UYEGP (Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme (UYEGP).

Under NEEDS, educated youngsters would be facilitated to come out with business plans and linked to financial institutions for funding.

The beneficiaries would receive term loans from banks or Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation. They would be entitled to capital subsidy of 25 per cent of the project cost not exceeding Rs.25 lakh and soft loans with 3 per cent interest subvention or subsidy on interest. The state has earmarked Rs.75 crore in the budget to train the identified youth in vocational and soft skills with the purpose of addressing the demand for skilled labour.

Fifty per cent of the 1,000 prospective entrepreneurs to be trained and nurtured throughout the State under the NEEDS scheme would be women, the Minister assured members of Women Entrepreneurs Association of Tamil Nadu (WEAT), in his address at its sixth anniversary celebration.

The WEAT has expressed to the Minister its intention to start enterprises based on cluster approach at the new industrial estate.

The association, according to its representative, would take the support of the District Industries Centre (DIC) to start multi-product clusters focussing on paper products, jute materials, sanitary napkins, and value-added products of banana.

The Minister advised the DIC in Tiruchi to serve as a model for prompt processing of applications from prospective women entrepreneurs under UYEGP. At least 30 per cent of beneficiaries under this scheme would be women, the Minister said, adding that a subsidy target of Rs.50 lakh had been set for Tiruchi district this fiscal.

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Fifty per cent of 1,000 prospective entrepreneurs to be trained under NEEDS

Beneficiaries to get capital subsidy of 25 p.c. and soft loans with 3 p.c. interest subvention
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deepu051993

June 25th, 2012, 09:12 AM

Faced with heavy pollution from the massive mounds of reeking garbage, people living in and around the corporation garbage dump at Ariyamangalam on the outskirts of the city have stepped up their campaign seeking an end to their predicament.

With an estimated 12 lakh tonnes of garbage accumulated down the years and about 400 tonnes more added to it every day, the garbage dump literally presents a gargantuan problem to the local residents and civic body as well. Residents of the locality are now demanding the shifting of the garbage dump and the removal of accumulated garbage as ‘living conditions are turning increasingly intolerable.’

The garbage dump, spread over 45 acres, is fast turning a health hazard. Though a few years ago, the corporation toyed with various ideas, nothing has come out of them.

A proposal to go in for ‘scientific closure’ of the accumulated garbage, by converting them into green hillocks, on the lines of a project executed in Coimbatore has also failed to take off.

Shifting the garbage is virtually ruled out, given the practical difficulties in transporting the colossal accumulation.

But local residents say that the corporation should at least stop dumping more garbage into the dump every day and gradually remove the accumulated garbage at Ariyamangalam.

In a petition submitted to the Collector and Mayor last week on behalf of Samudhaya Sevai Sangam, S.P.Saravanan, a former corporation councillor and residents, suggested that the corporation dump its everyday garbage collection at the abandoned stone quarries in the Thuvakudi area.

“Thousands of residents in wards 7, 28 and 29 have been badly affected by the pollution caused by the garbage dump. The ground water in the area is also polluted, besides the air pollution. Putrefied garbage, with pigs breeding on them, poses a major health hazard to residents. Children are being affected,” said Mr.Saravanan.

Residents in Keezha Ambikapuram, Mela Ambikapuram, Nehruji Nagar, Kamarajar Nagar and Anna Nagar are among those affected.

The corporation has also built an overhead water tank, under the new water scheme, within the garbage dump, raising questions about the quality of the drinking water that is to be supplied from it.

“A minor seepage in the pipeline will be enough to contaminate the water,” Mr.Saravanan said.

He also pointed out that a toilet constructed in the dump has been lying in disuse and has only become a refuge for pigs.

Locals also pointed out that several educational institutions around it and the compound wall of the dump actually abuts a school.

K.Anandan, a retired BHEL employee who resides at Muneeswaran Koil Street, just about 100 feet away from the dump, said that many residents were already suffering from wheezing owing to the air and dust pollution from the dump.

“My wife too has been afflicted by wheezing. We have been forced to live in unhygienic surroundings as the mounds have grown to a height of a two-storeyed building. A putrid odour hangs over the air and vultures prey on the wastes from the meat and fish markets,” he said.

Residents complain that they are forced to temporarily shift out of their homes whenever the garbage catches fire, sending clouds of smoke.

The locals have been petitioning the authorities seeking the shifting of the dump for long. “There was a move to shift the dump but nothing has out of it. Nobody seems to bother now,” said Mr.Anandan.

Mr.Saravanan said they would chalk out an agitation plan to press their demand.

^^An Immediate solution needs to be chalked out, before ariyamangalam becomes pallikaranai of Chennai.

MR.TRICHY

June 26th, 2012, 05:17 AM

Garbage removal is a daunting task for Tiruchi Corporation, especially with regard to the temple town of Srirangam. Despite being one of the biggest pilgrim centres in the country and the constituency of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa with the earnest attempt of the local body, garbage is ubiquitous.

The island town running to a length of 31 km with a width of 2.4 km has about one lakh population. The population from various parts of the country, which starts trickling in the early hours of the morning till 9 p.m., is phenomenal. It has been estimated that the population per day is 15,000 and on festival days such as Vaikunta Ekadasi, it could be as high as three to five lakh.

While there has been a rapid increase in population of the town in the past 10 years, it has seen a mushrooming growth of apartments thus demanding more attention in terms of water and garbage disposal.

Sanitation activists, who requested anonymity, termed Srirangam the ‘headquarters of apartment culture’ of Tiruchi district.

Hundreds of retirees from the metropolitan cities, especially Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi, have chosen to make Srirangam their abode at the twilight of their life. As most of them have been accustomed to flat culture, apartments got a boost. Their advent has impacted the price of land and also that of flats.

“This was a town of only two temples, groves and greenery and water everywhere. It is gradually evolving into a concrete jungle,” the activists lamented. Now, Tiruchi, Srirangam, and Golden Rock municipalities and a few village panchayats have become part of Tiruchi Corporation which has to bear the entire burden of attending to all of them. “Most of these areas which had amenities of only village panchayats have been added to the corporation with the same infrastructure,” they pointed out.

But a lot of apartment complexes, educational institutions, including colleges, are new addition to Srirangam.

The crux of the issue is segregation of waste at source, as bio-degradable and non-biodegradable, which is not done anywhere in Tiruchi Corporation. Activists plead that segregation should be positively done at least at the collection point as most of the households, including that of literate ones, do not bother to do so.

While the bio-gradable waste could be converted into manure, non-biodegradable, especially plastics, could fetch considerable revenue to the civic body, they added.

“Of course, what is imperative is to educate the public, create awareness and provide them cloth or paper bags thus weaning them away from plastic bags,” they contended.

The activists suggested that source segregation be introduced at least in two ‘cooperating’ apartment complexes as a sort of a ‘pilot project’ which could be replicated in due course. If source segregation could be streamlined, the ban on plastics could be imposed in full measure as done in Kanyakumari district.

According to official sources, who do not want to be identified, Tiruchi Corporation generates 430 tonnes of garbage a day and the contribution of Srirangam and Tiruvanaikovil is 102 tonnes. While 45 per cent of the waste is bio-degradable, the rest is non-biodegradable despite the ban on plastics which the authorities are struggling to implement properly thanks to the phenomenal floating population.

“On the lines of Chennai Corporation we are planning to produce manure from the bio-degradable waste and even make pellets. We want to call in tenders as a number of private players are in the field."

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3571819.ece)

MR.TRICHY

June 26th, 2012, 05:20 AM

The detailed project report for an underground drainage system for Srirangam town and adjacent areas is likely to be ready in about a week.

Official sources told The Hindu that the State government had sanctioned Rs.24 crore as initial allotment in this regard.

Tiruchi Corporation already has two underground drainage systems–one laid in 1960 and the other commissioned in 2010.Thus 40 km of underground sewerage lines are already functioning in the city. The proposed system would be for a length of 30 km. The existing systems are letting out the sewage into a corporation farm at Panjapur. The new one is also likely to be diverted to the same farm.

The major issue confronting the authorities with regard to the setting up of the new system is the rampart walls of the Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple. These walls measuring 24 ft in height and six ft in width to an extent of seven kilometre covering both Chithirai Street and Uthirai Street have developed some cracks and stones weighing even 75 kg to 100 kg have fallen on the adjacent service lane. “Apart from removing these stones, the ramparts would have to be demolished and rebuilt. Otherwise there won’t be adequate space for the underground drainage system.”

Asked whether it is possible to demolish the ramparts without the permission of the Archaeological Survey of India, the sources said that these walls came under the purview of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. “We are confident of getting the requisite permission as the proposed system would provide a complete network for the whole of Srirangam.”

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3571818.ece)

deepu051993

June 26th, 2012, 08:19 AM

^^Such structures should not be demolished, they speak of the heritage and history of the region.:bash:

venkyinblr

June 28th, 2012, 10:25 AM

TRICHY: Travelling a distance of nearly 50 km to the taluk office in Manapparai in Trichy district has become customary for more than 1.15 lakh people of Marungapuri taluk (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Marungapuri-taluk) that includes Thuvarankurichi and nearby villages. However, their demand to create another taluk office in Thuvarankurichi in Marungapuri union in order to avoid a day-long trip has so far proved to be a futile exercise.

Manapparai taluk is one among the eight taluks including Trichy, Srirangam, Thiruverumbur, Lalgudi, Thuraiyur, Thottityam and Musiri of Trichy district. It comprises of the three panchayat unions of Manapparai, Vaiyampatti, Marungapuri, a town panchayat Ponnampatti and a municipality Manapparai. The entire Manapparai constituency has a population of more than three lakh.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Thuvarankurichi-demands-separate-taluk-office/articleshow/14446437.cms

venkyinblr

June 28th, 2012, 10:26 AM

Indigenous across south and south-east Asia, the betel leaf is a temperamental crop, whose problems are yet to find any research-based solutions.

It is a crop that has a long and often-documented past, but an uncertain future; a part of several home remedies, yet helpless against the diseases that attack its growing leaves and stalks: meet Piper betel, or more commonly, the betel leaf.
“Our repeated appeals to the government (through the Department of Horticulture) for the setting up of a betel leaf research institute seem to have fallen on deaf ears,” said N. Thyagarajan, president, Betel Leaf Traders’ Association, Thottiyam, adding that the latest appeal had been made around six months ago.
While enlisting the problems that generally affect the crop, Mr. Thyagarajan uses indigenous names rather than scientific names for the diseases and insects: “Vaadai noi, a monsoon disease that attacks the betel leaves is caused by over retention of moisture by the soil during heavy rains or improper draining of the field after irrigation; the excess moisture sometimes marks the stalks and leaves with black spots as well; the sambal poochi (a local pest) attacks the crop during the monsoons, often rotting the leaves, and drying the stalk,” he said.
In summer, the crop withers under the scorching sun if not irrigated regularly; while the gale, like the one that struck the area recently, can completely flatten the crop out, he added.
One acre of the crop, according to Mr. Thyagarajan, requires the labour of at least 20 people constantly. “Around 10 months after the stalk cuttings from a mature vine have been grafted onto the field, the stalk begins to branch out and sprout leaves, he says, “and the leaves have to be plucked every 20 days.” In this way, the crop requires manual labour for nearly one and half years after planting, thus employing nearly100 farm labourers. But, with most local labour preferring to work for the MNREGS , Mr. Thyagarajan says finding farm labourers has become a stressful and expensive affair for the cultivators.
“We need to compete with the Rs. 132 (recently hiked from Rs. 119) the labourers get paid by the government,” he said.
It is extremely difficult to predict how the crop would turn out and the unpredictability has made it impossible to device any insurance scheme for betel leaf cultivators, according to Mr. Thyagarajan. “The farmer is either in for exponential profits or a complete washout, which has forced many farmers to abandon the crop in the area,” he says adding that the need for insurance is another unmet demand.

“You need at least Rs. 2 lakh to plant one acre, making it a crop that is more costly to cultivate than the banana,” he said. Vellaikodi, pachaikodi and karpooram are the main varieties of betel leaf that have presently been planted in about 1000 acres in and around Thottiyam.

The betel leaves, once plucked, are sent to places within the state like Tiruchi, Kumbakonam, Erode, Salem, Tirupur, Nagapattinam, and Mayiladuthurai.
“Till around 25 years back our produce was used by the paan industry in north India, especially Mumbai,” recalls Mr. Thyagarajan.
But with several studies exposing links between betel paan and cancer, the orders began to fall and now the state’s produce is mostly consumed locally.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3580053.ece

venkyinblr

June 28th, 2012, 10:30 AM

The Tiruchi Corporation has planned to hire a consultant to prepare the project reports and estimates for an array of development projects in Tiruchirapalli

The development projects planned by the Tiruchi Corporation will include construction of a commercial complex at Yanaikulam grounds near Singarathope in the city.
The corporation has planned to request the Commissioner of Municipal Administration to identify the consultant. The proposal would be forwarded to the government for approval after a resolution on the subject is adopted at the corporation council.
Apart from Yanaikulam commercial complex, the civic body plans to take up six other projects under the initiative.
These include establishing a couple of parking lots on old Chathram premises near Holy Cross College junction and near Diamond Jubilee building at Gandhi Market, construction of modern goat slaughterhouse with an effluent treatment plant near Gandhi Market, and construction of new shops for mutton, fish, and chicken traders at the market.
The consultant would also be asked to take up a study on an earlier proposal to go in for scientific closure of the accumulated garbage at the corporation’s garbage dump yard at Ariyamangalam.
These apart, the corporation has planned to establish six new English medium elementary schools in the city.
Interestingly, the proposal on the construction of a commercial complex at Yanaikulam has been hanging fire for nearly two decades. The project was halted owing to litigation after the foundation for the structure was laid. Repeated attempts to revive the project have failed, although the corporation on several years during the past decade had made financial allocations for the project in its annual budgets.
Sources in the corporation said that efforts were on to bring the litigation to an end and talks have been held with some of the litigants on withdrawing the case.
Similarly, the corporation council had already approved a proposal to go in for the scientific closure of the accumulated mounds of garbage at Ariyamangalam garbage dump, by converting them into green hillocks, on the lines of a project executed in Coimbatore.
The corporation decision to appoint a consultant for the two old projects has come as a surprise to many senior councillors.
Although the corporation had originally planned to build a commercial complex on old Chathram campus near Holy Cross College Junction, it has now altered the proposal to establish a parking lot.
A modern slaughterhouse at Gandhi Market too was planned some years ago, but failed to take off. The latest move envisages creation of new facilities to replace the existing ones at the market.
A section of elected representatives, however, welcomed the corporation move to establish six new schools in the city. Currently, the corporation has 70 schools and Tamil is the medium of instruction in all the schools. The civic body would identify six places to open the new schools.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3580127.ece

venkyinblr

June 28th, 2012, 10:30 AM

A committee to address shortcomings in health initiatives is likely to be constituted soon in the district.
A decision to this effect was arrived at a meeting of District Consumer Protection Committee meeting, chaired by Collector Jayashree Muralidharan on Wednesday.
The meeting discussed services rendered by the departments of Public Health, Transport and Civil Supplies.
The demand to form the committee was aired by representatives of various consumer organisations who attended the meeting. The committee will comprise a couple of doctors, an advocate and two representatives of consumer organisations. Consumer organisations also called for mobilising additional manpower for dengue prevention measures taken up by Public Health Department in Corporation, Municipal and panchayat unions in the district. The meeting also called upon the Transport Corporation to instruct bus crews to ensure that buses were in good condition before they were taken out for regular trips. Bus crews should also be instructed to stop vehicles at designated halts. The stock position of essential commodities should be prominently displayed in all ration shops. DRO T.Thiyagarajan, and M.Theerthagiri, District Supplies Officer, were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3580154.ece

MR.TRICHY

July 1st, 2012, 06:56 AM

TRICHY: Minister for school education, sports and youth welfare N R Sivapathy on Saturday said chief minister J Jayalithaa was inclined to launch more schemes in Srirangam constituency in the remaining four years of the current tenure. But he did not specify what the schemes would be. However, Sivapathy said more factories would be constructed in the CM's constituency so that "each and everyone in Srirangam constituency gets employment in the near future."

