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Mutton shop owners down shutters in Nellai

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 02:15 administrator
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The Hindu 02.02.2010

Mutton shop owners down shutters in Nellai

Staff Reporter

TIRUNELVELI: Meat shop owners downed shutters of their shops on Monday in protest against the sudden hike of slaughter house fee of Rs. 5 per goat to Rs. 20 a goat.

As more than 200 meat shops are doing business within the corporation limits, the civic body established a modern slaughter house at Melapalayam, where Rs. 5 was charged per goat. When this charge was hiked to Rs. 20 a goat, the mutton shop owners raised a banner of revolt against the move.

“Even as the Madurai and Chennai Corporation administrations have fixed the slaughtering charge as Rs. 5 per goat, the unilateral decision of upwardly revising the slaughtering charge to Rs. 20 a goat should be reverted back immediately.

To register our protest, we’ve closed down our shops for a day,” said president of Mutton Shop Owners’ Association Mohamed Maideen.

He said their members having shops at distant places could not come to the slaughter house all the way from their areas and bring back the meat the shops in time.

Hence, the mutton shop owners should be allowed to slaughter the goats in their places itself.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 02:16
 

Celebrating zero waste on Bessy beach

Monday, 01 February 2010 09:56 administrator
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The New Indian Express 01.02.2010

Celebrating zero waste on Bessy beach

Gokul Chandrasekar


CHENNAI: A beach party is definitely the best way to wrap up a fortnight-long cleanup drive. But the Besant Nagar beach party on Sunday was a party with a difference: a zero waste celebration.

Beach lovers, along with slum dwellers, Corporation workers and non-governmental organisations, had collected 70 tonnes of garbage over the last two weeks between Broken Bridge and Elliot’s Beach, in a clean-up drive organised as part of the Save Chennai Beaches Campaign.

On Sunday, helped by fine arts students, they made a monument of the garbage — mainly consisting of stryofoam and slippers — on the beach. The celebration began in the morning with a cricket match between youth from the slum and morning walkers.

There was also an orientation walk, guided by Nityanand Jayaraman, an environmental activist, who explained historically and ecologically significant spots on the beach to walkers.

Workshops on composting techniques, and eco-friendly toy making were held with experts demonstrating techniques on avoiding excessive waste generation.

The party was aimed at creating awareness on how celebrations can be held without polluting the surroundings, said Archana, a campaign co-ordinator.

“We also held music and dance competitions at nominal sound levels to show that parties can be held without disturbing fellow citizens,” she said.

Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 10:01
 

Sewage overflow poses health hazards to city residents

Monday, 01 February 2010 01:25 administrator
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The Hindu 01.02.2010

Sewage overflow poses health hazards to city residents

Staff Reporter

People complain about lack of proper drainage system in the area

Photo: E. Lakshmi Narayanan

Neglected: Stagnated waste water at Oondhapillai Kadu in Salem city causes much inconvenience to people. —

SALEM: The problem of sewage overflow and contamination of drinking water poses health hazards in many residential colonies in Ward 37 in the city.

Complaint

A majority of the residents in the ward complain about the lack of proper drainage system in their areas.

Sewage overflow is a recurring woe to residents in the ward.

“It is very common to see sewage getting stagnated on the roads and streets in many colonies. The stagnated sewage serves as a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes. The mosquito menace has increased to alarming proportions in our colony,” residents of Oonthapillai Kadu complain.

Besides having to endure stagnant pools, residents also suffer when sewage mixes with drinking water stored in sumps.

“Many households in the ward have sumps to store drinking water. During monsoon, sewage mixed with rainwater overflows from almost all the drainage channels and enters into the sumps,” people point out.

Residents have made repeated representations asking the Salem Corporation officials to improve the sewerage network.

“No fruitful efforts have been made to sort out our issues. We continue to live in miserable conditions,” residents say.

Plans

Responding to the complaints, Corporation officials said there were plants to improve the drainage system in the ward.

Last Updated on Monday, 01 February 2010 01:29
 
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