The Hindu        06.11.2014 

Corporation to send messages on plan approval

In an effort aimed at bringing in transparency in building plan approval and quick disposal of applications, Mayor P. Rajkumar on Monday inaugurated a system wherein the Coimbatore Corporation would send short service messages to the applicants informing them of approval of applications.

According to Mr. Rajkumar, he gave away the plan approval documents to 93 persons on Monday. This was only a beginning.

From now on, every week, the Corporation would send out messages confirming the approval of applications and the date of issue of the same to the applicants, who could then visit the Corporation main office for collecting the same.

He said this initiative was for plans for buildings measuring less than 4,000 sq.ft.

A senior official said that the Corporation could have the plan disbursement event every Tuesday, prior to the weekly grievance meeting.

Earlier in the day, the Mayor oversaw the Corporation releasing fingerlings into freshwater containers in Ward 97 to control mosquito breeding. Deputy Commissioner P. Gandhimathi said that the fingerlings would feed on mosquito larvae and that would control the breeding.

The civic body had bought the fingerlings from the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation.

The Corporation officials also carried out cleaning operations in schools and repair of damaged roads in various parts of the city.

The Hindu      06.11.2014  

Energy generation from waste in Gobi Municipality soon

The Gobichettipalayam Municipality that is into construction of a bio-methanisation plant envisaging energy generation using wastes generated from fruit and vegetable markets has completed nearly 70 per cent of the works.

In all likelihood, the innovative initiative for solid waste management will be operational by December, G. Dhanalakshmi. Commissioner of Gobi Municipality, said.

Machineries have been erected and a dry run of biogas generation would be carried out before formal commissioning, the Commissioner said. The local body intends to utilise the energy generated at the plant for running the motor and fulfilling lighting requirements at the compost yard.

The scope for bottling the gas and selling it to the public, in case of excess production, would also be explored, Ms. Dhanalakshmi said.

In the meantime, the Municipality is looking at the possibility of shifting the compost yard to another location since the 1.5 acre space at the existing spot is too small for the burgeoning population, Ms. Dhanalakshmi said.