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Awareness Meeting on “Do not use Mobile Phones while Driving Vehicles”
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Madurai, Mobiles, Public, Transport, accident, government, illegal, meeting, police, programme on March 11th, 2010
Do not mix driving and talking. This was the message conveyed at an awareness meeting on “do not use mobile phones while driving vehicles” conducted by the Regional Transport Authority officials for the motorists in the city on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, RTO (Madurai central) T.G. Thomas said that talking over mobile phones and riding/driving vehicles was more dangerous than drunken driving. Vehicular checks carried out by the authorities (on drivers who were spotted talking over phones) revealed that they (drivers’) were not concentrating on the driving. He underlined the need for self-discipline among the drivers and suggested to stop their vehicles and talk on the phones, if it was very urgent.
Motor Vehicles Inspector Amirtheswaran narrated the mental agony underwent by a family which had lost one of their member’s in a road accident. Investigations revealed that the victim who was talking over the mobile phone was hit by a lorry near the busy Netaji Road intersection.
Inspector of Police (Traffic) A. Balakrishnan appealed to the drivers’ present at the meeting to take a pledge that they would not talk over the mobile phones while driving their vehicles from today onwards. “Everyday, I booked at least 4-5 motorists on charges of speaking over mobile phones under Section 184 of Motor Vehicles Act and imposed a fine of Rs 1,100,” he warned.
Motor Vehicles Inspector J.K. Baskaran said that at least 50 per cent of the road accidents reported was due to careless driving. It had also come to light that the drivers’ talked over their phones.
Rajinikanth from Aravind Eye Hospital said that research by experts suggested less talking over mobile phones as it would affect the ears. Mobile phones produced electro magnetic waves and long conversations over the phone may affect hearing. Persons may use ear phones as an alternative. Wherever there was weak signal, do not use the phones, he advised.
Suresh Kannan proposed vote of thanks. Maxi drivers, auto rickshaw drivers among others attended.
Changes will be effected in EMU services
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments, Information, Railway, Transport on March 11th, 2010
Changes will be effected in EMU services on Thursday owing to line block in connection with the signalling work at Gummidipoondi in Chennai Central – Gudur section.
The following services will be partially cancelled between Ponneri and Gummidipoondi: Moore Market Complex – Gummidipoondi locals leaving MMC at 11.35 a.m. and 12.10 p.m. and Gummidipoondi – MMC locals leaving Gummidipoondi at 1 p.m. and 1.25 p.m.
The following services will be regulated: MMC – Sullurpetta local leaving MMC at 12.40 p.m. will be regulated at Kavaraipettai for 15 minutes and Sullupetta – MMC local leaving Sullurpetta at 1.25 p.m. will be regulated at Elavur for 10 minutes.
Perambur flyover is almost over and opened for end of this month
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments, Information, Other, PWD, Transport, government, programme on March 11th, 2010
Work on the Perambur flyover is almost over and is expected to be opened for traffic by the end of this month.
The flyover is likely to be opened after the Pennagaram elections, which is scheduled for March 27, Mayor M. Subramanian told The Hindu. The painting work, laying of bituminous tar and installation of lights, including two high-mast lamps, have been completed on the three arms of the 1120-m-long flyover. On the railway portion the concrete work has been completed, he added.
“The flyover had been a challenge for the Corporation but with the able guidance of Deputy Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, the civic body’s Bridges Department and contractor were able to complete it,” he added.
The work order for the bridge was issued on May 7, 2008 and the period of construction was supposed to be 20 months. The work is expected to be completed this weekend.
Open foundation with very large footings has been used to ensure stability of the flyover. There are 76 lamp-posts on the flyover, which has been constructed at a total cost of Rs.51 crore. Shifting of water lines alone costs the Chennai Corporation Rs.3.50 crore and Rs.7.50 crore went towards land acquisition.
Officials said that two new roads are being formed — a loop road from the Jamalia side to Ayanavaram — which is 350-m-long and 12 m wide. On the north side, Tank Bund Road and Perambur High Road are being connected with a 120-m-long and 15-m-wide road. Footpaths have been provided on all roads around the flyover.
On the traffic arrangements, a senior official of the civic body said that once the flyover was inaugurated, a clover leaf pattern would be put in place for traffic movement. “After studying the traffic we have also created extra road space. Signages would be placed for the benefits of the motorists,” he said.
