Salem Region Projects - Textile and Industrial Centre

[anirudhswetha]

Originally Posted by palsen

Salem Airport: It is also hurting the chances of our IT park or IT business. Many clients are asking these days about availability of airport before giving the larger projects.

It is unfortunate that Salem Airport is not being put to use.. Salem Needs Night landing facility and Instrument Landing system to take care of night flight arrivals and departures , . Considering the very good connectivity by road and rail, salemites will opt for flights only if the timings are convenient,. Preferably early morning flights to chennai and other destinations and late arrivals in the night from other destinations will definitely make Salem very succesful..

Unfortunately AAI or government authorities lack vision and initiative in this regard.. Salem Airport do not need any expansion of runway etc immediately .. AAI should go for night landing facility, ILS facility and fuel refilling for overnight parking of flights etc and this will have a wonderful take off for the airport.

Who is there to listen... It is unfortunate....


anirudh
Salem

[palsen]

Originally Posted by anirudhswetha

It is unfortunate that Salem Airport is not being put to use.. Salem Needs Night landing facility and Instrument Landing system to take care of night flight arrivals and departures , . Considering the very good connectivity by road and rail, salemites will opt for flights only if the timings are convenient,. Preferably early morning flights to chennai and other destinations and late arrivals in the night from other destinations will definitely make Salem very succesful..

Unfortunately AAI or government authorities lack vision and initiative in this regard.. Salem Airport do not need any expansion of runway etc immediately .. AAI should go for night landing facility, ILS facility and fuel refilling for overnight parking of flights etc and this will have a wonderful take off for the airport.

Who is there to listen... It is unfortunate....


anirudh
Salem

Anirudh, agreed. Airport is a must for a growth of a city. It has to be looked as an investment. As you said, not body is there to listen.....!

[bala-salem]

Originally Posted by palsen

Anirudh, agreed. Airport is a must for a growth of a city. It has to be looked as an investment. As you said, not body is there to listen.....!

Only hope is spicejet from private side,or if govt really cares about salem,then Airindia is the other only option at the moment
Bala

[palsen]

Originally Posted by bala-salem

Only hope is spicejet from private side,or if govt really cares about salem,then Airindia is the other only option at the moment
Bala

I don't expect any development in Salem in next 4 years from the Govt. side. There is no meaningful representation for Salem in Central or state government.

[gvijayan]

Just not the next 4 years. I don't foresee anything happening for the next decade. Even other smaller cities are getting good attention these days, and are very much going to surpass.

It is the people of Salem to be blamed for not placing any strong demand and protesting. Our people will never realize that we are lagging in everything and other cities are marching ahead.

[kalyan_erode]

Small town feasibility
Of the 36,000-odd employees in India, over 20,700 are under technology services. Another 10,000-plus fall under financial services, with the BPO (business services) accounting for the rest (5,400-plus).

Mumbai houses most employees (over 11,000), followed by Bangalore (9,000) and Pune (5,500). Alongside Chennai, Hyderabad, NCR and Kolkata, on the list of cities with Capgemini offices is Salem in Tamil Nadu, which has around 550 people.

“We did a prototype in Salem and we have been very successful. We are going to replicate this particular model. It stems from the fact that we would not shy away from going to where talent exists,” Padmanabhan explains.
He is quick to underline that this does not mean a move away from the metros. With a headcount in India of (possibly) 60,000 to 70,000 people in three years, the rationale is to go to sources of talent, even if it means entering small towns with new facilities.

The spokesperson adds, “We are looking at Thiruvananthapuram and some more towns; possibly Coimbatore and Trichy. Those are all at a feasibility study stage.”

It's not just newer geographies that Capgemini is looking to for talent. As is the case with the rest of the IT industry, non-engineers (without an engineering degree) are finding favour too.

“The space for engineers is not shrinking, but it is opening up for non-engineers across the industry. For a lot of platforms today, we believe we can take non-engineers and train them. You get much better retention, engagement and sense of growth; and, of course, needless to say there is a cost difference as well. I think it meets a lot of objectives,” he adds.



http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle3336295.ece

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Saravanakkumar

Couldn't find exactly where these Wind Farms are present in Salem, but could see Some of Private Wind farm Owners & Developers in Salem,

1) SALEM WIND FARM (Goyal gases Pvt. Ltd.)

