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Tourist haven plastic-free from April 1 Kanyakumari
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Home, Information, Kanyakumari, Public, Trichy, government, illegal, modification, programme, remove on May 4th, 2010
Kanyakumari district authorities have claimed success in making the tourist haven plastic-free from April one this year.
All four municipalities,56 town Panchayats, 99 village Panchayats have not only passed laws prohibiting use of low grade plastics and plastic articles but are observing it from April 1 this year,District Collector Rajendra Ratnoo told PTI.
The Green Kanyakumari Plan and war against plastics was launched M K Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister on December 2 last year. Sensitization of people and all stakeholders to bring about change in their attitude and then triggering off behavioural changes was the main strategy, he said.
Local political leaders also took part in meetings to stress the need for keeping the environs clean and ban use of plastics. To enlist the support of the NGOs and local leaders the Friends of Nature Society of Kanyakumari which was dormant for sometime was revived.
What made the programme a success was also the assurance that low quality plastic packaging materials would be substituted with jute or paper bags.
All local bodies in the district passed resolutions banning the use of plastics as mentioned under the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules promulgated almost a decade ago and on eve of Pongal festival (in January) it was announced that the ban would come into force from April 1 2010.
About 100 special squads were formed to ensure that plastics were not used as a packaging material after April 1.
Fine for violation was Rs.50 for the user, Rs.500 for the shopkeeper and Rs.1,000 for the sellers of plastic carry bags.
The adherence to the ban on plastic was spontaneous and overwhelming, sources claimed. All sections of society switched over to alternate packaging materials wholeheartedly swiftly and smoothly,they said. The authorities had to book just 15 cases for rpt for violation of rules in the district.
The District merchants association has hailed the move and appealed to all traders to ban plastic in their business.
New bridge to be built at across Pazhayaru river
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Information, Kanyakumari, Transport, function on March 16th, 2010
Tamil Nadu Minister for Highways and Minor Ports Vellakovil Swaminathan, today laid the foundation stone for constructing a new bridge in place of an old bridge which was destroyed in Tsunami in December 2004.
The new bridge to be built at a cost of Rs 21 crore across Pazhayaru river would connect Keezhamanagudi and Melamanagudi.
People in Melamanagudi were put to hardship as buses were not plying through the area after the old bridge was destroyed.
District Collector Rajendra Rathna presided over the function.
Tourism Minister Suresh Rajan, Road Development and Planning Director Mr Thyagarajan and Nagercoil MLA Rajan were present on the occasion.
Tirupathi Devasthanam organise ‘Srinvasa Kalyanam’ at Kanyakumari on Feb 28.
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Entertainment, Festivals, Information, Kanyakumari, Other, Public, Temples, function on February 24th, 2010
The Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam proposed to hold organise ‘Srinvasa Kalyanam’ at Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, at 1800 hrs, on February 28.
This is being performed in Kanyakumari for the first time, Anandh Kumar, leader of Tirumala Devasthanam local Advisory Committee Information Centre, Chennai and Joint Leader Sundharam told reporters here today.
More than a lakh of devotees are expected to witness the holy function, they said. – Agencies
Jaya’s support to sugarcane farmers politically motivated: Kanimozhi
Posted by ganesh in Agriculture, Communication, Departments, Kanyakumari, Other, Public, businesses, government, programme on February 16th, 2010
DMK Rajya Sabha Member and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi’s Poetess daughter Kanimozhi today said the recent agitation by AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalithaa in support of sugarcane farmers was politically motivated.
In a brief chat with mediapersons here, she said the AIADMK leader was suddenly projecting herself as the saviour of farmers with an eye on the coming Assembly elections.
She said Ms Jayalalithaa had never bothered about the farmers when she was the Chief Minister. Before the last Assembly elections, she had announced that sugarcane price would be hiked, but never did so.
The DMK leader had already said Ms Jayalalithaa had all of a sudden wanting to become a friend of farmers and enacting a drama with an eye on the coming Assembly elections, Ms Kanimozhi said, adding, ”The people are watching her drama”.
On AIADMK MLAs calling on the Chief Minister and DMK leaders, she said AIADMK MLAs were meeting the leaders as Chief Minister, General Secretary K Anbazhagan, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin and Union Minister M K Azhagiri were always accesible to them.
However, Ms Jayalalithaa would meet her partymen only if she desires, she added.
Answering a question, Ms Kanimozhi said it was not the question of DMK touching the 100 mark in the Assembly, as the government was implementing various welfare schemes to the benefit of poor and middle class people, the DMK would stage a come back with more strength,
42 species of birds found in KanyaKumari
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Information, Kanyakumari, Water, forest, government, programme on February 16th, 2010
A recent survey conducted in saltpans and other water bodies in Kanyakumari district by the Department of Forest confirmed the presence of 6,051 birds from 42 species.
The avian monitoring was undertaken with an objective of ascertaining the number of birds in the water bodies and protecting rare species in the district.
Almost all locations were monitered by ornithologists from the Bombay Natural History Society last year.
The teams recorded as many as 6,051 birds, both migratory and resident, from 42 species.
Interestingly, Puthalam saltpan alone recorded 172 birds from various species.
