Madurai Region Projects II

[Madurai]

It's good to see that this SIPCOT is not thrown to the dust due to the government change. Let the genuine land acquisition take place and let the work start on building the infrastructure there. Hopefully they build this place closer to the railway line.

Earlier proposal was to build it on both sides of the railway line and got rejected for the same reason. This time, let us hope they plan it on one side.

[ANANTH]

Originally Posted by Madurai

It's good to see that this SIPCOT is not thrown to the dust due to the government change. Let the genuine land acquisition take place and let the work start on building the infrastructure there. Hopefully they build this place closer to the railway line.

Earlier proposal was to build it on both sides of the railway line and got rejected for the same reason. This time, let us hope they plan it on one side.

I hope government doesnt just stop with acquiring land and put fence. If they are really serious about south TN development they have to encourage the industries with much more incentive than what is being given now if they put up industry in south TN be it in madurai or tirunelveli. Just acquiring land wont serve any purpose. Take the example of IT park near pandikovil. Building is ready but no takers. If Govt doesnt give incentive why should IT company come to madurai IT Park or Tirunelveli IT park? They will stick to madras even if it is going to cost little more. Same will happen for this industrial estate also and companies will continue to set up their factories near madras area only. So what is really needed is big incentive to those who are ready to come and set up industries.

[madurakarenda]

Ananth, a big incentive is already given to eight southern districts. Videocon occupied a big space in Manamadurai SIPCOT and good occupancy is there overall in Manamadurai and Nilakottai SIPCOTs. But road infra is bad in every SIPCOT in TN they say. But industrial complexes occupancy is good. IT we know what happened though.

[murlee]

Looks like Madurai is getting some attention from Jaya..

Good proposals in tourism sector too..

P.S: Anja nenjan effect?

[ANANTH]

Originally Posted by madurakarenda

Ananth, a big incentive is already given to eight southern districts. Videocon occupied a big space in Manamadurai SIPCOT and good occupancy is there overall in Manamadurai and Nilakottai SIPCOTs. But road infra is bad in every SIPCOT in TN they say. But industrial complexes occupancy is good. IT we know what happened though.

dear mk, i knew incentives are given for industries coming up in southern parts. But if you look into how many co's which have come up in the last 4 years after the incentive announcement practically nothing except videocon. whatever U see in manamadurai and nilakottai are old industries except few. That is why, i am emphasising this additional benefits or incentive factor

U just compare how many big industries have come up in north TN and south TN in the last 4 years that is after incentive announcement also, U will find the gap. I am not starting a region-wise argument. All I am saying is, the incentives whatever announced are not enough to encourage big industries. One big automobile factory can lead to 300 ancillary units. We need to get something like that alteast one then ancillary units will come and growth will take place. For such big industry to come to south TN, u need much more incentive than what is offered atpresent.This is what I am trying to say

[madurakarenda]

With no fresh cases reported in the past three years, Madurai district is well on the path of eradicating filariasis (called as ‘yaanai kaal' in Tamil).

A sustained surveillance by entomologists and health officials in pockets prone to filariasis has yielded good results as not a single fresh case has been reported in the district.

The only village where persons with filariasis are living is Puliampatti in T. Kallupatti block and officials have taken steps to cut the vector transmission.

“We have carried out mass drug administration in Puliampatti on April 29. This is the only pocket endemic to vector borne filariasis,” Latha Freeda Joan, District Malaria Officer, told The Hindu on Wednesday. She said that intensive campaign has been taken up across the district as part of the State Government's drive against the disease. While the total population in Puliampatti is 1,079, the public health enumerators had identified 755 as ‘target population' for mass drug administration and free tablets were given for persons from 2 to 60 years of age. “Filariasis is not a life threatening disease and it will not cripple a person if specific treatment is given early. There is a surgical option too available for serious cases,” Ms. Joan said.

After tablets were given in Puliampatti last Sunday, health officials carried out door-to-door verification to identify those who missed the coverage. It was found that only one family did not get the tablets and it was covered on Wednesday. The District Malaria Officer expressed confidence that Madurai will be filariasis-free soon as the micro filarial rate is now nil and fresh cases have not been reported in the last three years. “The target of Indian Government is to eradicate filariasis by 2015 and the World Health Organisation's target for complete eradication is 2020. Our district is well on that path.”