2) Kandagiri Spinning Mills Ltd.

3) Jailaxmi Group

Thanks Saravanan.

Also heard ANS Divyam group also invested more money in wind farms.

[Arul Murugan]

how come we missed such news??

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Six river inter-linking projects will be implemented: Minister



The State government has planned to carry out six projects of inter-linking of rivers in the State at a total cost of Rs. 9,015 crore as part of its efforts to achieve optimal utilisation of water resources.

Stating this while initiating a debate in the Assembly on the demands for grants of the Public Works Department, PWD Minister K.V. Ramalingam explained the rationale behind the formulation of the projects.

He referred to the spatial and time difference in the distribution of rainfall, which took place over three to four months.

Water transfer from water surplus areas to deficit areas; inter-basin/sub-basin transfer after taking care of local riparian obligations; river interlinking on the basis of diversion of flood water and resorting to pumping schemes on the basis of terrain requirements formed part of the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's vision of utilising the available water potential.

Ground water resources would also be developed through recharging and augmenting of the resource through measures such as construction of check dams and recharge wells.

Water transfer

The Pennaiyar (Krishnagiri reservoir)-Palar link envisaged water transfer from Krishnagiri dam to Kallar, a tributary of Palar, over a period of 15 days at the rate of 5 days a month from October to December. This Scheme would stabilise an existing command area of about 2,931 acres.

As part of the Pennaiyar (Sathanur dam)-Palar link, water would be conveyed from the Sathanur dam to the Cheyyar river, another tributary of Palar, through a new head regulator and a 23.55-km-long canal. A feeder canal for 38.72 km, would be formed to feed the Nandan Channel.

About 10,700 acres of ayacut would be benefitted. This had been proposed to be executed with the funds of the State government.

Aimed at covering 30,430 acres in Salem, Namakkal, Perambalur and Tiruchi districts, the Cauvery-Sarabanga link proposed to divert water from the Mettur dam through a 182-km-long canal to augment irrigation potential in the sub-basins of Sarabanga, Thirumanimuthar and Musiri.

As part of the Avinashi-Athikadavu flood canal project, 2,000 cubic feet per second of Bhavani water would be diverted during floods to 71 tanks and 538 ponds in Coimbatore, Tirupur and Erode districts. Funds of the Central government would be sought.

A 258-km-long canal from the Kattalai Barrage would be formed to transfer flood water to the Gundar. On completion, about 1.86 lakh acres would be stabilised, besides bridging a gap of around 33,000 acres. Tiruchi and Srirangam would be protected from floods. This project had been posed to the Union government for assistance.

As a pre-condition to the link, a barrage was being constructed downstream Kattalai bed regulator in Karur district at a cost of Rs. 234 crore.

The government also proposed to build check dams over those rivers that were sought to be covered under the projects of inter-linking of rivers.

On the Tamiraparani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar link, the Minister informed the House that under the first and second stages of the project costing Rs. 369 crore, an expenditure of around 174 crore was till now incurred

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/...cle3336784.ece

[palsen]

**seems like it hit the bubble...

Don’t invest in Emu farms, say Salem authorities
| Apr 21, 2012, 02.26AM IST

SALEM: Thousands of farmers, lured by private firms, have been queuing up to invest in emu farms in Salem and Erode in the hope of making a quick buck, investing life savings or borrowing money to start a business. But the first signs of a bubble burst were evident at a grievance redressal meeting held in the city on Friday, when farmers complained they were suffering losses and were being cheated.

For the first time, the Salem district administration stepped in to advise farmers not to invest in the emu business. "The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) is yet to complete its research on these birds and whether they make good business," said A Sengottivel, personal assistant (agriculture) to Salem district collector K Maharapushanam.

Almost 100 farmers across Salem district, who attended the meeting held at the Salem collectorate, demanded clarifications from authorities on rearing the birds. They pointed out that advertisements in television channels and newspapers were offering freebies to attract farmers.

A R Shanmugam of Panaimaratupatti, member of the district Agricultural Product Council, said, firms demand Rs 1.5 lakh as deposits from farmers to start a farm and they offer Rs 6,000 per month for three years and a gold coin in return.

"There is little information available about the business, but companies have invested huge amounts in advertisements. The freebies are proving effective. Last week, farmers in Rasipuram waited in long queues to deposit their savings," said K Sundaram of Mallasamudram.

