Tirupur- hosiery & knitwear city [Archive]

TechCity

July 9th, 2008, 09:08 AM

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirupur

Economy

Tirupur is the "Knitwear capital" of India. Tirupur contributes to a huge amount of foreign exchange in India. It has spurred up the textile industry in India for the past three decades. Its economic boom boosts the morale of Indian industrialists. Great thing about Tirupur economy is that it is ever growing.

It was estimated that the export worth of Rs.1,12,000 Crores achieved by Tirupur in the year ending 2007. And the production from Tirupur for domestic needs stood at Rs.14000 Crores.[citation needed]

Industry

knitted garmentsAlthough Tirupur is a small city compared to Coimbatore, it is the centre of Tamil Nadu's cotton knitwear industry and successfully markets its products in India and overseas. It is one of the most fastest growing city in India in terms of Industry. It is called the Knits Capital of India as it caters to famous brands and retailers from all over the world. Nearly every international knitwear brand in the world has a strong production share from Tirupur.

It has a wide range of factories which export all types of Knits fabrics and supply garments for Kids, Ladies, Men's garments - both underwear and tops. The city is known for its hosiery exports and provides employment for about 300,000 people.

Some of the world's largest retailers including C&A, Walmart, Switcher, Diesel, ARMY, Tommy Hilfiger, M&S, FILA, H&M, HTHP, Whale, Reebok, VALUE, PitStop, 100% import many textiles items and clothing from Tirupur. There are many export Houses in Tirupur successful and fast growing like Eastman Exports , PGC Industries-Prem Durai Exports (Prem Groups), RBR , SCM , SP , Poppys . A large market for export reject pieces also exists centered in the khaderpet locality close to the railway station.

Even though the city is very prosperous, the infrastructure is very minimal. The city grew very quickly due to the high demand for manufacturing for the popular clothing brands mostly in the U.S. and Europe. But the modern machinery used and the availability of skilled labour enabled this city to prosper and be competitive internationally. The lack of infrastructure facilities comparatively for the forigen exchange which the city brings is a big negative point to be noticed. The Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) and other associateions are taking actions directly to get some sort of facilities done (like the third water scheem and NAP).

Tirupur is also known for its companies which have achieved major certificates and is showing an average growth of 40% per year since 1990.[5]

The association formed by the Exporters of tirupur (TEA) is one of the most successful association in India trying hard and been successful in helping the trade in tirupur.

New Tirupur is a small new town (Industrial Park) growing in tirupur formed and working as NAP by the exporters . Its an appropriate example for the future of Tirupur.

TechCity

July 9th, 2008, 09:18 AM

A joint initiative by Microsoft and NMCC will help SMEs enhance the manufacturing competitiveness in the domestic and global market.

Saturday, June 07, 2008: Microsoft and National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC), in partnership with the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), have formally rolled out 'Project Vikas' in Tirupur. The initiative, which has been ongoing for 18 months in Tirupur, has enabled the cluster to enhance its manufacturing competitiveness in the domestic and global market, the company said.

Along with the inauguration of the E-Readiness centre (ERC), the TEA portal, www.tea-india.org, was also launched today. The ERC will provide technical training, consulting services, business incubation services and knowledge sharing platforms to the SMEs enabling them to manage and grow their businesses. In addition, the portal, linked to the national portal of NMCC, will enable them to reach out to the cluster audience beyond geographical boundaries and make a footprint in the global ecosystem.

"With the launch of the E-Readiness centre and the TEA portal, Project Vikas has set new standards in enhancing the internal and external efficiencies of the textile exporters in Tirupur. We would recommend that Microsoft's Project Vikas be replicated across other clusters in the country – it has benefited us enormously in a short span of time," added A Sakhtivel, president, TEA.

The E-Readiness Centre is spread over 3,500-square feet and includes computer lab with 17 seats. The centre is also equipped with Wi-fi, V-sat and broadband connectivity. In addition, it has two training rooms with over-head LCD projector as well as video conferencing facilities.

The TEA portal features supplier showcase that presents the capacities and profiles of the suppliers including raw materials, machinery, processes etc. The members area provides information regarding buying agencies, shipping details, circulars and bulletins. The resource exchange tool is for sourcing, maximising capacity utilisation and cutting down response time.

Rajeev Mittal, general manager, Microsoft India, said, "Project Vikas will incubate and nurture an ecosystem of ISVs to ensure continued, high quality and relevant ICT support is available to the cluster. In addition to providing technology-based solutions to our SME customers, we will also invest in skills transfer via our 4,000 partners. We are also running pilot projects of similar nature in other manufacturing clusters including auto and leather."

Project Vikas aims to focus on each cluster for three years and aims to cover 25 clusters in five years (2006-2011). This programme focusses not just on driving IT penetration, but also skill and capacity building, knowledge creation and dissemination and enabling of linkages in the cluster ecosystem. By helping the Indian SMEs address its soft challenges, Project Vikas enables this crucial sector of the economy to realise its true potential, explained the company.

Source:http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=26947&magid=11
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/06/08/stories/2008060851110500.htm

TechCity

July 9th, 2008, 09:25 AM

Sam Daniel
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (Tirupur, TN)
Tirupur, popularly known as the knitwear capital of India had the country's first ever privately financed drinking water project.

The area had an acute water shortage that was affecting the hundreds of dyeing and bleaching units. Villages in the area too were facing great water stress.

So in 2003 the Tamil Nadu government roped in Mahindra and Mahindra and the local industry to pitch in funds and bring water to Tirupur.

A Rs 1,000 crore public-private partnership came up by 2006, and was supplying 110 million litres to the local communities and industrial units per day.

Before that the villagers used to pay tanker operators up to Rs two for a pot of water that too for an irregular supply. And now for just Rs 4 they get two-and-a-half hours of water everyday. And if they pay fee in the beginning of the year it comes to just Rs 1.92 per day.

''They charge Rs 700 for the whole year. It's better than spending two or three rupees for a pot of water. They supply water for two and a half hours everyday. So there's nothing wrong,'' said a villager.

But for the Rs 11,000 crore knitwear industry, ironically their dream is coming at a higher price. They have to pay Rs 45 per 1,000 litres of water, six times the domestic price.

''When it is under private-profit, criteria are more important than social utility and social cause. It's a double edged sword,'' said Anil Kumar, Owner, Dyeing and Bleaching Unit. But a better part of the industry backs the project.

''Price is of course a concern, but we are trying to promote ancillary companies. Once we pay up the loans, we can even lower the prices. It's a very successful project, it could be done in Tirupur only because the industrialists are ready to buy the water,'' said A Sakthhivel, president, Tirupur Exporters' Association.

''In other places, it may not be viable because people may not pay such high prices. They tried it in two three places, they couldn't do it. In Tirupur industries came forward to finance this project,'' he added.

This is perhaps the only privatisation model in the whole of Asia about which the people concerned have good things to say. But it is too early to assess its success especially at the level of cost.

Technology is being brought in to recycle the costly water. All parties involved are also trying to pay off the loans before due date. Once that happens water costs will come down.

Will then the New Tirupur Area Development Corporation finally be able to create a model project for all to follow?

Source:www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080039806&ch=1/29/2008%2011:10:00%20PM

kg4129

July 9th, 2008, 05:32 PM

Yes .. Tirupur & Erode deserve to have separate thread...
Beter to rename to include both "Tirupur & Erode"

TechCity

July 9th, 2008, 06:16 PM

Yes .. Tirupur & Erode deserve to have separate thread...
Beter to rename to include both "Tirupur & Erode"

We can have seperate thread for Erode also.

anirudhswetha

July 14th, 2008, 06:39 AM

Plans to expand Tirupur Corporation area

SET FOR EXPANSION: Tirupur is looking to become a bigger city. –

TIRUPUR: If the present plan for expansion is executed, Tirupur will become a 150 sq km city corporation from its present size of 27 sq.km. And, it will be bigger than the 105 sq.km. Coimbatore Corporation that is also contemplating expansion.

Tirupur Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan says the State Government has appointed an Officer on Special Duty (of the rank of an Assistant Director) to go into the merger of other local bodies with the Corporation.

Once the officer takes charge, the Corporation will begin the process of redrawing the boundaries of the wards and creating zones, each having a group of wards, says Mr. Ashokan.

The planned expansion is similar to the one carried out in Coimbatore in 1981, when it was upgraded to a Corporation from a municipality.

The move in Tirupur is to merge with the Corporation the third grade municipalities of 15 Velampalayam and Nallur and eight village panchayats, namely Chettipalayam, Mannarai, Thottipalayam, Andipalayam, Veerapandi, Murugampalayam, Neruperichal and Muthannanpalayam.

According to the 2007 population figures the merger will increase that of the Corporation from 4.23 lakh to 6.8 lakh and the number of wards from 52 to 120.

According to details provided by the Corporation, its present tax revenue is Rs. 47.08 crore.

Revenue

With the existing revenue of Rs. 12.64 crore of the other local bodies, the post-merger income is put at Rs. 59.72 crore. But, with higher tax rates for a Corporation, the income is bound to be more than the projected figure.

Official sources say that having become a Corporation, Tirupur may make an attempt at being included in the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission based on its stature as an industrial and knitwear export zone. Slum rehabilitation is a major task, what with a steady inflow of migrant workers employed by the knitwear industry.

Drinking water supply and waste management are the other areas of concern in a developing urban local body.

In keeping with the expansion plan, Tirupur also looks to improve its basic infrastructure such as roads.

With high cost of living already driving people to the outskirts, the Corporation is aware that the expansion will entail providing good roads and water supply to the added areas.

Anirudh
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Raj_network

July 14th, 2008, 06:31 PM

^^^^

Source Please..

Rasnaboy

July 14th, 2008, 06:51 PM

^^Plans to expand Tirupur Corporation area (from 27 sq.km. to 150 sq.km)

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/14/stories/2008071450380100.htm

ramcbe

July 23rd, 2008, 06:12 AM

COIMBATORE: Views and opinions expressed by the parties, consumer organisations, farmers associations and people’s forums on the formation of Tirupur District were divergent.

AIADMK MLAs questioned the necessity of bifurcating Coimbatore district and vehemently opposed the formation of Tirupur district.

Consumer organisations demanded retention of Pollachi, Udumalpet and Sulur in Coimbatore district in the presence of Sakthikanta Das, special commissioner and commissioner for revenue administration.

The commissioner was conducting the public hearing to elicit views from people’s representatives, consumer and social organisations at district development council hall at the Collectorate on Tuesday .

AIADMK MLA S M Velusamy argued that there was no need to create a new district as Coimbatore was the central place. He said if Coimbatore were bifurcated, the jurisdiction of Tirupur district would be bigger than Coimbatore.

C Shanmugavelu (AIADMK) termed the meeting as eyewash. He recorded his view saying that Udumalpet circle should not be included in Tirupur district and so should Madathukulam.

P Chinnasamy, criticising the style in which the public hearing was conducted, said that without seeing the new plan they could not express their views. He demanded that the revenue commissioner should reveal the taluks to be incorporated in Tirupur district.

http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20080722223314&Page=T&Title=Southern+News+-+Tamil+Nadu&Topic=0

somansomu

August 10th, 2008, 09:51 AM

Tirupur has all the merit to become a district
The reasons are:
In Tamilnadu all the corporations are district head quarters , Tirupur is only corporation not being district head quarters.
Tirupur is the sixth largest city of tamilnadu( may be seventh), but there are 23 cities smaller than Tirupur which had been district headquarters.
Further Tirupur is one among few cities which had seen phenomenal growth in population is last two decades
Also Tirupur is largest provider of employment to the uneducated people in last decade for the entire Tamilnadu.
Considering the population present & future ,Tirupur district is a MUST
People always due to political compulsion, the economic consideration due to new district will always put their interest above common benefit

Rasnaboy

August 22nd, 2008, 02:54 AM

Exports to the European Union have also come down slightly

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China is unable to continue to produce low cost goods and export it

It may help us enhance our competitiveness
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TIRUPUR: Garment exports from Tirupur declined by 10 per cent in value terms during 2007-08 as against the previous year.

Tirupur Exporters’ Association president A. Sakthivel said at the annual general meeting of the association here that the value of exports from Tirupur in 2007-08 was Rs. 9,950 crore as against Rs. 11,000 crore in 2006-07.

Annual growth

The average annual export growth of Tirupur was 15 per cent since the abolition of quotas and in 2007-08 it was a 10 per cent decline. Further, nearly 15,000 workers had lost their job due to the slowdown.

Mr. Sakthivel said that according to the import statistics from the U.S., between January and June 2008, countries such as Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Nicaragua were increasing their knit exports to the U.S. and India and China were registering a negative growth. Similarly, exports to the European Union had also come down slightly.

“These two prime markets give us a signal that we have to still enhance our competitiveness and exploit our full potential to sustain and grow further,” he said.

Mr. Sakthivel pointed out that China was gradually losing its competitiveness and the prices of Chinese goods were increasing.

The business scenario in China was changing and it was unable to continue to produce low cost goods and export it.

“With this new-found opportunity, we can have a level-playing field in the global market and it may help us enhance our competitiveness.”

He urged the exporters to tap the niche market potential globally and one such opportunity was in the production of garments made of organic cotton.

One of the main concerns for the garment exports this year was the copious inflow of dollars into the country that had led to appreciation of rupee against the dollar. The Reserve Bank of India was intervening and repeatedly raising the Cash Reserve Ratio and Repo Rate, which was leading to the firming up of interest rates.

Economists, banks and internationally reputed financial consultants had predicted that the rupee would touch Rs. 36 against the dollar before the end of 2008. Hence, a number of exporters had gone in for forward booking and derivative deals. The movement of the rupee in the opposite direction had not given any desired benefit to the exporting units.

Input costs

Further, the input costs were spiralling leading to a 25 per cent to 30 per cent increase in manufacturing costs. “We have already made a representation to the Government to increase the duty drawback rates by two per cent, from 11 per cent to 13 per cent.”

Mr. Sakthivel urged the exporters to be more vigilant while going in for sub-contracting of orders, especially regarding child labour.

He mooted establishing an agency approved by the buyers to give a certificate saying that in the job working places no children were employed and that the units complied with the buyer requirements.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/22/stories/2008082253860500.htm

Rasnaboy

September 8th, 2008, 03:12 AM

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GROWTH TRAJECTORY: Small and medium enterprises in the Tirupur region are set to flourish as a technical textiles manufacturing zone will come up near Tirupur.

TIRUPUR: The production of technical textiles is set to get a boost, with Hydra Consulting Services Private Limited, Bangalore, together with the Textiles Committee and the Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association, plans to open a ‘technical textiles manufacturing zone’ near here.

At present, India is importing $5 billion worth of technical textile products such as composite leather, sanitary napkins and diapers to meet the domestic demand, which has been growing at 8 per cent a year. So, the Rs.150-crore zone—planned to be established on 200 acres during the 11th Plan under the cluster development programme of the Textiles Committee—will be a boon for the small and medium enterprises in the region to switch from conventional textiles to value-added technical textiles.

To house 35 units

Sampath Kasirajan, Managing Director, Hydra Consulting Services, told The Hindu that the zone would house 35 small and medium units and have common facilities for research and development, prototyping and testing.

Hydra Consulting Services has launched a feasibility study to gauge the availability of raw materials, the readiness of market and the funds needed by the units to diversify into technical textiles. The Textiles Committee of the Union Ministry of Textiles, a strategic partner in the joint venture, will help the units get good market linkages.

Teams have been formed under D. Dhandapani, Deputy Director, and G. Venugopal, Cluster Development Executive, of the Textiles Committee, to launch capacity-building campaigns to help the units gear up for the project.

Ahill Ratinasamy, president of the Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association, views the project with great optimism.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090861070900.htm

Subra

September 18th, 2008, 03:01 AM

http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/17234704/Costs-competition-hit-Tirupur.html?h=B

Overseas sales of knitwear output of Tirupur, the town in Tamil Nadu known as a hub of India’s textile industry, are likely to grow no more than 5% in the year to next March, as competition from Asian rivals and higher production costs crimp local producers.

Raging battle: Units are battling higher fuel and raw materials costs, increased wages and labour shortage, accompanied by surging inflation. Tirupur’s knitwear exports fell 10% to Rs 9,950 crore in the year ended March, from Rs 11,000 crore in the previous fiscal year, mainly because of the rupee’s appreciation against the dollar that dented overseas revenue.
Exporters are struggling to attain 5% growth this year, said A. Sakthivel, president of the Tirupur Exporters’ Association, or TEA. That’s despite the rupee’s decline by some 15% this year to the mid-forties against the greenback that should make exports more competitive.

Knitwear units are battling higher costs of fuel and raw materials such as yarn, increased wage bills as inflation surged to a 16-year high and a shortage of skilled labour.

Adding to their woes, the Union government has announced an increase in the minimum support price for medium staple cotton to Rs2,500 a quintal, from Rs1,800-1,850 last year. It has also withdrawn a subsidy of 2% of interest on export credit and slashed duty drawback rates for cotton knitted garments from 11% to 8%. Duty drawbacks enable exporters to obtain a refund of customs duty.

Raja Shanmugham, managing director of Tirupur-based knitwear unit Warsaw International, said the average cost of production has risen by about 24% in the past three months.
Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia, which enjoy duty-free international trade owing to their status as underdeveloped nations, are beating Indian knitwear on price. Unscheduled power cuts in the state and a recent announcement of scheduled daily six-hour outages have also forced garment manufacturers to invest in captive power generation, pushing up energy costs by at least 250%, Shanmugham said. Since 1978, when exports began from Tirupur, the town has been a manufacturing centre for leading brands such as Nike, Adidas, Cutter and Buck, Wal-Mart and Van Heusen, among others. The hosiery units here use almost 25% of the 2.6 billion kg of cotton yarn produced in the country.
The textile town, with over 6,000 units engaged in knitting, dyeing, garment manufacturing, printing, embroidery and calendering (a shrinkage-reducing process), employs around 350,000 workers at an average daily wage of between Rs150 and Rs200. Those wages, though, haven’t stemmed the flow of labour to other industries, be it real estate, which pays between Rs250 and Rs350 a day, or services such as bill collections that are commission-based, said TEA’s Sakthivel. Workers from the southern Kerala districts of Theni, Kovilpatti and Ramanathapuram typically return to their villages during sowing and harvesting, creating a labour crunch.
Sakthivel estimated that the industry lacks 50,000 labourers at any given time. TEA has tied up with International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd to train young villagers to meet the shortfall, he said.
A shift in focus to artificial fibres using nylon to make sports and swim wear and increasing demand for garments made from organically grown cotton, and introduction of new fabric blends with jute can help the industry, says Sakthivel.
“There is a growing interest in Europe and the US for garments, especially for women and children, made from organically grown cotton,” he said.
The production of artificial polyester fibre and polyester filament yarn in India has been rising in the past few years, but a cut in excise duty from 16% to 8% was not fully passed on to the synthetic spinning sector. Scrapping the 5% import duty and 8% central excise are essential to create a level playing field for the synthetic sector in global trade, said K.V. Srinivasan, chairman of the South Indian Mills Association.

Rasnaboy

September 19th, 2008, 07:50 PM

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Awaiting renovation: The district headquarters hospital in Tirupur is all set to sport a new look.

Tirupur: The district headquarters hospital here will soon get a facelift. The Department of Health plans to expand infrastructure and strengthen the existing block at a cost of Rs 1.84 crore this year. Of the total outlay, Rs 1.35 crore earmarked under the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP) will be utilized to set up an administrative block, a maternity centre with 50 beds and facilities for improving disposal of medical wastes. The remaining amount will be used for repairing the main block. Mary Sugantha, Joint Director of Health Services said that once the proposed maternity centre was commissioned, the number of beds will go up to 90.

The expansion of facilities will increase the opportunities for institutional delivery; and thus reduce the Infant Mortality Rate considerably. Dr Sugantha added that plans were afoot to set up a 650-bedded block to offer advanced in-patient and out-patient treatment free-of-cost.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/20/stories/2008092055150500.htm

Rasnaboy

September 20th, 2008, 02:50 AM

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Safe disposal: Collection of garbage is set to improve with the setting up of a modern compost yard by Tirupur Corporation

Tirupur: The Corporation administration plans to come out with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the ‘modern compost yard’ planned at Iduvai near here before December 31.

The DPR will be prepared with technical assistance from a private consulting agency to be selected from the list of 13 firms identified through a tendering process.

Corporation Commissioner M. Asokan told The Hindu that the modern compost yard would be set up on a 25-acre plot as part of efforts to strengthen the solid waste management (SWM) project being implemented in the city. “We are planning to commission the yard during the next financial year (2009-10),” Mr. Asokan said.

Salient features

Mayor K Selvaraj said the yard would be designed to handle 1,000 tonnes of solid waste a day projected to be generated from the Corporation limits in 2040, when the population was expected to touch 20 lakh.

At present 400 tonnes of waste were generated every day from the entire 52 wards spread over 27.19 sq km and having a population of 4.5 lakh.

The proposed yard would have landfill sites, a weigh bridge, live fence (greenery/greenbelt), water collection pond, service station, facilities for adoption of windrows technique to recycle the waste into manure and resting sheds for sanitary inspectors. “The manure produced will be sold commercially, while other inert materials will be land-filled safely,” Mr Selvaraj said.

The Corporation has obtained no objection certificates from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Indian Air Force (since the yard comes within 20 km radius of air strip situated at Sulur Air Station) in advance to set up the yard.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/20/stories/2008092050330100.htm

ramcbe

October 5th, 2008, 05:11 AM

Tirupur: The dyeing units affiliated to Dyers Association of Tirupur (DAT) look to be in dire straits as their plea for financial assistance from the Central Government to offset the cost incurred by them to establish Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) remains unanswered till now.

Process begins

The dyers here are now in the process of establishing 12 CETPs and upgrading another eight existing ones at a total outlay of Rs. 798.81 crore to ensure zero discharge as stipulated by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

The Madras High Court has also directed the dyers to expedite the establishment of CETPs to prevent groundwater depletion and stop indiscriminate discharge of pollutants into the water bodies. DAT general secretary K. Krishnan told The Hindu that unless the Central Government came out with a special package, closure of dyeing units would become imminent as the cost of the project involved was huge.

“Since a majority of the dyeing units fall in the small-scale sector, DAT has been forced to raise 80 per cent of the outlay through commercial borrowings,” he added.

Promise

He pointed out that the Chief Minister had already announced on the floor of the Assembly that 15 per cent of the project cost would be borne by the state government, 25 per cent to be brought in by the industry and then requested the Centre to assist the dyers with grant.

“Any further delay in the allocation of the grant will lead to closure of units, which constitute an important link in the textile manufacturing chain,” he said.

Disaster

According to him, collapse of the dyeing sector will spell catastrophe to knitwear exports from the Tirupur cluster that generates about Rs 10,000 crore to the foreign exchequer.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/05/stories/2008100558330100.htm

Rasnaboy

October 6th, 2008, 04:15 AM

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Latest addition: Mayor K Selvaraj inaugurating a testing device at the newly established textile testing laboratory in Tirupur on Saturday.

Tirupur: Testtex India Laboratories Private Limited, an ISO certified textile testing laboratory headquartered in Mumbai, opened its branch here on Saturday.

Mayor K. Selvaraj, President of South India Hosiery Manufacturers Association Mohan Kandasamy, President of Tirupur Exporters Association A. Sakthivel, and MLA C. Govindasamy, launched the operations of instruments at the laboratory. The branch has facilities to test colour fastness, dimension and eco-parameters.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/06/stories/2008100654990600.htm

ramcbe

October 7th, 2008, 05:03 PM

The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has launched an industry funded Knitwear Technology Mission (KTM) for the first time at an estimated cost of Rs. 15 crore to empower the exporting community to go in for wider range of products in different kinds of fabrics to cater to a larger market.

AEPC Chairman, Mr. Rakesh Vaid, inaugurating the Mission, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 26th edition of India Knit Fair at Tirupur, said that the AEPC would give more emphasis to the knitwear sector, a most prominent one in the apparel industry.

Tirupur will be the all-India headquarters of the Mission. AEPC will begin construction of a 1-lakh square feet building, which according to Mr. Vaid, will be a landmark in Tirupur. The Council would give more emphasis to the knitwear sector, the most prominent one in the apparel industry and Tirupur has been chosen as the Headquarters of the mission that earns a foreign exchange of around Rs 11,000 crore.

The building will be ready in 18 months. Research and development of indigenous fabric base, setting up of state-of-the-art design studio and lab, conducting fabric fairs incorporating Taiwan, Korea and Indonesia fabric producers and impart training to the workforce and students to improve productivity are some of the objectives of the mission.

Congratulating Tirupur exporters, Mr. Vaid hoped that the Mission would take the business to new heights. Stating that the Rs. 15-crore investment was without seeking any grants from the government, he said the Mission would enable knitwear manufacturers to cater to the high-end market as Indian knitwear exporters had been supplying garments to the low-end segment.

While appealing to the exporting community to improve technology to enhance productivity, Mr. Vaid asked them to concentrate on domestic market that is growing at a rapid pace. The headquarters of KTM will have space to showcase and sell knitwear products.

All members of Tirupur industry can use common facilities established by the KTM free of cost or by paying nominal charges if any. Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) President, Mr. A Shaktivel expressed hope that the knitwear exporters, who were producing only garments with cotton as base, would be able to utilise different kinds of yarn to produce various kinds of wears to compete with countries like China.

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=64437

Rasnaboy

October 16th, 2008, 05:36 AM

Tirupur: To promote production of value-added textile products, the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pai Lung Machinery Mill Company Limited, Taiwan, here on Wednesday. Rakesh Vaid, chairman , AEPC, and James Wang, president, Pai Lung company, signed the document on behalf of their respective organisations.

Sources said that according to the agreement, the Taiwanese company would provide technology support to the Knitwear Technology Mission (KTM) planned by the AEPC for the growth of technical textiles, industrial fabrics, eco-friendly textiles and high-value textiles segments in the country.

Subsidised rates

Pai Lung would also supply few knitting machines to KTM on subsidised rates. The machines were capable of producing different types of fabrics like automobile upholstery, medical textiles, swimwear using polyamide and spacer fabrics.

A Sathivel, president of Tirupur Exporters Association, was present.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/16/stories/2008101652830500.htm

ramcbe

October 18th, 2008, 08:06 AM

TIRUPUR: Coimbatore's apparel industry is severely hit due to the ongoing recession in US economy and is now receiving only few export orders.

The present economic crisis in the United States has affected the apparel industry with the apparel exports going down by 15 per cent in Tirupur. In knitwear exports, Tirupur has registered a fall of five per cent.

The Apparel Exports Promotion Council is taking various steps to meet the present crisis.

"Well this crisis in US is affecting us a lot. We are definitely expecting a drop of 10-15 per cent in the immediate future. Stores are coming in. I have the reports. The buyers who are coming in are not buying in as large quantities as they were buying earlier. The orders are already down by 20-25 per cent in terms of quantity," said Rakesh Vaid, Charirman, Apparel Exports Promotion Council.

Tirupur is a major source of foreign exchange earnings for the country because of its exports. 56 per cent of India's total knitwear exports comes from Tirupur.

"Tirupur exports apparels worth 14,000 crores. Total knitwear export is 16,500 crores. But this year, we expect about five per cent minus growth rate because of the recession in United States so we may do 10,500 crores, about five per cent less," said Sakthivel, president, Tirupur Exporters Association.

Tirupur is famous for the export of all knitted garment wears such as t-shirts, polo - shirts, sweat shirts, banyans, pajamas and night dresses on various fabrics like single jersey, interlock, fleece, polar fleece, pique jersey, pointelle jersey, rib, pointelle rib and drop needle.

The textile and clothing sector is the largest employer after agriculture and accounts for nearly four per cent of India's gross domestic product.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Cons_Products/US_recession_hits_apparel_industry_in_Tamil_Nadu/articleshow/3611536.cms

ramcbe

October 26th, 2008, 05:44 AM

Coimbatore, Oct 25: Tamil Nadu Government has created a new district with the hosiery town of Tirupur near here as the headquarters.

A copy of the Government Order on formation of the Tirupur District, carved out from Coimbatore and Erode Districts, had been received at the District Collectorate here, an official spokesman said today.

Tirupur is the 32nd district in the state.

Tirupur, Avanashi, Palladam and Udumalpet Taluks from Coimbatore District and Kangeyam and Dharapuram Taluks from Erode District have been included in the new district, he said.

An IAS officer had been appointed as in-charge of the new district at present. Some staff including an assistant collector, Tahsildar and Assistant have been appointed, the spokesman said - Agencies

http://news.chennaionline.com/newsitem.aspx?NEWSID=d0268539-fb04-4778-aec1-549f78569056&CATEGORYNAME=CHN

Into_salem

October 26th, 2008, 08:06 AM

^^ From Hindu
New Tirupur district formed

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: The State government has issued the notification regarding the formation of the new Tirupur district.

As per the notification, Coimbatore and Erode districts would be divided into three districts – Coimbatore district with headquarters at Coimbatore; Erode district headquartered at Erode and Tirupur district with headquarters at Tirupur.

The six taluks of Coimbatore North, Coimbatore South, Mettupalayam, Sulur, Pollachi and Valparai would constitute Coimbatore district. Erode, Perundurai, Gobichettipalayam, Sathyamangalam and Bhavani taluks would form Erode district. Tirupur, Avanashi, Palladam, Dharapuram, Kangeyam and Udumalpet would constitute Tirupur district.

As per the order, the Special Officer would take charge of the administration of the new district immediately.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/26/stories/2008102659600700.htm

TirupurGuy

October 31st, 2008, 10:28 PM

Guys anybody know about the location of district collectorate to be built?

TirupurGuy

November 1st, 2008, 10:08 PM

Tirupur: The NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute will offer diploma courses in garment production, merchandising and quality control from November.

Interested persons should contact the institute either in person or through telephone numbers 0421-2374200; 9791903522 for more details.

Source: The Hindu

TirupurGuy

November 1st, 2008, 10:10 PM

Power supply: Textile manufacturers feel relieved

R. Vimal Kumar
Tirupur: Textile manufacturers here by and large are expressing relief over the adjudication of Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission in the matter of restriction and control of power supply to High Tension (HT) and Low Tension (LT) consumers and surcharge imposed by Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) recently.

Official sources told The Hindu that the Commission in a sitting on October 24 had pronounced an order nullifying TNEB’s directive to disconnect the service connection of a consumer for violation of the restriction of consumption during peak hours in the evening imposed as part of load shedding.

The regulatory body observed that the direction was a violation of Section 56 of the Electricity Act 2003 (Central Act 36 of 2003), which authorises the Board to disconnect power supply only in the event of default in payment of electricity charges.

Sources said that the Commission also clarified that the fiat on levy of 50 per cent additional charges on LT industrial and commercial consumers, who had exceeded the ceiling of 80 per cent of their average bi-monthly consumption during the previous year subjected to a maximum ceiling of 2,000 units, should be implemented only after obtaining public views.

Tirupur Exporters Association president A. Sakthivel termed the Regulatory Commission’s instructions as a “welcome move”. “Removal of ceiling on energy consumption for LT consumers is imperative for the growth of small and medium scale units functioning in the Tirupur knitwear cluster considering the fiscal and monetary turmoil experienced by the industry in the last few months following the sub-prime crisis in the United States,” Mr. Sakthivel said.

Injustice
Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association president Ahill Rathinasamy said: “It is indeed an injustice to levy additional charge from the textile units which were promptly paying the dues at a time when the TNEB has been giving power either free or at concessional rates to some sections of society and multinational companies.”

Source: The Hindu

TirupurGuy

November 1st, 2008, 10:55 PM

NEW RAIL LINK BETWEEN TIRUPUR AND KARUR

Tirupur: K. Subbarayan, MP, has asked the Railway Ministry to include Coimbatore and Tirupur in the diligent exercise of infrastructure development and connectivity considering the prominence of the region in the global industrial map.

Mr. Subbarayan told The Hindu that a representation had been submitted to introduce a daily inter-city express from Coimbatore to Kochi during day hours.

Similarly, a railway link between Tirupur and Karur through Kangayam and Vellakoil should be established to reduce travelling time between Tirupur and the port city of Tuticorin.

“These projects will enhance the port connectivity for the exporting fraternity in the two industrially buzzing cities of Tirupur and Coimbatore, which is essential for the growth of the garment sector,” he said.