According to her, there are 16 affected persons in Pulaimpatti who are now being motivated to go for surgery but somehow they are hesitant.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3379515.ece

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Operation theatres in Trauma Care Centre of the Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) here will be ready by the end of this month.

Fumigation of theatres and the entire premises started on Wednesday as part of mandatory checks to be done before performing surgeries in operation theatres.

“The microbiology department of Madurai Medical College will have to certify that the new facility is pest free. We have to get three reports stating that the bacteria or pest presence is negative after the structural fumigation is done,” Dean A. Edwin Joe told The Hindu on Thursday.

Fumigation would have to be done thrice before the operation theatres could be put to use. The entire process should be over in the next three weeks and preparations are under way to ensure that the entire trauma care complex is fully functional by May-end.

Dr. Joe said that the first priority was to start performing surgeries in the emergency operation theatre situated in the ground floor. Medical equipment and other infrastructure for the trauma care building were being mobilised. While the emergency operation theatre was on the ground floor, there were two more theatres on the first and second floors for elective surgeries. Focus was also given for surgeries and treatment to be provided to patients under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme, he said.

Meanwhile, the hospital authorities are also geared up for the complete shifting of Orthopaedics Department from GRH main building to the Trauma Care Centre. “We are ready for shifting anytime now.

Since the government too wants the orthopaedics department to be shifted to a new building, the exercise will be carried out after the fumigation/culture reports,” V.Pugazhendhi, Head of Department of Orthopaedics, GRH, said.

Already, out-patients were being attended to at the new complex and the moment operation theatres were certified for safety norms, the entire trauma care/orthopaedic surgeries would begin in the trauma care centre.

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[madurakarenda]

An exclusive free clinic for senior citizens is getting ready in Madurai. Taking advice from the International Federation of Ageing — Voluntary Global Forum for Elders Rights — a 42-year-old tailoring teacher in Madurai, B. Muralidharan, and his wife Sumathi, 37, are engaged in building this clinic with donations from their neighbours and friends.

The couple runs an oldage home at Nagamalai Pudhukottai neighbourhood with 35 inmates, three of them above 95. “We have decided to arrange a vehicle, which would pick up sick elders in the neighbourhood to the clinic for free,” said the couple.

Explaining the project Muralidharan said, “Many elders need doorstep treatment. It’s tough for some of them to go to hospitals using public transport.

This clinic would provide them the access to healthcare with free transportation.” He mentioned that loneliness is the major ‘health’ problem faced by many elders and this clinic would double up as a meeting place for them.

Ms Sumathi said that two doctors who heard about their initiative have agreed to work in the clinic for free. “So far we have spent `7 lakh for the construction. We need Rs 15 lakh to complete this clinic.

To start with, basic health check-up and counselling for 50 elders will be provided everyday,” she said. She said the hospital premises would be elderly friendly with textured flooring, hand rails and an airy environment. “We have planted saplings to make our clinic green,” she added.

Tamil Nadu senior citizens association general secretary S.M. Chellaswamy, 75, said that the government should come forward to open similar clinics in remote places.

“Though Muralidharan and Sumathi have started this clinic in a small way, this model will get popular soon,” he said.

To know more about the clinic, contact: 9442089306


http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chann...rs-madurai-408

[maduraimycity]

[madurakarenda]

Tenders out for:

Proof checking of Structural designs and drawings for Proposed Super Speciality block in Govt. Medical College, Madurai by HLL Life Care Ltd, Trivandrum.

Document here : http://2.imimg.com/data2/MU/GT/HTT-2...-27_847113.pdf

So, site finalised as Madurai Medical College. Bad selection of site. 2.5 lakhs sq ft. But let us wait.

[ANANTH]

Originally Posted by madurakarenda

Tenders out for:

Proof checking of Structural designs and drawings for Proposed Super Speciality block in Govt. Medical College, Madurai by HLL Life Care Ltd, Trivandrum.