Nearly 250 emu farms have sprung up in Salem and Erode, said Salem regional joint director of animal husbandry P K Balasubramaniam. "We received information that some farmers got returns while some others did not get any profit. Neither the animal husbandry department nor the TANUVAS have encouraged emu farming," he said.

A section of farmers have kept a cautious distance from the scheme. C Vaiapuri of Aragalur said, "Emu fat is being mixed in edible oil. It should be examined by authorities." S Govindarajan of Ammampalayam was of the view that the emu business was not doing well even in Australia, where the bird originated. "Farmers should keep a distance until the government assures profit," he said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/12763999.cms

[palsen]

The Hindu Education Plus Education Fair 2012 on April 29

The fourth edition of The Hindu Education Plus Education Fair 2012 will be held on April 29 at Rathnavel Gounder Kalyana Mandapam on Sarada College Road.

Students from Class 9 to XII, graduates who wish to pursue their higher studies, college students, and parents can attend the fair.

Educational institutions of the region and universities, including engineering colleges, business schools, and IT training centres will also have their stalls providing guidance to aspirants to pursue their career of their choice.

Eminent speaker Pandiraj, Director and National Award Winner of Pasanga film, Tamilaruvi Manian, and Jayaprakash Gandhi, Career Consultant and Analyst, will handle sessions about career options for students. A psychometric test for students in Classes IX to XII will be conducted for which the students have to register online at www.bodhi.co.in

Paavai Institutions is the sponsor for the event while Easylearn, Vinayaka Missions University and Angel College of Engineering and Technology, Tirupur were the co-sponsors.

Entry is free and the fair is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details contact A. Balaji 94434-57133

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3355224.ece

[palsen]

Commissionerate registers growth in revenue

The Commissionerate of Central Excise and Service Tax, Salem has registered a growth in revenue of 23.53 per cent for the financial year 2011-2012, S. Subramanian, its Commissioner said here on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Subramanian said that the Commissionerate has five Central Excise and Service Tax Divisions at Salem I, Salem II, Erode I, Erode II and Coonoor and the revenue for the year 2011-12 is Rs. 539.82 crore as against Rs.436.99 in 2010-11.

Central Excise revenue stands at Rs. 388.15 crore in 2011-12 as against Rs. 305.38 crore realized in 2010-11. Regarding Service Tax, the revenue stands at Rs. 151.67 crore in 2011-12 as against Rs. 131.61 crore in 2010-11. Officials of the Commissionerate have audited 150 Central Excise Units during 2011-12 and detected non-payment of duty amounting to Rs. 17.50 crore. On the Service Tax front, 139 units were audited and non-payment of tax to the tune of Rs. 40.34 crore was detected.

Asked about steps taken to prevent duty evasion, Mr. Subramanian said that the Preventive Wing of the Commissionerate have detected 83 cases involving evasion of duty to the tune of Rs. 52.78 crore. He said that Grievances Redressal Committee Meetings were regularly conducted, financial assistance provided to the family of an employee who died while in service and cash awards were given to 25 children of the staff

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle3355225.ece

[palsen]

Government wants flying club to stay
-Daniel Thimmayya


CHENNAI: The� Madras Flying Club (MFC) has just been managing to exist by training their pilots at the Vellore airfield. But after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed them that subsidised operation rates applied only to the Madras Airport, and to use the Vellore airfield, they would have to pay commercial rates, the flight training school finds itself on shaky ground.

Add to this, a strong statement made by Director General of Civil Aviation E K Bharat Bhushan that the MFC might have to “necessarily move out of Chennai” because of the spike in air traffic; and this does not bode well for the club. His suggestion that looking at Pondicherry and Salem as other “probable” locations for flight schools in Tamil Nadu indicate that the central body is not in favour of sharing airport space with the club. With the AAI having used up some of the club’s space as part of the nearly-complete expansion work, the MFC has taken succour in the State government’s backing to keep them in Chennai. “The government has intervened and said that they do not want MFC to leave Chennai. In fact, they suggested that an 18-acre patch attached to the airport on the Porur side be allocated, but this has not found favour with some,” alleged Sebastian. “We’re not particular, really. Even if they give us a decent airstrip on the outskirts, we will continue the legacy,” he added.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/governmen...05-60-120.html

[Arul Murugan]

Aavin gets cool with mango milkshakes, kulfi


A TREAT FOR TASTE BUDS: Aavin already manufactures chocolate, strawberry and pista-flavoured milk. Photo: K. Pichumani

TN Cooperative Milk Producers Foundation on expansion drive

For the first time in Aavin's history, consumers can sample Aavin milk with a twist of mango, as Aavin has now launched a milkshake made with real pulp sourced from mango groves in Salem and Krishnagiri.

