Trichy Region Projects thread

[MR.TRICHY]

Srirangam, Sep 8 : The work on the construction of Rs three crore Srirangam Jeer Mutt at Tirumala has been completed and sacred idols of Lord Perumal and Acharyas have been readied for consecration at the mutt.

Addressing a press conference here yesterday, 50th pontiff of the mutt Sri Ranga Narayana Jeer said the jeer mutt at Tirumala would be a branch of the Srirangam Jeer Mutt. He said the mutt constructed on an area of 5,000 sqft has been received from the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam on a long lease on the Gogarbam dam site.

He informed that 20 idols including that of Lord Perumal, Sri Thaayar, Sri Venkatachalapathy, Sri Ramanujar, Sri Nammazhwar, Sri Manavala Mamunigal and other Acharyas were made at Swamimalai and had been brought to Srirangam. The sacred idols would be taken to Tirumala for consecration at the Jeer mutt. Sri Jeer, who was currently observing ‘chathurmasya sankalpam', said this was his 23rd ‘Chathurmasya' at Srirangam after heading the Jeer Mutt when he was 60 years old.

He considered it a divine opportunity to perform the ‘sankalpam' at Srirangam Jeer mutt where Sri Ramanujar had lived and performed similar rituals. He said the ‘Sankalpam' which commenced on July 15 las would conclude on September 12 when special Veda Parayanam would be performed.

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[kg4129]

Originally Posted by isham_9626

Hi all,

We are sending emails and messages to our MP and MLA's for growth of Airport expansion and IT Park approach road and we are getting some positive replies too.

Its high time for us to concentrate on Industrial sector. Im not sure why govt is not interested for an Industrial corridor in Trichy. Infact we have many industries in Trichy - Madurai, Trichy - Tanjore, Trichy - Perambalur, Trichy - Pudukkottai roads. Among these four, Trichy - Madurai and Trichy - Tanjore roads are prime. These two roads are already filled with many industries. Why cant we send emails about the Industrial corridor to our M.P. and MLA?

Expecting replies from our forumers...

It's shocking to see Trichy leftout.

Just now sent mail to both Trichy MP and Thiruverumbur MLA.

Please send all your concern to both as Thiruverumbur MLA too (mla.senthilkumar@dmdkparty.com). He can very well raise concern in Assembly if possible.

[Great Tiruchian]

Originally Posted by kg4129

It's shocking to see Trichy leftout.

Just now sent mail to both Trichy MP and Thiruverumbur MLA.

Please send all your concern to both as Thiruverumbur MLA too (mla.senthilkumar@dmdkparty.com). He can very well raise concern in Assembly if possible.

Its not much surprising to see Trichy ignored in the industrial belt. But this time all major cities/towns are included in industrial corridors list.
Trichy already has some industries which is specific to Trichy itself.
So industrial corridor along Trichy - tanjore/perambalur/pudukottai/madurai will be the various options to be considered. But nothing has been mentioned. The corridor along perambalur-trichy-madurai will be the best one and would attract largest number of industries in the entire central/south TN if proposed.

[mohankumarv]

திருச்சி விமான நிலையத்தில் சரக்கு ஏற்றுமதிக்கு 4 முகமைகள் விண்ணப்பம்

First Published : 07 Sep 2011 02:10:15 PM IST

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திருச்சி, செப். 6: திருச்சி விமான நிலையத்தில் சரக்கு விமானப் போக்குவரத்து சேவைப் பிரிவு தொடங்கப்படவுள்ளதை முன்னிட்டு, ஏற்றுமதி சேவை அளிப்பதற்காக 4 முகமை (ஏஜென்சி) நிறுவனங்கள் விண்ணப்பம் அளித்துள்ளன.

திருச்சி விமான நிலையத்தில் இப்போது பயணிகள் விமானங்கள் மூலம் வளைகுடா நாடுகளுக்கு மாதந்தோறும் ஏறத்தாழ 275 டன்கள் காய்கறிகள், பழங்கள், மலர்கள் ஆகியவை ஏற்றுமதி செய்யப்படுகின்றன.