Sivapathy, accompanied by Tiruchirappalli (East) MLA R Manoharan and district collector Jayashree Muralidharan, interacted with Kulumani village panchayat people around 11.30 am in order to distribute four goats each to 91 beneficiaries. A total of 364 goats cost the exchequer Rs 11.37 lakh. According to assistant director of animal husbandry, C Sundar Raj, the annual target of distributing 16,356 goats to 4,089 beneficiaries spread over 59 hamlets in Tiruchirapalli district for the 2011-12 financial year had been reached in five months. In the current financial year of 2012-13, as many as 7,140 goats had already been distributed to 1,785 beneficiaries spread over 25 villages. These goats had given birth to 240 calves this year alone, and these goats could be sold by beneficiaries.

Sivapathy said that as a result of distributing goats to the poor, the district had contributed 2,000 more litres of milk to Aavin. The district was fast moving towards achieving a White Revolution, he claimed. "You the people of the CM's constituency are blessed," Sivapathy said.

R Manoharan in said there would be a new scheme every month in the Srirangam constituency, and the same would be successfully emulated in other parts of the district and then the state. District collector Jayashree Muralidharan warned the beneficiaries against selling goats that were already branded by the government, but said they were free to breed them.

source: TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/More-projects-for-Srirangam-Minister/articleshow/14542944.cms)

MR.TRICHY

July 2nd, 2012, 05:06 PM

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/07/02/20120702a_008107010.jpg

source:TP_ADMIN/TP

sethu trichy

July 2nd, 2012, 08:15 PM

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sethu trichy

July 2nd, 2012, 08:17 PM

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MR.TRICHY

July 3rd, 2012, 07:20 AM

The ‘jeyshtabishekam’ was performed at Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam on Monday.

Falling in the ‘kettai’ star in the month of ‘Aani’, the ritual marks the holy anointment of herbal oil to the presiding deity of Sri Ranganathar. Marking the commencement of the ritual, holy waters were brought from Cauvery river in gold pots.

No public darshan

There will be no public darshan of the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Ranganathar till Tuesday evening. On Tuesday morning, the ‘Anna prasada uthsavam’ marking the present of holy food to Lord Ranganathar will be performed in front of the sanctum sanctorum.

Fruits, coconut, and ghee would be among the holy articles to be presented to the deity.

Jeyshtabishekam for Sri Thaayar on Friday

The ‘jeyshtabishekam’ will be similarly performed to Sri Thaayar on Friday.

Kalyani, Joint Commissioner of the temple, supervised the arrangements put in place for the festival.

source; MR.RAJA/TP

venkyinblr

July 3rd, 2012, 11:05 AM

Director Pandiraj seems to have pulled off a coup of sorts as he has signed on hotshot composer Yuvan Shankar Raja (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Yuvan-Shankar-Raja) for his upcoming film Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Kedi-Billa-Killadi-Ranga) (KBKR).

This will be the first time the two will be coming together for a film. The director had earlier worked with three different composers — James Vasanthan, Taj Noor and Girishh — in his previous three films.

Says Pandiraj, "The film is a youthful, light-hearted romantic comedy and I felt that Yuvan will be the best person to score for such a film and approached him. Despite his busy schedule, Yuvan accepted after hearing the narration. We are planning to have five songs and will begin composing sessions very soon."

KBKR stars Vimal (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Vimal) and Sivakarthikeyan (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sivakarthikeyan) in the lead and is set in the township of Trichy. The hunt for the leading ladies is on now!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Its-Yuvan-Shankar-Raja-for-Pandiraj/articleshow/14603667.cms

deepu051993

July 3rd, 2012, 03:41 PM

அம்மா மண்டபம் - ராஜகோபுரம் வரை ரூ1 கோடியில் நிழற்கூரை அமைக்கும் பணி துவங்கியது

திருச்சி, : ஸ்ரீரங்கம் ரங்கநாதர் கோயிலுக்கு செல்லும் பக்தர்கள் அம்மா மண்டபம் காவிரியில் புனித நீராடிவிட்டு கோயி லுக்கு செல்கின்றனர். அவர் கள் மழை மற்றும் வெயிலின் பாதிப்பு இல்லாமல் நடந்து செல்ல நிழற்கூரை அமைக்க தமிழக அரசு முடிவு செய்தது. அதன்படி சுற்றுலா மேம்பாட்டு நிதி ரூ. 1 கோடியில் நிழற்கூரை அமைக்கப் படும் என அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது.
அம்மா மண்டபத்தில் இருந்து ஸ்ரீரங்கம் ராஜகோபுரம் வரை 700 மீட்டர் நிழற்கூரை அமைக் கும் பணி நேற்று துவங்கியது. முதல் கட்டமாக பிளாட்பாரம் அமைக்க பொக்ளினால் குழி தோண்டும் பணியை நெடுஞ்சாலை துறையினர் செய்து வருகின்றனர். இது குறித்து நெடுஞ்சாலை வட்டாரத்தினர் கூறுகையில், நிழற்கூரை அமைக்கும் பணியில் கடைகள், வீடுகள் மற்றும் இந்த சாலையில் இருந்து பிரிந்து செல்லும் தெருக்களின் நடு வில் தூண்கள் அமைக்கப்படாமல் திட்டம் வரையறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால் மக்கள் பாதிப்பு அடைய மாட்டார்கள். இந்த பணி 3 மாத்திற்குள் நிறைவடையும் என்றனர்.

deepu051993

July 3rd, 2012, 03:42 PM

Sorry

kg4129

July 3rd, 2012, 06:12 PM

^^ Nice.... :)

kg4129

July 3rd, 2012, 06:13 PM

X post from Indian Economy Thread

India to launch $40 bn Phase II of JnNURM: Kamal Nath

India will launch the USD 40 billion second phase of its urban renewal mission in about four months, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath told delegates attending the World Cities Summit here Monday.

The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) phase II would be carried out over the next five years as India works to cover its infrastructure deficit throughout the country and manage massive urbanisation programmes, he told the Summit's opening plenary session.

"The challenge is not only to bridge the deficit but to also to build for the future," Nath said, adding that India has spent close to USD 15 billion on the first phase of the mission which was launched in December 2005.

The Central Government would use the second JnNURM phase to support infrastructure development in states.

He highlighted water, sewage and transportation among the main challenges for India in building capacities in cities.

Meanwhile, Nath welcomed the nomination of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for the Lee Kuan Yew City Prize 2012.

"Certainly Indian cities have achieved a lot and certainly the Indian cities will achieve a lot," he said after addressing the plenary session.

"But the scale is so large, we have to endeavour to see many more cities nominated for awards," he said in comments on Ahmedabad being given special mention in the award.

Source (http://zeenews.india.com/business/news/economy/india-to-launch-40-bn-phase-ii-of-jnnurm-kamal-nath_54907.html)

isham_9626

July 3rd, 2012, 06:21 PM

deepu051993

July 4th, 2012, 04:57 PM

^^ But there is no mentioning of addition of new cities to it, we have to wait, hope to be added

deepu051993

July 4th, 2012, 04:59 PM

Friends,

Kind request to all, This news is about Srirangam constituency and not about Srirangam. I am not sure why our people post the information here when they see the word "SRIRANGAM". Because of this many people may not get the proper updates. This information should have been posted in the main thread.
Requesting mods to either change the name of this thread or merge with the main thread.

We need to seek from any of the admin, let carry out what we decided in other forum

venkyinblr

July 5th, 2012, 11:32 AM

Bus bays and platforms at the Central Bus Stand, for once, looked sparkling clean on Wednesday after the Tiruchi corporation undertook an operation clean up at the bus stand.

In a four-hour operation, about 50 sanitary workers of the corporation went about literally washing the platforms and bus bays at the bus stand with soap water.
The drive comes after long years of poor maintenance and unhygienic conditions at the bus stand. All urinals were also cleaned during the drive.
Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani, who ordered the drive, said that similar exercise would be taken up at the bus stand every month in an attempt to improve the upkeep of the city’s most prominent place of public congregation.
Special vehicle

The corporation, he said, has also planned a special vehicle to wash up the bus stand premises with soap water every day.
He appealed to the public to desist from littering the bus stand and use the litter bins provided on the premises.
He also urged them to use the urinals and toilets and extend their co-operation in maintaining hygiene .
City engineer S.Raja Mohamed, Executive Engineer R.Chandran and Assistant Commissioner Dhanapalan were among those who supervised the operation.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3605456.ece

bajk

July 5th, 2012, 03:34 PM

^^
The above news posted in infrastructure thread. Lot of duplicates due to multiple thread.

kg4129

July 5th, 2012, 03:35 PM

^^ But there is no mentioning of addition of new cities to it, we have to wait, hope to be added

Trichy will get a place, if Phase II really taking off...

MR.TRICHY

July 6th, 2012, 06:45 AM

A pedestrian corridor between Amma Mandapam bathing ghat on the Cauvery river and Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, sanctioned by the State government for benefit of devotees visiting the temple town, is expected to be in place within the next four months.

The Highways Department, which has been entrusted with the work funded by the Tourism Department, has commenced civil works on the project. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had announced construction of the corridor as a large number of devotees visiting the town take a holy dip at the Cauvery river at Amma Mandapam before venturing to offer prayers at the temple.

The project is being executed at a cost of about Rs.1 crore, sanctioned by the Tourism Department. The corridor would run for a length of about one km, along the Amma Mandapam Road on the left side.

According to sources, the covered pathway would have a slightly raised platform from ground level with a width of about 1.8 metres allowing comfortable movement of devotees. The corridor would be established without causing any hindrance to households and commercial establishments or traffic along the road. Gaps would be provided wherever necessary.

The corridor, however, would not run in single stretch as the road is narrow on certain stretches. The entire corridor would be covered with GL roofing sheets, sources said.

source: MR.RAJA/TP

MR.TRICHY

July 6th, 2012, 06:50 AM

திருச்சி: திருச்சியில் "டான்சி' காட்சியகம் துவங்கப்பட்டு பல நாட்களாகியும், அமைச்சரின் தேதி கிடைக்காமம் திறப்புவிழா தள்ளிப்போகிறது. இதனால், போதிய விளம்பரமின்றி அந்நிறுவனம் தயாரிப்புகள் தேக்கமடைந்துள்ளன.
தமிழகத்தில் கடந்த 1965ம் ஆண்டு "டான்சி' (சிறு தொழில் கழகம்) தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்டது. சென்னை, திருச்சி, மதுரை, புதுக்கோட்டை, தஞ்சை ஆகியன உள்பட பல்வேறு இடங்களில் உற்பத்தி மையங்கள் உள்ளன. இதில் திருச்சி கலெக்டர் அலுவலகம் அருகே பரந்து விரிந்த இடத்தில் "டான்சி' தொழிற்சாலை இயங்கி வந்தது.
முதன் முதலில் "மொபெட்' இன்ஜின் தயாரிப்புக்கு உரிமம் பெற்றது இங்கு தான். ஆனால், அந்த உரிமத்தை டி.வி.எஸ்., நிறுவனம் வாங்கியது. ஆயினும் தொடர்ந்து "பெல்' நிறுவனத்துக்கும் பல்வேறு நிறுவனத்துக்கும் "ஜாப் ஒர்க்' செய்து கொடுத்தது. 200க்கும் மேற்பட்ட தொழிலாளர்கள் வேலை பார்த்து வந்தனர்.
ஆனால், திடீரென "டான்சி' தயாரிப்புகள் நிறுத்தப்பட்டன. தொழிலாளர்கள் வேலையிழந்தனர். திருச்சி "டான்சி' நிறுவனத்திலிருந்து தயாரிப்பு பொருட்கள் புதுக்கோட்டைக்கும், தஞ்சைக்கும் இடம் பெயர்ந்தன.
காலப்போக்கில் திருச்சி "டான்சி' மூடுவிழா கண்டது. பல ஆண்டுகளாக "குடோன்' போல பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது. லட்சக்கணக்கான ரூபாய் மதிப்பிலான பொருட்கள் இங்குள்ள தொழிற்சாலையில் இருந்தது.
தமிழகத்தின் மையப்பகுதியான திருச்சியில் "மினி' தலைமை செயலகம் செயல்படுத்த, "டான்சி' இடத்தை கையகப்படுத்த கடந்த ஆட்சியில் திட்டமிடப்பட்டது. ஆனால், ஆட்சி மாற்றத்துக்குப்பின் அத்திட்டம் கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டது. இதனால், திருச்சி "டான்சி'க்கு சொந்மான பல ஏக்கர் தப்பியது.
தற்போது திருச்சி "டான்சி' தொழிற்சாலையில் காட்சியகம் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த கா ட்சியகம் கடந்த ஆண்டு இறுதியில் கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக வடிவம் பெற்றது. திருச்சி "டான்சி' காட்சியகத்தில் இரும்பு கட்டில், பீரோ, மேஜை, நாற்காலி, மரச்சாமான்கள், சோபா செட் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு ஃபர்னிச்சர் பெ õருட்கள் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளது.
காட்சியகம் அமைந்து எட்டு மாதங்களுக்கு மேல் ஆனாலும், இதுவரை திறப்புவிழா காணவில்லை. ஊரக தொழில்துறை அமைச்சர் சம்பத்தின் தேதி கிடைக்காததால், இதுவரை காட்சியகம் திறக்கப்படாமல் உள்ளதாக தெரிகிறது.
மாவட்ட செய்தி மக்கள் தொடர்பு அலுவலகத்தில் இதுவரை மூன்று முறை அழைப்பிதழ் தயாரிக்கப்பட்டு, அப்படியே கிடப்பில் போடப்பட்டுள்ளது. கடந்த 22ம் தேதி காட்சியகம் திறக்கப்பட்டிருக்க வேண்டும். ஆனால், சில காரணங்களால் ஒத் தி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த மாத இறுதிக்குள் திறப்புவிழா நடக்கும் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. ஆனால் இதுவும் தள்ளிப்போகாமல் இருந்தால், "டான்சி'க்கு வருமானம் கிடைக்கும்.

source: Dinamalar (http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=501651)

deepu051993

July 7th, 2012, 08:19 AM

The Tiruchi Regional Passport Office will organise special passport melas at the Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) at Tiruchi and Thanjavur on July 14, exclusively for students.

The move comes in the wake of a flurry of passport applications received from students seeking to pursue higher studies abroad.

Apart from helping the students appear for personal interviews without having to wait for appointments (which are to be secured online), the melas were also intended to overcome a problem faced by the passport officers - defective or insufficient documents supported by the applicants, said K.Balamurugan, Regional Passport Officer, Tiruchi.

The passport officers were unable to process the applications as many of the supporting documents submitted by the applicants were found to be defective, apparently due to lack of awareness, he said.

Students who are over 16 years of age and completed their SSLC can take part in the melas on a walk-in-basis. Students who are already studying in colleges could also participate.

However, the applicants are required to register their applications online before participating in the melas.