The milkshake is manufactured at its Salem plant, after technical staff visited Amul's dairy and learnt the technique. The plant, with a capacity to manufacture 12 lakh packs a month, is soon to be expanded. Each 200 ml pack has been priced at Rs.15. So far, Aavin has been manufacturing chocolate, strawberry and pista-flavoured milk.

Dairy Development Minister, V. Murthy, launched a new kulfi-making machine worth Rs.10 lakh at the Aavin Dairy in Madhavaram on Monday. Aavin had stopped kulfi production for some time. Kulfi is now available in mutkas and as lollies. With this, Aavin, the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, will be able to increase the number of ice cream lollies being supplied to the city from 7,000 to 25,000 a day.

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the machine could make 1,000 ice cream lollies in an hour. “We will soon launch Shrikhand and doodh pedha,” he said. At present, Aavin supplies 1,000 litres of ice cream in cups and family packs, and this is set to increase to 1,500 litres a day.

Aavin has already taken steps to increase the production of strawberry, mango and date-flavoured yoghurts. Plain yoghurt is priced at Rs. 12 a cup while the rest cost Rs. 15 a cup.

The Federation has been expanding its production and increasing the number of its sales outlets of late.

K. Mridula, a resident of Anna Nagar, said that when compared to the Anna Nagar parlour, most other parlours in the city were not up to the mark. “Aavin's products are nice but many of the parlours need to be improved and renovated,” she added

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3374660.ece

[Arul Murugan]

India Cements to invest Rs 750 cr in Tamil Nadu unit expansion

The India Cements Ltd, one of the country's leading companies in the sector, is to invest around Rs 750 crore in one of its factories in Tamil Nadu. The proposed investment is to expand the annual capacity of this plant to two million tonnes (mt).

V M Mohan, joint president, corporate finance, said the present capacity of the unit at Thalavai in Ariyalur district was 1.8 mt per annum. “The mode of funding will be decided in due course,” he said

The company has approached the Union ministry of environment for clearance. One more proposal was also placed before the ministry, on expansion of its Salem unit. Details about this expansion were not disclosed.

“Major commencement of works at Ariyalur will start once we get the ministry's approval, which will take six to nine months,” said Mohan.

India Cements has a total yearly capacity of 15.5 mt, including 1.5 mt in Rajasthan. The company reported capacity utilisation of 67 per cent last year in its Tamil Nadu plants.

According to vice-chairman and managing director N Srinivasan, “capacity utilisation can pick up if the demand in the market continues at the existing level”.

He said after reporting a decline of three per cent in the first nine months of 2011-12, the southern market showed some sign of recovery in the March quarter, by reporting nine per cent growth. Net plant realisation increased to Rs 3,431 per tonne from Rs 2,661, while the gross realisation rose to Rs 4,777 per tonne in 2011-12 from Rs 3,853 a tonne in 2010-11.

Besides cement, the company has power generation units, fuelled by wind, gas, waste and thermal energy, with a combined capacity of

150 Mw, including the Vishnupuram plant expected to go on stream by March 2013.

The company is also in the process of investing in a coal mine in Indonesia for around $20 million.

During the quarter ended March 31, India Cements reported a 17 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 64.9 crore as against Rs 55.3 crore a year before. Total income rose 11 per cent during the quarter to Rs 1,118 crore from Rs 1,000 crore a year before

http://business-standard.com/india/n...nsion-/472985/

[Arul Murugan]

I hope they also invest in power plant around Sangagiri.

