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Coastal Security Wing of Tamil Nadu Police in Nagapattinam:Chief Secretary
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Nagapattinam, Other, Public, Transport, fishermen, government, police, programme on March 1st, 2010
Coastal Security Wing of Tamil Nadu Police in Nagapattinam had been equipped with modern infrastructure, including a new state-of-the-art 12-tonne patrol boat, Chief Secretary K S Sripathy today said.
Talking to reporters after reviewing the Coastal security arrangements in the distsrict, he said in addition to the Rs 2.25 crore boat, another vessel weighing five tonnes had been provided to the CSG, Nagapattinam.
Sripathy inspected the Coastal Police Station in Keezhaiyur and travelled about 10 nautical miles in the newly purchased boat.
The CSG had set up checkposts at eight more places in the district which would be manned by four policemen each, he said adding the CSG, Coast Guard and the Navy were coordinating with each other and performing “very well” in Nagapattinam.
Earlier, the Chief Secretary viewed a photo exhibition on the activities of the forest department.
District Collector (in-charge) A Annadurai, SP Maheshwar Dayal, District Wildlife Warden V Thirunavukkarasu were among those who accompanied the Chief Secretary
10,000 people from Tiruchirapalli covers Kalaignar Insurance Scheme covers
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Health, Nagapattinam, Public, Thiruvarur, Trichy, function, government, hospital, programme on February 20th, 2010
As many as 10,000 people from Tiruchirapalli, Pudukottai, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Karur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Namakkal districts were benefitted from ‘Life Saving Treatments’ under the Kalaignar Health Insurance Scheme, according to Tamil Nadu Public Health Minister M R K Panneerselvam.
After attending a review meeting of the scheme with collectors of Tiruchiapalli, Perambalur, Karur, Ariyalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Namakkal districts, he said awards would be presented to hospitals and doctors for their effective implementation of the Scheme.
Stressing the importance of proper awareness campaign for the successful implementaion of the scheme, he called upon the collectors to expedite the distribution of ’smart cards’ under the scheme to the beneficiaries.
State Health Secretary V K Subburaj said Coimbatore, Salem and Dindigul districts occupied the top three positions in effective implementation of the scheme. A total number of 1.4 crore families in the state were enrolled under the scheme.
Thirty new marine police stations sanctioned for TN in Coastal Security Scheme
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Culture, Departments, Information, Nagapattinam, Navy, government, police, programme, ramanathapuram, vehicles on February 3rd, 2010
One of the 175 all-terrain vehicles to be procured by the Coastal Security Group
Thirty new marine police stations have been sanctioned for Tamil Nadu in the second phase of the Coastal Security Scheme.
With this, the total number of such stations in the State will increase to 42. Vital installations such as the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, part of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and Chennai Port would now come under the security cover of the Coastal Security Group.
According to official sources, a majority of the new marine police stations would come up in Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram districts. Chennai city would get three, including the one proposed at Tiruvanmiyur. The Ministry of Home Affairs was in the process of finalising a new design for the stations.
“The marine police stations would be located strategically along the 1,076-km coastline of Tamil Nadu. Modern weapons, transport and communication gadgets are being provided to our security personnel. The objective is to ensure that the reaction time of marine police to any exigency along the coast would be less than five minutes,” Inspector General of Police (Coastal Security Group) Rajesh Das told The Hindu on Tuesday.
As part of the modernisation programme, the force was planning to import 175 all-terrain vehicles capable of moving at a speed of more than 100 kmph on sand. The specification of design and efficiency has been sent to the Secretary, Border Management, along with a few models.
“We have proposed to procure 20 more speedboats. Ten of the 24 boats already sanctioned in the first phase of the scheme were delivered and put to use.”