Tokens will be issued to all students appearing for the melas from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m on a first-come-first-serve basis. While the maximum processing capacity at the Thanjavur PSK is 350, the Tiruchi PSK will be able to handle about 250 applicants. Providing a checklist of documents to be furnished by the applicants, Mr.Balamurugan said they should produce a printed copy of the online registration form with ARN Number (generated upon registering their applications online); three documents for proof of address as mentioned in the application form; bonafide certificate issued by the educational institution containing the present address and date of birth of the applicant and valid student identity card.

All applicants born after January 26,1989 are required to submit birth certificates and the certificates should contain the applicant’s and parents names. The names of applicants, as given in their applications, should be same as in the birth certificate. SSLC or Plus Two mark sheets should be furnished for non-ECR (emigration clearance required) applicants.

Applicants below 18 years should submit, in addition to the above documents, the passports of their parents along with annexure ‘H’ duly signed by both parents. If the parents do not possess a passport, an affidavit should be furnished by them stating that they do not hold a passport or have applied for a passport and they have no objection in issuing a passport for their minor child.

Minor applicants who do not have any address proof in their name, can furnish address proof for parents.

All the applications will be accepted only under the normal scheme wherein passport valid for 10 years will be issued only after police verification. A fee of Rs.1,000 should be paid in cash, Mr.Balamurugan said.

-MRR/TP

kannan infratech

July 9th, 2012, 11:35 AM

Mr. Gopalakrishnan of Infosys is interested to invest his personal money for the proposed IIIT @ Srirangam. Infosys may follow soon.

kg4129

July 9th, 2012, 02:09 PM

^^Good news... If it happens :)

There were some news last month regarding some Biggies eyeing on Trichy...

Hope Infy will come up with big news....

bajk

July 9th, 2012, 02:50 PM

Mr. Gopalakrishnan of Infosys is interested to invest his personal money for the proposed IIIT @ Srirangam. Infosys may follow soon.

Great news. I have posted a news article on this in Trichy IT park thread

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=93107112&postcount=95

deepu051993

July 10th, 2012, 10:09 AM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/07/10/20120710g_015106018.jpg

-MRR/TP

deepu051993

July 10th, 2012, 10:10 AM

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Manachanallur police station will soon move to a new building constructed in Manachanallur town.

The Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation has constructed the building on an area of around 3,000 square feet along the Thuraiyur road at a cost of nearly Rs. 38 lakh.

The new police station building has separate rooms for Inspector, Sub Inspector (Law and Order), Sub Inspector (Crime) besides one for the Women Sub Inspector.

In addition to store room, lock up rooms and arms room, the new building has a meeting hall and separate rest rooms for men and women police personnel. Police sources said the new building was ready for inauguration. Presently, the police station is functioning in a rented building.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3622894.ece)

venkyinblr

July 11th, 2012, 11:29 AM

The Congress-led UPA government and the State government should increase fund allocation for health sector, Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary G.Ramakrishnan said on Tuesday.
Allocation of a meagre 1.4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product for the health sector by the Centre was inadequate, Mr.Ramakrishnan said.
He was addressing the party cadre after inaugurating a five-day relay fast organised here by the CPI (M) city unit demanding upgrade of Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital on a par with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and urging the State government to take necessary steps to do away with what the party termed ‘woeful conditions’ prevailing at the hospital.
The ruling AIADMK government was toeing the liberalised policies of the Congress-led UPA government, he said, citing the extent of funds allocated for education and health sector. Increasing commercialisation of health and education sector, he said, has led to a situation suiting only the well-to-do.
He pointed out that several western countries were spending huge amounts on the health sector.
Mr.Ramakrishnan said the projection of required investment as Rs.30,000 crore for health and education sector in the Tamil Nadu’s Vision 2023 document constitutes only a small part of Rs.15-lakh crore total investments envisaged for various sectors.
The State government should create all infrastructure and make arrangements to ensure that all specialities were in place at Tiruchi government hospital for the benefit of the poor, he emphasised.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3626757.ece

deepu051993

July 11th, 2012, 04:10 PM

A survey to collect and collate data on the city’s infrastructure and property for creating a Geographic Information System (GIS) database has commenced in all the four zones of the corporation.

The survey, completed in ward 44 in Golden Rock zone after being taken up on a pilot basis, has now been extended to the other 64 wards in the city.

The GIS database will have applications in urban planning and civic services, including monitoring property tax assessment and collection, the drinking water supply and drainage networks. Tata Consultancy Services has been entrusted with the task of developing the GIS.

The city’s infrastructure such as buildings, roads, water distribution network, hospitals, educational institutions, bus stands, transport routes, parks, and playgrounds are being mapped. The project has been taken up under World Bank-funded Tamil Nadu Urban Development Project-III.

Tiruchi is one of the five urban local bodies identified in the State for land-based digital mapping with the help of satellite images.

Coimbatore and Madurai Corporation and Gobichettipalayam and Rajapalayam municipality are the other four urban local bodies that are being covered under the project.

According to corporation officials, a base map has already been created based on satellite images.

Currently a survey is on to enumerate details of the public infrastructure and private property to be uploaded to the system.

Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani, who inaugurated the exercise at ward 30 in Golden Rock zone on Monday, told The Hindu that about 1.80 lakh property in the city would have to be covered under the survey and the corporation has deployed its bill collectors to work along with the TCS field staff to carry out the survey.

“The TCS has about 80 staff and we have increased the number of teams with our staff. We hope to complete the project by November 30,” Mr.Thandapani said.

Meanwhile, the survey has triggered apprehensions among a section of residents in the wards that the move was a precursor for a property tax revision.

Enumerators collect data on the name of the owner or tenant of the property, its usage, area measurements, electricity service connections and other details.

This, say some officials, results in the residents not extending their full cooperation to the enumerators visiting them.

The reluctance is pronounced among residents in wards which were formerly under other local bodies such as town panchayats and panchayats, a corporation official said.

Mr.Thandapani, however, clarified that the survey was not intended to carry out any immediate revision of property tax.

Though the database would form the basis for the future property tax revisions, carried out once every five years, cases of under-assessment are not being targeted for revision now.

However, property which have not been assessed for property tax may be assessed based on the survey.

^^Hope this completes soon, this project has the survey for the future projects of Trichy

deepu051993

July 12th, 2012, 02:59 PM

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Five-year-old Anjali was a stranger to sounds, being born with no external ear or ear canal, organs crucial for sound to be transmitted to the inner ear and processed by the brain. But soon her hearing would be crystal clear, say doctors who implanted a bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA), at a city hospital recently.

In the absence of pinna and ear canal, sound cannot enter the external ear or travel to the inner ear. But the BAHA implant bypasses the ear canal and middle ear and conducts sound to the inner ear directly through the skull bone. The surgery was done by a team of surgeons headed by ENT specialist Jawahar Nagasundaram, from G.Viswanathan Specialty Hospitals.

Anjali’s father, a shrimp exporter from Vishakapatnam approached Dr.Jawahar, a member of the team that performed the first cochlear implant in Chennai four years ago, when the girl was two years old.

A temporary solution in the form of a ‘soft band’ fixed with a BAHA implant, resembling a head band worn by girls, was offered to the child to overcome hearing and speech development problems.

The implant surgery was put off till the child was five years, minimum age for BAHA implant set by Food and Drug Administration, U.S.A. As the implant is fixed by drilling through the bone, bone thickness of three millimetres is mandatory. Additional risk was faced by surgeons as the ear was quite removed from the normal position.

After making an incision above the ear, surgeons used a special drill to bore 3 mm hole, taking caution to avoid touching the brain. The titanium implant handled by a special titanium holder was fixed comfortably in a two-hour procedure.

High clarity hearing

A BAHA sound processor would be fitted after a few months, which is advised to be removed at night to avoid damage to the implant during sleep. Unlike other foreign bodies implanted in the body, titanium is accepted by bone which integrates with the metal in three to six months. The procedure would guarantee high clarity hearing to the child, said Dr.Jawahar.

The congenital defect can be triggered by viral infections or incorrect medication in the first trimester, the period when the ear develops. Though two BAHA implants are ideal, one is the norm due to the prohibitive cost of Rs.2.5 lakh for one implant. The earlier alternative was reconstruction of pinna and canal which has not been entirely successful.

BAHA implants are ideal for single-sided deafness, hearing impairment with chronic ear discharge. They have no utility for people with inner ear defects for which cochlear implants are preferred. Dr.K.Govindaraj, managing director of the hospital, presided.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3629842.ece)

sethu trichy

July 12th, 2012, 08:03 PM

hii frnds after a long gap G7+ building near cell mall in cental bus stand is getting life i think today i saw works are been going there..anyone know wat's going to cum up there...??? :)

deepu051993

July 12th, 2012, 08:49 PM

^^Its a great news. But i think there wont be any commercial activity there, it would be a hotel i suppose.

It would be another landmark for trichy.

kg4129

July 14th, 2012, 05:04 AM

Civic complaints to be redressed in five days: Corporation (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3638290.ece)

Tiruchi Corporation has announced that civic complaints registered over dedicated mobile lines would be redressed within five days.

The Corporation has already notified a set of mobile phone numbers for each zone apart from the Corporation Main office through which city residents could lodge complaints regarding essential services such as drinking water supply, street lighting, garbage removal, blockades in underground sewer lines, issue of birth and death certificates and tax payments.

The following were the mobile phone numbers through which the complaints could be lodged: Srirangam zone – 7639511000; Ariyamangalam – 7639522000; Golden Rock – 7639533000 and K.Abishekapuram – 7639544000.

If no action was initiated on the complaints within five days, residents could report the same to the Corporation Main Office by dialling 7639566000 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Monitoring action

All complaints registered through the service were duly registered and the respective assistant commissioners have been asked to monitor the action taken on the complaints on day-to-day basis, Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani said in a press release issued here on Friday.

bajk

July 17th, 2012, 06:53 AM

The CPM has alleged that the state-of-affairs at Annal Gandhi Government Hospital in Trichy is pathetic despite the state government announcing Rs 100 crore last August to improve the infrastructure. The party, which organised a protest fast from July 10 to 15 at Woraiyur, to highlight the plight of the 621-bed hospital, claimed that corruption, pregnant women lying on the floor and patients paying for every service had become the order of the day.

The party, led by its district secretary Sridhar and city secretary K Vetriselvan gave a memorandum to the district collector Jayashree Muralidharan on Monday listing the woes existing at the hospital. The memorandum said that for want of enough beds, even people with complaints of fracture were made to lie on the floor and most of the available stretchers were used to transport cooking gas to the operation theatres.

Vetriselvan said the hospital remained in a pathetic condition ever since the idea of converting it into a super specialty hospital on a par with AIIMS was mooted six years ago. He also charged that the hospital's floor had not been cleaned for years now.

The hospital authorities also vetoed the idea of district secretary Sridhar's proposal to clean the premises with the help of members from the Democratic Student Federation of India. However, on July 12 the hospital was thoroughly washed ahead of the visit by a three-member team from the Medical Council of India. The team visited all the wards including the steam laundry, mortuary, kitchen and the blood bank, said resident medical officer Shiva Kumar.

Responding to the CPM's charges, Kumar admitted that there was a severe shortage of sanitary workers. There were only 23 male and 26 workers and only half of them were available during one of the two shifts. "There is a need for at least 100 sanitary workers, out of which a minimum of 45 are needed to assist the four major operation theatres (emergency, main, family planning and eye) during the day. In fact, there are six regular theatres operating within the main theatre where elective cases are referred. The other operation theatres get one worker each," admitted Kumar.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Annal-Gandhi-Government-Hospital-in-pathetic-state-claims-CPM/articleshow/15012727.cms

venkyinblr

July 17th, 2012, 09:52 AM

The plantation, being carried out along the banks of various Public Works Department (PWD) canals, were originally meant to control overflow of water at times of floods.

Forest Department has earmarked 200 hectares in the district to be brought under teak plantation in 2012, raising the total land covered by the project to 1,600 hectares.
The plantation, being carried out along the banks of various Public Works Department (PWD) canals, were originally meant to control overflow of water at times of floods, according to I.Anwardeen, District Forest Officer, Tiruchi.
Apart from their flood controlling effect, teakwood fetches consistently good returns making them a popular option for the department’s social forestry and general afforestation projects. “Though teakwood matures over a period of 30 years, it requires only three years of care,” said Mr. Anwardeen.
In 2011 alone, teak saplings were planted in nearly 600 hectares along the banks of the Uyyakondan canal, Kattalaimettu canal and Pullampadi canal in the district, according to A.Sekar, Forest Range Officer. “While teak saplings planted in farmland and irrigated for more than three years tend to yield 0.5 to 1 cubic metre of wood, those planted on canal banks yield an average 0.38 cubic metre of wood,” he said.

The type of soil at the canal banks also affected the growth and yield: “While the teak planted in Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam district have a better yield owing to the silt-rich soil on the canal banks there, the teak in Tiruchi has to grow on the hard, gravelly soil found on canal banks here,” he said.

The teak seedlings are raised at a nursery during the first year (raising year), then transplanted onto the cleared land along the canal banks and maintained for the next two years, according to Mr.Anwardeen, who added that the plantation work is carried out by nearly 120 labourers at a cost of Rs.15, 035. Once the teak has matured, the trees are cut and auctioned in lots. “In terms of value, one cubic metre of teakwood, used to make window and door frames, costs Rs.30,000, while the one foot slabs used to make doors and tabletops costs Rs.60,000.”

The department appoints two watchers for every 10 hectares to protect the teak from grazing cattle and humans.
“Teak is one of the four scheduled timbres and unauthorised felling of teak trees is a non-bailable offence that attracts up to five years of imprisonment and a fine up to Rs.20, 000,” said Mr. Anwardeen.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3648513.ece

venkyinblr

July 17th, 2012, 09:53 AM

A sum of Rs.10 lakh has been sanctioned by Rajya Sabha MP N.Siva of the DMK towards repair and renovation works at Vannarapettai dhobi ghat.
The fund has been sanctioned under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund (MPLAD) in response to a report, ‘Community at crossroads struggles to wash its woes’ published in The Hindu on July 8, highlighting the plight of the dhobis and the condition of the dohbi ghat that is in a state of disrepair. The dhobis had mentioned that the clothes were getting robbed and that they were not able to control the trespassers due to the lack of a compound wall.

Discretion
“In order to address these issues, the funds will be used to construct a compound wall around the ghat, a shed for folding and ironing clothes and 20 additional water tanks and washing stones,” Mr.Siva told The Hindu on Monday. Adding that he had already sent a letter to the District Collector in this regard, he said that the fund would be used at the discretion of the Collector.