Considering the enormous growth in employment in the textile sector, new hourly shuttle services connecting Erode, Palakkad and Mettupalayam with Coimbatore should be operated for the benefit of migrant labourers coming from the peripheral regions.

Mr. Subbarayan said an appeal had been made to construct a road overbridge across the railway crossing situated along the national highway connecting Coimbatore with Dindigul at Eachanari, to ease the traffic congestion during the closure of gate. Similarly, facilities at Coimbatore railway station should be improved by extending platforms and setting up special ticket counters, additional waiting rooms, more subways and refreshment rooms.

Rasnaboy

November 4th, 2008, 02:36 PM

Tirupur: Shortage of employable talent is worrying entrepreneurs in the knitwear printing segment of the textile supply chain in Tirupur even as the changing global consumer demands and technology development pose newer challenges to them.

To wriggle out of the situation, Tirupur Export Knit Printers Association (TEKPA) plans to establish a printing technology institute here at an outlay of Rs. 2 crore with technical support from the Textiles Committee functioning under the Union Ministry of Textiles.

The two-storeyed institution will offer diploma course in printing technology to churn out more skilled workers and to enhance dexterity of the labour already engaged in the sector.

“We are seeking grants from the Central Government to meet 75 per cent of the capital cost, while the knit printers based here will make contributions to meet the remaining amount,” TEKPA president T.R. Srikanth told The Hindu.

The academy is expected to be commissioned during 2009-10. With the demand for typeface garments on an increase, the printing segment is now playing a pivotal role in the textiles production chain. “About 80 per cent of the orders placed with the manufacturers in this textile cluster now are for printed attires and the size of the (printing) sector in Tirupur presently stands at Rs. 500 crore,” Mr Srikanth said.

He said modules of the course to be offered would be designed to improve the skills of the candidates on key subjects such as screen film development, management systems and colour room techniques.

The duration of the course will be three months.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/04/stories/2008110452870100.htm

Rasnaboy

November 5th, 2008, 01:50 AM

US turmoil, slowdown in Europe impacting business.

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Unravelling?
The town’s year-wise export data reveals that volumes surged to Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 from Rs 8,500 crore the earlier year. They have dropped by over 15 per cent in 2007-08 to Rs 9,950 crore.
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The ongoing economic turmoil in the US and the general slowdown in the European markets have dampened the hopes of the garment exporting community in Tirupur, which now fears a drastic drop in demand.

Most exporters work overtime during this part of the year to honour Christmas and New Year delivery commitments. But this year, they appear to be going slow, with US buyers either postponing orders or asking for shipment to be deferred.

No cheer on rupee front

The depreciation in the Indian currency against the dollar has failed to bring any cheer to the exporters since they had already hedged their currency in the Rs 39-41 range against the dollar, to stop the spiralling cost of inputs. Increased power cost has also eaten into their margins.

The town’s year-wise export data show that volumes surged to Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 from Rs 8,500 crore the earlier year. They have dropped by over 15 per cent in 2007-08 to Rs 9,950 crore.

“During 2006-07, we surpassed our target of Rs 10,000 crore. We had, at that juncture, set our sights on a modest 10 per cent growth in 2007-08. But the drastic slowdown in demand in our target markets abroad has affected our growth prospects,” said the President of Tirupur Exporters’ Association, Mr A Sakthivel.

There are about 6,250 units operating in Tirupur cluster employing about 3.2 lakh workers. And these comprise knitting units, dyeing and bleaching, fabric printing, garment making, embroidery, other ancillary units and compacting and calendaring units.

According to Mr Sakthivel, the order bookings have dropped by 7 to 8 per cent in the last few months.

Gloom factors

The Executive Director of Royal Classic Group, Mr Sivaram, while attributing the industry’s crisis to the financial panic syndrome in the US, said letters of credit (LCs) were getting delayed even for the existing orders.

According to him, some buyers were requesting to send the bill on collection basis. “This is scary, considering the reported bankruptcy cases being filed there, of shops being wound up, and so on,” he said.

While admitting that it is still early to predict the exact impact of the perceived recession in the US, Mr Raja M Shanmugham, Chairman, NIFT –TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute, said “no single factor is supporting the export cluster here. We have to compete on the price front from emerging countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. The yarn rates and processing charges have shot up by 25 per cent at least in the past year and the duty draw back rate has gone up by 2.5 per cent. Besides these, the eight-to-ten-hour power cut and the high cost of diesel is further eating into our wafer-thin margin.’

“The depreciating rupee, instead of bringing cheer, is resulting in hollowness, a bleak future,” Mr Shanmugham said.

Keeping fingers crossed

The trio — Mr Sakthivel, Mr Shanmugham and Mr Sivaram — believe that the US turbulence will continue for at least the next six-eight months. “We will have to wait and see,” they said, when asked about the future of the knitwear industry.

“We are keeping our fingers crossed considering that 50 per cent of the knitwear produced here finds its market in the US,” Mr Sakthivel said.

According to him, the depreciating rupee to over Rs 49 to a dollar would not result in windfall profits as a majority of exporters had already hedged at around Rs 39 and Rs 41.

“There were apprehensions that the rupee would touch Rs 36 to a dollar. So exporters went ahead and booked orders months in advance, not anticipating a further slide of the rupee.”

Asked if they would re-negotiate the rates, Mr Shanmugham said “it is next to impossible as the rates have already been squeezed. At this juncture, we are crying for survival, not profit,” he added.

Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/11/05/stories/2008110550842100.htm

ramcbe

November 5th, 2008, 04:41 AM

Guys anybody know about the location of district collectorate to be built?

I heard the collector office will function on leased building initially and officials are scouting for a building. There are three locations identified initially, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

1) Kumar Nagar - Besides the fire station, Govt land around 50 acre is available with Travellers bunglow.
2) Perumanallur Road - Govt has occupied huge vacant land and its very close to New Tirupur. But industrialists in Tirupur city feel this is very far away from the city.
3) Kangeyam Road - I heard few Industrialists came forward to offer land for Collectrate.

Hope the newly appointed special officer will announce the location soon.

Rasnaboy

November 6th, 2008, 01:47 AM

Tirupur: The police administration is in the process of preparing an elaborate action plan to streamline traffic in Tirupur city during peak hours, according to P. Sivanandi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Coimbatore range).

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he said that as part of the project, central medians would be established along the arterial roads, wherever it was found necessary, with the support of Corporation administration and one side parking would be introduced in busy localities and commercially important areas.

He said that steps would be taken to induct more traffic policemen in Tirupur city shortly for ensuring smooth flow of traffic.

Mr. Sivanandi said that focus would be given to strengthen community policing in Tirupur to improve law and order. “The concept will be of immense help for the police to identify suspects and detain hooligans easily,” he added.

To bolster effective interaction with public, more policemen would be roped in from other districts. The DIG said that plans were in the offing to involve more number of public in the night beats conducted by the police across the city. “At present, 100 people participate in the beats every night,” he said.

He said that to bring down crime during night hours, the total number of beats carried out under Tirupur North, Tirupur South, Tirupur Rural, Mangalam and Anupparpalayam stations would be doubled to 120 shortly.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/06/stories/2008110658740500.htm

Rasnaboy

November 12th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Mumbai-based Roots Corporation Ltd, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, is planning to establish 21 new hotels across India. The company will invest around Rs 300 crore in the project likely to be completed by the end of 2009-10.

The budget hotels, known under the brand name 'Ginger Hotels' will come up in 7 major cities in Mangalore, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, Jamshedpur, Guwahati, Tirupur and Pune. It will have around 100 rooms each, and comprise facilities like conference and meeting rooms, gymnasium, self check-in kiosk, safe zone, etc. The hotel will cater to the business communities as well as provide luxury to the visiting tourists.

Ginger Hotels already has a presence in 14 cities like Agartala, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Durgapur, Haridwar, Mysore, Nashik, New Delhi, Goa, Pantnagar, Puducherry, Pune, Thiruvanathapuram and Vadodara. On completion of the 21 hotels project, Ginger group will have a total of 35 hotels across India.

Source: http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=17350&secid=28

Into_salem

November 14th, 2008, 12:47 AM

A convention centre planned

Tirupur: The Corporation plans to chalk out a project to beautify the 3.7-km stretch of Noyyal river passing through city limits and to build a state-of-the-art convention hall at the city centre in a phased manner, according to Corporation Commissioner M. Ashokan.

Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he said that the beautification project envisage strengthening of lining on both sides of the river and establishment of landscaping alongside the watercourse.
Parameter

The scheme would be drawn in a manner to overcome the inadequacies pertaining to environment and hydrology parameters thereby help the waterway retain its aesthetic look.

The convention centre was planned to be set up in lieu of existing Corporation Town hall situated alongside Kumaran road.

Regarding administration’s recent decision to hike the property taxes for residential, commercial and industrial buildings, he said that the move was vital considering the financial liabilities faced in terms of repayment of loans taken up for development projects.

“We are refunding annually Rs. 5.10 crore (interest with premium) to Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited for the loan obtained to strengthen the roads and augment ongoing solid waste management project at a total outlay of Rs. 31 crore,” he added.
Additional amount

The heightening of tax slabs would fetch an additional Rs. 3 crore to the Corporation exchequer, taking the total collection of property taxes per annum to Rs. 23 crore.

The Commissioner said that the property tax at the new slabs would be collected from this month.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/14/stories/2008111460780300.htm

senthilnatha

November 15th, 2008, 06:31 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/15/stories/2008111556281500.htm

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday allowed seven infrastructure projects for special regulatory treatment under the central bank’s restructuring guidelines, if these projects are restructured within six months from November 14.

The projects are: Nandi Economic Corridor enterprises (road project and township); GVK Industries (gas-based power project — Phase-II); Gautami Power (gas-based power project); Konaseema Gas Power (gas-based power project); New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (development of Tirupur area); Vemagiri Power Generation (gas-based power project); Delhi Gurgaon Super Connectivity.

In terms of RBI norms, for the infrastructure projects also, financed by banks and financial institutions after May 28, 2002, the date of completion of the project should be clearly spelt out at the time of financial closure of the project.

In such cases, with effect from March 31, 2008, if the date of commencement of commercial production/operation extends beyond two years after the date of completion of the infrastructure project, as originally envisaged at the time of initial financial closure of the project, the account should be treated as a sub-standard asset.

“It has been represented to us that there are occasions when the completion of infrastructure projects gets delayed for legal and other extraneous reasons. The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) has furnished us a list of seven such projects where the commencement of production/operation has already been considerably delayed and has sought special regulatory treatment for their asset classification,” the RBI stated.

“We advise that the banks may undertake a fresh financial viability study of these projects in order to assess their eligibility for restructuring,” the RBI added.

Arul Murugan

November 17th, 2008, 12:12 AM

Travelling from Tirupur to distant locations will be easier

R. Vimal Kumar

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— Photo: M. Balaji

For better rides: Widening and strengthening of Tirupur-Palldam road underway in Tirupur.

Tirupur: Travelling from Tirupur city to other towns in the state is set to scale new comfort levels as Highways Department has chalked out elaborate plans to improve the quality of roads and speed up the completion of ongoing road as well as bridge works.

Minister for Highways M. P. Saminathan, who was in the city on Saturday, told The Hindu that as part of the project, focus was being given to strengthen and widen the radial and ring roads in and around the city to ensure speedier movement of vehicles to distant locations.

The two-lane road from New Tirupur to Avinashipalayam totalling 30 km, which links NH 47 (connecting Salem and Kochi) and NH 67 (Nagapattinam to Mysore), would be broadened to facilitate four-lane traffic offering a 14-metre riding surface.

“The Rs. 40 crore project is expected to be completed next fiscal,” Mr Saminathan said. To provide‘all-season connectivity’, a new high-level bridge would be constructed in lieu of the causeway situated along the ring road connecting Palladam with Avinashi at Mangalam at an estimated outlay of Rs 1.2 crore.

Road overbridge

The project cost would be taken from the corpus created by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under the head of Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

Likewise, a road overbridge would be constructed across the railway track near the Chikkanna College at a cost of Rs. 7 crore to ease the traffic congestion at the underpass.

Ongoing works

For ensuring quicker conveyance from Tirupur to Udumalpet, a seven kilometer stretch between Gudimangalam and Udumalpet would be upgraded from the present intermediate lane having a riding surface of 5.7 metre to a two-lane track with a width of seven metres.

Mr Saminathan said that steps had been inititated to expeditiously complete the entire road development works being taken up last fiscal at about Rs 53 crore to improve connectivity of the city with suburban towns.

Similarly, ongoing widening of four high level bridges situated along Tirupur-Kunnathur and Avinashi-Tirupur-Palladam stretches, at Rs 6 crore, to offer four lane traffic would be completed before the end of current fiscal.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/17/stories/2008111757200300.htm

Rasnaboy

November 19th, 2008, 06:15 PM

Tirupur: Steps were being taken to expedite the completion of development works at the District Headquarters Hospital in Tirupur to enable the institution to obtain accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) at the earliest, according to S. Vijayakumar, Project Director, Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project (TNHSP).

Medical wastes

Speaking to reporters after inspecting the facilities at the hospital on Tuesday, he said that as part of efforts to enhance the infrastructure at the hospital, a 50-bed maternity centre and facilities to improve disposal of medical wastes would be established and renovation works would be taken up, all at an outlay of Rs 1.66 crore. The project cost was earmarked under the World Bank-aided TNHSP.

The proposed maternity ward would increase the institutional delivery and thus reduce the infant mortality rate considerably.

Mr. Vijayakumar said that the critical gaps existed in the infrastructure front even after the completion of these projects would be filled in a phased manner thereby help the institution raise its standard to the levels stipulated by the NABH.

Financial estimate

“The Public Works Department will be entrusted with the preparation of financial estimate required for carrying out the projects to overcome the voids,” he added.

He pointed out that the accreditation would result in high quality of health care and safety with patients being the biggest beneficiaries.

Modern ambulances

He said that modern ambulances fitted with Global Positioning System would become operational in Tirupur health unit district soon to improve emergency response care. Deputy Director of TNHSP Vinay Kumar, Deputy Director of Health V. Vijayalakshmi, City Health Officer K.R. Jawaharlal and senior officials of District Headquarters Hospital, were present.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/19/stories/2008111960360300.htm

Rasnaboy

November 19th, 2008, 06:17 PM

Tirupur Special Officer submits proposal to PWD

Tirupur: The Special Officer, C. Samayamoorthy, has selected the buildings on the Cotton Market premises here for setting up the Collectorate temporarily for the new district.

Official sources said that the Collectorate would function from the makeshift location till a permanent complex was constructed.

Certificate

The location identified by the Special Officer would be ratified by the Government once the fitness certificate was accorded by the Public Works Department.

Mr. Samayamoorthy told The Hindu that a proposal had been forwarded requesting the PWD officials to carry out an assessment to find out whether the facilities inside the Cotton Market were feasible for the establishment of Collectorate.

The report was expected to be filed by the PWD within a week.

Once the decision of the site was validated, refurbishment works such as setting up of wooden partitions and painting would be carried out inside the building. “The cost of repair works will be estimated by the PWD,” Mr. Samayamoorthy said.

Mr. Samayamoorthy said that the extra space available at the Khadi Board office, situated a few kilometres away from Cotton Market would also be utilised to accommodate the Collectorate staff if elbow room on the Cotton Market premises was later found insufficient.

“About 40 district-level officers and 500 staff are expected to be posted at Tirupur Collectorate,” he added.

Minister for Highways M.P. Saminathan on Saturday carried out a final inspection at the Cotton Market just before the special officer selected the site.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/19/stories/2008111955160500.htm

Into_salem

November 20th, 2008, 01:08 AM

Inadequate ticket counters, stinking toilets confront thousands of passengers

Photo: M. Balaji

No option: Long queues in front of ticket counters are a regular feature at Tirupur Railway Station. –

Tirupur: Tale of woes continues to haunt the thousands of railway passengers transiting through Tirupur everyday, as basic amenities in the railway station remain far from satisfactory.

Lack of adequate number of counters to issue reservation as well as daily tickets, stinking toilets on Platform No:1, insufficient number of bathrooms and toilets on Platform No:2 and unclean platform floors, are some of the problems that the passengers have to confront if they happen to move through Tirupur station.

K. Selvaraj, coordinator, Rail Passengers Welfare Association, told The Hindu that considering the growing passenger volume, the authorities should establish two more reservation counters in addition to the two functioning now.

The passengers by and large feel that for a station which issues about 1,000 reservation tickets every day, additional facilities should be set up without any delay.

“Similarly, at least two more counters with one on each platform, should be introduced to issue daily tickets,” Mr. Selvaraj said.

At present, there is only one counter in each of the two platforms for issuing a total of about 3,000 daily tickets a day.

Besides, these counters are also issuing about 1,500 platform tickets and numerous season tickets resulting in long queues of people.

Railway sources said that to ease the load, an additional counter had been opened during peak hours (6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to midnight) on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

But travellers are of the opinion that the action is “inadequate” considering the fact that the traffic volume through the station has always been more or less uniform throughout the week.

Regarding the complaints on insufficient number of toilets, official sources said that the problem would be solved soon once the construction of the sanitary complex underway near the R.M.S. office was completed.

The railway officials, however, expressed helplessness on the grievances of the passengers pertaining to unclean floors citing “insufficient staff strength.”

“Even after laying of granite floorings, only two sweepers have been allocated for the station to look after the entire stretch of two platforms, totalling 1,400 metre, making the cleaning process difficult,” an official pointed out.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/20/stories/2008112054000500.htm

Rasnaboy

November 20th, 2008, 05:21 PM

Plans afoot to issue identity cards to entire residents of the district

Tirupur: A total of 52 goodwill committees will be formed in as many numbers of wards under Tirupur Corporation limit before this month-end to improve law and order and bring down crime, according to P. Sivanandi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Coimbatore range).

Interacting with people at a police-public interface organised by district police here on Wednesday, he said that each of the committees would be constituted with a total of 25 members selected from among the elected representatives of civic bodies and people from different walks of life.

The police officials promised the public that steps would be taken to relocate 150 more police personnel into Tirupur within a month. The strength required would be roped in from other districts within the Coimbatore range. “At present, only 260 police personnel are there in Tirupur sub-division for a population of about 10 lakh,” Mr. Sivanandi said. The DIG told the audience that in an attempt to move police towards the public, a system had been introduced by which the police officials would visit homes of the complainants to receive the grievances.

“The copy of First Information Report of the case will then be delivered at the doorsteps of the person who lodges the complaints to avoid him from waiting endlessly at the stations to obtain the same,” he said.

He said plans were afoot to issue identity cards to entire residents of Tirupur. C. Govindasamy, MLA, urged the police to take effective steps to prevent anti-social elements from holding ‘katta panchayat’ (kangaroo courts) in Tirupur and nearby areas.

Mayor K. Selvaraj, Superintendent of Police Karthikeyan and senior police officials were present.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/20/stories/2008112058190300.htm

Rasnaboy

November 22nd, 2008, 03:29 AM

Plans to establish a centralised laundry for the benefit of all PHCs

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For healthy lives: The Primary Health Centre at Velampalayam in Tirupur will get a semi auto-analyser soon.

Tirupur: To provide effective health care to areas with relatively weaker public health indicators, the Department of Health will take up infrastructure development projects in Tirupur Health Unit District (HUD) at an outlay of about Rs 50 lakhs this fiscal.

As part of the package, a ‘Dengue clinic’ is planned within the Corporation limits under World-bank funded Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) at Rs 10 lakh.

‘Immune responses’

Deputy Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine V. Vijayalakshmi told T he Hindu that the medical centre would be equipped with devices to carry out ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) tests to check ‘immune responses’ in the body and sophisticated gadgets to test the blood smear of the people suspected with dengue.

“An endomological assistant, one laboratory assistant and four mazdoors will be posted at the proposed medical centre,” she added. The clinic will immensely benefit the population in the case of impending outbreak of dengue and even malaria.

Another novel activity planned is the establishment of a centralized laundry to wash and iron the entire bed linens, pillow covers and (operation) theatre linens being used at the 30 Primary Health Centres coming under Tirupur HUD. “The facility will be set up at Pongalur situated in the outskirts of the city,” Dr Vijayalakshmi said.

Semi auto-analysers

A total of 20 semi auto-analysers will be established in as many numbers of PHCs at the total outlay of Rs 30 lakh to carry out Glucose Tolerance Tests for detecting gestational diabetes in antenatal mothers and cholesterol as well as hemoglobin levels.

“The instruments can also be used to carry out ‘serum bilirubin’ procedure to test the functioning of liver," the Deputy Director said.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/22/stories/2008112255100500.htm

Rasnaboy

December 3rd, 2008, 06:11 PM

Hydra Consulting Services, based in Bangalore and founded in February 2008, plans to set up a technical textiles manufacturing zone at Tirupur in Tamil Nadu. It will house about 50 small and medium-size units. The common facilities will include research and development centre, prototyping centre and testing labs.

When Projectmonitor contacted the company, Sampath Kasirajan, Managing Director, said, "The zone's location at Tirupur is about 25 to 30 km from Coimbatore, and near Coimbatore airport. The land acquisition is over, and we have acquired a plot of land which measures 250 acres. The zone which will be set up is not a conventional textile zone, but a technical one. The process for obtaining various clearances and approvals is underway."

The textile zone will have other facilities such as state-of-the-art infrastructure and integrated quality management systems to support manufacture of high-end technical textile products.

"We haven't yet decided who will construct the zone, but the contract would be given to a well-established developer who is a specialist in setting up technical zones. The total cost of establishing the textile zone is $150 million. We reckon the completion schedule at present is expected for 2010. However, no official date has been fixed for the work to begin due to global meltdown," continued Kasirajan.

Source: http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=17485&secid=28

Rasnaboy

December 4th, 2008, 01:41 AM

Tirupur: Even as hectic preparations are underway for the inauguration of Tirupur district, various stakeholders to be involved in the district’s development are eagerly awaiting to know which financial institution will be asked by Reserve Bank of India to don the role of ‘Lead Bank.’

With the highest number of branches among all nationalised banks in the recently notified jurisdiction of Tirupur district, Canara Bank is all set to become the ‘Lead Bank’ of Tirupur district.

Official sources told The Hindu that according to the guidelines of RBI stipulated under the Lead Bank scheme launched in 1969, any bank with the largest network of branches across the district having a good rural coverage and endowed with adequate financial as well as manpower resources would be entrusted with the lead responsibility of that district.

Under the newly notified Tirupur district, Canara Bank has 32 branches followed by State Bank of India (23 branches), Indian Overseas Bank (12 branches) and Indian Bank (nine branches).

Banking sources said that official announcement of RBI declaring Canara Bank as the ‘Lead Bank’ was expected to come in tandem with the official inauguration of the district slated shortly.

The Lead Bank will act as a leader for coordinating the efforts of all credit institutions in the Tirupur district to ensure adequate flow of credit.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/04/stories/2008120450520200.htm

Rasnaboy

December 6th, 2008, 03:22 AM

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Tirupur: Portfolio of horticulture crops cultivated in ‘Tirupur block’ looks to undergo cosmetic changes as the Department of Horticulture plans to promote cultivation of amla and cocoa for the first time in the block during this financial year.

P. Santhanakrishnan, Assistant Director of Horticulture, told The Hindu that for a starter, five hectare each would be brought under amla and cocoa this fiscal.

“We will supply high quality inputs like plant grafts, bio-fertilisers like phospho bacteria and azospirillum and chemical fertilizers like Di-Ammounium Phosphate at a total cost of Rs 1.7 lakh earmarked under National Horticulture Mission (NHM),” he added.

Intercropping

Mr. Santhanakrishnan said that the cocoa would be raised as an intercrop to coconut being cultivated in the block. “This will ensure good plant growth as cocoa is a ‘shade loving’ crop,” he added.

Besides, care would be taken to raise cocoa only in those farms where coconut trees had grown tall enough to help the plants (ie cocoa) to shoot up comfortably.

To help the farmers obtain a minimum support price (MSP) for their produce and help them avoid distress sale, the department had made arrangements to bring the entire cocoa cultivation under ‘contract farming’.

“Cadboury’s India has agreed to procure the (cocoa) beans at the rate of Rs 60 a kg for the production of chocolates,” the Assistant Director said.

Wider area

Mr Santhanakrishnan said that plans were afoot to increase the area coverage of amla and cocoa to 100 ha each during the next fiscal (2009-10).

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/06/stories/2008120655720500.htm

Rasnaboy

December 9th, 2008, 04:27 PM

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Facelift soon: A badly damaged road in Tirupur Panchayat Union limit to get facelift soon.

Tirupur: Infrastructure bottlenecks in Tirupur block is to ease a bit as Tirupur Panchayat Union administration has chalked out plans to augment basic amenities at an outlay of about Rs. two crore during this financial year.

Drinking water

Narrow roads, lack of hygiene and inadequate drinking water facilities has been some of the constraints faced by the owners of the textile and ancillary units situated within the block and also the residents.

K. Thangaraj, chairman of Tirupur Panchayat Union, told The Hindu that a total of 57 development works has been planned under the package. “The project cost will be obtained from the ‘pooled assigned revenue’ earmarked by the District Rural Development Agency for local bodies”.

It includes widening and upgrading of roads, establishment of drinking water facilities and improvement of sanitation across the 21 village panchayats falling under the jurisdiction of Tirupur Panchayat Union.

Accordingly, a 60,000 litre-capacity overhead tank will be established at Koolipayalayam at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh to augment the drinking water supply to the region.

The water bound macadam (WBM) road stretches between Power House to Valasupalayam in Perumanallur village, Appaiyampalayam road in Ettiveermapalayam village, arterial roads in Sokkanur and Pongupalayam villages, and Sevanthampalayam to C.T.C. Colony road in Muthanampalayam village, totalling about 10 km, will be upgraded to blacktop surfaces.

Besides, cement concrete roads will be laid on a necessity basis.

Streetlights

A total of 100 more streetlights have been planned in remote areas of Muthanampalayam, Neruparichal, Perumanallur, Mudalipalayam and Chettipalayam villages to help the residents overcome the problem of dog menace and to cut crimes in the dark.

Under the scheme, a new building for panchayat office will be constructed on a 1,200 sq ft area at Rs. six lakh.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/09/stories/2008120955510600.htm

Kewl Batty

December 9th, 2008, 05:31 PM

Into_salem

December 10th, 2008, 09:03 AM

KRC Housing & Infrastructure Company, a Coimbatore-based firm, is developing two independent villa projects at Tirupur, near Coimbatore, in Tamil Nadu. The two complexes, Indra-prastha and Shanti Niketan, comprise 60 villas each, with all modern facilities.
A company source disclosed that the villas would be built on 5 acres. The four-bedroom villas consist of ground floor plus first floor, and the area for each villa varies between 3,000 sq. ft and 4,000 sq. ft. There will be facilities such as landscaped garden, community hall, swimming pool, 24-hour security and so on.
Construction work on the villas is making progress, and the two projects will be complete by March 2010.

http://www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=17537&secid=28

Rasnaboy

December 12th, 2008, 05:21 PM

Tirupur: To promote demand-driven approach for horticulture/agriculture products and enhance farmers’ income, the Department of Horticulture will facilitate establishment of hi-tech poly greenhouses for the first time in Tirupur block this fiscal.

The structures will enable the farmers to adopt ‘protected cultivation’ practices for production of various cash crops.

P. Santhanakrishnan, Assistant Director of Horticulture, told The Hindu that as part of the project, the department would extend financial assistance in the form of subsidies to help the farmers set up the hi-tech poly greenhouses.

“We will subsidise the construction cost of the greenhouses to the tune of 50 per cent in the case of small and marginal farmers and 33 per cent for other farmers, subjected to a maximum unit cost of Rs. 6.5 lakh, from the corpus created under the head of National Horticulture Mission,” he said.

Select crops

At the beginning, the subsidy assistance will be offered to farmers who are interested in ‘protected cultivation’ of three flower species (gerbera, coronation and rose) and two vegetables (tomato and capsicum).

“Among capsicum (popularly known as ‘kudai milagai’), less pungent varieties like ‘bell pepper’ and ‘sweet pepper’ used in the preparation of salads will be encouraged,” Mr. Santhanakrishnan said.

According to him, the dome-shaped greenhouses with high quality polythene covering will check the intensity of harmful ultraviolet rays on plants during sunny days. The foggers inside the greenhouses will help the cultivators maintain optimum temperature (20 to 28 degree Celsius) and humidity levels required for healthy growing of the crops.

Income

“Since the structure is fully covered, crops will be free from pest attacks and damages owing to unfriendly climatic conditions thereby enhance the income of farmers multi-fold,” Mr. Santhanakrishnan pointed out.

Interested farmers/entrepreneurs can contact the Assistant Director on ph: 94421-69652.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/12/stories/2008121254190500.htm

ramcbe

December 18th, 2008, 03:11 PM

Coimbatore, Dec 18: The much awaited 3G Mobile would be introduced in Coimbatore and Tirupur telecom circle, before this financial year, at top BSNL official has said.

The facility would have a capacity of 90,000 lines, with 250 additional towers, for which orders have already been placed, A Shahjahan, Principal General Manager, BSNL, Coimbatore telecom circle, told reporters here last night.

At present 279 cell towers were working in the circle and an additional 24 cell sites would be commissioned within a month's time, with a total capacity of 58,000 lines, he said.

BSNL was also ready to launch its IPTV service (cable tv on Broadband), as field trial was going on at National level. The corporatian would have tie up with major players for getting their channel to be beamed through this service, he said. Stating that broadband would be commissioned in all exchange areas by March 31 next year, with additional capacity of 32,000 lines, Shahjhan said that rural brodband was available in 22 exchanges with enough spare capacity and connections can be provided on demand.

Shahjahan also said that Wi.Max was planned in 17 suburban and rural exchanges, likely to be commissioned in the next financial year. - Agencies

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Into_salem

December 18th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Migrant Workers Stay Off Town As Export Orders Dip And Wages Are Cut

Tirupur: It is south India's Dubai, a small ‘dollar’ town that offers instant jobs and tempting wages for the unemployed anytime of the year.
Trainloads of people from north India, especially Bihar, and busloads from south India would daily descend on Tirupur, one of India's largest foreign exchange earner, and the waiting crowd of job agents would virtually grab them and head straight to the labourstarved export companies.
But now, with a global meltdown, the crowds at the Tirupur bus terminal have melted away and the job agents too are without much business. “Earlier, at least 100 people used to arrive in Tirupur everyday seeking jobs. But, now not even 10 come,” says a job agent, Ramakrishnan. On the electric posts and outside some of the export factories on the busy PN road in Tirupur, the dangling boards still announce: ‘Wanted helpers, tailors, embroidery assistants.’ But clearly, export orders have dipped and high-cost machines have fallen silent in several companies. The 4 lakh work force, which used to work two shifts a day, is struggling to get five shifts a week. And the wages too have dropped for the skilled workers. Instead of 90 paisa per 1000 stiches for embroidery work, the exporters now pay just 60 paisa.
As the American and European brands for which over 550 Tirupur exporters are supplying a range of clothes --from baby wear to lingerie to sportswear and T-shirts -- have either shut shop or slashed and cancelled orders, even the big companies here are headed for a crisis.
The SCM Garments Pvt. Ltd, an export division of the Chennai Silks Group, is a leading exporter, supplying casual wear, ladies and baby clothes for chain stores in the US and Europe including Decathlon, Carrefour, TESCO and Hanes. But last month, the company, for the first time, faced cancellation of a bulk Christmas order from a European buyer.
"With the slump in the American and European market, we have been affected marginally now. But if the recession continues, it will be a major crisis for the entire industry,” says P B Nair, CEO of SCM Garments. While the orders have dwindled, the international buyers have also slashed prices. "While our cost of production is increasing, our buyers have reduced the offer by 70 cents to one dollar," says B Shanmugasundaram , managing director of RBR Garments, which supplies polo T-shirts to big sports brands.
The small exporters who are hit harder, are now turning to domestic markets. "For the last three months, there has been no big export order. So we are supplying for local brands now," says Sleek Fashions managing director, N M Ramashwami.
Ever since an Italian, Antoni Verona, took the local banian (vest) making town to the export market in the 1970s, Tirupur has been on an economic upswing. However, with the dollar rates falling drastically last year, Tirupur's export market, for the first time, fell to Rs 10,000 crore, down 10%. Tirupur Exporters' Association president, A Sakthivel, weaves a bleak tale for this fiscal. "We would lose at least Rs 2000-crore business. Already for the Christmas season, we have lost Rs 500 crore."
The exporters are now awaiting a second package of concessions, including a raise in export duty drawback and a waiver of service tax, from the government.