Document here : http://2.imimg.com/data2/MU/GT/HTT-2...-27_847113.pdf

So, site finalised as Madurai Medical College. Bad selection of site. 2.5 lakhs sq ft. But let us wait.

Thoppur was the better choice but because it was finalised by different govt, they changed the location to MMC. Madurai is suffering. Thoppur one was supposed to be a 50+ acre campus for future expansion. Here the built up area is going to be less than 6 acres. This is not going to be super speicality hospital but another extended wing of Rajaji hospital like the one which has come up now. That is it. What a pity state of affair

[madurakarenda]

The Tiruparankundram ECO Park came in today Dinamalar. Park landscape is good. Same is the case for the park surrounding the Tirumalai Nayak Palace and surrounding the Meenakshi Amman temple. It will be good as long as they don't let the public in. Hope they will continue the same.

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[madurakarenda]

Today's Dinamalar supplementary carried this too. It has a line "the only place in TN equipped with such an advanced Sound and Light Show"

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Kudos to TTDC and GoI for such a good thing done to us Hoping for one to come in Pudhumandapam soon after evicting the guys to the nearby building that is u/c (construction has been halted for a while) and preserve the sculptures that speaks tonnes on history and heritage.

[madurakarenda]

அணையை தூர்வார ஒப்புதல்

பாலமேடு: "தினமலர்' நாளிதழ் செய்தி எதிரொலியாக, சாத்தையாறு அணை தூர் வாரப்பட உள்ளது'', என கருப்பையா எம்.எல்.ஏ., தெரிவித்தார். பாலமேடு சாத்தையாறு அணையில் பொதுப்பணித்துறை 94ம் ஆண்டு ஆய்வு செய்ததில் 9.5 அடிக்கு மண் உள்ளது. நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு 29 அடியில் இருந்து 19.5 அடியாக குறைந்து விட்டது என அறிவித்தது. இதனால் அணையை நம்பியுள்ள 10 கண்மாய் விவசாயிகள் பாதிக்கப்படுகின்றனர். உடனடியாக தூர் வார வேண்டும், அணையின் உட்பகுதியில் உள்ள குன்றினை அகற்றி விரிவாக்கம் செய்ய வேண்டுமென "தினமலர்' இதழ் பல ஆண்டுகளாக வலியுறுத்தி வருகிறது. இந்நிலையில் கலெக்டர் சகாயம், கருப்பையா எம்.எல்.ஏ., உட்பட பொதுப்பணித்துறையினர் அணையை ஆய்வு செய்தனர். அணை தூர் வார வேண்டும், விரிவாக்கம் செய்யவேண்டுமென தினமலர் இதழ் செய்தியை சட்டசபையில் கருப்பையா எம்.எல்.ஏ., தெரிவித்தார். இதையடுத்து சுற்றுலா மற்றும் பொதுப்பணித்துறை சார்பில் தூர் வார உடனடியாக நிதி ஒதுக்கப்படும் என அறிவித்துள்ளனர்.


http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?Id=462889

Palamedu saathaiyar dam to be deepened. Funds are going to be sanctioned by departments of tourism and PWD. So, some tourism initiatives such as play park i.e promised by our collector will also materialise

[madurakarenda]

CRME to submit a model plan for mosquito eradication in Madurai city

A master plan for mosquito eradication in Madurai is ready and it will be submitted to the Corporation authorities soon.

The Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (CRME) here, a premier laboratory of the Indian Council of Medical Research focusing on vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria and chikungunya, has prepared a ‘feasible plan with practical solutions' to reduce mosquito menace to a substantial extent in the Madurai Corporation area.

“We will be submitting a background paper on mosquito breeding scenario in our Corporation area to the authorities concerned in the next few days. The master plan, we are confident, will become a model for other cities and towns,” B. K. Tyagi, Director, CRME, told The Hindu on Sunday. He said that the plan had incorporated scientific documentation of mosquito breeding habitats and how to eliminate breeding sources/disease transmission in the city and surrounding areas.

Dr. Tyagi stressed that the objective of evolving a specific plan was to reduce mosquito menace and thereby the burden of vector borne diseases. A team of scientists and entomologists of CRME had worked in great detail for preparing the master plan.