இதனிடையே, திருச்சி, கரூர், புதுக்கோட்டை மற்றும் சுற்றுப் பகுதிகளில் தொழில் துறை வளர்ச்சி அடைந்து வரும் நிலையில், திருச்சியில் சரக்கு விமானப் போக்குவரத்து சேவை தொடங்கப்பட வேண்டும் என்ற கோரிக்கை விடுக்கப்பட்டு வந்தது.

இந்தச் சேவை தொடர்பாக திருச்சி விமான நிலைய நிர்வாகம் முயற்சி மேற்கொண்டது. சில மாதங்களுக்கு முன்பு இதற்கான அனுமதி கிடைத்தது.

இதைத்தொடர்ந்து, பழைய முனையக் கட்டடத்தில் சரக்கு விமானப் போக்குவரத்து சேவைப் பிரிவு அமைக்கும் பணி ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் தொடங்கியது.

ஏறத்தாழ ரூ. 75 லட்சம் செலவில் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு வரும் இந்தப் பணியில் சரக்குப் பரிசோதனைக் கூடம், பொருள்கள் வைப்பறை, அழுகும் தன்மைக் கொண்ட காய்கறிகள், மலர்கள் உள்ளிட்டவற்றை கெடாத அளவுக்குப் பாதுகாப்பாக வைக்க குளிர்பதனக் கிடங்கு, விலையுயர்ந்த பொருள்களைப் பாதுகாக்கும் வகையில் மிகுந்த பாதுகாப்புடன் கூடிய பாதுகாப்பு அறை உள்ளிட்ட உள்கட்டமைப்பு வசதிகள் ஏற்படுத்தப்பட்டு வருகின்றன.

இந்தப் பணிகள் செப்டம்பர் மாத இறுதியில் நிறைவடைந்துவிடும் என விமான நிலைய இயக்குநர் எஸ். தர்மராஜ் தெரிவித்தார்.

இதுகுறித்து அவர் மேலும் கூறியது:

"செப்டம்பர் மாத இறுதி அல்லது அக்டோபர் தொடக்கத்தில் சரக்கு விமான சேவைப் பிரிவு தொடங்கப்பட்டுவிடும். ஏற்கெனவே மாதந்தோறும் 275 டன்கள் ஏற்றுமதி செய்யப்படுகின்றன. சரக்கு விமானப் போக்குவரத்து சேவைப் பிரிவு தொடங்கிய பிறகு மாதந்தோறும் கூடுதலாக 250 டன்கள் ஏற்றுமதி செய்ய வாய்ப்புள்ளது.

இதுவரை சரக்கு விமானப் போக்குவரத்து தொடங்க யாரும் முன்வரவில்லை. என்றாலும், மழைக்காலத்தில் கூடுதல் விமானங்கள் இயக்கப்படவுள்ளதால், அவற்றின் மூலம் ஏற்றுமதி அளவை அதிகப்படுத்தப்படும்.

தூத்துக்குடி, சென்னை துறைமுகங்கள் மூலம் ஏற்றுமதி செய்பவர்கள் திருச்சி விமான நிலையத்தைப் பயன்படுத்த முன் வந்தால் திருச்சியிலும் சரக்கு விமானங்களை இயக்க நிறுவனங்கள் முன் வர வாய்ப்புள்ளது.

இதனிடையே, சரக்கு ஏற்றுமதி செய்யும்போது கடைப்பிடிக்கப்படும் விதிமுறைகளை வாடிக்கையாளர்களால் நேரடியாக எதிர்கொள்வது எளிதல்ல. எனவே, பெரும்பாலான தொழிலக உரிமையாளர்கள் சரக்கு ஏற்றுமதி முகமை நிறுவனங்களை அணுகுவர்.

திருச்சி விமான நிலையத்தில் இந்தச் சேவையை அளிக்க 4 முகமை (ஏஜென்சி) நிறுவனங்கள் விண்ணப்பம் செய்துள்ளன. எதிர்காலத்தில் மேலும், 10 முதல் 30 நிறுவனங்கள் முன் வர வாய்ப்புள்ளது' என்றார் தர்மராஜ்.

Source:http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.as...=138&MainSecti

[deepu051993]

Corporation awaits master plan for uplift of Tiruchi Thursday, November 6, 2008

Tiruchi: A good transport system, adequate water supply and modern infrastructure are a dream for any citizen. But if the Tiruchi Corporation rolls out a Rs 5,110-crore blueprint then it would be a dream come true for residents here.