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Rasnaboy

December 24th, 2008, 05:36 PM

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Initiative: Ordeal caused by narrow roads and unmarked edges to motorists is to get a relief as Tirupur Corporation plans to improve quality of roads.

Tirupur: Constricted roads leading to frequent traffic snarls, damaged road margins and uneven riding surfaces are some of the problems encountered by the motorists in the city for long which makes them think twice before venturing out in their costly cars.

To soothe the tribulations, the Corporation plans to carry out a holistic road upgrading project at an outlay of about Rs. 100 crore in a phased manner ensuring durable service for all seasons besides providing an aesthetic environment.

The project cost will be obtained from corpus created under the head of Tamil Nadu Urban Road Infrastructure Fund.

Municipal Commissioner M. Ashokan told The Hindu that an Integrated City Road Plan would be prepared for the project shortly with the help of a design-supervision management consultant to be appointed by Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited.

Responsibility

The consultant will be also be entrusted with the responsibility of preparation of bill of quantities (BoQ), cost estimates and bid documents pertaining to the project. Of the 408 km road network in the city spread over 27 sq km, about 300 km will be covered under the scheme.

“Our plan is to develop a sustainable urban road infrastructure with proper storm water drainage, ducting facilities for electricity and telephone cables, avenue plantation and pavements with guard rails, to meet the functional and mobility requirements of vehicles as well as other road users like pedestrians,” Mr. Ashokan said.

Medians will be provided along arterial roads and other roads in busy commercial areas, to streamline traffic flow.

Signage system

Similarly, uniform user-friendly road signage system will be developed. to effectively guide commuters passing through the city.

Mr. Ashokan said that the entire assets created under the scheme would be digitised using Geographical Information System (GIS) technologies for easy maintenance.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/24/stories/2008122459870300.htm

doccbe

December 25th, 2008, 01:28 PM

Southern Railway is considering a proposal to operate a train service between Tirupur and Chennai.

Minister of State for Railways R. Velu conveyed this information to State Minister for Highways and Ports M.P. Saminathan in a letter dated December 16. Mr. Saminathan had sought the service in view of Tirupur becoming a separate district and increasing passenger traffic to the hosiery town.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/25/stories/2008122553610400.htm

Rasnaboy

December 29th, 2008, 04:50 PM

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All set: A view of Tirupur court complex.

Tirupur: The court complex in the city is all set to have an additional subordinate court before Pongal, taking the total number of subordinate judges to two.

At present, the complex houses two judicial magistrate courts, a munsif court, and two fast track courts, apart from the single sub-court.

Appointment

A.S. Shanmugasundaram, president, Tirupur Bar Association, told The Hindu that the appointment of one more subordinate judge would significantly ease the workload on the existing judge considering that the backlog of cases at the only sub-court here now was about 6,000.

“Besides, about 1,000 fresh cases are coming up before the subordinate judge here every annum,” he added.

The subordinate judges deal with land acquisition original petitions, insolvency proceedings, cases pertaining to money claims in the range of Rs.1 lakh to Rs.5 lakh, appeals arising from munsif court and divorce cases, among others.

The additional subordinate court will function from a makeshift location identified inside the existing complex for the time being until a new edifice was constructed on an adjacent plot.

Funds

Mr. Shanmugasundaram said that Tirupur Bar Association plans to raise funds for the construction of the proposed building.

A few days ago, Justice Prafulla Kumar Misra, a judge of Madras High Court, inspected the arrangements being made at the stopgap locality for the additional sub-court, he said.

The lawyers have collectively contributed to refurbish the place to get it ready for a grand inaugural.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122950360100.htm

Into_salem

January 1st, 2009, 02:23 AM

Underground sewerage scheme to be established

To be established at Sandhaipettai

To be commissioned during next financial year

Tirupur: The 15 Velampalayam municipal administration has decided to entrust the construction of the new municipal office complex planned at an outlay of Rs. 50 lakh to a Tirupur-based company.
Two bids

The decision was taken after a deliberation on the two bids received through a tender procedure for the execution of the project, at an emergency municipal council meeting held on Tuesday evening.

S.P. Mani, chairman, 15 Velampalayam municipality, told The Hindu that the work on the new building, to be established at Sandhaipettai, was expected to commence soon after Pongal.

The edifice would be commissioned during the next financial year (2009-10).

“Of the total expenditure, Rs. 30 lakh will be obtained as grant from the corpus created by the State Government under Part-II scheme and the rest from the municipal exchequer,” Mr. Mani said.
80 cents

The building, coming up on an 80-cent plot, would house the offices of the Chairman, Executive Officer, rooms for town planning department and sanitary inspectors, a tax collection centre and a visitors lounge. The council had also resolved to establish the treatment plant envisaged for the proposed underground sewerage scheme, in Ward 2 limits.
Survey

The TWAD Board would soon carry out a preliminary survey in the municipal limits to arrive at the estimate of the project.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/01/stories/2009010158750300.htm

Into_salem

January 8th, 2009, 02:04 AM

Tirupur: The Tirupur Industrial Federation (TIF), a confederation of various textile associations, in collaboration with F-Labs, Coimbatore, is all set to open a school of fashion here very shortly under Cluster Development Programme (CDP) of the Textiles Committee, Government of India.

G. Venugopal, Cluster Development Executive, Textiles Committee, told The Hindu that establishment of the school was aimed at promoting indigenous designing skills thereby increase the availability of skilled designers for various segments of textile production chain like knitting, printing and embroidery.

The idea of a state-of-the-art designing institute has been mooted, according to president of TIF M.S. Mani, after studies highlighted that designing remains one of the weakest links in the Tirupur knitwear sector despite its great potential of providing value-addition to the garment.

The school will offer an array of tailor-made designer courses to fresh candidates as well as those already employed in the textile sector.

As a starter, an advanced diploma course and a diploma course in Fashion Designing of six months each in duration will be introduced.

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Rasnaboy

January 13th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Tirupur: Funds have been sanctioned to construct two high-level bridges planned by the Highways Department for improving the quality of transport in areas falling under the recently ‘notified’ Tirupur district limits at Rs 4.1 crore, according to M.P.Saminathan, Minister for Highways.

The expenditure for the bridges, coming up at Moolanur and along Kamanaickenpalayam-Annur stretch, would be taken from the recently sanctioned Rs. 148-crore loan package by NABARD from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for overall development of road network in the State, he told The Hindu.

While the work on Rs. 2.98-crore bridge at Mooalanur situated along State Highway-21 (Pollachi-Dharapuram-Karur) was expected to commence in the beginning of the next fiscal, construction of the other would begin this financial year itself.

Each of the two bridges would be 40 m long and 10 m wide (including the footpaths on both sides), to facilitate double-lane traffic.

Road widening

Mr. Saminathan said that upgrading of two stretches, totalling 14 km, from intermediate-lane to double-lane along the State Highway-87 (Palladam-Udumalpet) would be taken up this fiscal at Rs. 4 crore earmarked under Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme. “Once this is over, a total of 19.4 km on Palladam-Udumalpet sector will have two-lane traffic,” he said adding that widening of remaining portion on the sector would be taken up later.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/13/stories/2009011354720500.htm

Kad07

January 16th, 2009, 10:57 PM

Tirupur: The 10th edition of India’s largest knitting technology fair, Knit-Tech 2009, will be held here from February 20-23.

Speaking to reporters, M.A. Rayappan, chairman, Hi-Tech International Trade fair India Limited, which hosts the event, said that the event would showcase latest machineries and technology developed in the textile sector, which would be helpful for the exporting fraternity here to bring down production time in their respective units.

The expo, a central government recognised show, would feature products of leading brands in textile machinery like Pailung, Mayer and Cie, Terrot and Zentex Unitex, among others.

Mr. Rayappan said that investment in new machineries had become ‘order of the day’ considering the emergence of new production bases across the globe and stiff competition for value-addition in the sector.

“So far, textile industry has been the largest foreign exchange earner for the country accounting eight per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 20 per cent of the industrial production and about 30 per cent of export earnings,” he added.

Fashion show

Adding colour to the programme, a fashion show would be held to display new designs developed by the fashion students in the country.

“About 25 fashion schools/colleges will be participating,” Mr. Rayappan said.

Similarly, a fashion seminar was also planned to discus current trends in sewing, knitting and economic issues prevailing in the textile sector.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/17/stories/2009011755150600.htm

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Rasnaboy

January 20th, 2009, 02:24 AM

Tirupur: Funds have been sanctioned for the construction two high-level bridges planned by the Highways department in the areas falling under the recently ‘notified’ Tirupur district limits at a cost of Rs 4.1 crore, said M.P.Saminathan, Minister for Highways.

Cost

The expenditure for the construction would be taken from the recently sanctioned Rs 148 crore loan package by NABARD from its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF).

The bridges are to be constructed at Moolanur and along Kamanaickenpalayam-Annur stretch.

Double-lane traffic

The construction of the Rs 2.98 crore bridge at Mooalanur situated along State Highway 21 (Pollachi-Dharapuram-Karur) is expected to begin next fiscal and the work on the second bridge would begin this financial year itself.

Each of the two bridges would be 40 m long and 10 metre wide (including the footpaths on both sides), to facilitate double-lane traffic.

Road widening

Mr Saminathan said that the development of two stretches along the State Highway 87 (Palladam-Udumalpet) from intermediate-lane to double-lane would be taken up this year at a cost of Rs four crore earmarked under the Comprehensive Road Infrastructure Development Programme.

“Once this is over, a total of 19.4 km on Palladam-Udumalpet sector will have two-lane traffic,” he said adding that widening of the remaining portion on the sector would be taken up later.

Report

He said that the department would soon come out with a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of a road over bridge (ROB) at Anaipalayam, to ease congestion on Somanur-Mangalam sector.

Mr Saminathan said that about 10,300 km of road had been either strengthened or widened across the state at a cost of Rs 2,300 crore during the first three quarters of this fiscal ending on December 31.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/20/stories/2009012057550300.htm

Rasnaboy

January 20th, 2009, 02:25 AM

Tirupur: The Employees State Insurance Corporation is all set to expedite the establishment of 100-bed hospital conceptualized for the benefit of the 1.5 lakh industrial workers insured with the Corporation from Tirupur industrial belt.

The proposed hospital, to come up on a 5.5 acre plot at Thirumurganpoondi, will offer ‘general specialties’ to the people insured with the ESIC.

ESIC sources told The Hindu that execution of the hospital project, which was originally mooted about two years ago, got delayed owing to non-transfer of the site finalized at Thirumuruganpoondi to the Corporation.

“The site is a temple land and hence Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment department should officially hand it over to us, before construction could commence,” an official said. The hospital will be a relief to the 1.5 lakh workers (primarily textile employees) insured with the ESIC since they are now dependent on two ‘ESI dispensaries’ (ie small ones) in the city or some referral hospitals situated far away for treatment.

The new hospital planned will have in-patient and out patient consultancy, operation theatre, laboratory, physiotherapy and X-ray facilities, among others.

Regarding the complaints raised by a certain section of hosiery manufacturers, the ESIC sources said that insurance premium of the people involved in contract labour for a company would not be charged from the principal employer under any circumstances if he was able to produce necessary documents like delivery challan and bills to authenticate that they are ‘job workers.’

The hosiery manufacturers had recently heaved up concerns that ESIC had been asking the principal employers to pay ESI contributions for workers indirectly involved in the manufacturing chain too without proper field-level verification.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/20/stories/2009012050810200.htm

Rasnaboy

January 23rd, 2009, 05:58 PM

Tirupur: Open defecation in all the 21 villages falling under Tirupur Panchayat Union limits is to get eradicated before the end of 11th Five year plan period (2011-12) if one goes by the action plan chalked out by the (Tirupur) panchayat union administration.

The blue print envisages acceleration of sanitation coverage in rural areas by extending subsidy assistance to enthuse poor people to construct household toilets, establish more community sanitary complexes and anganwadi toilets, and improve awareness about personal hygiene through IEC (information, education and communication) activities.

K. Thangaraj, chairman, Tirupur Panchayat Union, told The Hindu that as part of the project, a total of 1,376 individual household latrines were planned to be constructed at various villages using the funds earmarked under Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) before the end of the current fiscal.

Of the total expenditure for setting up an IHHL unit subjected to a maximum of Rs. 2,500, 80 percent will be borne by the Central and State Governments, while the beneficiary will have to shoulder the remaining amount.

Under the scheme, it has been aimed to construct toilets at 30 anganwadis before March 31. The project cost is pegged at Rs. 3 lakh.

Similarly, a toilet and urinal platform will be built at the panchayat union middle school at Pitchampalayampudur.

Mr Thangaraj said that steps were being taken to ensure that all households under Aandipalayam and Iduvai village panchayats would have access to IHHL before the end of the financial year.

“Already, the entire households at Kongupalayam and Sokkanur villages, totalling 1,543, have IHHL,” he added.

Construction of requisite number of IHHLs in the remaining village panchayats will be taken up in phases over the next three fiscals.

“Elimination of open defecation will reduce contamination of drinking water sources and food,” Mr Thangaraj said.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/23/stories/2009012359260300.htm

Rasnaboy

January 27th, 2009, 01:54 AM

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Tirupur: The president of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), A Sakthivel, inaugurated the newly-established Rs. six crore academic block at the NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute, an institution promoted by Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), here on Monday.

The block houses 28 classrooms, four halls and three laboratories, besides embedded with facilities for computer training.

The laboratories would be utilised to carry out practical classes in topics such as garment manufacturing, wet processing, testing and quality assurance.

Raja Shanmugham, chairman of the institute, said that capital expenditure for setting up the block was met through donations from firms/financial institutions like Indian Bank, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited, ABN Amro Bank and Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association, among others.

Technical support

Mr. Shanmugham said that it was planned to use the services of Milijana, a Chicago-based designer, who had specialised in internet marketing and branding, at the institute to teach innovative garmenting technologies that could provide value-addition to the students in the job market.

Earlier in his address, Mr. Sakthivel complimented the monetary and technical support extended by members of TEA which helped the institute to increase the enrolment capacity from about 80 seats in 1997 (inaugural year) to about 750 now.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/27/stories/2009012754490500.htm

Into_salem

January 28th, 2009, 01:07 AM

To come up on 119 acres

Master-Plan ready

Tirupur: The Government is all set to establish an integrated Collectorate complex for the proposed Tirupur district on a 119-acre plot once the district has been formally inaugurated.

Official sources told The Hindu that according to the master plan prepared for the project, the acreage would house Collectorate, District Police Office (which includes office of the Superintendent of Police, Special Branch and administration wing), Armed Reserve battalion, and residences of District Collector, District Revenue Officer, Project Officer of District Rural Development Agency/Additional Collector (Rural Development).
Court complex

Adjacent to the plot, it has been planned to establish a combined district court complex and quarters for the District Judge, judicial magistrates and subordinate judges spread over an expanse of 10 acre.

Revenue sources said that teams led by the Special Officer appointed for the formation of Tirupur district, C. Samayamoorthy, were in the process of finalising the procedures for the construction of Collectorate and court complexes.

The Collectorate will function from the buildings identified on Regulated Market Complex on Tirupur-Palladam road for the time being till the permanent structure comes up.

Last minute preparations are underway as the inauguration of Tirupur district gets closer.

The Public Works Department will soon start refurbishment of 54,000 sq ft space identified at the Regulated Market for Collectorate on a makeshift basis.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/28/stories/2009012857410500.htm

Brand coimbatore

January 28th, 2009, 03:07 PM

i think the street lighting has been improved a lot now in trippur...

TirupurGuy

February 1st, 2009, 11:09 PM

NABARD plans to set up three farmers clubs soon

Tirupur: To promote investment in niche agriculture sectors and improve credit flow in the rural areas falling under the jurisdiction of recently notified Tirupur district, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has set plans to open three farmers clubs soon.

The proposed farmers clubs will be constituted in hamlets coming under Dharapuram revenue division.

Seshan Srinivasan, Assistant General Manager, NABARD, told The Hindu that each of the club would have 14 to 20 farmers involved in rainfed agriculture, in its fold.

Once the clubs are formed, the members will be enthused to take up a plethora of diversified agriculture activities like sericulture, which is yet to take its root in the region, he said.

To obtain funds for their ventures, the clubs will be credit-linked with either a nationalized or regional rural bank functioning at the respective village.

For financial institutions, the clubs will in turn act as tools in facilitating micro credit, convergence of services and promotion of self help groups, Mr Srinivasan said.

Financial support
NABARD will extend a maintenance grant to each of the clubs planned at the rate of Rs 2,000 per annum, for the first three financial years.

Likewise, every club will get financial assistance to conduct a total of six meet the experts programme over three years, at a rate of Rs 1,500 a meeting.

Sessions
These interactive sessions will help the club members to imbibe latest agricultural practices prevailing in the crop sector, Mr. Srinivasan said.

Besides, a sum of Rs. 5,000 will be disbursed to each of the clubs to help the members adopt modern post-harvest handling technology and value-addition.

Source: The Hindu (02/02/2009)

TirupurGuy

February 1st, 2009, 11:13 PM

Training for community police volunteers

Tirupur: Plans are afoot to impart basic training on self protection and crime prevention techniques to people who are being recruited as community police volunteers (CPV) in Tirupur, according to Superintendent of Police (Coimbatore Rural) N. Kannan.

At a function organised by the police to propagate the concept of community policing here on Saturday, he said that experts from District Crime Records Bureau would teach them the crime prevention methods.

Officers attached to Armed Reserve battalion would impart coaching to the CPV on self protection tricks to help them tackle thieves and burglars.

Sponsorship
P. Sivanandi, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Coimbatore range), urged the textile entrepreneurs to come forward to sponsor the expense towards deployment of CPV at the rate of 100 persons under each of the five stations in Tirupur sub-division.

The utilisation of CPV would improve law and order and bring down the crime rate in the city drastically.

At present, Tirupur accounted for about 45 per cent of crimes such as theft, burglary and robbery that were taking place in Coimbatore district, he pointed out.

Soft skills
Mr. Sivanandi reiterated the need for developing soft skills among police personnel while dealing with petitioners at the stations, to alter the mundane attitude to the work in some of the stations.

The police officials should always behave gently to the people coming with their grievances to win their confidence.

He hinted that more police personnel would be posted once the Tirupur district was officially inaugurated.

“Presently, the sub-division has just 260 police personnel to cater to a population of about 10 lakh and streamline traffic of three-lakh vehicles,” Mr. Sivanandi said.

Source: The Hindu (02/02/2009)

Rasnaboy

February 7th, 2009, 05:18 AM

Tirupur: Finally it seems the suspense will end soon. The inauguration of Tirupur district is likely to take place before the month end.

Revenue sources told reporters that the inauguration had been tentatively slated for February end and efforts were now on to locate the venue for the inaugural function.

Mayor K. Selvaraj on Friday inspected a location situated along College Road which is one among the few sites provisionally identified for the ceremony.

The new district, according to official sources, will have two revenue divisions (Tirupur and Dharapuram) and six police sub-divisions.

While Tirupur, Avinashi and Palladam taluks constitute Tirupur revenue division, Dharapuram, Kangayam and Udumalpet taluks will make the Dharapuram revenue division.

Meanwhile, hectic preparations are underway to renovate the regulated market premises which has been identified for establishment of the collectorate on a makeshift basis till the new integrated collectorate complex is built.

Sources said the public works department had been entrusted with responsibility to carry out modifications in the regulated market campus which include repair and electrical works.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/07/stories/2009020760790300.htm

Arul Murugan

February 8th, 2009, 02:34 AM

Govt gives clearance to ultra-modernize TN city roads
6 Feb 2009, 2024 hrs IST, ET Bureau

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu road urban infrastructure project (TURIP), a plan conceived by the TN municipal administration and water supply (MAWS)
department to develop road systems of international standards in ten towns in the state, has received clearance from the state government today.

The project will be implemented in 10 municipalities and corporations in TN, where underground drainage systems have been completed. This includes Valasarawalkam, Alandur, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Karur, Inam Karur, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruppur, Tiruchy and Tirunelveli.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/4089610.cms

Rasnaboy

February 9th, 2009, 01:57 PM

Tirupur: The High Court will consider the proposals from the legal fraternity for the establishment of a district judge’s court as well as a combined court complex in tandem with the inauguration of Tirupur district, according to Justice S.J.Mukhopadhaya, Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court.

Inaugurating an additional subordinate court here on Sunday, he said the total number of court cases pending and getting registered in areas falling under the recently notified Tirupur district limits were being studied to examine the feasibility of formation of a District Judge’s Court.

He, however, pointed out that final decision on the matter would be taken by the State Government.

He said the High Court is of the view that the proposed combined court building should come up on not less than 25 acres and it should be located adjacent to the Collectorate complex planned. Steps had been taken to fill the post of a judicial magistrate in Tirupur, which was lying vacant for sometime.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/09/stories/2009020959560800.htm

Kad07

February 12th, 2009, 11:18 PM

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Tirupur: The topography and nomenclature of the recently-notified Tirupur district has become clearer as the official inauguration of the district, which is being carved out of Coimbatore and Erode districts, gets very close (i.e. set to take place shortly).

Demography

Revenue sources told The Hindu that the district, to be spread over an expanse of about 4,900 sq. km, would have a population of 19,17,033 (based on 2001 census) distributed across one corporation, six municipalities, 17 town panchayats, 13 panchayat unions and 273 village panchayats. “Of these, about 56 per cent people will be in rural areas,” the sources added.

Area-wise, Dharapuram (1,372.84 sq. km) will be the biggest taluk and Tirupur (373.33 sq. km) the smallest among the six taluks (others being Avinashi, Palladam, Kangayam and Udumalpet) that will constitute the district.

According to sources, the new district will have a road network of 3,085 km maintained by the state highways department. It includes state highways, district roads, other district roads (ODR) and sugarcane roads.

Besides, three national highways, serviced by National Highways Authority of India, pass through the district limits.

Health facilities

A District Headquarters Hospital and 43 primary health centres will come under the limits of the proposed district following the reorganisation from the Coimbatore and Erode districts.

Similarly, the district will have 1,269 noon meal centres and 1,405 anganwadis to support the nutritional needs of children and pregnant women.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/13/stories/2009021350010100.htm

ramcbe

February 15th, 2009, 12:20 PM

As per dinamalar latest news section, Tirupur district will be inaugurated on Feb 22. Stalin to announce this officially soon. State Highways minister Saminathan announced this in a govt. function at coimbatore

Brand coimbatore

February 15th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Its all good, But i would be glad if he announces the formation of cbe metro/greater cbe during the inaugural function..,

Arul Murugan

February 16th, 2009, 04:06 AM

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If so, the population of Coimbatore district will fall from 4271856 to 2559120 as per 2001 statistics.

But still Coimbatore Metropolitan Authority if formed can have some control from Palladam areas just like CMDA having control on Thiruvallur and Kanci dts.

Brand coimbatore

February 16th, 2009, 09:45 AM

I think the present palladam taluk as a whole will not be given to trippur district.They had earlier said sulur taluk is going to be formed newly.the jurisdiction will have control over the eastern parts of palladam taluk.
If the paladam taluk is entirely given, then it wud be total blunder to coimbatore (if u cross ondipudur and nilambur it wud be trippur dist.) jus like chennai.

chidambaram_mech04

February 16th, 2009, 11:41 AM

Sulur wont be with Tirupur district. It ll be with Coimbatore District only.

senthilnatha

February 17th, 2009, 04:17 AM

New Sulur Taluk (Sulur & Sultanpet) will be with CBE dist. CBE loses the pride of second highest pouplated dist but I feel this will be gud for the devt activities and dist admin.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/COIMBATORE/2009/02/17/Article//016/17_02_2009_016_006.jpg

TirupurGuy

February 22nd, 2009, 10:48 PM

Tirupur district created

The Minister lays foundation stone for 55 development works
Tirupur: Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration M.K. Stalin on Sunday inaugurated Tirupur district, the 32nd in the State, and laid foundation stone for 55 development works to be executed at an estimated cost of Rs 34.19 crore.

“The formation of the new district is a step towards reducing the gap between the bureaucracy and people further and thereby taking the welfare schemes to the needy at a faster pace,” Mr. Stalin said adding that he was happy that Tirupur, where Periyar and Anna met each other for the first time, had become a district headquarters.

He also inaugurated Sulur taluk, the sixth in Coimbatore district, comprising four firkas namely Karumathampatti, Sulur, Selakarichal and Varapatti, and a total of 1,686 infrastructure projects executed at an outlay of Rs 55.71 crore.

Mr. Stalin assured the people of Tirupur district that the government would continue to give attention to redress the grievances of the public in the area promptly.

Steps had been taken to complete at the earliest the development works taken at a vegetable market situated along Tirupur-Palladam road at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. “The project will improve the hygiene and water supply at the market.” Similarly, three places had been identified tentatively for establishing a new bus stand in Tirupur city for buses bound for Madurai, Theni and Tiruchi.

Mr. Stalin said the demand for road overbridges across the railway tracks at Vanchipalayam, Somanur and Koolipalayam would become a reality soon. “Expenditure for the said projects has been sanctioned and measures will be taken to complete the work as quickly as possible.”

He then distributed welfare assistance worth Rs. 10.88 crore to 2,886 beneficiaries.

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan and State Ministers M.P. Saminathan, Pongalur N Palanisamy and I. Periasami spoke. C. Samayamoorthy, a 2002 batch IAS officer, assumed charge as the first Collector of Tirupur district.

Source: The Hindu (22/02/2009)

TirupurGuy

February 22nd, 2009, 10:54 PM

TEA to come out with online ERP solution

Tirupur: To enhance growth and competitiveness of knitwear units in Tirupur textile cluster, the Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) plans to introduce an online Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution very soon for better coordination of resources, information and activities needed to complete business processes.

The ERP solution, to be developed by Microsoft, will be promoted among the textile manufacturers in the cluster by the TEA E-readiness centre, functioning under the ambit of TEA.

A Sakthivel, president, Tirupur Exporters Association, told ‘The Hindu’ that the ERP system would be characterised by supporting a variety of business functions such as manufacturing, supply chain management, financials, projects, human resources and customer relationship management from a data store.

Cost-effective package
Sanjay Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, TEA E-readiness Centre, said the ERP solution planned would be cost-effective than the standalone ERP packages available in the market since the units opting for the e-version would not have to deploy huge manpower or buy exorbitantly priced software to run the system on its premises.

The introduction of online ERP, according to Mr. Gupta, will enable the customers to have a real-time view of the status of their orders placed with the manufacturers in the Tirupur knitwear cluster.

Control
“At the same time, exporters here will also be able to have a real-time control over the production process,” he added.

As a result, the delays in production and delivery can be avoided considerably.

“This will, thus, improve the confidence of foreign buyers on Tirupur knitwear hub which, in turn, will bring more and more orders to the cluster here,” Mr. Gupta said.

Source: The Hindu (22/02/2009)

Rasnaboy

February 27th, 2009, 06:56 PM

Tirupur: The construction of an indoor stadium complex planned by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) in Tirupur city at a cost of Rs. 1 crore is expected to commence during the first half of 2009-10 fiscal, according to Sudeep Jain, member secretary, SDAT.

Speaking to reporters here after inspecting the site identified for the stadium on Chikkanna Government College premises on Thursday evening, he said that the stadium, to be spread over an expanse of five acres, would be built on private-public partnership (PPP) mode.

“Of the total expenditure, 50 per cent will be contributed from the government exchequer and the rest will be raised through private contributions,” he added.

It will have facilities to conduct volleyball, basketball and badminton, among others.

He said that possibilities were also being explored to construct a multi-purpose stadium for outdoor sports too adjacent to the indoor stadium complex.

“This will have an athletic track for holding running events,” he said. Collector C. Samyamoorthy and Revenue Divisional Officer P. Murugesh were present.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022758240300.htm

ramcbe

March 9th, 2009, 05:46 AM

DHL expects India to become an important exporting country to Europe, with its growth driven largely by the apparels, engineering and manufactured goods sectors.

The company on Tuesday launched the ‘DHL Fashion and Apparel Center for Excellence´ based in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, to facilitate trade within the region, as well as overseas in Europe and North America.

The center will comprise of a core team of industry experts and be responsible for developing products and solutions and also provide consultancy services to customers.

The ‘DHL Fashion and Apparel Center for Excellence´ in India will comprise of a core team of industry professionals who will undergo extensive training with DHL fashion experts based in Europe and North America.

The location is strategic as Tirupur is known as the ‘Knitwear Capital’ of India and caters to some of the worlds best-known brands and retailers.

With in-depth understanding of the fashion and apparel logistics requirements in Europe and North America, the center will develop customised solutions at origin and enable customers to better manage the product flow.

http://www.supplychain.cn/en/art/2756/

ramcbe

March 10th, 2009, 04:12 AM

COIMBATORE: The tumbling rupee has brought some hope to beleaguered garment exporters, who are confident of cashing in on the opportunity to win
orders. "We have a good chance of getting more business now. If the dollar continues to stay firm, exporters stand to benefit a lot," says R Gopalakrishnan, chairman of the Tirupur-based Royal Classic Group (RCG).

"We can offer competitive rates now. Those doing high volume orders would be able to take advantage of the dollar appreciation," says P Sundar Rajan, managing director of SP Apparels, a large export house near Tirupur.

Especially, exporters working with Wal-Mart, who were facing a squeeze on the pricing front, would benefit from the weakening rupee. The rupee has depreciated by over 20% against the dollar in the last seven months, and by over 6% in 2009 alone. The sliding rupee would offer a 3% to 5% advantage to exporters, industry officials say. That means a lot for exporters, who work on 7% to 8% operating margins. Though the rupee has appreciated against the pound and the euro, majority of the orders are denominated in dollar.

Exporters say they are getting serious enquiries from those placing orders with competitors such as Bangladesh. "We are getting more enquiries. Buyers are asking us to match the prices offered by competitors. With the dollar appreciation we now have scope to offer competitive prices," says a Tirupur based exporter.

While it is not possible to reduce prices beyond a point, even a 5% to 10% difference in prices can result in winning orders, exporters say. Bangladesh-based garment makers quote 10% to 15% lower prices and even if exporters here price their garments 10% lesser they would be able to grab orders as India is seen as a more reliable supply base offering quality products, industry sources say. Competitive pricing would also help in arresting the continuous slump in orders, exporters say.

There has been a 20% to 30% drop in orders in the past three months and the rising dollar has had a positive impact, they say. "If this (strong dollar) continues, we would be able to win 15% more orders and bring down order losses significantly," says an exporter.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India-Business/Garment-exporters-eye-biz-with-falling-Re/articleshow/4247670.cms

karthick80

April 23rd, 2009, 03:10 AM

Tirupur: Demolition of the old administrative block on the Corporation office premises to facilitate the construction of new complex has commenced here on Wednesday.

Official sources said that the three-storied new administrative block would be constructed at an outlay of Rs 4.5 crore.

“The edifice will be housing the offices of Corporation Commissioner, City Engineer, City Health Officer and departments like revenue, town planning and engineering, among others, besides a reception hall,” sources added. The Mayor’s office and council hall will remain in the block situated on the rear side of the new administrative complex.

Election code violation?

The starting of demolition work for facilitating the establishment of the new complex has come under the scanner of election officials here, even though the Corporation officials stated that work order for demolition was issued prior to the announcement of the election date.

Official sources told The Hindu that according to the Model Code of Conduct set by Election Commission of India, no project in the government sector should be started in respect of which even if the work orders had been issued earlier, till the completion of the election process.

“We will look into the matter whether a violation has occurred on the Corporation office premises,” said a senior official.

Courtesy:

http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042359400300.htm

Arul Murugan

June 3rd, 2009, 03:27 AM

Textiles Ministry to promote ‘business tourism’

R Vimal Kumar

Europe can provide the much-needed boost to textile sector

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Plans to invite 120 garment buyers from Spain in the first phase

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Tirupur: To help the Indian textile products increase their market share in niche European markets, the Textiles Committee under Union Ministry of Textiles plans to promote ‘business tourism’ concept as part of its Cluster Development Programme (CDP) this fiscal.

