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Use water judiciously: municipality

Friday, 07 April 2017 05:29
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The Hindu      07.04.2017 

Use water judiciously: municipality

With supply of Cauvery River water to those residing in Rasipuram Municipality stopping, officials have asked them to use the available water judiciously.

Municipal Commissioner Krishnamoorthy said that water was supplied to the municipality by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) through the Rasipuram - Edappadi Combined Water Supply Scheme. Water was drawn from River Cauvery at Nedunkulam village and treated and distributed to the citizens.

Due to poor discharge of water from Stanley Reservoir at Mettur Dam, the flow of water in the river has also dropped. The water does not reach the drawing point. Hence, from April 4, Cauvery could not be supplied to the people.

The commissioner said that people should not waste water from wells and borewells.

 

Three urban primary health centres to be upgraded

Thursday, 06 April 2017 10:05
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The Hindu      06.04.2017  

Three urban primary health centres to be upgraded

Three urban primary health centres (UPHCs) in corporation limits will be upgraded to 30-bedded centres at a cost of Rs. 1.50 crore each.

As per the Urban Health Care Delivery Model, one UPHC should be established for a population of 50,000. As per the Census 2011, the population in corporation limit is 8.25 lakh and 16 UPHCs were already functioning in the city limits. Recently, new buildings were established for six centres, while 10 existing centres were renovated.

Under the model, one 30-bedded Upgraded Primary Health Centre can be established for a population of 2.5 lakh.

Based on the Census 2011, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sanctioned Rs. 4.50 crore for upgrading the existing UPHCs in Kumarasamipatti, Anna Hospital and one in Annathanapatti.

Funds were sanctioned from the National Urban Health Mission and 10 per cent of the cost was released for each centre for initiating the work.

Officials said that the upgraded centre will have adequate facilities where surgeries can be performed. Tender process will be initiated and work will begin soon. Funds will be released by the Centre in each stage, they added.

 

Three garbage compactors inducted into service

Thursday, 06 April 2017 09:57
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The Hindu       06.04.2017  

Three garbage compactors inducted into service

To improve solid waste management in Pallipalayam municipal areas, three garbage compactors worth Rs. 33.82 lakh and 37 pushcarts were inducted into service here recently.

The Minister for Electricity, Excise and Prohibition, P. Thangamani, flagged off the service in the presence of District Collector M. Asia Mariam and Erode MP S. Selvakumara Chinnayan.

The vehicles would are meant to garbage collection in municipal limits. The pushcarts will be of use to conservancy workers for door-to-door waste collection.

Mr. Thangamani also handed over orders to as many as 583 people who have been selected under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme to construct houses.

C. Malathi, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Tiruchengode Revenue Divisional Officer R. Keerthi Priyadarshini and officials participated.

 
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