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Amma canteen vows food security at RGGGH

Thursday, 21 November 2013 06:51
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The New Indian Express             21.11.2013

Amma canteen vows food security at RGGGH

The newly-launched Amma Unavagam at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital pulled a capacity crowd on the first day. (R Satish Babu | EPS)
The newly-launched Amma Unavagam at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital pulled a capacity crowd on the first day. (R Satish Babu | EPS)

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday inaugurated city’s largest Amma Canteen to cater to the needs of patients and visitors at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.  Jayalalithaa also inaugurated distribution of five lakh mosquito nets free of cost to the poor living near water bodies in Chennai Corporation areas. She also launched distribution of 6.5 lakh papaya saplings and 5.5 lakh Nochi saplings.

The canteen in the Government Hospital, inaugurated through video conferencing facility, has been set up in an area of 5,100 sq.ft and 300 persons can have food at a time. On the advice of the Chief Minister, ramps are provided to help the physically challenged people to visit the canteen and short tables are provided for them to sit comfortably and have food. 

The canteens in 200 wards in the city have received overwhelming response from the public. These canteens sell idli, pongal, sambar rice, curd rice, curry leaves rice and lemon rice at a subsidised price between 7 a.m. to 10 am., and 12 noon to 3 pm. The Government Hospital is a place where poor and middle class people visit in large numbers and the new canteen has been welcomed by the visitors.

Mosquito nets

The Chennai Corporation has planned to distribute five lakh mosquito nets free of cost to those living along the water courses like Adyar, Cooum and Buckingham canal to help them tackling mosquito menace and to prevent spread of diseases like malaria, dengue, and chikungunya. In the first phase, the City Corporation has procured 78,184 mosquito nets at a cost of Rs 1.32 crore.  The Chief Minister launched the distribution of these nets at the Secretariat and four persons received the nets from her.

Free saplings

The Chennai Corporation has started planting 64 saplings in all wards from the 64th birthday of the CM as part of the Corporation’s efforts to fight global warming. It was also decided to observe the birthday of the Chief Minister as the Environmental Awareness Day. Following this, it has been decided to distribute 5.5 lakh nochi saplings to control the mosquito menace and 6.5 lakh papaya saplings. Four persons received saplings from the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister inaugurated the training centres at Saidapet and Perambur to provide training free of cost to 710 graduates for appearing in the examinations to be conducted by the TNPSC and the UPSC.

 

‘Fit flow control valve in drinking water connections’

Thursday, 21 November 2013 05:04
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The Hindu             21.11.2013 

‘Fit flow control valve in drinking water connections’

Special Correspondent

The Tirunelveli Corporation has warned that drinking water connections without flow control valve will be cut without prior notice after December 15.

An official statement said the new drinking water scheme for wards 19, 26 and 27 – all under Melapalayam Zone – was dedicated to the public by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa recently and domestic and commercial drinking water connections were being given to those who had paid the deposit and the charges payable for getting the connection.

Though the Corporation had announced that flow control valves should be fitted in every drinking water connection to prevent use of motors, most consumers had not executed the order.

Hence, those who were yet to fit the flow control valve should pay the prescribed fee and fit the valve in the presence of the Junior Engineer before December 15, the statement warne.

 

Civic body to crack the whip on those urinating in open places

Thursday, 21 November 2013 05:03
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The Hindu             21.11.2013 

Civic body to crack the whip on those urinating in open places

Special Correspondent

The Tiruchirapalli City Corporation will strictly enforce the ban on urinating in open places inside the Central Bus Stand and impose penalties on those violating the rule, Corporation Commissioner V.P. Thandapani said.

In February 2012, the then Commissioner K. Veera Raghava Rao had announced that the Corporation will impose a penalty of Rs.100 on persons found urinating in open places inside the bus stand. However, the ban was hardly enforced after his transfer. In a press release issued after an inspection of the bus stand along with Mayor A. Jaya here on Wednesday, Mr. Thandapani said the penalty would be imposed on violators and receipts issued on the spot. However, he did not specify the fine amount. Six public toilets, including three pay and use ones, are available at the bus stand.

The Corporation, he said, would provide additional urinals at important places across the city to prevent people urinating on the roadsides. Ms. Jaya inspected the site for the establishment of a ‘Namma Toilet,’ sanctioned at a cost of Rs.13.50 lakh, and the construction of a watchtower at the Central Bus Stand. She instructed officials to provide information about places of tourist interest at the watchtower.

 
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