The corporation is awaiting the final report of a master plan for the development of the city from a private consultant roped in to assess the infrastructure requirements of the city over the next 30 years. The Chennai-based agency Community Consulting India Private Limited had submitted its draft report a year ago that proposed various projects, at a total investment of Rs 5,110 crore.

“We expect the final report of the master plan in about a month,” said corporation commissioner T T Balsamy. Once the report comes, the feasibility of the projects suggested by the consultants and the mode of raising funds would be explored and this could prove to be a major initiative for a tier II city.

The draft report submitted last November has plans for a ring road to link the highways around the city and a Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) to decongest road traffic. The report also emphasised the need for developing special corridors, giving a facelift to vital road junctions, construction of flyovers and subways and additional bus terminals across the city. Besides, strengthening civic infrastructure, tapping the heritage value of the city and widening the tax net were also some of the key suggestions of the draft plan.

Out of the total capital investment of
about Rs 5,110 crore, Rs 1,367 crore would be for long-term measures such as the MRTS and other major infrastructure projects, while a sum of about Rs 2,480 crore would be required over the next five years for immediate priorities,the consultants had stated.

“It is possible to mobilise funds. We can approach the state and central governments and other funding agencies,” said Balsamy,optimistically. The corporation has already commenced the drinking water project, which envisages adequate supply of water for the next 30 years keeping in mind the growing population of the city, as suggested in the report at a cost of Rs 144 crore, with Japanese aid. Another project, to provide underground drainage connections to 75,000 more households in the areas of corporation at a cost of Rs 160 crore has also been chalked out, he said.

----- trichyonmove.blogspot.com/2008/11/corporation-awaits-master-plan-for.html ------

The drinking water project still not completed. If the above projects just taken an initiative now would be completed by 2108. But a good plan had been drawn for the future. Hope some initives done by our new commitioner. The plans been discussed now have been chalked out earlier itself!

[mohankumarv]

பெல் நிறுவன விற்றுமுதல் ரூ. 43 ஆயிரம் கோடியாக உயர்வு'

First Published : 07 Sep 2011 02:10:46 PM IST

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திருவெறும்பூர், செப். 6: பெல் நிறுவனத்தின் விற்றுமுதல் ரூ. 43 ஆயிரம் கோடியாக உயர்ந்துள்ளது என்றார் பெல் நிறுவனத் தலைவரும், செயலாண்மை இயக்குநருமான பி. பிரசாத்ராவ்.

திருச்சி பெல் நிறுவனத்தில் உருவாகி வரும் பல்வேறு மின் திட்டங்கள் குறித்து மறுஆய்வு செய்வதற்காக, நிறுவனத்துக்கு திங்கள்கிழமை வந்த அவர் அங்கிருந்த ஊழியர்களிடையே மேலும் பேசியது:

பெல் நிறுவனம் கடந்த ஆறு ஆண்டுகளில் தன் விற்றுமுதலை ரூ. 15 ஆயிரம் கோடியிருந்து நான்கு ஆண்டுகளில் ரூ. 43 ஆயிரம் கோடியாக அதிகரித்துள்ளது.

நிறுவனத்தின் வளர்ச்சி விகிதம் தொடர்ந்து 20 முதல் 24 சதம் வரை இருந்து வருகிறது. போட்டிகள் அதிகரித்துள்ள நிலையிலும், பெல் நிறுவனம் தன் தலைமையிடத்தை தொடர்ந்து தக்க வைத்து வருகிறது.

இதற்கு காரணம், நிறுவனத்தின் தயாரிப்புகளில் உள்ள தரமே. இதனால்தான் வாடிக்கையாளர்கள் நம்மிடமே ஆணைகளை தொடர்ந்து தருகின்றனர். பெல் நிறுவனத்தை மேம்படுத்த தேவையான அனைத்து நடவடிக்கைகளும் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும் என்று அவர் உறுதி அளித்தார்.

