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New equipment for Corporation hospitals

Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:04
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The Hindu 10.12.2009

New equipment for Corporation hospitals

 

Special Correspondent

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Corporation has procured more equipment for its hospitals and furniture for its schools as part of its special focus on improving its city healthcare delivery system and the facilities in the schools.

Pulse oximeters, dopplers and needle destroyers were distributed on Wednesday to various hospitals run by the civic body. Assistant City Health Officer R. Sumathi, Health Committee Chairman P. Nachimuthu, Corporation officials and councillors were present.

Six pulse oximeters costing Rs. 2.52 lakh were provided to the hospitals. A Doppler equipment each was given to 20 urban health centres. The equipment helped in checking the embryonic heart rate (the heart beat of the foetus).

The equipment helped in finding out whether there was any problem in the heart of the foetus and determining the treatment required.

This helped in preventing the death of the foetus, the Corporation said. This would be of immense help to the below poverty line pregnant women who could not afford the charges for advanced diagnostic facilities in the private medical care sector, the Corporation pointed out. The equipment were purchased for Rs. 3.5 lakh. Needle destroyers costing Rs. 56,000 and induction stoves for Rs. 94,000 were also provided to 20 health centres.

The Corporation Council’s Standing Committee on Education, Parks and Playgrounds and officials inspected the samples of the furniture that the civic body planned to buy for 40 schools.

Deputy Commissioner V. Shanta, Committee Chairman R. Kalyanasundaram, members V.K.S.K. Senthilkumar, P. Shobana and K. Selvaraj and Corporation Education Officer Raju checked the quality of the benches and desks kept at the Corporation’s main office.

“We have suggested some modifications, such as pen/pencil holders on the desks,” Mr. Kalyanasundaram said. Steel tables and chairs would be bought for teachers also. The Corporation had allocated Rs. 87 lakh for the furniture.

The committee Chairman said vessels to hold rice would be bought for the noon meal centres in the Corporation schools.

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:06
 

Plastic waste sorting equipment launched

Thursday, 10 December 2009 04:55
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The Hindu 10.12.2009

Plastic waste sorting equipment launched

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: And, now technology that helps segregate plastic based on the polymer to curb wastage during recycling or filter out the bad mangoes in the bunch to ensure that only good fruit enters the market.

The Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) unit in Chennai on Wednesday transferred to industry two technologies developed at its laboratories on the Taramani campus of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

The plastic waste sorting system project supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests deploys Near Infra Red (NIR) spectroscopy to identify poly-ethylene terephthelate (PET) materials before recycling. The equipment, which uses NIR rays in the 700-2,500 nano metre electromagnetic spectrum, will segregate different kinds of plastic on a scale of sensor values for each base polymer.

Apart from carrying immense social benefit, the equipment is expected to address a major issue for recycling industries — the enormous wastage when different types of plastic get mixed up during recycling of PET.

At present, the equipment can differentiate six types of plastic — poly-ethylene, poly-ethylene terephthelate, poly-propylene, poly-vinyl chloride, high density poly ethylene and poly-styrene. However, the experimental lab model sorts only PET on a throughput of 200 kg per hour. The technology was transferred to Bangalore-based Dintis Technologies.

Segregation of mangoes

CEERI also showcased a device that segregates good mangoes from the bad at the maturation stage. The x-ray imaging-based mango sorting system uses the same technique deployed at baggage screening at airports and helps detects spongy tissue or seed weevil infestation that are not apparent externally. The machine is particularly useful for traders exporting bulk quantities of exotic varieties such as the Alphonse mango.

The technology was transferred to Proteck Circuits and Systems in Chennai.

Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 05:03
 

Metro water taking action to plug outfalls

Wednesday, 09 December 2009 08:22
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The New Indian Express 09.12.2009

Metro water taking action to plug outfalls

C Shivakumar

CHENNAI: Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) on Tuesday said it is taking action to plug 319 outfalls in six waterways of Chennai but denied reports of non-performance of sewage treatment plants under Chennai City River Conservation project.

The engineering director of CMWSSB G Elangovan told Express that the board is taking necessary action to arrest these discharges by carrying out various improvement works.

“We are increasing the pumping capacity and sewage collection system capacity wherever required,” Elangovan said, adding that sudden increase in population after the project was formulated has put pressure on pipes, where the sewage flow as reached the utmost level.

Elangovan said the final treated effluent by sewage treatment plants into the water courses conform to the standard prescribed by the Tamil Nadu Pollution control Board. The treated effluent is meeting the design standards of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), suspended solids (SS) and focal coliform.

The initial Rs 1,700 crore CCRP project, which was later modified to Rs 1,200 crore following reduction of about Rs 500 crore in the component for rehabilitation and resettlement of slum dwellers living on the banks of waterways, was to plug the outfalls in Adyar River, Cooum River, Buckingham Canal, Otteri Nullah, Captain Cotton Canal and Mambalam drain and prevent untreated sewer from reaching the waterways.

“All the works have been completed and commissioned. Because of the completion of these works the sewer overflows have been considerably reduced and diverted to the sewage treatment plants. Further, the sewage treatment plant capacity also increased from 222 million litres per day (mld) to 486 mld,” he said.

Elangovan said the project consists of 16 packages. “In certain components of four packages, certain defects such as joint leaks and sinking of manholes have been noticed at 41 locations. Since these works are within defect liability period, the Board is attending the defects at the risk and cost of contractor,” he said.

“So far defects at 19 locations have been attended and defects at remaining 22 locations are being attended. Notwithstanding these defects, the systems are functioning and the sewage is being conveyed to the concerned pumping stations and treatment plant for regular treatment,” the director said.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 December 2009 08:24
 
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