“We are offering practical solutions based on historical evidence. With the administrative will of Corporation officials and public health authorities, certainly we can tackle mosquito menace in Madurai city,” he said.

The anti-mosquito master plan calls for multi-sectoral cooperation of various departments, including Public Works Department, agriculture and health. All the stakeholders will have to work in tandem.

Dr. Tyagi informed that the plan adequately focused on critical aspects like waste disposal, recycling of waste and preventing water stagnation in residential areas which was very important for prevention of mosquito-borne diseases. The infrastructure required for implementing the plan was also explained in the background paper.

“We will try to impress upon the Madurai Corporation authorities to implement our model and CRME too will participate in its implementation. The proposed master plan will also be submitted to the Directorate of Public Health of Government of Tamil Nadu,” he said. Once the Madurai model is studied in detail, it can be replicated in other places.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3393958.ece

[madurakarenda]

பாதாள சாக்கடை திட்டங்கள்: சட்டசபையில் அமைச்சர் உறுதி
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முத்துராமலிங்கம் - அ.தி.மு.க.,: திருமங்கலம் பகுதியில் நாளுக்கு நாள் மக்கள் தொகை அதிகரித்து வருகிறது. அங்கு பாதாள சாக்கடைத் திட்டம் நிறைவேற்றப்படுமா?

அமைச்சர்: இந்த ஆண்டு பணிகள் எடுத்துக் கொள்ளப்பட வேண்டிய நகராட்சிகள், பேரூராட்சிகள் முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. அடுத்த ஆண்டில் உறுப்பினர் கோரிக்கை பரிசீலிக்கப்படும்.
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கதிரவன் - பார்வர்டு பிளாக்: உசிலம்பட்டியில் பாதாள சாக்கடை திட்டம் நிறைவேற்றப்படுமா?

அமைச்சர்: நகராட்சி பகுதிகளில் சிறு சிறு தெருக்களை உள்ளடக்கியதாக இருக்கும். அதை முறையாகச் செயல்படுத்தாவிட்டால், கடந்த ஆட்சியில் நடந்த தவறு இந்த ஆட்சியிலும் நடந்து விடும்.
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http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=463177


Tirumangalam MLA Muthuramalingam and Usilampatti MLA have asked for UGD for their constituencies. The guys are really rocking.

[madurakarenda]

MADURAI: For Pushpam and other 146 beneficiaries of Sivarakottai village, social security schemes like old-age pension, destitute pension and widow pension, the concept of biometric smart cards is new, as they were told that they can use the cards to draw their pension money directly, unlike the earlier method of getting them despatched through the post offices.

They can also draw the necessary amount and keep the rest as savings instead of receiving Rs 1,000 at one go.

Though they are yet to get familiarised to the cards, the idea has thrilled many as they need not tip the postman anymore. Many of them agreed that they used to pay Rs 20 to 30 to the postman as tip out of Rs 1,000 pension they get from the government.

"We are going to be given some card and they told us it has got lot of benefits," Seethammal, a villager said.

On Tuesday, Madurai district collector U Sagayam officially commenced the distribution of biometric smart cards through Canara Bank, in 22 villages and Sivarakottai was one among the beneficiaries.

K M Lakshmipathy Kumar, deputy general manager of Canara Bank told media persons that the bank has identified 160 villages with a population above 2,000 in Madurai district. Through this method, all the social security schemes from the state government will be distributed through the bank with a business correspondent selected from the native village. The beneficiaries will collect their old age, widow and destitute pensions.

"Out of these 160 villages, 29,000 beneficiaries have been identified and accounts were opened for 20,000. On Tuesday, smart cards were distributed to 4,000 beneficiaries in 22 villages.

Before the end of June 2012, 100 villages will be covered and by July end all the 157 villages will be distributed with the smart cards," Kumar mentioned.

Sagayam, who addressed the beneficiaries, said that the smart card system will be beneficial to them. He urged the revenue officials to implement the social security measures wholeheartedly and identify all the deserving persons from the villages.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/13059168.cms

[madurakarenda]

VC to submit proposals to Union Ministry for funding

Solar mission is being aggressively pursued in Madurai Kamaraj University and plans are afoot to set up roof top solar panels in at least 10 buildings on the campus.