D. Dhandapani, Deputy Director of Textiles Committee, told ‘The Hindu’ that the project would be implemented in association with Kuoni Destination Management, a Switzerland-based strategic tour operator.

First phase

In the first phase, it has been planned to invite 120 garment buyers from Spain to the country in six batches.

The tour package will be designed by the Kuoni Destination Management.

Tour package

G. Venugopal, Cluster Development Executive, Textiles Committee, said each batch of the ‘business tourists’ would be taken out on exposure visit to textile clusters like Tirupur (knitwears), Kancheepuram (silk saris), Thirukazhukundram (handloom lungis), Poochampalli (Ikat fabrics) to help them understand the manufacturing practices adopted in the country.

Creative weaving

Besides, tourists will be taken to Tasara Centre for Creative Weaving situated at Beypore in Kozhikode (Kerala State), which is an abode for production of a wide range of textile products in cotton, linen, wool and silk in contemporary styles.

The field visits will enable the foreign buyers to catch a glimpse of the entire product portfolio in the clusters within a short period.

Buyer-seller meets

Buyer-seller meets are also planned during the tour to help the garment manufacturers here to generate orders from the foreign delegation.

K. Sankarasubramanian, Team Leader, Kuoni Destination Management (India), said that plans were afoot to bring similar delegations from other European countries too in subsequent phases.

Falling exports

Experts feel that considering the shrinkage in the United States market, new vistas in Europe would be a boon for textile sector here. They cited the example of ready garment exports to the United States which had come down from 3,244 million dollars in 2006 to 3,124 million dollars in 2008, whereas its exports to European Union countries showed a steady increase during the same period.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/03/stories/2009060356300500.htm

Kewl Batty

June 3rd, 2009, 05:40 PM

^^ I guess we can start a new thread - Textile Industry in Tamil Nadu .. :cheers:

Into_salem

July 13th, 2009, 02:29 AM

FRESH APPROACH: The city development plan accords priority to improving the condition of roads in Tirupur. —

Tirupur: The Corporation has come out with a city development plan for the current financial year to ensure holistic development of infrastructure and recreational opportunities at an estimated outlay of about Rs. 150 crore.

Official sources told The Hindu that of the projects conceptualized, an integrated development of roads would be carried out at Rs. 120 crore in a phased manner starting in the second half of the fiscal.

Under the package, about 225 km stretch of the total 408 km road network in the city will be upgraded to ensure free flow of traffic during all seasons, with importance given to greenery along its sides. Besides this, ducting facilities for electricity and telephone cables and pavement with guard rails for pedestrians will be established on both sides of the roads.

“We are also planning to put up user-friendly road signage system to guide motorists effectively,” Corporation Commissioner R. Jayalakshmi said. As part of the steps to provide better amusement facilities, a park will be commissioned at Balaji Nagar shortly.

“The Rs. 20-lakh park will have walking track, seats, play materials and fountain,” City Engineer K. Gautaman said.

Along with other works, the Corporation office, which is frequented by thousands of visitors a day, will get a facelift. The old administrative block, which is being demolished, will be replaced with a majestic, modernized, four-storey edifice.

“The work on the Rs 4.5 crore new block will commence soon,” sources said.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/13/stories/2009071359760100.htm

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July 13th, 2009, 08:47 AM

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ramcbe

July 28th, 2009, 10:06 AM

The Tirupur Information Technology Association (TITA) recently concluded its first three-day IT expo (From July 24th to July 26th). The expo showcased new technologies and products, such as BSNL netPC, Mac PC and remote surveillance.

While sharing details of IT Expo, K Babu, Secretary, TITA, said, "More than 20,000 visitors visited the expo, and we had 42 stalls. The objective of the expo was to bring new technologies and clients for our members. The expo was sponsored by Samsung, Epson, Canon and Airtel."

Sharing the visitors' response, Babu said, "Visitors were excited to see BSNL net PC and complete range of Mac PC for the first time at expo. As the local market is getting tech-savvy, the demand for high-end products is soaring."

Moreover, Tirupur recently became a new district, which is likely to bring more business opportunities to the area. Lastly, TITA has tied up with United India Insurance for providing accidental insurance and medical claim services to its members and field staff. "This service will be started from August, 2009," added he.

http://www.channeltimes.com/India/News/TITA_Concludes_First_IT_Expo/551-104821-741.html

ramcbe

July 30th, 2009, 06:19 AM

COIMBATORE: Exporters from Tirupur are bullish on tapping the new Japanese market in the near future. What has triggered their hopes is the positive feedback got by a group of knitwear exporters, who recently visited Tokyo as part of the Indian textile delegation at Japan International Fashion Fair held there.

Tirupur Exporters' Association president A Sakthivel, who was also part of the group, said "We never tried Japan market in a big way. Now, we see a good potential and with continuous effort we can penetrate into it," he added.

India at present has a very negligible market share of 1.12% in Japanese import basket, though Japan imports US $ 30 billion worth garments every year.

China dominates the textiles market in Japan with over 85% market share, said Apparel Export Promotion Council chairman Rakesh Vaid. "If only we get 10% to 15%, it would be of a very substantial value," Mr Sakthivel added.

"Instead of putting all eggs into one basket, Japan is also looking to shift its focus from China and start importing around 30% of its textiles requirements from other countries," said The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council chairman, V S Velayutham. He added the mindset of consumers in Japan is changing and they have realized that India is capable of producing quality products.

"In fact, the Indian government has suggested organising a buyer-seller meet at Tirupur (for knitwear garments) and New Delhi (for woven garments) to help them gather first-hand information about our products and facilities," Mr Sakthivel said.

He added, after a disappointing two years, when the exports from Tirupur were on a declining trend, the opportunity to enter newer markets is exciting for the industry. After touching a high of Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07, the knitwear exports from Tirupur declined to Rs 9,950 crore in 2007-08.

Though official figures for 2008-09 are not yet out, Mr Sakthivel said, it would be another 5% to 7% decline in exports in dollar terms . "Since we are mainly dependent on Europe and US markets and now with recession affecting the flow of orders from these two continents, entering new markets like Japan would help us," he added.

Industry sources said Uniqlo, Japan’s largest retailer has already placed orders with two Tirupur-based exporters.

Further, in order to understand the Japanese market and cater to it, the textile ministry has planned to forge a tie-up between India's National Institute of Fashion Technology and National Fashion School in Japan. "It would help us to know their designs, trends, colours and style," Warsaw International JMD M Ramasamy told ET.

Textiles ministry sources said consequent to Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s invitation, two companies namely - an industrial sewing machine manufacturer Juki Corporation and a textiles machine manufacturer Kirloskar Toyoda have shown interest in setting up manufacturing units in India.

Toyoda already has a spinning machine manufacturing unit near Bangalore in India and is now exploring the possibilities of opening a weaving machine manufacturing unit here, the source added.

Mr Maran had earlier invited the Japanese textiles industry to invest in India since India’s huge domestic market and easy availability of labour would be of advantage to them. "After meeting domestic demand, you can also export from Indian facilities," Mr Maran told the Japanese businessmen.

Regarding the location for setting up the manufacturing facilities, Mr Sakthivel said it would be advantageous for the companies to set shop in the textile cities of either Coimbatore or Tirupur. Nearly 25% of companies in Tirupur are using Juki brand machines, he added.

Mr Velayuthum said, since textile and sewing machineries are precision made instruments, the auto components manufacturers in Coimbatore can also make components for them

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Tirupur-exporters-bullish-on-tapping-Japan-market/articleshow/4835183.cms

ramcbe

August 10th, 2009, 05:34 PM

CHENNAI: The Union textile Ministry is hopeful of finding a lasting solution to the long pending effluent discharge problem faced by the dyeing
units and handloom, powerloom and knitwear units in Tamil Nadu besides for earmarking resources for funding the common effluent treatment plants set up by the units.

Textile Minister, Dayanidhi Maran said he has convened a meeting between knitwear units with Environment Minister, Jairam Ramesh in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the issue and hammer out a solution on the lines of the assistance being provided by the Centre to leather units for effluent treatment.

Speaking at the siliver jubilee handloom export awards function organised by Handloom export promotion council ( HEPC), in Chennai on Monday, Maran said, " We need to find a solution urgently. I have been given this task by Chief Minister, M Karunanidhi. Otherwise, I know, the entire textile industry in the State will be affected, especially those units concentrated at Erode, Karur, Kumarpalayam and Tirupur. Tirupur alone exports Rs 10,000 crore a year".

He said the ticklish issue being faced on the effluent treatment front is that there is no designated agency in existent to pool the financial resources and distribute it to the textile units. The previous government in TN gave an undertaking before SC that the units will implement effluent treatment plans to ensure zero pollution. The proposed meeting will go into the issues and try to find a lasting solution.

Maran also announced the mega handloom cluster announced for Tamil Nadu in the current Budget will be set up at Virudhunagar at a cost of Rs 70 crore. Covering about 25,000 handloom weavers, it will help them in improving productivity, marketing the products etc., It is expected to generate employment for 50,000 people, both direct and indirect. In the case of West Bengal, the location is yet to be identified.

His Ministry wants to give thrust to handloom exports since India boasts of a rich tradition and has the distinction of producing 35 lakh out of 40 lakh handloom varieties produced in the world market.

Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister, M K Stalin, who presented the HEPC awards for four years ( 2005-06 to 2008-09) said the handlooms, powerlooms and knitwear are the major sectors in the State. But, the State is facing multiple problems in following the rules relating to environment protection, those enforced by pollution control board and the decrees passed by High Court and Supreme Court.

He hoped the Centre will help the State to get assistance soon for effluent treatment like it has extended to leather processing units. Stalin also said the State Government is formulating a Rs 900 crore scheme for helping the dyeing units at Tirupur, Karur and Kumarapalayam to discharge the treated effluents to Bay of Bengal. It has also represented to the 13th finance commission for providing the entire assistance.

He said the State wants to see more export units entering the global markets. The State produces handlooms worth Rs 1700 crore and sells Rs 1800 crore a year. Of this, export sales come to Rs 875 crore. To help the weavers adopt modern techiques and produce items with modern designs, a Rs 25 crore is being implemented with the support of National institute of fashion technology.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Maran-hopeful-of-sorting-out-TN-textile-dyeing-units-woes/articleshow/4878254.cms

venkatm

August 12th, 2009, 07:53 PM

ramcbe

August 13th, 2009, 03:46 AM

sea discharge is a very bad idea and should never be allowed. First they raped the soil near vaniyambadi and ambur, moved on to severly pollute the Noyyal and Cauvery and now they have set their evil sights on the Bay of Bengal. We don't need these jobs!

So you want to shut down the entire industrial belt of West and North TN? Do you think its the best solution? :ohno:

You may not need of these jobs but there are more than millions of families depend on these jobs directly and govt depends on such industries as they generate thousands of crores revenue every year.

Its true Noyyal is badly affected and similar pollutions in cauvery too..The decision to discharge in sea water is taken to protect these rivers and ground water. Sea water discharge is considered the best option after evaluating all possibilities including reverse osmosis, CETP etc...Its not only the dyeing and leather industries pollute the ground water. There are many other Industries like Oil refineries, Steel, Pharma, Chemicals, Thermal Plants, Cement, Tanneries etc.. that discharge effluents or sludges into sea throughout the nation. Does that mean all these Industries need to be closed?

A detailed DPR has been prepared by Textile Eco Solutions Tamilnadu Limited (TESTL), and needs to be approved by environment ministry. No govt. can simply make decisions without considering the marine and natural impacts. We need to think of an alternate solution which gives minimum impact rather than closing down the entire industrial belt.

venkatm

August 13th, 2009, 05:11 AM

ramcbe

August 13th, 2009, 06:34 AM

How long will you sustain the pollution? Which water will you drink? In the not oo far off future, you will have to order water to even bathe since the piped supply sources will be so polluted. The dyeing industry/tanning industry better find ecologically safe alternatives rather than transferring problems to other areas

There are millions of fisherman and billions of acquatic life that will be affected trying to save 50000 dyeing/tanning jobs. These jobs are unsafe to people even currently and cause severe skin and respiratory diseases.

I just mentioned about the same issues you are talking now.. the ground water is polluted in almost parts of five districts in West TN (Tirupur, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Karur). Now consider other districts where we have other industries like steel, thermal plant, leather and chemicals..Are they not polluting the river beds and sea? If you talk about shutting the industries due to pollution, you need to shut almost every industry.

To preserve the ground water and drinking resources, first these effluents cannot be allowed into rivers like Cauvery, Bavani and Noyyal. At the same time, there should be an alternate which can be of minimum impact compared to directly discharging into rivers. Already few dyeing and bleaching units in Erode, Perundurai Sipcot and Tirupur have installed reverse osmosis treatment and CETP. But still after filtering using CETP, these water is not advised to mix into river beds. But they can be disposed into sea.

My point is, we should be balanced both on economical and environmental. Just closing down the industries will not be a viable solution.

calculus_ask

August 13th, 2009, 08:01 AM

sea discharge is a very bad idea and should never be allowed. First they raped the soil near vaniyambadi and ambur, moved on to severly pollute the Noyyal and Cauvery and now they have set their evil sights on the Bay of Bengal. We don't need these jobs!

Venkat, no one is talking about letting chemical water directly into sea..
firstly dyeing units have to set up effulent treatment systems.. then the treated water should be let into the system which takes the treated water into sea.. this is good system as a whole so that it ensures only treated water or water without chemicals is let into sea..

Hope this clarifies...

cheers!!!!

Subra

August 13th, 2009, 01:20 PM

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Jairam-Ramesh-Maran-to-take-up-TN-textile-units-pollution-issue-with-FM/articleshow/4888278.cms

COIMBATORE: A joint delegation of Union textiles minister Dayanidhi Maran and minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh are
scheduled to meet Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee soon to seek central assistance for the Rs 800-crore effluent treatment and discharge scheme by the textile units in Tamil Nadu.

A release from the Union Ministry of Textiles said Mr Ramesh has expressed his desire for a joint delegation to the finance minister to press for immediate release of funds to strengthen the initiative. He also agreed to put forward these issues before the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to initiate urgent implementation.

On Tuesday, Mr Maran along with a delegation comprising exporters from and senior officers in the textile ministry discussed the effluent discharge problem faced by the dyeing units with Mr Ramesh.

Tamil Nadu is the only State enforcing zero level discharge (ZSD) by the units. This is based on the assurance by the previous AIADMK Government to the Supreme Court. But, to maintain the standard, the units required Rs 600-800 crore, which could not be funded by the state government alone, Mr Maran said.

"The entire textile industry in the state will be affected, especially units at Erode, Karur, Kumarpalayam and Tirupur, if funds are not allocated for setting up the common effluent treatment plants (CETPs)," he added.
Tirupur Exporters’ Association president A Sakthivel, who was also part of the delegation, told ET that Mr Ramesh also agreed the state government alone could not provide the funds to modernise the facilities.

He said, anticipating financial aid from state and central governments, 20 CETPs (to benefit 560 units in Tirupur) were being built by Tirupur Dyers Association at a cost of Rs 800 crore. " The construction is almost over and the plants would start functioning soon," Mr Sakthivel added.

Of the Rs 800 crore, the Centre is expected to fund around Rs 480 crore and the state government, around Rs 120 crore. "The dyers association has borrowed money from banks and built the plants. Unless the governments release the funds, it would be tough for them even to pay the interest," Mr Sakthivel said.

Mr Maran said TN Government has also drawn up plans for establishing an underground pipeline, which will run via Tirupur, Erode, Karur and Namakkal and discharge treated effluents into the sea. "It would entail an expenditure of Rs 800 to Rs 900 crore," he said, adding, "the Ministry of Science and Technology has agreed to undertake the study for this marine project," Mr Sakthivel added.

Recently, speaking at an export function, Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin referred to the underground pipeline project and said it has also been represented to the 13th finance commission for providing the entire assistance.

He hoped Centre would help the State to get assistance soon for setting up effluent treatment plants like it has extended to leather processing units.

He said handlooms, powerlooms and knitwear are the major sectors in the state, but it is facing multiple problems in following the rules relating to environment protection, those enforced by pollution control board and the decrees passed by High Court and Supreme Court.

kg4129

August 13th, 2009, 01:44 PM

^^ it's really great ...:cheers:

Governments to work for Permanant solution like this to minimise the pollution of Environment....Hope, with the higher level deligation headed by Mr. Maran could suceed on getting fund from Central and do useful work...:cheers:

ramcbe

August 18th, 2009, 08:39 AM

Tirupur: The Railway Ministry is all set to give a facelift to the ever-busy Tirupur railway station at an estimated outlay of Rs 1.5 crore this fiscal. Presently, the station, which caters to thousands of passengers a day and one of the top revenue earning stations in Salem division, lacks basic amenities to commensurate with the needs that multiplied in the last few years.

Divisional Railway Manager (Salem Division) P.N. Ram told The Hindu that as part of the development project planned, the waiting hall would be renovated by increasing the room space and seating capacity besides carrying out improvement of toilet facilities inside.

A major component of the package is the separate blocks planned for issuing daily tickets and reservation tickets.

At present, both types of tickets are issued from an integrated complex situated adjacent to the entrance causing hindrance to smooth movement of passengers to and from the platform.

Besides this, circulating area will be extended to offer more space to park visitors’ vehicles.

To enhance passenger satisfaction, a Rs 15-lakh light emitting diode (LED) display board will be erected at the station to locate the coaches electronically.

Presently, the exercise is done manually. Landscaping of platform by planting saplings will also be taken up to give a “refreshed look” to the station.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/18/stories/2009081856860100.htm

natarajan1986

August 23rd, 2009, 05:04 PM

is there any new project initiated by maran or anyone started

calculus_ask

August 24th, 2009, 09:03 AM

is there any new project initiated by maran or anyone started

Nothing in Tirupur.... But in chennai yes...

Arul Murugan

August 31st, 2009, 01:03 AM

Panel formed to study infrastructure gaps in Tirupur railway station

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: Long pending grievances of rail passengers for more ticket counters and better basic amenities in Tirupur Railway station looks to get resolved soon as Railways have appointed an expert panel to study the critical infrastructure gaps in the station.

Divisional Railway Manager (Salem Division) P.N. Ram told The Hindu that the infrastructure needs, apart from the works planned already, would be evaluated as part of the study and projects would be subsequently chalked out based on it.

The review is expected to be completed before September 15.

Some of the concerns frequently raised by the passenger associations over the last few years include more ticket counters for issuing both reservation and daily tickets as well as extra waiting rooms and fully covered platforms, among other issues.

More stations

Mr. Ram said that besides in Tirupur station (which is a Class ‘A’ station), the study would also be conducted at three more Class ‘A’ railway stations in the Division (Erode, Salem and Mettupalayam), one Class ‘A-1’ station (Coimbatore) and one Class B station (Karur) during the same period.

Meanwhile, official sources added that the construction of two units of Type II quarters for electrical staff and one unit of Type-IV quarters for Permanent Way Inspector taken up near the Tirupur railway station at about Rs. 25 lakh would be completed before December-end.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/31/stories/2009083155580600.htm

Rasnaboy

September 1st, 2009, 03:09 AM

Tirupur: Minister for Highways and Minor Ports on Monday inaugurated the new outpatient block constructed on Kangayam Government Hospital premises at an outlay of Rs. 56.8 lakh allocated under Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project.

The block houses four rooms for doctors, one pharmacy, an outpatient room exclusively for children, a room to administer injections, dressing room, labour examination cell for antenatal mothers, a staff resting room and toilets for differently-abled persons.

Official sources told ‘The Hindu’ that a proposal had been sent by Health Department to the government seeking financial assistance to set up a labour ward, exclusive ward for women and a modern kitchen for the Kangayam GH.

Collector C. Samayamoorthy and Joint Director of Health M. Doraikannan and MLA Videyal S. Sekhar, among others, were present at the function.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Saminathan gave away welfare assistances worth Rs. 1.03 crore to 3,633 persons under various government sponsored schemes at Melapalayam village.

Of the total beneficiaries, 1,018 received free LPG connections, 2,029 got free colour television sets and the remaining received social security assistance.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/01/stories/2009090155740600.htm

Rasnaboy

September 11th, 2009, 03:23 AM

Tirupur: C. Govindasamy, MLA, said that he had recommended 45 infrastructure projects at an outlay of Rs. 1.83 crore to the district administration under MLA’s Constituency Development Fund (MLACDF) for the current financial year.

“Of the project cost, Rs 1.7 crore will be met from the this fiscal’s allotment towards MLACDF for Tirupur, while the remaining amount will be scooped over from the last year’s unspent portion of the corpus,” he told reporters here on Tuesday.

He said that the works had been suggested evenly based on a felt need analysis carried out across the constituency.

Under the package, it was proposed to construct independent buildings for 17 fair shops situated in Tirupur Corporation, 15 Velampalayam and Nallur municipalities, and 11 Chettipalayam, Veerapandi, Iduvai and Kanakkapalayam panchayats at a total cost of Rs. 51 lakhs.

Similarly, borewells with motor pumps would be established at Appachi Nagar (Corporation Ward 16) and Vinayakapuram (Corporation Ward 25) at Rs. 7.6 lakh, and community halls at Sandhaipettai (Corporation Ward 34) and Sirupooluvapatti (15 Velampalayam municipality) at Rs. 26 lakh.

Three additional classrooms each would be constructed at Corporation Middle School at Thennampalayam (Rs. 11 lakh) and at Thottipalayam Panchayat Middle School (Rs. 10 lakh) and passenger shelters at two bus stops (Rs. 4 lakh).

The remaining amount would be utilised for the construction of three overhead water tanks, two culverts, one black top road, a storm water drain, edifices for six anganwadis and two public toilets in the constituency.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/11/stories/2009091159180300.htm

Rasnaboy

September 11th, 2009, 03:24 AM

IGNOU to open at least one in each district

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Colleges were opened through an industry-institution collaboration

Centre to focus on skill development
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Tirupur: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will set up at least one Community College in each of the 500-odd districts in the country before 2011-2012, according to National Expert Committee on Community Colleges (NECCC) member M. Shanmugam.

Labour force

Mr. Shanmugam, who is also the Regional Director of IGNOU, told reporters here that the Community Colleges were being opened through an industry-institution collaborative programme with an aim of generating skilled manpower for the labour intensive sectors during the 11th Five Year Plan period.

“At present, only five percent of the labour force in the country between 20 and 24 years of age, have obtained vocational skills through formal means,” he pointed out.

Moreover, just 2.5 million vocational training seats were available across the country whereas 12.8 million enter the labour market every annum.

Mr. Shanmugam said that the formal inauguration of the Community College started by IGNOU along with Shakthi Medical Trust in Tirupur a few days ago, would be held very soon.

“We have commenced two-year associate degree programmes at the Tirupur centre and an open-access admission policy is being followed,” he said.

S. Appusamy, chairman of the Community College in Tirupur, said that the centre would focus more on skill development of the workforce employed in the predominant garment sector.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/11/stories/2009091155210700.htm

Rasnaboy

September 12th, 2009, 06:05 AM

Tirupur: The NIFT- TEA College of Knitwear Fashion will soon be developed into a research hub for producing innovative designs and pricing mechanisms to give value-addition to the textile business in Tirupur knitwear cluster, according to NIFT-TEA Institute Chairman Raja Shanmugam.

Speaking at the national-level technical symposium organised by the institute here on Friday, he said that prior to the elevation of the institute as the central point of research activities, data would be collected from industry pertaining to various technical issues faced by the entrepreneurs during the exports.

Case studies

“Students have already started field-level case studies to understand the bottlenecks that prevent the industry from coming out with apparels that possess universal market value rather than confined to narrow consumer segments,” he said.

The institute, according to him, also has plans to come out with more innovative textile products like the knitted garments developed a few months back from eri silk spun yarn.

Papers presented

Research and undergraduate students from various fashion institutes across the country presented papers on topics related to techniques essential for enhancing the unit value of textile products.

A fashion show displaying innovative designs and embellishments developed by students pursuing fashion design courses gave colour to the event. Earlier, Collector C. Samayamoorthy inaugurated the event.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/12/stories/2009091251290300.htm

Arul Murugan

October 2nd, 2009, 02:59 AM

Multi-specialty ESI hospital for Tirupur soon

R. Vimal Kumar

Tirupur: The long-pending demand of industrial workers for a multi-specialty ESI hospital in the Tirupur knitwear cluster is looking to fructify soon as the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) protocol committee plans to visit the region shortly to select the plot for the proposed project.

ESIC Joint Director R. Mohan Kumar told The Hindu that the protocol committee would choose the location from among the two spots short listed as ‘fit’ for the construction of the proposed 100-bed ESI multi-specialty hospital. “Both the grounds identified are located on the outskirts of Tirupur city with each spreading over an expanse of about seven acres,” he said.

The site selection team to visit Tirupur will comprise Additional Commissioner, State Medical Commissioner, an Executive Engineer and Joint Director (Coimbatore sub-region), all from ESIC; Regional Administrative Medical Officer (ESI scheme) representing the State Government, and representatives of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited which is the designated construction agency for the hospital.

ESI multi-specialty hospital planned at Tirupur would house specialties in orthopaedics, obstetrics and paediatrics, among other branches, with a full-fledged expert medical team and paramedical staff.

The hospital is expected to be commissioned in 18 months from the date of commencement of construction. Regarding the ESIC’s medical college and nursing college projects planned in Coimbatore, he said that necessary approval had been obtained from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/02/stories/2009100257190100.htm

chidambaram_mech04

October 22nd, 2009, 07:49 AM

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Renovation of waiting hall planned

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Tirupur: Divisional Railway Manager (Salem division) P. N. Ram said that an additional counter for issuing reservation tickets would be opened at Tirupur railway station before the end of this month to ease the rush.

“Similarly, one more counter to issue daily tickets is planned to be opened before January-end,” he added.

Mr. Ram was speaking to reporters here on Wednesday after conducting a joint inspection to assess the facilities at the station.

The DRM said that separate blocks were planned for issuing daily and reservation tickets to avoid the congestion in the main block.

At present, both types of tickets were being issued from an integrated complex situated near to the entrance causing obstruction to the movement of passengers.

Mr. Ram said that some of the other development works planned include renovation of the waiting hall.Tirupur MP C. Sivasami requested the DRM to consider having an additional passenger train service between Erode and Coimbatore (via Tirupur), additional six bogies in Coimbatore-Nagercoil Express train with reservation quota for Tirupur passengers and an overnight express train from Tirupur to Chennai.

The DRM promised the MP that the requests would be examined and action taken on it appropriately.

Action plan

Mr. Sivasami said that he, along with DRM and senior officials, would visit Vijayamangalam, Ingur, Perundurai and Uthukuli stations shortly to study the passengers’ problems and chalk out an action plan for the development of those stations.

Subra

October 26th, 2009, 06:09 PM

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/Textile-tourism-planned-in-Tirupur/articleshow/5165426.cms

COIMBATORE: For those planning a trip to Kerala or Ooty via NH 47, there would soon be an interesting tourist spot enroute. Like the popular wine
tourism in Europe, the district administration of India’s hosiery hub Tirupur is envisaging ‘textile tourism’ to promote the knitwear industry in the newly formed district in Tamil Nadu.

"We are looking to project the uniqueness of this place, which is cotton knitwear industry in the form of textile tourism," Tirupur district collector C Samayamoorthy told ET. He said, the project is still in the nascent stages, but would soon be implemented with support from both the state government and Tirupur exporters.

His plan includes showing tourists glimpses of the total textile value chain — from cotton to yarn to cloth. Visitors can also witness all stages of production starting with processing to final product manufacturing of knitwear products, all at one place.
The district administration and the Tirupur Exporters’ Association (TEA) have zeroed in on the Nethaji Apparel Park (NAP) on NH 47 for showcasing the exclusivity of Tirupur. "We are looking to put up some sort of a mall inside the apparel park for the visitors to shop. Like wine tasting, they can also check on the latest fashion and products available in Tirupur," Mr Samayamoorthy added.

NAP has more than 50 companies manufacturing knitwear for exports. "It would be an ideal place to show all stages of textile manufacturing at one place," said TEA president A Sakthivel. He added the exporters are looking forward to the promotion of textile tourism, since it would help spread the Tirupur brand all across the world.
Tirupur, which has been attracting lot of foreign exchange in the last few years, accounts for nearly 90% of India’s cotton knitwear exports. In 2006-07, exports from the region crossed Rs 11,000 crore, but is on a downslide for the last two years.

"US and Europe are our traditional markets and whenever there is a problem there, the effects are felt here," said TEA secretary general G Karthikeyan. He added the promotion of Tirupur in the form of textile tourism will help them reach newer markets in Asia, Africa and South America. Nearly 2000 foreign buyers visit Tirupur every year and a minimum of 150 North Indians call on the knitwear manufacturers per day.

T-shirts, polo-shirts, sweat-shirts, banians, pyjamas and night dresses on various fabrics like single jersey, interlock, fleece, polar fleece, pique jersey, pointelle jersey and drop needle are specialty products from Tirupur. The region is also known for cotton undergarments.

So with the development of textiles tourism, which will put the city on the tourist map of India and also the world, the exporters believe it can add value to the place and also improve business connections.

Arul Murugan

November 9th, 2009, 01:56 AM

Plan to beautify Tirupur

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: Minister for State Highways M.P. Saminathan exhorted the different stakeholders involved in the development of Tirupur city to come forward with more creative contributions if the action plan conceptualised by the administration to beautify the area should fructify.

He made this appeal at a special meeting organised by the district administration involving officials and representatives of industrial associations/consumer organisations here on Saturday evening to deliberate the issues that confronts the beautification programmes planned for the city and its immediate suburbs.

One of the main subjects that evoked heated discussion was the project planned by the Corporation to revive the glory of River Noyyal passing through the city which was facing an ‘imminent death’ owing to garbage disposal and industrial effluent discharge into it.

A few heads of village panchayats that engulf the city and consumer organisations blamed the Corporation administration for its lackadaisical approach to the ongoing solid waste management project, which polluted River Noyyal to a great extent.

They added that similarly, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board should have to be more sincere in its monitoring of industrial wastes into the river, failing which no action plan would be able to save Noyyal.

Corporation Commissioner R. Jayalakshmi said that Noyyal would be given a facelift by strengthening lining on both sides and landscaping its banks.

Tirupur MLA C. Govindasamy requested the Collector, C. Samayamorthy, to carry out a proper survey before implementing the road widening component in the beautification programme.

Collector C. Samayamoorthy instructed the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to remove all electricity poles that cause hindrance to smooth traffic flow and replace the hundreds of badly damaged streetlight poles.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/09/stories/2009110958950300.htm

bonoslack7

November 18th, 2009, 09:48 PM

http://sify.com/finance/sathyam-cinemas-to-add-5000-seats-news--news-jltbvdegbig.html

To look at Tier II cities

Chennai-based Sathyam Cinemas is planning to add 5,000 seats over the next 12 months with an investment of Rs 40-50 crore.

The theatre chain currently has 2,350 seats, said its chief operating officer Tan Nagarona on the sidelines of the Media and Entertainment Business Conclave here.

As part of the expansion, the company would look at Tier II cities. It is currently developing a property at Tirupur, near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. The Tirupur property will be ready in 18 months and have a total seating capacity of 3,000.

In Chennai, the company is creating 1,300 seats at Express Avenue with eight screens and is planning two Imax theatres at its existing property at Royapettah.

Nagarona said they would add 15 screens in the next 12 months. The company is also planning a theatre in Hyderabad.

Sampathkumar

December 25th, 2009, 06:58 AM

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திருப்பூர் நகர உள்கட்டமைப்பு மற்றும் ஊரக சாலைகள் மேம்பாட்டு திட்டத்தின் திருப்பூர் சின்னக்கரை பகுதியில் ரூ.1.30 கோடிக்கும், திருமுருகன்பூண்டியில் ரூ.1.90 கோடியிலும், பெருமாநல்லூர் பகுதியில் ரூ.1.43 கோடியிலும், பிச்சாம்பாளையத்தில் ரூ.1.32 கோடியிலும், காசிபாளையத்தில் ரூ.2.75 கோடியிலும், திருப்பூர் மாநகராட்சி சாலையில் ரூ.1.80 கோடியிலும் பாலங்கள் விரிவாக்கப் பணிகள்

மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளன.