முன்னதாக, பெல் நிறுவனத்தில் ஆய்வு மேற்கொண்ட அவர், அதி உற்பத்தி திறன் கொண்ட கணினி எண்ணியல் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் இயங்கும் துளையிடும் இயந்திரம் மற்றும் குழாய் முனை பழுக்கும் இயந்திரத்தையும் தொடக்கிவைத்தார்.

பொறியியல் ஆராய்ச்சியாளரும், மேம்பாட்டு இயக்குநருமான ஓ.பி. புட்டானி, தானியங்கி இருகூர் பற்றவைப்பு அமைப்பு மற்றும் வால்வு இயந்திரத்தை இயக்கி தொடக்கிவைத்தார்.



Source:http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.as...AE%B5%E0%AF%81

[mohankumarv]

திருவானைக்காவில் ரூ. 5.22 கோடியில் சுற்றுலா வளர்ச்சிப் பணிகள்

First Published : 07 Sep 2011 02:12:56 PM IST

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திருச்சி, செப். 6: திருச்சி மாநகராட்சிக்குள்பட்ட திருவானைக்கா கோயிலைச் சுற்றிலும் சுற்றுலா வளர்ச்சி நிதி ரூ. 5.22 கோடியில் மேற்கொள்ளப்படவுள்ள பணிகள் குறித்து மாநகராட்சி ஆணையர் கெ. வீரராகவராவ் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை ஆய்வு செய்தார்.

திருவானைக்கா கோயிலின் சுற்றுச்சுவருக்கு வெளிப்புறம் மாநகராட்சி மூலம் ரூ. 3.77 கோடி மதிப்பில் புதிய நுழைவாயில் கட்டுதல், சாலைகளை மேம்படுத்துதல், பூங்கா அமைத்தல், நடைபாதை அமைத்தல், கழிவறைகள் கட்டுதல் ஆகியவற்றுக்கான இடங்களை ஆணையர் பார்வையிட்டார்.

மேலும், திருவானைக்கா வடக்கு மற்றும் தெற்கு உள்வீதிகளில் ரூ. 96 லட்சத்தில் சாலை மேம்படுத்துதல், புதிதாக தெரு விளக்குகள் அமைத்தல், ரூ. 80.75 லட்சத்தில் திருவானைக்கா சன்னதி தெரு, உள்வீதி, தேசிய நெடுஞ்சாலைக்கான இணைப்புச் சாலைகளில் அழகுதரும் தெருவிளக்குகள் அமைத்தல் ஆகியவற்றுக்கான இடங்களையும் அவர் பார்வையிட்டார்.

தொடர்ந்து, ரூ. 35.50 லட்சத்தில் ஜம்புகேசுவரர் திருக்கோயிலின் நான்கு வாயில்களை நோக்கி வரும் சாலைகளின் முகப்புகளிலும் அழகான நுழைவாயில்கள் அமைக்கவும், ரூ. 1.52 கோடியில் திருவானைக்கா வடக்கு, மேற்கு மற்றும் தெற்கு உள்வீதிகளில் நடைபாதைகள் அமைக்கவும், பொதுக்கழிப்பறை அமைக்கவும் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ள இடங்களையும் அவர் பார்வையிட்டு ஆய்வு செய்தார். இந்த ஆய்வைத் தொடர்ந்து, திருவானைக்கா கிழக்குப் பகுதியில் உள்ள மாநகராட்சி தொடக்கப் பள்ளிக்கு ரூ. 19 லட்சத்தில் கட்டப்பட்டு வரும் வகுப்பறைக் கட்டடப் பணிகளையும், குடிநீர்த் திட்டப் பணிகளுக்காக காவிரியாற்றில் சிறுபாலம் கட்டப்பட்டு வருவதையும் ஆணையர் வீரராகவராவ் பார்வையிட்டார்.

நகரப் பொறியாளர் எஸ். ராஜாமுகம்மது, செயற்பொறியாளர்கள் ஆர். சந்திரன், எஸ். அருணாசலம், உதவி ஆணையர் சுப்பு உள்ளிட்டோர் உடனிருந்தனர்.
Source:http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.as...AE%B3%E0%AF%8D

[bajk]

Originally Posted by Trichy_Arun

Development of airport or introduction of new flights are not in state govt hands. But development of industrial corridor is in SG hands. As CM is from trichy if we make some request then it may be considered.

trichy.mp@gmail.com - is the mail id of trichy MP.