The bridge has three segments — the arm towards Jamalia has a single lane; the Ayanavaram side has three lanes (two lanes go up and one lane comes down); and on the Perambur side there are four lanes (two each for traffic moving on either sides).
Road works to be taken up in Coimbatore
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, Communication, Departments, Other, Tamil Conference, Transport, meeting, modification on March 10th, 2010
The Coimbatore Corporation is all set to provide a fresh tar top to some of the major thoroughfares in the city in view of the World Classical Tamil Conference in June.
The Coimbatore Corporation Council recently cleared bids for these works estimated at Rs.10.45 crore.
Some of the roads that will be provided a new tar top are: 100 Feet Road (Rajendra Prasad Road), Nava India Road (tar top and widening), Sowripalayam Road (up to Masakalipalayam), Dr. Balasundaram Road, Sanganur Road (from Mettupalayam Road to Sathyamangalam Road), Sundakamuthur Bypass Road and N.S.R. Road. A few other thoroughfares and link roads will also be re-laid. The Corporation has already cleared some road works.
Apart from the new surface for the roads, the civic body will also lay a 40 ft scheme road near Rangavilas Mill and construct a bridge near G.V. Residency to link it with Sowripalayam Road. The work is estimated to cost Rs.75 lakh.
Pedestrian pavements would be laid from Anna Statue to Lakshmi Mills on Avanashi Road. Pavements and storm water drains would be constructed from Huzur Road to Puliyakulam. Pavements would also be built along Krishnaswamy Road.
According to the Corporation, many road works are being taken up as the Tamil meet is the best opportunity to carry out these.
Over the last two to three meetings, the Council had witnessed a number of requests from councillors for laying new link or scheme roads and to re-lay some of the roads that were in poor condition.
These were in addition to the list already drawn up by the Corporation for improvements in view of the conference.
Demands to improve the condition of Marudamalai Road and Perur Road were also made at the meetings. Councillors pointed out that the participants at the conference might visit the heritage and pilgrimage centres of Perur and Marudamalai.
Officials clarified that these roads were under the control of the State Highways and the department would carry out improvements.
At one meeting, Leader of the Opposition and DMK member V.N. Udayakumar said at least 130 scheme roads earmarked in the Master Plan were yet to be laid.
Responding to this, Commissioner Anshul Mishra said the Plan never spoke of the funding. “The Tamil conference is a boon to us, as it is bringing funds from the Government to carry our improvements to the roads,” he pointed out.
20 AWWA women members part in a parasailing event
Posted by ganesh in Airways, Departments, Entertainment, Information, Public, Thanjavur, function, programme on March 10th, 2010
As amany as 20 women members of the Airforce Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) took part in a parasailing event, as part of the celebrations of International Women’s Day.
According to sources here today, Manisha Kothari, wife of Group Captain S S Kothari inaugurated the programme by sailing herself with the parachute.
”It was an excellent experience. I felt comfortable after being lifted in the air and enjoyed flying. This is the first time I did parasailing in my 20 years of life in the Airforce,” she said.
Sarika Saxena, who parasailed said she liked the adventure. ”I am interested in sports and this is the first time I did parasailing. It is an amazing experience.” All the participants of the yesterday’s event were the wives of Airmen and Air Officers of Airforce Station in Thanjavur, the sources said.
Group Captain Kothari said the aim was to inculcate the spirit of adventure among women on this International Day for Women.
Apart from parasailing, many other activities, including an anaemia detection camp, basic computer workshop, a lecture on female foeticide and preconception of sex determination, had been planned as part of the celebrations, he said.
”The Thanjavur Airforce station will become a full fledged one in a couple of years. Suryakiran airshow will also be arranged at Thanjavur soon,”
SR special trains in ‘Ammavasai’ festival on March 15
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Festivals, Information, Madurai, Railway, Rameswaram, Temples, Transport, government on March 10th, 2010
Southern Railway will operate a pair of passenger special trains in connection with ‘Ammavasai’ festival on March 15 at Rameswaram.
A statement said that Madurai-Rameswaram passenger special will leave Madurai at 9.45 p.m. on March 14 and reach Rameswaram at 2 a.m. the next day.
The Rameswaram-Madurai passenger special will leave Rameswaram at 1.05 p.m. on March 15 and reach Madurai at 4.55 p.m. on the same day.
These trains will stop at Madurai East, Silaiman, Tirupuvanam, Tirupacheti, Manamadurai, Sudiyur, Paramakkudi, Sattirakudi, Ramanathapuram, Uchipuli, Mandapam and Pamban.