Once the fund is received by the Collector, work is likely to be taken up by the Tiruchi Corporation.
“The media, in this case, has played a significant role in highlighting an issue of the grassroots level ,” said Mr.Siva, who also promised additional funds from the MPLAD scheme should the estimate exceed Rs.10 lakh.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3648506.ece

MR.TRICHY

July 18th, 2012, 06:09 AM

Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank (TMB) will start having its presence in the region by launching its regional office and a branch at Bikshandarkoil on Wednesday.

source:The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3651779.ece)

MR.TRICHY

July 19th, 2012, 05:23 AM

திருச்சி: தமிழக முதல்வரின் ஸ்ரீரங்கம் தொகுதியில் உள்ள சிறிய சாலைகள் அனைத்தும் விரிவாக்கம் செய்யும் பணி தீவிரமாக நடக்கிறது.
ஸ்ரீரங்கம் தொகுதியில் போட்டியிட்டு, தமிழக முதல்வராக ஜெயலலிதா பொறுப்பேற்றதால், ஏற்கனவே ரங்கநாதர் கோவிலால் உலகளவில் பிரபலமடைந்துள்ள ஸ்ரீரங்கம், முதல்வர் தொகுதி என்ற சிறப்பு அந்தஸ்தையும் பெற்றுள்ளது.
இதனால், ஸ்ரீரங்கம் தொகுதியில் தேசிய சட்டப்பள்ளி, மகளிர் தோட்டக்கலைக்கல்லூரி, ஸ்ரீரங்கத்தில் மண்டல அரசு போக்குவரத்து அலுவலகம் உள்ளிட்ட மாநில அளவிலான "பலன்'களை தொடர்ந்து பெற்று வருகிறது.
*"பிரியாணி' சாலை: இதன் தொடர்ச்சியாக, ஸ்ரீரங்கம் தொகுதியில் குறுகிய, சிறிய சாலைகள் அகலப்படுத்தும் பணியில் திருச்சி நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை அதிகாரிகள் மற்றும் பணியாளர்கள் தீவிரமாக ஈடுபட்டு வருகின்றனர்.
திருச்சி நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை மேற்குப்பிரிவு பராமரிப்பில் உள்ள இனாம்குளத்தூரில், திருச்சி- திண்டுக்கல் நெடுஞ்சாலை அம்மாபட்டி ஜெ.ஜெ., கல்லூரியில் இருந்து இனாம்குளத்தூர் வரை ஆறு கீ.மீ., தூரம் வரை சாலைகள் அகலப்படுத்த திட்டமிடப்பட்டது.
வார விடுமுறை நாளில் பிரியாணி பிரியர்கள் படையெடுக்கும் இனாம்குளத்தூர் கடைவீதி பகுதியில் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் முழுவதும் அகற்றப்பட்டு, ஆறு கி.மீ., தூரத்துக்கு, ஒன்றரை கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பீட்டில் பணிகள் அகலச்சாலை அமைக்கும் பணி முடிவடைந்துள்ளது.
* பஞ்சக்கரை சாலை: ஸ்ரீரங்கம் வடக்குவாசலில் இருந்து திருவானைக்காவல் டிரங்சாலை வரையிலான, பூசமண்டபம் சாலையில் (பஞ்சக்கரை சாலை) தாங்குச்சுவர் அமைத்து, சாலையை அகலப்படுத்தும் பணி இரண்டு கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் நடந்து வருகிறது.
* வி.ஐ.பி., சாலை: திருச்சி- சென்னை புறவழிச்சாலையில் இருந்து ஸ்ரீரங்கத்துக்கு வரும் வி.ஐ.பி.,க்கள் அதிகம் பயன்படுத்துவதால், கும்பகோணத்தான் சாலை வி.ஐ.பி., சாலை என்ற அந்தஸ்தை பெற்றுள்ளது.
ஸ்ரீரங்கம் தொகுதியில் உள்ள திருவானைக்காவல் டிரங்ரோடு, திருச்சி- சென்னை புறவழிச்சாலையை இணைக்கும் கும்பகோணத்தான் சாலை மூன்று கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் அகலப்படுத்தும் பணி நடக்கிறது.
மொத்தம் உள்ள இரண்டு கி.மீ., தூரத்துக்கு, முதற்கட்டமாக, ஆறரை மீட்டர் அளவுக்கு வேலை துவங்கப்பட்டது. இரண்டாம்கட்டமாக, 1.15 கி.மீ., தூரத்துக்கான சாலைப்பணிகள் துவங்கப்பட்டு முடிவடையும் நிலையில் உள்ளன.
முதல்வர் தொகுதியான ஸ்ரீரங்கத்தின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் தொடர்ந்து நடக்கும் சாலை விரிவாக்கப்பணிகள் பொதுமக்களை மகிழ்ச்சியில் ஆழ்த்தியுள்ளது.

source: Dinamalar (http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=510840)

bajk

July 19th, 2012, 03:33 PM

திருச்சியில் ரூ.100 கோடி செலவில் சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி மருத்துவமனை அமைக்கும் திட்டம் கடந்த திமுக ஆட்சியில் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. இதற்கான நிதியில் ரூ.53.47 கோடி முதல் கட்டமாக வந்துள்ளது. முதல் கட்டமாக அரசு மருத்துவமனை பின்புறம் உள்ள ரணஜன்னி, தோல் நோய், கண் பரிசோதனைக்கூடம், புறநோயாளிகள் பிரிவு, சமையல் கூடம் மற்றும் பன்றிக்காய்ச்சல் வார்டு கட்டிடங்களை இடித்து தள்ளும் பணி நடைபெற்று வருகிறது.

சூப்பர் ஸ்பெஷாலிட்டி மருத்துவமனையில் ஒரு வார்டுக்கு 10 வீதம் மொத்தம் 300 பெட்டுகள் அமைக்கப்பட உள்ளன. கேஸ் வெண்டாலஜி, நெப்ரோ கார்டியா தோராலஜி, ஆர்த் தோ ட்ரபோகேர் மற்றும் ஐசியு வார்டுகள் புதிதாக அமைக்கப்பட உள்ளன என டீன் கார்த்திகேயன் தெரிவித்தார். இதற்கான பூமி பூஜை விழா விரைவில் நடை பெற உள்ளது. விழாவில் முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா கலந்து கொண்டு அடிக்கல் நாட்டுகிறார். விழா நடைபெறும் தேதி பின்னர் அறிவிக்கப்படும் என பொதுப்பணித்துறை வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

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kg4129

July 19th, 2012, 05:52 PM

announced by dmk govt:lol: :lol:
crazy ma(o)rans :bash:

btw, good to see CM again to Rock city...Hope some big Project like Integrated Bus terminal announcement may get in her agenda....

deepu051993

July 19th, 2012, 06:42 PM

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The View of Mobile Toilet in Tiruchi on Wednesday

They are brand new, painted yellow and orange for easy visibility; there are six units, complete with a water storage tank, lighting and stainless steel fittings; and they are movable: the mobile toilet vehicle introduced by Kareem Kutty Multi Services hopes to make public space and participation in public events more women-friendly.

Plight of women

“Whenever I used to see public rallies or fasts in the city, I used to think about the plight of women participants who did not have clean, accessible toilet facilities anywhere close by,” says Kareem Kutty, who owns the company. The toilets are designed according to specifications given by Mr. Kutty. “The vehicle we have just introduced comes with six Indian style toilets, a Sintex tank for water supply, and individual lights for each unit,” he says.

Stating that it was possible to have anywhere between four and 10 toilets on a single unit, Mr. Kutty says the upcoming versions would come equipped with a washbasin and a mirror. Though mobile toilets aren’t entirely new (Bangalore has a few already), Mr. Kutty feels theirs was the first one to have multiple toilets. “The ones in Bangalore are single units,” he says.

The unit, which costs Rs.4 lakh to construct, is available for a rent of Rs.7,500 per day, according to Mr. Kutty. “We expect the toilets to be sought for public rallies, temple functions, and even housewarming ceremonies, where the toilets are not yet ready,” he says. He adds that his company would take care of the towing (of the vehicle) to and from the spot, besides clearance of the septic tank. “Since we were already into septic tank services, it made sense for us to introduce mobile toilets.”

In the future, Kareem Kutty Multi Services plans to construct and sell mobile toilets as well. “We could even begin renting out our units, on a long term basis, to Tiruchi Corporation for installation at public space around the city.”

-TP Admin

venkyinblr

July 20th, 2012, 07:45 AM

Construction of the structure near Kambarasampettai in the city is underway at a rapid pace now and according to sources about 43 per cent of the work has been completed so far.

While the insufficient storage position in the Mettur dam and consequent delay in releasing water for irrigation have dealt a heavy blow to farmers of the delta, it has provided an extended window to Public Works Department to expedite the construction of the check dam across the Cauvery river near Tiruchi.
Construction of the structure near Kambarasampettai in the city is underway at a rapid pace now and according to sources about 43 per cent of the work has been completed so far. The progress is way above the expectations when the work started in March as then the PWD was racing against time to complete as much foundation work as possible before the usual Mettur opening date of June 12.
But as the dam could not be opened due to insufficient storage, the PWD has already got a month’s extra time and if the window period extends for the next 30 to 45 days, about 60 per cent of the work could be completed, sources indicated.
The work, however, could slow down a bit if water were to be released in the Cauvery in view of the Adi Perukku. Indications are that the PWD would try to enclose the work site by putting up temporary bunds to divert the water on one side of the river.
The check dam was sanctioned at a cost of Rs.32 crore following a public outcry in the past few years over heavy exploitation of the river bed for several drinking water schemes catering to the needs of various cities and towns as far as Ramanathapuram. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had laid the foundation stone for the project in June last year.
Farmers of the region and city residents had sought the check dam to help improve ground water table and recharge water sources on the river bed.
Currently work is nearing completion on the construction of cut-off diaphragm walls. Fifty per cent of works on the apron has been completed.
The check dam, coming up close to Tiruchi Corporation’s main pumping station and collector wells of Ramanathapuram water scheme, is located about 100 metres upstream of Amma Mandapam bathing ghat on the left bank of the Cauvery.
The structure would run for a length of 540 metres and stand about 1.5 metres in height from the bed level. It would head up water for a stretch of 1.50 km upstream and provide a continuous wetting of the river bed so as to keep the drinking water collector wells sufficiently recharged, especially in the summer.
The check dam is expected to help recharge ground water table for a radius of about four to five km.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3661195.ece

deepu051993

July 20th, 2012, 01:44 PM

The regional passport office (RPO), Trichy has decided to allow seven categories of passport applicants on a walk-in basis instead of getting online appointment, to apply for passports from July 23.

The decision came after it was observed that the applicants were facing difficulties in getting online appointment, as the number of passport applicants has been on the rise. Hence, the RPO concluded to relax the online appointment norm to seven categories of applicants. Physically challenged persons; senior citizens (above 60 years); minors below 15 years whose parents holding valid passports; Central/state government employees, their spouses and dependent minor children who have 'no objection certificate/identity certificate; applications for deletion of ECR status from the passport without any change in personal details; applications for name of the spouse in the passport and applications with valid passports, seeking new booklets in case of exhaustion of visa pages can henceforth apply for passports without obtaining prior appointment, according to a statement issued by the ROP here.

The statement said that such applicants should be present with the printed copy of the online application form with application registration number (ARN) along with required documents while applying for passport. The system will come into effect from July 23 at two passport seva kendras (PSKs) in Trichy and Thanjavur that function under the RPO, Trichy. The walk-in applicants will be allowed between 10am and 12pm only on working days. However, the passport office is allowing tatkal applications (PSK in Trichy only), police clearance certificate, rejected and defective applicants on walk-in basis, the release added.

-TOI

MR.TRICHY

July 22nd, 2012, 05:43 AM

Mayor A.Jaya on Friday inspected the possible sites for setting up a bus terminus at K.K.Nagar in the city. The Mayor also inspected the Chinnasamy Park at K.K.Nagar and held consultations with officials on steps to improve the park. Earlier, she inspected work on construction of an integrated sanitary complex at Vadugapatti and other development works in Golden Rock zone. Asick Meera, Deputy Mayor, N.Manoharan, zonal chairman, Golden Rock, and S.Raja Mohamed, city engineer, and other officials were present.

source:MR.RAJA/TP

deepu051993

July 22nd, 2012, 09:26 AM

^^Its really a surprising thing to hear. Now the city is to get two more bus terminals.

It would be better if KK Nagar termius is developed as a big bus stand so that new bus routes to various parts of the city would arise.

Hope the works on Srirangam Bus Stand begins. If then trichy would have.

Central BS, Sathiram BS, Srirangam, KK Nagar. Then the requirements are new bus stands at Tiruverumbur or Thuvakkudi and the Long avaited Integral Bus Stand.

MR.TRICHY

July 23rd, 2012, 04:47 PM

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source:TP_ADMIN/TP

deepu051993

July 25th, 2012, 10:04 AM

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The Royal Pearl Hospital has been put on the global map, as a pioneer in 'Skull-based Surgery' in South-East Asia. Skull-based Surgery is performed with great skill and precision by a dedicated set of medical team led by the Chief Operating Surgeon,

Dr Janakiram.

The skull base is the portion upon which the lower surface of the brain rests and the management of diseases in this area has traditionally involved combined efforts by ENT surgeons and neurosurgeons because of the complexity of this part of the body.

Surgeons had to open up the skull and this could create complications and injury to vital structures in some cases. This meant long operating hours, prolonged hospital stay and post-operative results that were not always optimal.

A variety of diseases, including bleeding tumors of the nose and sinus, visual deterioration after accidents, increased brain pressure, birth deformities in the skull and even removal of foreign bodies in the walls of the eye socket, could be treated through this method. The surgery uses a 4 mm endoscope that is let through both the nasals of the nose. “Angled views afforded by the endoscope would ensure that the disease is completely cleared,” says Dr Janakiram.

The skull-based surgery is performed to treat advanced tumors such as cancer, aneurysms and tumors seated inaccessible corners of the body. Also, this surgery is fast gaining popularity as it does not leave the patient with scars or restricts the growth of the skull in a child ensuring that the pediatric skull is not deformed.

The skull-based surgery comprises two methods-One, when the surgery is performed at the base of the brain, a neuro-surgeon is not required and could be performed solely by the ENT surgeon whereas when the tumor is inside the dura of the brain, the role of a neuro-surgeon is required and this type of surgery is called 'Four Handed Technique'. Dr Janakiram, teams along with Dr Ramakrishna Eshwaran, Neuro-Surgeon at Maruti Hospital, Tiruchi and Dr Jose Jasper, Neuro-Surgeon at Kauvery Hospital, Tiruchi to perform the Four Handed Technique.

Skull-base surgeries are performed for patients from across India and across the globe as far as Tanzania, Egypt and other countries.

Rhinoplasty and pinna corrective surgery are the other surgeries that are performed at the Royal Pearl Hospital. Though, in its infancy, cosmetic surgery, removal of wrinkles and botox, are picking up here,” says Dr Janakiram.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3680809.ece)

^^:applause::applause: Hope the Medical Sector gets a good grow around the region.

sethu trichy

July 25th, 2012, 04:34 PM

மத்திய பஸ் நிலையத்தில் கழிவறை கட்டணம் ரத்து கண்ட இடத்தில் சிறுநீர் கழித்தால் இனி அபராதம்

திருச்சி. : வெளியிடங்களில் சிறுநீர் கழிப் பதை தடுக்க திருச்சி பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டில் உள்ள கட்டண கழிப்பிடங்களை இலவசமாக்க மாநகராட்சி முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. தமிழகத்தின் மையப்பகுதி திருச்சி. தென்மாவட்ட பயணிகளும், சென்னை பயணிகளும் திருச்சியை கடந்துதான் செல்ல வேண்டும். இதனால் மத்திய பஸ் நிலையத்திற்கு நாள் ஒன்றுக்கு 5 ஆயிரம் முதல் 6 ஆயிரம் பேர் வந்து செல்கின்றனர். திருச்சி வந்து செல்லும் பயணிகளின் வசதிக்காக மத்திய பேருந்து நிலைய வளாகத்தில் 3 இடங்களில் கட்டண கழிப்பிடங்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. இந்த கழிப்பறை களை பயன்படுத்தவும், குளிக்கவும் என நபர் ஒன்றுக்கு ரூ.1, ரூ.2 மற்றும் ரூ.3 கட்டணமாக வசூலிக்கப்படுகிறது. இவ்வாறு கட்டணக்கழிப்பிடங்கள் தவிர பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டின் இரு பகுதிகளில் இலவச சிறுநீர் கழிப்பிடங்கள் உள்ளன. இத்தகைய சூழ்நிலையில் கழிப்பிடங்களை பயன்படுத்துபவர்களை விட வெளிபுறங்களை கழிப்பிடங்களாக பயன்படுத்தும் நபர்கள் அதிகரித்து வருவ தால் அவர்கள் மீது எத்த கைய நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பது என் பது புரியாமல் மாநகராட்சி அதிகாரிகள் அவதிப்படுகின்றனர்.