Trichy to MDU, Tanjore, Perambalur, Pudukottai are already having good number of industries. If they are declared as industrial corridor then for sure they will get good investments.

I am wondering why central region (except trichy and its surroundings) which is one of the most backward region of the state is not considered for industrial development. Maybe the delta regions (thanjai, nagai, tiruvarur) are considered only for Agriculture?

It is really disappointing Trichy didn't figure in industrial corridor list. Trichy can have 3 or 4 industrial corridors but the irony is not even a single corridor is announced.

I am not sure what CII-Trichy doing? They should take this with CM and hope she considers one for Trichy.

[bajk]

Originally Posted by kg4129

It's shocking to see Trichy leftout.

Just now sent mail to both Trichy MP and Thiruverumbur MLA.

Please send all your concern to both as Thiruverumbur MLA too (mla.senthilkumar@dmdkparty.com). He can very well raise concern in Assembly if possible.

I have send an email to Trichy MP. Lets see what his response is.

[yugfuy]

New place! New construction! May wish to see! http://www.hpurl.com/74d4

[deepu051993]

The Tiruchi Corporation on Thursday released the list of polling stations for the civic elections due soon.

However, the list does not include the polling stations for the five new wards that are to be added to the Corporation, apparently due to an interim injunction granted by the Madras High Court recently against the merger of the Tiruverumbur Town Panchayat.

The injunction has been granted based on a writ petition filed by an advocate, Balachander of Tiruverumbur.

The State government has already issued an order merging the Tiruverumbur town panchayat, Pappakurichi, Ellakudi, Keezha Kalkandarkottai and Alathur village panchayats, all located in the eastern periphery of the city, with the Tiruchi Corporation.

Consequent to the merger, five more wards are to be added to the Corporation.

The Corporation currently has 60 wards in the four zones of Ariyamangalam, Golden Rock, Srirangam and K.Abishekapuram. Three of the five new wards would come under Golden Rock and two under Ariyamangalam zones.

New wards

Wards 1, 2 and 3 of Pappakurichi panchayat would become the 61 ward and wards 4 and 5 would become the 65 ward of the Corporation.

Wards 1 to 4 of Ellakudi panchayat, wards 1 and 2 of Alathur and wards 1 and 2 of Keezha Kalkandarkottai would be the 63 ward of the Corporation. Wards 1 to 9 of the Tiruverambur town panchayat would make the 64 ward, while wards 10 to 18 would be the 65 ward of the expanded Corporation.

All the 65 wards were expected to go to elections under the Tiruchi Corporation when the local body elections are held. However, there has been stiff resistance to the decision from residents and local representatives of political parties in some of the local bodies that are to be merged with the Corporation. Locals have also staged a series of agitations against the merger.

K.Veera Raghava Rao, Commissioner, who released the list of polling stations for the existing 60 wards in the city, said that the polling stations for the new wards would be notified separately after further orders from the High Court.

As per the list released by Mr.Rao, there would be 689 polling stations in the four zones of the Corporation. These include 581 polling stations for all voters and 54 each exclusively for men and women.

The K.Abishekapuram zone would have the maximum of 196 polling stations; 173 in Golden Rock; 170 in Srirangam and 150 in Ariyamangalam zone. The number polling stations was the same as in the previous local body elections.

The 60 wards in the city had a total of 5,40,399 voters including 2,72,325 women, 2,68,039 men and 35 others.

The list of polling stations would be available for the public to verify at the Corporation main office, the zonal, ward offices and the respective polling stations.

Answering a query, Mr.Rao said officials were engaged in working out the reservation of wards based on the 2001 census. Preparatory arrangements for the local body polls were also underway, he said.

[deepu051993]

Cable TV operators of Tiruchi district are likely to gradually switch over to the Arasu Cable TV Corporation's network over the next 10 days.

