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kvijayasundaram

December 26th, 2011, 05:24 AM

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=373696

Dinamalar states: Uranium deposits confirmed in Javvadu malai.

வேலூர்:ஜவ்வாது மலையில், யுரேனியம் தாது உள்ளதா என்பது குறித்து, அணுசக்தி அதிகாரிகள் ஆய்வு செய்து வருகின்றனர்.வேலூர் மாவட்டம், ஜவ்வாது மலைத்தொடரில் ஒடுக்கத்தூர் அருகே, சின்ன பள்ளி குப்பம் அருகில் உள்ள ராஜா மலையில் யுரேனியம் தாது உள்ளதாக, செயற்கைக்கோள் மூலம் மத்திய அரசுக்கு தகவல் கிடைத்தது.
மத்திய அரசு அணுசக்தி துறையைச் சேர்ந்த அதிகாரிகள் 35 பேர், ராஜா மலையில் முகாமிட்டுள்ளனர்.

ராஜா மலையில் முகாமிட்டுள்ள அணுசக்தி துறையைச் சேர்ந்த அதிகாரிகளிடம் கேட்ட போது, அவர்கள் கூறியதாவது:ராஜா மலையில் 1989-91ம் ஆண்டில் யுரேனியம் தாது பொருட்கள் இருப்பதாக அப்பகுதியை ஆய்வு செய்த மத்திய வனத்துறையினர், அரசுக்கு தகவல் கொடுத்தனர். இதையடுத்து, ராஜா மலையை இந்திய செயற்கைக்கோள் மூலம் ஆராய்ந்த போது, இங்குள்ள மலை பாறைகளில் அதிகளவு யுரேனியம் தாது பொருட்கள் இருப்பதும், மலையின் அடியில், இரண்டு கி.மீ., ஆழம் வரையில் இருப்பதும் தெரிந்தது.இதற்காக, 2,500 அடி உயரமுள்ள ராஜா மலைத்தொடரில், 10 கி.மீ., சுற்றளவுக்கு ராட்சத இயந்திரம் கொண்டு, 20 இடங்களில் துளையிட்டு ஆய்வுகள் நடந்து வருகின்றன. மேலும் இங்குள்ள பாறைகளில், 60 இடங்களில் துளை போட்டு, பாறை துகள்கள் எடுத்து ஆய்வு செய்ததில் யுரேனியம் இருப்பது உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.இவ்வாறு அவர்கள் கூறினர்.

யுரேனியம் தாதுவை வெட்டி எடுக்க வசதியாக, 15 இடங்களைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்து அங்கு துளை போட்டு வருகின்றனர். மத்திய அணுசக்தி துறையைச் சேர்ந்த அறிவியல் நிபுணர்கள், மண் வள பரிசோதனை நிபுணர்கள் ஆய்வுக்கு வந்துள்ளனர்.கடந்த 20 நாட்களாக இவர்கள் இங்கு ஆராய்ச்சிகள் செய்து வருகின்றனர். மேலும் இங்கிருந்து சேகரிக்கப்பட்ட சிறு பாறைகள், பாறை துகள்களை டில்லிக்கு அனுப்பி வைத்துள்ளனர்.அங்கு இவற்றை ஆய்வு செய்த போது, அதிகளவு யுரேனியம் இருப்பது தெரிய வந்துள்ளது. அடுத்த சில வாரங்களில் மேலும், 100 அதிகாரிகள் இங்கு வர உள்ளனர். தற்போது ஒடுக்கத்தூர் வரை சென்று அங்கிருந்து 10 கி.மீ.,க்கு மேல் ஒத்தயடி பாதை வழியாகத் தான் ராஜா மலைக்கு நடந்து செல்ல வேண்டும்.மலையை துளையிடும் இயந்திரங்கள், கருவிகளை கழுதை மீது வைத்து எடுத்துச் சென்றுள்ளனர்.

இது குறித்து வனத்துறையினரிடம் கேட்ட போது, ராஜா மலையில் ஆய்வு செய்வதற்காக மத்திய, மாநில அரசுகளின் அனுமதியை பெற்ற பின்னரே மத்திய அணுசக்தி துறையினர் வந்துள்ளதாகக் கூறினர்.நான்கு கிராமங்கள் காலியாகும்?முழு வீச்சில் யுரேனியம் வெட்டி எடுக்க இரண்டாண்டுகளுக்கு மேல் ஆகும். அணுசக்தி விஞ்ஞானிகள் இங்கு வந்து பார்த்த பிறகு, ராஜா மலை, மத்திய அரசின் அணுசக்தி துறை கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வந்து விடும். அதன் பின், இங்கு பொது மக்கள் நுழைய முடியாது.இதனால், 2,000 பேருக்கு மேல் வேலைவாய்ப்பு கிடைக்கும். இங்கு யுரேனியம் வெட்டி எடுக்கப்பட்டால், இதன் அருகில் இருக்கும் நான்கு கிராமங்களை காலி செய்ய வேண்டியதிருக்கும் என, ஆய்வுக்கு வந்தவர்கள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

praveenkumar

December 30th, 2011, 11:53 AM

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December 30th, 2011, 11:54 AM

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nankumar

December 30th, 2011, 11:57 AM

Hundreds Heritage- a multi cuisine restaurant opening shortly in Gandhi nagar. Specialized in Arab dishes, pizzas, burgers,Italian, pakistani etc... For more details see facebook page. website U/C

VickyV

December 30th, 2011, 01:04 PM

Any Textile showroom has been planned to step in their foot in vellore..?

sumugan

December 30th, 2011, 02:15 PM

Source:Express News Service

VELLORE: Efforts are on to draw devotees and tourists of Sripuram golden temple in Vellore to other lesser-known tourism spots in the district as Amirthi forest and Balamathi hills are over overcrowded. The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation has allotted around `4.15 crore to develop tourism here. An official in the district said the developmental work started in 2008 and is nearing completion.These include improvement of the Otteri Park, situated at the foothill of the Balamathi hill, construction of a compound wall for the park and building a retaining wall at Balamathi Road. For tourists and devotees of golden temple, a clock room, building toilets and other sanitation facilities were made available near the shrine. An official said, “These steps have been taken to help tourist feel comfortable, in addition to improving the tourism in the district.”A footpath has also been laid around the Vellore Fort for visitors to have a blissful walk, said the official and added that these have also benefited the local public, as they also use the path and the park in Otteri for morning walks and workouts.“All these would be fully operational by March. We hope that the initiative would invite tourists who visit the golden temple to these spots too, as Amirthi forest is just 25 km from Vellore, whereas Balamathi hills is 30 minutes drive from Vellore. This would also provide employment to the locals,” the official added.“There are is a lot of scope to improve the activities in Balamathi and Kottamalai hills. Activities could include a walk in the hills and forests and awareness about the habitats, hills, valleys and streams. We need guides, volunteers, NGOs and staff. But, a high-level decision by officials is needed to make this a reality,” said officials attached to the forest department.They also said that they have been trying to upgrade the zoo for the past three and half years. The department has sent a proposal to upgrade Amirthi Mini Zoo to the standards of a small zoo. This would bring in more wild animals like tigers, bears and leopards.Of course, Amirthi forest is a splendid place for trekking, the officials added.

geico2000

January 1st, 2012, 05:12 PM

madurakarenda

January 2nd, 2012, 12:35 PM

Crossposting :

NEW DELHI: L&T Construction today said it has bagged new projects worth Rs 2,056 crore across various categories in the last month.

Of these projects, two orders worth Rs 1,262 crore in the water and effluent treatment segment was bagged by the company, L&T Construction said in a statement.

"One order has been secured from the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board for combined water supply scheme at various locations in Madurai, Sivagangai and Vellore districts in Tamil Nadu," it said.

Another order was received from Raipur Vikas Pradhikaran by the firm for constructing water pipelines, water supply and other associated works at Raipur, it added.

In the buildings and factories category, a Rs 388-crore project was bagged by L&T Construction for constructing residential towers.

"In the rail infrastructure segment, new orders, including additional orders aggregating Rs 406 crore has been grabbed form various clients. This include a major order for construction of a viaduct...from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd," the statement said.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/indl-goods-/-svs/construction/lt-construction-bags-orders-worth-rs-2056-cr/articleshow/11337649.cms

praveenkumar

January 3rd, 2012, 02:57 PM

State Pollution Control Board to set up five zonal offices in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, Vellore and Coimbatore.

This will speed up process of granting consent for new units
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) will soon set up five zonal offices in the State to speed up the mechanism of granting consent for setting up and operating new industrial units.

The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Board.

“We have sent the resolution to the State government for its approval and it is likely to be cleared. This proposal will also pave the way for decentralisation of powers. The head office gets too many proposals seeking approval for setting up industrial units. People also walk in with doubts about filling applications,” TNPCB Member Secretary K. Karthikeyan told The Hindu .

TNPCB issues consent to new industries in two stages. The ‘consent to establish' is issued before the industry takes up construction activities at the site. ‘Consent to operate' is issued after the installation of pollution control measures by the unit, if they conform to the standards.

The zonal offices will come up in Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchi, Vellore and Coimbatore. Each office will be headed by a Joint Chief Environmental Engineer and will control six district offices. The offices will be able to grant consent for industries with investment up to Rs.5 crore.

They will also have powers to provide authorisation for disposal of hazardous waste, biomedical waste and municipal waste, Mr. Karthikeyan said.

“Earlier, there was a rule that such applications must be cleared within 45 days. We are now trying to bring down the number of days to 30. The zonal offices will speed up the process,” he said.

In the past three months alone, the TNPCB received around 450 files pertaining to consent to set up/operate from units. “On an average, the various offices of the Board receive around 600 applications a month.”

The Care Centre set up for industries coming under the offices of the district environment engineer in Sriperumbudur, Gummidipoondi, Maraimalai Nagar and Chennai also receives around 200 applications a month.

THE HINDU,CHENNAI, January 2, 2012

praveenkumar

January 3rd, 2012, 03:05 PM

Vellore officials spell out big plans

“Vellore is all set to get better infrastructure and sanitation facilities in 2012,” Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Vellore MLA, Dr VS Vijay said while conveying his wishes to the public on New Year.
He said, “The old GH of Vellore and the Pentland hospital, will soon function in to full capacity and efforts are on in this direction. Various departments are being added. Vellore will also get a ring road in 2012 and there are plans to bridge Palace Cafe and Murugan Temple in the Vellore town.”
Vellore SP, Kayalvizhi said, “Steps are being taken to maintain law and order. Surprise raids and vehicle checks would be conducted. Traffic issues and solutions are under discussion and soon we will come out with plans to bring the traffic under control.”
Vellore Corporation Mayor Karthiyayini expressed her gratefulness to the public for electing her. She also promised good sanitation facilities for people in Vellore city. It may be noted that the underground drainage system work has been started in Vellore at a cost of over `100 crore.
In the past year, Vellore was in the spotlight for a few events. The 14th Assembly election took place in March and C Gnanasekaran of Congress, who had been the Vellore MLA for the past four terms was defeated by Dr VS Vijay of AIADMK, who was also given the health portfolio.
In the local body elections, AIADMK candidate P Karthiyayini was elected the Vellore Corporation Mayor.
The Kaveripakkam bus accident that claimed 22 lives sparked off a debate on safety of high-tech a/c buses.
President Pratiba Patil dismissed the clemency petition of Rajiv Gandhi convicts, Perarivalan, Santhan and Murugan. This roused the anger of activists who have been fighting against capital punishment. Several protests, agitations and fasts were held across the country.
The train accident near Arakkonam in September, claimed many lives.

VickyV

January 3rd, 2012, 08:26 PM

sumugan

January 4th, 2012, 05:15 PM

VELLORE: India’s first Golden car made by the Tata Group and valued at `30 crore is on display here for the next four days at the Dhandapani Mudaliyar Kalyana Mantapam. VIT vice president G V Selvam inaugurated the exhibition of the car here on Tuesday.
“The gold car is a brand initiative aimed to create awareness among the general public that gold ornaments from the tiniest size of 0.2 gm to 80 kg could be designed by the Tata group”, noted S Balachandar, branch manager of Gold Plus here.
R Suresh, head, Business Analytics, Titan Industries at Bangalore said, the Goldplus Nano Car, a Tata product was declared as the first ever gold jewellery car that embodies the 5,000 years old jewellery making profession in India. He added, “The car’s body, made of 80 kg of 22-carat solid gold and 15 kg silver, features artistic designs made with precious stones (navaratna). As many as 14 techniques of jewellery making have gone behind the effort. From the intricate ‘filigree’ to the delicate and colourful ‘meenakari’, from the stunning ‘kundan’ to the traditional ‘naqashi’, the car has it all”.
The blueprint of the car was created in January 2011. The Titan jewellery industry plant at Hosur took up the work the following month and finished it by September. The components of the car’s outer body have been developed using gold, using the Fiber-Reinforced technology and a lot of precision engineering has gone into it, achieved by a team of 30 artisans and engineers, Suresh informed.
After its launch in Mumbai in September 2011, the Goldplus Nano Car is travelling to all the Goldplus showrooms at 32 locations in the country that includes 16 chain shops in the State before its stop at Vellore. The car would go to Kancheepuram for a brief display before winding up the tour.

sumugan

January 4th, 2012, 05:18 PM

Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore has won two national awards this year.
Named ‘India Healthcare Awards’, one of the awards is for the best multi-specialty (non-metro area) and the other for the best cardiology care in the country.
The award was conferred on the hospital from CNBC TV18 and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company.
While this is the first time the department of cardiology is receiving the award, for the hospital this is the second year in succession.
Last year the hospital received India’s most socially responsible award.
The selection process covered the scope of service, infrastructure, patient safety record and innovation and research.
Head of Cardiology department, Dr Sunil Chandy pointed out that the award was in recognition of the care with passion extended to all patients under one umbrella.
CMC was voted the third best multi-speciality hospital in India by The Week magazine.
Source: ibnlive (http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cmc-bags-india-healthcare-awards/216288-60-118.html)

sumugan

January 7th, 2012, 10:21 AM

Vellore hopes to become the first child labour-free district in the State, as the rate of child labourers in the district came down drastically in the past few years.

VickyV

January 8th, 2012, 08:03 PM

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Vellore Showroom Teaser Advt.1
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guna

January 9th, 2012, 04:44 PM

In vellore survey done for 2 more flyovers one from national theatre to old bus stand and another from old bypass to konavattam(ROB)and also a bridge between kangeyanallur and sathuvachari across palar estimated at rs.30 crores was also in proposal for govt nod

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/ninthpage.aspx

geico2000

January 10th, 2012, 03:37 PM

guna

January 12th, 2012, 09:01 AM

Thanks Geico2000,
Actually i read that article in thinathanthi dated 8th jan2012 at page9, i tried to cut and paste but i couldnt....sorry,next time i wiil rectify.

guna

January 14th, 2012, 04:05 PM

The Hindu :
VELLORE, January 14, 2012
SPECIAL CORRESPOND
Each team consisting of 10 bikes to work 24 hours

REVVING UP: C. Sylendra Babu, IGP, North Zone, launching the motorcycle brigades at the Netaji Stadium in Vellore on Friday.— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), North Zone, C. Sylendra Babu, launched two motorcycle brigades - green brigade and blue brigade - each comprising 10 motorcycles for 24-hour crime prevention, at a function got up at the Government Nethaji Stadium here on Friday.

Talking to newspersons, Mr. Babu said the motorcycles in the green brigade would be on patrol during the day, while those in the blue brigade would be patrolling during the night. Two police personnel - a Special Sub-Inspector and a police constable (PC) attached to the armed reserve - would be travelling on each motorcycle, the vehicle being driven by the PC. Four motorcycles have been allotted to the Vellore sub-division and four to the Ranipet sub-division, while two motorcycles each have been allotted to the remaining six sub-divisions.

The four vehicles in the Vellore sub-division would be on patrol in the jurisdictions of the Sathuvachari, Vellore North, Vellore South and Bagayam police stations, while the four vehicles in the Ranipet sub-division would be patrolling the jurisdictions of Ranipet, Walajapet, SIPCOT and Arcot police stations.

The vehicles in Katpadi sub-division would patrol the areas in the jurisdiction of Virudhambut and Katpadi police stations, those in Arakkonam sub-division patrol the areas in Arakkonam town police station limits, those in Gudiyatham sub-division the areas in Gudiyatham town police station limits, those in Ambur sub-division the areas in Ambur police station limits, those in Vaniyambadi sub-division patrol the areas in Vaniyambadi town police station limits, and those in Tirupattur sub-division the areas in Tirupattur and Jolarpet police station limits.

The brigades would concentrate on areas prone to chain-snatching and vehicle theft. Calls to the police control room (no.100) informing of thefts and other crimes would be communicated to the policemen on the motorcycles patrolling the areas concerned, and the men in the brigade would reach the spot quickly and nab the culprits, or chase and nab them if they were found fleeing. Sixteen more motorcycles would soon be added to the brigades, most of them in Vellore.

The IGP said that plans are afoot for installing an aerial traffic planning system in Vellore, with the help of high resolution speed dome cameras which would be capturing the traffic scene in specific locations and transmitting the pictures to the traffic control room where they would be monitored. Optical fibre cable connection would be used for the purpose as they were more efficient than the wireless connection. Thirty-nine surveillance cameras have been installed in Tiruvannamalai. Balloon cameras were used during the Karthigai Deepam festival in Tiruvannamalai to monitor the crowd and detect thefts and other crimes. Surveillance camera would also be installed in Ranipet, Arakkonam and Tirupattur

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January 19th, 2012, 09:50 AM

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praveenkumar

January 23rd, 2012, 02:45 PM

URANIUM DEPOSITS NEAR VELLORE

VELLORE: Rajamalai in Odugathur reserve forest range in Vellore district, situated some 30 km from here, has become a preferred destination for the Department of Atomic Energy as the area has been identified as a potential source of uranium and thorium.
A team of officials from the department and technical workers are camping on the foothill villages to begin preliminary investigation. According to sources, the state forest department had given its approval for the operation about two months back. However, camping, lighting fires, working during nights, cutting of trees and disturbing wildlife have been prohibited. Following the approval, a temporary road has been laid to transport materials to the site.
The possibility of uranium and thorium deposits here came to light in the 1990s when the Department of Atomic Energy had conducted aerial surveys. A qualitative assessment was made using satellite geo-mapping techniques recently and it was found that some portions of the hilltop had exhibited possibilities of good deposits of uranium and thorium that could be used for generation of energy.
However, sources indicated that a thorough study of the samples extracted from the site alone could decide whether it was worth taking the exploration to the next level. As of now, it is said that the forest department has allowed the study to be conducted in about 10 sqkm on the hill.
Sources also said that a makeshift laboratory has also been set up at Alangayam to carry out primary level tests on samples extracted from the site. For further analysis, samples may be sent to the department’s laboratories in Bangalore.
Drilling work has been entrusted to private contractors, who are in the process of establishing the rig system at the site. Enquiries revealed that around 10 to 12 holes might be drilled, each 100 meters deep. The work is expected to go on for six to eight months.
While villagers living on the foothill are not aware about the activities taking place on the hill, PMK MLA Kalaiarasu, under whose constituency the site falls, welcomed the initiative taken by the Government of India to explore uranium in his constituency.
Underlining the urgent need for uranium to meet the energy demands, Kalaiarasu said, if full-fledged extraction activities were to begin here, it would provide ample job opportunities for the locals. While he expected the operation to be absolutely safe, he appealed to the government to come out with a white paper on the safety aspects of the operation.

Source: Express News Service

praveenkumar

January 23rd, 2012, 03:17 PM

BID FLOATED FOR 22 TRAFFIC SIGNALS WITH WIRELESS CAMERS IN VELLORE CITY LIMIT

http://docs.tenderskhoj.com/T10387039.pdf?id=b2A1T2IpIBtjfSsHBUwUJF06L2ofCDw2BE4=

A total of 22 numbers of the Traffic Signals with wireless Camera, are estimated to be installed in Vellore. The bid Document comprises Construction, Operation and Maintenance of 22 numbers of the Traffic Signals with Wireless Camera in Vellore Corporation Area as designated by Corporation of Vellore.
VCMC intends to replace the existing Traffic Signals and construct new Traffic Signals
with Wireless Camera in its jurisdiction as specified above, with proposed user and
environment friendly designed Traffic Signals with CCTV Security System with Private Sector
Participation on a BOT (Build, and Operate & Transfer) basis.

1 I Chittoor Road Vallimalai Junction 3 way
2 I Chittoor Road Chittoor Stop 3 way
3 I Chittoor Road Odaipillaiyar Koil 3 way
4 I Chittoor Road Silkmill 3 way
5 I Chittoor Road Virudampat 3 way
6 IV NHAI Green Circle 4 way + 3 way
7 II Anna Salai National Theater 4 way
8 II Anna Salai CMC Circle 3 way
9 II Anna Salai Maccan 3 way
10 II Anna Salai Fishmarket 3 way
11 III Anna Salai South Police Station 4 way
12 III Anna Salai
Ariya Bhavan
Junction 4 way
13 III Anna Salai
Muslim Hr. Sec.
School 4 way
14 III Anna Salai Mummy Hospital 3 way
15 III Anna Salai Lakshmi Theator 3 way
16 III Anna Salai Tollgate 4 way
17 III Arani Road Bagayam Junction 3 way
18 III Thorapadi Road MGR Statue Blinking Light
19 III Arani Road SP Banglow Blinking Light
20 III Arani Road DKM College Junction Blinking Light
21 III Arani Road Velapadi Pilliyar Koil St. Blinking Light

natarajan1986

January 24th, 2012, 07:04 PM

geico2000

January 26th, 2012, 03:12 PM

The Vellore corporation has updated the corporation limits with the new boundry in its website after a loooooooooooooong time.

http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/Proposed%20corp-map.jpg

http://vellorecorp.tn.gov.in/pgal_pillar.htm

I dont think this is the right one. This was the one where the corp included Arcot/Ranipet etc.

geico2000

January 26th, 2012, 04:46 PM

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/45956771.jpg

geico2000

February 1st, 2012, 11:00 PM

Collector Ajay Yadhav has urged engineers of the State and National Highways Departments to take urgent steps to repair roads in Vellore district which were damaged in the heavy rain last month.

He was presiding over a meeting held at the Collectorate here on Tuesday to review the progress of works undertaken by the Highways and Public Works Departments. Mr. Yadhav told the highways engineers to devote special attention to badly damaged roads.

The Collector told the PWD engineers to take steps to facilitate the public to get sand for construction purposes through PWD quarries, if necessary, by opening additional quarries. However, he asked the PWD to monitor and prevent illegal quarrying of sand in the district.

Kesavalu, Executive Engineer, PWD, Nagarathinam and Dhandapani, Assistant Executive Engineers, PWD, S.T. Krishnan and Rajendran, Divisional Engineers, State Highways Department, Saravanan, Executive Engineer, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Rural Roads Scheme, Highways Department, Dhananchezhiyan, Divisional Engineer, National Highways and Purushothaman, Assistant Executive Engineer, National Highways, were present.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2849784.ece

geico2000

February 1st, 2012, 11:03 PM

With the 60 wards in Vellore Corporation having been divided into four zones of 15 wards each in the wake of the expansion of the jurisdiction of the Corporation after the recent local body elections, it has decided to entrust the work of maintenance of street lights to private contractors, zone-wise, in order to ensure good service to the public and to reduce the expenditure on staff.

A resolution to this effect was passed at the ordinary meeting of the Vellore Corporation held under the chairmanship of P. Karthiyayini, Mayor of Vellore. By this resolution, the Corporation also decided to terminate the existing contract of a private agency in maintenance of street lights since the agency is hampered by the lack of adequate staff in carrying out the maintenance work. With a total of 17,626 street lights in the Corporation, it requires 30 linemen and 30 assistants to undertake the maintenance work at the rate of one lineman and one assistant each for 600 lights, whereas the Corporation had only two linemen. The estimated annual maintenance expenditure is Rs.35.73 lakhs for zone-I, Rs.40.94 lakhs for zone-II, Rs.21.73 lakhs for zone-III and Rs.35.13 lakhs for zone-IV.

While before the expansion, the Corporation had only 48 wards, after the expansion, it has 60 wards with the annexation of two municipalities, six town panchayats and nine village panchayats.

