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Move to set up ETP at Cuddalore opposed
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Cuddalore, Departments, Health, Information, Other, government on March 5th, 2010
Residents here have opposed the setting up of an effluent treatment plant at Cuddalore to discharge effluents from Tirupur- Erode textile units. As per the plan, the effluents would be pumped through a 400-kmlong pipeline to Cuddalore and treated here before letting into the sea.
The plant is jointly built by Southern India Mills’ Association (SIMA) and SIPCOT. Stating that the plant would make the already polluted Cuddalore and surrounding areas inhabitable, the Federation of All Residents Welfare Association has urged the Chief Minister to intervene and stop the construction.
The resident welfare association, in its letter, has stated the high instance of cancer among people in the region due to pollution. One out of every 20 patients seeking treatment at Adyar Cancer Institute was from Cuddalore.
TANFAC Industries Ltd bagged the award for 2006-2007.
Posted by ganesh in Award, Communication, Cuddalore, Departments, Other, businesses, programme on February 12th, 2010
The TANFAC Industries Ltd., situated in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate here has bagged the “Good industrial relations award” for 2006 and 2007.
The award, instituted by the Labour Department of the State government, is being given in five categories based on the number of employees. The TANFAC has earned the awards in the under-500 workmen category. The company, a joint venture of the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation and the Aditya Birla Group of Companies, is mainly into production of aluminium fluoride.
Special schools taking out a procession in Children and teachers
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Cuddalore, Departments, Education, programme, student on January 8th, 2010
The students and teachers of special schools in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Nagapattinam districts took out a rally here on Thursday in support of their demands.
Demands
It was held under the aegis of the Cuddalore branch of the All India Confederation of Organisations for Persons with Mental Disability. According to M.Ravichandran, State president of the organisation, the demands included time-scale pay for the teachers in special schools and speedy distribution of benefits announced by the government for the differently abled persons.
According to the 2001 Census, there were two lakh mentally challenged persons in the State, and 250 special schools run by the service organisations were catering to their needs.
Teachers appointed
Mr. Ravichandran pointed out that till 1992, the government had appointed 32 teachers in special schools, but later, no postings were made. In view of the present and future needs, the government must post at least 750 teachers, 250 women helpers and 250 office assistants in special schools.
Correspondents and non-teaching staff of at least 18 special schools such as Oasis, G.V.Dhaya, Santhi Jain, Vela and John, and hundreds of students and parents took part in the rally that wound its way from the Periyar statue to the Collectorate.
Later, the office-bearers of the organisation handed over a memorandum to District Collector P.Seetharaman. Those participated on the occasion included K.Kumar, district president and Kavi.Thavaraj, secretary.
Cuddalore fishermen were beaten up by navy personnel
Fishermen of Thazhanguda in Cuddalore who were beaten up by navy personnel
Thirty fishermen belonging to Thazhanguda coastal village in Cuddalore on Wednesday alleged that they were assaulted by Indian Navy personnel.
B. Sakthi and P. Gopi told The Hindu that the fishermen had set out in 10 fibre boats from Thazhanguda. At about 12 nautical miles off the coast, they cast their nets.
Suddenly, they noticed a patrolling naval ship pulling up at that point. A three-member naval team, armed with cricket stumps, got on to an inflatable boat and approached the fishermen, demanding their identity cards.
Mr. Sakthi said that since no agency had issued them ID cards they could not produce any. The Navy personnel started beating up the fishermen with the stumps and gave no reason for their action when asked.
The fishermen abandoned their fishing nets, along with the catch, all worth Rs.15 lakh, and returned to the shore.
Mr. Gopi said the Navy personnel warned them that if they were seen in the waters on their return from Nagapattinam, where they were heading then, they would take stringent action against the fishermen.
After the incident, the fishermen scattered in different directions. Those injured in the attack included Dhanavelu, Murugan, Thennarasu and S. Krishna, a 13-year-old student, who had accompanied his father in a boat.
Mr. Gopi further said that on Wednesday the naval ship was found anchored five km off the coast. Hence, none of the fishermen ventured into the sea. He said such arbitrary action affected their livelihood.
State president of the Meenavar Padhukappu Iyakkam M. Kuppuraj said that hitherto Tamil Nadu fishermen used to be the target of the Sri Lankan navy, but now the Indian Navy was targeting them. He said the fishermen were used to going up to 100 km for fishing but the proposed legislation to curtail their movement within 12 nautical miles would severely affect their livelihood.
The Iyakkam was trying to stall the passage of the proposed legislation in Parliament, Mr. Kuppuraj said.
State general secretary of the Iyakkam Selva Ezhumalai said that his organisation would take up the issue with the district administration on Thursday.
“Exceeded distance limit”
Superintendent of Police Ashwin M. Kotnis said that the fishermen had gone up to 20 nautical miles, while the permitted distance was 12 nautical miles. A total of 20 fibre boats had violated the rules and the fishermen were reportedly chased away by the naval personnel. He would take up the allegation that they were beaten up with the naval detachment stationed in Puducherry.
The SP said fishermen were expected to carry identity cards, which would save them from such hassles.
When contacted, Collector P. Seetharaman said that the process of creating the National Population Register had begun in the coastal villages. This was being done jointly by Central and State governments. A total of 12 coastal villages had been identified — nine in Cuddalore division and three in Chidambaram division.