Though a control room of the Arasu Cable, set up during the previous DMK regime, is functioning near the railway junction in the city, a majority of cable operators in the city are yet to join the network. There were about 350 to 400 cable operators in the district. While cable operators welcome the revival of the Arasu Cable TV Corporation, they have been entertaining certain misgivings. One of the major concerns for cable TV operators was the absence of popular pay channels in the government network. Operators feel that they would be in for trouble if they opted for the government network without channels popular with women and children.
These apart, the network should have major English news and Hindi channels to meet the demand in Tiruchi, they said. Cable operators say that they have been asked to lay their own optic fibre cable network to get the connection from the Arasu Cable TV Corporation control room. This many said would involve high costs, especially for operators in the suburbs of the city.
However, sources in the Tiruchi District Cable TV Operators Association said that operators, at an emergency meeting of the association held on Wednesday, agreed to lay the cable at their cost though it is normally provided by the multi-system operator. “We had decided to collect money among ourselves and lay the cables. We had problems in getting the cable, but now an agency has assured us to supply the cables over the next couple of days. We could complete the process of laying the cables within a week to 10 days,” an office bearer of the association told The Hindu .
Some operators feel that the Arasu Cable TV Corporation should have quality infrastructure and manpower. Quality modulators and nodes were essential so that they did not face any problems in receiving quality signal, once they joined the government network. “Apart from this, it is also important that government network gets the popular pay channels. We hope that the government take necessary steps for this within the next 10 days,” the office bearer said. Cable operators also want the government to increase the monthly subscription of Rs.70 fixed by the government. With Rs.20 going to the government, operators would be left with just Rs.50 per connection. Given the operational cost and other overheads, the subscription fixed by the government would not be remunerative, operators said.

[deepu051993]

Ruling out contesting the October 13 Tiruchirappalli (West) bye-election, the Pattali Makkal Katchi on Friday said it will, however, support the Dalit-based Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi if the party fielded its nominee. Speaking to reporters here, party chief S Ramadoss, whose PMK walked out of the DMK-led alliance two months ago in the wake of the its defeat in the April 13 assembly polls, also ruled out forging alliance with the Dravidian or any national parties.

The VCK is a constituent of the DMK-led front and after the poll debacle in which the former returned no MLAs to the present Assembly. Dr. Ramadoss and VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan have been appearing in public together, especially relating to the clemency for the three death row convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case - Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan.

Dr. Ramadoss also extended support to VCK in the local body polls if it contested by its own and said an alliance was “possible”. Responding to the Jayalalithaa government action against DMK leaders including former Ministers on land grab complaints, he described it as “vindictive action.”

MDMK’s decision

The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday said they would not contest in the October 13 bypoll to the Tiruchirapalli (West) assembly constitutency. However, the party would participate
in the local body polls, dates for which was to be announced, MDMK general secretary Vaiko told reporters here. Mr. Vaiko said his party will not have alliance with DMK or ADMK in the polls. Tiruchirapalli (West) seat fell vacant following the death of AIADMK legislator Mariam Pitchai in a road accident in May.

[satishanu]

Tyre maker MRF Ltd will start production at its Tiruchi plant in the first quarter of the 2012 calendar year.

“Construction work is in progress at the Tiruchi plant. We will start production in the quarter beginning January and ramp up capacity in 6-8 months,” said Mr Koshy K. Varghese, Executive Vice-President – Marketing, MRF.

This facility was proposed as its existing six manufacturing units were operating at full capacity. The company has invested Rs 900 crore on the 200-acre plant, which will cater to both domestic and export requirements.

MRF’s other manufacturing units are in Arakonam, Tiruvottiyur (Tamil Nadu), Medak (Andhra Pradesh), Goa, Kottayam (Kerala) and Puducherry.

In FY2011, MRF invested close to Rs 900 crore. Investments for FY2012 (MRF's financial year ends September), Mr Varghese said, will be in tune to market conditions, given the slowdown in the auto industry.

To counter escalating rubber prices, MRF had hiked tyre prices four times, ranging from 1.5-2.5 per cent since January. “But this is not enough; hence dismal results last quarter. But we also can’t pass on the entire cost to customers given the intense competition in the industry.”

MRF is on the lookout for sourcing opportunities in the ASEAN region where it has a footprint, to tide over raw material shortage in India.