In view of the absence of adequate staff, there is considerable delay in the repair of defective street lights, resulting in increasing complaints about the non-functioning of street lights. With the increase in the number of wards, the Corporation faced administrative difficulties in undertaking the zone-wise maintenance of street lights and providing satisfactory service to the public. Therefore, it decided to terminate the existing contract and float tenders for the award of contracts to private agencies separately for the four zones.

However, the Corporation has decided to continue the service of the existing contractor till new contractors are finalised for the four zones. As per the guidelines of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration, Chennai, dated December 16, 2004, the Corporation decided that if the performance of the contractors to be appointed was found good at the end of the first year, their contracts could be extended for two more years after obtaining the Corporation Council's resolution.

By a resolution passed at an urgent meeting held later, the Corporation has allotted Rs.25 lakhs for the digging of an infiltration well in place of the nine deep borewells that have been dug in the Ponnai river bed, the headworks of the water supply scheme of the Vellore Corporation, since the deep borewells had to be removed as they obstructed the work of laying a road connecting Melvisharam and Thengal by the State Highways Department under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Rural Roads Scheme.

The Corporation has received the amount through the Highways Department.

The Corporation allowed an expenditure of Rs.9.80 lakhs for digging four hand borewells and installing an electric motor in the Palar river bed in the Corporation's water supply headworks in Iraivankadu and for laying fresh pipelines to ensure supply of drinking water to the Allapuram and Thorappadi areas and prevent scarcity during the summer season.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2846755.ece

geico2000

February 1st, 2012, 11:04 PM

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC) has sanctioned loans to the tune of about Rs.100 crores for more than 500 industries in Vellore district, creating 10,000 jobs directly and another 10,000 jobs indirectly, according to A.R. Sundaresan, Branch Manager, TIIC, Vellore.

Inaugurating the second phase of the 5-day Soft Skills Training Programme on ‘Science & Technology Capacity Building for Industrial Needs' at the Bharathidasan Engineering College in Natrampalli on Monday, Mr. Sundaresan said that those who are qualified, trained and experienced can approach the Corporation for help. The TIIC would sanction up to Rs. five lakhs loan for deserving cases without any security, he said. Gnanasekaran, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Best of Breed Software Solutions, Bangalore said that positive thinking and a bold approach in facing problems can help students win laurels. He called upon the budding entrepreneurs to move from the congested cities to the silent serene villages to start industries. This would help them as well as the villages, he said. About 100 students from various colleges in Vellore district took part in the training programme.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2846759.ece

geico2000

February 3rd, 2012, 01:46 AM

Cross posting from Chennai Automotive thread

Bavina Electric Car Plant at Ranipet

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Tamil Nadu allots land to Bavina Car's Rs 300-cr facility (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/tamil-nadu-allots-land-to-bavina-cars-rs-300-cr-facility/67367/on)

http://cars4fast.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2007120550120301.jpg

Thx anniyan.

Tamil Nadu allots land to Bavina Car's Rs 300-cr facility
Press Trust of India / Chennai Jul 10, 2009, 17:27 IST

The Tamil Nadu government has alloted land to electric car manufacturer Bavina Cars India for setting up a facility, entailing an investment of Rs 300 crore, at the Ranipet special economic zone (SEZ) near here.

According to an official press release, the state government has alloted 100 acres of land for the unit to be set up at the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu's SEZ at Ranipet.

The company would invest Rs 300 crore in this project, promising direct and indirect employment to about 1,500 persons.

The company has been permitted to produce 25,000 cars annually and commercial production of the five-seater vehicle was scheduled to commence from 2011, the release said.

Company promoter S Rajasekar today received the order from Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, who also test drove a prototype of the vehicle, the release said.

guna

February 3rd, 2012, 08:03 AM

Fund shortage short-circuits Bavinas e-car

Thyagaraju Adinarayan TNN
11 Jan 2012
Chennai: In December 2007,a Chennai-based financial consultant to small enterprises spurted into the countrys auto space with a big announcement.S Rajasekar promised Indias first-ever four-door electric car,which would easily run over Reva (a small two-door electric car).
The four-seater steel-bodied hatchback resembling Hyundai Santro and Daewoo Matiz would zip through Indian roads from April 14,2008,Rajasekar had announced then.
Cut to present: Rajasekar and his company,Bavina Cars both are grounded for lack of funds.He operates from a small house in Adyar,fuelled by only hope.I am positive things will go well after Pongal.
The ride was ridiculously jerky from start for the Rs 300-crore project.In July 2009,M K Stalin,the then deputy chief minister,allotted 100 acres to Rajasekar at the Ranipet Special Economic Zone.Bavina lost the plot after he failed to pay Rs 20 crore within the stipulated 90-day window.A senior SIPCOT official said the land allotment to Bavina has been annulled.Rajasekar said the booking could be renewed by paying the full amount.
Banks such as State Bank of India and IDBI were ready to invest Rs 220 crore,provided the promoters of Bavina put on table Rs 60 crore,he said.Bank loans are ready but the issue is promoter contribution.I have already spent Rs 10 crore on design and development of the car,and now I find it difficult to raise more money, said Rajasekar,who regularly changes his car and tries out all new cars in the market.
While the project is stuck,industry watchers said the governments evaluation system has been exposed.In this case,100 acres were allocated to a group which was unable to invest Rs 60 crore as equity capital, a source said.
The auto enthusiast has,however,not abandoned car,which he boasts can run at cost of 42 paisa per kilometre or 245 km in one recharge.Rajasekar said the company is expecting a strategic foreign partner to revive the project.Till then,his plan to start commercial production of Bavina cars from 2011 has now been pushed to 2013 amid land allotment issues and fund crunch.
Rajasekar said the prototype is ready and is on test mode in several cities and towns to attract investors.Though,the company has not announced a single development since the land allotment,Rajasekar still went on to provide fresh deadlines : We expect to restart the project in June 2012 and launch commercial production from June 2013.

http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/TOICH/2012/01/11/15/Img/Pc0151300.jpg
SHOCK AND AWE,BUT NOWHERE TO GO

Hi Geico2000,
Bavina electric car plant project has been shelved, lets hope it to commence at ranipet in future.We have to wait till the commencement of Chennai -Bangalore industrial corridor project as i hope huge investments and developements will happen around vellore.Meantime infrastructure of vellore and nearby satellite towns has to be much improved.....:)

geico2000

February 3rd, 2012, 05:06 PM

Hi Geico2000,
Bavina electric car plant project has been shelved, lets hope it to commence at ranipet in future.We have to wait till the commencement of Chennai -Bangalore industrial corridor project as i hope huge investments and developements will happen around vellore.Meantime infrastructure of vellore and nearby satellite towns has to be much improved.....:)

Thx for the update Guna, its really sad that the project is shelved. It will be nice if it get started.

mann81india

February 6th, 2012, 08:41 AM

Very sooooon Cafe Coffee Day @ katpadi !

guna

February 6th, 2012, 03:27 PM

Dont worry geico, surely our vellore district will get lots of manufacturing plants including automobiles,engineering, hardwares,and also leather garmentclusters, etc in few years.., and also land aquisition for ITsez is going on now(i heard place have been identified near sathuvachari).
:cheer:

geico2000

February 7th, 2012, 04:52 PM

Cross posting from TN Railway Thread. For a passenger train 4hrs and 45mins is a decent time.

PASSENGER SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN VILLUPURAM AND KATPADI

The following passenger special trains will be run between Villupuram and Katpadi from 20.2.2012 to 15.4.2012.

06842/06841 Villupuram – Katpadi – Villupuram Daily Passenger Specials: T.No.06842 Villupuram – Katpadi Passenger Special will leave Villupuram at 04.00 hrs. and arrive Katpadi at 08.45 hrs. T.No.06841 Katpadi – Villupuram Passenger Special will leave Katpadi at 16.35 hrs. and arrive Villupuram at 21.45 hrs. The composition of the trains will be 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at all stations enroute.
http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=677&did=1328619030125F31787F650029168A5EB56A8B2451640.web103

geico2000

February 8th, 2012, 02:56 PM

More than 600 delegates and leading orthopaedic surgeons from different parts of Tamil Nadu would be participating in the 45th Annual Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association (TNOA) Conference, which is to be hosted by the Department of Orthopaedics of the Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore at the medical college campus in Bagayam here from February 9 to 11. V.S. Vijay, State Health Minister and a former executive committee member of TNOA will inaugurate the conference on Thursday.

Briefing newspersons about the conference, Ravi Jacob Korula, Professor of Orthopaedics, CMC and the organising secretary of the conference said that a Continuing Medical Education (CME) session would be held on the day prior to the main conference, on the theme, ‘Recent Advances in Orthopaedics and Traumatology', primarily for the benefit of post-graduate students and junior orthopaedicians. Leading faculty from India and abroad, including the UK, Australia, Canada, Switzerland and New Zealand would participate in the CME and the conference and share their knowledge and expertise.

Prestigious orations

Mayil Vahanan Natarajan, Vice-Chancellor of The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University would be the guest of honour at the inaugural session. The conference includes two prestigious orations. One of them is the Dr. M.S. Narasimhan Oration, to be delivered by Jairam Pingle, senior orthopaedic consultant from Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad and president of the Orthopaedic Association of the South Indian States on the theme, ‘Pitfalls n Orthopaedics'. T.V. Jayasankar, past president of TNOA and senior consultant in the Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai will be delivering the Dr. M. Natarajan Oration on the theme, ‘Distal Radius Fractures'.

Seven medals will be awarded at the conference for outstanding papers in different disciplines, namely, the Xavier Medal for the best paper in hand surgery, Dr. M. Natarajan Medal and Dr. Vygasewarudu Medal for best papers presented by orthopaedic surgeons under the age of 35 in the fields of trauma and cold orthopaedics respectively. The Prof. A. Subramaniam Medal is being awarded to stimulate basic research in orthopaedics. The T.K. Shanmugasundaram Medal will be awarded to the best paper from rural orthopaedic centres. The Ramanathan Medal would be given to the best paper presented by any consultant orthopaedic surgeon. The P. Dhanarajan Medal will be given for innovative trauma work.

Dr. Korula said that a significant portion of the conference would be devoted to complex trauma management, considering the rapid rise in the number of road traffic accidents and trauma cases. There will be simultaneous sessions for sub-specialities including spine, paediatric orthopaedics, musculo-skeletal oncology, hand surgery, arthroscopy and sports medicine. The conference includes a badminton tournament to stress the importance of regular exercise and fitness. Samuel B. Chittaranjan is the organising chairman of the conference.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2870881.ece

VickyV

February 8th, 2012, 09:33 PM

Is the construction work of hypermall by KayBeeEss entertainment started in vellore?? If not, anyone have idea on when it is about to start??

praveenkumar

February 11th, 2012, 05:36 PM

Dentistree to open two new centres

Dentistree, a specialised dental care centre will soon be opening in Trichy and Vellore. Both these centres will be franchised. The brand plans to further open 100 centres in all four region of the country in next four to five years.
Presently, the brand operates four franchised clinics in Kalpakkam, Pondichery, and two in Chennai.
Dentistree started its first centre at Adyar 10 years ago, where one can avail total dental care from the experts of various dental specialties. Now it operates centres in Adyar, Teynampet, Velachery, Tambaram, Kalpakkam, Kanchipuram and Pondichery.

guna

February 17th, 2012, 04:02 PM

12 Feb 2012 11:09:55 AM IST
Express Buzz

VELLORE: While reviewing work undertaken by various line departments in the district, Health Minister Dr V S Vijay urged officials from the Department of Highways to finalise the proposed construction of a flyovers between the erstwhile National Theatre and the old bus stand. There is also a proposal to lay the Vellore-Bangalore bypass road to Konavattam, besides building a bridge across the Palar river linking Kangeyanallur and Sathuvachari. The minister also handed over hearing aids to five hearing-impaired children at the district collectorate. District Collector Ajay Yadav and Vellore Mayor P Karthiyayini were also present on the occasion.:)
link;health minister reviews ongoing works vellore express buzz.com

guna

February 17th, 2012, 04:05 PM

Hi guys,
Pachaiyappa's silks proposed near national theatre stop

guna

February 17th, 2012, 04:22 PM

HI frnds,
My kind suggestion is that we can also post developements nearby towns of vellore such as Gudiyatham, Ranipet,Arcot, Walaja,Ambur,Arani ,chittore,etc., developements around there will make impact overall developement of future vellore metro( i think it is too ambitious but in future at the commencement of Chennai bangalore industrial corridor it may happen)

VickyV

February 17th, 2012, 08:01 PM

Hi guys,
Pachaiyappa's silks proposed near national theatre stop

Great..!!! Thanks for the info.. seems like 1st multi branch textile show room in vellore apart from branded show rooms. Guna can u tel where the proposed shop is exactly located?? Is it going to replace erstwhile national theater..??

If not, Do u ve any info on what gonna come at National theater place????

praveenkumar

February 18th, 2012, 09:47 AM

Thank you for ur updates Guna and i welcome ur idea of posting developments across nearby towns close to our Great Vellore City.

At last highways department laid thar road in busy arcot road from sathuvachari to palace cafe junction after almost 6 months after completing Underground drainage work.

praveenkumar

February 18th, 2012, 09:59 AM

NEW TRAIN BETWEEN KHARAGPUR & VILLUPURAM TO BE INTRODUCED FROM 17TH FEB VIA KATPADI JN AND VELLORE CANTT.

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of a weekly express train between Kharagpur & Villupuram and to provide better facilities to the commuters, Railways have decided to introduce a new train between Kharagpur & Villupuram w.e.f. from 17thFebruary 2012.

22604/22603 Villupuram-Kharagpur-Villupuram Weekly Superfast Express will leave Villupuramat 10.40hrs o*n every Monday w.e.f. 20thFeb’2012 and will arrive at Kharagpur at 19.30hrs o*n the next days. In the return direction, this train will leave Kharagpurat 14.10hrs o*n every Wednesday w.e.f. 22ndFeb’2012 and will arrive at Villupuram at 23.00hrs o*n the following days.

This train will have 10min stop at Katpadi junction and 2min stop at Vellore Cantt.

praveenkumar

February 18th, 2012, 10:17 AM

The above posted news about the new train between Kharagpur and Villupuram is really meant for having connectivity between Vellore and West Bengal especially for large number of patients visiting CMC hospital mostly from Bengal. But i wonder why they are not introducing trains starting or ending from Vellore Cantt, but connecting with small town Villupuram.
At least in coming rail budget authorities should take steps to make Vellore station into a hub connecting major cities like Bangalore, Hyderabad (by extending Venkatadiri express from Chittoor) and Kolkata.
Already all the buses running in Vellore carrying Villupuram name at least in trains Vellore should come.. We hope frnds...

Awaiting reflections from u guys....

sumugan

February 18th, 2012, 04:57 PM

Yep 100% true Mr.Praveen Khargpur people knows only Vellore obviously name should be kept as Khargpur-Vellore Express , still Vellore name is not getting highlighted 90% of the passenger who travels between Chennai to Bangalore,kerala, covai not aware that katpadi is an area in Vellore city limit they use to say Vellore is 5km from katpadi (ena koduma saravana in Chennai 20 km faraway places are called as Chennai but here it has been called in two different names) why corporation authorities are not taking immediate steps to mention Vellore junction as such Chennai-Egmore .
Addition to that corporation authorities or high profile person from vellore should talk with transport minister for mentioning Vellore name in bus, I use to worry whenever I see TN 23 govt bus without identity for Vellore.
Still corporation website is not lucrative
Why tamil cinemas are not using Vellore and its district places such as Ranipet,Walajapet,Arcot,Vellore,Gudiyathham,Ambur,Vaniyambadi,Tirupattur ,what ever movies get screened it says proud only abt south tamil nadu place hope directors are not aware of first war of independence which held in Vellore 1806,world famous hospital CMC,and beautiful location in Javdhu hills and between odugathur and alangayam
Looking forward more development for Vellore and its district

praveenkumar

February 18th, 2012, 05:42 PM

VickyV

February 18th, 2012, 06:34 PM

Thank you Mr. Sumugan for ur comment, why going to Chennai u jus take Walaja road station or Sholingur station the towns are very far from stations but it carries the name of the town. Banavaram is the place where the railway station is actually located but the station's name is Sholingur.

As far as buses are concerned Vellore comes under Villupuram division. Villupuram division is one of the largest divisions in the state it has Vellore, Kanchipuram, Cuddalore and Tiruvannamalai as zones.
Govt has to take steps to bifurcate this division and create new Vellore division with Kanchipuram and Tiruvannamalai coming under this division.

Like recently govt bifurcated Madurai division and created Tirunelveli division.
During DMK regime itself they had this idea but dont know why this doesnt materialise. Ex local minister should have taken steps in this regard but dont know why he doesnt showed any interest in this matter.

I would like to let you know guys if you are not aware of that. Initially govt started the transport corporations with the following names. They are 1.Pallavan (MTC -chennai) 2. Cheran (Kovai) 3. Chozhan (Kumbakonam/thanjavur) 4. Pandiyan (Madhurai) 5. Thiruvalluvar (SETC - Express services across tamilnadu) 6.Thanthai Periyar (Villupuram). Then they sub-divided into many regions as the population and no of services get increased and vellore got Pattu kottai Azhagiri (which was divided from Thanthai periyar). Once the govt again decided to merge the transport corporations (due to some political reasons) they just re-grouped them as per the initial division. That is why Vellore gone under villupuram division. That is the reason for still cities like ours, trichy, erode and etc., not having their own divisions. Trichy comes under Kumbakonam division still and it doesnt have its own division :).

So its based on the ascendent reason and not on the size of the city. But as u said, it can be subdivided from villupuram division as no of regions under villupuram division now is 6 and i am too expecting it with you :).

sumugan

February 18th, 2012, 06:52 PM

Dear Folks,

Below are my old post dated on Dec 05 2011

Thanks Mr.praveen & Mr.Vicky for ur interest

Addition to Mr.Vicky information about bus division Anai Sathya (Dharumapuri) Anna (salem) Jeeva(Erode) Theeran Chinamalai(Trichy) Dr.Ambedkar(Madras) all those old divisions are with different city control

Myself Sumugan new to this forum ,I was surprised to meet same minded people here who sharing and promoting the important's of our great city vellore .Let me share my ideas what and all improvement should be done for Vellore

1.Vellore Municipal Corporation website should be lucrative with more important's of Vellore .
2.Corporation should take immediate steps to introduce city bus service in all
corporation area ,new routes should be allotted for easy accessibility.
3.katpadi railway station name should be edited as Vellore (katpadi) as such as Chennai(Egmore)
4.New bus stand expansion project should be Hi-Tech with Eco-friendly
5.Old bus stand can be partially converted as commercial plaza or indoor stadium or auditorium
6.Great CMC can try out big campus biggest in world if possible near rathanagiri or some where behind viruthampet (Kalinjur,vanjur) where these area can be made urbanized.
7. Need SEZ as soon as possibel, so we can invite more companies to invest in vellore by using key transit for Chennai to Bangalore .
8.Awareness programs by college students and school students for public to plant more trees in their area to reduce thermal invasion which occurs during summer.
9.Encouraging only green field building
10.Improving solid waste management with new techniques by being always pioneer in these management.
11.Promoting proud of vellore in Tamil movies rather than just pulling for its summer and central jail.
12.Need V.I.T part always to globalise Vellore
13Vellore is having all capacity to handle separate Transport division , so T.N government can bifurcate villupuram division because it has got six district(Vellore,Villupuram,Thiruvanamalai,Cuddalore,Kanchipuram,& Thiruvallur)buses in one umberla, why cant be bifurcate by 3 each ,Vellore can head kanchipuram and Thiruvallur.
13.Nee to expand abdhulapuram airport and looking forward international airport down the line
14.Last but not least Vellore corporation can recruit or engage young chaps as exclusive team for City Planning.

May all my wish come true hoping for the best soon

Cheers
SUMUGAN :-)

krishnaswamy

February 18th, 2012, 09:12 PM

I would like to let you know guys if you are not aware of that. Initially govt started the transport corporations with the following names. They are 1.Pallavan (MTC -chennai) 2. Cheran (Kovai) 3. Chozhan (Kumbakonam/thanjavur) 4. Pandiyan (Madhurai) 5. Thiruvalluvar (SETC - Express services across tamilnadu) 6.Thanthai Periyar (Villupuram).
few more which are older one in 1980s..
1. Trichy-Dheeran Chinna malai
2. Nellai: Kattabomman.
3. Erode/Tirupur: Jeeva...
4. Salem: Anna transport.

sumugan

February 19th, 2012, 08:35 AM

Thanks Mr.Krishnaswamy , it seems our forum topic is getting diverted lets come back about our Vellore .

Any idea about new bus stand modification and expansion

sumugan

February 19th, 2012, 08:40 AM

The Vellore Corporation has turned the Palar riverbed into a dump yard.
The corporation has a dumping yard at Sathuperi, but sanitary workers prefer to dump garbage in the Palar river behind the collectorate because of proximity. On an average, 10 tonnes of garbage collected in and around the city is being dumped in the river every day.
The then Sathuvachari third grade municipality used the Palar riverbed behind the collectorate as a dumping yard, sources in the corporation said. The merger of the municipality, which is now Zone II, with Vellore Corporation has made things worse as sanitary workers are dumping nearly one-third of the garbage collected in the city in the river.
“To save fuel and make money out of it, many sanitary workers who are supposed to take the garbage collected from Zone I and II to Sathuperi, which is about 8 km from the town, dump it in the Palar river,” said a source in the corporation.
“They have been dumping garbage here for nearly two months. On an average, 10 tonnes of garbage is being dumped in the river every day,” said the corporation source. “So far, more than 600 tonnes of garbage would have been dumped here,” he said.
The lethargic attitude of the district administration and the corporation towards protecting the river from being polluted has given a free hand to the sanitary workers.
The residents of Thendral Nagar and Palar Garden said that the number of vehicles carrying piles of garbage has increased tenfold. “We see at least 10 mini-lorries and small vans, apart from tricycles, making trips to the river in a day,” said Selvam, a resident of Thendral Nagar.
“We have instructed the sanitary workers to stop dumping garbage in the Palar river. We are also taking measures to protect the river from being polluted,” said the commissioner of Vellore corporation, Seeni Ajmal Khan.

Source:Deccan Chronicle

guna

February 19th, 2012, 02:07 PM

Hi VickyV,
pachaiyappa's silks comes in place between old national theatre and josalukas jewellery .Old national theatre place is also to be used for commercial building (textile shomroom like that)

geico2000

February 20th, 2012, 06:00 PM

Its nice to see lot of people showing interest in this thread. This used to be dead for months. I hope that is not the case in the future. Thanks all for the update.

VickyV

February 20th, 2012, 08:07 PM

Hi VickyV,
pachaiyappa's silks comes in place between old national theatre and josalukas jewellery .Old national theatre place is also to be used for commercial building (textile shomroom like that)

Thanks for the update Guna...!!!

guna

February 21st, 2012, 03:46 PM

praveenkumar

February 21st, 2012, 04:19 PM

geico2000

February 21st, 2012, 05:16 PM

Ranipet can get Corporation status
Ranipet Urban agglomeration population is over 260,000(source www.citypopulation.de) which includes places like Arcot, Walaja, Tiruvalam and some nearby villages i think. Melvisharam is not included which is a third grade municipality and has a population over 40000. So govt. can think of upgrading Ranipet UA as municipal corporation by including nearby places. Total population of Ranipet UA will be over 3lakhs. In case of Andhra pradesh towns having over 2 lakhs of population is upgraded into corporation like in case of Chittoor, Khammam and Ongole which are very recently upgraded. So by upgrading Ranipet UA places around this will get facelift in future and Vellore district will have 2 Corporations. Initially govt. included these areas in newly created Vellore corporation and then dropped this proposal of including these areas because of lack of contiguity between the two cities which may be bridge by next census and this Vellore UA and Ranipet UA will become a metropolitan area in future and will see a lot of developments happening in this areas. If u take for instance distance between Ratnagiri (Vellore UA limit) and Melvisharam(Ranipet UA) is just 5kms approx. In the other side distance between Sevoor(Vellore UA) near VIT and Tiruvalam(Ranipet UA) is 5kms approx. Please correct me friends if i'm wrong.

I think in Andra Corporations have become a joke. 5 Corporations doesn't have a 3L+ population and 4 Corporations doesn't have 4L+ population. Only 6 cities can be termed as true Corporations (or 10 UA )as per TN standard. A whooping total of 17 Corporations in AP where Chittor UA population is 1.75L, I think Chittor was upgraded to counter Vellore.