இதில், சின்னகரை, திருமுருகன்பூண்டி பாலங்கள் பணிகள் முடிந்து போக்குவரத்து தயாரக உள்ளன. மற்ற பாலங்கள் விரிவாக்கப் பணிகள் ஓரிரு மாதங்களுக்கும்

முடிவ டையும் தருவாயில் உள்ளன. இந்நிலையில், திருப்பூர் மாநகராட்சி சாலையில் விரிவாக்கம் செய்யப் பட்டு வரும் வளர்மதி பாலத்தை நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை அமைச்சர் மு.பெ.சாமிநாதன் வியாழக்கிழமை பார்வையிட்டு பணிகளை வேகப்படுத்த அதிகாரிகளுக்கு உத்தரவிட்டார்.

பின்னர் அவர் செய்தியாளர்களிடம் கூறுகையில், திருப்பூர் சாலைகள், பாலங்கள்,

சுற்றுச்சாலைகள் மேம்பாட்டுக்கு ரூ.70 கோடி ஒதுக்கப்பட்டு தற்போது பணிகள் நடந்து வருகின்றன. இன்னும் கூடுதலாக திருப்பூர் இணைப்பு சாலைகளான அவிநாசி சாலை, பல்லடம் சாலை, காங்கயம் சாலை, ஊத்துக்குளி சாலைகளையும் விரிவாக்கம்

செய்யப்படஉள்ளது. இதில், பல்லடம், அவிநாசி சாலைகள் 4 வழிச்சாலைகளாக்கப்பட உள்ளது. வரும் நிதியாண்டில் இதற்கான பணிகள் நடத்தி முடிக்கப்படும்.

போக்குவரத்து நெருக்கடியை தவிர்க்க திருப்பூரில் 5 ரயில்வே மேமம்பாலங்கள் அமைக்கப்பட உள்ளன. இதில் சிக்கன்னா கல்லூரி பகுதியில் மேம்பாலம் கட்ட தனியாரால் நீதிமன்றத்தில் தடையாணை பெறப்பட்டுள்ளது. விரைவில் தடையாணை

நீக்கப்பட்ட பின் பணிகள் துவக்கப்படும். கூலிபாளையம் ரயில் மேம்பாலத்துக்கு ஜனவரியில் ஒப்பந்தப்புள்ளி கோரப் பட

உள்ளது. தவிர, கொங்குநகர், டிஎம்எஃப், வஞ்சிபாளையம் ஆகிய பகுதிகள் பாலங்கள் கட்டுவதற்கான கருத்துரு மத்திய ரயில்வே அமைச்சகத்துக்கு அனுப்பட்டுள்ளது.

விரைவில் அதற்கான அனுமதி கிடைத்ததும் ஒப்பந்தப்புள்ளி கோரப்பட்டு பணிகள் துவக்கப்படும் என்றார்.

அப்போது, மேயர் க.செல்வராஜ், எம்எல்ஏ சி.கோவிந்தசாமி, மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் சி.சமயமூர்த்தி உடனிருந்தனர்.

http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Edition-Coimbatore&artid=173889&SectionID=136&MainSectionID=136&SEO=&Title=ரூ.8%20கோடியில்%20பாலங்கள்%20விரிவாக்கம்:அமைச்சர்%20ஆய்வு

Subra

January 2nd, 2010, 12:37 AM

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tirupur-exporters-see-surge-in-demand/381451/

The New Year has brought good news for the textile exporters in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu. Exporters here say their order books have started showing recovery, but margins continue to be narrow. They said while the country’s apparel exports were likely to decline, exports from Tirupur would remain flat at Rs 10,500 crore. The town, one of the country’s biggest textile-apparel hubs, witnessed a 15 per cent drop in exports till November.

To address the cost pressure and labour issues, these units are planning to invest around Rs 500 crore during the next financial year in automation and have brought in 25,000 people from Bihar and Orissa to address the tailors’ shortage. [Why in the world they couldn't find workers within the state ? I hope the unemployment rate is not zero percent in TN. What is driving TN youths away from Tirupur ? ]:bash:

“The order book has started recovering for the units across Tirupur and order enquiry is also good in the last few weeks. We estimate to close the current fiscal with Rs 10,500 crore, similar to last year’s level,” president, Tirupur Exporters’ Association and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, A Shaktivel, told Business Standard,

It may be noted that recently Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) Chairman Rakesh Vaid said that the country’s apparel export was likely to drop by 7-9 per cent during this financial year, compared to last year’s $10.13 billion (Rs 47,104 cr approx).

According to AEPC, Indian apparel exports to the US declined by 6.46 per cent to $2.27 billion (Rs 10,555 cr approx) between January and September 2009 from $3.07 billion (Rs 1,427 cr approx) in the corresponding period last year.

However, Chinese exports gained by 1.95 per cent, rising to $17.23 billion (Rs 80,119 cr approx) and Bangladesh’s were up 2.35 per cent to $2.66 billion (Rs 12,369 cr approx). In October alone, the country’s apparel exports were hit severely and declined by 17.62 per cent to $603 million (Rs 2,803 cr approx) in the corresponding period last year, said the apex textile body, according to reports.

Exporters could see the recovery in the American apparel market, as orders have started flowing due to which the capacity utilisation has increased to 80 per cent from 50-60 per cent earlier. However, pricing aspect continues to remained a big challenge, added industry representatives. “We have good order enquiry but pricing continuous to be in pressure at around 10 per cent,” A Selvaraghavan, an apparel exporter to Europe said. Margins dropped to 1-2 per cent from 4-5 per cent two to three years ago.

Exporters attributed this mainly to increase in raw material cost, diesel cost (power cut continues for 3-4 hours a day) and logistics cost. They noted cotton prices had gone up by 20 per cent in the last three months to Rs 164 from Rs 135. The industry has asked the Centre to immediately intervene to regulate cotton exports and save the textile industry.

satishanu

January 2nd, 2010, 01:41 AM

^ Maybe TN youths are not that much interested in Tailoring work.

calculus_ask

January 4th, 2010, 07:07 AM

அவிநாசிக்கு தெற்கே புறவழிச்சாலை பணி தீவிரம் : அடுத்த மாதம் 2ம் தேதி கருத்தாய்வு கூட்டம்

அவிநாசி: செங்கப்பள்ளி முதல் வாளையார் வரை நான்கு/ஆறு வழிப்பாதை அமைக்கும் பணி விரைவில் துவங்க உள்ளது. இந்த சாலை அவிநாசிக்கு தெற்கே புறவழிச்சாலையாக அமைகிறது. இதற் கான பூர்வாகங்கப்பணிகளை தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை துறை ஆணையம் துவக்கியுள்ளது.சேலம் முதல் கேரள மாநிலம் கொச்சின் வரை தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை எண்- 47 செல்கிறது. இந்த ரோடு முதற்கட்டமாக செங்கப்பள்ளி வரை நான்கு/ஆறு வழிப் பாதையாக மாற்றம் செய் யப்பட்டு விட்டது. இதையடுத்து செங்கப்பள்ளி முதல் கேரள மாநில எல்லையான வாளையார் வரை இரண்டாம் கட்டமாக, நான்கு/ஆறு வழிச்சாலை அமைப் பதற்கான பூர்வாங்கப்பணிகளை தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத் துறை ஆணையம் துவக்கியுள்ளது.

இந்த பாதையில் கையகப் படுத்த வேண்டிய நிலங்கள், அகற்றப்பட வேண்டிய மரங்களின் எண்ணிக்கை ஆகியன குறித்து விரிவான ஆய்வு மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு, அந்த நிலம் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட க.ச.எண்., - சர்வே எண் உள்ளிட்ட புள்ளி விவரங்கள் அடங்கிய சுற்றறிக்கை கிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலர்களுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது.அவிநாசிக்கு தெற்கு புறவழிச்சாலையாக நான்கு/ஆறு வழிப்பாதை அமைய உள்ளது. பழங்கரை, வேலாயுதம்பாளையம், புதுப்பாளையம் ஊராட்சிகளின் வழியே செல்லும் இந்த ரோடு, இடையே திருப்பூர் ரோடு, மங்கலம் ரோட்டை கடக்கிறது. மாநில நெடுஞ்சாலை மற்றும் கிராம இணைப்பு சாலைகள் சந்திக்கும் இடங்களில் புதிதாக பாலங்கள் அமைக்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.ரோடு அமைய தேவைப் படும் நிலம், அதன் சர்வே எண், தேவைப்படும் அளவு, அகற்றப் படும் மரங்கள் ஆகியன பற்றி, மேற்கண்ட ஊராட்சிகளின் கிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலகங்களில் பட்டியலை பொதுமக்கள் பார்வைக்கு வைக்கவும் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை ஆணையம் முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.இந்நிலையில், சூலூர் தாலுகாவிற்கு உட்பட்ட பகுதிகள் வழியாக தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை ரோடு அமைக்கப்பட உள்ள தால், சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நிலங் களை ஆர்ஜிதம் செய்வதற்கான கருத்தாய்வு கூட்டம், கடந்த 30ம் தேதி சூலூரில் நடத்தப்பட்டது.இதில், பொதுமக்களின் சந்தேகங்கள், அமையவுள்ள ரோட்டின் நீளம், அகலம், மொத்த மதிப்பீடு, அகற்றப்பட உள்ள கட்டடங்கள், மரங்கள் ஆகியன குறித்து விளக்கமளிக்கப்பட்டது.இதே போன்ற கருத்தாய்வு கூட்டம், அவிநாசியில் வரும் பிப்., 2ம் தேதி காலை 10.00 மணிக்கு நடத்தப்படுமென்று தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை ஆணையம் அறிவித்துள்ளது. அக்கூட்டத்தில் பொதுமக்களுக்கு தெரிவிப்பதற்கான புள்ளி விவரங்களை சேகரிக்கும் முயற்சியில் நெடுஞ்சாலைத் துறை ஆணையம் தீவிரம் காட்டி வருகிறது.நான்கு/ஆறு வழிச்சாலை அமைப்பதற்கான பூர்வாங்கப் பணிகள் துரிதப்படுத்தப்பட் டுள்ளன. அவிநாசி வழியே தினமும் 50 ஆயிரத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட வாகனங்கள் செல்வதால், ஏற்படும் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் பொதுமக்களை பாடாய்ப்படுத்தி வருகிறது.நெரிசலை கட்டுப்படுத்த போலீசார் தற்போதுள்ள ரோட்டை ஓரளவுக்கு அகலப் படுத்துவதற்கான முயற்சிகளை எடுத்து வருகின்றனர் இருப்பினும் இதன் மூலம் ஓரளவுக்கே போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் கட்டுப்படுத்தப்படும்; நிரந்தர தீர்வாக புறவழிச்சாலை மட்டுமே ஒரே தீர்வாக அமையும் என்பதால், அப்பணி முடிவதற்கு இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் வரை பொறுமையுடன் காத்திருக்க வேண்டும்.

calculus_ask

January 4th, 2010, 07:11 AM

மேம்பாலம் கட்ட கோரிக்கை

திருப்பூர்: ஊத்துக்குளி ரோடு, கொங்குநகர் மெயின் ரோடு சந்திப்பில் மேம்பாலம் கட்ட வேண்டும் என, திருப்பூர் நுகர்வோர் குரல் கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளது.
ரயில்வே துறை மற்றும் தமிழக நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறைக்கு திருப்பூர் நுகர்வோர் குரல் அமைப்பு சார்பில், கொடுக்கப்பட்ட மனு:

திருப்பூர், ஊத்துக்குளி மெயின்ரோடு, கொங்குநகர் மெயின் ரோடு சந்திக்கும் ரயில்வே கேட் எண் 133ல் வாகன போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் உள்ளது. இங்கு மேம்பாலம் கட்ட, கடந்த 10 ஆண்டுகளாக கோரிக்கை வைக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.ஆனால், ரயில்வே மற்றும் நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறையினர் கொங்குநகர் ரோடு சந்திக்கும் இடத்தில் பாலம் கட்ட அனுமதி பெற்று, ஆய்வு செய்துள்ளனர். குத்தூஸ்புரத்தில் மேம்பாலம் கட்ட ஆய்வு நடத்தப்பட்டது. இதற்கு அப்பகுதி மக்கள் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து சாலைமறியலில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.குத்தூஸ்புரத்தில் ரோடு மிகவும் குறுகியது. அங்கு மேம்பாலம் கட்டுவது வீண் செலவு. போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் மிகுந்த கொங்குநகர் ரயில்வே கேட் பகுதியில் மேம்பாலம் அமைக்க வேண்டும். மேம்பாலம் அமைக்க இயலாத நிலையில், தண்டவாளத்துக்கு அடியில் சுரங்கப்பாலம்(ஆர்.யு.பி) அமைக்க வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு, அந்த மனுவில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

Arul Murugan

January 6th, 2010, 02:39 AM

1428 crores Investment -30MW power production from 1100tons of garbage in Tiruppur city - project in pipeline

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/01/06/20100106d_015105009.jpg

kg4129

January 13th, 2010, 07:12 PM

வேலை தேடி வருவோருக்கு திருப்பூர் அட்சய பாத்திரம் : உழைப்பாளிகள் நம்பும் உன்னத இடம்

எந்த தொழில் நகரத்துக்கும் இல்லாத சிறப்பு திருப்பூருக்கு உண்டு. வேலை தேடி வரு பவர்களின் சொர்க்கபுரியாக திகழும் "டாலர் சிட்டி'க்கு, படித்தவர்கள், படிக்காதவர் கள் என்ற பேதமில்லை. யார் வந்தாலும் இரு கை நீட்டி வரவேற்க, தயாராகவே இருக்கிறது, இந்நகரம்.

நொய்யலின் கரையில் விவ சாயத்தை மட்டுமே நம்பி உரு வாகி இருந்த இந்நகரம், பின்ன லாடை துறையில் இறங்கிய பின், தொழில் வளர்ச்சி இந்நகரத்தின் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் இல்லை; தொழில் வளர்ச்சியின் கட்டுப்பாட்டுக்குள் திருப்பூர் சென்று விட்டது.அரசிடம் இருந்து முறையான உதவிகள் எதையும் எதிர்பார்க்கா மல் (கிடைக்காத நிலையிலும்) 1985களுக்கு பிறகு தொழிலின் உச்சத்தை தொட்டது இந்நகரம். பின்னலாடை துறையில் இந்தியா வின் "ஐகான்'; ஆண்டுக்கு 10 ஆயி ரம் கோடிகளை தாண்டிய அன் னிய செலாவணி என, உலக வரைபடத்தில் தன் இருப்பிடத்தை தெரியப்படுத்திக் கொண்டது.

திருப்பூரில் எங்கு திரும்பினா லும், வேலைக்கு ஆட்கள் தேவை என்ற போர்டுகளை காண முடி யும். வெளிமாவட்ட மக்களின் வேலைக்கான அட்சய பாத்திரம்; படிப்பு பெரிதாக தேவையில்லை. உழைக்கத் தயாராக இருந்தால் போதும். உழைக்க தயங்காதவர் கள் திருப்பூருக்கு வந்தால், நிச்சய மாக நடுத்தர மக்களின் வாழ்க்கை தரத்தை தாராளமாக அனுபவிக் கலாம். வளர் இளம் பருவ தொழி லாளியாக இருந்தால் கூட, குறைந்தபட்சமாக எந்த தொழி லும் தெரியாமல், முன் அனுபவம் இல்லாமல், "பிசிறு' வெட்டி, தின மும் 100 ரூபாய் சம்பாதிக்கலாம்.ஆறு மாதங்களில் தையல், கட்டிங் என படிப்படியாக கற்றுக் கொண்டு, இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளில் தினமும் மிக குறைந்தபட்சம் 300 ரூபாய் சம்பாதிக்கும் அளவுக்கு தேறிவிடலாம்.

ஜாப் ஒர்க் மற்றும் கான்ட்ராக்ட் முறையில் பணி புரியும் தேர்ந்த தொழிலாளிகள், தினமும் 600 ரூபாய் வரை எளிதாக சம்பாதிக்க முடியும். ஒரு குடும் பத்தில் கணவன், மனைவி இரு வரும் வேலைக்கு சென்றால், வாரத்துக்கு 3,000 ரூபாய் வீட்டுக்கு கொண்டு வரலாம்.படிக்காதவர்கள் மட்டுமல்ல படித்தவர்களுக்கும் வேலை கிடைக்கும். ஏட்டுப்படிப்பையும், என்ன கற்று இருக்கிறீர்கள் என் பதையும், தொழில்முனைவோர் பொருட்டாக மதிப்பதில்லை. எவ்வளவு சீக்கிரத்தில் கற்றுக் கொள்வீர்கள் என்பதையே எதிர் பார்க்கின்றனர்.

வேலைகளின் சூத்திரம் தெரி யுமா "பையிங்' ஆபிசில் வேலை; வேலைகளின் அடிப்படை தெரி யுமா, சூப்பர்வைசர் ஆகிவிடு; வணிக வியல் பட்டதாரியானால் இருக் கவே இருக்கிறது, அக்கவுண்டன்ட் வேலை; வீட்டில் பொழுது போகா மல் இருக்கும் பெண்களா, கம்ப் யூட்டர் ஆபரேட்டர், ரிசப்ஷ னிஸ்ட், டெலிபோன் ஆபரேட்டர் வேலை என வேலைகள் கொட்டிக்கிடக்கிறது திருப்பூரில்.எம்.பி.ஏ.,- இன்ஜினியரிங், பேஷன் டிசைனிங், கெமிஸ்ட்ரி என எந்த படிப்பாக இருந்தாலும் நிச்சயம் வேலை கிடைக்கும். வேலையை கற்றுக்கொண்டு, கொஞ்சம் ரிஸ்க் எடுக்க தெரிந் தால், மூன்றாண்டுகளில் நீங்களும் ஒரு முதலாளி. எல்லாத்துறை களையும் போலவே, போட்டி களை சமாளிக்க தெரிய வேண்டும்.

அதிலும், நேர மேலாண்மை இல்லா விட்டால், தொழில்முனை வோராக நிச்சயம் சாதிக்க முடியாது.ஏழு லட்சத்துக்கும் அதிகமான தொழிலாளர்கள் பணிபுரிகின்றனர். அரசு கூடுதல் கவனம் செலுத்தி உள்கட்டமைப்புகளை மேம்படுத் தினால், ஆண்டுதோறும் தமிழக கல்லூரிகளில் இருந்து வெளி யேறும் 30 சதவீத மாண வர்களுக்கு திருப்பூரிலேயே வேலை தர முடி யும். இந்நகரம் ஈட்டித் தரும் அன் னிய செலாவணியில் 10 சத வீதத்தை "ஒருமுறை செலவினமாக' செய்தால் போதும், உலகுக்கு இன்னொரு "ஷாங்காய்' கிடைக்கும்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/fpnnewsdetail.asp?news_id=6264

Arul Murugan

January 16th, 2010, 01:09 PM

See there is no median, but lamps in the center of the road!:bash:

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/01/16/20100116a_002102008.jpg

Dinakaran

kg4129

January 19th, 2010, 05:33 AM

Tirupur: Minister for Highways M. P. Saminathan convened a meeting of senior officials and representatives of various sports associations here recently to evolve plans to construct an indoor stadium complex in the city on public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

It was proposed by the associations that the stadium coming up should be of international standards if it had to serve its real purpose.

The suggestion came in the wake of the prior plan conceptualised by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) to construct an indoor stadium at a cost of Rs. one crore on PPP mode.

“Instead of a small indoor stadium at Rs. one crore, it will be a wise idea to built an international-standard stadium at a cost of Rs. five crore with facilities to conduct multiple sports disciplines and having huge seating capacity,” some of the sports association members pointed out.

The meeting also explored the possibilities of constructing a state-of-the-art stadium for outdoor sports in the future.

Collector C. Samayamoorthy, Mayor K. Selvaraj and District Revenue Officer K. V. Muralitharan tok part in the meeting.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/19/stories/2010011951430200.htm

Sampathkumar

January 20th, 2010, 01:26 AM

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satishanu

February 2nd, 2010, 03:51 AM

What makes Tirupur, the hosiery and knitwear hub of the country, tick?

How did a town, in a span of about two decades, climb to the top of the hosiery/knitwear industry in the country, boasting of exports worth more than Rs 15,000 crore a year despite not having the advantages of cheap raw materials, skilled local manpower, inherited wealth or nature's bounty?

It has been a journey against odds that has fascinated the outside world and the secret of Tirupur's success was decoded by none other than one of the most successful garment manufacturers of the town, Mr N. Chandran, Managing Director, Eastman Exports Global Clothing Pvt Ltd.

Mr Chandran was speaking at the inauguration of the Business Line club at the Kathir School of Management of Kathir College of Engineering, Coimbatore. The event was presented by Karur Vysya Bank.

He said 50 per cent of the successful first generation entrepreneurs, like himself, were self-made and had come up on their own, without the advantage of any inherited wealth.

When an opportunity presents itself, the people of Tirupur grab it. When a +2 qualified person, seeking job, admits candidly that he has no experience, the factory owner in Tirupur would say ‘you are then qualified and I will take you!'. Even if someone comes with a graduate degree, he would be taken on board and both the recruits would be sent to do some basic work such as packing or delivery.

They would gain knowledge and experience gained over a period of time by which time they would be given charge of any new factory the owner decides to start.

Or if the latter wants to start a small unit with two machines , the owner may offer him job work.

Dominant culture

The culture of encouraging others is ingrained in the people of Tirupur as borne out by the fact that a significant percentage of the members of the Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA) had started their lives as workers in garment units in Tirupur. And when they sit together at a meeting with their former bosses, there is no grudge or bruised egos. There is no fear of competitors snatching orders from others and the employers are ‘interlinked with each other'.

Mr Chandran advised the students not to wait for opportunities to come to them. It was very much there and it was up to the students to grab them. Mr Chandran said his company has grown to a $200-million company engaged only in garment exports, employing 25,000 people and is present in the entire gamut of textile business — from spinning to garment manufacturing and packing and logistics management and having its own warehouse in Europe.

Among those who spoke were Dr G. Doraiswamy, Principal, KCE, Ms Lavanya Kathir, Secretary, Kathir Institutions, Mr M. Balasubramanian, AGM, KVB, Coimbatore, and Mr R. Premanand, DRM (Circulation), The Hindu, Coimbatore.

Source: http://www.blonnet.com/2010/02/02/stories/2010020250781700.htm

Looks like this company is exporting to leading brands in US & Europe.
http://www.eastmanexports.com/patrons.html

Into_salem

February 3rd, 2010, 03:57 AM

Tirupur: A high-level team designated by the State Government carried out an inspection in the district to identify a site for an Integrated Collectorate complex, on Tuesday.

At present, the Collectorate had been functioning from a makeshift location at the Regulated Market premises along Tirupur-Palladam road. The team comprising Principal Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration N. Sundaradevan, Additional Commissioner of Revenue Administration K. Gopal and Commissioner of Land Administration Hemant Kumar Sinha visited 12 spots tentatively identified by the district administration in the city outskirts.

Collector C. Samayamoorthy told The Hindu that the team would be submitting a report on the visit, suggesting the space for the Collectorate complex, to the government shortly.

The Integrated Collectorate complex planned, according to Mr. Samayamoorthy, will come up on an expanse of 119 acres housing Collectorate, district police office and coined court complex apart from residences for senior officials.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020354360500.htm

Into_salem

February 3rd, 2010, 03:59 AM

Tirupur: Concerns over compensation to be given for land acquisition dominated the proceedings of the public hearing conducted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to elicit the views of public on the Tirupur-portion of the proposed widening of Chengapalli-Walayar stretch of NH 47, at Avinashi on Tuesday.

Under the project, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to carry out widening of Chengapalli-Walayar at Rs. 852 crore in two stretches totalling 54.7 km.

Of this, the first stretch from Chengapalli to Nilambur (42.705 km), where it would touch the already widened Coimbatore bypass, would facilitate six-lane traffic while the 12 km sector from Madukkarai to Walayar would be four-lane.

Of the total stretch, 26.2 km would be passing through Tirupur district starting from Muthampalayam and ending at Thekalur.

NHAI project director P. Manivannan said that an extent of 124.78 hectares, spread over 11 villages, needed to be acquired to facilitate the road widening works.

N. Radhakrishnan, an AITUC functionary, asked officials to give adequate compensation to people from whom land would be taken away.

He pointed out that to facilitate widening of Jammu-Bhogpur highway, the authorities concerned had extended Rs. 2 crore for an acre of agriculture land, Rs. 4 crore for an acre in residential areas and Rs. 5 crore for an acre in the case of commercial areas.

“If that can be rate in such remote areas, the government should extend more than that in the case of this project considering the real estate potential of Tirupur region,” he said.

NHAI officials said that for every tree cut, three saplings would be planted as compensation.

District Revenue Officer K.V. Muralitharan, chaired the proceedings in the absence of Collector C. Samayamoorthy. TNPCB District Environmental Engineer R. Kannan was present.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/03/stories/2010020358520300.htm

Sampathkumar

February 22nd, 2010, 01:34 AM

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IN DEVELOPMENT MODE: A year after being made a district, Tirupur has every scope to become a major industrial hub. —

On February 22, Tirupur district celebrates its first birthday. Carved out of Erode and Coimbatore districts, Tirupur became the 32nd revenue district in the State. Interestingly, Erode district itself was formed by bifurcating Coimbatore district in 1979.

Geographically, the district is spread over 5,106.23 sq km and have three revenue divisions headquartered at Tirupur, Dharapuram and Udumalpet.

The population of Tirupur district (based on 2001 census) has been computed at 19,17,033 of which 56 per cent live in rural areas.

The district administration listed ‘Namma Tirupur’, a cultural extravaganza, and the routine mass contact programmes as the special initiatives in the last one year.

Tourism

The district is blessed with an inherent tourism potential, which, if tapped properly, could generate enormous revenue to the State exchequer.

From the 9th century temple at Thirumuruganpoondi located in the outskirts of Tirupur city to Thirumoorthy dam, Kumaran museum, Sivanmalai, trekking in Udumalpet and 10th-century Sukreeswarar temple built by Pandya rulers are some of the attractions in the district that could lure any tourist if properly marketed.

Besides, textiles tourism has a lot of potential considering that Tirupur is the knitwear capital of the country. The district is also the home of renowned cattle breed named Kangeyam Bull. The district administration should promote these spots so as to attract both domestic and foreign tourists.

To the credit of district administration, a colourful tourism brochure was brought out in the last one year.

Since the district possesses prominent industrial clusters in the segments of knitwear, sculpture, powerloom, butter and steel utensils, among others, there is every scope to increase its vibrancy further by improving the road connectivity from the district to ports and other industrial hubs.

The data provided by Highways department indicate that 3,072.7 km of road stretches, including three National Highways, pass through the district.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/22/stories/2010022261060700.htm

Sampathkumar

February 27th, 2010, 02:23 AM

திருப்பூர் சாயப்பட்டறைகள் கழிவுநீர் சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையம் அமைக்க ரூ. 200 கோடி

புதுதில்லி, பிப்.26: திருப்பூர் ஜவுளி சாயப்பட்டறை ஆலைகள் வெளியேற்றும் கழிவு நீரை சுத்திகரிக்கும் நிலையம் அமைக்க ஒருதடவை மானியமாக ரூ. 200 கோடி தமிழக அரசுக்கு தரப்படும் என்று நிதி அமைச்சர் பிரணாப் முகர்ஜி, பட்ஜெட்டை தாக்கல் செய்து அறிவித்தார்.

திருப்பூரில் ஏராளமான ஜவுளி சாயப்பட்டறை ஆலைகள் உள்ளன. அவை வெளியேற்றும் கழிவு, நீர்நிலைகளை மாசுபடுத்தி சுற்றுச்சூழலுக்கு கேடு விளைவிக்கிறது. இதற்காக பொது சுத்திகரிப்பு நிலையம் அமைக்க ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டு வருகிறது. இதன் அவசியம் கருதி மத்திய அரசு இந்த பட்ஜெட்டில் ரூ. 200 கோடி அறிவித்துள்ளது.

இதை அறிவித்துப் பேசிய பிரணாப், திருப்பூரில் உள்ள ஆலைகள் லட்சக்கணக்கான தொழிலாளார்களுக்கு வாழ்வாதாரமாக விளங்குகின்றன. சுற்றுச்சூழல் மாசு பிரச்னையால் இந்த ஆலைகளுக்கு பிரச்னை வரக்கூடாது என்பதை உணர்ந்து மத்திய அரசு இந்த நிதி உதவியை வழங்குகிறது என்றார்.

சாயப்பட்டறை கழிவை சுத்திகரித்து சுற்றுச்சூழலை பாதுகாக்க இந்த நிதி பயன்படுத்தப்படும் என்று ஜவுளித் தொழில்துறையினர் தெரிவித்தனர்.

http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=திருப்பூர்+சாயப்பட்டறைகள்+கழிவுநீர்+சுத்திகரிப்பு+நிலையம்+அமைக்க+ரூ.+200+கோடி&artid=203778&SectionID=130&MainSectionID=130&SEO=&SectionName=India

georgenadar

March 8th, 2010, 02:01 PM

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One look at the unruly traffic, the noise, the pollution and the dusty, dug-up roads and you could be forgiven for wondering if you are in one of the many such small towns that dot the Indian landscape. But you couldn't be more wrong.

This place is pretty special, although there is no indication to the fact that it is one of the largest foreign exchange earners for India. Or that the biggest global brands get their garments made in this small city and that the garments made here are sold in the largest retail stores across the world.

Welcome to Tirupur (occasionally spelled Tiruppur), a city of around 600,000 people in Tamil Nadu. It has a population of over a million in the urban agglomeration and has been registering an annual growth of 30 per cent since 1998.

This city exports knitwear worth Rs 11,000 crore (Rs billion) (Rs 110 billion) a year but it has no airport -- the nearest one is in Coimbatore (50 km away) and the nearest seaport is in Chennai.

The first stop for any international buyer of Indian garments is Tirupur. Buyers from 35 countries frequently visit Tirupur. Tirupur can deliver customised samples in less than 12 hours; half a million pieces in a matter of days.

Into_salem

March 16th, 2010, 04:43 AM

Existing 2G customers can change to 3G services free of cost

Tirupur: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited launched its 3G services for mobile phone users in Tirupur on Monday. BSNL Principal General Manager P. T. Mathew told reporters here that 52 specially-designed Base Trans-receiver Stations (BTS) had been set up to provide high quality 3G services to the customers of BSNL's cellone network.

“It includes five BTS set up at Vanjipalayam, near Koolipalayam railway gate, Semmandampalayam, Somanur exchange and K. Madhapur to give uninterrupted coverage in running trains,” Mr. Mathew said.

In all, about 30,000 connections were expected to given away under these BTSs.

Mr. Mathew said that apart from video and audio calls, the 3G users would be able to access high speed internet, mobile television and download movies.

The 3G offers data speed of 2 Mbps to 3.6 Mbps against the speed rate of 144 Kbps available on General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) and Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE)-enabled mobile networks.

The 3G services were available under prepaid and post-paid modes.

The total cost of USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) and activation for 3G prepaid services would be Rs. 59 with a validity of seven days.

“New customers will be enrolled in the promotional plan in which local audio and video calls within the BSNL network is charged at 30 paise per minute and at the rate of 50 paise per minute for STD audio and video calls,” Mr. Mathew explained.

For postpaid customers, the BSNL offers various schemes ranging from Plan 99 to Plan 1500.

Conversion

Mr. Mathew said that BSNL would also facilitate conversion of the existing 2G customers to 3G services free of cost.

Mobile television

Customers could access mobile television under the 3G services by activating the GPRS facility in the handset.

The monthly tariff was fixed at Rs. 150 for 45 channels including Raj TV, Star Vijay, CNBC, CNN, NDTV, among others, presently offered by the BSNL.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/16/stories/2010031654870500.htm

veera

May 12th, 2010, 12:19 AM

District Consumer Redressal Forum for Tirupur

R. Vimal Kumar

Tirupur: The Tirupur district is all set to get a District Consumer Redressal Forum soon.

Official sources told The Hindu here that the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission had forwarded the proposal to set up the District Forum to the State Government.

The proposed District Forum would be headed by a president and have two other members. Rule for appointment of the president for the District Forum states that “the president will be a person, who is, or has been, or is qualified to be a district judge, to be nominated by the State Government.”