Apart from auto industry, MRF also has a small exposure in the aviation industry. It supplies 400-500 helicopter tyres a month to HAL and Defence. It is in discussions with the government to supply tyres to military aircraft.

src: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle2439767.ece

[MR.TRICHY]

A new 100-bedded private hospital would open in the city on Sunday. Located near Chinthamani, the Frontline Hospital would have advanced equipment, modern operation theatres and state-of-the-art lab. The hospital would have a 10-bedded intensive care unit, according to an official press release issued here on Friday.

source:MRR/TP

[deepu051993]

The Tiruchirappalli Corporation has seized 28 water pumping motors ranging from one to two hp each, that were used to "illegally suck water" from the banks of the Cauvery, to tide over the severe water shortage existing in the city. "The corporation releases water for a two-hour duration in the morning, which is strictly meant for drinking purposes and not for washing clothes or utensils," a spokesman said on Friday.

As there is a severe water shortage, some people resorted to panic storing of the precious commodity. The corporation also received several complaints from certain quarters that their water taps were virtually dry for reasons not known to them. Following this, the corporation conducted a raid for a few weeks, and on Friday the commissioner Veeraraghava Rao made a statement that the Ponmalai area topped the list with the largest number of illegal activity where the corporation officials found 15 illegal motors, followed by Srirangam (7), Ariyamangalam (4) and K Abhishekhapuram (2). Rao also ordered disconnection of water supply to those houses which were using the illegal motors, and also said that they would not be returned to the owners at any cost.

The drive against illegal water tapping was launched on August 24 and the severed connections are restored on payment of a fine of Rs 3000, the commissioner said. Making a fervent plea not to steal water in this way, Rao said that the seized motors would be later auctioned in public.

[kg4129]

A major European Union-assisted project to develop a cluster for clean coal technologies (CCT) and carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies for the country's thermal power sector was launched here on Saturday.

The project would be implemented by the Tiruchi Regional Engineering College Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP) in partnership with the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The main objective of the project is to help and equip the country's thermal power industry with clean coal technologies and to control and capture their carbon emissions.

The ambitious project aims at developing and deploying a dedicated technology cluster for CCT and CCS by involving the main players in the thermal power industry, policy makers, academics and international experts.

The total project outlay is Rs.5.50 crore. About 60 per cent of the project cost, amounting to Rs.3.30 crore, would be funded by the European Union, through the European Commission under the Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources. TREC-STEP and BHEL would jointly bear the remaining cost.

The project envisages the launch and management of a cluster hub, taking up studies for knowledge generation, capacity leverage programmes, benchmarking, internships, demonstration and deployment of CCT and CCS initiatives, incubating innovative clean coal technology ventures and documentation and dissemination of the technologies.

The first task of the project would be to bring key thermal power sector players on board for the launch of the CCS technology cluster hub. Around 10 to 15 power sector players would be involved in the project and the numbers would be increased to 30 by the end of the project. The entire plan of action is to be completed within 36 months and the project would be sustained thereafter.

Speaking at the launch of the project here, A.V.Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL, Tiruchi, said about 40 per cent of the cardon dioxide emission was produced by the thermal power plants. BHEL, a major power plant equipment manufacturer, was already working on improving efficiency of its equipment and pollution control mechanisms. The project taken by the BHEL and TREC-STEP would emerge as the platform of abundant expertise. The BHEL, he assured, would take the lead in identifying the players and international experts to bring the best of technologies in controlling carbon emissions.

Rajaram Nityananda, Chairman, TREC-STEP, said checking and capturing carbon emission posed a challenging problem and the project would bring about a synergy of expertise available among the academics and technocrats of the country in tackling the challenge.

S.Sundarrajan, Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchi, said the NIT would offer full R&D support for the project. The NIT, he said, has oriented itself to emerge as a centre of excellence and power products research centre and has entered into a strategic partnership with the BHEL.

S.Sridharan, president, Tiruchi District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association (TIDITSSIA), said the project would help address and bring about solutions to an important challenge faced by the country's power sector.

R.M.P.Jawahar, Executive Director, TREC-STEP, said the country, being the third largest coal mining nation in the world, has a most compelling case for managing the rapidly increasing power requirement and the need to reduce carbon emissions. With the country committing itself to reduce by 20 to 25 per cent of its CO2 emission levels of 2005, the project would also be a technology response to assist the government in achieving this goal, he said.

Mr.Krishnan and Mr.Jawahar signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation under the project on the occasion.