Mr. Rajesh Das said discussion to introduce the concept of ‘Territorial Navy’ was on at the highest level. “In Tamil Nadu, we are suggesting that unemployed or poorly paid youths among the fishermen community be identified and trained by the coastal security agencies. After the training period, during which they will be given stipend and uniform, this network of volunteers will boost our intelligence machinery,” he said.
Construction of new police stations would commence during the year. Home Secretary S. Malathi and Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) K. Radhakrishnan were closely monitoring the implementation of the scheme that is expected to take coastal security of Tamil Nadu to new levels,
Nagapattinam and Villupuram districts will receive the national award for MGREGS.
Posted by ganesh in Award, Communication, Culture, Health, Nagapattinam, Villupuram, government, programme on February 2nd, 2010
Nagapattinam and Villupuram districts will receive the national award for best performance under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
The award is being given for the year 2008-2009. In total, 24 districts in 15 States will receive the award, of which 9 States will get the award for two districts each.
For 2007-2008, Dindigul, Sivaganga and Cuddalore were chosen. After the launch of the scheme in February 2006, it was extended to the entire State in three phases. So far, a sum of Rs. 2,939.19 crore has been disbursed as wages in the State.
At a function in New Delhi on Tuesday, M. Jayaraman and R. Palaniswamy, District Collectors of Nagapattinam and Villupuram, would receive the award.
State Estimates Committee proposed new bus stand for Mayiladuturai along with a Bypass
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Information, Nagapattinam, Others, government, modification, programme on January 22nd, 2010
State Estimates Committee headed by K.Anbazhagan conducted inspections at various places in Nagapattinam district.
The Committee inspected the Mayiladuthurai Government Hospital, Paatamangalam Bus stand, Thiruvizhandhur Anganwadis, Manalmedu Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kaali Gramam Primary Health Centre, Kuthalam Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Sitharkaadu Tamil Nadu Consumers Supplies Corporation-run mechanised rice mill and a primary health centre at Shankaran Kovil.
The committee has proposed several initiatives for the district. This includes a new bus stand for Mayiladuturai along with a Bypass to de-congest the traffic. Further, the Committee proposes to secure government consent to revamp the mechanised rice mill at Sitharkaadu to accommodate biogas fuel to reduce fly ash emission.
Later, a review meeting of various departments was held at the Nagapattinam Collectorate presided by the Committee Chairperson.
3 Year old girl died after falling into an unsealed concrete pit at Nagapattinam
Posted by ganesh in Death, Information, Nagapattinam, accident, hospital, illegal, police, student on January 18th, 2010
A three year old girl died after falling into an unsealed concrete pit at Pudupalayam village near Tarangambadi here on Saturday night.
According to sources, Maheswari, daughter of Mariappan of tsunami colony in Pudhupalayam village, was playing with some other children on Saturday night.
Since the child did not return home for long, her parents started searching for her. They found the child in unconscious state in an unsealed concrete pit, filled with water in the backyard of the tsunami colony.
The child was rushed to Porayar GH, but was declared dead on arrival. Post-mortem was conducted on Sunday.
Porayar police have registered a case and are investigating.
It may be noted that several cases of children falling into uncovered borewells and pits have been reported from different parts of the country in the recent past.
Coastal Security Group provided a fast interceptor boat to step up security along
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Information, Nagapattinam, Navy, government, police, tamilnadu on January 5th, 2010
The Coastal Security Group of Tamil Nadu Police at Nagapattinam has been provided a state-of-the-art fast interceptor boat as part of efforts to step up security along the coast in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Official sources said the Rs 2.5 crore boat weighs about 12 tonnes, is capable of quickly attaining high speed and is fitted with modern navigation and communication equipment.
The boat will not be used for normal surveillance activities, but for rescuing fishermen in distress and to pursue “suspicious looking vessels”, they said.
The boat was brought to Nagapattinam recently by road in a truck.
