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No cartel in e-auction: Corpn. Commissioner

Friday, 10 December 2010 04:24 administrator
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The Hindu      10.12.2010

No cartel in e-auction: Corpn. Commissioner

Special Correspondent
Fish merchants should not rely on middlemen: Anshul Mishra
Photo: M. Periasamy

In unison:A section of the traders sit in front of stalls that were closed at the old fish market at Ukkadam in Coimbatore on Thursday in protest against the civic body's decision to allocate through

Coimbatore: Out of the 66 shops in the newly-constructed fish market at Ukkadam, 19 shops had successful bidders in the e-auction held on Thursday.

Meanwhile, fish merchants in the old Ukkadam fish market on Thursday closed shops in protest against the auction system and demanded a friendly auctioning process.

The fish merchants expressed apprehension over involvement of syndicates and cartels in the e-auctioning. They even picketed the Corporation main office on Wednesday. Of the 66 shops, 46 are meant for fish merchants, 10 for mutton and 10 for dry fish shops. In Thursday's auction there were bids for 10 shops earmarked for fish vendors, six for mutton merchants and three for dry fish merchants. The highest bid was for Rs 5,250 per month and the lowest rent was Rs 3,000.

Corporation Commissioner Anshul Mishra said the number of shops that had bids proved that there was no syndicate or cartel. Fish merchants should not rely on middlemen and should take part in the auction process. Mr. Mishra exhorted them to be vigilant against being misled. They should not aspire for prime shops at lowest rates. Even for the remaining shops, the merchants could take part in the re-auction and avail the shops that had not received any bid in the auctions held on Thursday.

 

Velachery lake to be developed into tourist spot

Friday, 10 December 2010 04:21 administrator
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The Hindu       10.12.2010

Velachery lake to be developed into tourist spot

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Facilities for boating to be launched at a cost of Rs. 5 crore


Beautification:Mayor M.Subramanian discusses the blueprint of the proposed facilities at Velachery lake with Chennai Corporation officials on Thursday.

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will develop the Velachery lake into a tourist attraction. Facilities for boating in the existing 49 acres of the waterbody would be launched by the civic body. Another six acre of the lake area is under encroachment.

Inspecting the lake on Thursday, Mayor M. Subramanian said “The boating facilities will be developed at a total cost of Rs.5 crore. The area will soon become one of the preferred tourist destinations in the city.”

A 750-metre-long tiled walkway would be constructed along a side of the lake. Landscaping with park benches would also be done on the sides of the lake. A two-metre-wide stretch along the lake would be earmarked for the purpose.

In order to avoid reduction in the area of the lake, floating decks would be constructed with pile foundation without filling the lake.

The Corporation would also take measures to prevent sewer discharge in the lake and reduce pollution of water, he said. Chennai Metrowater would construct a new pumping station at an estimated cost of Rs.2 crore for this purpose. Many illegal sewer discharge points have been identified along the Raj Bhavan canal which discharges water in the lake.

Parking area was initially planned to be developed by filling a portion of the lake. But the civic body is planning to get parking lots in nearby areas without filling the water body.

A piece of land nearby belonging to the Tamil Nadu Housing Board has been found to be suitable for constructing parking lot for the vehicles of visitors to the lake.

 

Crematorium for dogs soon in city

Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:27 administrator
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The New Indian Express  09.12.2010

Crematorium for dogs soon in city

CHENNAI: The city would soon have incinerator (crematorium) for dogs, bringing great relief to many dog owners in Chennai, who live in apartments and find it difficult to bury bodies of their beloved pets.

"Keeping this in mind, Madras Canine Club (MCC) has proposed to present incinerator either to municipal authorities or to any NGO," said MCC dounderpresident C V Sudarshan.

He further said that most of the bodies of dogs are dumped in garbage, where they rot in open or get pecked away by crows.

The incinerator costing nearly Rs 40 lakh would either be installed in Mylapore crematorium or handed over to Blue Cross, an NGO, which will maintain it. "Mayor has already given the permission to install the incinerator in Mylapore crematorium but we are waiting for Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board's consent," he added.

A fund has been also created to raise money for it. The facility would be made available free of cost for stray dogs.

Sudarshan said that nearly 7,000 dogs in the city get registered with Kennel Club of India, sole canine authority in India, and thus it is very important to have such facility.

This would be first of its kind as no other city in the country has incinerator, he added.

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