Gita Chengappa, Manager, TREC_STEP, said this was the fourth EU-funded project that has been bagged by the organisation amidst stiff international competition. Bindu, project coordinator, proposed a vote of thanks.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle2443832.ece

[deepu051993]

What was once the traditional 'Kai mathu' (lending from hand to hand) has these days assumed million dollar proportions with the arrival of "Kanthu Vatti" which literally means "having one's blood sucked through interest." This change is associated with exploitative interest rates accompanied by strong pressure for repayment.

The law forbids charging of interest rates beyond three per cent per annum, but ironically, the growth of the economy has proportionately lent itself to more borrowings. The implementation of the law, however effective, runs into trouble with the police-moneylender nexus and the absence of any documentation, which serves as a boon to both the moneylender and the willing borrower, but a bane to law enforcing authorities. The modus operandi of the illegal moneylender has a lot to do with the modus vivendi of the borrower whose financial irresponsibility has emboldened unscrupulous private financiers. When a borrower is already burdened with a debt of say, Rs 20,000, the illegal moneylender takes him to an authorized moneylender where the former becomes a "witness" when the case goes to court. The illegal moneylender would get his money back instantly, and the debt amount would now increase manifold with lawyer's fee, added interest and other service charges.

The poor borrower would have to sign a blank promissory note, a postcard, a green sheet of paper, and a non- judicial stamp paper. The authorized moneylender would, within 100 days, write a letter purportedly written by the borrower from his address saying
that "The amount I borrowed from you has been very useful in solving my problem, and I promise to repay the amount with interest as per the
agreement." This process is to mislead the courts with evidence.

According to advocate Gopinath, (Murugan's lawyer), when the borrower signs the blank papers in a moment of delusion, it is tantamount to walking into an eternal debt trap. These signed papers could be manipulated in a court of law according to legal convenience, and the borrower more often than not ends up committing suicide or opts to sell off whatever remains of his property to save face. Many people have committed suicide, and most people affected are employees of Ponmalai railway workshop. Gopinath said lenders themselves withdrawing money with the borrower's debit card at a nationalised bank ATM in Ponmalaipatti is a common sight on the first or second of every month.

For the unscrupulous moneylender who is allegedly backed by political bosses, muscle power is the principal investment. Sometimes, the
moneylenders' interest would also extend to "targeting whoever is pleasant" in the unfortunate borrower's household, and such extreme measures have driven a number of people to suicide, said Gopinath. This is precisely the reason that though 90% of the small vendors are in the venal grip of the moneylender, conviction in this regard has not seen the light of day. More often than not, the police are helpless against moneylenders as the latter are hand-in-glove with local political bosses. The lower grade police are also tempted to take the side of the moneylender as the latter bribe them very often. In the final analysis, the temptation to
borrow is irresistible as cash is always available for the asking at odd hours without the hassles of documentation.

There is even competition among moneylenders to "help" their clients. It is a case of a person paying for his own noose, explained Gopinath, who has helped a few persons come out of the debt trap.

[deepu051993]

Heavy rains lashed various parts of Tiruchi, Karur, and other central districts on Saturday evening. The sky remained overcast for a major part of the afternoon session.

Sudden rain Tiruchi city and other parts of the district experienced heavy showers for a few hours and the sudden rainfall caught the people, particularly those returning home from the offices and colleges, unawares. The rainfall brought much respite to the people who were suffering from sweltering heat for the past few days. Many low lying areas were inundated for some time.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper...cle2444181.ece

[deepu051993]

Police personnel representing the Tiruchi range team bagged the third place winning bronze medals at the State Police Duty meet 2010-11 held in Chennai recently. The Tiruchi Range team represented by Inspectors; Sub Inspectors, Head Constables and Constables came third in the written competitions on scientific aid investigation and scientific aid observation besides in Crime Criminal Information Systems.

Officers and men numbering over 500 from across the State took part in the six-day duty meet that was held from August 22 to 27 at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy in Oonamanchery. The Inspector General of Police, Central Zone K.C. Mahali, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tiruchi Range A. Amalraj and Superintendent of Police, Tiruchi R. Lalitha Lakshmi appreciated the medal winners for their good performance, a police press release here said.