[bala-salem]

Atlast Salem Mp-semmali pitches for salem in Parliament for 1500 cr funds:

Thank god,atleast now salem got represented in parliament ,by our MP.Mr.Semmalai,for including Salem city under central govts "JNUIR" scheme.he spoke for SALEM on this in parliament on monday-first representation after a loong long gap,he arugued to include salem like trichy and tirupur where those cities were also populated less than 10 lakhs.As we all know our dumb officials/politicians of previous govt did not expand the limit of salem corp,and hence the population is still below 10 laks officially,but practically above 10 lakhs.
Anyway he was pushing for SALEM to be included in the scheme,if it comes through SALEMites will get a central fund of Rs.1500 crores for infra developments like good roads,water supply,electrification,road expansions,new roads-ring roads,better sanitation and overall betterment of cities infrastructure.
Let's pray to GOD for GOOD LUCK to salem.
Mr.Semmalai.MP-its commendable work from you-people of salem will be oweful to you if you get this through for SALEM.
Bala,salem.
info source:Indian express.

[palsen]

Finally it seems like MP Semmalai got some sense. He is the guy couple of years ago gave intervew saying that Salem does not need airport and we neeed to close it. If necessary we open a new one in the coimbatore road. He missed the basic sense that infrastructure is the key for the growth of any city.

Certainly, if Semmalai or anyone gets s JNUIR and Salem airport, their work will get a place in the history of Salem.

Originally Posted by bala-salem

Atlast Salem Mp-semmali pitches for salem in Parliament for 1500 cr funds:

Thank god,atleast now salem got represented in parliament ,by our MP.Mr.Semmalai,for including Salem city under central govts "JNUIR" scheme.he spoke for SALEM on this in parliament on monday-first representation after a loong long gap,he arugued to include salem like trichy and tirupur where those cities were also populated less than 10 lakhs.As we all know our dumb officials/politicians of previous govt did not expand the limit of salem corp,and hence the population is still below 10 laks officially,but practically above 10 lakhs.
Anyway he was pushing for SALEM to be included in the scheme,if it comes through SALEMites will get a central fund of Rs.1500 crores for infra developments like good roads,water supply,electrification,road expansions,new roads-ring roads,better sanitation and overall betterment of cities infrastructure.
Let's pray to GOD for GOOD LUCK to salem.
Mr.Semmalai.MP-its commendable work from you-people of salem will be oweful to you if you get this through for SALEM.
Bala,salem.
info source:Indian express.

[Arul Murugan]

SHRI S. SEMMALAI: The task before the Ministry is greater but the
resources are limited. Every coin has two sides. Like that our country has also
two faces, one is rural and another is urban. So, the development should be
concentrated on both sides simultaneously. The main threat now being faced by the metros is the migration of the people from rural areas to cities for their
livelihood. Urbanization is inevitable and migration from rural to urban is also
irreversible. The Urban Infrastructure Development for Small and Medium
Town Scheme and Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Scheme
are good Programmes which aimed at the development of small and medium
towns and metro cities. But I am sorry to say that the progress achieve by the Programmes is rather not satisfactory. Tardy progress in the implementation of the scheme will have an adverse impact on improving the civic amenities. The Ministry, through proper monitoring, should ensure that these projects are completed in time.

Salem city in Tamil Nadu has a population of 8.36 lakh. Salem is a
developing city. The infrastructural facilities are not adequate for the size of
the population that the city has. I would like to make an appeal to the hon.
Minister that during the second phase of the implementation of JNNURM
scheme, Salem city in Tamil Nadu should be included under this Scheme. So, I
would request the hon. Minister to include Edappadi, Athur and Mettur
Municipalities under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small
and Medium Towns. I would also request the Centre to be more generous in
allocating grants to those proposals. I would suggest to the hon. Minister to
evolve performance based incentives for the States so that the State like Tamil Nadu which is performing well will get more funds under the JNNURM

http://164.100.47.132/synop/15/X/Sup...30-04-2012.pdf

[Arul Murugan]

Tamil version of above news

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthie...9374&code=8004

Uncorrected version is here

http://164.100.47.132/newdebate/15/1...12/Fullday.pdf

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If he was in any ministry of state for railways or highways or urban development, we might have seen some fruitful projects to Salem.

[Arul Murugan]

The mayor is busy in building his 7 crore corporation office!!

how fast they are...

Just got approval in corporation in Feb 2012
Now planning authorities are in the city May 2012
Shifting of corporation office temporarily to Hanging garden by June 2012
Demolishing of old buildings June 2012
Construction of new building to start in June 2012
Construction completion by June 2013

They cannot open the Anantha bridge in past 8 months but working in lightening speed for their office!!

One good thing!! New corporation hall will have space for 100 councilors

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthie...9374&code=7996