I agree with you, based on AP's formula, TN should give Ranipet city status, not only to Ranipet but to Dindigul, Thanjavur, Sivakasi, Hosur, Karur, Ooty and Nagerkoil should also be considered.

Its time for TN government to change the city/UA model based on Kerala/AP, where many places will be eligible to get more state and center funds.

praveenkumar

February 22nd, 2012, 03:33 PM

guna

February 22nd, 2012, 03:56 PM

Ranipet can get Corporation status
Ranipet Urban agglomeration population is over 260,000(source www.citypopulation.de (http://www.citypopulation.de)) which includes places like Arcot, Walaja, Tiruvalam and some nearby villages i think. Melvisharam is not included which is a third grade municipality and has a population over 40000. So govt. can think of upgrading Ranipet UA as municipal corporation by including nearby places. Total population of Ranipet UA will be over 3lakhs. In case of Andhra pradesh towns having over 2 lakhs of population is upgraded into corporation like in case of Chittoor, Khammam and Ongole which are very recently upgraded. So by upgrading Ranipet UA places around this will get facelift in future and Vellore district will have 2 Corporations. Initially govt. included these areas in newly created Vellore corporation and then dropped this proposal of including these areas because of lack of contiguity between the two cities which may be bridge by next census and this Vellore UA and Ranipet UA will become a metropolitan area in future and will see a lot of developments happening in this areas. If u take for instance distance between Ratnagiri (Vellore UA limit) and Melvisharam(Ranipet UA) is just 5kms approx. In the other side distance between Sevoor(Vellore UA) near VIT and Tiruvalam(Ranipet UA) is 5kms approx. Please correct me friends if i'm wrong.
Good suggestion Praveenkumar. Ranipet UA (pop 262300) includes melvisharam with Ranipet, walaja, Arcot, and some other census towns also but not thiruvalam and some other census towns.So Ranipet UA will be more than 3lakhs.
Our politicians have made mistake by droping Ranipet UA and many census towns aruond vellore in vellore corporation as its population according to 2001 census was 8.65 L and now in 2011 census it must have definetely crossed 1 million mark.In that case vellore would have been easily eligible for JNNURM scheme which would have lot benefited to vellore ,Ranipet UA and surrounding areas. But atleast now they can upgrade Ranipet as corporation and pave the way for infrastructure growth of these places:)
Praveen lack of contiguity between vellore and Ranipet can be easily bridged if already proposed industrial sez comes between sevoor and thiruvalam. And also IT Sez proposed near sathuvachari must come to reality very soon. As ring road passes through sevoor and perumugai connectivity between these areas will become easier and pave way for more urbanisation.

geico2000

February 22nd, 2012, 04:00 PM

Yes Geico you are absolutely correct. i cannot understand on what basis they are upgrading Corporation in AP. See in TN towns like Erode, Tiruppur and Vellore all crossing 5L populations now only getting corporation tag (2008). If we compare with AP these towns should have made corporation in 1981 census itself am i right.

yea, you are absolutely right. The Central government should bring a common formula for upgrading a place from one phase to another.

With a population of 20 Crore UP has nearly the same no. of corps as Karnataka and with a population of 11 Crore Maharashtra has nearly the same where as AP's population is 8.5 Crore. So something wrong with AP's formula of creating corporations.

praveenkumar

February 22nd, 2012, 04:35 PM

Thank you Mr. Geico... Yes central govt. should give a mandate for upgrading towns in India so that it'll be standardized pan India. otherwise what happens in future towns with 1L population can also be made as a corporations. From 5L to 4L and then 4L to 3L now towns having population below 2L are also made as a corporation.

praveenkumar

February 22nd, 2012, 04:37 PM

Do u have any idea why they haven't not updated Vellore Corporation population in Census data and in citypopulation.de.. Officially it is just over 5L right..

geico2000

February 22nd, 2012, 09:49 PM

Do u have any idea why they haven't not updated Vellore Corporation population in Census data and in citypopulation.de.. Officially it is just over 5L right..

Census Data was taken based on old maps, even though vellore was upgraded to MC in 2008, our census dept was so lazy to consider the new changes. As the official data is not changed citypopulation.de also wont change it. We have to wait for another 10 years.Too Bad.

VickyV

February 24th, 2012, 12:13 AM

வேலூர்: சென்னை- பெங்களூரு தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை, ஆறு வழிப்பாதையாக மாற்றும் பணிகள் துவங்கியது.
சென்னை-பெங்களூரு தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை, பா. ஜனதா ஆட்சியில், நான்கு வழிச்சாலையாக மாற்றப்பட்டது. இதை ஆறு வழிச்சாலையாக மாற்ற தற்போது நடவடிக்கை மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளது.
முதல் கட்டமாக, பூந்தமல்லியில் இருந்து வாணியம்பாடி வரை ஆறுவழி சாலையாக மாற்றப்படுகிறது. ராணிப்பேட்டையில் இருந்து வேலூர் வரும் வழியில், பல இடங்களில் சாலைக்கு அருகில் பாறைகள் உள்ளன. இதை உடைக்க, சிறப்பு டெண்டர் விடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இது குறித்து தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைத்துறை அதிகாரி ரகோத்துமன் கூறியதாவது:
சென்னை- பெங்களூரு தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலை, ஆறுவழி சாலையாக மாற்ற, 1,800 கோடி ரூபாய் செலவாகும். பூந்தமல்லி- வாணியம்பாடி வரை, 600 கோடி ரூபாய் ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்காக, சாலையின் இரு பக்கமும், 30 அடி தூரம் வரை நிலம் கையக்ப்படுத்தப்படம். இந்த பணிகள், ஆறு மாதத்தில் முடிக்க திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதுவரையுள்ள நான்கு வழி சாலைகளில் விபத்துக்கள் ஏற்படுவதை கட்டுப்படுத்த, சாலையை நான்கு பகுதியாக பிரித்து, நடுவில் சிவப்பு கலரில் சின்னதாக பிளாஸ்டிக் கம்பங்கள் வைக்கப்பட்டு வருகின்றன. வாகனங்கள் நேராக வருவதற்கு வசதியாக சாலையின் குறுக்கே வெள்ளை பெயிண்டால் மார்க் போடும் பணி நடக்கிறது. இதற்கு, ஐந்து கோடி ரூபாய் நிதி ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.இவ்வாறு கூறினார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=412680

praveenkumar

February 25th, 2012, 07:02 PM

ISKCON TO BUILD NEW STONE TEMPLE IN VELLORE

ISKCON Vellore had purchased 71/2 acre Land in Ramapuram village 10 KM from vellore central Bus - Stand. The Land is located just 3 KM away from the Bangalore - chennai highway. The Land is just 3 KM from the famous Sripuram Golden Temple.

ISKCON Vellore has decided to build a stone structured Temple in its New site. The Temple will be constructed in the traditional south Indian Style. Only stone will be used and lighting will be by oil lamps.

The Project will be in three phases. The first phase includes a big Temple Hall, Which can accomodate 700 Devotees, Ashram for full time devotees, Guest Rooms, Office Rooms, 25 Bath Rooms and sanitary Facilities and compound wall for the whole property. Construction work for the first phase is already in progress and devotees donors who want to help can donate or contact (details in website).

The second phase includes construction of Internation Guest house. The Guest house will have 50 Rooms, a small garden and a Govinda Restaurant.

venkatm

February 25th, 2012, 07:49 PM

Why do we need 1 more temple? Don't we have enough? they can restore 10 lakes, plant 1 lakh trees etc. vellore needs these rather than more junk in form of temples, churches, mosques.

s.d.moorthy

February 26th, 2012, 03:42 PM

Hi Guys,

Any update abt Auto Nagar?

guna

February 26th, 2012, 05:07 PM

VELLORE IS GOING TO SLUM FREE ALONG OTHER EIGHT CITIES IN TAMILNADU
Tamil Nadu | Updated Feb 26, 2012 at 07:50am IST
TN: Nine cities to come under slum-free plan

Chennai: In a bid to make the state slum-free, the Tamil Nadu government has selected nine urban agglomerations under the Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) for preparing proper rehabilitation plans.

Official sources told Express that the likely nine cities are Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Tiruchy, Tirunelveli, Salem and Vellore.

Sources said RAY may be extended to all 25 urban agglomerations with more than 1,00,000 population based on the 2011 census and subsequently to all urban areas. :cheers:
link;http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tn-nine-c...84-60-118.html

guna

February 27th, 2012, 04:33 PM

VickyV

February 27th, 2012, 08:23 PM

Hi frnds,
Our vellore city and suburbs transportation has to be improved and modernised a lot.My kind suggestion is that we can discuss about present transport situation (not only road transport but also future monorail for vellore and also airport facility) and future developement need in this sector in our city ....lets dream it and achieve it

I already brought in about the current transport facility of our city.

Respective authorities still need to develop the basic infrastructures especially the transport. We say vellore as City, which has only one bus route (Katpadi - Bagayam) which runs within city. People from Konavattam area dont have direct bus connectivity to the other terminus or areas of the city like bagayam, katpadi or sathuvachari and vice vera across all 4 directions. Even small towns in tamilnadu has good transport connectivity across the town where people can travel from one end to other end of the city in a single bus. I am just wondering how the people didnt even raise even a single flag for this and using share autos though it is expensive.

guna

February 28th, 2012, 05:19 PM

I already brought in about the current transport facility of our city.

Respective authorities still need to develop the basic infrastructures especially the transport. We say vellore as City, which has only one bus route (Katpadi - Bagayam) which runs within city. People from Konavattam area dont have direct bus connectivity to the other terminus or areas of the city like bagayam, katpadi or sathuvachari and vice vera across all 4 directions. Even small towns in tamilnadu has good transport connectivity across the town where people can travel from one end to other end of the city in a single bus. I am just wondering how the people didnt even raise even a single flag for this and using share autos though it is expensive.
Yes vicky TNSTC vellore can introduce many new city/suburban bus routes and below r some of my suggestions..
1.katpadi to sripuram (golden temple) via thorapadi
2.katpadi to adukamparai via velapadi
3.katpadi to adukamparai via thorapadi and chitheri
4.katpadi to pallikonda via new b.s.,konavattam and poigai
5.katpadi to arcot via new b.s , sathuvachari and melvisharam
6.adukampari to pallikonda via velapadi ,old b.s, konavattam and abdullapuram
7.adukamparai to pallikonda via pennathur, chitheri, sripuram, poigai
8.adukamparai to walaja via old b.s, cmc, saidapet, arcot and ranipet
9.adukamparai to walaja via new b.s, katpadi, vit, thiruvalam and ranipet
10.sripuram to walaja via thorapadi, old b.s, cmc ,saidapet, arcot and ranipet
11.sripuram to walaja/arcot via new b.s, katpadi ,thiruvalam,and ranipet
12.sripuram to konavattam via thorapadi,old b.s and shenbakkam
13.shenbakkam to walaja/arcot via new b.s,katpadi,vit, ranipet
14.shenbakkam to arcot/walaja via old b.s, cmc, saidapet, sathuvachari and melvisharam
15.shenbakkam to adukamparai via konavattam, old b.s,thorapadi and chitheri
16.shenbakkam to adukamparai via konavattam, old b.s,velapadi and bagayam
guys iam waing for ur reflection

guna

March 1st, 2012, 04:10 PM

VELLORE, March 1, 2012
VIT to host SEDS International Conference
Special Correspondent

The VIT Chapter of the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) will be hosting the SEDS International Conference (SEDSIC 12) on the VIT campus from March 2 to 4.

The theme of the conference, “Students' vision for global space sciences and technologies” is relevant both to the past and future of space sciences. It intends to benefit space enthusiasts and professionals, by enlightening them on space science and technology.

About 800 persons, including 350 school students from schools in and around Vellore, will be participating in the conference. The outreach programme, Onespace will be organising events for school students, such as Convention on Space Concerns, From Earth to Universe, workshops on HAM radio, moon rover and air show along with a lecture on the importance of astronomy.

S. Ramakrishnan, Director, Liquid Propulsion System Center, ISRO, will be inaugurating the conference under the presidentship of G. Viswanathan, VIT Chancellor. John P. Zachariah, Associate Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO, will be the guest of honour.

guna

March 1st, 2012, 04:15 PM

Axe set to fall on all encroachments
VELLORE, February 29, 2012
Axe set to fall on all encroachments
Special correspondent

Councillors want urgent steps to ensure 100 % functioning of streetlights
Seeni Ajmal Khan, Commissioner of Vellore Corporation, speaking at a monthly meeting of the Vellore Corporation Council in Vellore on Tuesday
Seeni Ajmal Khan, Commissioner of Vellore Corporation, speaking at a monthly meeting of the Vellore Corporation Council in Vellore on Tuesday

All encroachments in Vellore Corporation limits will be removed soon with police protection, P. Karthiyayini, Mayor of Vellore said on Tuesday.

Presiding over the monthly ordinary meeting of the Vellore Corporation Council here, Ms. Karthiyayini was replying to the charge levelled by P. Kothandapani (Congress), 29th ward member, that shop-keepers in New Sitting Bazaar were illegally letting out the space in front of their shops to other traders after obtaining money from them. He wanted all encroachments to be removed.

Replying to complaints from councillors about the delay in rectifying non-functioning streetlights, Seeni Ajmal Khan, Commissioner of the Corporation, said that the approval of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration (CME) was awaited for floating tenders for awarding contract for the maintenance of streetlights in Vellore Corporation.

Srinivasa Gandhi (Congress), 34th ward member, said that even four months after the newly-elected body took charge, there is no change in the situation in the maintenance of streetlights. Other councillors, cutting across party lines, wanted urgent steps to be taken by the Corporation to ensure 100 per cent functioning of streetlights.

Mr. Khan said that since the performance of the earlier contractor, who was entrusted with the maintenance of streetlights was found unsatisfactory, the contract was terminated. But, he had been asked to maintain the streetlights till tenders were floated and contract was awarded to a new contractor. “We are awaiting the CME's approval for floating tenders for awarding the contract to a new contractor for the maintenance of streetlights. Once the contractor is finalised, things will improve,” he said.

Mr. Gandhi wanted immediate steps to be taken to open the gassifier crematorium, work on which was completed at a cost of Rs.one crore nearly a year ago, but which remained closed till date.

He wanted tenders to be floated for the purchase of tricycles for collection of garbage in the Corporation, as the existing tricycles were not sufficient for the task. There were no tricycles in his ward for collecting garbage, he said.

Mr. Gandhi also urged the Corporation to desilt the drainage channel running underneath the road across Anna Salai between the CSI complex and the TTD information centre to prevent stagnation of sewage and rainwater on the stretch of Arni Road between the Hotel Arya Bhavan junction and the CMC Eye Hospital.

In reply to a question from V. Bharath Kumar (AIADMK), 28th ward member, on whether the residents of Vellore Corporation were eligible for the Green Houses under the Tamil Nadu government scheme of Green Houses with Solar Energy, the Commissioner said that Green Houses were meant only for rural areas. The Corporation has sent a proposal to the Union government through the State government for a sum of Rs.10.5 crore for getting funds for the construction of 800 houses under the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme. Under this scheme, beneficiaries having pattas for their existing slums were eligible for a maximum grant of about Rs.92,000 for putting up concrete housing structures in place of the slums. They have to arrange the balance amount in the total project cost through their own funds or loans. Besides, the Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board is undertaking a land survey for construction of apartments for resettlement of slum-dwellers in Vellore Corporation under Rajiv Awas Yojana, he said.

To a request from M. Usha Nandini (AIADMK) of the 54th ward, for providing dustbins to all wards for dumping of garbage, the Commissioner said that out of the Rs.20-crore grant which the Vellore Corporation has been sanctioned under the Tamil Nadu Urban Development Mission, a sum of Rs.four crore has been allotted to solid waste management.

New vehicles and dustbins for garbage collection would be purchased within a month, he said.

guna

March 1st, 2012, 04:23 PM

VELLORE, February 27, 2012
1.5 lakh saplings to be plant

A total of 1.5 lakh saplings will be planted in Vellore district, according to District Forest Officer T.V. Manjunatha. Of this, 40,000 saplings would be planted in Vellore forest range, while 30,000 saplings would be planted in each of the other forest ranges, a release said.

The sapling plantation programme was launched on the occasion of the birthday of the Chief Minister. Health Minister V.S. Vijay planted saplings in front of the Vellore Corporation. Collector Ajay Yadav, District Forest Officer Manjunatha and Vellore Corporation Mayor Karthiyayini were present
vellore needs more such activities to make it green and cool

guna

March 5th, 2012, 09:16 AM

India polio-free, thanks to CMC war 30 years ago ibnlive
Tamil Nadu | Updated Mar 05, 2012 at 09:55am IST

VELLORE: It was a small war that started in Vellore. It then spread over to the entire Tamil Nadu and across India. Thanks to this relentless battle, the nation has been free of the dreaded polio for a year now. Two institutions - the Christian Medical College Hospital and the Rotary International played a significant role in pioneering the drive against polio about 30 years back.
The man behind the initiative was vaccine expert Dr T Jacob John, a pediatrician-turned- virologist (now retired). Dr. John recalled that CMC and the Bombay Municipality were the only ones in the country which had access to polio vaccines way back in 1967, as the vaccines had to be imported from England.
Dr. John set up the country’s first diagnostic lab at CMCH after field studies indicated that in Vellore town alone, which had a population of less than 2 lakh then, as many as 51 children were affected by polio every year. His research also indicated that around 5 per cent of the children below the age of 5 were prone to polio attacks.
With the help of the Rotary Club of Vellore, vaccines gifted by the UK-based ‘Save the Children Fund’ were for the first time imported for mass vaccination programme. Oral vaccination using pulse immunisation technology developed by Dr. John was conducted in Vellore in 1981. School children from the district also took up a walkathon - ‘A walk for those who cannot walk’ - to create awareness on the disease. Over the nine months following the immunisation drive, no polio cases were reported in the town and by 1983, Vellore was polio-free.
In 1984, Clem Renouf, a past President of Rotary International from Australia, visited Vellore to learn about the programme. He was impressed by its success and advocated for it to be emulated not just in other parts of India but also at an international level. Thus was born the Polio Plus project. Dr John was then inducted into the planning committee of the Rotary International to supervise the global project. He helped procure a grant of US $2.6 million in 1986 to implement the project in Tamil Nadu with the cooperation of the then health minister Dr H V Hande in the MGR Government.
The vaccination drive from Vellore thus spread to other districts in the state and eventually to all parts of India.
At a special function organised by the Vellore Rotary Club here on Sunday, the pioneering members attached to Rotary District 323 as well as H V Hande are being felicitated here for their untiring efforts and contribution towards eradicating polio. Health Minister Dr. Vijay will be the chief guest on the occasion.
It Was an Accident
Vellore’s drive against polio vaccination happened to be an accident! According to Dr Jacob John, it all began with vaccination for measles. In 1978, the Vellore Rotary Club had received a gift of 12,000 doses of vaccine against measles from Canada and Jacob John and his team of doctors in CMC had vaccinated the children in Vellore, Arcot and Arakonam.
The state government, was inspired by the initiative and in 1985 Dr. John sent a proposal to the Planning Commission, Government of India to take up measles vaccination at the national level.
Going by Vellore’s success in measles vaccination, the World Health Organisation (WHO) partnered with Rotary International, UNICEF and the US-based Center for Disease Control for a global polio eradication initiative based on the Vellore model

sumugan

March 5th, 2012, 12:00 PM

Its amazing to hear one more feather added to CMC Vellore , 80% of the Tamil Nadu people not aware of our world renowned CMC hospital ,they all blindly saying proud of one private hospital which put up in Chennai.Though Chennai is called as medical tourism center it seems Vellore CMC contribution is major for Chennai to get name as medical tourism .

madurakarenda

March 5th, 2012, 01:46 PM

Chennai: Telecom service provider Tata Docomo Monday announced expansion of its mobile broadband service with the addition of eight new towns.

The company would provide the broadband service -- "Tata Docomo Photon Plus" in Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Tata Docomo said in a statement.

Currently, the company offers broadband services in Chennai, Sriperumbudur, Coimbatore, Kancheepuram, and Nagercoil.

"The launch of Tata Docomo Photon Plus service in eight new towns is in keeping with our intent of providing more and more people with high-speed internet access..", Tata Teleservices Ltd COO (Tamil Nadu) Rajan Gupta said.

The broadband service is available at a price of Rs 1,199, it said.

Tata Docomo is joint venture of Tata Teleservices and Japan-based telecom service provider NTT Docomo. Currently, it operates in 4.5 lakh towns and villages. It has over 85 million subscribers, the statement added.

http://zeenews.india.com/business/companies/tata-docomo-expands-mobile-broadband-service_43345.html

guna

March 9th, 2012, 03:39 PM

Immense job potential from Japanese companies likely”

The Hindu;

Special Correspondent VELLORE, March 9, 2012

There is immense job potential for the youth of Vellore and nearby districts from Japanese companies with the possibility of increased Japanese investment in the next 10 years in the Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor, thanks to the improvement of the highway and the likely operation of bullet trains, with Japanese cooperation, between Chennai and Bangalore, according to Takayuki Kilagawa, Acting Consul General of Japan.
He was inaugurating a Japanese Language Programme at the Garden of Peace Primary School in Kurumbapalayam village near Kaniyambadi near here on Thursday.
Mr. Kilagawa said the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to India in December last had given a greater momentum to the relationship between the countries.
In the joint statement by the Prime Ministers of Japan and India, there was a focus on the importance of infrastructure development in South India, particularly, the areas between Chennai and Bangalore Industrial Corridor. They also decided to strengthen efforts to improve ports, industrial parks and the surrounding facilities in Ennore, Chennai and adjoining areas, he said.
In 10 years, the Chennai and Bangalore Industrial Corridor, Freight Corridor and bullet train service between Chennai and Bangalore might be established. “This will attract more and more Japanese investment along the improved highways and railways, and develop job opportunities in and around this area. If you continue to learn Japanese language skills, after 10 years, tremendous job opportunities may emerge in this area, and you may become strong candidates to grab these opportunities,” he said.
Mr. Kilagawa said the Garden of Peace Primary School is doing dedicated service in the field of education for the poor children from socially and economically marginalised families, with emphasis on girls' education. As part of this initiative, the school has launched the Basic Japanese Language Programme, under the Global Language Programme, as a first step in the direction of encouraging and empowering the rural children

:)

guna

March 9th, 2012, 03:45 PM

The Hindu Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU

VELLORE, March 9, 2012
Combined water supply scheme work begins

Special Correspondent

The Rs.1,295-crore project involves bringing water from Cauvery to parts of Vellore district

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00946/VEPVVHI-W004_GF74DP_946722e.jpg S.S. Vasan, Chief Engineer, TWAD Board, Vellore Region, explaining to Vellore Collector Ajay Yadav the salient features of the scheme in Kazhinjur on Thursday.— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

Work under the Rs.1,295-crore Combined Drinking Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) began in the Vellore Corporation on Wednesday.
It involves bringing water from the Cauvery at Thottilpatti village downstream of the Mettur dam and upstream of Sekkanur barrage in Salem district to different parts of Vellore district through main pipelines for a length of 313 km from Sekkanur to Arakkonam.
Digging of earth started for the construction of ground-level sumps in Kazhinjur and Katpadi under Package-III of the 3-Package scheme, while the work in Package-I and Package-II commenced recently.
The scheme envisages supply of 181 million litres of water per day (MLD) by the time of its completion in September 2014, and 215 MLD in 2042. It would benefit the Corporation, 11 municipalities of Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Gudiyatham, Pernambut, Arcot, Ranipet, Walajapet, Arakkonam, Jolarpet and Melvisharam, five town panchayats of Alangayam, Natrampalli, Udayendram, Odugathur and Pallikonda and 944 wayside rural habitations. The scheme is being designed for a projected population of 21.50 lakh in 2027 and 24.46 lakh in 2042.
Ajay Yadav, Vellore District Collector, along with officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, inspected the work of digging for the construction of ground-level sumps at Kazhinjur and Katpadi in the Corporation on Thursday.
He told reporters that the entire project would be implemented in three packages. Package-I involves the laying of main pipelines from Sekkanur to Kadathur (80 km), Package-II from Kadathur to Vaniyambadi (85 km) and Package-III from Vaniyambadi to Arakkonam (148 km). The contracts for executing all the three packages have been entrusted to Larsen & Toubro.
Cauvery water would be treated at the source and the treated water pumped from Sekkanur to Kadathur with the help of three booster pumping stations, while it would flow by gravitation from Kadathur to Arakkonam.
On completion, the scheme would yield 135 litres of water per capita per day (LPCD) (against the present supply of 50 LPCD), 90 LPCD in the municipalities, 70 LPCD in town panchayats and 40 LPCD in the village panchayats. Branch pumping mains to a length of 1,294 km would be laid under the scheme. Besides, 173 ground-level sumps and 35 overhead tanks (capacities ranging from 30,000 litres to 9.60 lakh litres) would be constructed and 184 electric motors installed under the scheme.
The survey for the laying of main and branch pipelines and other works has been taken up simultaneously in all three packages, and the work too would be executed simultaneously in all the packages, he said.
S.S. Vasan, Chief Engineer, TWAD Board, Vellore Region; M.S. Manoharan, Executive Engineer, CWSS; D. Ilangovan, Assistant Executive Engineer; P. Ramsekar and A. Selvaraj, Assistant Engineers; and K. Hariharan, Project Manager, L & T Construction (Water and Effluent Treatment), accompanied the Collector during the inspection.:)

praveenkumar

March 10th, 2012, 09:11 AM

Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services
The move Implements the Announcements made in the Railway Budget 2011-12

66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=80749

guna

March 15th, 2012, 03:00 PM

Velloreans, a part to cheer and a part disappointment with rly budget 2012
NEW TRAINS
Mannargudi – Tirupati Express via Thiruvarur, Villupuram, Katpadi = TRI-WEEKLY.
Villupuram – Katpadi Passenger via Tiruvannamalai = DAILY. (Hopefully this is in
addition to the current passenger train on this route)
The trains that are extended are
Dadar-Yesvantpur Express to Puducherry (three days) via Jolarpettai-Katpadi-Villupuram
The frequency of the Madurai-Tirupati Express is extended from two to three days,
Chennai-Mangalore Express from six to seven days
New lines
new line Walajah Road-Ranipet, would be completed this fiscal
Surveys for new lines Kanchipuram-Thiruvannamalai-Katpadi, would be taken up in 2012-13.
Similarly, the Railways have sent new line doubling projects (Jollarpettai-Katpadi-Arakkonam, Renigunta-Arakkonam 3rd line) to the Planning Commission's approval.

points to cheer
connectivity from vellore to south tamilnadu increased
new line doubling projects will increase options for proposal of new trains in future
new link to kanchipuram will pave the way for more easy connectivity as industrialistion and trade will increase
points on disappointment
No direct train from vellore contonment /katpadi to Hyderabad, Mumbai/Ahmedabad, New Delhi and north India announced...
no stations in vellore district are included in modernisation..
electric guage conversion for katpadi-villupuram not taken ..
no announcement for pit points at vellore , tiruvannamalai..