இந்த நிலையில் திருச்சி பஸ் நிலையத்தை தூய்மைப்படுத்தும் இயக்கத்தை மாநகராட்சி துவக்கியுள்ளது. இதன்படி, மாதத்திற்கு இரண்டு முறை பொதுமக்கள் நிற்கும் இடங்கள் மற்றும் அமரும் இடங்களை சோப்பு நீரில் கழுவ முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதன் அடுத்தகட்டமாக வெளிபுறங்களை பயணிகள் கழிப்பறைகளாக பயன்படுத்துவதை தடுக்க மாநகராட்சி முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இதற்காக கட்டண கழிப்பிடங்களை இலவசமாக்க முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. தொடர்ந்து இவற்றை பராமரிக்கும் பணியினை ஆண்கள் சுயஉதவிக்குழுவினரிடம் ஒப்படைக்கவும் மாநகராட்சி முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இவ்வாறு பராமரிப்பில் ஈடுபடும் சுயஉதவிக்குழு உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு நாள் ஊதியம் மாநகராட்சியால் வழங்கப்படும். பணியமர்த்தப் படும் நபர்களுக்கு கழிப்பிட பராமரிப்போடு பஸ் நிலைய வளாகத்தில் யாரும் சிறுநீர் கழித்தால் அவர்களை பிடித்து அபராதம் விதிக்கும் அதிகாரமும் வழங்கப்படுகிறது.

சுத்தமாக இருந்தால்
வெளியே வேலை இல்லை
பஸ நிலைய கட்டண கழிப்பிடங் கள் தனியார் பராமரிப்பில் உள்ளன. அவற்றை இலவசமாக்கும் பட்சத்தில் அவற்றின் பராமரிப்பு கேள்விக்குறியாக வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது. கழிப்பிடங்களின் பராமரிப்பு சரியில்லாமல் போகும் பட்சத்தில் தான் பொதுமக்கள் திறந்த வெளியை நாடுகின்றனர். எனவே கழிப்பிடங்களின் பராமரிப்பை உறுதி செய்து கொண்ட பின்னரே இத்திட்டத்தை மாநகராட்சி அறிவிக்க வேண்டும் என்பதே பயணிகளின் கோரிக்கை.
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venkyinblr

July 26th, 2012, 07:08 AM

Poor wages and a falling market seem to have prompted many traditional handloom weavers at Manamedu, Kodiyampalayam and Musiri to switch to power looms in the recent past. However, the nascent industry, which is grappling with the continuous power deficit, is finding it increasingly difficult to operate to full capacity.
“Over the past one year, nearly 150 families have migrated to Nambiyampalayam in Tirupur district to work as wage labourers at the power loom industries there,” says K.V. Ramalingam, who runs a small scale unit with four power looms at Manamedu. Among the first wave of traditional handloom weavers making the switch, Ramalingam recalls the industry was showing a lot of promise, until the state began facing its power crisis. “Beginning with just 10 power loom units, Manamedu witnessed a mushrooming of nearly 150 units in a very short span,” he says, adding “but no new unit has been set up hence.”
At the moment, the power loom units in the region are given 500 units of free power by the government, which according to Ramalingam is not enough to run even two looms.
“It would be greatly helpful if the government increased the free units to 750 units, which is required to run two looms,” he says. Hopeful of a better power situation in the future, Ramalingam is confident that most of the people who left for Tirupur would return to set up their own units. “Since the Nambiyampalayam power looms run on industrial power and are backed up by generators, they function almost round the clock, making it a very strenuous job,” adds R. Nityanandam, who works with his father at their unit at Manamedu.
Like most other rural industries, the power looms have fallen short of labour too: “These days all adults in the family have to work on the loom to make ends meet as outside labourers demand Rs.150 a day,” he says, adding “and we have to pay them whether or not there are power cuts.”
In a day, their unit makes up to four dhothies and one towel, depending on the number of power cuts. Their dhothies are sent to Thathaiyangarpet, from where they are sent to Kerala (their biggest market, especially during Onam festival). “The plain cloth weaved here is sent to Bombay, Delhi and even Japan to be used as shirting and suiting material,” says Nityanandam.
With the industry not doing as well as expected, many weavers are finding it difficult to pay back the loans they availed of to purchase the machinery, according to Ramalingam. “A government scheme that subsidises the rate of power loom machines and gives out lower-interest loans to poor power loom weavers, could encourage more people to stick it out,” he feels.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3681903.ece

venkyinblr

July 26th, 2012, 07:09 AM

In attempt to boost sales of its milk products, Aavin on Tuesday launched a mobile sales outlet that would criss-cross the city marketing its products.
Apart from guava and ghee, two other Aavin products of Mysorepa and badam powder have also been introduced to the city market.
The mobile unit would mostly travel around places of public congregations such as the bus stands, railway station, markets and places of worship. The mobile unit was flagged off by Collector Jayashree Muralidharan in the presence of T.Thiyagarajan, District Revenue Officer, and R.Natarajan, General Manager, Aavin, Tiruchi.
The Tiruchi Aavin (District Cooperative Milk Producers Union) currently procures about 3.50 lakh litres of milk from member societies every day.
Of this, 1.20 lakh litres are used for local consumption and about 1.70 lakh litres are sent every day to Chennai. Around 60,000 litres are sent to Erode to be made into milk products such as guava, ghee and milk powder.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3681909.ece

deepu051993

July 27th, 2012, 05:25 AM

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One of the earliest inhabited cities in the State, Tiruchi still has an age-old aura about it, perhaps a vestige of its rightfully proud history. Strategically placed and the fourth largest city in the State, it has grown to become a seat of higher learning, a reasonably industrialised economy and an emerging tier II city.

But, it is also a city that is still going through the pangs of growth.

For all its growth and expansion in recent years, Tiruchi is yet to come into its own as a city of top-notch infrastructure that is ready to embrace the opportunities. For far too long, the city has stood on the threshold of development, unable to make the leap forward for want of a planned approach.

In many ways, the city is yet to realise its true potential, be it in capitalising on its abundant and quality human resource, its excellent connectivity by road, rail and air, its possibilities to emerge as a hub of heritage tourism and its immense scope to leapfrog as a major industrial centre.

Tiruchi has not changed much down the years, but for the recent development of the highways all around, from a dull municipal town that is saddled with far too many civic and infrastructure inadequacies.

The old city comprising the erstwhile municipal areas around the Rockfort remains constricted with high population density and a congested central business district that shows no sign of spreading out to the other parts of the city.

The emerging suburbs woefully lag behind in civic amenities.

For over a decade now, a site could not be finalised for an integrated bus stand. The proposed shifting of the wholesale section of Gandhi Market, which caters to the central districts, out of the city too remains a non-starter. Ill-planned growth and insufficient investments on public infrastructure have stunted growth.

The shortcomings of the city have been topics of recurring discussions at various fora representing the industry, trade and service organisations.

On its part, Tiruchi Corporation that came into being in 1991 has come out with at least two city development plans in recent years. But the vision for growth outlined in them is to realise into action. A major portion of its geographical spread of 167.23 square km and population of 9.16 lakh, managed by a corporation, is yet to become self-sufficient in terms of civic infrastructure.

The cash-strapped civic body, over the past two decades, has struggled to fulfil the growing civic needs, leave alone pump in investments on major capital works. Clearly, the city is in some urgent need of capital infusion, both public and private.

Much hope was pinned on Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission that was launched a few years ago. But the city lost out on the project, as it did not have a population of 10 lakh to meet the Centre’s norm.

Hopes have been revived now with the corporation drawing up plans in anticipation of inclusion under the phase II of the project. Much of the city’s development could hinge on the corporation’s and the State government’s ability to get the project sanctioned.

Investments have been hard to come by in the private sector too. The industry to a large extent relies on the public-sector BHEL to feed it with orders. Except a few, the fabrication units have struggled to diversify.

The IT Park that has come up at Navalpattu, which has managed to attract a handful of units, has achieved a little but to turn the real estate market speculative.

The announcement on according international status to the city airport would become meaningful only if the State managed to acquire the required lands smoothly for the runway expansion.

The city has long been in the fringes of the tourism circuit and it is perhaps time to re-position the region so as make it a tourist destination of its own right. Many a famous heritage destination such as Gangaikondacholapuram and Sittanavasal remain underexposed.

The tourism and travel industry has been crying hoarse on the need for better infrastructure to promote the heritage destinations. Private and public partnerships are possible for setting up a theme park, a trade centre and a possible rope car between Rockfort and Srirangam, feels the industry.

The hospitality sector too is in need of an upgrade. Projections indicate that the city’s would require about 200 to 300 more hotel rooms over the next couple of years. Much would depend on the development of support services for the tourism sector to thrive.

The city’s public transport system has been crying for improvement.

The government’s announcement on taking up a survey for a mono rail for the city was welcomed widely. But it could still be years before an alternative system could be put in place.

For far too long, the city has been sorely missing a lobby to push its cause. Former chief minister M.G.Ramachandran once toyed with the idea of making the city the second capital of the State, a concept which still finds echoes from various service organisations of the city.

Several years later, late Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, who during short terms as Member of Parliament representing the city, came up with a long term vision. A go-getter that he was, the former union minister even brought down a clutch of secretaries from Chennai for a high-level meeting to discuss development plans for the city. But the initiative died a natural death after his demise with none to follow it up.

The last Assembly election, wherein Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was returned from Srirangam, has infused some hopes. She has already come up with a slew of projects for the island town, including a slew of civic and public infrastructure projects and a clutch of institutions such as the National Law School and National Institute of Information Technology.

The city stands to benefit from the spin off effects from these measures. But whether it could leverage the opportunities remains to be seen.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/article3689669.ece)

^^Some of the true words. But still the city cries that Someone is needed, why not They themselves? This is the actual reason and the same is the answer.

kg4129

July 27th, 2012, 08:53 AM

^^Good report...

Anyone from SG/Trichy admin people atlease read any line from this article...:bash:

venkyinblr

July 27th, 2012, 10:37 AM

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s Akshay Urja shop, envisaged for wider sale and service of all renewable energy devices and systems, including solar energy products, was inaugurated by Collector Jayashree Muralidharan here on Thursday.
The outlet: Contura Akshay Urja Shop, near Rail Nagar bus stop along the Tiruchi-Thanjavur highway, is itself powered by a 1.3 KW solar power generation unit.
Power for the inaugural function at the adjoining meeting hall was also sourced from the solar unit, though a diesel generator set was kept as stand-by, Arun Rebero, director of the shop, said.
The support from the central ministry comes in form of monthly grants for operational expenditure and sales incentives facilitated by Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency, he said, informing that the Ministry supports establishment of one shop in each district for creation of a network of retail outlets.
Solar rooftops, and indoor and outdoor lighting, figure among focus areas, he said.
The shop will provide guidance to buyers for securing subsidy and tax concessions, and complying with carbon credit formalities. A model for creating awareness free of cost in schools and colleges of how renewable energy can mitigate global warming, Mr. Arun Rebero said. Enquiries will be answered also over phone: 0431 – 2441383, Mobile: 8754021383/ 9994921997

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Inaugurating the shop, the Collector called for environment protection through patronisation of solar energy products.
Though solar products warrant initial investment, there will be no need to pay monthly electricity bills. She utilised the occasion to drive home the importance of planting saplings to address pollution.
The Collector inaugurated the shop in the presence of S. Sridharan, president, Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries’ Association (TIDITSSIA).
T. Raju Rebero, managing director, Contura Solar India, T.V.Murali, Chairman, Confederation of Indian Industry, Tiruchi Zone, S.Sampath, president, BIDASS, Tiruchi, and S.Abdul Rasheed, TIDITSSIA secretary, were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3691853.ece

deepu051993

July 31st, 2012, 04:41 PM

The Tiruchirappalli Corporation is trying to woo male wards of sanitary workers for its recent cleanliness drive and as many as eight community organizers representing the four divisions, are going from door-to-door persuading them to join the work. At present, around 60% of the 2,000-odd sanitary workers are women and take care of the cleaning process.

Corporation commissioner V P Dhandapani told TOI that they were planning to form male self-help groups on the model of the existing women's groups, consisting of a minimum of 20 members each. These groups will be engaged to do an assortment of cleaning work and will be paid as per the district collector's recommendations. Since the corporation was facing a debilitating shortage of staff in the sanitary division, it has now resorted to roping in the wards of the existing sanitary workers. While the general perception was that there were not many takers for the menial work, the commissioner who took over the reins two months ago sounded very optimistic. "There is a huge response to the scheme and more than 1,500 people have come forward to work with us," he said. In the first phase, the corporation will employ a total of 160 sanitary workers who will be distributed equally among the four divisions.

Earlier, the corporation had opted to outsource the cleaning work, but the plan did not take off on expected lines. The outsourcing plan also faced opposition from some quarters as they suspected it might lead to financial corruption. The new commissioner embarked on the mass cleaning with the available workforce that was not busy in the afternoons, but since the additional work did not entail any additional remuneration, it too did not bring in the desired results. The sporadic cleaning was temporarily given up after ministers visited the city. However, Dhandapani said that half of the city was covered in the last two months and that the remaining places would be cleaned in the next two months. He added that the work would be sustained with the new workforce for three months to start with, and that the scheme would be ratified in the forthcoming council meeting on July 31.

Moreover, the recruitment of the 160 people would be done through what the commissioner termed as the internal tender process. It is also an attempt to augment the income of a sanitary worker's household. They will be used for an assortment of corporation work such as cleaning the wards wherever the regular sanitary workers cannot cope up as well as maintaining streetlights, parks, roads and the underground drainage system. They will be directly recruited on a contractual basis and will be given priority when the regular recruitment drive takes place in future.

Once they form a group, they will also be guided to get bank loans to start any self employment venture and community organizers would help them in this regard. Those who perform well would be assigned various pending works of the corporation on a contractual basis. They will be paid a daily wage of Rs 158 and all the aspiring workers would have to register with the corporation first, the commissioner explained.

The corporation had on December 21 last year, passed a resolution to outsource garbage cleaning to private parties for the first time. The places to be covered were the 100-year-old congested Gandhi Market and the Central Bus Stand and then it was planned to be extended to the rest of the city. But after the Trichy District Sanitary Workers Union took a strong exception to the proposed outsourcing, the idea was kept on the back burner.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Tiruchirappalli-Corporation-ups-ante-on-sanitation/articleshow/15287823.cms)

deepu051993

July 31st, 2012, 04:42 PM

Close on the heels of the death of a girl after slipping through a hole in the floor board of her school bus in Chennai recently, the Trichy district administration on Monday evening embarked on a move to issue a CD containing guidelines for vehicles of schools and colleges in Trichy district.

Representatives of more than 1,000 government-aided and private schools and colleges turned up for the meeting chaired by district collector Jayashree Muralidharan in the district collectorate. The meeting was held in the wake of officials of the two regional transport offices (RTOs) in Trichy temporarily cancelling the fitness certificates of 36 school vehicles for not complying with norms. Considering the ignorance of educational institutions to adhere to the motor vehicle rules, the Trichy transport department prepared a handbook packed with all the relevant details with regard to road safety, maintenance of school vehicles, qualification of drivers and conductors, duties of the vehicle assistant, management, parents and a circular dated December 9, 2012 issued by the transport commissioner.