A new beginning in 2010 at the Poompuhar fishing community
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Nagapattinam, Other, Public, fishermen, programme on January 2nd, 2010
The fishing community in Poompuhar, one of the coastal districts affected by the 2004 tsunami, is now looking forward to a new beginning in 2010, thanks to the setting up of a centre to process their catch.
The question of how to help those who lost their livelihood was debated at the city-based M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) soon after the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the Tamil Nadu coast in December 2004.
With the government and non-governmental organisations (NGO) offering free houses, boats and other things, MSSRF decided to embark upon a long-term initiative to provide sustainable livelihood solutions to the Poompuhar people.
The result is the Rs.2.7 crore (Rs. 27 million) Fish for All Research and Training Centre on a two-acre plot at Poompuhar or Kaveripoompattinam, around 350 km from here.
“The centre was established with support from Jamsetji Tata Trust and the Tata Education Trust towards a holistic approach for the coastal community in the field of resource management, sustainable livelihood options,” MSSRF Senior Director Sudha Nair told IANS.
It will function as a research/training-cum- demonstration centre for strengthening and diversifying the existing livelihoods and identifying alternative livelihoods for fishing families and the coastal communities.
The 24,000-square foot centre houses two cold storage rooms, ice plants, a fish pre-processing hall conforming to HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) standards, a research laboratory, a training hall, a dormitory, a village resource centre that would give information on climate, sea wave height, potential fishing zones and other market related data.
“Fishermen can bring their catch, get it pre-processed, store it in our cold storages and sell when there is demand instead of continuing with the current practice of capture-consumption,” remarked Nair.
The pre-processing activities (cleaning, sorting, removing the scales and others) will be done by trained fisherwomen.
“The women will be trained for a week at the centre that confirms to HACCP standards thereby increasing their chances of finding a job at full-fledged processing plants,” principal coordinator Sanjeevi Raj told IANS.
“The times are difficult. I hope the training will help me increase the family’s total income,” K. Saroja, who will undergo the training, told IANS.
Though fisherwomen do most of the pre-processing activities at home they still find the training a novel experience.
“At home we use aruvamanai (a traditional Indian vegetable cutter) to cut the fish sitting on the floor. Here we use broad blade stainless steel knife standing near a table. I think the work gets done faster here,” a trainee told IANS.
“We have assisted in the formation of women self-help groups and have trained around 100 women in making value-added products like pickles, fish powder and others,” Raj said.
“Going forward there are plans to start a full-fledged processing division to carry out activities like slicing, packaging of fish to increase the catch realisation,” said Nair.
About the location, Nair said: “The fish catch volume in this region is between 8 and 10 tonnes a day. There is also about 500 hectares of shrimp farming taking place in and around Poompuhar.”
The state government will be building a mini-harbour there and a shrimp unit is being planned by a private group in Poompuhar which is expected to generate demand for the services offered by the centre.
As a part of the initiative, MSSRF has tied up with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and has set up a college for coastal communities to offer certified short- term training courses that will enhance the skill sets of fisher men/women, fish vendors, non- traditional fishermen and others.
“The fishermen will be trained in use of technology to get market- related information, sea climate and potential catch zones. We will train them on climate resilient work culture,” V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, vice chancellor of IGNOU, told IANS.
Marxist organised Rail Rokos at Nagapattinam and Mayiladuturai
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Nagapattinam, Other, Politics, Railway, illegal, programme, strike on December 31st, 2009
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) organised Rail Rokos at Nagapattinam and Mayiladuturai and protests at various other places in the district on a spate of issues and demands on Wednesday.
The protests demanded Centre’s intervention to check price rise in essential commodities and halt futures trading in commodities. Further, the demands included clearance of Centre’s share of pending insurance compensation; renovation of dilapidated group houses given under the group housing scheme; introduction of Nagore to Chennai rail facility along with introduction of pending rail schemes for the district; and opposition to the proposal to shift the regional office of the Indian Overseas Bank, the district Lead Bank to Thiruvarur considering it would impinge on the availability of institutional credit at the tail-end if the Delta.