VickyV

March 15th, 2012, 09:47 PM

Velloreans, a part to cheer and a part disappointment with rly budget 2012

points to cheer
connectivity from vellore to south tamilnadu increased
new line doubling projects will increase options for proposal of new trains in future
new link to kanchipuram will pave the way for more easy connectivity as industrialistion and trade will increase
points on disappointment
No direct train from vellore contonment /katpadi to Hyderabad, Mumbai/Ahmedabad, New Delhi and north India announced...
no stations in vellore district are included in modernisation..
electric guage conversion for katpadi-villupuram not taken ..
no announcement for pit points at vellore , tiruvannamalai..

Yes, Its really disappointing. We wont get any long distance trains starting from Katpadi or Vellore cantonment as chennai is nearby us. :(

praveenkumar

March 17th, 2012, 07:01 PM

Yes, Its really disappointing. We wont get any long distance trains starting from Katpadi or Vellore cantonment as chennai is nearby us. :(

Yes thats true Mr. Vicky Chennai is nearby that is why we are not getting trains starting from Katpadi or Vellore but there is one proposal already to extend Venkatadri Express running between Chittoor and Kacheguda (Hyderabad) to extend upto Vellore Cantt. Railways should consider this because Vellore has got much patronage of pilgrims and tourist coming to Sripuram, patients and delegates coming to CMC and lots of students studying in VIT.

Among rail minister's announcement Chennai - Bangalore double decker AC train and Madurai - Kacheguda weekly express passes through Katpadi.

Can anyone clear my doubt? the survey for new line Kancheepuram - Tiruvannamalai - Katpadi (Tiruvannamalai - Katpadi) sector there is already a line know.

nankumar

March 24th, 2012, 05:50 AM

ICICI Bank opening its branch shortly near balaji theatre....

guna

March 24th, 2012, 03:10 PM

90 surveillance cameras in Vellore soon
Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU
VELLORE, March 18, 2012
90 surveillance cameras in Vellore soon
Staff Reporter
THE HINDU

Control room to be set up at the office of Superintendent of Police
C. Sylendra Babu, IGP, North Zone, at a children's park opened at the Armed Reserve Police Quarters in Vellore on Saturday.— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan
C. Sylendra Babu, IGP, North Zone, at a children's park opened at the Armed Reserve Police Quarters in Vellore on Saturday.— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

An aerial traffic control system will be put in place in Vellore town and as many as 90 surveillance cameras installed to monitor law and order, traffic regulation and enforcement, Inspector-General of Police, North Zone, C. Sylendra Babu said on Saturday.

Shortly after inaugurating a children's park at the Armed Reserve Police Quarters, he told reporters that work to cover the entire Vellore town with surveillance cameras was under way.

“Ninety cameras have been sanctioned and will be put in place. This will generally monitor law and order, and traffic regulation and enforcement in particular. For instance, if there is a traffic jam on a road, the control room will be able to direct the traffic policemen to bring it under control,” he said.

The control room would be set up at the office of the Superintendent of Police, Vellore, he said, adding, “The mechanism will also spot over-speeding vehicles, vehicles obstructing traffic and those violating the stopline. If a vehicle is being stolen, the camera will show where the culprit is heading. We can have an effective check on traffic violations and police personnel will be able to generate a challan at the control room itself. The work for this system is going on and it is expected to start functioning from April 15.”

A Government Order for collecting spot fine from traffic violators has been issued, Mr. Babu said.

“The fine will depend on the kind of violation and range from Rs. 50 to Rs. 2,000. A fine of Rs. 50 will be collected for not wearing helmets, Rs. 500 for rash and negligent driving, Rs 1,000 for speaking over cellphone while driving and Rs. 2,000 for drunk driving,” he explained.

Rs. 3 lakh

A children's park has been created at the police quarters at a cost of Rs. three lakh. On the occasion, Mr. Babu presented rewards to police personnel of the green and blue brigades.

Green and

blue brigades

He said the green and blue brigades were launched on January 14 and helped in preventing crime to a large extent.

One week ago, a robbery was prevented at Paradharami limit and a person arrested.

Superintendent of Police, Vellore, A. Kayalvizhi said there were at least two to three cases of chain-snatching in Vellore every day.

But, with the green and blue brigades in place, there were no cases of chain-snatching now,she said.

DIG, Vellore range, P. Sakthivelu was present.

“Government Order for collecting spot fine from traffic violators has been issued”

guna

March 24th, 2012, 03:22 PM

Katpadi-Salem MEMU train service takes off
The Hindu Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU
VELLORE, March 22, 2012
Katpadi-Salem MEMU train service takes off
Special Correspondent

Steps will be taken to begin Katpadi-Villupuram service soon, says Minister

The much-awaited six-day-a-week Katpadi-Salem MEMU (Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit) train service was inaugurated by S. Jagathrakshakan, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, at a function held at the Katpadi railway station here on Wednesday.

The Minister, along with Durai Murugan, Katpadi MLA and former Minister, and S. Anantharaman, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Chennai Division, flagged off the train on its inaugural run to Salem at 11.45 a.m. The inauguration of the service marks the fulfilment of the announcement made by the Railway Minister in the Railway Budget for 2010-11.

Mr. Jagathrakshakan said the Indian Railways provided excellent service by providing connectivity to several villages at a time when there were several villages in the country which were not connected by bus. The service provided by the Railways in India was unparalleled in the entire world, he said.

The Minister had a word of praise for the authorities of the Katpadi railway station for maintaining the station in a clean and neat manner. He said that he would convey to the Railway Minister the request of people of Vellore and Katpadi for the operation of additional trains between Katpadi and Chennai. Steps would be taken to begin the Katpadi-Villupuram train service, announced in the Railway Budget for 2012-13, soon. Delay in land acquisition was delaying the implementation of the project of laying a new rail route from Tindivanam to Nagari via Arcot and Ranipet, he said.

Mr. Durai Murugan urged the Railways to start a train service between Katpadi and Chengalpattu via Arakkonam and Kancheepuram. He also requested the Railways to expedite the construction of the railway portion of the road overbridge across the broad gauge railway track in Karnambut near Katpadi. The construction of the State Highways portion of the road overbridge has been completed and only the railway portion remained to be built, he said.

Mr. Anantharaman said the fare for the Katpadi-Salem MEMU service is just Rs.29 and very cheap compared to the bus fare between Vellore and Salem, which is Rs.129. At a given time, 1,200 to 2,000 passengers can travel in this train, which has been provided with toilet and water facilities. A total of 135 trains halted at the Katpadi station every day and about 10,000 passengers boarded or alighted from these trains . Passenger traffic increased by 9 % and income by 10 % in the Chennai division, compared to last year, he said.

Mr. Anantharaman said a four-hour gap in the operation of trains is required every day to facilitate the proper maintenance of the railway track. This is the reason for the inability of the Railways to operate additional trains. However, the Railways is trying to overcome this problem, he said.

R. Gandhi and J. Hassain, former MLAs from Ranipet, spoke. Usha Venugopal, ADRM, Chennai Division, proposed a vote of thanks.

Train timings

The regular service in both directions would begin on Thursday. Train No.66019 (Katpadi-Salem MEMU passenger) would depart at Katpadi at 5.45 a.m. and arrive at Salem junction at 11.45 a.m. after stopping at 27 stations en route. In the return direction, Train No.66020 (Salem-Katpadi MEMU passenger) would leave Salem at 3.30 p.m. and arrive at Katpadi at 9.50 p.m. The trains would run on all days a week except saturday
:banana:

VickyV

March 25th, 2012, 12:16 PM

வேலூரில் ஐ.டி. பார்க் அமைக்க அமைச்சர் இடம் தேர்வு

First Published : 25 Mar 2012 12:50:49 PM IST

வேலூர், மார்ச் 24: வேலூரில் தொழில்நுட்பப் பூங்கா அமைவதற்கான இடத்தைத் தேர்வு செய்வதற்காக சுகாதாரத் துறை அமைச்சர் டாக்டர் வி.எஸ்.விஜய் சனிக்கிழமை பெருமுகை பகுதியில் உள்ள இடத்தை நேரில் ஆய்வு செய்தார். வேலூர் தொகுதியில் அடங்கிய பெருமுகை, பிள்ளையார்குப்பம் பகுதியில் 133 ஹெக்டேர் மலைப் பகுதியையொட்டி சுமார் 10 ஏக்கர் அரசு புறம்போக்கு இடத்தை அவர் பார்வையிட்டார். இந்த இடம் ஐ.டி. பார்க் அமைய ஏற்றதா என ஆட்சியர் அஜய் யாதவுடன் கலந்து ஆலோசனை நடத்தினார். பின்னர் செய்தியாளர்களிடம் அமைச்சர் கூறியது: தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலையையொட்டி, அரசுக்குச் சொந்தமாக வேலூர் மாநகராட்சி எல்லைக்குள் இந்த இடம் இருப்பதால் தொழில்நுட்பப் பூங்கா அமைப்பதற்கு ஏதுவாக இருக்கும் எனக் கருதுகிறோம். இருப்பினும் வேறு சில இடங்களையும் பார்வையிட்டு ஆய்வு செய்த பிறகே கருத்துருக்கள் அரசுக்கு அனுப்பப்படும். இறுதி செய்யப்படும் இடத்தை எல்காட் நிறுவனத்தினர் பார்வையிட்டு இடம் போதுமானதா என்பதை முடிவு செய்த பிறகே தொழில்நுட்பப் பூங்கா எப்பகுதியில் அமையும் என்பதை உறுதியாகக் கூற முடியும். இப்போது இடத்தேர்வு ஆய்வு நிலையில் மட்டுமே உள்ளது என்றார் அமைச்சர் வி.எஸ்.விஜய்.

guna

March 26th, 2012, 03:57 PM

praveenkumar

March 26th, 2012, 07:14 PM

Yes its ultimately very good location for setting up an IT park for Vellore... I think our new minister will get good reputation from people of Vellore if he fulfills some of his commitments like IT park and Ring road...

Nice to see some of the feed backs particularly from Guna.. Good view and thoughts thank you so much for ur interest and views.. Keep updating..

Mr. Nan kumar can i know the source from where u got the news of ICICI bank katpadi branch..

nankumar

March 27th, 2012, 11:23 AM

I'm residing in Gandhi Nagar. I saw small banners placed here and der in Gandhi nagar area. But I'm not sure about the location(balaji Theatre).

guna

March 27th, 2012, 05:11 PM

guna

March 27th, 2012, 05:45 PM

COUNTRY CHICKEN PLANS FOR PROCESSING UNIT NEAR VELLORE

Country Chicken plans 300 outlets in India foray
By D Govardan Sep 13 2011 , Chennai

Tags: News
Australia’s premier food chain, Country Chicken, a complete turnkey fast-food restaurant, is set to make its India foray. Besides eyeing 300 outlet-strong chain in three years through the franchisee route, it is also planning to set up a processing unit near Vellore in Tamil Nadu.

The firm intends to invest around Rs 200 crore by 2015 to establish the food chain. It will also set up few processing units to help establish a national presence, with the first full-fledged processing unit set to come up near Vellore, about 140 km from Chennai.

“In order to establish a frozen-food chain, we need to have the processing unit at a location that will help us serve a larger market. We identified Vellore because it will enable us to cater to Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh markets, besides Tamil Nadu, since for the processed-food industry, it is logistically important to have the right connectivity,” Rama Krishna, chief executive officer India, Country Chicken, told FC.

While the company will set up a smaller, temporary unit in Chennai to support initial operations, the unit near Vellore will attain full capability in three stages. “The unit will be fully operational in 18 months with a total investment of around Rs 50 crore,” he said.

While the food chain will establish two types of outlets – express take-away and larger fine-dining restaurants, mostly planned for the metros and other larger markets, the company is also targeting institutions – educational as well as IT parks – to serve a different set of products.

“In institutions, the normal lunch window available is just around an hour, but the food caterer has to handle a larger group of clientele. Hence, we will supply products in small sizes, directly to these kitchens, and they can be heated and served in quick time to utilise the available window,” he said.

In addition, the company, which undertook a study of the Indian market, found out that Indians are yet to open up to the idea of a frozen food full meal, but they are keen to try them as snack food. “In order to cater to this large market opportunity, we will service them with our range of snack food through the FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) route,” he added.

As for the food chain, the company through its master franchisee, will start off with four outlets in Chennai alone by December this year. In two years, this will grow to 35 units in Tamil Nadu and 120 across the south. “We are an international brand, with plans to have a national presence and are comparable with chains like KFCs. We are launching from the south, as past experience shows the region gives a better feel for the national level launch, even as we are about to finalise our plans for the west,” he said.

link; Country Chicken plans 300 outlets in India foray | mydigitalfc.com

guna

March 27th, 2012, 05:50 PM

VIT promoted start-up receives ISBA Award
Express Buzz - ‎ 10 hrs 3min ago

VELLORE: Thinkcore Technologies, a start-up company supported by Vellore Institute of Technology?s (VIT) Technology Business Incubator (VITTBI), has received the Indian Science Parks and Business Incubators Association (ISBA) award at the ISBA 2012 annual conference held in Pune recently. The award was presented by Dr R A Mashelkar, former Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, to Narendra Aswatha Narayana, CEO of Thinkcore Technologies.

praveenkumar

March 28th, 2012, 06:39 PM

Thanks for ur update MR. Guna about Country Chicken in Vellore, here i'm adding on this regard which came in THE HINDU...

Country Chicken comes to India

Source: THE HINDU January 19, 2012

Country Chicken, Australian fast food restaurant chain, plans to have 50 outlets in India by the end of this year.

Rama Krishna, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Country Chicken-India, told The Hindu here on Wednesday that the company's first outlet in the country would be operational in Coimbatore from next month. Going forward, the company would open 35 outlets in Tamil Nadu and expand in to Bangalore and Maharashtra this year.

Star Quick Service Restaurants, the partner for Country Chicken in India, had established a plant in Chennai at nearly Rs.6 crore to supply processed products to all its outlets in the country. It planned to open a plant near Vellore, at an investment of about Rs.105 crore, depending on the market.

The branded quick service restaurant (fast food) sector was growing at 41 per cent every year. “We are only pitching for the growth market,” he said. The focus would be on Tier-II and Tier-III cities. By the end of the year, the company expected Rs.120 crore turnover from Indian operations.

praveenkumar

March 28th, 2012, 06:53 PM

CMC gets Mass Spectrometer

VELLORE: The Christian Medical College Hospital (CMCH) here has become the first medical institution in the country to acquire the Inductively Coupled Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS), a machine capable of analysing the presence of any element (in the Periodic table which has an array of 234 elements) from any sample. The new facility was inaugurated by Vellore Mayor P Karthiyayini on Tuesday.
Giving details about the “wonder machine” which has been imported from Germany with special permission from the European Economic Community at a cost of ` Two crore, Dr Selvakumar, Head of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry, said that the analytical services would be offered to patients on a non-profit basis.
“From using chemical methods in 1980 to estimate the presence of various metals and upgrading to the first atomic absorption spectrophotometer in 1984, the CMCH has evolved in terms of technology to acquire the new ICPMS, which is capable of analysing elements in any sample including water, soil, nail and hair,” he noted.
The machine has the twin purpose of identifying the presence of elements and quantifying them. It would help identify toxic substances in patients who have been exposed to environmental pollution, effectively provide treatment, as well help determine the drug dosage of certain heavy metals such as arsenic that are used as part of cancer treatment. “Measuring the concentration of these elements in the patients would help provide the correct treatment to be initiated,” Selvakumar pointed out, adding that the machine can be customised and calibrated to identify any element in the periodic table.
The samples of blood, hair, nails or tissues, are subjected to acid digestion using microwave and pressurised vessels which takes minutes, as compared to the conventional process of using hot plates, which take days to complete the digestion. It is then converted into a fine spray of uniform droplets by a nebuliser which is later subjected into a high-energy argon plasma chamber, which produces heat up to 8,000 degree kelvin. The sample is ionised and directed into a quadrapole mass analyser, where the ions can be separated and the elemental composition determined in five minutes flat.
Dr Joe Fleming, a visiting professor from the UK, has received special training from the machine manufacturer and has spent over three months here to calibrate its performance at CMCH. The machine would be a boon to Vellore District, which is heavily polluted by tannery chemicals. It would help identify the various heavy metals present in water, soil, humans and animals and help detect diseases they contract.

praveenkumar

March 28th, 2012, 07:02 PM

ASI initiates steps to save Vellore Fort

VELLORE: In a bid to save the Vellore Fort, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) issued notices to the owners of 14 buildings that were constructed without permission around the Fort.
An ASI official said, “The government of India had introduced an Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, March 2010. According to this Act, no building should be constructed within 100 metres around the protected monument area.”
�The fort was built in the 15th century and is spread around 150 acres. It also houses the popular Jalagandeswarar Temple, a church, a mosque, fort museum, forest office, registrar’s office, police training academy and a ground. The Vellore Cantonment station, Makhan area, Koshala and Periyar Park are located on the other three sides of the fort.
As of now, 14 buildings in the Long Bazaar area and Sunnambukara Street built after 2010 were issued notices, he added. The new fish market built at the Makhan area by Vellore Corporation and a building owned by a PMK MLA here were also served notices. Sources said that if the building owner did not respond to the notice, steps would be taken to file case against them. This is step was taken to save the monument.

nankumar

March 30th, 2012, 07:37 AM

guna

March 31st, 2012, 12:38 PM

If anybody has info about Vellore Corporation Budget 2012-2013, plz share ....when it'll released? Almost 7 Corporation Budget report has been released already. What our officials are doin with just 2 more days left?
Vellore city corporation budget 2012-2013 was presented yesterday ( i.e. 30/03/2012) by Mayor Ms. Karthiyayini at vellore corporation new building

revenue receipts and capital receipts Rs.124.96 crores
expenditure of Rs.125.84 crores
deficit of Rs 0.88.13 lakhs

The Hindu

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU

VELLORE, March 31, 2012
Vellore budget comes up with slew of proposals

Special Correspondent

Facelift for bus stand, market; solar energy to be tapped

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01039/VEPVVHI-W127_G304I_1039427e.jpg DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION: The meeting of the corporation council in progress in Vellore on Friday.— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

The modernisation of the new bus stand and the Nethaji Market in Vellore through private consultation, construction of 513 concrete houses under the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme at a cost of Rs.1093.65 lakh with funds from the Central and State governments, construction of 52 new public toilets, repairs to 24 existing public toilets, construction of toilets for the differently-abled, production of electricity from waste under the solid waste management (SWM) system and production of electricity using solar energy in all Corporation buildings are the highlights of the Vellore Corporation Budget for 2012-13, which was presented by Mayor P. Karthiyayini at the Corporation Council meeting here on Friday.
The Budget envisaged revenue receipts and capital receipts to the tune of Rs.12,496 lakh and expenditure of Rs.12,584.13 lakh, entailing a deficit of Rs.88.13 lakh.
The Corporation proposed to wipe out the deficit through additional funds that are to be generated by identifying new profession tax assesses and collecting profession tax from them, and by levying tax on vacant sites in the newly regularised housing layouts.
The revenue receipts comprise Rs.4,569.09 lakh from revenue fund, Rs.855.83 lakh from drinking water and drainage fund, and Rs.176.73 lakh from education fund. The capital receipts comprise Rs.4,094.35 lakh from revenue fund and Rs.2,800 lakh from drinking water and drainage fund.
The revenue expenditure would comprise Rs.4,473.23 lakh under revenue fund, Rs.575.03 lakh under drinking water and drainage fund and Rs.27.52 lakh under education fund, while the capital expenditure would comprise Rs.4,318.35 lakh under revenue fund, Rs.3,050 lakh under drinking water and drainage fund and Rs.140 lakh under education fund.
The Corporation projected revenue collections to the tune of Rs.1,138.27 lakh from property tax, Rs.286.70 lakh from other taxes, Rs.292.82 lakh from fees, Rs.277.62 lakh from rent/lease and Rs.131.16 lakh from other sources.
Other sources of revenue comprise Rs.353.19 lakh by way of assigned revenue, Rs.2,744.15 lakh through the State Finance Commission grant and Rs.377.74 lakh from other grants.
Ms. Karthiyayini said that schemes have been evolved in such a way that the Vellore Corporation gets all the amenities that are available in the developed Corporations in Tamil Nadu, by integrating the infrastructure facilities in the erstwhile municipalities, town panchayats and village panchayats which have been annexed to Vellore Corporation.
The Corporation has proposed to acquire additional vehicles and garbage bins in order to improve the SWM and make Vellore a garbage-free city, and obtaining 50 acres of land from the government to implement SWM by taking into account future needs.
Storm water channels
The other proposals include repair of the storm water channel and lining the channel with concrete walls to a length of six km, construction of night stay homes for the houseless poor with Central Government aid, planting of 50,000 trees with the help of the government departments and non-governmental organisations, and identification of the parks and public places under encroachment and restoring them for public use.
The Mayor said that the work on modernisation of the new bus stand would be taken up after the ownership of the land on which the bus stand is located is transferred to the Corporation.
Work is in progress on the construction of a new fish market in Bangalore Road at a cost of Rs.49 lakh. Once the work is completed, steps would be taken to relocate the shops in the existing fish market to the new building.
Road works
Work orders have been issued for repairing 15.817 km of roads damaged during the implementation of the underground sewerage scheme, at a cost of Rs.683.76 lakh. Roads to a length of 46.80 km would be upgraded at a cost of Rs.1,840.19 lakh under the Integrated Urban Development Mission. Steps have been taken to lay a plastic road to a length of 10 km using the plastic wastes.
Funds have been allotted for the laying of tar roads, storm water drains and cement roads in important areas in Vellore, she said.

guna

March 31st, 2012, 12:50 PM

I'm residing in Gandhi Nagar. I saw small banners placed here and der in Gandhi nagar area. But I'm not sure about the location(balaji Theatre).
ICICI BANK Vellore Gandhinagar branch comes opp to oddaipillaiyar kovil bus stop

joefernando

March 31st, 2012, 06:10 PM

new passport office in vellore

புதிய பாஸ்போர்ட் சேவை மையம்

சென்னை: தமிழகத்தில் வேலூர் மற்றும் திருவண்ணாமலையில் புதிய பாஸ்போர்ட் சேவை மையம் துவங்கப்படும் என்று சென்னை மண்டல பாஸ்போர்ட் அதிகாரி செந்தில் பாண்டியன் தகவல் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். கடலூர் மற்றும் காரைக்கால் மக்களின் வசதிக்காக புதுச்சேரியிலும் பாஸ்போர்ட் சேவை மையம் செயல் படுத்தப்படும் என்றும் இதுவரை எட்டு பாஸ்போர்ட் சேவை மையங்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாகவும் செந்தில் பாண்டியன் தெரிவித்தார்.

praveenkumar

March 31st, 2012, 07:07 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/03/31/20120331a_00410b069.jpg

praveenkumar

March 31st, 2012, 07:15 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/03/31/20120331a_00210b006.jpg

thirusv@gmail.com

April 2nd, 2012, 03:28 PM

It will be nice if the land aquisition and construction of I.T.park begins within a year...there is lots of expectation and also vellore has potential to become I.T.Hub .I think this place in perumugai or nearer will be a ideal place for I.T.park as it can be easily reached from vellore,ranipet and other nearby towns with upcoming ring road and also NH 6/8 lane passes through..And also gap between vellore UA and Ranipet UA will be easily bridged

Guna, is there a way where we can find the list of lands that has been finalized for aquisitaion?

praveenkumar

April 3rd, 2012, 02:33 PM

Can anyone pls list out the Income of all the Municipal Corporations of TN..??
If possible income of top ten or fifteen railway stations of TN?

nankumar

April 3rd, 2012, 02:35 PM

Very sooooon Cafe Coffee Day @ katpadi !