Of the two members other than the president, one would be selected from among the candidates who had eminent record in the fields of education, trade or commerce.

The other member would be a woman social worker.

Sources said that each of the three persons who constitute the District Forum would hold the office for five years or till attainment of 65 years, whichever was earlier.

“None of them will be eligible for re-appointment,” sources added.

Welcoming the move to set up the Forum, Tirupur Consumer Voice (TCV) secretary. P. Somasundaram said steps should also be taken to ensure that cases taken up by the Forum must be disposed within 90 days in order to get the full benefit of its formation since there were instances of huge delays elswhere.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/12/stories/2010051254810800.htm

veera

May 12th, 2010, 12:21 AM

5.அவிநாசியில் புறவழிச்சாலை நில அளவீட்டு பணி தீவிரம்

அவிநாசி : அவிநாசியில் அமைய <உள்ள ஆறு வழிச்சாலைக்கு ஆர்ஜிதம் செய்யப்பட உள்ள நிலங்களை அளக் கும் பணி தீவிரமாக நடந்து வருகிறது.செங்கப்பள்ளி முதல் வாளையார் வரை தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை எண்: 47 ரோடு நான்கு/ஆறு வழிச்சாலையாக அமைக்கப்படு கிறது. அவிநாசிக்கு தெற்கே அமைய உள்ள பை-பாஸ் ரோடு, பழங்கரை ஊராட்சி, நல்லிக்கவுண்டன்பாளையம் பிரிவில் இருந்து துவங்குகிறது.பழங்கரை ஊராட்சி, திருப்பூர் ரோடு, தேவராயன் பாளையம் ரோடு, மங்க லம் ரோடு, வேலாயுதம் பாளையம் ஊராட்சி, புதுப் பாளையம் ஊராட்சி வழி யாக எம்.நாதம்பாளையம் பிரிவில், தேசிய நெடுஞ் சாலையில் இணைகிறது.இந்த ரோட்டின் மொத்த தூரம் 7.85 கி.மீ., மொத்த அகலம் 60 மீட்டர்; மையத் தில் 4.5 மீட்டருக்கு சென் டர் மீடியன், இருபுறமும் தலா 10.5 மீட்டருக்கு சாலை, அதையடுத்து 7 மீட்டருக்கு துணைச்சாலையும் அமைக்கப்படுகிறது. இந்நிலையில், சாலை செல்லும் வழியிலுள்ள நிலங்களை அளவீடு செய்யும் பணியில், இதற்கென நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள சர் வேயர்கள் நேற்று ஈடுபட்ட னர். புறவழிச்சாலை செல் லும் வழியில் உள்ள நிலங் களின் அளவு, விவசாயம் குறித்த தகவல், கிணறு உள் ளிட்டவை குறித்து விரி வான சர்வே மேற் கொள்ளப்படுகிறது.
நில ஆர்ஜித பணிகளுக் காக நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள தாசில்தார் சாந்தகுமாரி கூறுகையில்,''ஆறுவழிச் சாலைக்கு கையகப்படுத் தப்படும் நிலங்களை அள வீடு செய்யும் பணியில் ஈடு பட்டுள்ளோம். நில உரிமையாளர், பட்டா எண் உள்ளிட்ட விபரங்களை பதிவு செய்து வருகிறோம்,'' என்றார்.

veera

May 12th, 2010, 12:22 AM

பல்லடம் ரோட்டில் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றம்

திருப்பூர் : திருப்பூரில் உள்ள முக்கிய ரோடுகள், போக்கு வரத்து வசதிக்காக நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை சார்பில் அகலப்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன. அப்போது, ரோட்டை ஆக்கிரமித்துள்ள வீடுகள் மற்றும் கட்டட பகுதிகள் இடிக்கப்படுகின்றன. சில நாட்களுக்கு முன், தாரா புரம் ரோட்டில், ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் அகற்றப்பட்டன.
பல்லடம் ரோட்டில், கலெக்டர் அலுவலகம் பகுதியில் இருந்து அருள்புரம் வரை, ரோடு அகலப்படுத்தும் பணி நேற்று துவங்கியது. கலெக்டர் அலுவலகம் பகுதியில் இருந்து டி.கே.டி., பஸ் ஸ்டாப், சந்தைப்பேட்டை, தென்னம்பாளை யம், பூம்புகார், எல்.ஆர்.ஜி., மகளிர் கல்லூரி வரை ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணி நேற்று நடந்தது.நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை உதவி கோட்ட பொறி யாளர் (தெற்கு) வத்சலா வித்யானந்தி, உதவி பொறி யாளர் பாலுமணி, வருவாய்த்துறை மற்றும் சாலை பணியாளர் 30 பேர் அடங்கிய குழு, ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணியில் ஈடுபட்டது. ரோட்டோரத்தில் இருந்த சிறு கடைகள், பந்தல், தட்டிகள் அகற்றப் பட்டன. நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறையினர் கூறுகையில், 'பல்லடம் ரோட்டில் இருந்த ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் ஏற்கனவே அகற்றப்பட்டு விட்டதால், சிறிய அள விலான ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளே காணப்படுகின்றன. இவ்வாரம் முழுவதும், ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணி தொடரும்,' என்றனர்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_main.asp?ncat=THIRUPPUR#356106

veera

May 21st, 2010, 10:19 AM

R Vimal Kumar

Tirupur: Traffic congestion in the city, which has been worsening day-by-day, is impeding the growth of Tirupur knitwear cluster considerably.

To resolve the tangle, city traffic police have come out with a draft plan which focuses more on congestion relief measures than on the other parameters such as road widening considering the space constraints experienced.

The reforms thus had primarily taken into note the fact that traffic demand in the city is fast approaching the available capacity of the system in place.

“We have obtained the concurrence of the District Road Safety Committee headed by Collector to implement the draft plan,” Additional Superintendent of Police (traffic) P. Sundaravadivel told The Hindu.

One-way fare

Accordingly, it was planned to introduce one-way fare on the stretch between TMF Hospital and railway level crossing No:132 along the busy Tirupur-Uthukuli highway where blocks were frequent for long periods every time the railway gates at the level crossings No: 132 and 133 opened.

The traffic snarls in this sector had been upsetting the travel schedule of commuters to Chennai and Bangalore and hence the move.

Similarly, better utilisation of New Bus Stand would be encouraged so that heavy dependence on the Old Bus Stand situated in the city centre could be avoided.

“In consultation with the Transport Department, we will make the buses bound to travel along National Highway 47 use the New Bus Stand only so that the traffic congestion along Kamaraj Road and Kumaran Road can be moderated to a great extent,” Mr. Sundaravadivel pointed out.

Steps were also being taken to ensure that Coimbatore-bound public transport buses were not parked at Pushpa Theatre bus stop for long period obstructing the free flow of traffic along Tirupur-Avinashi highway.

To streamline the vehicular flow, traffic signal timings would be readjusted corresponding to the current traffic patterns.

veera

May 21st, 2010, 10:22 AM

திருப்பூரில் மருத்துவ கல்லூரி வாலிபர் சங்கம் வலியுறுத்தல்

திருப்பூர்: இந்திய ஜனநாயக வாலிபர் சங்கம் தெற்கு மாநகர 18வது மாநாடு, திருப்பூர் மங்கலம் ரோட்டில் நடந்தது; மாநகர தலைவர் ஸ்டாலின் பாரதி தலைமை வகித்தார். துணை தலைவர் சிவராமன் வரவேற்றார். புதிய நிர்வாகிகள் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டனர். தெற்கு மாநகர தலைவராக வேலுக்கண்ணா, செயலாளராக ஸ்டாலின் பாரதி, பொருளாளராக ரமேஷ், துணை தலைவர்களாக ஜெயபால், சிவராமன், துணை செயலாளர்களாக ஆறுகுட்டி, சுகுணா உட்பட நிர்வாக கமிட்டி உறுப்பினர்கள் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டனர். இதன்பின், பொதுக்கூட்டம் நடந்தது. கோவிந்தசாமி எம்.ஏல்.ஏ., முன்னாள் மாவட்ட செயலாளர் ஈஸ்வரமூர்த்தி, நகராட்சி முன்னாள் கவுன்சிலர் விஸ்வநாதன் ஆகியோர் பேசினர்.

கூட்டத்தில், "திருப்பூரில் அரசு பொறியியல் மற்றும் மருத்துவ கல்லூரிகள் கட்ட வேண்டும்; மேட்டுப் பாளையத்தில் இருந்து குடிநீரை தனியாக பிரித்து வழங்க வேண்டும்; குடியிருப்பு பகுதிகளுக்கு அருகில் உள்ள "டாஸ்மாக்' கடைகளை அகற்ற வேண்டும்' என்பன உள்ளிட்ட பல தீர்மானங்கள் நிறைவேற்றப்பட்டன. மாநில துணை செயலாளர் வேல்முருகன் நன்றி கூறினார்

veera

May 21st, 2010, 10:23 AM

திருப்பூர்: திருப்பூரில் உள்ள முக்கிய ரோடு களில் நடைபாதைகளே இல்லை; நகரமைப்பு அந்தளவுக்கு மோசமாக உள்ளது. நடைபாதை ஏற்படுத்திக் கொடுத்தால், பொதுமக்கள் ரோட்டில் நடந்து செல்வதும், வாகனங்களுக்கு இடையே குறுக்கே செல்வதும் தவிர்க்கப்படும். மாநகராட்சி, மாவட்டம் என அந்தஸ்தில் மட்டுமே திருப்பூர் உயர்ந்துள்ளது. உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் இன்னும் அதிகரிக்கப்பட வில்லை. மாவட்டம் உதயமான பின், கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் ஏற்படுத்தப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.

வரும் 2011ல் மாநகராட்சியோடு 15 வேலம்பாளையம், நல்லூர் நகராட்சிகள் மற்றும் எட்டு ஊராட்சிகள் இணைய உள்ளன. அதன்பின், கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளை இன்னும் மேம்படுத்த வேண்டிய நிலை ஏற்படும். தற்போது, நகரில் முக்கியமான ரோடுகளில் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்படுவதற்கு மற்றொரு முக்கிய காரணம், நடைபாதை இல்லாதது. ரோட்டையே பொதுமக்கள் நடை பாதையாக பயன்படுத்துவதால், வாகனங்களில் செல்வோருக்கு இடையூறு ஏற்படுகிறது. ரோட்டோரங்களில் கழிவு நீர் செல்ல வடிகால் வசதி ஏற்படுத்தும் போது, அதன் மேற்பரப்பில் மூடி போட்டு, நடைபாதையாக மாற்றலாம்.

தற்போது, வடிகால் மீது, அப்பகுதியில் உள்ள வர்த்தக நிறுவனத்தினர் படிக்கட்டுகள் கட்டி, ஆக் கிரமித்துள்ளனர். இப்பிரச்னைக்கு தீர்வு காண, கழிவு நீர் செல்லும் கால்வாய்க்கு நடைபாதை கட்டினால், பொதுமக்கள் பயன்படுத்த வசதியாக இருக்கும். ரோட்டில் செல்ல மாட்டார்கள்; போக்குவரத்துக்கும் இடையூறு ஏற்படாது. இதுகுறித்து பொதுமக்கள் கூறியதாவது: ரோடுகளில் இருபுறமும் வடிகால் வசதி ஏற்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. காமராஜ் ரோடு, ஈஸ்வரன் கோவில் வீதி, புது மார்க்கெட் வீதி, பி.என்., ரோடு என முக்கிய ரோடுகளில் உள்ள கடைகள், வணிக நிறுவனங்கள், வடிகால்களின் மீது ஆக்கிரமிப்பு செய்து விடுகின்றனர். விளம்பர பலகை வைக்க, கடையின் ஒரு பாகமாக பயன்படுத்துகின்றனர்.

காமராஜ் ரோட்டில் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளை அகற்றினர்; ஆனால், மீண்டும் உருவாகி விட்டன. மெயின் ரோடுகளில் நடைபாதை இல்லாததால், ரோடுகளில் பாதசாரிகள் செல்கின்றனர். வாகனங்கள் செல்ல இடையூறும், விபத்துகள் அதிகம் நிகழ்வதற்கும் வாய்ப்புள்ளது. மக்கள் நடந்து செல்லும் விதமாக, சாக்கடைகளின் மீது நடைபாதை அமைக்க வேண்டும். வடிகால்களில் அடைப்புஏற்படும் போது, அவற்றை சரி செய்யும் விதமாக உயர்த்திக் கட்ட வேண்டும். மக்கள் நடப்பதற்கு பயன்படுத்தும் போது, ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் மீண்டும் உருவாகாமல் தடுக்கப்படும். நடைபாதை உருவாக்குவது தொடர்பாக, நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை, மாநகராட்சி, மாவட்ட நிர்வாகங்கள் உடனடியாக நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு, பொதுமக்கள் கூறினர்.

veera

May 21st, 2010, 10:23 AM

திருப்பூர்: திருப்பூர் பழைய பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் எதிரே உள்ள அரசு மருத்துவமனை மருந் தகத்தில் போதிய "கவுன் டர்'கள் மற்றும் பணி யாளர்கள் இல்லாததால், காலைநேர நோயாளிகள் மருந்துகளை பெற அவதிக்குள்ளாகின்றனர். கூடுதல் பணியாளர்களை நியமித்து, புது "கவுன்டர்' திறக்க வேண்டும். திருப்பூர் பழைய பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட எதிரே அரசு மருத்துவமனை புற நோயாளிகள் பிரிவு உள் ளது. ஒரு நாளைக்கு 2,000க் கும் மேற்பட்ட நோயாளி கள் வந்து செல்கின்றனர். பொது மருத்துவம், குழந் தை நலம் உள்ளிட்ட பல பிரிவுகளில் சிகிச்சை அளிக்கப்படுகிறது. மேல்சிகிச்சைக்காக, பெரிச்சி பாளையத்தில் உள்ள மாவட்ட தலைமை மருத்துவமனைக்கு சிலர் அனுப்பி வைக்கப் படுகின் றனர். கடந்த இரண்டு நாட்களாக ஏற் பட்டுள்ள பருவநிலை மாற்றத்தால், அக்னி வெயில் குறைந்து, மிதமான குளிர்ந்த நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. அவ்வப்போது, லேசான தூறல் மழையும் பெய்து வருகிறது.

சிலருக்கு, சளி, காய்ச்சல் அறிகுறி ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால், நேற்று காலை புறநோயாளிகள் பிரிவுக்கு நோயாளிகள் த்திக அளவில் வந்திருந்தனர். டோக்கன் பெற்று சிகிச் சைக்கு சென்றனர். சிகிச் சை பெற்றவர்கள், மருந்து வாங்க ஒரே இடத்தில் திரண்டதால், நெரிசல் ஏற்பட்டது. மருத்துவமனையில் உள்ள நான்கு கவுன்டர் களில் 300க்கும் மேற் பட்டோர் முண்டியடித்துக் கொண் டனர். குழந்தை களுடன் வந்திருந்த தாய் மார்கள், முதியவர்கள் பெரும் சிரமத்திற்கு உள்ளாகினர். இரண்டு கவுன்டரில் ஆண்கள், இரண்டு கவுன்ட ரில் பெண்கள் வரிசையில் நின்ற போதும், நெரிசல் அதிகமானது. தொடர் தள்ளுமுள்ளு காரணமாக, சிறிது நேரம் பரபரப்பு நில வியது. குழந்தைகள் அழுத போதிலும், பெண்கள் வரிசையில் நின்றிருந்தனர்.

மருந்தகத்தில் பணி யாற்றும் நான்கு பணி யாளர்கள், மற்ற நாட்களில் சமாளித்து விடுகின்றனர். கூட்டம் அதிகமாக வரும் நாட் களிலும், வாரத்தின் முதல் இரண்டு நாள் களிலும் பணியாற்ற கூடுதலாக பணியாளர் களை நியமிக்க வேண் டும். பயிற்சி செவிலியர்கள் மருந் தாளர்களுக்கு உதவி வருகின்றனர். எனினும், கூடுதலாக பயிற்சி செவிலியர்களை பணியமர்த்த வேண்டும். மருந்து சீட்டை பெற்றுக் கொள்ள, மருந்துகளை எடுத்துக் கொடுக்க, என தனித்தனியான பணியாளர் கள் நியமிக்க வேண்டும்.

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May 21st, 2010, 03:51 PM

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May 21st, 2010, 04:02 PM

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May 21st, 2010, 04:07 PM

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May 21st, 2010, 04:13 PM

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May 21st, 2010, 04:15 PM

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May 21st, 2010, 05:00 PM

Till a few years ago, only those Coimbatoreans who travelled to the metros experienced comfortable seating in cinema theatres, knew snacks were more than just oily popcorn and were aware that an a/c hall was not the same as a fan-cooled one. And, oh yes, when they visited a restroom at the theatre, they did not hold their breath.

Now the same comforts are available to them right here in the city.

Local theatres, plagued by low seat occupancy and the family crowds staying away, are working overtime to lure cinemagoers.

The first theatre in Coimbatore district to do so and take the sofa route to stardom was Sri Sakthi Theatre in Tirupur. Its owner, M. Subramaniam, also president of the Coimbatore, Erode, Nilgiri District Theatres Owners association, decided to recreate the experience of watching a film at Chennai's famous Satyam Cinemas at Tirupur.

Inspired by Satyam

The result — a swanky movie hall that boasts the latest in architecture and seating. Since its launch in 2002, it has spawned a whole lot of clones, most of who ape its USP — comfort seating in the form of sofa seats in the balcony.

For someone who built a theatre when business was at an all-time low, Subramaniam is now all smiles.

"If you give facilities, people will come," he says. He should know, for plans are afoot to construct two more mini-theatres near Sri Sakthi.

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May 23rd, 2010, 07:10 AM

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May 23rd, 2010, 07:20 AM

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May 29th, 2010, 05:17 PM

Load shedding re-scheduled

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) has rescheduled load shedding hours.

This has been done under various sub-stations located in Tirupur Electricity Distribution circle.

The timing given below will come into force for consumers in these locations, with effect from May 28.

Following is the revised schedule for different sub-stations, according to a press release that was issued here recently by the Electricity Board:

Kanurpudur, Karuvalur, Santhaipettai, Kumaransilai and Arulpuram – 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Nethaji Apparel Park – 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

New Tirupur, Old Tirupur – 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Mudalipalayam, Nallur, Palvanchipalayam, Veerapandi, Aandipalayam and Avinashi – 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Velampalayam, Perumanallur and Alagumalai – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m

veera

May 29th, 2010, 05:18 PM

Tirupur district records high credit flow

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: The district had recorded a very high credit flow and good utilisation of loan-assets from the deposits during the last fiscal with the credit-deposit (CD) ratio of the banks hitting a whopping 164 per cent at the end of the 2009-10 financial year.

Official sources told The Hindu that the CD ratio of 164 per cent against the Reserve Bank of India's benchmark of 60 per cent was an indicative of good credit absorption in the district during the last fiscal. “It is mainly due to the revival of knitwear sector from the aftermath of recession and the boom in agriculture activities in certain pockets of the district,” sources said.

Education loan

Sector-wise, education loan disbursal was Rs. 75.04 crore during the last fiscal with 3,854 students stood benefitted. Another inspiring contribution by the banks was that they had extended credit to set up 212 new industrial projects under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme.“These projects implemented with the help of agencies like District Industries Centre, Khadi and Village Industries Commission and Khadi and Village Industries Board have created jobs for 4,185 people in the district,” sources said.

During 2009-10, economic assistance of Rs 10.68 crore were extended to 267 Self-Help Groups in the form of credit-linked subsidy under Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojana.

veera

May 29th, 2010, 05:20 PM

Plan to set up SPCA in Tirupur

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: The Animal Welfare Board under Government of India is gearing up to set up Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in the district very soon.

Official sources told The Hindu that the Society would be registered under the Chairmanship of District Collector with Superintendent of Police as its vice-chairman and Joint Director of Animal Husbandry as honorary secretary. The SPCA would also have non-official members selected from different walks of life including at least two persons from Animal Welfare Organisations which were actively involved in animal welfare activities. The main function of the Society would be the implementation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as amended from time to time, in its letter and spirit in the district. Some of the main problems confronted in the district, according to sources, are the transportation of cattle under inhumane conditions and using elephants for begging.

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May 29th, 2010, 05:21 PM

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Tirupur: A special task force is all set to be constituted by the Department of Agriculture for boosting pulses production in the district since the overall area coverage under pulses fell much below the target set for the district during the last financial year.

In 2009-10, pulses could be raised only on 18,110 ha against the target of 39,658 ha assigned for the district.

Target

Variety-wise, only area coverage of Bengal Gram exceeded the target of 1,510 ha and stood at 3,733 ha while the area brought under black gram, green gram, cowpea, red gram and horse gram were way off the target.

The proposed task force team will be headed by Joint Director of Agriculture and assisted by Assistant Directors of Agriculture at the block level.

Joint Director of Agriculture A. Gopal told The Hindu that the main purpose of the constitution of task force was to look into the ways and means of increasing pulses production in the district.

“We will draw an action plan to reduce the yield gap in the crop and to seek necessary funds for pulses projects in the district,” he said.

Mr. Gopal said that the task force team would also organise a series of campaign across the district to educate the farmers on the benefits of raising pulses.

“They will be told that pulses is one crop which gives yield to them in about 65 days from the date of sowing and the profit margins are high,” he said.

With these steps, Mr. Gopal said, the department expects to increase the productivity of pulses by at least 25 percent at the end of the fiscal.

During the last fiscal, yield was computed at 200 kg/ha under rain fed conditions and about 450 kg/ha in irrigated areas.

veera

May 29th, 2010, 05:23 PM

Tirupur: Raja Shanmugam (45), a Tirupur-based textile entrepreneur and chairman of NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion, has been nominated as Member of Cotton Advisory Board by the Union Ministry of Textiles, according to a communiqué here on Sunday.

He will serve a tenure of two years as the Board's member.

The Cotton Advisory Board is a representative body of government, growers, industry and trade that advices the Government on matters pertaining to production, consumption and marketing of cotton. The Board also provides a forum for liaison among the cotton textile mill industry, the cotton growers and the Government.

Mr Shanmugam, who is a partner of the multi-crore apparel export company ‘Warsaw International', had served as chairman of the banking Committee in Tirupur Exporters Association before taking over as NIFT-TEA Institute chairman.

Earlier in his career, he narrowly missed the chance of becoming a bureaucrat as he had twice cleared the preliminary and main papers of the Civil Service Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) but the aggregate marks in the personality test and main examination fell marginally short of the qualifying marks.

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May 29th, 2010, 05:24 PM

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May 29th, 2010, 06:17 PM

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May 29th, 2010, 06:19 PM

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georgenadar

May 30th, 2010, 08:45 AM

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I just flickered today and got the above image... it says Tirupur...
If it is Tirupur then :cheers::cheers:

sampat

May 31st, 2010, 12:56 PM

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Tirupur: Yet another increase in prices of cotton yarn by spinning mills that came into force on May 30 has put the knitwear manufacturers in Tirupur knitwear cluster in a tight spot.

The steep escalation of yarn prices in the last few months without any advance notice makes increasingly difficult for apparel producers to fix prices of end products.

The latest increase of Rs. 10 a kg of 40s count yarn, which is the benchmark category, shoot up its price from Rs. 177.09 a kg on May 1 to Rs. 202.09 a kg. Industry sources pointed out that the price of 40s count yarn had risen by about 40 per cent since August last. Sources in the spinning mills cited the rise in cotton prices as the reason for increasing the yarn prices.

However, knitwear manufacturers refuted their claims, pointing out that there was a huge disparity in the rise of cotton prices and frequent increase in yarn prices.

“This level of increase in yarn prices cannot be justified at all considering that the spot price of Shankar-6, the most used variety of cotton, has gone up by only 7.22 per cent till now,” Tirupur Exporters Association president A Sakthivel said.

The exporters are now looking to the Central government to intervene and help the apparels made from Tirupur cluster remain price-competitive in foreign markets.

TirupurGuy

June 3rd, 2010, 02:02 AM

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I just flickered today and got the above image... it says Tirupur...
If it is Tirupur then :cheers::cheers:

Dear Georgenadar

Ofcourse it may be a place of Tirupur but it's not a popular place.
What do u mean? There are many places in Tiruppur looks nice than this one.

veera

June 5th, 2010, 07:32 AM

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June 5th, 2010, 07:35 AM

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June 5th, 2010, 07:38 AM

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June 5th, 2010, 07:42 AM

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June 5th, 2010, 07:42 AM

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June 5th, 2010, 07:45 AM

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June 6th, 2010, 01:55 AM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:01 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:04 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:05 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:06 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:06 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:07 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:10 PM

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June 8th, 2010, 09:22 PM

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veera

June 8th, 2010, 09:23 PM

Tirupur: Sudden scaling down of water supply to the Tirupur railway station and the nearby railway staff quarters by Tirupur Corporation is causing enormous hardships to its users.

“Only about 40 per cent of the minimum requirement of about one lakh litre of water a day is now being supplied to the station continuously for the last one month and on some days the distribution was even lesser for reasons unexplained,” railway officials told The Hindu.

Station Manager K. Ravindran said that the matter had been taken to the notice of officials concerned on many occasions during the period but normal rate of supply was yet to be restored. Owing to the sudden reduction in supply, many taps on the two platforms in the station goes dry for most part of the day and pungent smell of dry urin emanates out of toilets.

Mr. Ravindran said that the station is frequented by on an average of 11,196 persons a day and also accommodates 60 duty officials, 25 people for loading/unloading cargo on the platform, a unit of Railway Protection Force, 150 casual workers deployed in good shed and 70 persons employed at seven refreshment stalls and telephone booths functioning on the platforms. Besides, there were 45 apartments in the railway quarters located on the premises.

“For this volume, we need the minimum requisite supply of one lakh litres without any fail,” he said. Railway officials on the condition of anonymity attributed the crisis to the proxy tussle the Corporation authorities started waging on the railways following “certain issues like not meeting the demands for giving large-scale tatkal reservation and emergency quota tickets” that cropped up a month back.

veera

June 8th, 2010, 09:24 PM

Tirupur: Traffic between Avinashi and Coimbatore will be regulated for 24 hours starting June 22 evening in view of the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held in Coimbatore, according to Superintendent of Police A Arun.

“We will allow only the vehicles heading towards Coimbatore to pass through Avinashi town during that period while the vehicles coming from Coimbatore heading for Chennai and Bangalore would be diverted along Palladam and Veerapandi Pirivu to join NH-47 at Chengapalli,” he told reporters here on Sunday.

The diversion of traffic from Coimbatore towards eastern side through Palladam road, according to him, will not cause any hardship to the commuters since they would have to travel only an additional of just seven km. to reach NH-47 Chengapalli.

Similar restriction would be in place on June 27, the day on which valedictory of the Conference was scheduled.

He said that to regulate traffic and ensure smooth passage of participants heading for the Conference, services of two Additional Superintendents of Police, six Deputy Superintendents of Police, 26 Inspectors and 520 policemen in the district would be utilised.

Mr. Arun said that the murder of a security person at the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society in Cheyur and subsequent burglary attempt on May 31 was solved with the arrest of three persons on Sunday (i.e. June 6).

The accused S. Karthikeyan (30), G. Govindan (26) and S. Kumar (24) were arrested from Tirupur.

Mr. Arun said that of the accused, Karthikeyan was involved in 49 cases of theft, burglary and robbery and was detained under Goondas Act once in 2003.

veera

June 8th, 2010, 09:24 PM

Tirupur: The knitwear exporters in the Tirupur cluster can heave a sigh of relief as Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) signed an agreement with spinning mills here on Sunday to ensure supply of yarn at reduced prices to the apparel-making units.

Accordingly, the price of 40s-count yarn had come down by Rs 8 to stand at Rs 194 per kg.

Similarly, the prices of 20s, 24s, 30s and 34s count yarn came down by Rs 5 to stand at Rs 157, Rs 165, Rs 177 and Rs 184 for a kg, respectively.

veera

June 8th, 2010, 09:28 PM

Consumer activist slams traffic reforms in Tirupur

Staff Reporter

One-way traffic along Tirupur-Uthukuli stretch causes inconvenience

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The sector is wide enough to freely accommodate two-way traffic

The poles used for erecting dais damage the blacktop surface

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Tirupur: The Tirupur Consumer Voice (TCV) has slammed the city police's recent decision to introduce one-way traffic on the stretch along Tirupur-Uthukuli road as part of traffic reforms stating it as “causing by and large more inconvenience than serve any purpose”.

The one-way traffic is applicable for the about 1.5 km stretch from T.M. F. Hospital to railway level crossing no: 132.

“Considering that the sector is wide enough to freely accommodate two-way traffic, the reform looks obtuse,” TCV secretary P. Somasundaram said.

He pointed out that due to the introduction of one-way traffic, people coming from the eastern side of the city to the railway station now had no other choice but to travel many additional kilometers to reach the destination.

“Likewise, a good chunk of the 7,000 – odd students of Jaiva Bhai Corporation Girls Higher SecondarySchool who come from Mannarai, Palaikadu and the nearby hamlets situated on the eastern half now have to walk about two- and-a-half kilometers from the railway level crossing No: 132 to the school," Mr. Somasundaram said.

Poor speed breakers

The TCV expressed displeasure over the continued existence of ill-conceived speed breakers across the city, which did not confirm to the standards prescribed by the Indian Road Congress (IRC), despite repeated representations from road users in this regard.

According to IRC norms, speed breakers should be set up in pairs and separated approximately by three feet so that the vehicles were forced to slow down but not damaged.

Similarly, the speed breakers should be marked with reflective paints and illuminated with reflectors to make it visible during night hours.

“But these things are not followed in the city making the speed breakers a death trap in the night especially for motorcyclists,” Mr. Somasundaram said.

He also came down heavily on the officials concerned who give permission to put raised platforms for political and public functions on the roads.

“It blocks traffic and the poles used for erecting dais damage the blacktop surface,” he said.

veera

June 9th, 2010, 07:33 PM

பொதுப்பணித்துறை நோட்டீஸ்; மக்கள் உண்ணாவிரதம்

திருப்பூர் : திருப்பூர் மாநகராட்சிக்கு உட்பட்ட 41வது வார்டு சுகுமார் நகர், சத்யா நகர் பகுதியில் நீர்வழிப் புறம்போக்கில் குடியிருப் பவர்களை, காலி செய்யக்கோரி பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் நோட்டீஸ் வழங்கியுள்ளனர். இவ்விவகாரத்தில் வெளிப்படையான அணுகுமுறை வேண்டும் என, அப்பகுதி பொதுமக்கள் நேற்று உண்ணாவிரதப் போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.திருப்பூர் மாநகராட்சிக்கு உட்பட்டது பூலவாரி சுகுமார் நகர்; அதை ஒட்டிய பகுதி சத்யா நகர். இப்பகுதி வழியாக ரோடு போட திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. அப்பகுதியில் பெரும்பாலான குடியிருப்புகள் நீர்வழிப் புறம்போக்கில் அமைந்துள்ளதாக தெரிகிறது.

பொதுப்பணித்துறைக்கு சொந்தமான இந்த இடங்களில் வசிப்பவர்களை காலி செய்யும்படி நோட்டீஸ் கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. குடிசை மாற்று வாரியத்தினர், 493 பயனாளிகளுக்கு தவணை முறையில் வீட்டு லோன் வழங்கியுள்ளனர்.குடிசை மாற்று வாரியத்தினரின் உதவியால் கட்டப்பட்ட கட் டடங்களையும் இடிக்க வேண் டும் என, பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் நோட்டீஸ் விடுத்துள் ளனர். இதற்கு எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து அப்பகுதி பொதுமக்கள் கலெக்டரிடம் மனு கொடுத்திருந்தனர். மனு மீதான நடவடிக்கை குறித்து மக்களுக்கு அறிவிக்கப்படாததால், அந்த இடத்தை காலி செய்ய உத்தரவிடக்கூடாது எனக் கூறி, அப்பகுதி மக்கள் நேற்று காங்கயம் ரோடு, சி.டி.சி., டெப்போ அருகே உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டத்தில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இ.கம்யூ., சார்பில் மக்களின் போராட்டத்துக்கு ஆதரவு தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டது. உண்ணாவிரத போராட்டத்துக்கு சி.பி.ஐ., கிளை செயலாளர் சிவகுமார் தலைமை வகித்தார்.