The number of following trains will be changed with effect from July 1.
Train No. 6101/6102 Chennai Egmore-Rameswaram-Chennai Egmore Express has been revised as Train no. 6701/6702,
Coimbatore Tourist Taxi Owners’ Association meeting on March 10
Posted by ganesh in Coimbatore, Communication, Information, Transport, businesses, meeting, vehicles on March 9th, 2010
Coimbatore Tourist Taxi, Van and Travel Owners’ Association has convened a meeting on March 10 to reach a consensus on the terms and conditions for letting the cabs on hire for the World Classical Tamil Conference to be held here in June.
In a release, R.Suresh Babu, secretary of the association, said that a proposal had been given to the government following a request from the Transport Department to provide 1,000 vehicles. The proposal had raised the following issues: fixing the hire charges per day for different types of vehicles; whether per day rent is applicable for the utilisation of the vehicle from morning to evening and not on the basis of 24 hours; giving driver bata of Rs. 250 the same day or as advance for 10 days.
The proposal had also sought an assurance for settlement of the bills within 15 to 20 days besides arrangements for refuelling of vehicles.
The meeting would finalise the terms and conditions based on the opinions voiced by the members.
Trichy Press Club condemned the alleged police attack on photo journalist
Tiruchirapalli District Press Club today strongly condemned the alleged police attack on Mr Moorthy, photo journalist of The Hindu, during police lathicharge at the agitators at suburb Ariyamangalam-Kattur on the busy Tiruchirapalli-Thanjavur National Highway here.
In a statement here, Tiruchirapalli District Press Club Secretary L Shawnawazkhan said local residents of Ariyamangalam- Kattur had resorted to a ‘road roko’agitaion agaist an accident in which three school children were seriously injured.
A police party arrived at the spot and chased away the agitators.
Later, they resorted to lathicharge, in which Mr Moorthy, who went to the spot to cover the incident, was injured, he said and urged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to order a detailed enquiry over the incident and punish the erring police personnel.
President of Trichirapalli District Unit of Tamil Nadu Union of Journalist A J Bhaskaran also condemned the incident.
Explosive materials seized two persons arrested in madurai
Posted by ganesh in Smugglings, Theft, Transport, Virudhunagar, arrested, illegal, police on March 9th, 2010
Explosive materials, including 100 gelatine sticks and 1,300 detonators, have been seized and two persons arrested in this connection in Virudhunagar district, police said here on Tuesday.
Police found the explosives in a van during a routine check Monday night.
Ten spark plugs and 800 kg of ammonium nitrate were also seized from the vehicle after the driver could not account for the explosives and the purpose for which they were being transported, they said.
Besides the driver, another person in the van was also arrested.
5 women killed, 42 hurt as buses collide accident at Keelpenathur
Five women were killed when two State buses collided at Keelpenathur near Tiruvannamalai on Sunday morning.
Police sources said the accident took place around 10.20 am at the bend near the Kadambai Junction on the Puducherry-Bangalore National Highway. A bus travelling from Chennai to Tiruvannamalai ran into another bus going from Tiruvannamalai to Chennai.
Vellayan, inspector in-charge of the the Keelpenathur police station, who visited the site of the accident, told Express that Udayakumar (43) of Arani, who was driving the Chennai- Tiruvannamalai bus, was talking on his mobile phone while driving and lost control of the vehicle when it neared a curve in the road near Kadambai Junction. The bus then collided with the other bus that came from the opposite direction.
The inspector said the front portion of the bus from Chennai was badly damaged in the accident. He added that several pasengers had been gravely injured and the mangled limbs of a few lay on the road and in the bus.
He said 42 passengers had been injured in the accident and six were in a critical condition.
While two women died on the spot, three more died after they were taken to the Tiruvannamalai Government Hospital for treatment. The deceased were identified as M Lakshmidevi (45) of Chetpet, K Nandeeshwari (41) of Chrompet and R Vijayalakshmi of East Tambaram near Chennai, S Meenakshi (52) of Vengikal near Tiruvannamalai and an unidentified woman, aged about 47 years.
The victims were initially rushed to the Tiruvannamalai GH after which some of the more critically injured were referred to government hospitals in Vellore, Chennai and Puducherry, and to the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) at Vellore.
Tiruvannamalai Collector Dr M Rajendran visited the victims at the government hospital.
Police sources said Udayakumar had escaped after receiving first aid from the government hospital.
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