Cafe Coffee day to open outlet in VIT road(Down stairs of Olive Kitchen restaurant) shortly.

praveenkumar

April 4th, 2012, 05:12 PM

New traffic arrangements in Vellore

THE HINDU
New traffic arrangements in Vellore city came into force from Tuesday.

As per the new arrangements, Katpadi Road from the Palace Café junction to the National Theatre junction has been made one-way with entry from the National Theatre junction. Town buses, cars and auto-rickshaws coming from Thorappadi side and proceeding towards Katpadi will take left at the Mummy Hospital junction, turn right at Fire Station, proceed via Anna Salai, turn left at the Makkan junction, turn right at Old Bypass Road and proceed towards Katpadi. Two-wheelers from Thorappadi side can proceed straight along Anna Salai right up to the Makkan junction, where they would have to take left to proceed towards Katpadi via Old Bypass Road.

Town buses on route no.1 (Katpadi-Bagayam) would have to proceed via Katpadi Road and Anna Salai up to the Hotel Arya Bhavan junction, where they would have to take left and proceed via Arni Road up to the Jayamurugan Theatre junction, take right and re-enter Anna Salai at Tollgate via New Sankaranpalayam Road and proceed to Bagayam. Buses on route no.2 (Bagayam-Katpadi) would proceed from Bagayam via Thorappadi along Anna Salai up to the Mummy Hospital junction, where they would have to take left, and again right at Fire Station, proceed along Anna Salai, take left at the Makkan junction and reach Katpadi via Old Bypass Road.

Vehicles from Vellore side, including town buses proceeding towards Sathuvachari, are allowed to take U-turn at the Makkan junction, turn left at Old Bus Stand and reach Sathuvachari via Dr. Ida Scudder Road. However, only two-wheelers are allowed to proceed via Dr. Ida Scudder Road from Sathuvachari towards Vellore. Town buses and autos from Sathuvachari side proceeding towards Vellore would have to take the service lane alongside the flyover of Chennai-Bangalore Highway and reach Vellore via Katpadi Road.

Lorries and other heavy vehicles from Arni, Tiruvannamalai side proceeding towards Katpadi side would have to go via Arni Road, turn left at Registrar Periyaswamy Street, turn right into Anna Salai at the Lakshmi Theatre junction, proceed up to the Mummy Hospital junction, turn left into Infantry Road, and again left and reach Katpadi via Nethaji Stadium, Fort Round Road and Old Bypass Road.

Under the new traffic arrangements, vehicles from the National Theatre junction are allowed on both sides of the central median up to the Ambedkar statue junction. This has resulted in a situation where two-wheeler riders from Vellore side who have to go to offices or shops on Katpadi Road (between the National Theatre and Palace Café junctions) would have to turn left at the Makkan junction, turn right into Old Bypass Road and again right into Katpadi Road to reach their destination.

We will wait and see how many days this will work....

guna

April 5th, 2012, 03:43 PM

Guna, is there a way where we can find the list of lands that has been finalized for aquisitaion?
No Thirusv, at present no land has been finalised for aquisition.But few locations near sathuvachari , perumugai and nearby have been considered and Elcot has to finalise...Lets hope to be happen soon

guna

April 5th, 2012, 04:14 PM

nankumar

April 8th, 2012, 04:12 AM

Fun Planet, the ultimate gaming destination for kids is open near WAVES showroom(katpadi)

praveenkumar

April 11th, 2012, 07:41 PM

Encroachments cleared to solve traffic woes

11 Apr 2012

VELLORE: In a bid to bring the traffic problem in the district under control, authorities cleared temporary encroachments from 550 shops near Vellore Old Bus Stand and Arni Road on Tuesday.
In a joint operation by Vellore Corporation, Revenue Department, Police Department and Highways Department, a major traffic diversion has also been introduced in the fort city on a pilot basis. In a recent review meeting held in this regard, the issue of encroaching roadside shops was raised. This was followed by an announcement during the week warning the public that temporary infringements like sheets and banners outside shops be removed at the earliest.
On Tuesday, clearing operation began with two JCB machines in these two places.
Around 500 encroachments in four streets, including a major business centre at Chunnambukara Street near Vellore’s New Bus Stand, were cleared. It is said that the violations here were left unnoticed for over seven years now.
On Arni Road, the encroachments were cleared at 50 shops in a two km stretch between Jayamurugan Theatre and Bagayam Bus Stand.
The removal of encroachments will continue on Wednesday on the remaining main roads such as Arcot Road, Katpadi Road, Makhan Junction and other places.

guna

April 14th, 2012, 12:06 PM

guna

April 16th, 2012, 03:43 PM

Icipl chennai - Residential builders and flat promoters set soon to launch luxurious premium appartments and villas project in vellore at Abdullapuram(Sunville - Abdullapuram)
http://www.icipl.co.in/company.html
DE ZEST Villa house project has been launched at DE ZEST Sevoor(next to VIT) ...

Ongoing Projects (http://www.icipl.co.in/ongoing-projects.html) » DE ZEST (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest.html) » Plans

http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/thumb/elevation1.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/elevation1.jpg) A - Typical Villa
Elevation
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/thumb/A-ground-floor-plan.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/A-ground-floor-plan.jpg) A - Typical Villas
Ground Floor Plan
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/thumb/A-1st-floor-plan.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/A-1st-floor-plan.jpg) A - Typical Villas
First Floor Plan
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/thumb/elevation2.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/elevation2.jpg) B - Typical Villa
Elevation
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/thumb/B-ground-floor-plan.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/images/15-Independent-villa-FF-plan-b.jpg) B - Typical Villas
Ground Floor Plan
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/thumb/B-1st-floor-plan.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/plan/B-1st-floor-plan.jpg) B - Typical Villas
First Floor Plan
Ongoing Projects (http://www.icipl.co.in/ongoing-projects.html) » DE ZEST (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest.html) » Views

http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/thumb/club-house1.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/club-house1.jpg) Club House view 1
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/thumb/club-house2.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/club-house2.jpg) Club House view 2
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/thumb/row-villa1.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/row-villa1.jpg) Row Villa view 1
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/thumb/row-villa2.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/row-villa2.jpg) Row Villa view 2
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/thumb/row-villa3.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/row-villa3.jpg) Row Villa view 3
http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/thumb/row-villa4.jpg (http://www.icipl.co.in/de-zest/view/row-villa4.jpg) Row Villa view 4

joefernando

April 16th, 2012, 05:16 PM

microsoft and VIT going to tieup to start I-spark center

மைக்ரோசாப்ட் நிறுவனத்துடன் இணைந்து விஐடியில் ஐ-ஸ்பார்க் மையம்

வேலூர்: வேலூர் விஐடி பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் தொழிற்சாலைகளின் தேவைகளை மாணவர்கள் அறிந்து அவற்றை உருவாக்கவும், தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனங்களில் புதிய வேலைவாய்ப்புகளை உருவாக்கவும் மைக்ரோ சாப்ட் நிறுவனத்துடன் இணைந்து ஐ-ஸ்பார்க் மையம் தொடங்கப்படுகிறது.
மைக்ரோ சாப்ட் நிறுவனம் சார்பில் ஏற்கனவே 6 மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு விஐடி பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் முன்னேறிய தொழில்நுட்ப வசதிகள் கொண்ட ஆய்வகம் தொடங்கப்பட்டது. இதன்மூலம் மாணவர்கள் தொழில்நுட்பம் சம்பந்தமான புதிய தகவல்களை அறிந்து வருகின்றனர்.

மைக்ரோ சாப்ட் நிறுவனம் தொழில் முனைவோருக்கு உதவும் வகையில் டிரீம் ஸ்பார்க், வெப்சைட் ஸ்பார்க், பிஸ் ஸ்பார்க் மற்றும் பிஸ் ஸ்பார்க் ஒன் என்ற திறன்மிகு திட்ட மையங்களை உயர்கல்வி நிறுவனங்களில் தொடங்கி வருகிறது. தற்போது ஐ-ஸ்பார்க் என்ற திட்ட மையத்தை தொடங்கி உள்ளது. இதுதொடர்பாக விஐடியும் மைக்ரோ சாப்ட் நிறுவனமும் புரிந்துணர்வு ஒப்பந்தத்தை செய்துள்ளன. இதற்கான நிகழ்ச்சி விஐடி பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் நேற்று நடந்தது.

ஒப்பந்தத்தில் வேந்தர் ஜி.விசுவநாதன், மைக்ரோ சாப்ட் நிறுவன கல்வி மற்றும் உடன்பாடுகள் பிரிவு தலைவர் பாணி கொண்டேபுடி கையெழுத்திட்டனர்.
இதில் விஐடி துணைத் தலைவர்கள் சங்கர் விசுவநாதன், ஜி.வி.சம்பத், துணை வேந்தர் வி.ராஜூ, இணை துணை வேந்தர் எஸ்.நாராயணன், காக்னிசென்ட் நிறுவனத்தின் கான்செப்ட் ஆய்வக இயக்குனர் ஆர்.ராமசேஷன், விஐடி தகவல் தொழில்நுட்ப பொறியியல் பள்ளி இயக்குனர் சரவணன் ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.

http://dinakaran.com/News_Detail.asp?Nid=9469

praveenkumar

April 18th, 2012, 05:20 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/17/20120417a_00210b040.jpg

praveenkumar

April 18th, 2012, 05:23 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/17/20120417a_00310b012.jpg

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/17/20120417a_00310b011.jpg

praveenkumar

April 19th, 2012, 02:21 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/19/20120419a_00410b003.jpg

joefernando

April 19th, 2012, 06:40 PM

2 engg colleges, 7 polytechnics, 11 arts colleges to come up in TN CM's boost for higher education

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced that two engineering colleges, seven polytechnic colleges and 11 arts and science colleges would be started in Tamilnadu soon.

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Making an announcement under Rule 110 in the Assembly, she said 11 arts and colleges were started in the academic year 2011-12 by her government to ensure that students in rural areas continued their studies after finishing higher secondary education.

'In line with this, this year, too, the government has decided to start new engineering colleges, polytechnic institutes and arts and science colleges,' she said.

Giving specific details, the Chief Minister said a government engineering college would be started at Chengipatti in Thanjavur block in Thanjavur district and another such institution would be set up at Chettikarai village in Dharmapuri block.

'A total of seven polytechnic colleges will be started at Sri Rangam in Tiruchirapalli district, Gandharvakottai in Pudukottai district, Sankarapuram in Villupuram district, Perundurai in Erode district, Ariyalur in Ariyalur district, Oothankarai in Krishnagiri district and Jolarpet in Vellore district,' she said.

She added that co-education arts and science colleges would be started at Edapadi in Salem district, Kanyakumari in Kanyakumari district, Vedachandur in Dindigul district, Modakurichi in Erode district, Thirumangalam in Madurai district, Thiruvottiyur in Thiruvallur district, Paramakudi in Ramanathapuram district, Kadayanallur in Tirunelveli district, Arupukkotai in Virudhunagar district, Nagapattinam in Nagapattinam district and Arakkonam in Vellore district.

Jayalalithaa has been giving special focus on school and higher education ever since she came to power in May last year.

A few months back, she announced that 210 Panchayat Union and Municipality middle schools in the State would be upgraded as high schools in the academic year 2011-12. She said that 3,550 graduate teacher jobs also would be created.

According to an official release, the Chief Minister allocated more than Rs 400 crore towards upgradation of facilities in over 700 schools.

As many as 710 schools would be upgraded in 2011-12. The Chief Minister directed creation of 3,550 vacancies for teachers besides others. This would cost the exchequer Rs 113.38 crore per year, the release said.

http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=28194%20&%20section=7

VickyV

April 19th, 2012, 08:44 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/19/20120419a_00410b003.jpg

We need one more flyover near Arya Bhavan Signal. That is the actual traffic congestion point.

praveenkumar

April 20th, 2012, 06:24 PM

Yes, thats very much true Mr. Vicky its a four road junction with no proper signalling system in place and its very much congested and crowded junction throughout the day..

At least we shall hope the above news becomes fruitful as the funds allotted for survey.. If this flyover comes Vellore's color will change it looks really good "Y" shaped bridge....

praveenkumar

April 25th, 2012, 04:58 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/24/20120424a_00410b010.jpg

praveenkumar

April 25th, 2012, 05:00 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/23/20120423a_00310b010.jpg

guna

April 28th, 2012, 04:40 PM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/04/23/20120423a_00310b010.jpg
Its really frustrating mr.Praveen :ohno:... They are unable to find the location! how ridiculous it is ! There are many vacant places ( more than 25 acres) within vellore urban limit ( many vast lands on the stretch from abdullapuram to new bus stand, stretch around perumugai and rathnagiri etc..,). One can understand that minister will only prefer his constituency limit ( though there are more locations in katpadi and anaicut cons.. ) but they have to move fast .. in this aspect some other tier2 cities are ahead , vellore has to get its momentum

praveenkumar

May 2nd, 2012, 04:52 PM

Bangalore-Chennai industrial corridor gets nod

New Delhi, Apr 30, 2012 (PTI)

India and Japan agree to move ahead with the project
India and Japan on Monday agreed to move ahead with the Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Corridor project, with Tokyo pledging to help New Delhi chalk out plans for development of infrastructure in the region.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba discussed the BCIC project, which was conceived last year on the lines of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. They also discussed bilateral cooperation in the railway sector, including possibility of India obtaining high-speed rail technology from Japan and the ongoing Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which runs through the DMIC.

“We had a preliminary exchange of ideas on the Chennai-Bangalore Corridor which had been initiated by our prime ministers at their meeting last December. We have agreed that Japan will assist in chalking out a Comprehensive Master Plan for the project,” said Krishna. He was addressing a joint news conference with Gemba after the duo had the first minister-level economic dialogue between India and Japan in New Delhi.

Krishna and Gemba also led the sixth India-Japan strategic dialogue on Monday.
During the annual India-Japan summit on December 27-28, 2011, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda had decided to replicate the DMIC model to develop “environmentally sustainable, long-lasting and technologically advanced infrastructure” between Chennai and Bangalore.

Tokyo has shown special interests in the Chennai Bangalore Industrial Corridor project, as an increasing number of Japanese companies, including small and medium enterprises, have made direct investments to establish their manufacturing base or other forms of business presence in the region.

The project is likely to include ports, industrial parks and other related infrastructure, which are to be developed by the two countries’ governments and private sectors in a mutually complementary manner.

Gemba is understood to have assured Krishna of Japan’s financial and technical support to India for preparation of the Comprehensive Integrated Master Plan for the region. “Both sides will work together to materialise the master plan on the infrastructure development in the areas between Chennai and Bangalore,” said the Japanese Foreign Minister.

Krishna and Gemba also reviewed the progress of the DMIC, a mega infrastructure project, which is being implemented at an estimated cost of $90 billion with financial and technical aids from Japan. The project covers an overall length of 1,483 km between the political capital and the business capital of India. Tokyo last year expressed its intention to invest $4.5 billion in the project over the next five years.

Looking forward for investment in and around Vellore....???

sureshselvamp

May 4th, 2012, 09:27 AM

Hi Guys ,

I am a new user. Glad to inform you that the Melvisharam - Thenkal bridge link ( opp Appollo Hospitals ) is progressing at a fast pace , happened to be at the site recently

guna

May 4th, 2012, 04:34 PM

guna

May 4th, 2012, 04:38 PM

Hi Guys ,

I am a new user. Glad to inform you that the Melvisharam - Thenkal bridge link ( opp Appollo Hospitals ) is progressing at a fast pace , happened to be at the site recently
Welcome mr.Sureshselvam, nice update and i wish u for more updates and suggestions on developements of Vellore and our district

chennaidesi

May 4th, 2012, 04:42 PM

sureshselvamp

May 5th, 2012, 06:22 AM

http://www.mapsofindia.com/roads/expressway/bangaluru-chennai.htmlYes you are right , it does not pass via vellore as you can see in this expressway http://www.mapsofindia.com/roads/expressway/bangaluru-chennai.htmlmap

guna

May 6th, 2012, 05:07 PM

Guna unfortunately it will go along chittore and kolar and touching vellore very little. Not sure if places like vaniyampadi thirupathur etc will be covered.
Karnataka govt wants it through Kolar.:ohno:
No Chennaidesi , actually proposed Chennai -bangalore expressway is going to pass through chittore and kolar but chennai-bangalore industrial corridor will cover entire vellore district as DPR from chennai-sriperumpudur-ranipet is ready and then ranipet-hosur-bangalore DPR is on progress ( i.e. through vellore, ambur, thirupathur)... And also already NH 46(part of GQ) is being six laned , the new proposed CH-BANG expressway passing around vellore will help better for the expansion of vellore city in future (i.e. one expressway passes through centre of vellore and other one at the northen end paves way for citys outskirts growth ):)

guna

May 8th, 2012, 06:10 PM

Hi guys,
our long waited wish of bifurcation of TNSTC Villupuram and formation of Vellore TNSTC division( includes vellore, kanchi and thiruvallur districts) was announced by Tamilnadu Transport Minister mr.Senthil balaji today at assembly... And also The Transport Minister further said that the one-day season ticket, weekly season ticket and monthly season pass facilities would be extended to Vellore, Erode, Thiruppur and Tuticorin areas. :banana:

guna

May 8th, 2012, 06:15 PM

VIT students win laurels at US aero-design contest

Special Correspondent THE HINDU MAY 8;

It is organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers, USA

‘Vimaanaas', a group of students of VIT University, Vellore, secured the fourth spot in design score at the Aero-Design competition held at Van Nuys, California, USA in March. The competition was organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), USA.
According to a VIT release, the team developed a small aircraft with the use of a plastic bottle and lightweight wood. N. Aakaash, a third year Electronics and Communication Engineering student and one of the team members said the competition was intended to provide engineering students with a real-life engineering challenge. “Our team was formed with a vision to build a formidable aeronautical team to excel in engineering, design and manufacturing of micro-aircraft so as to participate in the SAE Aero-Design competition”, he said.
The team contested in the micro-class category, the main aim of which was to design and fabricate a detachable unmanned aerial vehicle and launch system within specified packaging requirements so as to attain the highest payload fraction possible while simultaneously having the lowest empty weight, said Aakaash. “Working on the aircraft from September last year, we fabricated 90 per cent of the parts by hand”, he said. Sadhana Mishra, another team member said the team spent about Rs. one lakh for the project and built the aircraft without any guidance. VIT was among notable teams which included teams from Minnesota University, University of Toronto, University of Chicago, Polish Air Force Academy, Portland University, Iowa State University and NIT, Jamshedpur. The VIT University topped amongst the Indian teams in all the sections including design report score.

VickyV

May 8th, 2012, 10:19 PM

First voice raised by a MLA for Vellore Transport division in TN assembly. It will be possible if vellore Minister (Vijay) show interest on this.

வேலூரில் போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் அமைக்க கோரிக்கை

First Published : 08 May 2012 08:43:16 AM IST

வேலூர், மே, 7: வேலூரை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்ட போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் அமைக்க வேண்டும் என்று பாமக எம்எல்ஏ ம.கலையரசு சட்டப் பேரவையில் திங்கள்கிழமை கோரிக்கை எழுப்பினார். சட்டப் பேரவையில் போக்குவரத்துத் துறை மானியக் கோரிக்கையின்போது அவர் பேசியது: ஏற்கெனவே வேலூரை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டு போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் இருந்தது. இப்போது இது விழுப்புரத்தை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டுள்ளது. மீண்டும் வேலூரை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டு இந்த மண்டலம் அமைய நடவடிக்கை வேண்டும். புதிதாக வாங்கப்படும் 3 ஆயிரம் பஸ்களில் 300 பஸ்களையாவது வேலூர் மாவட்டத்துக்கு அளிக்க வேண்டும். விபத்தில் இறந்த போக்குவரத்து ஊழியர்களின் வாரிசுகளுக்கு இலவச பஸ் பாஸ் வழங்க வேண்டும். அரசியல் கூட்டங்களுக்கு சாலைகளில் வளைவுகள் வைப்பதற்காக தோண்டப்படும் பள்ளங்களால் சாலைகள் சீர்கேடு அடைகின்றன. இத்தகைய நடவடிக்கைகளைத் தடை செய்ய வேண்டும். போக்குவரத்து துறையில் பணியாற்றிவரும் பணியாளர்களுக்கு அரசுப் பணியாளர்களுக்கு இணையாக பஞ்சப்படி வழங்க வேண்டும் என கேட்டுக் கொண்டார் ம.கலையரசு.

sumugan

May 9th, 2012, 09:06 AM

Hi Mr.Guna & Mr.Vicky,

Yes long awaited Vellore transport division has been implemented , so going forward Kanchipuram,Thiruvallur,Vellore buses will be mentioned TNSTC-VELLORE :banana:

Another new transport division is TNSTC_Srirangam

First voice raised by a MLA for Vellore Transport division in TN assembly. It will be possible if vellore Minister (Vijay) show interest on this.