பொதுமக்கள் கூறியதாவது: ரோடு போடுவதற்கு தேவையான அளவு அகலத்துக்கு வீடுகளை அகற்ற ஒத்துழைப்பு கொடுக்க தயாராக உள்ளோம். ஆனால், குடிசை மாற்று வாரியம் மூலம் கட்டப்பட்ட 493 வீடுகளையும் இடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று சொல்கின்றனர். கலெக்டரிடம் கொடுத்த மனு மீது எடுக்கப்பட்ட நடவடிக்கை குறித்து வெளிப்படையாக தெரிவிக்க வேண்டும், என்றனர்.

veera

June 9th, 2010, 07:34 PM

முதல் போக நெல் சாகுபடி பணி துவங்குவதில் சிக்கல்: அமராவதியில் பாசனத்துக்கு தண்ணீர் இல்லை

உடுமலை : அமராவதி அணையில் இருந்து பாசனத்துக்கு தண்ணீர் திறக்கப் படாததால், நெல் சாகுபடி பணிகள் மேற்கொள்வதில் சிக்கல் நீடிக்கிறது. ஆண்டுதோறும் போதிய மழை இல்லாததால், அமராவதி அணைக்கு நீர் வரத்து குறைவு பிரச்னையால், எதிர்காலத்தில், இப்பகுதிகளில், இரண்டு போக சாகுபடி, ஒரு போக சாகுபடியாக மாறும் நிலை ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது.

உடுமலை அருகே உள்ள கல்லாபுரம் பகுதியில், அமராவதி அணை ராஜவாய்க்கால் பாசனத்தில் 1,500 ஏக்கர் நிலங்கள் பாசன வசதி பெறுகின்றன. இப்பகுதியில், நெல், கரும்பு உள்ளிட்ட பயிர்கள் சாகுபடி செய்யப்படுகின்றன. போதிய நீர் வசதியுள்ளதால், இப் பகுதி விவசாயிகள் மற்ற பயிர் சாகுபடி செய்வதை காட்டிலு, நெல் சாகுபடியில் அதிகளவு ஈடுபட்டு வருகின்றனர். பழைய ஆயக்கட்டு பாசனத்தில் குறுவை, சம்பா என ஆண்டுக்கு இரண்டு பருவங்களில் நெல் சாகுபடி மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது. ஒவ்வொரு பருவத்துக்கும் ஏற்ற வகையில் நெல் ரகங்கள் இப் பகுதிகளில் சாகுபடி செய்யப் படுகிறது.

சாகுபடி செய்யப்படும் நெல் அறுவடை செய்து, பல்வேறு மாவட்டங்களுக்கும் விற்பனைக்காக அனுப்பப்படுகிறது. இந்நிலையில், இந்தாண்டு போதிய தண்ணீர் கிடைக்காததால், நெல் சாகுபடி பணிகள் மேற் கொள்வதில் சிக்கல் ஏற்பட் டுள்ளது. இதனால், விவசாயிகள் வேதனை அடைந்துள்ளனர்.விவசாயிகள் கூறியதாவது:கல்லாபுரம் மற்றும் சுற்றுப் பகுதிகளில், நெற்பயிர் அதிகளவு சாகுபடி செய்யப்படுகிறது. அணை கட்டுவதற்கு முன், நேரடியாக தண்ணீர் வந்ததால், மூன்று போக நெல் சாகுபடி மேற்கொள்ளப் பட்டது. அமராவதி அணை கட்டிய பின், அமராவதி ராஜ வாய்க்கால் பாசனத்தில் ஜூன் முதல் மார்ச் வரை 10 மாதங்களுக்கு தண்ணீர் வழங்கப்படுகிறது.அணையில் இருந்து வழங்கப் படும் தண்ணீரை கொண்டு, இரண்டு போக நெல் சாகுபடி மேற்கொள்ளப்படுகிறது. நெல் அறுவடை பணிகள் முடிவடைந்த தும், மீண்டும் முதல் போக நெல் சாகுபடி பணிகள் ஜூன் மாதத் தில் துவங்கப்படுவது வழக்கமாக உள்ளது.

ஜூன் மாதத்தில் வழங்கப் படும் பாசன நீரினை பயன் படுத்தி, நாற்று விடும் பணிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும். ஆனால், இந்தாண்டு, போதிய மழையில்லாத தால், அணையின் நீர்மட்டம் வெகுவாக குறைந்துள்ளது. அணையில் போதிய நீர் இல்லாததால், பாசனத்திற்கான நீர் இன்னும் திறக்கப்படவில்லை. இதனால், நெல் ஒõகுபடி பணிகள் துவங்குவதில், சிக்கல் ஏற்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால், இதுவரை நெல் சாகுபடிக்கு என தண்ணீர் திறக்கப் படவில்லை.போதிய தண்ணீர் இல்லாததால், இந்த ஆண்டு முதல் போக நெல் சாகுபடி பணிகள் குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்திற்குள் துவங்கப் படாமல், தாமதமாகி வருகிறது.இவ்வாறு, விவசாயிகள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

ஒரு போகமாக மாறும் நிலை: அமராவதி அணை கட்டுவதற்கு முன், நேரடியாக வரும் நீரை கொண்டு குறுவை, சம்பா, தாளடி என மூன்று பருவங்களில் நெல் சாகுபடி மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது. அணை கட்டிய பின்பு, மூன்று போக சாகுபடி இரண்டு பருவ சாகுபடியாக மாறியது.தற்போது, போதிய மழையில்லாததால், அணைக்கு நீர் வரத்து குறைவு பிரச்னை ஆண்டுதோறும் ஏற்பட்டு ருவதால், ஒரு போகம் மட்டுமே சாகுபடி மேற்கொள்ளும் அவலநிலை ஏற்பட வாய்ப்புள்ளதால், விவசாயிகள் வேதனை அடைந்துள்ளனர்.

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June 9th, 2010, 07:35 PM

திருமுருகன்பூண்டி பெருமாள் கோவிலில் கும்பாபிஷேக விழா வரும் 14ல் துவக்கம்

அவிநாசி : திருமுருகன்பூண்டி கரிவரதராஜப் பெருமாள் கோவில் கும்பாபிஷேக விழா வரும் 14ம் தேதி துவங்கி, நான்கு நாட்கள் நடக்கிறது.

திருமுருகன்பூண்டி திருமுருகநாத சுவாமி கோவிலுக்கு எதிரில் அமைந்துள்ள ஸ்ரீபூமி நீளாதேவி சமேத கரிவரதராஜப் பெருமாள் கோவிலில் கடந்த இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளாக திருப்பணிகள் நடந்தன. அனைத்து பணிகளும் நிறைவுற்று கும்பாபிஷேகம் வரும் 17ம் தேதி காலை 9.30 மணி முதல் 11.30 மணிக்குள் நடக்கிறது. இதையொட்டி, யாகசாலை பூஜை 14ம் தேதி அதிகாலை 4.30 மணிக்கு சுப்ரபாதம் திருப்பள்ளியெழுச்சியுடன் துவங்குகிறது. மாலை 5.00 மணி முதல் வாஸ்து ஹோம பூஜைகளையடுத்து, ஐந்து கால யாக பூஜைகள் நடக்கின்றன.தொடர்ந்து 15, 16ம் தேதிகளில் யாக பூஜைகள் நடந்து, 17ம் தேதி அதிகாலை 4.30 மணிக்கு நிறைவு கால யாகபூஜை நடக்கிறது. அன்று காலை 9.30 மணி முதல் 11.30 மணிக்குள் விமானம், மூலவர், பரிவாரங்களுக்கு கும்பாபிஷேகம் நடக்கிறது. இதையடுத்து கரிவரதராஜப் பெரு மாளுக்கு தச தரிசனம், தச தானம், மஹா திருமஞ்சனம், அலங்காரம், மகா தீபாராதனை, சாற்றுமறை, தீர்த்த ப்ரசா தம், மஹா ஆசீர்வாதம் நடக்கின்றன. அன்று மாலை 5.30 மணி முதல் பெருமாளுக்கு திருக்கல்யாண உற்சவம், சிறப்பு அலங்காரத்தில் வீதியுலா நடக்கிறது.

கும்பாபிஷேகத்தை தேரெழுந்தூர் ஸ்ரீனிவாச பட்டாச்சார்யார், சுதர்ஷன நாராயணன் ஆகியோர் சர்வசாதகம் செய்து நடத்துகின்றனர். விழா ஏற்பாடுகளை கோவில் நிர்வாகத்தினர், அறங்காவலர்கள் மற்றும் திருமுருகநாத சுவாமி அறக்கட்டளை நிர்வாகிகள் செய்து வருகின்றனர்.

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June 9th, 2010, 07:48 PM

Govt sets Rs 30,000 cr export target for Tirupur textiles

Press Trust of India / New Delhi June 09, 2010, 22:07 IST

The government has set a target for augmenting exports of apparel knitwear from Tirupur, the textile manufacturing hub of Tamil Nadu, to Rs 30,000 crore in the next five years, Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran said today.

Currently, exports from Tirupur amount to Rs 13,000 crore.

He said the Centre is providing Rs 200 crore to ensure that zero liquid effluent is discharged from Tirupur units.

The state government has also provided Rs 120 crore for setting up common effluent and discharge treatment plants.

"These people (Tirupur units) were struggling to meet their investment (needs) because of the global recession. This issue was brought to me and within six months we are able to get (Rs 200 crore) from the government of India," Maran said.

Justifying the central grant to garment exporters in his home state, Maran said, "Tirupur alone contributes Rs 13,000 crore in the export basket of knitwear from the country. In fact, we would like exports of Tirupur to go to Rs 30,000 crore over the next five years."

With regard to the difficulty being faced by exporters to repay their bank loans, Maran said his ministry was in talks with the banks for restructuring the loans.

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June 12th, 2010, 08:54 AM

TEAMA seeks ban on export of cotton and yarn

Tirupur: To highlight the operational difficulties faced by the apparel manufacturers owing to frequent yarn price rise in the last few months, hundreds of knitwear exporters affiliated to Tirupur Exporters and Manufacturers Association (TEAMA) observed fast here on Thursday.

TEAMA secretary K. Ramesh Kumar said that since the prices of yarns skyrocketed by around 50 per cent in the last eight months, it was becoming increasingly difficult for the predominant small and medium scale apparel exporters from the Tirupur cluster to remain competitive in the global garment market.

Encouraging

Mr. Kumar was of the opinion that cotton and cotton yarn exports should be banned altogether if the Government was keen to control the domestic prices of yarn.

“Through export of cotton and yarn we are now encouraging our competitors in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam and China, among other nations, to come out with value-added apparels at cheaper costs and pose competition to the Indian exporters,” he pointed out.

The TEAMA members wanted the Central Government to set up a high-powered committee to monitor the production and supply of cotton and yarn and ensure that these raw materials were sold to the domestic producers in requisite quantities.

Response to the agitation call was overwhelming as trade unionists, members of other textile associations like Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association, Tirupur Industrial Federation, and representatives of various leading political parties visited the fasting members and spoke in support of the issue. Prominent among them include MLA C. Govindasamy, former MP and All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) state president K. Subbarayan, Deputy Mayor K. Senthil Kumar, and KNITMA president S. Rathinasamy.

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June 12th, 2010, 09:46 AM

தவிப்பு! போதுமான அளவு குடிநீர் கிடைக்காமல் கரைப்புதூர் ஊராட்சியில் மக்கள் அவதி

பல்லடம் : கரைப்புதூர் ஊராட்சியில் குடிநீர் பிரச்னை விஸ்வரூபம் எடுத்துள்ளது; போதுமான அளவு குடிநீர் கிடைக்காமல், அவ்வூராட்சி மக்கள் அவதிப்படுகின்றனர். மேலும், 30 ஆயிரம் மக்களுக்கு ஒரே ஒரு துப்புரவு பணியாளர், ஆறு குடிநீர் வினியோகிப்பாளர்கள் மட்டும் உள்ளதால், அடிப்படை வசதிகளை நிறைவேற்ற டியாமல் தவியாய், தவிக்கிறது, ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகம்.பல்லடம் ஒன்றியத்துக்கு உட்பட்ட கரைப்புதூர் முதல் நிலை ஊராட்சி கரைப் புதூர், உப்பிலிபாளையம், அருள்புரம், நொச்சிபாளையம், அவரப்பாளையம், அல்லாளபுரம், காளிநாதம்பாளையம், பொன் நகர், பாச்சாங்காட்டுப்பாளையம், அண்ணா நகர் என 39 கிராமங்களை உள்ளடக்கியது; ஒன்றியத்தில் மிகப்பெரிய ஊராட்சி. 2,233.42.0 ஹெக்டர் பரப்பளவு கொண்ட இந்த ஊராட்சியில் 100க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சாய, சலவை பட்டறைகள் உள்ளன.

சாய, சலவை பட்டறைகள் அதிகம் உள்ளதால், ஊராட்சியில் பெருமளவு இடங்களில் நிலத்தடி நீர் மாசுபட்டு குடிக்க இயலாத நிலையில் உள்ளது. பொதுமக்களுக்கு குடிநீர் வசதி செய்து கொடுக்க, ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகம் அத்திக் கடவு குடிநீரையே முழுமையாக நம்பி யுள்ளது. 2001ல் எடுத்த கணக்கெடுப்பில் ஊராட்சியில் மொத்த மக்கள் தொகை 15 ஆயிரத்து 420.கரைப்புதூர் ஊராட்சி, திருப்பூருக்கு மிக அருகில் உள்ளதாலும், சாய, சலவை பட்டறைகள் அதிகமாக உள்ளதாலும், மக்கள் தொகை தொடர்ந்து அதிகரித்து வருகிறது. தற்போதைய கணக்கெடுப்பில், மக்கள் தொகை 30 ஆயிரத்தை தாண்டி விடும் என்ற நிலையுள்ளது. இவ்வளவு மக்கள் தொகை கொண்ட ஊராட்சிக்கு தினமும் இரண்டு லட்சத்து 50 ஆயிரத்து 600 லிட்டர் அத்திக்கடவு குடிநீர் மட்டும் சப்ளை செய்யப்படுகிறது. இதனால், ஊராட்சியில் உள்ள 20க்கும் மேற்பட்ட கிராம மக்களுக்கு அத்திக்கடவு குடிநீர் கிடைக்கவில்லை.

ஆழ்குழாய் கிணறு குடிநீரே அவர் களுக்கு குடிநீர் ஆதாரமாக உள்ளது. மக்கள் தொகைக்கு ஏற்ப அத்திக்கடவு குடிநீர் வினியோகம் இல்லாததால், ஊராட்சி பொதுமக்கள் தொடர்ந்து பரிதவித்து வரு கின்றனர். மேலும், 30 ஆயிரம் மக்கள் தொகைக்கு ஒரே ஒரு துப்புரவு தொழி லாளர் மட்டுமே உள்ளதால், பெருமளவு இடங்களில் குப்பை தேங்கிக்கிடக்கிறது. குடிநீர் வினியோகிக்க ஆறு பேர் மட்டும் உள்ளதால், சப்ளையாகும் குடிநீரை வினியோகிக்கவும் சிக்கல் நீடிக்கிறது.

பல்லடம் ஒன்றியத்தில் மிக அதிக அளவு மக்கள் தொகை கொண்ட கரைப் புதூர் ஊராட்சியை, உடனடியாக பேரூராட்சி யாக தரம் உயர்த்தி, தேவையான பணி யாளர், குடிநீர் வசதி, துப்புரவு பணிக்கான வாகனங்கள் வழங்க முன்வர வேண்டும். பேரூராட்சியாக தரம் உயர்த்த கால தாமதம் ஏற்படும் பட்சத்தில், திருப்பூர் பகுதி மேம்பாட்டு கழகம் மூலம் மூன்றா வது குடிநீர் திட்டத்தில் இருந்து 1,000 லிட் டர் 50 ரூபாய் என்ற கணக்கில் தினமும் ஊராட்சிக்கு 10 லட்சம் லிட்டர் தண்ணீர், கூடுதலாக ஆறு துப்புரவு பணியாளர்கள், குடிநீர் வினியோகிப்பாளர்கள் 14 பேர் தேர்வு செய்ய அரசு அனுமதி அளிக்க வேண்டும்.

ஊராட்சி தலைவர் நடராஜன் கூறியதாவது:கரைப்புதூர் மிகப்பெரிய ஊராட்சி; 30 ஆயிரம் பேர் வசிக்கின்றனர். 2.50 லட்சம் லிட்டர் அத்திக்கடவு குடிநீர் தினமும் வழங்கப்படுகிறது. இரண்டாவது அத்திக் கடவு குடிநீர் திட்டம் நிறைவேறும் வரையி லாவது திருப்பூர் பகுதி மேம்பாட்டு கழகம் மூலம் தினமும் 10 லட்சம் லிட்டர் தண்ணீர், ஊராட்சிக்கு வழங்க அரசு அனுமதிக்க வேண்டும். இதற்கான பணத்தை செலுத்த ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகம் தயாராக உள்ளது.ஊராட்சியில் மக்கள் தொகை மிக அதிகமாக உள்ளதால், பேரூராட்சியாக தரம் உயர்த்தி தேவையான பணியாளர்கள் மற்றும் வசதி செய்து கொடுக்க வேண்டும். 25 ஆண்டுகள் பழமையான கரைப்புதூர் ஊராட்சி அலுவலகத்தை இடித்துவிட்டு, புதிதாக அலுவலகம் கட்டிக்கொடுக்க வேண்டும். ஊராட்சியில் ஒரே ஒரு துப்புரவு பணியாளர், ஆறு குடிநீர் வினியோகப்பாளர்கள் மட்டும் உள்ளதால், துப்புரவு பணி, குடிநீர் வினியோக பணி கள் பாதிக்கப்படுகின்றன. இப் பிரச்னைக்கு தீர்வு காண அரசு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும், என்றார்.

veera

June 12th, 2010, 09:48 AM

தலைமை அரசு மருத்துவமனை முன் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றியும் பயனில்லை

திருப்பூர் : திருப்பூர் மாவட்ட தலைமை அரசு மருத்துவ மனை முன்பிருந்த ஆக்கிரமிப்பை நெடுஞ்சாலைத் துறை அகற்றியது; அப்பகுதியை ஆக்கிரமித்து ஆம்புலன்ஸ் நிறுத்தப்படுவதால், தாராபுரம் ரோட்டில் மீண்டும் போக்குவரத்து நெருக்கடி ஏற்படுகிறது.பெரிச்சிபாளையத்தில் மாவட்ட தலைமை அரசு மருத்துவமனை உள்ளது. மருத்துவமனையின் முன்பகுதியில் செல்லும் தாராபுரம் ரோடு குறுகலாக இருந்தது. பஸ்சுக்காக காத்திருப்போர், மருத்துவ மனைக்கு வந்து செல்வோர், ரோட்டில் வாகனங் களில் செல்வோர் என, இந்த ரோடு எப்போதும் பரபரப்பாக காணப்படுகிறது. வெள்ளியங்காடு நால்ரோடு பிரிவு, செவந்தாம்பாளையம் ரோடு சந்திப்பு பகுதிகள், மருத்துவமனைக்கு அருகருகே இருப்பதால் கனரக வாகனங்கள் இப்பகுதி வழியாக அதிகளவில் சென்று வருகின்றன. ரோட்டோரங்களை ஆக்கிரமித்து நிறுத்தப்படும் வாடகை வாகனங்கள் மற்றும் ஆம்புலன்ஸ் வாகனங்களால் இப்பகுதியில் பல நேரங்களில் போக்குவரத்து நெருக்கடி ஏற்பட்டது. இதைத் தொடர்ந்து, ஒரு மாதத்துக்கு முன், நெடுஞ் சாலைத்துறை சார்பில் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் அகற்றும் பணி நடந்தது. ரோட்டோரங்களில் இருந்த ஆக்கிரமிப்பு கடைகள் அகற்றப்பட்டன. வாடகை வாகனங்கள் நிறுத்தமாக, ரோட்டோரங்களை பயன்படுத்தக்கூடாது எனவும் வாகன ஓட்டுனர் களை, வாகன உரிமையாளர்களை நெடுஞ்சாலைத் துறை அதிகாரிகள் எச்சரித்தனர்.ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றிய பின், அப்பகுதியில் 10க்கும் மேற்பட்ட ஆம்புலன்ஸ்கள் நாள் முழுவதும் நிறுத்தப்படுகின்றன. ரோட்டின் இடது புறத்தில், சுற்றுச்சுவர் பகுதியில் நிறுத்தப்படும் இவ் வாகனங்களால் ரோட்டில் நெரிசல் ஏற்படுகிறது. கனரக வாகனங்கள் வரும்போது டூவீலர்களில் செல்பவர்கள் ஒதுங்கிச் செல்ல முடிவதில்லை. நடந்து செல்பவர்களும் இட வசதியின்றி திண்டாடுகின்றனர்.இதுகுறித்து நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை அதிகாரிகளிடம் கேட்ட போது, "மருத்துவமனை முன்பகுதியில் ஆக்கிரமிப்பை அகற்றியதே, நெரிசலின்றி வாகனங்கள் செல்வதற்காகத்தான். ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றிய ஓரிரு நாட்களிலேயே, ஆம்புலன்ஸ்கள் நிறுத்த ஆரம்பித்து விட்டனர். ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றியும் பொதுமக்களுக்கு பலனில்லை. போக்கு வரத்து போலீசார் கண்காணித்து நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டு உள்ளது,' என்றனர்.

veera

June 12th, 2010, 09:50 AM

தொடர்கிறது, ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணி கட்டட இடிபாடுகளை அகற்ற தாமதம்

அவிநாசி : அவிநாசி கடை வீதியில் உள்ள ஆக்கிரமிப்பை அகற்றும் பணி இரண்டாம் நாளாக நேற்றும் தொடர்ந்தது. இடிக்கப்பட்ட கட்டுமான பொருட்களை அகற்றுவதில் தாமதம் ஏற்படுவதால், போக்குவரத்து பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.அவிநாசி வழியே தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை எண்: 47 செல்கிறது. தினமும் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான வாகனங்கள், இவ்வழியாக கடந்து செல்வதால், அடிக்கடி போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்பட்டது. போக்குவரத்து நெரிசலை தீர்க்க 40 மரங்கள் வெட்டப்பட்டன; 20க்கும் மேற்பட்ட மின்கம்பங்கள் மாற்றியமைக்கப்பட்டன;

கருணாம்பிகா தியேட்டர் முதல் சீனிவாசபுரம் வரை ரோட்டின் மையத்தின் டிவைடர் வைக்கப்பட்டு, "யூ டர்ன்' எடுத்தும் திரும்பும் முறை மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டதால், போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் கட்டுக்குள் வந்தது.சேவூர் வழியாக செல்லும் பஸ்கள், கால்நடை மருத்துவமனை வரை சென்று எதிரிலுள்ள ரோடு வழியாக முத்துசெட்டிபாளையம் சென்று செல்லும் வகையில் திருப்பி விடப்பட்டன. இதனால், தாலுகா அலுவலகம், சிந்தாமணி தியேட்டர் ஸ்டாப்புக்கு பஸ்கள் செல்லாததால், பயணிகள் அவதிப்படுகின்றனர். போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் கருதி, போக்குவரத்து மாற்றத்தை அவிநாசி பொதுமக்கள் பழகிக்கொண்டனர்.

இந்நிலையில், போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல்மிக்க கடை வீதியில் தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை ரோட்டை அகலப்படுத்த வருவாய்த்துறையினர், நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறையினர், போலீசார் முயற்சி எடுத்தனர். ஏற்கனவே கடை வீதி அமைந்துள்ள க.ச., எண்: 85பி/2 அரசுக்கு சொந்தமானது என்ற வகைப்பாட்டில் உள்ளதால், ஆக்கிரமிப்பை அகற்ற அதிகாரிகள் முடிவு செய்தனர். முதல்கட்டமாக, மே 14ம் தேதி ஏழு கோவில்கள் இடிக்கப்பட்டன. கடை வீதியில் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு நோட்டீஸ் வழங்கப்பட்டது. கெடு முடிந்த நிலையில், நேற்று முன்தினம் 10 பொக்லைன் இயந்திரங்கள் மூலம் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் அதிரடியாக அகற்றப்பட்டன.

ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணிக்கு மங்கலம் ரோடு பிரிவில் வசிக்கும் ஒரு பிரிவினர் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்தனர். அவர்களிடம் பேச்சு நடத்திய போலீசார், குடியிருப்பை தவிர வர்த்தக கட்டடங்களை அகற்றினர். பெரும்பாலும் பழைய கட்டடங்கள் என்பதால், அகற்றும் பணி தாமதமானது. இடிக்கப்பட்ட கட்டுமான பொருட்களை வெளியேற்ற, தொடர்ந்து தாமதம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால், நேற்று முன்தினம் மாலை 6.00 மணிக்கு ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணி நிறுத்தப்பட்டது. பா.ஜ., - கொ.மு.க., புகார்: ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றுவதில் பாரபட்சம் காட்டப்படுவதாக பா.ஜ., - காங்., - கொ.மு.க., ஆகிய கட்சிகளும், தேவர் பேரவை, உப்பிலிய நாயக்கர் சமூக நலச்சங்கம், இ.ம.க., இந்து முன்னணி உள்ளிட்ட அமைப்புகள் குற்றம்சாட்டின.இதன் நிர்வாகிகள் கூறுகையில், "நெடுஞ்சாலையில் இருந்து 100 அடி தூரத்தில் உள்ள தேவர் திருமண மண்டபம் முற்றிலும் இடிக்கப்பட்டு விட்டது. ஆனால், ரோட்டின் மீதுள்ள சில கட்டடங்களை குறிப்பிட்ட அளவு மட்டுமே இடித்துள்ளனர். இதை கண்டிக்கிறோம்; நியாயம் கிடைக்கும் வரை போராடுவோம்,' என்றனர்.தொடர்கிறது, ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றம்: திருப்பூர் ஆர்.டி.ஓ., சொக்கன் தலைமையில் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு அகற்றும் பணி நேற்று இரண்டாவது நாளாக தொடர்ந்து நடந்தது. தாசில்தார் (பொறுப்பு) குலோத்துங்கன், ஏ.டி.எஸ்.பி., சுந்தரவடிவேல், டி.எஸ்.பி., காமராஜ், வருவாய் ஆய்வாளர்கள், கிராம நிர்வாக அலுவலர்கள் ஆகியோர் கண்காணித்தனர். அதிக திறன் கொண்ட பொக்லைன் இயந்திரங்கள் நேற்று பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டு, கட்டடங்கள் இடிக்கப்பட்டன. இடிபாடுகளை அகற்ற குறைந்த எண்ணிக்கையிலான லாரிகள் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டதால் தாமதம் ஏற்பட்டது.இப்பணிக்காக நேற்றும்

வாகனங்கள் மாற்றுப்பாதையில் திருப்பி விடப்பட்டன. திருப்பூரில் இருந்து கோவை செல்லும் வாகனங்கள், அம்மாபாளையம், ராக்கியாபாளையம், தேவராயன்பாளையம், தெக்கலூர் வழியாகவும், கோவையில் இருந்து கிழக்கு மற்றும் தெற்கே செல்லும் வாகனங்கள் சேவூர் ரோடு, ராயம்பாளையம் வழியாகவும் திருப்பப்பட்டன. இப்பணிக்காக கூடுதலாக போக்குவரத்து போலீசார் ஈடுபடுத்தப்பட்டனர். பஸ்கள் எதுவும் நகர்ப்பகுதியில் வராததால், பொதுமக்கள் ஒன்று முதல் இரண்டு கி.மீ., நடந்து சென்று பஸ் பிடித்தனர். ஆம்புலன்ஸ் வாகனங்களை மட்டும் போலீசார் நேராகச் செல்ல அனுமதித்தனர்.கம்பிகள் சேகரிப்பு: ஆக்கிரமிப்பை அகற்றியபோது, கட்டட இடிபாடுகளில் கான்கிரீட் கம்பிகள் ஏராளமாக இருந்தன. அவற்றை சிலர், நேற்று முன்

தினம் இரவில் இருந்து நேற்று காலை 9.00 மணி வரை விடிய விடிய சேகரித்தனர். இதை கவனித்த டி.எஸ்.பி., காமராஜ், அவர்களை அப்புறப்படுத்துமாறு போலீசாருக்கு உத்தரவிட்டார். போலீசார் விரட்டியதும் கம்பி எடுப்பவர்கள் ஓட்டம் பிடித்தனர்.

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June 12th, 2010, 09:55 AM

Under one roof: A view of the exhibition that began in Tirupur on Friday.

Tirupur: Mayor K. Selvaraj inaugurated the sixth edition of building materials exhibition, ‘Constro Mega -2010,' organised by Tirupur Civil Engineers Association at Hotel Velan here on Friday.

Tirupur Civil Engineers Association president C. Rathinasabapathi said that 110 companies had displayed their products ranging from eco-friendly paints, interior decorative materials, kitchen ware, wood polish, doors and windows, cement products, sanitary wares and steel frames to ready-to-occupy apartment projects. Adding colour to the exhibition, exquisite collection of designer tiles and marbles were displayed by a few companies from their product portfolio. The three-day fair will come to a close on June 13.

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June 15th, 2010, 08:50 PM

Tirupur waiting for ‘modern compost yard'

R. Vimal Kumar

Detailed project report for the yard will be ready soon

Tirupur: Even as Tirupur grew exponentially to carve out a niche for itself in the world textile map, the city is yet to have some of the basic infrastructure needed to keep the area clean and hygienic. One of them is ‘modern compost yard', a project that was conceptualised many years ago but did not take off owing to bureaucratic red-tapism.

No-objection certificate

Interestingly, no-objection certificate for the project had been issued by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and Indian Air Force (since the yard comes 20 km within the radius of Sulur air station) a few years ago.

Because of the inordinate delay in setting up the ‘modern compost yard' Corporation health officials are forced to dispose of the solid wastes generated at the rate of 420 tonnes a day mainly into open pits near Velliyangadu causing enormous health hazards.

In the last one year itself, residents in the nearby areas staged umpteen agitations to protest against the menace of rats, flies and foul smell owing to the indiscriminate dumping.

Anti-fly measures

Though the Corporation officials claim that they had started taking anti-fly measures and covering the wastes dumped with a layer of soil on each occasion, people refuse to see this as a permanent solution, especially with monsoon to set in soon.

Solution

“Only a ‘modern compost yard' can provide a comprehensive solution,” they say.

The Corporation officials told The Hindu that a detailed project report for the yard would be readied soon and that it would come up on a sprawling 25-acre plot at Iduvai.

Live fencing

The facility would have land fill sites, live fencing (greenery), space for recycling the wastes into manure and resting shed for sanitary inspectors, said the officials.

“The manure produced will be sold commercially while the other inert materials be land-filled safely,” they said.

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June 15th, 2010, 08:51 PM

Veerapandi panchayat lacks basic amenities

Staff Reporter

Tirupur: The Nallur Consumers' Welfare Association (NCWA) has criticised the lackadaisical attitude shown by authorities concerned when it comes to improving the basic amenities in Veerapandi panchayat.

In a memorandum submitted to Collector C. Samayamoorthy during the grievances meeting on Monday, NCWA president N. Shanmugasundaram said that despite its proximity to the city and the plans to merge into Tirupur Corporation next year, the panchayat lacks good bus connectivity and adequate street lighting.

The water shortage is acute in the panchayat and low-lying areas get inundated during the rainy season owing to lack of storm water drains.

Mr Shanmugasundaram pointed out that the life of predominant textile workers residing in the entire four wards of the panchayat had become miserable as mosquito control measures were not carried out properly.

Mr. Samayamoorthy assured them that the complaints would be looked into.

Later, Mr. Samayamoorthy distributed motorised sewing machines to 26 persons to set up self-employment ventures. He also gave away stipend worth Rs. 22 lakh to 75 members of various women self-help groups who recently underwent skill development training.

