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New Corporation Commissioner assumes office

Thursday, 21 November 2013 11:43 administrator
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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 administrator
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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
 

Amma canteen vows food security at RGGGH

Thursday, 21 November 2013 06:51 administrator
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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.

 
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