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Woman-centric cancer centre in city

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 09:17
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The New Indian Express 25.08.2009

Woman-centric cancer centre in city

CHENNAI: A woman-centric cancer centre, Penn Nalam, an initiative by the Sri Dhanvantri Trust, was inaugurated by Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, V K Subburaj on Monday.

Also, an awareness campaign undertaken by the organisation, which includes prevention, counselling and treatment, was launched by Sarojini Varadappan, Padma Bhushan recipient.

According to a recent survey, in Chennai alone the incidence of breast cancer is about 30.4 persons per one lakh population and the incidence of cervical cancer is about 18.9 persons per one lakh population.

Subburaj said that it was very important to get the disease detected at the earliest. The main reason for cancer is alcohol intake, which badly damages the liver.

Exposure to pollution, radiation and lifestyle changes are some of the main reasons for cancer. He said that cervical cancer does not occur in women suddenly, it develops over a period of 10 years. More than 80% of women come for treatment only during the last stages, when it becomes difficult to be cured. In a study done, it was noted that only 6% women living in urban areas come for screening and in rural areas it is only 3%.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 August 2009 09:20
 

Mayor says 90% work on Marina beautification over

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 05:21
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The Times of Indian 25.08.2009

Mayor says 90% work on Marina beautification over

TNN 25 August 2009, 05:34am IST

CHENNAI: The beautification of the Marina Beach is progressing apace with at least 90% of the works complete and the entire project is expected to be over in about two months, Mayor M Subramanian said on Monday. After inspecting work at the site, he said some works, including construction of galleries and non-slippery granite footpaths, would be finished in a month.

The Rs 20.75-crore project is part of the local body's ambitious programme to beautify the city. Work on a 3.1 km stretch between Anna Square and Light House began in Februay 2008. "We expect to complete the entire project in another two months," Subramanian told TOI.

Twelve of the 14 galleries have been built while the laying of the four metre-wide non-slippery granite footpaths and 15 metre-wide lawns is nearing completion. "Once the construction is over, people will not be allowed to take bath on the sands. We will look into the modalities of fixing a fee structure for the use of urinals and bathrooms," the mayor said.

The architect's blueprint of the project had included ornamental fountains, exclusive parking lots for four-wheelers and two-wheelers, a children's play area, bus shelters, ramps for physically-challenged and food courts. The corporation, which prohibited the sale and use of plastic on the Marina from August 15, has planned an awarness programme on August 26.

The corporation has already replaced the decade-old 250-watt lamps with 690 anti-corrosive lamps along Kamaraj Salai and along the service road as part of the project.

Several walkers, including film producer AVM Saravanan, told the Mayor about the damaged kerbs, faulty aligned footpaths and water stagnation in the walking area and sought more seaters along the footpaths.

 

Revival for ancient Tambaram tank

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 05:14
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The Times of Hindu 25.08.2009

Revival for ancient Tambaram tank

D Madhavan, TNN 25 August 2009, 05:28am IST

CHENNAI: Work on desilting and deepening the Old Tambaram Tank of the Bhimeswar temple on Mudichur Main Road began on Thursday. The work was supervised by Tambaram MLA S R Raja who contributed Rs 5 lakh from his local constituency fund and the municipality supplied the remaining Rs 1.6 lakh. The tank had been renovated last year but again fell into disuse.

Municipal workers began removing the sludge from all the corners. Municipal officials said toilets and water taps would be built and adequate illumination provided. The damaged walker's path around the tank would be repaired and Korean grass planted along the pathway. A play area with equipment for children would also be set up in the open space available. "The dredging and deepening work will be completed within a fortnight while the entire work will be finished in two months," Tambaram municipality chairman E Mani told TOI.

"It is hearting to see the centuries-old-tank being given a facelift again, suprevised by MLA Raja himself. Repeated representations to the local body have borne fruit," said S Shanmugam, a resident of West Tambaram.

Located a few yards away from the residence of Raja, "Pazhaya Tambaram Kulam" as it is popularly known, was displayed as a "model" of people-government cooperation when it was renovated in February 2008 after over four decades of neglect at a cost of Rs 26 lakh. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Agency (CMDA) contributed Rs 8 lakh under its community-based environment development programme, the Tambaram municipality spent Rs 4 lakh, an amount of Rs 10 lakh came from MP T R Baalu's local area development fund, S R Raja gave Rs 5 lakh and the residents of West Tambaram pooled in Rs 1 lakh.

Within a few months, however, the tank returned to its former decreipt state. Thick vegetation covered all the sides and people began dumping garbage there. Most of the lights around the tank were broken, the walker's path got damaged and the water level went down. The rainwater harvesting system was also not put to use effectively.

The tank, said to be the oldest in the area, was very popular with the residents of West Tambaram.

 
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