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Three major drainage schemes awaiting government nod

Friday, 22 November 2013 04:26
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The Hindu             22.11.2013

Three major drainage schemes awaiting government nod

SPOT INSPECTION:Sandeep Saxena (left), Monitoring Officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production, inspecting the bus stand construction work in progress at Varanavasi in Ariyalur district on Thursday.
SPOT INSPECTION:Sandeep Saxena (left), Monitoring Officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production, inspecting the bus stand construction work in progress at Varanavasi in Ariyalur district on Thursday.

Proposals for three major underground drainage schemes have been submitted for government approval from Ariyalur district, said the monitoring officer and Commissioner for Agricultural Production, Sandeep Saxena, here on Thursday.

The schemes are the Rs. 53.96 crore scheme for Jayamkondam municipality, Rs. 27.23 crore scheme for Udayarpalayam town panchayat, and the Rs. 29.48 crore scheme for Varadarajanpettai town panchayat. Seventy per cent of the underground drainage work had been completed in Ariyalur municipality, Mr. Saxena said, while reviewing the progress of development schemes in the district at a meeting with officials here on Thursday.

No objection certificate had been obtained for an industrial estate of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation in Ariyalur. The proposed estate would come up on 58.24 acres of land procured from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. Mr. Saxena said that Rs. 5.2 crore had been spent on the medical treatment of 3,187 beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s comprehensive health insurance scheme in the district. Scholarships worth Rs. 32.45 lakh had been given to students through various departments.

Inspecting the progress of schemes, Mr. Saxena instructed officials to accord priority to safety of passengers while providing lighting at the upcoming bus stand at Varanavasi, about eight km from here.

The Commissioner, accompanied by the Collector, E. Saravanavelraj, also inspected the new Regional Transport Office at Keezhapalur. He asked the contractor to complete the civil work of the sewage treatment plant at Parpanancheri by December, according to an official press release.

 

New Corporation Commissioner assumes office

Thursday, 21 November 2013 11:43
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The Times of India            21.11.2013

New Corporation Commissioner assumes office

MADURAI: Kiran Gurrala, 2009 batch IAS officer assumed his office as Commissioner of Madurai City Corporation on Wednesday. He was the Additional Collector as Project Director of DRDA in Sivaganga district previously.

Interacting with the media persons after taking up the post, he said that he is aware of the issues in the corporation as well as the expectations from the city people. He assured that he will aspire to look into them and he will be accessible to public. Special thrust will be given to revenue generation in the corporation and reforming the taxation. It will take a week for him to study the entire situation in the administration, he mentioned. He can both speak and write in Tamil, hence public can feel free to contact him, he said. Gurrala hails from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh and had his engineering degree from NIT, Warrangal. He visited all the departments in the corporation office after taking charges and later attended the inauguration of auto & car bays in Mattuthavani bus terminal later in the evening.

Last Updated on Thursday, 21 November 2013 11:44
 

Amma canteen inaugurated in government general hospital

Thursday, 21 November 2013 07:16
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Deccan Chronicle             21.11.2013

Amma canteen inaugurated in government general hospital

Heavy crowd was witnessed at the newly inaugurated Amma canteen on the premises of Government General Hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. — DC
Heavy crowd was witnessed at the newly inaugurated Amma canteen on the premises of Government General Hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. — DC
 
Chennai: Those suffering from chronic illness and th­ose who have been refe­rred to the government general hospital here from remote parts of the state were being forced to spend a significant portion of their meagre savings to stay in Che­nnai and receive the free treatment from one of the oldest hospitals in the state. 
 
During their stay, one of the biggest expenses faced by them is for food as most of these outpatient visitors or their relatives spend the night within the sprawling hospital campus and sleep in the open.  
 
Woes of these people may have ended on Wed­n­esday after Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa ina­u­gurated the largest Amma Unavagam (Am­ma canteen) in the state at the hospital campus. The sprawling cafetaria built on a 5,100 square feet space can accommodate 300 people at the same time and is among the first hotels, including private ones, in the city to be made disabled friendly.
 
The Amma canteen that was inaugurated by the Chief Minister from the secretariat through video conferencing, was thronged by thousands of people on day one. 
 
“Besides, the canteen is disabled friendly and has wheel chair access which is a big boon for patients who cannot walk upto the cafetaria. Patients would be grateful for this initiative and hopefully, this could trigger other restaura­nts to follow the same,” said Subra­ma­niam, a police constable who was present at the government hospital here on Wednesday.
 
Amma canteens that have been opened across the state have proven to be a big hit among the public and the one at GH is expected to repeat its success. 
 
While the opening of the Amma canteen has been welcomed by one and all, the only folks who seem to be upset at this event is the contractors and staff at the ex­isting canteen at the hospital which was fo­und virtually empty all day.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 November 2013 07:31
 
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