"It is our duty to ensure the safety of our future generation. The school administration should appoint well trained drivers with at least 10 years of driving experience and maintain their vehicle periodically. The share auto-rickshaws should not ferry more than five children. Students travelling by two-wheelers should be asked to wear headgears," the collector said.

"Managements of many educational institutions do not pay heed to vehicle maintenance. So we embarked on the move in order to educate them about providing a safe journey to the children," S Balasubramaniam, RTO-Trichy said. Commenting on the lethargic attitudes of educational institutions, Trichy SP R Lalitha Lakshmi said, "Don't throw away the CDs without understanding the purpose of issuing the valuable information. Especially during the peak hours, traffic rules should be followed by the educational institution vehicles to ensure safety of the children."

The meeting mainly insisted that educational institutions appoint a person as supervisor to take care of the vehicles and a conductor be appointed for every vehicle in order to help students cross the roads. "New institutions ailing from financial crisis indulge in using unqualified vehicles. We have imposed fines on such vehicles in the recent raids," a transport department official said. As of now, there are 1,052 vehicles belonging to educational institutions in the district. RTO officials have checked 565 vehicles so far and cancelled the fitness certificates for 36 vehicles. Meanwhile RTO officials say they are ailing from a severe staff crunch to completely enforce the rules.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Trichy-issues-norms-for-school-vehicles/articleshow/15287817.cms)

MR.TRICHY

August 1st, 2012, 06:20 AM

Tiruchi Corporation’s main office on the Bharathidasan Salai in the city would soon be powered by solar energy. In a pilot project that seeks to promote alternative energy sources and to cut down on its power bill, Tiruchi Corporation has decided to install a solar system at the office.

The move comes in the wake of a suggestion mooted at a recent stakeholders’ meeting convened by International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) under a project taken up with the support of the British High Commission, to formulate urban climate guidelines focusing on clean technologies to build sustainable low carbon cities. Tiruchi is one of three cities in Tamil Nadu where the project has been taken up. It was suggested at the meeting that the corporation and other institutions in the city go in for solar power systems.

On Tuesday, the corporation council approved the proposal to install a solar power system at the office. The civic body has planned to avail of 30 per cent subsidy on the project cost from Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and raise another 60 per cent as loan from Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure and Financial Services Ltd., (TNUIFSL). The corporation would contribute 10 per cent of the project cost from its general fund.

According to an official resolution on the subject, the corporation main office, with its host of centralised computer systems, air conditioners and lighting, consumes about 1.51 lakh units of power annually. It incurs an expenditure of about Rs.10.15 lakh towards power consumption annually.

However, consequent to the recent hike in power tariff, the expenditure is expected to increase substantially. By opting for a solar system, the civic body is hoping to achieve a minimum savings of about Rs.11 lakh annually.

The council also approved a proposal to execute a new drinking water scheme for the five new wards that have been added to it following the merger of Tiruverumbur town panchayat, and Pappakurichi, Ellakudi, Keezha Kalkandarkottai and Alathur panchayats, with Tiruchi Corporation upon delimitation.

The new water scheme is intended to increase the per capita water supply to 135 litres a day in the five wards.

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3710509.ece)

MR.TRICHY

August 1st, 2012, 06:22 AM

Decks have been cleared for the resumption of construction of a commercial complex at Yanaikulam grounds near Singarathope in the city with the corporation council on Tuesday approving a proposal to go in for an out of court settlement with the contractor of the project.

The project taken up from Municipal Urban Development Fund has been in limbo over the past two decades after the contract was awarded in 1991 by the erstwhile Tiruchi municipality. The work was halted after the foundation was raised in a portion of the project area after it was discovered that the site had rocky sediments, requiring a specialised foundation structure. A subsequent investigation by a private agency had suggested that the corporation go in for under reamed pile foundation.

The contractor had refused to execute the work within the project estimate of Rs.110 lakh and demanded an increase in the estimate by 25 per cent and extension of the contract period by 12 months without any penalty. The contractor took to legal recourse after the demands were rejected by the Directorate of Municipal Administration.

Even as the litigation prolonged for years, there have been widespread demands from elected representatives and service organisations in the city seeking the revival of the project as a revenue generating measure for the civic body. The Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development had also announced in the Assembly recently that steps would be taken to construct the commercial complex.

An agreement was reached during talks between the corporation and representatives of the contractor in recent months, according to an official resolution tabled at an urgent meeting of the corporation council chaired by Mayor A.Jaya on Tuesday. The contractor had agreed to withdraw the cases provided the corporation refunded his deposit and allowed him to enrol again as a registered contractor. The corporation would refund the deposit after deducting the cost of the cement and other raw materials that he was supposed to have handed over to the civic body.

The corporation would now prepare revised estimates and call for fresh tenders to revive the project. M.Mohamed Mustafa of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and J.Srinivasan of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam welcomed the decision and urged the Corporation to resume the work at the earliest.

Later at an ordinary meeting, a cross-section of DMK councillors complained over the mobilisation of sanitary staff from the wards for the mass cleaning campaign taken up at the initiative of Commissioner V.P.Thandapani. They claimed that the campaign was not effective but only deprived them of sanitary workers at the wards in the evening hours. Mr.Thandapani countered the argument saying that the campaign was being conducted successfully wherever councillors had utilised the opportunity well. A section of councillors also complained of drinking water short supply owing to problems in filling up the overhead drinking water tank at Marakkadai.

The council also witnessed a brief wrangling between DMK and AIADMK members after DMK member Muthuselvam alleged that no development work was underway in his ward. The AIADMK members contended that Rs.65 lakh worth of works were underway in his ward. Even as the councillors were engaged in a tussle, the Mayor adjourned the meeting sine die after passing the resolutions hurriedly. The DMK members trooped out of the council hall and raised slogans against the corporation.

source: The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3710510.ece)

deepu051993

August 1st, 2012, 03:02 PM

About 700 connections under Wi-MAX technology have been provided so far by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in Tiruchi Secondary Switching Area (SSA), Principal General Manager, BSNL, Tiruchi, Esther Rajam, said on Tuesday.

The technology provides for high-speed wireless internet connectivity up to a distance of 20 km in places where no cable is available.

The BSNL had also introduced FTTH (Fibre to the Home) technology in Tiruchi city for providing fault-free high speed internet connectivity. In this technology, optic fibre cable was extended to business houses, apartments, shops and individual subscribers, Ms. Rajam told reporters here.

New technology equipment is planned for deployment in the city for improving indoor cell coverage.

Fixed Wireless Phone was available at a cost of Rs.1,000 as a promotional offer with some freebies, she said, adding that the instrument could be used as a fixed as well as mobile phone by inserting a SIM card.

There were about 45,000 broad band customers in Tiruchi SSA, Ms. Rajam said.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3710506.ece)

deepu051993

August 1st, 2012, 03:03 PM

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Tiruchi Corporation has acquired 400 buckets and 100 pushcarts for its sanitary workers to carry out their day-to-day task of collecting garbage in the city.

The buckets and the pushcarts were handed over to sanitary workers by Mayor A.Jaya in the presence of V.P.Thandapani, Corporation Commissioner, Asick Meera, Deputy Mayor, and elected representatives of the Corporation here on Tuesday.

According to a Corporation press release, the buckets and puscharts were purchased at a cost of Rs.10.74 lakhs under the Integrated Urban Development Programme for improving solid waste management in the city. The buckets of 50 litres capacity were purchased at a cost of Rs.2.29 lakhs and the non-corrosive pushcarts at a cost of Rs.8.45 lakhs. The four zones were allotted 25 pushcarts each. The Mayor also disclosed that Corporation was taking steps to provide safety gear to sanitary workers at a cost of Rs.18 lakhs.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3710512.ece)

deepu051993

August 1st, 2012, 03:07 PM

The Tiruchirappalli corporation's latest craze is to catch stray cows that, in the absence of tender shoots in the county, poke their noses into corporation dust bins. This menace not only hinders traffic, but spreads health hazards, the corporation was told at an emergency meeting on Tuesday.

Corporation commissioner V P Dhandapani told the council that he had ordered a survey of stray cows in infested areas and if possible, to effect a complete ban them on them within city limits. While a member, M Mohammed Musafa, wanted the corporation to punish even those who habitually fed stray cows because it was they who encouraged health hazards, the commissioner assured the house that he was in favour of banning all domestic animals within the corporation limits and appealed to members in the House to cooperate with him. Mustafa also told the council that it was a practice with some people to feed cows with Chappati packed with jaggery.

The corporation has always been on the back foot when it came to fighting the menace of stray animals, particularly cows. In September last year, the corporation, in an attempt to fix responsibility on owners of cattle, fined them Rs 500 for letting loose their cattle on road. Special teams comprising corporation's veterinary doctors, sanitary inspectors, fire brigade personnel, forest officials, local police sub-inspectors and members of NGOs started a drive to clean the city streets of stray bovines but the effort was shortlived.

Today, the commissioner said he was contemplating auctioning stray animals after capturing them. He said a total ban on rearing any domestic animals, pets or otherwise, within the corporation limits was very much feasible with the cooperation of the members of the House. "If you are ready to cooperate, I will implement the government order, which is very supportive," he told the council.

A corporation official who did not want to be named said it all started with the act of feeding cows with Agathi Keerai, a leafy backyard vegetable, in order to seek "divine favours". The religious practice is slowly catching up with Trichiites, and hence herds of cows are unleashed by their owners onto the streets. The most affected areas are century-old Gandhi Market vicinity and places like Srirangam, K K Nagar, and Puthoor Junction Road. Earlier, the corporation's effort to enact a bylaw in 2006 to contain this problem through a specific legislation could not come to fruition.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Trichy-corporation-mulls-ban-on-animal-rearing/articleshow/15301094.cms)

deepu051993

August 1st, 2012, 03:08 PM

In an attempt to provide a new lease of life to alcohol-addicted policemen, the Trichy city police has embarked on a move to provide counselling to the policemen at Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (AGMGH).

"We have identified 31 policemen who are addicted to alcohol for this counseling programme. All of them are below the rank of sub-inspector. I hope the counselling has a positive impact on their performance in the line of duty and on their personal life. Our human resources will also improve," city commissioner of police Shailesh Kumar Yadav said.

"As a precursor to the proposed counselling, I had chosen one policeman who was an alcohol-addict for this initiative. The result was incredible in that he completely recovered from the addiction and performed well at work. Even his family members were satisfied with the improvement," recalled the commissioner.

Actually, Trichy police took up the matter seriously close on the heels of an embarrassing incident in Coimbatore on July 11, 2012. A traffic police man under the influence of alcohol was accused of misbehaving with a woman who was driving a car. The woman lodged a complaint with the police that he tried to misbehave with her despite her showing the necessary documents for verification. The police sent him for medical tests to ascertain whether he had indeed consumed liquor.

The incident embarrassed the whole police department, which woke up the Trichy city police. Now, efforts are being taken to prevent such incidents.

The policemen have been picked up from various stations and armed reserve police battalions in the city. The police initiated a thorough survey about the character of such drunken cops. After going through the information collected from neighbours in police quarters and the workplace, they shortlisted those eligible for counselling. Apart from that, they got consent from their families for the de-addiction programme. However, the police maintained that those who have been selected for this training were not accused of misbehaving with their colleagues.

"Each of them will undergo five days' counselling at the hospital from the first week of August. The counselling will go on for a few weeks," said a police officer.

Dr A Karthikeyan, dean of the hospital, said, "We are going to reopen a de-addiction centre in our hospital on August 1. The centre was abandoned for sometime and now it has been renovated. The policemen will be given counselling by psychiatrists at the centre. However, I have not received any communication from the police about the date of commencement of treatment."

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Counselling-programme-for-alcohol-addicted-cops/articleshow/15299796.cms)

^^A Different initiative by the commisioner

kg4129

August 1st, 2012, 03:45 PM

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Tiruchi Corporation has acquired 400 buckets and 100 pushcarts for its sanitary workers to carry out their day-to-day task of collecting garbage in the city.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3710512.ece)

Good Job... :)

sethu trichy

August 1st, 2012, 06:38 PM

Trichy/ Tiruchchirappalli is gonna be Extended within a year or so as Chief minister Jayalaitha had ordered to do so............. 148 sq.Km city limit is gonna be extended to 238 sq.km ..........

Mutharasanallur in Karur road
Thuvakkudi in Thanjavur road
Somarasampettai in Vayalur road
Ramji Nagar in Dindugal road
Guntur in Pudukottai Road
No-1 tollgate on Chennai road
Manikandam in Madurai road

Info::Girish Sridharan/facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/TRICHY/119566294731780?ref=stream
-TP

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August 2nd, 2012, 10:17 AM

StockMarketWire.com (http://www.stockmarketwire.com/) - Only two companies - both of them Cyan partners - have passed testing by the Central Power Research Institute, India, on meters planned for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

These Cyan partners have already completed site surveys and have told Cyan that they will proceed with the 500 unit pilot installations in mid-August at Trichy (Tiruchchirappalli), in the state of Tamil Nadu.

TNEB has confirmed that the all participants whose units who did not pass the CPRI testing can resubmit meters, for this tender and future tenders, and that this re-testing process will run in parallel with the pilot installations.

Cyan understands however that due to the urgent demand to install meters in the state of Tamil Nadu, TNEB will start negotiations for awarding bids in September with a view to issuing purchase orders around October/November.

http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4420476/Two-Cyan-partners-pass-CPRI-testing.html

kg4129

August 2nd, 2012, 11:48 AM

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August 2nd, 2012, 03:21 PM

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Nearly 20 species of butterfly are inadvertent participants in a field experiment that was set up to contribute towards the upcoming butterfly park in Srirangam.

At the butterfly garden, established within the official residence of I. Anwardeen, District Forest Officer (DFO), Tiruchi, the butterflies are being studied to determine the right elements that would make up their ideal environment.

“Butterflies are an excellent indicator species that determine the quality of any environment,” says Mr. Anwardeen, who adds that the insects were highly intolerant to pollution.

Being extremely particular about the plants on which they lay eggs (host plants) and the ones from which they feed (nectar plants), butterflies are an increasingly threatened species, according to the DFO.

“We set up this park in October, 2011 and through trial and error, we have established that calotropis, adhatoda and cassias among others are the most preferred host plants for the species found in Tiruchi,” says Mr. Anwardeen. Similarly, tridax procumbens, zinnia flowers and leucas aspera are some of the preferred nectar plants.

The identified plant species will be housed within the Srirangam butterfly park as well.

As a butterfly enthusiast, Mr. Anwardeen knows the names, behaviour patterns and eating habits of all the butterfly species that dart purposefully around the garden.

With names often inspired by their colours or patterns, the butterflies include common species, migrant ones and a few rare species.

The plain tiger and the striped tiger are orange and striped in black; the blue flyer is a midnight mix of black, ink blue and white spots; the jezebel is a flash of yellow and black with red tips; and the common crow is a rare butterfly that looks like a large moth spotted in white.

Some of the other species found at the DFO’s residence include lime butterfly, chocolate pansy, crimson rose, blue pansy, common pierrot and the mormon butterfly.

Pointing out that the cold blooded butterflies preferred surroundings that were humid, with temperatures above 29 degree Celsius, Mr. Anwardeen said all ponds and tanks were ideal breeding spots for butterflies.