வேலூரில் போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் அமைக்க கோரிக்கை

First Published : 08 May 2012 08:43:16 AM IST

வேலூர், மே, 7: வேலூரை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்ட போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் அமைக்க வேண்டும் என்று பாமக எம்எல்ஏ ம.கலையரசு சட்டப் பேரவையில் திங்கள்கிழமை கோரிக்கை எழுப்பினார். சட்டப் பேரவையில் போக்குவரத்துத் துறை மானியக் கோரிக்கையின்போது அவர் பேசியது: ஏற்கெனவே வேலூரை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டு போக்குவரத்து மண்டலம் இருந்தது. இப்போது இது விழுப்புரத்தை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டுள்ளது. மீண்டும் வேலூரை தலைமையிடமாகக் கொண்டு இந்த மண்டலம் அமைய நடவடிக்கை வேண்டும். புதிதாக வாங்கப்படும் 3 ஆயிரம் பஸ்களில் 300 பஸ்களையாவது வேலூர் மாவட்டத்துக்கு அளிக்க வேண்டும். விபத்தில் இறந்த போக்குவரத்து ஊழியர்களின் வாரிசுகளுக்கு இலவச பஸ் பாஸ் வழங்க வேண்டும். அரசியல் கூட்டங்களுக்கு சாலைகளில் வளைவுகள் வைப்பதற்காக தோண்டப்படும் பள்ளங்களால் சாலைகள் சீர்கேடு அடைகின்றன. இத்தகைய நடவடிக்கைகளைத் தடை செய்ய வேண்டும். போக்குவரத்து துறையில் பணியாற்றிவரும் பணியாளர்களுக்கு அரசுப் பணியாளர்களுக்கு இணையாக பஞ்சப்படி வழங்க வேண்டும் என கேட்டுக் கொண்டார் ம.கலையரசு.

sumugan

May 9th, 2012, 02:28 PM

Most Famous route: R.No 444 Vellore-Bangalore

Posted by TNSTC (http://tnstc.wordpress.com/) on January 6, 2012
R.No 444 Vellore-Bangalore is so famous across passengers commuting between these two cities. TNSTC-VPM dominates this route and KaSRTC is getting an edge now. KSRTC uses the same route number for their buses too. Its very rare to spot a route number board in KSRTC buses, but we can see 444 number in their boards. Few pics of R.No 444 here.
444 Vellore-Bangalore on Back to back.. A rare catch in Highway…
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-OTFqcxv2XZU/TuYkzDzTsjI/AAAAAAAAFHM/rFO1sSmKYbY/s640/IMG_0071.jpg

VickyV

May 9th, 2012, 09:20 PM

sumugan

May 10th, 2012, 07:39 AM

IBN LIVE

VELLORE: The number of State-owned transport corporations in Tamil Nadu would go up from the current eight to 10 during the current financial year, Transport Minister V Senthil Balaji announced on Tuesday. Two new corporations would come up with Srirangam and Vellore as their headquarters.
Replying to the discussion on the Demand for Grants for his department in the State Assembly, the Minister said two more transport corporations were being created, based on the recommendations of the technical committee constituted for the purpose,� to improve the services being offered to the passengers, tone up the administration and upgrade maintenance work.
The proposed transport corporation headquartered in Srirangam, would be carved out of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Kumbakonam) Limited. �
The districts of Tiruchy, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Karur would be covered under the entity, which will be christened Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Srirangam) Limited.
The other transport corporation having its headquarters at Kumbakonam would cover the districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram.
Similarly, the TNSTC (Villupuram) Limited would be split into two corporations. �
The one with Villupuram as its headquarters would have the districts of Villupuram, Cuddalore and Tiruvannamalai as its areas of operations. �
The new transport corporation, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Vellore) Limited,� to be created with Vellore as its headquarters, would cover the districts of Vellore, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, Senthil Balaji said.

Source The New Indian Express

geico2000

May 10th, 2012, 03:33 PM

guna

May 10th, 2012, 04:37 PM

Hi Guna,

News on bifurcation on the villupuram division is only on daily thanthi. Do u have anyother source for this.?
Hi Vicky bifurcation of villupuram division and formation of vellore tnstc was announced in assembly and the news was published in every tamil and english dailies published in tamilnadu...
my view on few benefits expected by formation of Vellore TNSTC...
1.more new buses will be allotted along vellore routes( previously there are many scrap buses running and now expect for some change)
2.chance for new city and moffussel bus routes
3.vellore authorities can take full benefit of profitable routes such as vellore-chennai, Thirupathur/Gudiyatham/Arcot-Chennai, vellore-Bangalore/Hosur routes, vellore/Thirupathy or other Thirupathy routes, and also kanchipuram-chennai and kanchi -bangalore /thirupathy routes etc..,
4.more depots can be formed in vellore district
5. vellore authorities can use this a chance to get approval for new city/suburb routes for vellore and also new routes for other towns of our district
6.morever vellore authorities can get approval to introduce special design built delux buses (like JNNURM type buses) along vellore city routes as it is transforming fast as a cosmopolitan city( we can see lots of people from different states travelling through city buses and autos in vellore and also few foriegners)...
7.surely vellore TNSTC will become the most profitable division in Tamilnadu

geico2000

May 10th, 2012, 04:41 PM

Hi Vicky bifurcation of villupuram division and formation of vellore tnstc was announced in assembly and the news was published in every tamil and english dailies published in tamilnadu...
my view on few benefits expected by formation of Vellore TNSTC...
1.more new buses will be allotted along vellore routes( previously there are many scrap buses running and now expect for some change)
2.chance for new city and moffussel bus routes
3.vellore authorities can take full benefit of profitable routes such as vellore-chennai, Thirupathur/Gudiyatham/Arcot-Chennai, vellore-Bangalore/Hosur routes, vellore/Thirupathy or other Thirupathy routes, and also kanchipuram-chennai and kanchi -bangalore /thirupathy routes etc..,
4.more depots can be formed in vellore district
5. vellore authorities can use this a chance to get approval for new city/suburb routes for vellore and also new routes for other towns of our district
6.morever vellore authorities can get approval to introduce special design built delux buses (like JNNURM type buses) along vellore city routes as it is transforming fast as a cosmopolitan city( we can see lots of people from different states travelling through city buses and autos in vellore and also few foriegners)...
7.surely vellore TNSTC will become the most profitable division in Tamilnadu

Source

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/2-transport-corporations-at-vellore-srirangam/256122-60-128.html

VickyV

May 11th, 2012, 10:42 AM

Do you guys have any updates on new jewellery or textile showrooms in vellore...?

praveenkumar

May 12th, 2012, 05:36 AM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/12/20120512a_00310b012.jpg

sumugan

May 13th, 2012, 12:07 PM

Hi anyone know about the tentative time limit for changing Villupuram name in newly started Vellore division TNSTC, still Vellore ,Kanchipuram,Thiruvallur buses are running with Villupuram :ohno:

guna

May 13th, 2012, 05:06 PM

NEW MANUFACTURING ZONE FOR VELLORE DISTRICT
On 11th may2012 Tamilnadu CM J.Jayalalitha annouced in assembly the setting up of three industrial manufacturing zones with high class infrastructural facilities and of that one comes in 2000 acres at katrambakkam village of Walaja taluk [/URL]
the link; 3 manufacturing zones soon | | | The New Indian Express
:banana:

geico2000

May 14th, 2012, 05:04 PM

NEW MANUFACTURING ZONE FOR VELLORE DISTRICT

the link; 3 manufacturing zones soon | | | The New Indian Express
:banana:

Guna, I can't see the link.

geico2000

May 14th, 2012, 09:29 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3409213.ece

sumugan

May 21st, 2012, 12:51 PM

VickyV

May 21st, 2012, 07:14 PM

Hi wassup guys our Vellore thread is silent without any updation for past 6 days

Any idea about when Vellore TNSTC bus will get their name , still Kanchipuram,Thiruvallur,Vellore bus are running with Villupuram name :ohno:

Hi Sumugan,

Post this question in Tamil Nadu Buses - Photos & Discussion (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=907864) forum. You may get the answer as a lot of bus fans are following that forum.

guna

May 23rd, 2012, 02:25 PM

Guna, I can't see the link.
sorry geico2000 next time i will give clear links

guna

May 23rd, 2012, 02:32 PM

Panel to be formed for submitting report on four-laning of NH-4
Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU THE HINDU
Published: May 20, 2012 00:00 IST | Updated: May 20, 2012 05:39 IST
Panel to be formed for submitting report on four-laning of NH-4
Special Correspondent

Collector Ajay Yadav has been asked to constitute a committee comprising officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and Highways, Transport and Public Works Departments to submit a report on four-laning of National Highway-4 from Walajapet to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border.

The decision was taken at a consultation meeting on the preparation of a project report , which was held in the presence of the Minister for Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare, A. Mohammed John, at the Collectorate here on Friday.

It was disclosed during the meeting that out of the 110-km-long NH-4, 26.5 km runs in Tamil Nadu limits and 83.5 km in Andhra Pradesh limits. The widening of the highway involves laying of a 9.9-km bypass road between Ranipet and Walajapet, a bypass road from Walajapet to the Ponnai River and four-laning of the two-lane road from Ponnai to the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border. It also involves the construction of eight flyovers and four surface bridges.

Vellore Mayor P. Karthiyayini, District Revenue Officer A. Sundaravalli, Superintendent of Police A. Kayalvizhi and Project Director of the NHAI, Krishnagiri, P. Manivannan were present.

guna

May 26th, 2012, 11:50 AM

THE HINDU

VELLORE, May 26, 2012
A clean move to develop Vellore

P.V.V. Murthi

Corporation to prepare estimates for SWM-cum-power project

The Vellore Corporation has decided to prepare estimates through a consulting agency for undertaking a project of solid waste management (SWM)-cum generation of electricity from waste under public-private partnership (PPP) in association with nearby local bodies. A resolution was approved by the Corporation Council at its monthly meeting here recently.
Out of 180 tonnes of waste being generated every day in Vellore Corporation, 170 tonnes are collected. Owing to non-availability of adequate space for storage, the garbage removed from various places is dumped in common places, causing environmental hazards.
The municipal administration and Water Supply Department has in its policy note for 2012-13 asked the local bodies to upgrade their SWM as per the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules 2000.
In pursuance to the policy note, the Vellore Corporation has decided to undertake a project of modern and scientific disposal of waste and generation of electricity from waste under PPP since the Corporation did not have the funds to undertake the project.
The objective of such a project was only to prevent health hazards but also generate electricity to meet the power needs of the city. Besides ensuring solid waste management, generation of electricity would bring additional revenue to the local body.
The Corporation intends to select a common site in association with nearby local bodies and implement the project under PPP with the approval of the Commissioner of Municipal Administration after preparing the project estimates with the help of a private consulting agency.
Meanwhile, there is an increasing demand for dustbins from residents to help them dump the garbage.
In many parts of Vellore, one could find garbage dumped in vacant sites only to be removed after a week or 10 days.
At present, 543 permanent sanitary workers of the Corporation and about 450 members of women self-help groups are engaged in collecting garbage.
M. Seeni Ajmal Khan, Commissioner of the Corporation, told The Hindu that once the SWM is implemented through the PPP mode, members of women SHGs currently engaged in the collection of garbage would be attached to the private agency executing the project while sanitary workers would be allotted work in various wards. In case of vacancies and manpower requirements, the private agency would manage through outsourcing of workers, he said.
Municipal Engineer Devakumar said that out of 150 HDPE (high density poly-ethylene) dustbins for which orders were placed, 35 have arrived, and out of 60 plastic HDPE tricycles for which orders were placed, 30 have arrived.
The Corporation has purchased two dumper placer vehicles for transporting iron dustbins, while it has placed orders for two compactor vehicles (for carrying compacted garbage) and a sewage vehicle. The dustbins and tricycles would be allotted to all the four zones, he said.
It will select common site in association with local bodies
Garbage is now being dumped in common places owing to non-availability of storage space

Its nice move to keep our city clean...many more steps have to be taken to make vellore one of the cleanest city in India with garbage free and also dust free:)

sumugan

May 30th, 2012, 11:44 AM

Hi Mr.Vicky

I have posted that query about Vellore TNSTC in the link which u given in previous replay but haven't got any answer more over its hard to find about Vellore bus discussion in that thread :ohno:

VickyV

May 30th, 2012, 07:43 PM

guna

June 2nd, 2012, 12:55 PM

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » TAMIL NADU
The Hindu

VELLORE, June 2, 2012
Travel-as-you-please scheme comes to Vellore Corporation

Staff Reporter

Starting from June 1, the ‘travel as you please' scheme will be implemented on bus routes within the Vellore Corporation limit. This comes after the Transport Minister's announcement in the Assembly that the scheme, which was put in place at Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore corporations, will be extended to Vellore Corporation too.
A press release from the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) Limited, Vellore division said the ‘travel as you please' scheme will be implemented in bus services starting from the Vellore corporation areas and those reaching corporation areas. Accordingly, three types of tickets are available under the scheme – Rs. 50 for travelling as you like for a day, Rs. 300 for travelling as you please for a week and Rs. 1,000 for a month.
Commuters could avail the Rs. 50-ticket from conductors of town bus services being operated in Vellore Corporation areas. On getting the tickets, commuters can travel as they like till 12 a.m. that day in all town buses including LSS being operated in corporation areas.
The office at the Vellore Town Bus Terminus will issue the tickets for Rs. 300 and Rs. 1,000. However, to use these tickets, the office will provide a separate identity card at a cost of Rs. five valid for seven years. Commuters will be permitted to use the tickets only if they possess the identity cards. These tickets could be used on all town buses including LSS being operated in the corporation areas.
While the weekly ticket is valid from Monday to Sunday, the monthly ticket is valid from the first of every month to the last day of the month, the release said.
Rs. 50 for travelling for a day, Rs. 300 for a week and Rs. 1,000 for a month
Identity card will be issued at a cost of Rs. 5 valid for seven years

:)

guna

June 2nd, 2012, 01:07 PM

Computer disaster recovery system inaugurated at CM

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01101/TTSJMHI-W128_ART_G_1101520e.jpg Health Attache and Regional Representative for South Asia, US Department of Health and Human Services, Steven T. Smith, launching the computer disaster recovery system at Christian Medical College, Vellore, on Friday. Collector Ajay Yadav and director of CMC Suranjan Bhattacharji are in the picture.— Photo: D. Gopalakrishnan

The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, has put in place a computer software upgrade – Computer Disaster Recovery system – which has come up with grant from USAID-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) and a matching grant from CMC, Vellore.
Health Attache and Regional Representative for South Asia, US Department of Health and Human Services Steven T. Smith inaugurated the computer software upgrade on Friday in the presence of Collector Ajay Yadav.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Smith said training of medical professionals was essential to improve health care in India. “We should build a sense of responsibility and compassion in the medical professionals so that the system addresses the needs of the poorest in the country,” he observed.
He pointed out that India was going through a lot of transition in various areas. The progress in health and science was tremendous, he added.
He elaborated on the relationship between India and the United States. “Science and technology has been an important part of the relationship between the U.S. and India, the others included nuclear science, space and Information Technology. One of the growing areas of relationship is health and medical science,” he pointed out.
Mr. Smith went on to stress the need to bring more science for collaboration so that the population have access to better healthcare. “There is need for more medical professionals to meet the needs of the people. There should be more science, more basic science, more applied science, medical technology and more health workers,” he said.
Noting that the two countries had a broad partnership in areas of science and technology and health, he said, “Four high level working groups with experts from the US and India have been set up. There are representatives from the government, private sector and a range of experts including from CMC in the groups.”
Computer software upgrade
The appointment, consultation, investigation, prescriptions, admission and discharge are managed by one computerised system at CMC – CMC Health Information System (HIS) using locally developed and locally maintained applications. CMC uses Oracle Real Application Cluster (RAC) to manage its database on a configuration with built-in server redundancies and power redundancies. In case of a failure, the systems would continue to function because of the redundancies without a pause, a press release said.
CMC has six campuses – patient care, teaching and research at four campuses, teaching in one and clinical services in another one campus. All the campuses were networked using optical cables and those with patient care have radio frequency connectivity which provides redundancy in case of failure of the cable.
Considering the patient load and round the clock patient care, any major physical damage or failure to the main servers or its backups would cause inconvenience to patients as all services from appointments to discharges would stop. Hence, two years ago, an application was made to ASHA for software license support to switch over the entire HIS service from its main server room to a remote site so that patient care service could go on with minimal interruption from a remote host.
With grant from ASHA, the disaster recovery came in. Licenses were provided by ASHA as part of the same grant for the remote servers. Now, backup of patient and patient-related service information, security and confidentiality is provided, the release added.
While the USAID ASHA grant for the software was Rs. 1,58,93,500, there was a matching support from CMC Vellore to the tune of Rs. 1,98,16,520. The total cost of the project was Rs. 3,57,10,020, the release said.
Electronic medical record was being tested at CMC now. The digital technology was to improve the efficiency of the hospital, according to Director of CMC Suranjan Bhattacharji.
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madurakarenda

June 5th, 2012, 01:34 PM

Hard luck...!!! :(

Hi Mr.Vicky

I have posted that query about Vellore TNSTC in the link which u given in previous replay but haven't got any answer more over its hard to find about Vellore bus discussion in that thread :ohno:

Hi Sumugan,

Post this question in Tamil Nadu Buses - Photos & Discussion (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=907864) forum. You may get the answer as a lot of bus fans are following that forum.

Hi wassup guys our Vellore thread is silent without any updation for past 6 days

Any idea about when Vellore TNSTC bus will get their name , still Kanchipuram,Thiruvallur,Vellore bus are running with Villupuram name :ohno:

Hi guys, anything in government will take a bit long time to get close to fruition. It will take a bit of a wait. There are no much Vellore based bus fans in that thread, so you may not get answer for the query.

But, TNSTC Vellore will definitely happen, official announcements came via print media.

Example : http://www.maalaimalar.com/2012/05/08140212/chennai-bus-specility-place-bu.html

And kudos to both of you to have discussions on Vellore and keeping this thread going.

sumugan

June 5th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Thanks Mr.Madurakarenda for your information

Vellore Corporation official site is still not upgraded when it will get materialize

nankumar

June 12th, 2012, 08:49 AM

Vruksha International school of montessori- a chain of schools has come up in Gandhi Nagar, after Pincushion Montessori International School(USA).

nankumar

June 12th, 2012, 08:57 AM

guna

June 12th, 2012, 05:52 PM

Kendriya Vidyalaya- a system of central govt schools under MHRD(Govt. of India) has planned to set up the Institution in katpadi near Govt Law college. Eight acres of Land has been identified and has been sent for approval from both Central and State govt. Long awaited desire has been fulfilled. Thanks to the initiative by Vellore MP Mr. M Abdul Rahman and collector Mr. Ajay yadav
thanks for the update mr.Nankumar.........Its nice for vellore to have such a renowed and reputed kendriya school and lots of thanks for our M.P. mr.M .Abdul rahman and also people of vellore expect the commencement of proposed sainik military school near karigiri.:)
Morever vellore needs NIT or IIT or IIIT type technical institutions and AIMS type medical institution as it is already a hub for education.

sumugan

June 18th, 2012, 08:26 PM

TOP 10 Revenue Yeiling Railway Stations in TamilNadu(FROM Apr'09-Jan'10)

1. CHENNAI CENTRAL 425 cr
2. CHENNAI EGMORE 187 cr
3. COIMBATORE JN 87 cr
4. MADURAI JN 57 cr
5. TRICHY JN 39 cr
6. SALEM JN 34.3 cr
7. TIRUNELVELI JN 33.9 cr
8. ERODE JN 33 cr
9. TIRUPPUR 20 cr
10. VELLORE-KATPADI JN 17 cr

Source:Tamil Nadu Railway Forum

sumugan

June 18th, 2012, 08:32 PM

praveenkumar

June 20th, 2012, 06:10 PM

Thanks for your interestin updates Mr. Sumugan...

geico2000

June 21st, 2012, 09:25 PM

At last a train at 120KM/hour in this line. Great job SR.

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guna

June 22nd, 2012, 11:16 AM

The daily average sale of Unreserved tickets from Chennai Central/Egmore to the following places during 2009-10

1.Vellore- Katpadi-2280
2. Salem-1046
3. Erode-730
4. Tiruppur-502
5. Coimbatore-1237
6. Palgat-233
7. Calicut-118
8. Cannanore-48
9. Mangalore-69
10.Trichur-158
11.Ernakulam Jn-160
12.Eranakulam Town-19
13.Kottayam-72
14.Trivandram-99
15.Villupuram-308
16.Tiruchchirapalli-1137
17.Dindigul-349
18.Madurai-1051
19.Tirunelveli-591
20.Nagercoil-258

Ticket ratio clearly indicates Vellore is Satelite town of Chennai:banana:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=56387247

Thanks Mr.Chidhambaram - Covai for sharing valuable information
fine update mr.Sumugan but in future our vellore city and suburbs should be developed into a seperate metro city rather than being a satellite town...This will be possible if infrastructure of our district is built and improved a lot better on a long term vision to get new industrial clusters and IT/ITES Sezs which are a part of proposed ch-bang ind corridor:)

guna

June 22nd, 2012, 11:44 AM

Cognizant R&D Centre at VIT

Cognizant has established a state-of-the-art Research and Development Centre for Mobility at the School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), VIT University, Vellore. Sowri Santhanakrishnan, Head of the Mobility Practice, Cognizant inaugurated the facility on Thursday.

Mr. Santhanakrishnan explained the significance of mobility and the huge opportunities that lie ahead for developers and users alike. Today’s businesses are being transformed by the emerging social, mobile, analytic and cloud technologies, while newer devices such as smart phones and tablets are transforming the way we connect, collaborate and get things done on the go. The services and solutions based on these emerging technologies have huge growth potential. In today’s fast-paced, always-on world, capabilities in these areas are becoming crucial pre-requisites for keeping up with changing customer behaviour. “This centre is an important milestone in our mission to collaborate with educational institutions to work towards creating intellectual property and solutions to mobility”, he said.

V. Raju, Vice-Chancellor, VIT who presided stressed the importance of such collaboration to help bridge the gap between industry and academia. VIT Vice-Presidents Sankar Viswanathan and G.V. Sampath, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor S. Narayanan spoke. R. Saravanan, Director, SITE welcomed the gathering.

guna

June 22nd, 2012, 11:52 AM

Move to undertake techno-feasibility study for rope car facilities
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to call for Expression of Interest and Request for Proposal for studying the techno-feasibility and preparation of Detailed Project Report through the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructural Finance Services Limited (TNUIFSL) for the introduction of rope car facilities at Udhagamandalam, Kodaikanal, Yelagiri Hills, Yercaud, Kolli Hills and Megamalai as part of various steps to be taken by the Tourism Department for promotion of tourism in the State.

Rajesh Lakhoni, Commissioner of Tourism, Tamil Nadu, has in a letter to the District Collector of Vellore stated that cable car project is one of the strategies for promotion of tourism, as announced by the Chief Minister on December 18, 2011. He has requested the Vellore District Collector to identify suitable places for the introduction of the cable car project in Yelagiri Hills on a top priority basis. In a separate letter to the Tourist Officer, Vellore, the Commissioner has asked the Tourist Officer to obtain detailed project estimates for about Rs.60 lakh for providing basic amenitiesand vehicle parking facilities in Virinjipuram for tourists visiting the Sri Margabandheeswarar Temple and in Vilapakkam for tourists visiting the Panchapandavar Hills. He has asked the Tourist Officer to give top priority for the task since the Tourism Minister has stressed the need for providing basic amenities to tourists visiting tourist spots during the discussion on the grants for the tourism ministry for 2012-13 in the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

sino_r

June 22nd, 2012, 05:48 PM

Hi Guys,

I was a silent spectator all these days. Atlast I am here!!!!!!
Good to contribute and float on my home town.

Regards,
Sino

sino_r

June 22nd, 2012, 06:09 PM

New Bus Service for Vellore Division:

Vellore region received 22 New Buses and 15 Refurbished buses.
Out of these, 8 Buses are placed in new routes. They are,

(1) Vellore - Tambaram
(2) Vellore - Thiruttani
(3) Vellore - Villupuram
(4) Vellore - Visharam (Town Bus)
(5) Visharam - Walaja Road (Town Bus)
(6) Gudiyattam - Melalankuppam (Town Bus)
(7) Vaniyambadi - Paravakuttai (Town Bus)
(8) Tiruppathur - Natrampalli (Town Bus)

Old Routes:
---------------
(1) Vellore - Hosur (2 Bus)
(2) Vellore - Kanchipuram (2 Bus)
(3) Vellore - Chennai (1 Bus)
(4) Gudiyattam - Vellore - Chidambaram (1 Bus)
(5) Gudiyattam - Vellore - Chennai (1 Bus)
(6) Pernambut - Vellore - Chennai (2 Bus)
(7) Tirupattur - Vellore - Chennai (5 Bus)
(8) Chennai- Vellore - Tirupattur (3 Bus)
(9) Arcot - Chennai (2 Bus)

(10) Katpadi - Vellore Fort - Bagayam (4 Town Bus)
(11) Vellore - Vazhiyur (1 Town Bus)
(12) Vellore - Sathuvachari - Arcot (1 Town Bus)
(13) Vellore - Katpadi - Arcot (1 Town Bus)
(14) Vellore - Walaja (1 Town Bus)
(15) Vellore - Villapakkam (1 Town Bus)
(16) Thirupathur - Alangayam (1 Town Bus)

:cheers:

sumugan

June 25th, 2012, 10:49 AM

Thanks Mr.Praveen & Mr.Guna, yup looking forward more developments in Vellore

Tamil Nadu will be home to the world’s first biorefinery which will use solid waste generated from tanneries in Vellore district.:banana:
The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) at Chennai, a unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has succeeded in developing a biorefinery which will produce biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen and biomethane.
“With this bio refinery we will ensure that tanneries across the country do not discharge any kind of solid waste. There will not be any waste to be discharged because we will use it as raw materials,” Palani Shanmugam (42), the CLRI scientist who designed the refinery told DNA.
Tanneries across the country have been a major cause of environmental pollution and ground water contamination. Ground water in the entire Ranipet, Ambur and Vellore regions is contaminated due to the presence of toxic materials like chromium and cadmium in the solid waste thrown out by the tanneries.
Shanmugam, a PhD in civil and environmental engineering from Leeds University in Britain, has devised a chemical process which extracts biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen and biomethane from the solid waste. It took him 15 years of grueling research to design the refinery.
“One tonne of solid waste from the tannery will yield 200 litres of bio diesel, 200 litres of bio ethanol, 120 cubic meter of bio hydrogen and 200 cubic meter methane. The cost of producing a liter of diesel through this process will be Rs 20,” said Shanmugan. The entire solid waste will be consumed by the refinery. The water received at the end of the process could be used for gardening, he said.
Dr DK Mondal director, CLRI, drove his car which was fuelled by the biodiesel produced at Shanmugam’s laboratory scale plant. The pilot plant which consumes two tonnes per day solid waste is being set up in Ranipet, 100km away from Chennai, with financial assistance offered by the union government. “The pilot plant will cost us Rs70 lakh. We can tell with authority that the environmental hazards due to solid waste from tanneries will be a thing of the past,” said Shanmugam.
While biohydrogen could be used to generate power through fuel cells, the biodiesel, biomethane and bioethanol could be used to run automobiles and as cooking gas,” said Shanmugam. He said tanneries spread across the country generate 2,400 tonnes of solid waste per day. “This entire waste could be used to generate power, bio diesel and cooking gas without producing any green house gases or waste of any kind,” said Shanmugam.

Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_tamil-nadu-to-have-worlds-first-biorefinery_1706301

praveenkumar

June 28th, 2012, 04:27 PM

GRT REGENCY SAMEERA VELLORE

http://www.grthotels.com/images/homepage/grtregency-sameera-vellore.jpg

madurakarenda

June 28th, 2012, 04:42 PM

^^ Typical feature I have observed in some of the GRT hotels, the entrances are narrow, they could go for a wider entrance :(

praveenkumar

June 28th, 2012, 04:42 PM

VELLORE CITY DURING NIGHTS

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/3539/vellorecorpkw7.jpg

guna

June 28th, 2012, 05:11 PM

Hi Guys,

I was a silent spectator all these days. Atlast I am here!!!!!!
Good to contribute and float on my home town.

Regards,
Sino
welcome mr.sino_r
:)

guna

June 28th, 2012, 05:26 PM

Town uplift panel wants pedestrian subways constructed
Special Correspondent
The Hindu VELLORE, June 28, 2012
The Melvisharam Town Uplift Committee has urged the Central government to construct pedestrian subways at two places on the Arcot-Melvisharam Bypass Road (forming part of the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway). A resolution to this effect passed at the executive committee meeting of the committee recently stated that one of the subways should be constructed at the junction of the Chennai-Bangalore National Highway and the Melvisharam Road at Then Nandhiyalam, and another at the junction where the road to Arcot branches off from the NH.

The resolution stated that these subways are badly needed in view of the presence of engineering and arts colleges in and around Melvisharam and Arcot, wherein about 8,000 students are studying, two higher secondary schools, private schools, a primary health centre and marriage halls in the vicinity.

The presence of so many institutions necessitated the crossing of the NH by a large number of people at both the junctions. Due to this, accidents occurred frequently at these points. Hence, it is necessary to have subways at these points, the resolution stated. The committee decided to send letters to the Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India and to the National Highways Authority of India in this connection, said Muthu Rafeeque Ahmed, secretary of the committee in a release.

“One of the subways should be constructed at the junction of Chennai-Bangalore National Highway’’
as the stretch from poigai to walaja on NH 46 is on rapid urbanisation there is need for more subways and pedesterian pavements along this route...

guna

June 28th, 2012, 05:37 PM

“Expedite Cauvery water scheme”

Special Correspondent
The Hindu

VELLORE, June 28,2012

Vellore Collector Ajay Yadav has asked the officials of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board to gear up the works connected with the Combined Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) for Vellore district ahead of schedule.
The CWSS aims at bringing water from the Cauvery River near Thottipatti village downstream of Mettur Dam to meet the requirements of Vellore Corporation, 11 municipalities, five town panchayats and 944 rural habitations in Vellore district at a cost of Rs.1,295 crore. The scheme aims at supplying 215 million litres of water per day to the above local bodies. Work under Package-3 of the 3-Package scheme commenced with the digging of earth for the ground level sumps at Kazhinjur and Katpadi on March 7. The contract for the works have been entrusted to Messrs. Larsen & Toubro (L & T).
Presiding over a meeting convened by him to review the progress of works under the scheme at the Collectorate here on Wednesday, Mr. Yadav said that the scheme is very important for Vellore district. Works are going on at such a fast pace that the various components of the scheme are being completed before the targeted date. The officials should further gear up the work to ensure that the scheme, scheduled for completion by June 2014, is completed and brought to public use ahead of schedule.
The Collector directed the officials of the other departments to work in a coordinated manner and grant the required permissions quickly to enable the TWAD Board to successfully execute the scheme.
S.S. Vasan, Chief Engineer, TWAD Board, M.S. Manoharan, Executive Engineer, CWSS, Vellore, K. Sivarajan, EE, CWSS, Tirupattur, A. Anbazhagan, EE, CWSS, Mettur, Bhagat Singh, Engineer, National Highways Authority of India, S.T. Krishnan, Divisional Engineer, State Highways, Vellore, Dananjayan, Divisional Engineer, National Highways, Malayaman Thirumudigari, Assistant Director of Town Panchayats, and K. Hariharan and Subramaniam, Project Managers of L & T participated in the meeting.
It will be a big relief day for the people of vellore city and district on the day that drinking water arrives from mettur dam...it will also make vellore more comfortable city to live and also for migration:cheers:

sino_r

June 29th, 2012, 08:37 AM

One of the major problems of Vellore is acute Water Shortage.

The new generation cris cross New Katpadi bridge without knowing that, at distant past(18 years and counting) water had once enriched the banks of River Palar.

It is an irony that Velloreans had to dig the multiple bore wells in River Ponnai 30km from down town. It drenched the thirst for last 10-12years & we rejoiced that we had found a solution to water problem. But with the drought still prevaling, River Ponnai which is a tributaty of R. Palar - originates in Chittor district of AP is dried as well.

And at last resort, Now we have turned up to River Kaveri 200Kms away from Vellore Down town - Hoping for the pot of Water with colourful dreams..........
From June 2014, we will join people of Tanjore, Trichy, Cuddalore & Nagai distrcits anxiously watining for Karanataka to relase some of the water which they dont require.

How long will it suffice???

Let us plan some thing which is self sufficient.

Many questions in my minds...

(1) Why no rain water harvesting plan implemented? Remember Otteri lake never had water even after heavy rains.
(2) Why Sand quaries are let to loot the bank of River Palar.
(3) Moorthana Dam why it is not utilised for its complete potential?
(4) There were many waterbodies in and around vellore. Below are the BIG LIST within 25KM radius. (But with many banks broken for selfish encroachments). Why no steps taken to deslit them & pave the way for rain water harvesting?

Northen Dyke Great Thorapadi Lake , Lake
K.v.kuppam,K.v.kuppam,Vellore 2.12 K. M.

Palavansathu water saving pond , Lake
Palavansathu,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 2.39 K. M.

Thamarai Kulam , Lake
Sirukanchi,Vellore,Vellore 2.81 K. M.

The FSC pond , Lake
Edayansathu,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 3.44 K. M.

Sadupperi Lake , Lake
Abdullapuram,Vellore,Vellore 4.12 K. M.

Tharapadavedu lake , Lake
Senur,Katpadi,Vellore 6.66 K. M.

Kapadi Lake , Lake
Senur,Katpadi,Vellore 6.68 K. M.

Kulam , Lake
Senur,Katpadi,Vellore 7.90 K. M.

Vizundhangal Lake , Lake
Annangudi,K.v.kuppam,Vellore 8.16 K. M.

Pond , Lake
Sathumadurai,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 8.48 K. M.

canal , Lake
Arumparuthi,Katpadi,Vellore 8.80 K. M.

Nelvoy lake Santhosh , Lake
Nelvoy,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 9.41 K. M.

Latteri Lake , Lake
Arumbakkam,K.v.kuppam,Vellore 9.73 K. M.

Latteri Lake , Lake
Annangudi,K.v.kuppam,Vellore 10.3 K. M.

Cholavaram River , Lake
Sholavaram,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 11.9 K. M.

pond , Lake
Sholavaram,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 12.1 K. M.

sunami mithran beach care by labour wins , Lake
Mudinampattu,K.v.kuppam,Vellore 13.2 K. M.

Velangadu lake , Lake
Vasanthanadai,Anaicut,Vellore 13.4 K. M.

arungundram kulam , Lake
Ayilam,Arcot,Vellore 14.1 K. M.

Kilkupppam Pond , Lake
Ayilam,Arcot,Vellore 14.7 K. M.

Land Near River , Lake
Palathuvannan,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 14.9 K. M.

Naganathi River , Lake
Palathuvannan,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 16.2 K. M.

kannamangalam river bridge , Lake
Vallam,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 17.6 K. M.

lake view , Lake
Vallam,Kaniyambadi,Vellore 18.1 K. M.

sunami mithran care by kavanur lake , Lake
Kandaneri,Anaicut,Vellore 18.4 K. M.

Kolathour lake , Lake
Kolathur,West Arani,Tiruvannamalai 18.5 K. M.

BHEL lake , Lake
Mukundarayapuram,Walajapet,Vellore 18.5 K. M.

Thenpalli s Lake , Lake
Kugaiyanallore,Katpadi,Vellore 18.7 K. M.

Thenpalli s POND , Lake
Kugaiyanallore,Katpadi,Vellore 19.0 K. M.

kolathur kulam , Lake
Kolathur,West Arani,Tiruvannamalai 20.1 K. M.

LALAPET LAKE , Lake
Mukundarayapuram,Walajapet,Vellore 20.6 K. M.

BATTAI KULAM , Lake
Poosimalaikuppam,Arani,Tiruvannamalai 20.8 K. M.

agravaram pond , Lake
Mukundarayapuram,Walajapet,Vellore 20.8 K. M.

Vanapadi Lake , Lake
Mukundarayapuram,Walajapet,Vellore 21.0 K. M.

Eapen Lake view , Lake
Chettithangal,Walajapet,Vellore 21.5 K. M.

Thandalam Lake , Lake
Chettithangal,Walajapet,Vellore 22.0 K. M.

Lake View Area , Lake
Vannivedu,Walajapet,Vellore 22.0 K. M.

Muthukadai Lake , Lake
Vannivedu,Walajapet,Vellore 22.1 K. M.

PALLIKONDA LAKE , Lake
Olakasi,Gudiyattam,Vellore 22.2 K. M.

ranipet lake , Lake
Vannivedu,Walajapet,Vellore 22.2 K. M.

AGARAM RIVER , Lake
Olakasi,Gudiyattam,Vellore 23.4 K. M.

Agaramcheri Lake , Lake
Agaramcheri,Madhanur,Vellore 24.7 K. M.

river bed , Lake
Gudimallur,Walajapet,Vellore 25.5 K. M.

Gollamangalam Lake , Lake
Gollamangalam,Madhanur,Vellore 25.7 K. M.

sumugan

June 29th, 2012, 06:54 PM

Welcome Mr.Sino

Your data about water is amazing ,looking forward more information frm ur end

thillai_selvan

July 2nd, 2012, 05:30 AM

X posting

Kavalur Vainu Bappu observatory in Vellore(Located near Alagayam) really superb place to visit.
Guys visiting Vellore must go to this place.
They will allow visitors on every Saturdays. But you have to be lucky that the clouds must be cleared and it has to be a clear sky.
We have seen Mars, Saturn, binary stars, St Taurus star, Moon.
All are simply superb :cheers:

purushnit

July 4th, 2012, 05:08 AM

to Sino... everything is fine... I am from gudiyattam...I can say something abt Moorthana dam... In the last 8 years...Moorthana dam never filled fully... due to sub dams built in AP..

guna

July 5th, 2012, 10:11 AM

VIT gets Cisco Centre for Engineering Excellence
Special Correspondent
The Hindu VELLORE, July 3,2012
It’s the second training facility in world for the networking major

Cisco Systems, a leading U.S.-based networking company in collaboration with VIT University has established the Cisco Centre for Engineering Excellence, its second initiative in collaborating with a university to provide networking training facilities to students here in Vellore.

G. Viswanathan, VIT Chancellor and Sanjay Mathur, vice-president Cisco Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding in this connection during the inaugural function of the Centre.

Inaugurating the facility on Monday, Mr. Mathur said that the work done at Cisco Systems, Bangalore, which is the second largest office of Cisco Systems outside the U.S., is of relevance not only to India but to other emerging countries.

A lot of innovations were being done there. Cisco is looking at much more than earning revenue. “We want to encourage you to do projects with Cisco on Cisco technologies.”

Cisco, whose main interest is in the networking area, is moving into collaboration in video and data mining, and students should take advantage of the new Centre, he said.

G. Viswanathan, Chancellor of VIT who presided said that industries and educational institutions always live apart in India unlike in the U.S. and European countries where they live together and depend on each other.

The VIT is taking the lead in bringing industries closer to educational institutions for their mutual benefit, he said.

The Chancellor said that networking has brought about Himalayan changes in the world, which are comparable to the changes brought by the discovery of electricity. There is nothing else which has brought in so many changes as the Internet.

He said he hoped that the Cisco Centre for Engineering Excellence that has been established in the VIT would contribute enough intelligent people in the networking area.

“Through this partnership with Cisco, VIT will contribute to the development not only of India, but other countries throughout the world,” he said.
:)

sino_r

July 5th, 2012, 03:39 PM

Today's Topic
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Unfortunately I have to touch on a subject 'Transporation' in Vellore city. It is mere coincidence that 'Dinamalar' report quoted on arrests in vellore regional office in Rangapuram for alleged bribery for handling over badges for temporary drivers. There were nearly 3.5 lakh rupees unaccounted money being seized... It is reported that the share went to General manager as well and he will be arrested.
...
Okay, let us touch the topics.. City bus transportation.
City Bus -- Many Velloreans would agree with me if the city bus is a Yellow coulored three wheels autorickshaws. It is an estimate that minimum of 2750 auto rickshaws ply everyday between Sathuvachari - Vellore fort region alone(Imagine for other areas). Looks like autos outnumber city bus by 20:1 ratio.

(1) City Bus plyies in the city in arterial road which is KPD to BGY route. If one needs to travel from SAT to BGY there are very few buses (an hour gap...). Lack of connection between SAT to KPD or SAT to POIGAI..and Vice versa.
People tend to travel in autorickshaw which is more than three fold cost for a share auto. (RS 10 in share auto between SAT to VLR fort and RS 3 in City bus)
(2) No connectivity in interiors of OLD TOWN, Shenbakkam,Velapadi pongavanam etc. These people have to travel by two wheelers only. Earlier, a bus was introduced between Shenbakkam to bagayam via Sarathi Malaigai, Filterbed road, Old town, Velappadi and Bagayam. (Route Number 3). It is a Mini bus and it easily traversed in these narrow roads. But I could see now the frequency is reduced and shocking to see it doing Vellore to Walaja as Route number 3A for two trips.. One to Balamathi as well as 3.:bash:

(3) Many cut service bus that ply between Rangapuram and Vallar in the peak hours cannot be called as direct service.Cut service once requires two tickects to be purchased. and often these buses have buffer time of 15-20 minutes in Vellore Fort bus stand.
(4) Night Service???? Except for KPD to BAG (only upto 11:30) no other service is available.
(5) Many busses in westward direction of Poigai - doesnot run within city routes but connects Villages.

So How about Long Distance routes...???
(1) Bangalore Connected Well. (Come on 'TNSTC' why no AC bus still???... KSRTC has started sheetal A/C to vellore reaping benefits.. Pls wake up:bash:)
(2) Poor designed Volvo AC bus to Chennai (One needs to have Moov/Amurtanjan ready in hand --- Designed for city bus in Chennai but transfered to Vellore region.. Poor leg space)
(3) 102 route number to Chennai... Lost its glory .. now ruled by 102B. Bus from TPT is already full in morning Hours.
(4) SETC -- NO Depots in Vellore still now. And very less connectivity.
Many Buses from Coimbatore, Salem, Tiruchi, Madurai, Tirunelvelli has Tirupati as destination with few quota seats for vellore.
Bus that originates from Vellore: Couple of buses for Kanyakumari, One to Ernakulam and one to Tiruvendrum.
Many 831s (Chennai to Bangalore) cris crosses Vellore but no seats in Night time.

(5) Connections to South???
Few good connections to Trichy but travel time is so poor that you need to spend atleast 8-9 hours patiently in Dabba bus.
Few Cholan tranport destined to Kumbakonam, Tanjore, Mannarkudi, Nagapattinam....
All leaves before 9.30/10pm and beyond which there is no connectivity at all.

(6) Towards Kovai...??
Salem Connection is Good, But no direct bus to Tiruppur / Coimbatore / OOTY.. (SETC???? Alas No Depot)

Hope things do get change with the new TNSTC head quarters in Vellore. But we do really need a strong General Manager.:sad2:

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New Bus stand??
It is one of the Poll promises of Amma to expand the current BS with addition on of 9.5acres adjancent to vellore Bus stand. it is currently occupied by third person...
No restrooms available,:nuts: no waiting halls, no sign boards, no free toilets (sorry guys shell out Rs 5 or do it in open... it is stinking in night:ohno::ohno:)
One part of land still cultivated (back side of Chelliamman temple)
Let us expect some miracle to happen (Current Year Vellore CORP budget has promises of uplifting the BS..)
:ohno::ohno:

guna

July 6th, 2012, 04:47 PM

Vellore fort to turn tourists’ beacon

As part of tourism promotion measures undertaken by ASI and Vellore district administration

The Vellore fort would be lighted up before August 15, Independence Day, this year as part of the tourism promotion measures being undertaken jointly by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Vellore district administration within the historic fort, according to Ajay Yadav, Collector of Vellore.
Talking to newspersons in the ASI office inside the fort here on Thursday, Mr. Yadav said that the decision to light up the fort has been taken at a meeting he had with Sathyabama Badrinath, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, last month. It has been decided to power the lights with the help of solar energy and wind energy in order to avoid the problems in maintenance of the lighting that was provided in the fort about eight years ago and to reduce the operational and maintenance cost. The earlier lighting project failed in view of the absence of an arrangement for payment of electricity charges for the lighting.
The Collector said that this time around the project would be funded jointly by the government and a private agency under the self-sufficiency scheme. An agency having expertise in operating solar and wind energy systems and approved by the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) would be entrusted with the installation and maintenance of the lighting system. The functioning of the system would be monitored by the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, a computer-based system of monitoring power-based facilities. The terminal of the SCADA system would be located in the office of the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) in the Collectorate, which would be under the direct control of the District Collector.
Mr. Yadav said that it has been decided to provide LED (light emission diode) lights in the fort. It would be a different type of lighting than the conventional one, with lights being provided in all the 20 bastions of the fort, each light being in the form of a mannequin of a soldier, an image which would be reflected in the water on the moat. Besides, lights would also be fitted in the walls of the moat, each light being protected by tough glass shades. All the lights would be green in colour in order to provide a green environment in tune with the greenery inside the fort. Manpower for the maintenance of the lighting would be required only for providing security, which would be taken care of by the police and the forest department, he said.
The Collector said that the conservation cell of the Madurai Kamaraj University has been entrusted with the task of preparing a detailed project report on improving the tourism potential in the fort. Since the fort has a rich history, the DPR would include a proposal to introduce a permanent sound-and-light programme which would convey to the tourists the history of the fort.
When reporters asked what steps the district administration and the ASI planned to keep the moat alive in the light of the partial drying up this year of the moat which used to be perennially full of water, Mr. Yadav said that research has to be done on the moat, on aspects such as why the moat has been separated by a wall inside the moat, the source of water, etc., before anything could be done on improving the moat.
Asked what steps have been taken to vacate the government offices inside the fort in response to the request of the ASI to hand over all the buildings inside it, the Collector said that the state government has decided to vacate all the government offices inside the fort except the Police Training School and the office of the District Forest Officer.
:)

sino_r

July 6th, 2012, 05:29 PM

guna

July 7th, 2012, 03:28 PM

Thanks Guna. I was trying to read this news thru daily thanthi epaper.
It is a good news .. :banana:
But atleat this time they(ASI) should maintain it well.. last time the lights hardly withstood one year...

Also, Chandragiri fort has Musical fountain and light shows that depict he history.. A similar move is a welcome one...

VIT indeed informed ASI to sponsor the upgration which was turn down couple of years ago by ASI.

Looking atlast a gud move...:banana:

I am waiting for 15th Aug for inaguration:cheers:
fine sino , i think this time ASI will utilise this chance to beautify vellore fort and maintain it.....now a days daily average 30,000 to 40,000 tourists visit vellore Golden temple and few of them only turn to visit Fort and other tourist parts around vellore.This must be changed ...our TTDC, ASI and district and corporation admins must take initiative steps to attract those tourists to visit other spots and it will do a lot to the growth of our district tourism ...They can even consider of getting a theme park at vellore fort ...:)

sumugan

July 8th, 2012, 09:29 AM

The Vellore Fort, within which were sown the first seeds of our nation’s freedom struggle, is one of the principal sites of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, writes Maya Jayapal

In my mind, a fort is implacable, unyielding, a scene of rivalry and battle, of conquest and defeat, of romance and intrigue.

Therefore, I was not surprised to see that the word originates from the Latin word for strong. There are all types of forts — land forts, hill forts, jungle forts and water forts. An outstanding example of the latter is the Vellore Fort.

As a child, I had lived in Vellore for two years and I am sure we had gone to the fort for picnics, but I do not remember it now. So, I was quite astonished to see, on my recent visit, just how much a part of our history it is, and discover the wonders within.

It is, according to Virginia Fass, who has chronicled the history, architecture and importance of forts in India, a perfect example of a water fort. I was amazed to see the expanse and extent of the grounds inside.

Sprawling over 136 acres, it has only one gateway. Originally, there was a drawbridge that connected it across the crocodile-infested moat (one of Kautilya’s recommendations for a fort). The space between the outer and inner walls could accommodate a tennis court, according to one citation.

Site of uprising

Although sadly neglected today, with rank undergrowth, pools of stagnant water and dilapidated buildings, it was a historic place. A place which, in a way, was considered the forerunner of intense anti-British feelings, which culminated in the much-publicised mutiny of 1857. I could feel the power that exuded, almost palpably, from the crumbling walls of this impressive fort.

The fort is supposed to have been constructed in the 13th or 14th century and ran through the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagara kingdom, the Delhi Sultanate, Marathas and finally, the British, who captured Vellore in 1781. They incarcerated the sons of Tipu Sultan here, within the precincts of the fort, as also the king of Kandy.

The buildings where they lived, in comparative comfort with retainers and servants, were called the Hyder Mahal, Tipu Mahal, Raja Mahal, Rani Mahal and Kandy Mahal respectively.
The dramatic events of the Sepoy Mutiny played themselves out, on July 10, 1806, within the fort. Indian sepoys rose in a bloody revolt against the East India Company garrison. The sepoys went on a rampage, shooting at British soldiers and officers, and massacring the sick in the hospital, leaving 14 British officers and 100 soldiers dead.

The story goes that Colonel Rollo Gillespie, out riding at dawn, returned after his morning canter to find the place in an uproar. He immediately rode to Arcot, 14 miles away, to muster his men and returned for a counter-attack. In the ensuing bloody melee, 350 Indian sepoys were put to death. The event is celebrated in a poem by Henry Newbolt which ends in the refrain:Riding at dawn, riding alone,Gillespie came to false Vellore.

The causes of the conflagration were many. New regulations against facial caste marks, earrings and facial hair, the imposition of new turbans made of a leather cockade, purportedly of cow and pig hide, known as firangi topi from Madras, incensed both Hindu and Muslim soldiers.

