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Underground drainage project to be completed by September

Friday, 17 July 2009 04:53 administrator
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The Hindu 17.07.2009

Underground drainage project to be completed by September

Staff Reporter

NAMAKKAL: The implementation of the underground drainage project in Namakkal town will be completed by September this year, Collector U. Sagayam has said.

Inspecting the progress of work here on Wednesday, the Collector said the government had allotted a sum of Rs. 18.84 crore for the project.

It was planned to lay sewer pipelines to a length of 63.8 km in the town.

The Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board, the implementing agency for the project, had completed laying pipelines to a length of 59.7 km so far.

He asked the officials to speed up the work and ensure quality during the implementation of the project.

TWAD Board Executive Engineer Gopal, Namakkal Municipality Commissioner Varadarajan and senior officials accompanied the Collector during the inspection that was carried out.

Earlier, he participated in the Education Development Day and Kamarajar birth anniversary celebrations held in Government Boys Higher Secondary School (Namakkal South) here.

Addressing the students, Mr. Sagayam encouraged them to read the life history of former Chief Minister Kamarajar.

Asking the students to follow in the footsteps of Kamarajar, he said the State government was keen on providing access to education to people in all sections of the society.

He also asked the teachers to put in wholehearted efforts for the overall development of students in the district.

Last Updated on Friday, 17 July 2009 05:01
 

Corporation officials protest against alleged use of abusive language by councillor

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:56 administrator
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The Hindu 15.07.2009

Corporation officials protest against alleged use of abusive language by councillor

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They hold a demonstration and stage a dharna inside office premises

Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

Expressing disapproval: Staff members of Salem Corporation staging a demonstration at the Ammapet zonal office on Tuesday, protesting against a councillor for allegedly using abusive language. —

SALEM: Officials working in the Ammapet zonal office of the Salem Corporation staged a demonstration here on Tuesday, protesting against a councillor who reportedly used abusive language against a few officials.

Inside office

Officials including bill collectors and junior assistants, who came to the office on Tuesday morning, staged a dharna inside the office premises.

They demanded that the civic administration take action against ward 36 Councillor Dharmalingam (Congress).

Agitators claimed that the councillor, while inquiring with a few officials regarding taxation on Monday, allegedly used abusive language against them.

Assistant Commissioner Thangavel and senior officials pacified the agitators.

Denied

When contacted, Mr. Dharmalingam denied the allegations and said that he did not use abusive language.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 07:04
 

Civic body steps up painting drive

Monday, 13 July 2009 04:14 administrator
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Deccan Chronicle 13.07.2009

Civic body steps up painting drive

Chennai, July 12: Following the ban on posters along Anna Salai (Mount Road) and Kamaraj Salai (Beach Road), the city corporation has now intensified its drive of painting government walls along the arterial roads to ensure that posters do not mushroom in the poster-free zone.

As part of its ‘Singara Chennai’ project to beautify the city, the corporation has identified a panel of artists who will paint on the government buildings located along these two roads. “The artists will be paid Rs 25 per sq ft and the entire painting work will be completed within two months,” Chennai mayor M. Subramanian told this newspaper.

Earlier, the city corporation was coordinating with the Government College of Fine Arts, Egmore, to bring in new paintings on the government building walls near Teynampet signal. But the college demanded Rs 80 per square foot for painting, which the corporation council felt was high. Subsequently, the work order has been issued to a panel comprising artists from across the state who are specialists in painting Tamil and Dravidian culture, the mayor said.

 

Last Updated on Monday, 13 July 2009 04:22
 
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