At his residence, the main patch of tridax procumbens is about 400 square metres in area, while there are garden patches around the entire compound.

“In another two weeks the garden will empty out because the butterflies here are nearing the end of their life cycles.

They will now court, mate and lay eggs on suitable host plants and move on.”

With butterflies following a four-step life cycle process (egg, larva, pupa and adult), it would be over a month before the next generation of adult butterflies begin coming in.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3715708.ece)

^^Seems the budget announcement was late, hope we could see these species in large no. in our eyes:)

deepu051993

August 2nd, 2012, 03:22 PM

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Unveiling of a plaque, a rally and a public meeting marked the 75th anniversary of the first anti-Hindi agitation, in the city on Wednesday.

It was on August 1, 1938, when a group of Tamil enthusiasts under the banner of ‘Tamizhar Padai’ commenced the anti-Hindi agitation rally from Woraiyur to Madras, to protest the imposition of Hindi and protect Tamil. A public meeting was held at Town Hall to give a warm send off to the participants of the rally.

I. Kumarasamy, a leading advocate from Thanjavur, led the rally, in which top leaders of those days, including Pattukottai Azhagiriswamy, Moovalur Ramamirtham, and others participated. They addressed 87 public meetings en route and finally reached Madras on September 11, 1938.

Following this rally, anti-Hindi agitations were organised every week in Madras and many women participated with young children and courted arrest. In the agitations that followed, Natarajan and Thalamuthu sacrificed their lives to condemn Hindi imposition. The commemoration plaque was unveiled at the Nachiyarkoil road junction in Woraiyur by Tamil scholar Tamilzhannal, amidst slogan shouting in praise of Tamil and the martyrs who laid down their lives condemning the imposition of Hindi on the Tamils.

T. Banumathi, advocate, flagged off the rally from the spot in which a large number of people affiliated to various Tamil organisations participated.

The rally ended with a public meeting and it was presided by R. Ilamkumaranar, founder, Tiruvalluvar Davasalai, Allur.

The leaders who spoke recalled the sacrifices made by Tamil martyrs in the past to protect the language.

They said that Hindi is ruling the roost in the country and its imposition is strangulating the progress of other national languages, including Tamil. They lamented that Tamil is being slowly forgotten in Tamil Nadu itself and the language is not being taught even in primary schools.

The State is facing a grim situation of the birth of a new Tamil generation without knowing Tamil.

They said there is an urgent need for implementing Tamil as an official language in all departments.

V. N. Somasundaram, delivered the inaugural address and Tamil Annal, pulavar Senthalai N. Gowthaman delivered special address at the meeting. K. Tirumaran, S. Muruganandam, president of the Tirukkural Kalvi Maiyam, P. Tamizhagan, president, Paavanar Tamil Iyakkam, and others spoke.

Forums including Tiruvallur Davasalai, Paavanar Tamil Iyakkam, Tamizhiyakkam, Tirukkural Kalvi Maiyam, Tamizhkalai Ilakkiya Peravai, Tiruchi Tirukkural Peravai, Ulaga Tamizh Sanam, Musiri, Shenbaga Tamil Arangu, Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artistes Association, Periyar Pasarai, Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumanram had organised the meeting.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3715717.ece)

^^Its contradicting to see the First anti-hindi rally started at worayur and the Hindi Prachar Shabha is in Trichy only.

deepu051993

August 3rd, 2012, 02:44 PM

Last week’s death of a six-year-old girl in Chennai, who was killed after slipping through the hole of the school bus she was travelling in, has prompted managements of educational institutions to do a reality check on the safety norms they are expected to adhere to while transporting students.

Following the incident, Collector Jayashree Muralidharan convened a meeting of representatives of educational institutions and sensitised them to their responsibilities in the presence of officials of education and transport department. Officials could gauge that the knowledge of the management representatives of educational institutions was confined to the limited understanding of the rules by the drivers in their employment.

Booklets and CDs on safety parameters distributed by the transport authorities to the participants of the meeting were much informative for parents. On their part, parents need to realise the importance of sending their children to pick-up points at the right time. In the event of delay at a few boarding points en route the school, drivers tend to make up for the lost time by over speeding and thereby create situations for accidents, S. Balasubramaniam, RTO, Tiruchi, said.

Despite practical difficulties in intercepting transport vehicles of schools and colleges, motor vehicle inspectors attached to Regional Transport Office, Tiruchi, cancelled the fitness certificates of 19 buses in the process of determining road worthiness. They carried out the checks to determine if there was any damage to the platform due to acid leakage from battery, rust in the wheel arch or air leakage. The educational institutions were instructed to set right the damage, and told strictly that the buses could be used only after rectification of the shortcomings. There is, however, little that the transport department is able to do when educational institutions utilise condemned buses for the purpose of transporting students after re-hauling and refurbishing the vehicles. According to sources, there is no policy on condemning buses owned by transport corporations. Depending on their financial conditions, they condemn the buses on the basis of kilometers run.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3720551.ece)

deepu051993

August 3rd, 2012, 02:44 PM

The Tiruchi Corporation has taken up preventive measures in all areas falling within the city limit to check cholera and other contagious diseases, said Commissioner V.P.Thandapani.

Instructions have been given to sanitary inspectors to spray chemicals in areas where public gathered in large numbers such as central bus stand, chathram bus stand, Gandhi Market, daily markets, fish and meat markets to check mosquito menace and remove garbage from those areas time- to–time, Mr.Thandapani said at a meeting held with civic body health officials here recently.

Treatment for diarrhoea

The Corporation was in the process of collecting addresses of those undergoing treatment for diarrhoea in hospitals falling within the city in order to inspect the areas and improve sanitary works in those places, he said.

Steps were also being taken to provide protected drinking water to the residents and check mixing of sewage water in drinking water. The civic body was also ensuring the level of chlorine in drinking water before supplying to the residents, he said.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3720529.ece)

MR.TRICHY

August 4th, 2012, 07:07 AM

The Tiruchi Corporation has decided to install a bio-digester at the Gandhi Market, one of the biggest markets in the State, to produce energy from organic solid waste.

The civic body would soon invite expression of interest for the pilot project to be taken up Build-Own-Operate and Transfer (BOOT) model. A preliminary clearance for the project was obtained from the Corporation Council at its recent meeting. A suitable agency with necessary experience is to be identified to design, operate and maintain it for three years before handing it over to the Corporation.

The Gandhi Market generates about 40 tonnes of organic solid waste every day, including vegetable, fruit and meat wastes. Currently, the garbage is being transported on a daily basis to the Corporation garbage dump. With the market functioning round-the-clock, garbage removal and transport present a major task to the civic authorities. Corporation garbage trucks make several trips a day to Ariyamangalam transporting the solid wastes. Yet, uncollected garbage could be seen dumped all around the market, especially along the Thanjavur Road.

In an attempt to overcome the problem, the Corporation has hit upon the idea of going in for a bio-digester which would generate bio-gas as the concept is said to be successfully implemented in some parts of the country. “We are exploring the technology options available and looking for some private investment to make it a successful project. We are confident of attracting quite a few proposals,” Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani told The Hindu on Friday.

Corporation authorities plan to go in for the project on a smaller scale to start with on an experimental basis. The project could be scaled up at a later stage, depending on the results of the pilot project. “Initially, about five to 10 tonnes of organic solid wastes could be processed,” a Corporation engineer said.

The civic body would provide the space for installing the bio-digester at the market premises and assured supply of organic waste to the private agency. The energy produced could be possibly used for public lighting at the Gandhi Market under a buy-back arrangement with the private agency installing the bio-digester. The business model is, however, yet to be worked out. According to sources, the Corporation would soon approach the Commissionerate of Municipal Administration with the proposal for clearance to take up the project with private participation.

source: MR.RAJA/TP

deepu051993

August 4th, 2012, 04:00 PM

^^Really a good idea, this could reduce lots of waste scattered all around the market and also reduce the soil dumping of the waste.

deepu051993

August 4th, 2012, 04:46 PM

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court has directed the state government not to permit sand mining along the entire stretch of river Cauvery and Kollidam, in quarries that are functioning for more than five years.

A bench comprising Justices R Banumathi and G M Akbar Ali also ordered on Friday that quarries functioning for less than five years are permitted to quarry sand for three months but have to obtain environmental clearance from the Union environment ministry to continue mining. The judges pronounced the order while hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by environmentalists and farmers that alleged indiscriminate sand mining along Cauvery was affecting the river.

One of the petitioners, Cauvery Water Resources Protection Committee has said that indiscriminate mining of sand caused irreparable loss to the river and environment. The petitioners had alleged that quarrying was done in an unscientific way by lifting sand up to a depth of nine to 10 metres as against the permitted limit of three metres. The indiscriminate quarrying would lead to non-replenishment of sand in the river, which in turn would affect the sub-surface water table and thereby agriculture.

Pathways were laid across the river and more than 2,000 trucks ferry sand from each of the quarries they charged and sought a ban on the quarrying activities. The petitioners also pulled up the state publics works department ( PWD) for failing to stop illegal sand quarrying. The counsel for the petitioners argued for mandatory obtaining of clearance from the environment ministry and Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) committee to quarry sand in the state.

While ordering the new quarries to obtain EIA clearance, the judges also reiterated the court's earlier order to provide adequate facilities for a state-level committee to monitor illegal sand mining across river beds.

Last year, the high court bench had constituted a committee headed by retired judge, Justice E Padmanaban with others members to be nominated by the government to monitor the illegal sand mining and other mining activities. But the state government had allegedly failed to provide adequate facilities for the committee.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Stop-sand-mining-in-Cauvery-govt-told/articleshow/15347264.cms)

deepu051993

August 4th, 2012, 05:09 PM

More than 500 underprivileged children from close to 15 children’s homes in the district will get an exclusive platform to present their talents in a day-long fest hosted by youth volunteer organisation, Bhumi.

‘Nakshatra’, an ‘inter children’s home arts, cultural and literary talent fest’ is organised for the first time by the Tiruchi Chapter of Bhumi to mark the first anniversary of the organisation’s presence in the city. Bhumi is an independent, non-profit organisation with a nationwide volunteer force of over 800 students and young professionals.

Through regular weekend classes, the organisation provides children from slums, children’s homes and villages with supplementary education in English, Computers, Mathematics and Science, besides mentoring for Board exams.

‘Nakshatra’, promises a whole day of fun for children with 15 events grouped under literary, cultural and arts categories including song, dance, skit, elocution, essay, recitation, painting, face painting, rangoli and wealth from waste. Prizes and certificates await children.

A workshop on making trendy paper bags and a session on simple yoga postures will be held for the benefit of children, according to Lakshmi Narayanan, chapter coordinator. Students and working professionals below the age of 27 can sign up beforehand as volunteers for the event.

The event will be held on August 19 at Care School of Engineering, Thayanoor village. Registrations are open till August 12. For details and volunteering, contact 97895 69566.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3725908.ece)

deepu051993

August 5th, 2012, 08:02 AM

D Bharatha Chakravarthy, trainer, Tamil Nadu Mediation and Conciliation Centre, Madras high court, told TOI that some lawyers feared they might lose the fat fees they would otherwise get when a dispute takes a long time to settle. If a case were amicably settled through the ADR process, half of the court fee would anyway be refunded, but lawyers generally aim for higher stakes.

Though a majority of both the bar and bench considered ADR the best method to avoid clogging of cases, it has not yet gained acceptance. Even the success rate is minimal. Chakravarthy, who has dealt with about 500 cases so far since the system was introduced, said statistics were not important as the awareness that people could be judges of their own disputes was low. "Three out of seven cases referred are successfully settled through mediation," he pointed out. The mediators appointed by the high court are paid a nominal Rs 1,000 per case irrespective of how long the case might take.

While Madras HC judge B Rajendran said the mediation process was nothing but a "panchayat system", trainer Chakravarthy went a step further to say that India was best suited for this system because "our people are most intelligent in problem solving and resolving issues." Interestingly, judges themselves cannot double up as mediators. Making reference to a news channel that had gone to England to settle a dispute, he said, "Now, the time has come to reverse the process by exporting law and importing litigation." Mediation is lauded because it helps litigants retain the power to make decisions in a given case. In cases of commercial and family disputes, ADR is considered suitable. Chakravarthy said, "This is because 40% of the cases are due to misunderstanding which is tantamount to lack of understanding. Once the litigants are given an emotional platform, half the battle is won." Here, the most important thing is that people value their own values, he explained. Another trainer Uma Ramanathan said mediators should never coerce, bulldoze or order the litigants. Whatever was admitted in the mediation process was confidential. Once an agreement is reached in the mediation centre, it then goes to the court for passing of decree in accordance with law. The trainers said a centre would soon be set up in Trichy which now has an adalat that most deals with accident and family disputes.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Lawyers-fear-loss-of-fee/articleshow/15357254.cms)

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August 6th, 2012, 08:43 AM

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is exploring various options to augment its revenue and it is hopeful of achieving all its targets for the current financial year, said R.K.Upadhyay, chairman and managing director, BSNL, in Tiruchi on Saturday.
“We expect to achieve all our targets for the current financial year and at least break even,” he said speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the 12 All India BSNL Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Best Physique Competition held here.
The telecom service provider was striving to ensure quality and affordable service to its customers. The company with a large workforce also had certain social obligations. No other telecom company has been in a peculiar position as the BSNL. The company had the resources and only needed to harness them to make it a profitable organisation.
Mr.Upadhyay said the BSNL has initiated steps to appoint a consultant to explore options on how best to utilise its real estate and infrastructure for revenue generation.
The company has already called for expression of interest. It was planning to launch public video conferencing rooms and Wi-Fi spots across the country, apart from other innovative services. The company was also exploring ways to leverage its CDMA network.
With its vast training infrastructure, the BSNL was exploring options on how best its training centres could be effectively utilised for imparting skill development training for the country’s youth even while generating revenue for the organisation.
Declining comment on the base price for 2G spectrum auction fixed by the Union Cabinet on Friday, Mr.Upadhyay pointed out that the price had been fixed after a long and due process. It will not impact on BSNL in the immediate future, he added.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3730856.ece

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August 7th, 2012, 08:54 AM

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.4.27 crore for repairing damaged shutters at the barrage across the Cauvery River at Upper Anicut (Mukkombu) near Tiruchi.
Last year, the Public Works Department refurbished 15 of the 41 shutters on the barrage at a cost of Rs.2 crore, also sanctioned by the NABARD. The department had sought more funds for repairing the remaining shutters at an estimated cost of Rs.4.50 crore in the second phase. That was the first time a major repair of the shutters was conducted at the Upper Anicut. The barrage was built in 1977 and no major repairs were carried out till then. The Coleroon River begins from Mukkombu.
An announcement was made in the State Assembly that the remaining shutters would be rehabilitated during the current year. The Project Sanctioning Committee meeting on Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of NABARD held recently sanctioned a loan of Rs.4.27 crore for the project, S.Suresh Kumar, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, Tiruchi, told The Hindu.
Technical guidance
The PWD had taken technical guidance from the Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi. The corroded bottom portion of the shutters were cut and replaced with new metal sheets.
Based on the CECRI recommendation, the shutters were subject to metal blasting to thoroughly remove the rust. The process involves blasting air at high pressure to remove the rust. Zinc aluminium and epoxy coatings were also given to the shutters.
A similar exercise would be taken up on the remaining shutters that are yet to be rehabilitated. The roller box assembly, hoist assembly and gearbox assembly would also be overhauled under the project.
The project seeks to ensure effective water regulation and flood control and prevent wastage of water due to seepage through the damaged shutters.
PWD sources said the project work would begin after the government order was issued consequent to the sanction of funds by the NABARD.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3737474.ece

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August 7th, 2012, 08:56 AM

After a prolonged delay, construction of the new administrative office building of Thuvakudi Municipality along Tiruchi-Thanjavur Highway has resumed.
Municipality Chairman E. Kayambu hopes the building would be ready for occupation by this year-end.
It was with much struggle that the local body got the land owned by Small Industries Development Corporation, for housing the administrative office.
Though work order for construction of the building was issued during October 2009, construction could commence only during 2010 after eviction of encroachments.
Funding
Out of the estimate of Rs.65 lakh, the government sanctioned Rs.15 lakh and the rest was mobilised from the general fund.
Construction activities, however, came to a stand still after the contractor expressed inability to proceed with the works citing escalating cost of raw materials. The local body had to go for a re-tender to complete the unfinished works.
Though a second-grade municipality, the local body with 21 wards has been functioning without a proper administrative building. At present, the office functions from an octagonal shaped building at the base of an overhead tank.
The new building measuring 535 square metres will have the offices of the Chairman, Executive Officer, Municipal Engineer, and Town Planning, Revenue, Sanitary, Administrative, and Computer sections in the ground floor.
Meeting hall
On the first floor, a meeting hall is being constructed. At a recent meeting, the municipality adopted a resolution for making the building full-fledged with all modern amenities.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3733670.ece

saysenthil

August 8th, 2012, 11:18 AM

- Cross posting -

MP bats for coach factory at Golden Rock (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3741480.ece)

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Stoppage of all trains at Srirangam and Ponmalai railway stations and extension of the Tiruchi -Tirunelveli Intercity Express up to Kanyakumari have also been sought

Introduction of new train services from Tiruchi; allocation of more funds for the ongoing Villupuram-Dindigul doubling project; establishment of a rail coach factory at Golden Rock and upgrading Srirangam and Pudukottai railway stations constitute the long list of demands put forth by the Tiruchi Member of Parliament P.Kumar to Southern Railway authorities.