The instigating match was supposedly lit by the children of Tipu, who were inside the fort, and rumour has it that weapons were smuggled in by retainers of the princes and princesses. The flag of Tipu Sultan was hoisted on the ramparts and the sepoys went berserk, looting and plundering.

But, they were careless in the euphoria of the moment, perhaps, and had left the gates unattended. The British reinforcements came thundering in and retook possession of the fort. Poetic content has Newbolt describing how belts were secured to hoist Gillespie over the gates to open them for the army.

According to several sources, reprisals were swift and dire. “Six mutineers were blown away from guns, five were shot with musketry, and eight were hung.” (Secret Despatches, Vol 33) A spectator describes the fact that kites accompanied the party to the execution place, flapping their wings and screeching, as if in anticipation of the bloody feast. And they caught the quivering pieces of flesh before they reached the ground. The princes, however, were not punished, but sent to Calcutta.

The buildings inside have got a new lease of life, having been converted into museums and offices and a police training school. There is a church, a mosque and a temple within. We inspected the church, kept immaculate and gleaming with a new coat of whitewash. We also went looking for the graves of the British, who had perished in the mutiny, but to no avail. It was only later that we read that the bodies were in another church across the maidan, on the other side of the street. But the raw sense of history hangs over the place like a veil.

The temple inside is another story. It is built in late Vijayanagara style, with wonderful pillars carved with beauteous damsels, prancing steeds and other animals and birds, and dancers in graceful poses. The temple is several steps down the road in front, with a kalyana mantapa, an utsava mantapa and a glorious Nandi. The temple is dedicated to Jalakanteswara; legend has it that the kalyana mantapa, which is a beautiful piece of art, with sculptures of parrots hanging topsy-turvy around lotus stems and other sculptures, was to be taken to the Brighton Museum. But the ship that was to carry it sank and thankfully, the plan was abandoned.

The usual worshippers were in the temple, mostly women with trays of coconut and flowers on one side, clutching children on the other. A few tourists were around, taking in the exquisite ceilings and pillars with wonder. It is a temple that has not been written about much.

This, I am grateful for, in a way, because the temple is not overcrowded and is fairly clean. I would like to return to it at leisure some day and drink in its beauty.

The fort is a lesson in history and I wish it would be restored to its former prestige, with well-tended walks, signboards and a map. For example, there is a square building with Corinthian pillars, but nobody present inside the fort at that time could tell us what it was.

Information is necessary to imbibe history, to understand our past, to be respectful of it. Although the overburdened ASI is making its efforts, the project requires much more funding and endeavour. In America, much is made of a 100-year-old edifice, with videos, guides, books and souvenirs. I wonder, are we so cavalier about our history simply because we have so much of it?

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sumugan

July 8th, 2012, 09:35 AM

Tourism in Tamil Nadu will get an impetus if the Union tourism ministry gives its nod to few state government proposals.
According to sources in the Union tourism ministry, the Centre is actively considering proposals put forth by the state government to set up a tourism park in Chennai besides establishing Chennai– Tiruchy tourism circuit and promoting rural tourism in Thanjavur and Sivagangai–Chettinad area.
The tourism park, which aims at luring international visitors, will be among the 20 Sentosa like theme parks proposed by the Centre across the country.
Each tourism park, first-of-its-kind in the country, will have a hotel, convention centre, food court, entertainment and amusement facilities.
The Chennai-Tiruchy tourism circuit covers seven districts: Chennai-Kancheepuram-Tiruvannamalai-Vellore-Dharmapuri-Salem-Tiruchy and it is a blend of beaches, hill stations, heritage structures and temples along the state’s western coast.
This circuit has been identified on priority basis taking into account the potential and perceived need for improvement / investment to basic and tourism infrastructure.
The destinations identified under the circuit include: Chennai — Marina Beach, Fort St. George, Santhome Cathedral, Sri Kapaleeswarar temple, National Art Gallery, Government Museum, Elliot’s Beach, Pulicat Lake, Mamallapuram, Kancheepuram — Sripermpudhur, Rajiv Gandhi Memorial / Ramanujar birthplace, Sri Kamakshi Amman temple, Silk, Handloom, Thennankar-Panduranga temple, Tiruvannamalai — Gingee Fort, Arunachaleswaram temple, Seshadri Swamigal Ashram, Jawadhu Hills, Renugambal temple, Padaveedu, Vellore — Vellore Fort, Prison, Tippu Mahal, Golden Temple, Yelagiri Hills, Pudurnadu, Dharmapuri — Hogenakkal Falls, Salem — Yercaud Hills, Kolli Hills, Hanuman Temple and Tiruchy — Sri Ranganathar temple.
Sequestered villages in Sivanagai-Chettinad area, Thanjauvr, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari, Coimbatore and Namakkal have been identified for promoting rural tourism in Tamil Nadu.
ttp://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/tourism-park-awaits-central-nod-152

guna

July 10th, 2012, 01:08 PM

Today(10 th July), is the 206th anniversary of great VELLORE MUTINY 1806 A.D.- the first spark for Independence war ...
Salute to those brigades who fought bravely against the British and sacrificed thier invaluable life to our country! :lovethem:

geico2000

July 12th, 2012, 07:34 AM

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sino_r

July 18th, 2012, 08:52 AM

Two Good News Reported in Daily Thanthi Recently...

(1) Vellore Road Junctions to be beautified.
12 Road junctions including Sathuvachari Collector Office, Makkan, Arya Bhavan, Rountana, Odai Pillayar koil, Silk Mill will have a road circle built and green plants, fountains to be placed. Maintenance will the help of third parties (private) and in mutual agreeement they can have their small hoardings placed. (Similar to Green circle maintained by VIT)

(2) Huts Within the Corporation limits will be removed and the inhabitants will be moved to government quarters to be build by central govt fund.

sumugan

July 18th, 2012, 05:36 PM

Said to be the major drinking water project implemented in the State at a cost of Rs. 1,295 crore, works have begin in the Combined Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) to supply 215 million litres of water per day to Vellore district and nearby areas.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K.P. Munusamy recently inspected the works in Mettur Dam and asked officials to expedite works. Carried out by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, the project aims to draw water from Cauvery River near Thottipatti village and treated at a treatment plant with a capacity of 181 mld capacity and pumped through three pumping stations at Komburankadu, Palakkanur and Muthampatti.
The total length of the pipeline is 313.06 k.m. and would benefit a population of 18.68 lakh covering Vellore Corporation comprising of three municipalities, Vellore, Sathuvachari and Tharapadavedu, six Town Panchayats and 109 habitations. It would also cover 11 municipalities including, Thirupathur, Jolarpet, Vaniyampadi, Ambur, Gudiyatham, Arcot, Ranipettai, Wallajah and Arakkonam and would also cover 944 rural habitations in Vellore district. Works would be carried in three phases with the contract work being carried out by Larsen and Toubro (L & T).
Once completed, the drinking water problem in Vellore district and nearby habitations would be solved which is facing problems due to frequent monsoon failure and depleting water resources.

guna

July 22nd, 2012, 04:42 PM

Plan to expand new bus stand in Vellore

By Express News Service - VELLORE
22nd July 2012

The new bus stand in Vellore would be improved and expanded in the days to come, according to the state health minister, Dr V S Vijay. He held a meeting with the District Revenue Officer Sundaravalli and Vellore Deputy Mayor Dharmalingam on Saturday.
After the meeting, he said that the Vellore New Bus Stand would be expanded by about 9.75 acres. He also said that the existing bus stand was built on 8.76 acres of land, which belonged to the Co-Operative Society. The space was purchased by the Vellore Corporation at a cost of `10 crore. Following this, the Vellore Corporation also identified 9.75 acres of land near the Chelliamman Temple owned by the HR and CE. Some part of the land also belonged to private parties Autorities should consider the expansion of new bus stand in greenfield manner with hitech facilities ...:)

geico2000

July 28th, 2012, 06:31 AM

High court upholds govt takeover of Vellore temple

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Friday upheld the takeover of the Arulmigu Jalakanteshwarar temple in the fort at Vellore by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.

A bench of Justice K Chandru dismissed a petition filed by TP Prabakaran, honorary secretary of Jalakanteshwarar Dharmasthanam, a registered society that oversees the day-to-day maintenance of the temple. The petition filed on December 23, 2008 sought quashing of the HR&CE order that included it in the list of temples maintained by the department under Section 46 (iii) of the TN HR&CE Act.

In the order, Justice Chandru said the temple was a public institution covered by the provisions of the Act and the entire area was under the Archaeological Survey of India's control. However, once right of worship is allowed, it becomes a religious institution and comes under the provisions of the Act. And, depending upon the income received from the public, the authorities are entitled to include the temple in the list of temples under Section 46 of the Act. "So, the notification issued by the commissioner of HR&CE is well within his power," Justice Chandru said.

The temple, said to have been built during the Vijayanagar period, was vandalized in the 17th century and worship came to an end. However, the structure remained intact and in 1981, the presiding deity was installed and worship commenced. It was later declared an ancient monument under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 and brought under control of the ASI.

Following complaints in this regard, the HR & CE commissioner issued an order on February 24, 2003 taking over of the temple.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-21/chennai/32776535_1_govt-takeover-temple-hr-ce-commissioner

guna

August 4th, 2012, 06:08 PM

Hi frnds ! This is old news but suit for present !
while running through net i read this news about the construction of cmc nursing college premises ...we can spot the construction site at kagithapattarai while travelling from new bus stand to collectorate...huge cranes being operated for the construction of three or four hirise buildings(at present 7th and 8th storeys are on construction)...Interestingly i came to know that CON of CMC is the first nursing college of India!:banana:

VELLORE: The American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA), the U.S., granted U.S.$ 360,000 to the College of Nursing (CON) of the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, for the construction of a new block for the CON library.

Briefing newspersons about the project at the CMC Hospital premises here on Monday, Bharathy Jacob, Dean and Rosaline Jayakaran, Deputy Dean of CON said that while the existing library located on the second floor of the ASHA building could accommodate 135 students at a given time, the new library to be constructed in the new campus of the CON in Kagitha Pattarai on an area of 9000 square feet would have reading space for 300 students at a given time. The new library would have separate cubicles for individual student study, besides reprography and processing units and Internet facilities. The existing library has 8400 books on nursing, 800 non-nursing books, 2850 national and international journals and 1033 theses. The new library, when completed, would also be open to students of other Colleges of Nursing in the Dr. MGR Medical University area, on payment of Rs. 100 per day.

The Ground Breaking Ceremony for the library complex would be performed at 12.15 p.m. on Tuesday. Andrew T. Simkin, U.S. Consul-General at Chennai, will lay the foundation stone for the new complex.

Ms. Bharathy Jacob said that the new academic block for CON, which is under construction on a 12-acre site in the new campus in Kagitha Pattarai, is expected to be ready by December. Besides the educational block, an administrative block is also being built in the Kagitha Pattarai campus, all at a cost of about Rs. 10 crore to Rs. 12 crore. The educational campus would comprise classrooms, and lounges for students and staff. Other facilities to be constructed in the Kagitha Pattarai campus include an undergraduate women’s hostel, postgraduate women’s hostel, common men’s hostel, common auditorium, a chapel and 240 houses for the staff of the CON, besides doctors and nurses of the CMC hospital.

Shirley David, Additional Deputy Dean of CON said that the CMC CON was the first College of Nursing to be started in the country in 1946. The CMC CON received an Award of Excellence as the Best College of Nursing from the Institute of International Educational Service, Chennai, in 1996. It was recognised by the Central government as a Centre of Excellence in 2000. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) gave a 5-star rating for the CMC CON as the Best College of Nursing in 2002. In the same year, it also became a Study Centre of the National Consortium of Ph.D. Nursing, run by the Indian Nursing Council in collaboration with the World Health Organisation. In 2004, it became a member of the 36-member Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery. Started with three students as a School of Nursing, the CMC CON has 635 students today. Sundari Edwin, Nursing Superintendent, CMC hospital and Professor of Community Health Nursing of the CMC said that the CMC CON became the first nursing institution to practise integration of nursing and educational services since 1967. The teachers of CON visited the clinical area of the CMC hospital and supervised and guided the nursing students, in-patients, staff nurses and persons in charge of wards. This integration of nursing and educational services is a speciality of the CMC CON as it enabled the students of CON to learn patient care in a clinical setting, and not just in the classrooms, she said.

guna

August 4th, 2012, 06:22 PM

some latest updates based on news read at tamil dailies...(next time i will try to cut and paste the e'paper)..
1.Project for the construction of a small flyover above NH46 near green circle from the place near national theatre signal to new palar bridge has been finalised...It will be easier for those who travel towards new bus stand and katpadi from or through national theatre signal
2.Survey for the construction of flyover from cmc and kpd road to makkan signal is being carried on by a bangalore concern

nankumar

August 14th, 2012, 08:21 AM

Nike brand showroom is coming up near Balaji Theatre

nankumar

August 14th, 2012, 08:22 AM

LG shoppe(Ex-showroom) for LG products is coming up near lakshmi theatre

praveenkumar

August 15th, 2012, 04:53 AM

First Dr Ida Scudder Memorial Oration
CMC Vellore, Aug 10 2012

I am delighted to give the first Dr Ida Scudder Memorial Oration at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. On this day, I am reminded of the dedicated service rendered by Dr. Ida Scudder who started a single bedded hospital in Vellore, which has now grown into a hospital with over 2000 beds with 117 specializations. The college has also generated 6000 medical professionals who are spread in many parts of the country and the world with Vellore mission. I am happy that CMC Vellore offers a distance education programme for a Post-graduate diploma in Family Medicine and trains 200 NGO workers drawn from remote areas of the country every year and empowers them with the knowledge of preventive and curative care to the communities. Such healthcare education innovations will certainly improve the healthcare delivery to the rural areas.

As a Gynecologist, Dr Ida Scudder used to go to the villages meet people and treat them. Today people from many parts of the country and other countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar visit the Centre and seek quality treatment at CMC Vellore. I am really inspired by the unique contribution of CMC Vellore in rehabilitation of leprosy patients and mentally challenged children.
When I am in this environment, I see the images of Dr Ida Scudder everywhere providing compassionate service to every patient in CMC Vellore. This leads me to one thought, how do we generate such great pioneers within India who can dedicate the life for the service of mankind. By remembering Dr Ida Scudder, recalling her compassionate services and seeing in front of us the great monument CMC created by her will definitely put the seeding of service (let my brain remove the pain) among the doctors, nurses, and paramedics of CMC and elsewhere. May the compassionate service which Dr Ida Scudder had started, will continue for centuries and centuries as it has continued for a century now. This will be the greatest tribute which we can pay to Dr Ida Scudder the Founder of CMC Vellore. My greetings to all the participants of this historic event. When I am with the medical professionals, I would like to share few thoughts on the topic "Guiding lights of compassion".
Lady with a lamp
When I think of Dr Ida Scudder and her contribution to the society, the legend of Florence Nightingale, the mother of nursing profession comes alive in my memory. She volunteered to work for three years in the battlefield taking care of thousands of wounded soldiers traveling from England to Turkey in a ship. She walked four miles every night among sick soldiers with a lamp for lighting the path. The grateful soldiers would kiss the shadow of Florence Nightingale as she passed by. She is definitely an example of "giving" for removing the pain of the suffering people. She opened the first nursing school and she wrote the first text book of nursing in 1860. She inspired many women to take up nursing as a career. I particularly liked her thoughts on education. She says "education is to teach not to know, but to do".
There is a big message to CMC Vellore from this statement. India is a leading country in education and training of quality medical professionals, I am sure medical professionals from CMC are working with passion and love for their profession. I visualize, in India, many Nightingales who show love, affection and care in the midst of many stresses encountered in the hospitals.
Dear friends, while remembering Florence Nightingale, I would like to share another experience I had at the University of Alabama, School of Nursing Birmingham, USA. There I found quality nurses have been trained and they have a Ph.D programme in nursing. The candidates passing out from the Ph.D programme become hospital administrators and special health care providers in the rural environment. In that hospital, I saw, all of the letters of Florence Nightingale have been digitized and are available through the UAB Digital Collections. To pull up just the letters pertaining to India, we have to go through a link https://www.mhsl.uab.edu/dc/index.html#nightingale and then click "Florence Nightingale Collection" with advanced search. It was amazing experience to find that Florence Nightingale who is the mother of nursing had written a number of letters concerning public health, sanitation, starvation, epidemics in India even though she has not visited our country. Her concern for the humanity as a whole has motivated her to write to different authorities in India, so that they can take appropriate corrective action.
I am giving you these examples to show the innate feelings of care possessed by Florence nightingale. I am sure, the students and alumni of CMC will have the same concern for well being of their patients and the community as a whole.
Indomitable Spirit
Sometime back, I was reading a book called "Everyday Greatness". I would like to share one event which demonstrates the power of leadership with compassion. Let me narrate the details of experience which happened in Mexico.

A riot was raging in La Mesa Prison in Mexico. Twenty five hundred prisoners were packed into a compound, which had been built for only six hundred. They angrily hurled broken bottles at the police who fired back with machine guns. Then came a startling sight. A tiny five feet two inches, sixty three year old woman, calmly got into the crowd, with outstretched hands, in a simple gesture of peace. Ignoring the shower of bullets, she stood quietly and asked everyone to stop. Incredibly everyone did. No one else in the world, but sister Antonia could have done this. Why did the people listen to her? All because of her decades of service to the prisoners by her choice. She sacrificed all her life for the sake of prisoners lived in the midst of murderers, thieves and drug lords all of whom she called her sons. She attended their needs round the clock, procured antibiotics, distributed eyeglasses, washed bodies for the burial and counseled the suicidal. This selfless act of love and compassion generated the respect among the prisoners to control themselves and urged them to do what she wanted them to do. What a great message for humanity? We have seen a leader with compassion is there for even prisoners, but we need leaders with compassion for the voiceless people of millions in the world.
Give till it hurts
Now, let me talk about Mother Teresa, who was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun, founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work in India. For over forty years, she ministered to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying of Calcutta (Kolkata). As her religious order grew she expanded her ministry to other countries. By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless. I would like to quote a paragraph from her speech which she delivered after receiving the Nobel prize in 1979.
Mother Teresa says, "and so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something. So you pray for our Sisters and for me and for our Brothers, and for our co-workers that are around the world. What we have done, we should not have been able to do if you did not share with your prayers, with your gifts, this continual giving. But I don't want you to give me from your abundance, I want that you give me until it hurts."
A Lady with a Mission to Give Service
Friends, few weeks back, I visited Puducherry to participate in the Golden Jubilee Celebration of Volontariat. This mission of Volontariat was started by Madam Madeleine de Blic who came from Belgium to India to pursue her mission of service to humanity in 1962. Over the last five decades, this mission have empowered large number of children with education, facilitated re-habilitation of women and senior citizens and promoted organic farming in the local fields. When I look at the service rendered by volontariat, I am reminded of the advice given by the mother of Mahatma Gandhiji to Gandhi ji when he was nine year old.
"Son, in your entire life time if you can save or better someone's life, your birth as a human being and your life is a success. You have the blessing of the Almighty God".

Madam Madeleine has saved thousands of lives in the last five decades and we are all grateful to her for this unique service. When I met her, I saw in her the service spirit of Mother Teresa and the compassion of Florence Nightingale. The people lovingly call her "Amma! Madaleine Amma!", and these words of kindness radiate everywhere.
Scientific mind enriches the world
Friends, now let us study the challenges faced by Madam Curie?s. She was not afraid of the problems, she defeated the problems and succeeded. This experience of Madam Curie will definitely be an inspiration for all of us. Madam Curie was a co-worker of Henri Becquerel during research, who discovered the properties of the element uranium. Curie came to know about those properties and set about investigating the effect, which she named "radio-activity" for her Doctorate research.

Marie Curie checked many other elements to determine whether they too were radioactive. She found one, thorium, and also came across a source of radiation in a mixture called "pitch-blend," which was much more powerful than either thorium or uranium.
Working together, it took Marie and her husband Pierre four years to isolate the radioactive source in the pitch-blend. Madam Curie used to carry large quantity of pitch-blend on her head for extracting few grams of material in the laboratory which needed tons of ?pitch-blend?. That few grams of the material was her discovery. Marie named it as radium. For the discovery of radium, Marie and Pierre won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, which they shared with their friend A. Henri Becquerel. Shortly, Marie found that what she had discovered was not pure radium, but she was able to isolate the element itself after quite a struggle. For this work, she was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911.
During her work, Marie discovered radiation could kill human cells. She reasoned that if it could kill healthy human cells, it could kill diseased human cells also and went about isolating radium for use in killing tumors. During the First World War, Marie Curie went to work for the French designing and building X-ray machines. Knowing that moving soldiers to a hospital before they needed surgery was not always possible, she designed the first mobile X-ray machine and traveled with it along the front lines during the war. On July 4, 1934, Marie Curie died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning and may have been the first person to do so. Marie Curie had brought herself up from poverty, struggling to get her education and succeeding brilliantly. The work she did, she did with patience, often getting results only after years of careful experimentation, while struggling for money to support her work. For her struggles, she received two Nobel Prizes - the first woman to win even one. Through the knowledge she gained, thousands of lives have been saved. The courage and perseverance shown by Madame Curie in her pursuit of scientific mission and achieving successes are indeed remarkable and stimulating.

Muni Seva Ashram - Spirit of Service

Friends, in November 2011 I visited the Muni Sewa Ashram in Goraj, Gujarat where I saw another example of integrated development in rural area. The Muni Seva Ashram has been created by Pujya Anu Ben-ji in 1978 for the upliftment of the citizens of this region through an integrated rural development programme. She went to the colleges and asked them to give interns to work at this beautiful temple of human service. She went to the Baroda Medical College and got 26 interns to work for her. When I see such the life and work of Anu Ben ji, I witness a great example of a giver. While she did not receive formal education her greatest learning in life was the spirit of What Can I Give. What Can I Give. What Can I Give.
I travelled with Dr. Vikram Patel, who now manages the Ashram, while coming to Ashram from the Baroda airport - and I asked him "Why did you join this mission?" He told, me that he has been a part of the mission for almost three decades now, and thing which attracted him most, was the mission of selfless service. He recalled about Anu Benji and told me that her possession was just three dresses, but her mission was "give, give and give - what all I have". I am sure, the CMC Vellore will also embark on such a mission using their students, faculty members and paramedics.
From these women of great minds, what do we learn? From Florence Nightingale we learn education is to teach not to know, but to do; from the life of Sister Antonio we learn - power of leadership with compassion; Mother Teresa gave her entire life in serving the underprivileged and needy and provided them solace and joy; Madam Madeleine de Blic - Radiates kindness everywhere; Madam Curie demonstrated, how scientific minds can enrich the world, and the life of Pujya Anu Ben - brings out that innovation and compassion can be anywhere. I am sure, the participants of this event will emulate the traits possessed by these great personalities.

Conclusion: Six virtues medicare giver

Friends, in conclusion I would like to share the six virtues which a medicare giver should possess. This I have read in the book titled "Medicine and Compassion" authored by Choakyi Nyima Rinpoche and co-authored by David R Shlim, MD.

First virtue is generosity; the second virtue is pure ethics; third is tolerance, fourth is perseverance, fifth is cultivating pure concentration and the sixth virtue is to be intelligent. These virtues will empower the care givers with a humane heart. I am sure, these six virtues are the proud possession of all the students who have graduated from this unique institution CMC Vellore.

Friends, I want to leave you all with a thought today. What is the one action, which will make you great? Every one of you has a page in the history of the world? What is that page? How do you make that page which is going to be referred by the posterity? There is a need to give a vision to your ambitions. What is that mantra? Yes, the mantra is the following: "What I will be remembered for?" If you write an answer for this question, that out-of-the-box idea will drive you for the rest of your life in medical profession.

My best wishes to all of you for success in your mission of removing the pain of the needy.
May God bless you.
Oath for medical professionals
1) I love my medical profession a noble mission.

2) I will always give part of my time for treating patients who cannot afford.

3) Based on the experience and my core competence as a Doctor, I am capable of diagnosing the exact disease at right time.

4) I will treat at least 30 rural patients in a year by going to rural areas.

5) I will encourage the development of quality indigenous equipments and consumables by making use of them and assisting in enhancing the quality and reliability of the products.

6) As a doctor, I will teach the patients, their families in preventive healthcare based on my diagnostic observations.

7) I will not introduce any diagnostic pain.

8) I will follow the motto "Let my brain remove the pain of the suffering humanity and bring smiles".

By, Dr. APJ Abdulkalam