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June 15th, 2010, 08:57 PM

உத்தரவு! கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் தமிழில் பெயர் பலகை வைக்க செம்மொழி மாநாட்டையொட்டி, "திடீர்' நடவடிக்கை

திருப்பூர் : தமிழ் மொழிக்கு முன்னுரிமை கொடுத்து அனைத்து பள்ளிகளிலும் தமிழில் பெயர் பலகை வைக்க அரசு உத்தரவிட் டுள்ளது. பள்ளிகளில் பயிலும் அனைத்து மாணவர்களுக்கும், ஆசிரியர்களுக்கும் தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து பிழை யில்லாமல் தெரிந்திருக்க வேண்டும் எனவும் அறிவுறுத்தி யுள்ளது.

இதுகுறித்து, அனைத்து பள்ளிகளுக்கும் கல்வித்துறையில் இருந்து தகவல் அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளது.உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாடு, கோவையில் வரும் 23 முதல் 27 வரை நடக்கிறது. இதை யொட்டி, பல்வேறு வளர்ச்சி பணிகள் கோவையில் மேற் கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. சாலையை மேம்படுத்துதல், பூங்காக்கள் அமைத்தல், புதிய திட்டங்கள் நிறைவேற்றுதல் என அனைத்து துறையிலும் மாநாட்டு பணிகள் தீவிரப்படுத்தப் பட்டுள்ளன.மேலும், மாநகராட்சிக்குச் சொந்தமான சுவர்கள், அரசு மற்றும் பொது சுவர்களில் விளம் பரம் செய்ய தடை விதிக்கப் பட்டுள்ளது. அந்த இடங்களில் கலாச்சாரத்தை போற்றும் விதத்தில் சித்திரங்கள் வரையும் பணிகள் தற்போது முழுவீச்சில் நடந்து வருகின்றன. இம் மாநாட்டை, ஜனாதிபதி பிரதீபா பாட்டீல் துவக்கி வைக்கிறார்.தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாடு என்பதால், தமிழுக்கு, தமிழ் கலாச்சாரத்துக்கு முன்னுரிமை கொடுத்து பணிகள் மேற் கொள்ளப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.

மாநாட்டில், பல தரப்பட்ட தமிழ் அறிஞர்கள், பேராசிரியர்களின் கட்டுரை, இலக்கியங்கள் மற்றும் படைப்புகள் இடம் பெற உள்ளன. பொதுமக்கள், ஆசிரியர்கள், மாணவர்கள், அரசு அலுவலர்கள் என அனைத்து பிரிவினரும் பங்கேற்க அரசு கோரியுள்ளது. மாநாட்டையொட்டி, சென்னை, கோவை, திருப்பூரில் தமிழ் மையம் சார்பில் தோழமை ஓட்டம் நடத்தப்பட்டது.பள்ளி, கல்லூரி மாணவர் களுக்கு கட்டுரை, கவிதை, அனிமேஷன் தயாரித்தல் உள் ளிட்ட பல்வேறு போட்டிகள் நடத்தப்பட்டன. மாநாட்டில் பள்ளி, கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் பங்கேற்க அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது; இதற்கென அரசு அலுவலகங்கள், கல்வி நிறுவனங்களுக்கு விடுமுறை விடப்பட்டுள்ளது.செம்மொழி மாநாடு அறி விக்கப்பட்ட பின், வர்த்தக சங்க நிர்வாகிகளை அழைத்து பேசி, தமிழில் பெயர் பலகை வைக்க அரசு வலியுறுத்தியது. தொடர்ந்து, கோவை மண்டலத் துக்கு உட்பட்ட கடைகள் மற்றும் நிறுவனங்களில் ஆய்வு மேற் கொள்ளப்பட்டது.

ஆய்வில், தமிழில் பெயர் பலகை வைக் காத ஆயிரத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்ட நிறுவனங்கள் மீது சட்ட ரீதியான நடவடிக்கை தொடரப்பட்டுள்ளது.இதேபோல், தற்போது மெட்ரிக், சுயநிதி பள்ளிகள் உட்பட அனைத்து பள்ளிகளிலும் தமிழில் பெயர் பலகை வைக்க கல்வித் துறைக்கு அரசு உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. இதுகுறித்த தகவல் அனைத்து பள்ளிகளுக்கும் மின்னஞ்சல் மூலம் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஆங்கிலத்தில் வைத்துள்ள பலகையை எடுத்துவிட்டு, தமிழுக்கு முன்னுரிமை கொடுத்து பெயர் பலகையை மாற்றி அமைக் கும் பணியை உடனடியாக துவக்க அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து தெரியணும்: தற்போது பள்ளி களில் தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து மற்றும் தேசிய கீதத்தை விழா அல்லது நிகழ்ச்சிகளின்போது ஒலிபெருக்கியில் ஒலிபரப்பு கின்றனர். இதனால், பெருவாரி யான மாணவர்கள் மற்றும் ஆசிரியர்களுக்கு தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து பிழையின்றி தெரிந் திருப்பதில்லை.கோவையில், தமிழை கொண் டாடி மாநாடு நடக்கவிருக்கும் நிலை யில், அனைவருக்கும் தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து பிழையின்றி தெரிந்திருக்க வேண்டும்; எனவே, அரசு மற்றும் தனியார் பள்ளி என அனைத்து பள்ளிகளிலும் பயிலும் அனைத்து மாணவர்கள் மற்றும் ஆசிரியர் களும் தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்தை பிழை இல்லாமல் தெரிந்து வைத்திருக்க, கல்வித்துறை நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் எனவும் அரசு அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ளது.

veera

June 15th, 2010, 08:57 PM

கன்டெய்னர்' லாரிகள் நகருக்குள் நுழைய தடை நகர எல்லையில் ஸ்டாண்ட் அமைக்க திட்டம் திருப்பூர் எஸ்.பி., அ

திருப்பூர் : ""உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாட்டுக்கு ஆயிரக்கணக்கான வாகனங்கள் வரும் என்பதால், போக்கு வரத்து நெரிசலை கட்டுப் படுத்த, "கன்டெய்னர்' லாரிகள் நகருக்குள் நுழைய தடை விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது,'' என எஸ்.பி., அருண் தெரிவித்தார்.

அவர் நிருபர்களிடம் கூறியதாவது:கோவையில் நடைபெற உள்ள உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாட்டுக்கு, தமிழகத்தின் பல்வேறு பகுதிகளில் இருந்து 2,000க்கும் அதிகமான வாகனங்களில் மக்கள் வருவர் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. இவற்றில், 90 சதவீத வாகனங்கள், திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தை கடந்தே சென்றாக வேண்டும்.அவிநாசி ரோடு, திருச்சி ரோடு, உடுமலை ரோடு மற்றும் அவிநாசி ரோடுகள் வழியாகவே அனைத்து வாகனங்களும் சென்று வரும். தென் மாவட்டங்கள், வடக்கு மாவட்டங் களில் இருந்து வரும் வாகனங்கள் திருப்பூர் மாவட்டம் வழியாகச் செல்லும். திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில், 140 கிலோ மீட்டர் தொலைவுக்கு தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை வருவதால், போக்கு வரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்பட வாய்ப்புள்ளது.எனவே, போக்குவரத்து மாற்றங்கள் செய்யப்பட உள்ளன. அவிநாசி ரோடு ஒரு வழிப்பாதையாக மட்டும் செயல் படும்.

திரும்பி வரும் வாகனங்கள், திருச்சி ரோடு, பல்லடம் ரோடு, ரிங் ரோடு, செங்கப்பள்ளி வழியாகச் செல்ல ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.ஆயிரக்கணக்கான வாகனங்கள் வந்து செல்லும் என்பதால், "கன்டெய்னர்' வாகனங்களுக்கு தடை விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. வரும் 22 மற்றும் 23ம் தேதிகளில் அவ்வாகனங்களை இயக்க வேண்டாம் என, உரிமையாளர் சங்கங்களிடம் பேசப்பட்டுள்ளது. மாவட்டத்துக்குள் நுழையும் வாகனங்களை நிறுத்தி வைக்கவும் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. தலா 100 வாகனங்களை நிறுத்தி வைக்கும் இட வசதியுடன் ஓடக்காடு, செங்கப்பள்ளி, அவிநாசிபாளையம், திண்டுக்கல் மாவட்ட எல்லையில் உள்ள சாமிநாத புரம் ஆகிய இடங்களில் ஸ்டாண்ட் அமைக்கப்படும்.

நெரிசல் ஏற்பட்டால் உடனடியாக சரி செய்வதற்காக, 11 மீட்பு வாகனங்கள் தயார் நிலையில் இருக்கும். வெளிமாவட்டங்களில் இருந்து லட்சக்கணக்கானோர் வந்து செல்வர் என்பதால், எவ்வித அசம்பாவிதமும் ஏற்படக்கூடாது. அதற்காக, 27 டூவீலர்கள் மற்றும் ஏழு ஜீப்கள் அடங்கிய "மொபைல்' ரோந்து வாகனங்களும், ஒன்பது நெடுஞ்சாலை ரோந்து வாகனங்களும் இயங்கும். விபத்து உள்ளிட்ட அசம்பாவிதங் கள் ஏற்படும் போது, உடனடி சிகிச்சை அளிக்கும் வகையில், நெடுஞ்சாலை களில் உள்ள 20 மருத்துவமனை களுடன் ஒப்பந்தம் செய்யப் பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால், மாநாடு நடக்கும் நாட்களில், 24 மணி நேரமும் சிகிச்சை பெற முடியும். "டாஸ்மாக்' மதுக்கடை களுக்கு விடுமுறை அளிக்கவும் பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.இவ்வாறு, எஸ்.பி., அருண் தெரிவித்தார்.

veera

June 15th, 2010, 08:58 PM

இலவச பட்டா கேட்பவர்களிடம் லஞ்சம் கேட்பதாக புகார்

திருப்பூர் : "இலவச வீட்டுமனை பட்டா வழங்குவதில் ஏற்படும் கால தாமதத்தை தவிர்த்து, தகுதியான அனைவருக்கும் விரைவில் பட்டா வழங்க வேண்டும்' என, கலெக்டரிடம் பொதுமக்கள் நேற்று மனு கொடுத்தனர்.

பொதுமக்கள் குறைகேட்பு கூட்டம், திருப்பூர் கலெக்டர் அலுவலகத்தில் டி.ஆர்.ஓ., முரளிதரன் தலைமையில்

veera

June 15th, 2010, 08:59 PM

அரசு பள்ளிகளின் தரத்தை உயர்த்த "அடுக்கடுக்காக' உத்தரவு பிறப்பிப்பு

திருப்பூர் : ""திருப்பூர் மாவட்டத்தில் அங்கீகாரம் இல்லாமல் செயல் படும் பள்ளிகளை கண்டறிந்து நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும்,'' என மாவட்ட தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர் யதுநாதன் அறிவுறுத்தியுள்ளார்.

திருப்பூரில், மாவட்ட தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலகம் புதிதாக செயல்பட துவங்கியுள்ளது. மாவட்டத்துக்கு உட்பட்ட 13 ஒன்றியங்களைச் சேர்ந்த உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர் மற்றும் கூடுதல் உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலருக்கான ஆய்வு கூட்டம், கே.எஸ்.சி., அரசு ஆண்கள் மேல் நிலைப்பள்ளியில் நேற்று நடந்தது. தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர் யதுநாதன் தலைமை வகித்தார்.கூட்டத்தில், ஒன்று முதல் எட்டாம் வகுப்பு வரையுள்ள பள்ளிகளின் தரம், வசதிகள் மற்றும் தேவைப்படும் வசதி குறித்து ஆலோசிக்கப்பட்டது. மேலும், உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர் மற்றும் கூடுதல் உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர்கள், அந்தந்த ஒன்றியங்களில் பள்ளி களில் மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டிய பணிகள் குறித்தும் விவாதிக்கப் பட்டது. மாவட்ட தொடக்க கல்வி அலு வலர் யதுநாதன் பேசியதாவது: சமச்சீர் பாடத்திட்டம் அறிமுகப் படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ள நிலையில், எக்காரணத்திற்காகவும் அரசு பள்ளிகளில் மாணவர் சேர்க்கை குறையாமல் பார்த்துக்கொள்ள வேண்டும். அரசிடம் இருந்து வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ள பாடத்திட்டத் திற்கான அட்டைகள், புத்தகங்கள் மற்றும் கல்வி உபகரணங்களை நிச்சயம் பள்ளிகளில் பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும். அவை பயன்படுத்தப் படுகிறதா என்பதை அலுவலர்கள் கண்காணிக்க வேண்டும்.

ஆய்வுக்குச் செல்லும்போது, குறைந்தது ஆறு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பள்ளியில் உள்ள மாணவர் எண்ணிக்கையை ஒப்பிட்டுப் பார்க்க வேண்டும். அதிகரித்திருந் தால் அதற்கான காரணம், குறைந் திருந்தால் அதற்கான காரணத்தை ஆராய்ந்து பள்ளியின் நிலையை தெளிவுபடுத்த வேண்டும்.

மாணவர் எண்ணிக்கை அதி கரித்துள்ள பள்ளியில் கையாண்டு வரும் உத்திகளை, மற்ற பள்ளி களிலும் செயல்படுத்த வேண்டும். அலுவலர்கள் மாதம் 30 பள்ளி களுக்குச் சென்று பார்வையிட வேண்டும் என்றில்லாமல், கூடுதல் பள்ளிகளுக்கும் செல்லலாம். பணி நேரங்களில் ஆசிரியர் களுக்கு எவ்வித இடையூறையும் அலுவலர்கள் ஏற்படுத்தக்கூடாது. தகவல் பெறுவது குறித்த பணிகளுக்கு உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலகங்களுக்கு பள்ளி நேரத்தில் வரவழைக்க கூடாது; மாணவர்களின் கல்வி, எக்காரணத் தினாலும் பாதிக்கக் கூடாது. ஆசிரியர்களுக்கான சலுகைகள் மற்றும் தேவைகளை முடிந்தவரை விரைவாக பெற்று தருவதற்கான முயற்சிகளை மேற்கொள்ளுங்கள். மாணவர்களுக்கு நலத்திட்ட உதவிகள் சென்றடைவதற்கான நடவடிக்கைகளை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும். அங்கீகாரம் இல்லா மல் ஆங்காங்கே டியூசன் சென்டர் போல் செயல்பட்டு வரும் பள்ளி களை கண்டறிந்து உரிய நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும், என்றார்.இதைத்தொடர்ந்து, உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர் மற்றும் கூடுதல் உதவி தொடக்க கல்வி அலுவலர்களுக்கு ஆறாம் வகுப்பு சமச்சீர் பாடத்திட்டத்திற்கான பயிற்சி அளிக்கப்பட்டது.

veera

June 15th, 2010, 09:00 PM

மரங்களை வீழ்த்தியது மாநகராட்சி

திருப்பூர் : மகளிர் தொழிற்பயிற்சிக்கூடம் அமைக்க, பள்ளி வளாகத்தில் இருந்த 30 மரங்களை மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் வெட்டி, வீழ்த்தியுள்ளது.திருப்பூர் பழைய பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் அருகே முத்துப் புதூர் மாநகராட்சி நடுநிலைப்பள்ளி அமைந்துள்ளது. இவ்வளாகத்தில் இருந்த 30க்கும் அதிகமான மரங்கள் நேற்று முன்தினம் வெட்டப்பட்டது. மாநகராட்சி எல்லைப்பகுதிக்குள் மரங்களே இல்லாத நிலையில், பள்ளி வளாகத்தில் இருந்த மரங்களையும், மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் வெட்டியுள்ளது.அதிகாரிகளிடம் கேட்ட போது, "சுவர்ண ஜெயந்தி திட்டத்தில், மகளிருக்கான இலவச தொழிற்பயிற்சி மையம் கட்டப்பட உள்ளது. பஸ் ஸ்டாண்டுக்கு அருகிலேயே தொழிற்பயிற்சி மையம் அமைய வேண்டும் என்பதற்காக, பள்ளி வளா கத்தை தேர்ந்தெடுத்துள்ளோம். அங்கு கட்டடம் கட்ட வேண்டும் என்பதற்காக சில மரங்களை வெட்டியுள்ளோம். வேறு வழியில்லை,' என்றனர்.

அதேசமயம், பள்ளி நிர்வாகத்துக்கு எதற்காக மரங்களை வெட்டினர் என்பது தெரியவில்லை. பள்ளி நிர்வாகத்தினர் கூறுகையில், "மாநகராட்சி ஊழியர்கள்தான் வெட்டினர். எங்களுக்கு வேறு விபரங்கள் தெரியாது. அருகில் மின்கம்பிகள் செல்வதால் வெட்டியிருக்கலாம்,' என்றனர்.கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகளுக்காக மரங்களை வெட்டுவதை கூடுமானவரை தவிர்க்கலாம். தவிர்க்க இயலாத தருணங்களில் ஒரு மரத்தை வெட்டினால், அதற்குப்பதில் இரு மரக்கன்றுகளை நட, மாநகராட்சி நிர்வாகம் முன்வர வேண்டும்.

veera

June 15th, 2010, 09:01 PM

உடுமலை அருகே விவசாய நிலத்தில் ஐம்பொன் அம்மன் சிலை கண்டுபிடிப்பு

உடுமலை : உடுமலை அருகே விவசாய நிலம் பண்படுத்தும்போது, கலை வேலைப்பாடுகளுடன் கூடிய ஐம்பொன்னாலான அம்மன் சிலை கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டது. உடுமலை அருகே கணபதிபாளையத்தில் இருந்து புக்குளம் செல்லும் ரோட்டில், பல ஆண்டுகளாக பயன்படுத்தப்படாத விவசாய நிலம் இருந்தது. முட்காடுகள் நிரம்பிய இந்நிலத்தை பண்படுத்தும் பணிகள் நடந்து வந்தன. முட்புதருக்குள் புற்று வளர்ந்திருந்தது. அதனருகில் தோண்டிய போது, அம்மன் சிலை கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டது. முக்கால் அடி உயரத்தில், ஐம்பொன்னால் சிலை அமைந்திருந்தது. நான்கு கரங்களுடன், ஒரு கரத்தில் சூலாயுதம், மற்றொரு கையில் உடுக்கை, ஒரு கையில் அட்சய பாத்திரம், ஒரு கையில் கத்தி இருந்தது. தலையின் பின் பகுதியில், குடை போல் ஐந்து தலை நாக பாம்பு உருவம் ஒரே சிலையில் வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. முகம், கழுத்து, கிரீடம் மற்றும் அழகிய அணிகலன்கள், கலை நுணுக்கத்துடன் காணப்பட்டன.மண்ணுக்குள் புதைந்தும் சிலை சிதையாமல் இருக்கிறது. சிலை இருந்த இடத்தில், பழங்காலத்தில் பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட தட்டு வடிவலான பஞ்சமுக விளக்கும் கிடைத்தது. இங்குள்ள பத்ரகாளியம்மன் கோவிலில் சிலையை வைத்து பொதுமக்கள் வழிபட்டனர். தொல்பொருள் துறைக்கு தகவல் கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இது குறித்து உரிய ஆய்வு செய்தால், எந்த காலத்தைச் சார்ந்தது, உலோக வகை, மதிப்பு குறித்து தெரிய வரும் என வருவாய்த்துறையினர் தெரிவித்தனர்.

senthilnatha

July 31st, 2010, 10:36 PM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/01/stories/2010080150300200.htm

Tirupur firm acquires stake in Swiss company

Tirupur firm to get a strong presence in European markets

Swiss company to benefit from low cost advantage

Tirupur: The Tirupur-based Prem Durai Exports Private Limited, an export division of PGC Industries and Group, has acquired controlling stake in the Swiss leisurewear brand Switcher Holdings, which is famous for brands such as Switcher, Respect and Whale.

A press release from the company stated that the acquisition would give the company a strong presence in European markets especially in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, while Switcher Group could benefit from lower costs in activities such as warehousing, information technology, logistics, product design and development.

According to PGC Industries and Group chairman D. Prem, “the company felt that it was right time to acquire stakes in Switcher Global with which there was an association dated back to more than two decades.”

The Switcher group had an exclusive marketing arrangement with Prem Durai Exports for the last 25 years and was manufacturing more than 40 lakh pieces of garments every year.

PGC Industries Group Managing director Aadith D. Vikram said that the acquisition would also help widen the group's client base in Europe which, in turn, would enhance the turnover.

Madurai gilli

August 25th, 2010, 05:15 AM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/DM/COIMBATORE/2010/08/25/Article//156/25_08_2010_156_038.jpg

kongutamizhan

September 24th, 2010, 07:08 PM

Tirupur on Strike...

http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=91048

Our "Mokkai arikkai" CM just issued a statement for formality.

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2010/09/24/karunanidhi-asks-pm-not-permit-cotton-exports.html

This guy continues to spend less time on issues related to people compared to cine / audio release functions.

kongutamizhan

September 30th, 2010, 09:34 PM

With deadline extended, industry still skeptical about yarn prices

http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/30/stories/2010093059410300.htm

freeplanetguy

October 25th, 2010, 05:28 AM

I recently read a news in Dinamalar that Govt has given order for a separate TNSTC region for Tirupur under TNSTC coimbatore division.

Mr. Selvaraj has been appointed as the General Manager for Tirupur region.

Following are the depots coming under Tirupur region.
1. Tirupur I
2. Tirupur II
3. Kangayam
4. Palladam
5. Udumalpet
6. Dharapuram
7. Palani I
8. Palani II

Proposed new depots.

1. Tirupur South ( when the new bus stand comes up in Kovil Vazhi)
2. Vellakoil
3. Avinashi

Total number of buses currently operated by the above depots (excluding the proposed new depots) 600.

According to the news, the new region will have the temporary office at the existing CTC depot at Kangayam Road, Tirupur. Once various divisions like audit division, labour division etc are established, the new region will come into effect.

Recently a request was made to the transport minister Mr. Nehru for adding 100 additional buses for Tirupur. In the first phase, 40 Low Floor buses have been approved, these buses are expected to run in the busy routes in the city such as Avinashi Road, Mangalam Road, Perumanallur Road and Palladam Road.

See the actual tamil version of the news at : http://www.dinamalar.com/News_detail.asp?Id=106690

Does anyone have latest update on this?

ArunKumarB

November 12th, 2010, 07:28 AM

Tirupur: A Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) will come up in Tirupur as a possible alternative to overcome traffic congestions faced by commuters in the city if the suggestion put forward by different stakeholders got materialised. MRTS is a successful concept tried out in many cities across the globe, providing a seamless travel in public transport services.This was among many suggestions by people from different strata of society who took part in the deliberations organised by the district administration here recently to elicit public opinion to prepare a comprehensive city development plan.

The city development plan is being prepared by the district administration taking into account a holistic view on the infrastructure needs of the city in 2016 for an estimated population of 17.29 lakh. The city, presently spread over an area of 27.19 sq km with a population of 3.44 lakh, will be expanded to 175.3 sq km with 5.48 lakh people once the 15 Velampalayam and Nallur municipalities along with the Chettipalayam, Neruparichal, Mannarai, Thottipalayam, Aandipalayam, Muthanampalayam, Veerapandi and Murugampalaym are merged into it next year.

For decongesting the traffic, it was also planned to improve the ring roads in the city at Rs. 600 crore so that vehicles cutting through the city roads to reach peripheral towns till now could be phased out.

Collector C. Samayamoorthy told The Hindu that another project, with its conception already into an advanced stage, would be an elevated corridor to connect the Tirupur-Palladam road with the road network on the other side of River Noyyal for a length of about 4 km.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/12/stories/2010111258440100.htm

senthilnatha

November 19th, 2010, 06:21 PM

Tirupur's dominance in western brands. Also the growth of entrepreneurs in our region.

http://expressbuzz.com/entertainment/fashion/behind-the-big-labels/224431.html

P Sundarajan, S P Apparels Ltd

Popular brands and large format stores from the US, UK and European markets began sourcing apparel from India in the late ’70s and the spotlight eventually fell on Tirupur in the ’90s, which, until then, was a popular supplier of hosiery across India. That is when P Sundarajan, then a college lad from Salem, began hunting for his pie. A first generation entrepreneur, Sundarajan set up SP Apparels Ltd in a rented office space, at a cost of Rs 6,000. Today, the entrepreneur who’s in his mid-40s employs 10,000 people and boasts of an annual turnover of Rs 400 crores. He supplies children’s apparel to brands like Disney, GAP (the US), United Colors of Benetton (Italy), Marks & Spencer, Old Navy, Diesel, Sainsbury’s, Walmart and Mothercare and others.
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Going domestic
Sundarajan’s pet project right now is the Crocodile brand, which he acquired in 2006. “The domestic market is the way to grow in the future. We acquired Crocodile for Rs 8 crores, revamped the brand and launched 30 stores in metros and second-tier cities.

Today the annual turnover is Rs 40 crores and we hope to grow to Rs 500 crores in the next five years,” he offers.

The good life
An impulsive shopper himself, Sudarajan admits that he has learnt a lot from travelling abroad. He likes Armani, shuttles between his home in Coimbatore and factory in Tirupur in a self-driven BMW 7 Series car, and has a weakness for high-end watches. “I work from 9 am to 8 pm six days a week, and take a break for a week once every three months,” he tells us, adding that he travels to New Zealand and Cape Town then.

Prem D, Prem Dorai Exports

When you hear about the Rs 640 crore strong Prem Group in Tirupur, you’d expect the leading man to be at least in his late 30s. But talk to 28-year-old Prem and you have no doubts that you are interacting with the Chairman himself.

Prem is a second-generation entrepreneur, whose played a direct role in increasing his business value from Rs 40 crores to Rs 600 crores. The astute lad was also instrumental in acquiring the majority stake in Switcher, a Swiss brand that was the Prem Group’s only client for 20 years.
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Prem joined the company during a rough patch, when Switcher was on the verge of closing down. “We realised that our business could crumble down to nothing if Switcher went down, as our primary business was with them. That’s when I started seeking out other brands and large format stores. Today we do business with Walmart, K-Mart, Macy’s, BJs, Carrefour and 150 such others,” Prem maintains. Eventually, Prem also bought the majority stake in Switcher in June this year.

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Ankur Mehta, Mehta Export Corporation

Thirty two-year-old Ankur Mehta from Mehta Export Corporation is a French client’s delight, as he has perfect command over the language.

That said, he is equally comfortable handling ground issues at his factory in Tamil. He brought great people skills to the table when he took over the reins
of his father’s business in 2000. “If anybody believes manufacturing is as easy as ‘what goes in comes out,’ they should re-think. Our business is nothing short of stressful.
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Targeting high-end boutiques and fashion stores in France, Mehta realises what his father meant when he emphasised on discipline. “There is not one day that goes when you can sit back and relax. The business is such that
I am speaking sweet French to my clients one moment and barking orders in Tamil in my factory the very next. It is a tedious process, putting together a perfect final product by assembling various elements from different places. For
instance, the brand tags for our apparel come from Korea, dyed yarn from Ludhiana, something else from Hong Kong... I call it organised chaos,” he offers.

No hang ups, please
After graduating from the University of Buckingham, Mehta tried the stock exchange for a while, but soon joined his father in the family business. The palatial style office he occupies today, with its mammoth pillars, and the Mercedes convertible he drives, speak volumes about Ankur’s success. “If business demands, I’d go standing in a flight! I have no hang ups about these things. I remember that we used to go to school in an auto despite having cars at our disposal,” declares the man behind a Rs 50 crore business (with clients like RG512, Burton, Devred, Armand Thiery). It was Mehta’s grandfather who got down at a random station named Tirupur on a trip to Chennai from Mumbai and discovered the cotton and yarn business. “Since I’ve taken over, I have been able to add at least two new clients every year to our list, with 10-15 per cent increase in the profits,” says the man who swears by power naps.

Getting personal
Mehta has a passion for travelling. “My wife and I are crazy about spas. Recently, I surprised her with a stay at the Burjuman Rotana in Dubai for her birthday. We plan on visiting Egypt or Jordan,” he tells us. “I think I’ve picked
up a lot from the French in terms of sense of style. I do not like anything too showy. I like brands like Hugo Boss and Salvatore Ferragamo, always understated,” declares Mehta.

But since he was raised in Mumbai, is life in Tirupur a bit bland? “Not at all. While life in Mumbai was good, life in Tirupur is quality,” he smiles. :cheers:

chennaidesi

November 19th, 2010, 06:39 PM

Case of Mehta, I have seen this Gujarati's never crib about anything wherever there is a opportunity they go there and settle down. It is only the new generation people talk about Climate,Cosmopolitan etc etc. I think you guys understand what problem I am referring to...

doccbe

November 21st, 2010, 09:39 PM

The recognition of NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion, an institute promoted by Tirupur Exporters Association, as an ‘accredited implementing agency for knitwear business incubator projects' by the Central Government is all set to kick-start a technology revolution in Tirupur textile cluster

http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/22/stories/2010112250800200.htm

Mr.Nellai

November 30th, 2010, 02:38 PM

A view of Krishna Nagar in Tirupur that remains water logged in the recent rain. Sewage got mixed with rain water causing inconvenience to people

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00299/Coimbatore_CITY_Reg_299195f.jpg

bkbalaji96

December 1st, 2010, 12:08 PM

forming tirupur region erode region will suffer lot revenue because erode region depends up on tup-mdu,tup-trichy, cbe-mdu cbe-trichy, routes it will come under automatically to new tirupur region tirupur peoples suffer lot by both cbe&erd region before that they send dubba buses to tirupur area only because collection very high even in dubba bus . new tirupur region is very relief to tup peoples i hope they travel by new buses here after thanks to CM,DEPUTY CM, TRANSPORT MINISTER,HIGHWAY MINISTER,MLA,&TUP MAYOR

veera

December 11th, 2010, 05:34 PM

திருப்பூர்: திருப்பூர் போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம், எட்டு டிப்போக்களுடன் துவக்க அரசு உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது; திருப்பூரை தலைமையிடமாக கொண்ட அம்மண்டலம், வரும் 17ம் தேதி துவக்கப்படுகிறது. கோவை, ஈரோடு கோட்டங்களின் கீழ், திருப்பூர் அரசு பஸ் போக்குவரத்து டிப்போ செயல்பட்டது. திருப்பூர் மாவட்டமாக உருவான பின், திருப்பூரை தலைமையிடமாக கொண்ட போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் அமைக்க கோரிக்கை வைக்கப்பட்டது. இதற்கான கருத்துரு, அரசுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டது. அதை ஏற்று, போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் அமைக்க அரசு உத்தரவிட்டது. திருப்பூரில் இரண்டு; பழனியில் இரண்டு; காங்கயம், பல்லடம், உடுமலை, தாராபுரம் பகுதிகளில் ஒரு டிப்போ வீதம் எட்டு டிப்போக்களை உள்ளடக்கிய, திருப்பூர் போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது; 600 பஸ்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. கோவில் வழியில் புது பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் உருவாகும் பட்சத்தில், திருப்பூர் தெற்கு பகுதி டிப்போ, வெள்ளகோவில் மற்றும் அவிநாசி பகுதிகளில் டிப்போ அமையும். அப்போது, 11 டிப்போக்களை உள்ளடக்கிய திருப்பூர் மண்டலம் உருவாகலாம் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டது. ஆனால், தற்போது எட்டு டிப்போக் களை மட்டுமே கொண்ட, திருப்பூர் போக்குவரத்து மண்டலமாக செயல்பட உள்ளது. இதன் அலுவலகம், தற்போது காங்கயம் ரோட்டில் உள்ள சி.டி.சி., டிப்போவிலேயே தற்காலிகமாக செயல்படும். அதன்பின், சம்பள பிரிவு, தணிக்கைப்பிரிவு, சட்டப்பிரிவு, விபத்து தடுப்பு விழிப்புணர்வு பிரிவு, தொழிலாளர் பிரிவு, பணியாளர் பிரிவு, கணக்குப்பிரிவு, தொழில்நுட்ப பிரிவு உள்ளிட்ட கூடுதல் பிரிவுகளுடன் கூடிய முழுமையான அலுவலகம் உருவாக்கப்பட உள்ளது. வரும் 17ம் தேதி நடக்க உள்ள போக்குவரத்து மண்டல துவக்க விழாவில், தமிழக போக்குவரத்து துறை அமைச்சர் நேரு, நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை அமைச்சர் சாமிநாதன் மற்றும் எம்.எல்.ஏ.,க்கள், போக்குவரத்து கழக அதிகாரிகள் பங்கேற்கின்றனர்.