In the Cuddalore division, there were 32,850 fishermen and in Chidambaram, 10,548 fishermen aged above 15 years. So far, 26,196 fishermen (75 per cent) were covered in Cuddalore and 4,973 (40 per cent) in Chidambaram.
A database had been created and soon bio-metric cards, incorporating the fishermen’s fingerprints and photographs, would be issued. The cut-off date for issuing the ID cards for the Cuddalore division was Thursday, and for Chidambaram division, December 7.
The Collector said that fishermen could provide the intelligence input about the possible movement of strangers in the coastal areas. In the current threat perception they had a vital role to play to secure the coastline. He too would take up the issue of beating up of fishermen with the naval authorities.
The Collector further said that none of the fishermen carried the registration certificates for the boats, the diesel passbooks (that entitle them to get diesel at subsidised price) and identity cards issued by the Assistant Director of Fisheries Department.
Collector P. Amutha to open a part-time ration shop:Dharmapuri
Posted by ganesh in Cuddalore, Public, government on November 20th, 2009
Dharmapuri Collector P. Amutha trekking five km to Erimalai village on a hill in Pennagaram taluk to open a part-time ration shop
About 101 ration cards from the Kari Kuttanoor Public Distribution System shop were bifurcated to the new part-time ration shop in Erimalai.
After inaugurating the part-time ration shop, Ms. Amutha appealed to the villagers to educate their children.
She also assured them that the demands of the villagers for safe drinking water, road and employment opportunities would be looked into.
Assistance
The Collector also gave away welfare assistance to 10 persons.
She said that people could buy essentials except kerosene on Saturdays at the part-time shop.
Food grains, sugar and atta would be transported to Erimalai village from Kari Kuttanoor.
Book exhibition is being organised during Library Week celebrations:Cuddalore
Posted by ganesh in Cuddalore, Education, exicipition on November 20th, 2009
The Cuddalore District Central Library is receiving several titles year after year, and thus, its total collection has crossed over 1.3 lakh volumes. With the ever increasing turnout of readers, the library is unable to accommodate visitors as well as the books.
Hence, there is a long-felt need for shifting the library to a more spacious venue, according to S. Pachaiyappan, librarian. He told The Hindu that the existing building had been compartmentalised into various sections for children, reference, newspapers/magazines, book distribution and for sorting out new titles.
He said that the children’s section alone had as many as 7,800 titles. The library is getting good patronage and the rush is more during examinations.
The library has a wide range of books to help candidates prepare for competitive examinations. When asked about reading habit among students, Mr. Pachiyappan said it was on the rise as more college and school students were using the library for participating in various competitions.
Literature, fiction and subject-oriented books are much sought after. There are a total number of regular 17,790 members, from all walks of life. Last year, a total of 59,154 readers made use of the reference section and over 36,600 readers borrowed books.
On an average, the library is getting 500 readers every day, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It indicates the vibrant trend of the growing reading habit among people. A photocopier has also been provided to help the readers.
This year, the central library received over 15,000 titles and it is in the process of sorting out and dispatching the books to 132 libraries, including 64 branch libraries, 39 rural libraries and 29 part-time libraries, under its purview.
With a view to familiarising readers with the new titles, book exhibition is being organised during Library Week celebrations. But this year, for want of space, the expo could be held only for a day as most of the space was occupied for sorting out the new titles, Mr. Pachaiyappan said.
Cuddalore old town area remains constantly waterlogged
Residents of V.K.J. Nagar in Panchankuppam area near here detest rain because even the slightest shower leaves their place waterlogged. About 100 houses are thus facing the threat of inundation from overflowing sewage and run-off from the nearby garbage yard.
S. Raju (45), a resident, told The-Hindu that waterlogging had been the bane of the area for the past two decades. Sewage carrying effluents of the SIPCOT Industrial Estate is also streaming through the village, thereby causing stench and serious health hazards.
Owing to the lack of drainage facility, the murky water stagnated at the place for months together. Therefore, the area had become a breeding ground for mosquitoes and the residents find it extremely difficult to cope with the menace.
The residents would have to invariably wade through the muddy waters and many of them had developed skin disorders. Whenever it rained heavily, water seeped into houses and posed a severe challenge to clear the contaminated water.
Drinking water supply too was affected by such a situation because there was a potential threat to contract water-borne diseases. Mr. Raju said that whenever the residents register their protests, the local body took ad hoc measures such as digging a shallow trench.
Since the trench was not attached to any canal or water source, in course of time it also got clogged and aggravated the problem.
The residents had also made several representations to the district administration but no action has been taken.
Vriddhachalam block reported of vomiting and diarrhoea in the last two days
Over 120 residents of Manavalanallur, Ko.Athanur, Periyar Nagar and Gopalapuram in Vriddhachalam block reported of vomiting and diarrhoea in the last two days.
They got admitted to Vriddhachalam Government Hospital in batches and were discharged after treatment.
On Saturday evening, 10 more persons from Manavalanallur were brought to the hospital with similar complaints.
On information, Collector P. Seetharaman along with District Revenue Officer S.Natarajan and Joint Director of Health Services Jayaveerakumar called on those admitted to the hospital. He directed the medical team to take good care of them.
Mr. Seetharaman advised the residents of these areas to drink only boiled water and not dig any pit near water taps as they would become a breeding ground for mosquitoes during monsoon and result in water contamination.
He directed the officials to chlorinate all overhead tanks and ensure hygienic condition in the villages.
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