The slew of demands pertaining to the Tiruchi Lok Sabha constituency were placed by Mr.Kumar ahead of the meeting proposed to be convened by Southern Railway authorities with the MPs of various constituencies after the conclusion of the monsoon session of Parliament.

The detailed representation forwarded to the Southern Railway General Manager a few days ago by Mr.Kumar has sought the introduction of new trains from Tiruchi to Bangalore; a daytime express train from Pudukottai to Chennai via Tiruchi; Tiruchi-Chennai-Tiruchi Duranto Express; Tiruchi-Tirupati day express and Tiruchi-Madurai-Tirunelveli-Nagercoil-Kanyakumari express.

Stoppage of all trains at Srirangam and Ponmalai railway stations and extension of the Tiruchi -Tirunelveli Intercity Express up to Kanyakumari have also been sought. Taking into account the well-established infrastructure at the Golden Rock railway workshop and the vast extent of vacant land falling within the railway colony, an Integral Coach Factory could be started at Golden Rock, the representation said.

Rs.1,280 crore

Though the estimated cost of the Villupuram-Dindigul doubling project was Rs.1,280 crore, a meagre amount of Rs.60 crore had been allocated in the 2012-13 railway budget, the representation said while urging the General Manager to take necessary steps to obtain more funds for the ongoing project.

With train services having been restored in the main line (from Villupuram to Thanjavur via Mayiladuthurai) following completion of gauge conversion work, there was no meaning in operating the Rockfort Express from Kumbakonam and the train should be restored back to Tiruchi.

Overbridge

The representation also sought construction of a new road overbridge near Maris theatre close to Tiruchi Fort station after dismantling the existing one; a road overbridge between Rasavayal and Tiruvappur in Pudukottai and a new road overbridge between Singaperumalkovil and Boys Higher Secondary School at Srirangam.

Conversion of the existing railway reservation counter at Golden rock currently entertaining only passes into a full-fledged centre; opening of a passenger reservation centre at Pudukottai; installation of reverse osmosis plants at railway school, Ponmalai, and establishment of a petrol bunk in Ponmalai are the other demands forming part of the representation.

Great Tiruchian

August 9th, 2012, 12:51 PM

- Cross posting -

MP bats for coach factory at Golden Rock (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3741480.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01170/KEEPING_TIRUCHI_IN_1170361f.jpg

This is a good representation of Trichy..Only thing is that this voice should be heard positively by central govt.

deepu051993

August 12th, 2012, 07:08 AM

The upgraded power sub-stations at Srirangam and Pettavaithalai in the district that were commissioned by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa via video conferencing from Chennai on Saturday would benefit about 2.20 lakh consumers.

The two 33/11KV sub-stations at Srirangam and Pettavaithalai have been upgraded into 110/11KV sub-stations at a cost of Rs.9.67 crore and Rs.4.60 crore respectively. The upgraded sub-station at Velli Thirumutham in Srirangam would meet a felt need of the town residents.

Residents in some parts of the town were facing problems due to fluctuations in voltage.

Officials of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation said the upgradation of the sub-station would help ensure voltage stability. Four additional feeders have been provided and the towers have been strengthened, they said.

The sub-station would cater to about 1.60 lakh consumers in Srirangam, Melur, Velli Thirumutham, Amma Mandapam, Thiruvanaikovil, Tollgate and Mambazhasalai.

The upgraded sub-station at Pettavaithalai would cater to about 60,000 consumers in Pettavaithalai, Kulithalai, Poyyamani, Nachalur, Chinnapanaiyur, Panickampatti, Sirugamani, Perugamani, Nangavaram, Kodiyalam and Thiruparaithurai.

During the video conference session, Collector Jayashree Muralidharan and Priyadarshini, a Srirangam resident, expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister for sanctioning the upgradation of the two sub-stations, both in her Srirangam constituency.

P.Kumar, MP, R.Manoharan, M.Paranjothi, T.P.Poonatchi, R.Chandrasekar and T.Indira Gandhi, MLAs, A.Jaya, Mayor, and P.Annadurai, Chief Engineer (Distribution), TANGEDCO, Tiruchi region, were present at Srirangam.

deepu051993

August 12th, 2012, 07:09 AM

Sanitary workers, who widely view their everyday task of cleaning up the city streets as a chore, will have an incentive to improve their performance from this month . The corporation has announced that henceforth three sanitary workers would be chosen in the city every month to be given special reward to recognise their performance.

Announcing this at a meeting to review sanitation works in the city on Friday, Corporation Commissioner V.P.Thandapani said sanitary workers who maintain the streets allocated to them in such a way to attract public appreciation would be selected every month and given the reward at the grievance day meetings chaired by Mayor A.Jaya.

The corporation would soon come out with clear demarcations specifying the streets allocated to each sanitary worker.

At the same breadth, the commissioner also cautioned that habitual absentees among sanitary workers would be dismissed from service.

Pointing out that sanitation is a primary duty of the civic body, Mr.Thandapani called upon the corporation employees to take responsibility as individuals in keeping the city clean. Sanitary inspectors should regularly inspect the wards allocated to them. Supervisors should ensure that there was no accumulation of garbage in the wards.

Residents of the city can lodge complaints with respect to garbage removal over the dedicated mobile phone lines notified by the corporation: Srirangam zone–7639511000; Ariyamangalam-7639522000; Golden Rock–7639533000 and K.Abishekapuram–7639544000. If no action was initiated within five days of lodging their complaints, residents could contact the Corporation Main Office over 7639566000 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Mr.Thandapani said in a press release.

deepu051993

August 13th, 2012, 02:57 PM

At a time when digital libraries are becoming a challenge to academic libraries, librarians feel the latter have to look within to find new methods to attract users.

Serving and retired librarians from across Trichy district voiced their opinions on the occasion of 'Librarians' Day', observed on the 120th birth anniversary of renowned librarian SR Ranganathan. The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), Tiruchirappalli chapter, organized the programme in the city on Sunday.

Dr K Elavazhagan, librarian and chief knowledge officer from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-T), Trichy, delivered a lecture on 'Security systems in libraries', saying academic libraries should play a major role. Librarians should be approachable to students so that students felt inclined to borrow books and learn more.

"The lack of security systems, latest technologies and unskilled manpower in libraries also prevent students from accessing academic libraries. As a result, they prefer to go to the Internet for reference. The need for Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV), radio frequency identification (RFID) and magnetic chips are a must to provide a secure environment to students and also to prevent loss of books. In higher education institutions, students may avoid using academic libraries fearing consequences in case of loss or damage of books. Invariably, the authorities question all of them to find out the actual offender. When there is a system like CCTVs and RFID, they feel free to access libraries. Moreover, librarians who pursue library science through distance education mode lack skills. They should improve their calibre to serve students better. Students should be aware of legal consequences while downloading content from the Internet. They must get permission from the publishers concerned to download material, or else it may attract legal problems," he said.

"In the IIM-T library, we have implemented security systems at the base level. We will have a full-fledged system in future so that students can avail themselves of books at any time," he said. Dr Jesudoss Manalan, chairman of SALIS, Trichy, said it was indeed clear that the number of library users had drastically come down with the advent of digital libraries. It was the right to time to define new roles to attract students. In the same vein, the use of security systems would block the learning process as users may feel offended.

Educational institutions should try to change the attitude of students in order to ensure effective use of libraries, he added.

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Experts-call-for-steps-to-refresh-libraries/articleshow/15468872.cms)

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August 14th, 2012, 03:19 PM

http://www.vikatan.com/envikatan/article.php?mid=33

^^Check out the new VIKATAN TRICHY REGION Edition called EN VIKATAN..Its pretty good..

Vasu

August 14th, 2012, 05:41 PM

^^^^Welcome to SSC.

deepu051993

August 14th, 2012, 07:02 PM

http://www.vikatan.com/envikatan/article.php?mid=33

^^Check out the new VIKATAN TRICHY REGION Edition called EN VIKATAN..Its pretty good..

En Vigadan is published from long time, but online version is good.

Welcome Mr.Prasanna to SSC. Though TP connects many people, but to project our city SSC would be the best platform. Hope you make good contribution here too.

kg4129

August 15th, 2012, 04:56 AM

hi mr. hell boy rocker, mr. r.s.narayanan, mr. deepak, etc., this is my first post in SSC forum.

n.prasanna

Welcome Prasanna :)

bajk

August 15th, 2012, 04:01 PM

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deepu051993

August 15th, 2012, 06:11 PM

^^Great! Hope they unveil their next plans soon.

deepu051993

August 15th, 2012, 06:24 PM

In a homage to the freedom fighters of India, students in Trichy presented a mini exhibition at the philatelic bureau of the head post office in the city. Launched on the eve of Independence Day, the expo consisted of three presentations from students on India's struggle for freedom. J Raghupathy, secretary of the Trichy Philatelist's Association said the exhibition would be open to public from 10am to 6pm on all working days till September 5, 2012.

R Susendran, an eighth standard student has narrated the story of how the great sons of the soil had sacrificed their lives so that we could be free. Aided by an assortment of stamps, first-day covers and brochures, all issued in the post independence era, he describes the freedom struggle in a vivid manner. His entry had also won a national award last year at a Chennai exhibition.

Irin Princy, pursuing B Ed at the Holy Cross College, has recorded the milestones of India's freedom struggle such as the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, the Vellore Mutiny, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the Quit India movement, the famous Salt Satyagraha, Gandhiji's Dandi march and the march from Trichy to Vedaranyam under the leadership of Rajaji. They are all presented in a single frame exhibit.

K Sivachidambaram, a third-year engineering student in his 32 sheet exhibit, has chronicled all the freedom fighters by portraying the first-day covers issued on different occasions. India Post had issued over 50 stamps in the 1980s with the vertical band of the Indian tri colors printed on either side of vignette panel, said P Soundararajan, president, Trichy Philatelist's Association.

Soundararajan said it was an irony that the government of India had brought out its first stamp of independent India only on November 21, 1947, featuring the Indian tri-color in a brilliant depiction. However, mistakes continued in 1948, with the release of stamps on the first anniversary of Indian independence presenting the father of nation. The stamps were printed on foreign soil for a person who had all along crusaded for the Swadeshi movement, added Soundararajan.

Full of printer's devils, the exhibits were nevertheless fascinating. For instance, the synopsis on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose said that, "He was supposed to have death in a plain crash." As for Nehru, the blurb read, "As his father Motilal Nehru was also a freedom fighter, there is no appose for him to join in it."

Source : TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Philatelic-Expo-in-Trichy-pays-tribute-to-freedom-fighters/articleshow/15500194.cms)

deepu051993

August 15th, 2012, 06:25 PM

The Annal Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital attached to the K.A.P.Viswanatham Government Medical College will henceforth be called Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital. The medical college hospital was renamed after a government order directed the change.

Source : The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article3774236.ece)

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August 16th, 2012, 12:02 PM

K.Chellappan, former head, Department of English, Bharathidasan University, known reverentially as KC in literary circles, has always believed in the interdependence between life and language, and word and world.
The learned audience in the Barbier Hall of St. Joseph’s College could have an instant grasp of this philosophy on Tuesday when KC emphasised that literature through which mankind sees the inner beauty of life has the potential to change life. “Literature is beautiful and life is holy,” KC said, speaking on ‘Life of Literature’ after the release of the book titled ‘One Humanity One Literature’ in felicitation of his platinum jubilee. “Literature is not word, but life. Literature is my wife, and students my children,” said the bachelor who is ecstatic about dedicating his life to the study of English and Tamil literatures, bringing him the reputation of being a renowned expert in comparative literature.
Quite fittingly, the college derived pride on the occasion in bestowing on KC the title of ‘Oppiyal Arignar’ (Comparatist Scholar). On behalf of the English and Tamil departments, the college Rector Rev. Fr. S. John Britto conferred the title on KC, which the recipient treasured as ‘Fellowship from the Oxford of Tamil Nadu’.
In reciprocation, Mr. Chellappan, an expert in Canadian literature, even handed over to the principal from his personal funds Rs. 25,000 for conducting events on comparative literature.
“It is rare to find a person of the calibre of KC whose expertise in English and Tamil literatures is on an even keel, R. Nallakannu, senior leader of CPI and Chairman of New Century Book House, Chennai, said, after releasing the book edited by P.K. Ponnuswamy, former Vice Chancellor of University of Madras and Madurai Kamaraj University.
Learned members of CPI movement hold KC in high esteem for his humility and intellect, and the dedication with which he dealt Tamil and English literatures, enriching both, Mr. Nallakannu said.
The consummate ease with which KC could speak in both languages was as much extolled by the Vice Chancellor of Tamil University, Thanjavur, M. Thirumalai, who received the first copy of the book, and Prema Nandakumar, writer and scholar critic. Though beset with physical difficulties, KC controls body with mind, renewing knowledge perennially with a dedication to the teaching profession, Mr. Thirumalai said, recounting from his experiences as a student listening to KC’s talk on ‘Silappathikaram’. Referring to KC as a bridge builder between English and Tamil, Mr. Prema Nandakumar said there was never a dull moment in the book reflecting a tribute to the long-standing friendship between KC and Mr. Ponnuswamy.
Rev. Fr. John Britto termed KC a multi-cultural person accepting pluralism with a broad outlook. The broad outlook motivated a love for literature, he said.
KC’s former student S. Annamalai, Deputy Editor and Chief of Bureau, The Hindu, Madurai, recounted the former’s influence in the literary and professional lives of many.
Brought out by Pon Naavarasu Trust, Udumalpet, and NCBH, Chennai, the book contains articles penned by KC’s literary associates and former students who now occupy important positions.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article3778914.ece