At Mayiladuturai, protesters headed by A.V.Murugayyan, District Secretary, CPI(M), had reportedly proceeded forcing away the barricades, when their entry in the railway station was blocked. Further, three protesters had reportedly forced their entry into the train and had pulled the chains to halt. However, the train had proceeded.
In Nagapattinam, Rail roko headed by V. Marimuthu, MLA, blocked the Nagore-Thajavur train. Nagai Maali, District Secretary, CITU headed the protests at the Tahsildar’s office in Porayar. Similar protests were held at Vedaranyam, Thalainayar, Keezhvelur and Keezhayur. Protesters courted arrest throughout the district.
Fury of the sea still haunts the living
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Health, Nagapattinam, Other, Public, disease, government on December 26th, 2009
Candlelight processions and ceremonies to offer prayers to the deceased were held all over Tamil Nadu.
The giant waves triggered by undersea tremors in Indonesia had caused the tsunami, one of independent India’s biggest natural calamities, both in terms of the number of lives lost, and the magnitude of the disaster.
Even before the fisher folk residing along the sea and morning walkers on the black Sunday in Chennai could realise what was happening, the gushing sea had turned the beach into a watery grave.
The government has pumped in crores of rupees towards rehabilitation of the affected, with many not-for-profit organisations also doing their bit.
Painful memories linger, but people have moved on
In Nagapattinam district, one of the worst-hit by the killer waves which claimed over 6,000 lives and rendered about a lakh homeless, painful memories of the tsunami still linger, but people have moved on.
The district now is bustling with activity and the economy is thriving with gainful employment for the youth in both organised and unorganised sectors.
There is a sea change in the livelihood, as well as lifestyle of the people. Large-scale employment opportunities have been generated for the youth of the district in both organised and unorganised sectors.
Children of tsunami-hit areas now have access to high quality English medium education, which was absent earlier, while the youth have taken up entrepreneurial ventures.
The fishing community, the worst-hit, are a happy lot having fibreglass boats and other fishing equipment. More than 19,000 families have been provided with permanent houses.
Remarkable improvement in learning skills
According to NGO volunteers engaged in rehabilitation of the affected, the people of the area did not attach much importance to education earlier. Most children dropped out from schools to take up fishing, but post-tsunami the situation has changed. Lured by the facilities provided by the schools, the children are happily attending schools, they said.
Top multinational companies have started English medium schools. Consumer electronics giant Samsung India has opened a school at Chinnangudi village near Tarangmabadi.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s International Association for Human Values (IAHV) has opened an integrated education complex at Anaikoil village near Porayar.
The Mata Amirtanandamayee Math is providing free computer training for youths and children and free hostel accommodation for college students in various parts of the district.
The St Joseph’s Development Trust (SJDT), a Karur-based NGO, with the help of NGOs in Germany and Denmark, has revolutionized the concept of evening classes for tsunami hit children. SOS Children’s Villages of India and UNICEF have contributed substantially for improving facilities in the schools of tsunami-hit villages, the volunteers said.
A study conducted by Rejuvenate India Movement (RIM), an NGO, in over eight tsunami-hit villages in Tarangambadi taluk of Nagapattinam district has revealed a remarkable improvement in the learning skills of tsunami-hit students.
NGO volunteer, Chandrasekaran of Hope Foundation, which conducts free vocational training for the tsunami-hit youth at Nagapattinam and Tarangambadi, said a large number of youngsters had taken up alternative employment and many have already found employment in MNCs.
Women entrepreneurs
About 40 per cent of the women of tsunami-hit areas have become entrepreneurs and are making products like footwear, leather articles, pickles and coir products.
Many other women have embarked on modern fish marketing activities, tailoring, mobile canteens, handicrafts making and even driving and masonry, NGO sources said.
Besides formation of self-help groups have also helped the district’s economy to grow.
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