The ‘go solar' drive has been taken up following a keen interest shown by the Vice-Chancellor, Kalyani Mathivanan, who has asked the School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources to prepare proposals for the solar energy project.

“Our university is now focusing on ‘go green' campaign. As a part of that initiative, the Vice-Chancellor had a meeting with us in which she asked us to prepare proposals to be forwarded to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,” A. Sundaram, Head and Chairperson, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, told The Hindu on Saturday.

He said that the university would be ready with proposals in the next 10 days for submission to the Ministry to get Government subsidy.

Prof. Sundaram informed that the varsity was planning to cover about ten buildings and generate at least 10 KV of power through solar panels. “The solar panels will be north facing so that radiation can be tapped to the maximum. Total cost of this solar project will be around Rs.30 lakh,” he added.

A one KV solar plant with eight solar panels was inaugurated on the MKU campus last month by the Union Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy during a three-day international workshop and conference on renewable energy.

“Once the university starts tapping solar energy in a big way, it will definitely lead to substantial savings in electricity bill. The life of solar panel is 20 years and it requires only periodical maintenance,” Prof. Sundaram said.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3390338.ece

[madurakarenda]

The Vice-Chancellor of Madurai Kamaraj University, Kalyani Mathivanan, on Sunday said that she had formed a special committee to prepare proposals for the ‘Go Green' initiatives on the varsity campus.

It was said that members of the special committee will soon come out with proposals for various projects that could be undertaken on the university campus, including setting up of solar panels to tap solar energy. “I am following this closely and the committee will recommend some proposals. These proposals will be submitted to funding agencies such as the University Grants Commission for assistance. Also, they will be taken to the attention of State Government,” the VC said.

The VC said she had no idea of submitting a proposal to have solar panels to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.


http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle3393914.ece

[madurakarenda]

மதுரையில் விரைவில் மிகப் பெரிய மருத்துவ கல்லூரி, சைவ சித்தாதந்த பல்கலை: நித்யானந்தா
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சைவத்தை வளர்க்க, சைவத்தைப் பற்றி பொதுமக்கள் தெரிந்து கொள்ளும் வகையில் சர்வதேச தரத்திலான நூலகம் ஒன்று மதுரையில் விரைவில் அமைக்கப்படும்.

சைவ சித்தாந்தத்தில் பல இளைஞர்களை வழிநடத்தி, நெறிப்படுத்தி, பயிற்சி அளிக்கும் வகையில் சைவ சித்தாந்தப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் அடுத்த 5 ஆண்டுகளுக்குள் நிறுவப்படும். சைவ, கலாசார மையமாக மிகப் பெரிய அளவில் மேலும், மேலும் மதுரை ஆதீனம் விரிவுபடுத்தப்படும்.

விரைவில் மதுரை ஆதீனத்துக்காக 100 கிராமங்களில் பள்ளிகள் தொடங்கப்படும். மதுரையில் 100 படுக்கைகள் கொண்ட மிகப் பெரிய மருத்துவமனையும், ஆதீனத்துக்காக மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியும் விரைவில் நிறுவப்படும். பல்வேறு விதமான சேவைகள், ஆதீனத்தின் சைவ சிந்தாந்த கருத்துகள் உலகம் முழுவதும் கொண்டு சென்று சேர்க்ப்படும்.

சைவ சித்தாந்தத்தை உலகம் முழுவதும் பரப்பும் வகையில் இணையத்தளம் ஒன்றும் ஆரம்பிக்கப்படும். மதுரை ஆதீனம் நித்தியானந்த பீடத்தைப்போல, உலகம் முழுவதும் பரந்து விரிந்த ஆன்மீக இயக்கமாக விரிவுபடுத்தப்படும்.
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http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/0...da-153567.html

Nithy's proposals (Not for ranju alone )

* World class library in Madurai to spread knowledge on Saiva.

* Saiva university in the next 5 years.

* Schools in 100 villages (Ranju will be the correspondent?!?!?!?!?!)

* A medical college annexed with a 100 bedded hospital will be set up

Dn know how many are 'soup' news though