Trichy Region Projects thread

[deepu051993]

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

-prasanna/t.p.

[krishnaswamy]

Originally Posted by bajk

Thanks for the nice list.

We have seen most of the developments on the eastern suburbs (thanjavur road, pudukottai road) and should be happy the western side (karur road, dindugal road) could see some development because of Srirangam constituency. This is much needed for the overall growth of the city.

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

[deepu051993]

Originally Posted by krishnaswamy

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

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

[krishnaswamy]

Originally Posted by deepu051993

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

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

[dilipr]

Originally Posted by krishnaswamy

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

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

[venkyinblr]

Originally Posted by dilipr

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

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

[kg4129]

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

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

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

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

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

[krishnaswamy]

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

[kg4129]

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

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

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

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

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[rmohan]

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

[kg4129]

Mohan, This is already discussed over here....
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...434128&page=30

[kg4129]

Drive to Plant 5500 Trees on June 5th 2012

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

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[kg4129]

Greening drive in Tiruchi district to be executed in three phases

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[bajk]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3404117.ece

[bajk]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Violence mars procession organised by caste outfit



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Mutharaiyar men go on the rampage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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