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20 vehicle-mounted fogging machines commissioned

Sunday, 23 January 2011 02:01 administrator
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The Hindu      23.01.2011

20 vehicle-mounted fogging machines commissioned

Staff Reporter

The Chennai Corporation on Saturday commissioned 20 vehicle-mounted fogging machines for improving mosquito control operations. The machines have been procured at a cost of Rs.58 lakh. With this, the number of vehicle-mounted fogging machines with the Corporation has increased to 47.

Speaking at the function, Mayor M. Subramanian said, “All 30 units of the Corporation will now have a fogging machine and a worker exclusively for operating the machine. The additional machines available will be used for fogging operations in areas where special attention is required.”

He urged malaria workers to work hard towards keeping mosquito density low.

The commissioning of more fogging machines would boost the special mosquito control operation in the city, said Ashish Kumar, Deputy Commissioner (Health), Chennai Corporation.

The civic body recently launched a massive fogging operation to control the density of adult mosquitoes. The operations cover over 3,300 km of roads in the city simultaneously every Friday.

The adult mosquito density is yet to be reduced in some areas, he added.

The massive fogging operation was in response to malaria cases being reported on account of the increase in the number of temporary breeding sources, a Corporation official said.

The civic body has deployed 1,267 malaria workers for mosquito control operations.

The civic body has been using 180 small fogging machines also.

As part of anti-mosquito operations, it has collected 500 tonnes of old tyres that served as breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

It has also procured nine catamarans and four fibre boats for spraying insecticide in 110-km-long waterways in the city.

  • Machines have been procured at a cost of Rs.58 lakh
  • Corporation has deployed 1,267 malaria workers
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    Adyar Poonga will be opened for public from February 15

    Sunday, 23 January 2011 01:54 administrator
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    The Hindu        23.01.2011

    Adyar Poonga will be opened for public from February 15

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    Adyar Eco Park, inaugurated by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Saturday, has been named after Tholkappiyar, the author of the Tamil grammar treatise Tholkappiyam.

    In Tamil it will be called Tholkappiya Poonga. It will be opened for public from February 15.

    “Tholkappiyar is the oldest of the elder Tamils. Savants like Thiruvalluvar came only after him and enlightened us. I take pride in naming the park after him,” the Chief Minister said.

    Mr. Karunanidhi, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister M.K.Stalin, Ministers and senior officials went around the park. He interacted with the schoolchildren, who had come to receive prizes for various competitions held as part of the inaugural function.

    Asked whether the government planned to collect an entry fee from the public, Phanindra Reddy, Member Secretary, Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust, said no decision had been taken so far. “It is still under discussion,” he added. A documentary on the park before and after the restoration of 58 acres in the first phase was screened for the audience.

    The government has spent Rs. 23 crore.

    About 1.37 lakh saplings of around 172 species of trees, shrubs, herbs, reeds and tuberous plants native to this region have been planted to serve as habitat for aquatic, terrestrial and arboreal species. Pitchandikulam Forest Consultants are the consultants for the project and the restoration is being monitored through educational institutions and Anna University.

    Two years of restoration works have resulted in significant improvement in water quality and presence of 27 species of fish and 91 species of birds.

    A government press release said phase II of the project covering 300 acres between Santhome Causeway and Thiru Vi Ka bridge would be taken up soon.

    Though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was to inaugurate the park on January 3, he could not attend the function because environment clearance was not obtained at that time.

     

    Corporation to procure 9 mechanical sweepers

    Friday, 14 January 2011 05:58 administrator
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    Corporation to procure 9 mechanical sweepers

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    The new road rollers commissioned by the Chennai Corporation on Thursday. — Photo: R.Ravindran
    The new road rollers commissioned by the Chennai Corporation on Thursday. — Photo: R.Ravindran

    The Chennai Corporation will soon procure nine mechanical sweepers at a cost of Rs.3 crore for cleaning roads, said Mayor M. Subramanian.

    The civic body is at present using a mechanical sweeper to clean Kamarajar Salai.

    Speaking at a function for launching equipment for repair of city roads on Thursday, Mr. Subramanian said that the Corporation had procured equipment worth Rs. 45.84 crore in the past four years for repair of roads and keeping the city clean.

    Nine road rollers procured at a cost of Rs.81.36 lakh were handed over to Corporation employees at the function by Mr. Subramanian.

    These would be in addition to the 10 road rollers which the civic body owns.

    Four skid steer loaders have also been purchased by the civic body at a cost of Rs. 37 lakh.

    Mr. Subramanian said that the civic body has procured 186 compactors at a cost of Rs. 31 crore to keep the city clean in the past four years.

    Three equipment for keeping the parks on the Marina clean, two equipment for cleaning the beach and 29 equipment for cleaning parks in all 10 zones are in use.

    Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan and Deputy Commissioner (Health) Ashish Kumar participated in the function.

    Nine road rollers procured at a cost of Rs.81.36 lakh were handed over to Corporation employees

     
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