According to the report, though there was an increase in the number of species such as Medium Egret, Large Egret, Indian Pond Heron, Cormorant, Greater Flamingo and Cotton Teal, the number of migratory birds such as Oriental Black Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Yellow Wattled Lapwing, Common Greenshank, Little Winged Plover and Common Tern are dwindling.
The Coast Guard is coming up new stations in eastern region
Posted by ganesh in Army, Attack, Communication, Culture, Health, Information, Kanyakumari, Navy, competition, government, illegal, meeting, tamilnadu on February 10th, 2010
The Coast Guard is coming up with four new stations in eastern region, which stretches from West Bengal to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, in order to cover the vulnerable security-related gaps along the coast and stop future terror attacks similar to the 26/11 Mumbai carnage.
The coastal security and the Coast Guard have come to the centre stage post-26/11 in wake of the heightened maritme security scenario and the need for safeguarding India’s economic interests.
“Definitely we will try to ensure there is no more 26/11 with whatever resources we have,” said Inspector General A. Rajasekar, Commander Coast Guard region (East), when asked about protecting India’s entire exclusive economic zone ion the eastern coast.
“After 26/11 every organisation has been sensitised. There is coordination between the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Marine Police and with that I think we will be able to prevent any such attacks in the future,” he said.
“On the eastern coast, we have a coast guard station coming up at Karikal (Tamil Nadu), one each in Krishanapatnam and Nizamapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), and Gopalpur (Orissa). We also have Coast Guard air stations coming up at Bhubaneshwar and Vishakhapatnam,” Inspector General Rajasekar told ANI in Chennai.
The Coast Guard has been involved in a number of activities like intensifying patrolling with the help of advanced off shore patrol vessels (AOPVs), and the ICG personnel were making requisite efforts in the national interest to thwart any infiltration into the Indian Maritime Border Line.
“The government has sanctioned ships and aircrafts for the modernisation of the Coast Guard. Hopefully, by 2012 we plan to have about 100 ships and 100 aircrafts,” he said.
He said that number of boats deployed for patrolling the coastline has increased, and added that 37 radar fitted lighthouses are coming up in the future.
The Coast Guard at sea displayed combined operations involving two AOPVs, one IPV, one Chetak helicopter and two Dornier aircrafts.
On board AOPV Sarang, the Coast Guard displayed aerial firing, boarding operation, pollution response capabilities, SAR demonstrations and splash target firing with great precision and care.
100 Volunteers of DMK,Congress,BJP and MDMK parties were arrested
More than 100 volunteers of the ruling DMK, its ally Congress and the opposition BJP and MDMK parties were arrested when they took out a rally demanding that all trains running between Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil and Kanniakumari must stop at Kuzhithurai railway station.
The volunteers led by Town Panchayat head Pon Asaithambi and former MLA Kumaradas, also wanted to hold a protest demonstration on the railway track. However, police prevented them from staging the demo.
They took out the rally from Marthandam bus stand to Kuzhithurai railway station.
Seven trains pass through Thiruvanthapuram-Nagarcoil-Kanyakumari route everyday. But only three trains stop at Kuzhithurai, they pointed out to highlight their demand.
Cyclone Ward weakens, to cross Tamil Nadu coast
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments, Kanyakumari, Public, Rain, Rameswaram, fishermen, government, weather on December 15th, 2009
Cyclone Ward has weakened into a deep depression and is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast Tuesday evening accompanied by rainfall, the weather office here said
The cyclone is likely to weaken further into a low pressure area.
S.R. Ramanan, director, Area Cyclone Warning Centre, told IANS: “Cyclone Ward has weakened into a deep depression. When the wind speed is less than 63 kmph it is called a depression and anything above it is called cyclone.”
He said the deep depression is centred about 150 km off Pamban and 300 km east of Kanyakumari.
It is likely to cross the Tamil Nadu coast Tuesday evening between Kanyakumari and Pamban, he said.
Squally winds reaching 40-50 kmph and gusting to 60 kmph are likely along and off Tamil Nadu coast till Wednesday.
According to Ramanan, rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rains is likely over north coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry till Thursday.
Tamil Nadu and Puducherry fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea.
HC bench stays demolition of houses for Samathuvapuram
Posted by ganesh in Kanyakumari, Madurai, Others, Public, government on November 28th, 2009
The Madras High Court bench at Madurai has stayed demolition of houses and felling of trees at Thirparappu village in Kanyakumari district for construction of Samathuvapuram (government’s egalitarian housing colony).
A divising bench comprising Justice D Murugesan and Justice S Nagamuthu in their interim order also directed officials not to remove the trees that were felled.
The petitioner, one Vasantha, said 3,000 rubber and coconut trees had been felled and there were 73 houses, which were built about 50 years ago in the land.
The residents’ forefathers, who were engaged in the construction of Pechiparai dam, had occupied the land classified as poromboke (government) land and cultivated mango, coconut and arecanut in the area and the houses were assessed for property tax and numbered besides having electricity connection.
Though their application for issue of patta was pending with the collector the administration decided to establish samathuvapuram in the same area for the homeless people.
Disposing their petitions, the bench on october 16 permitted the officials to survey the land. However, they were ordered to identify 4.05 hectares out of 9.72 hectares of land available in the locality, with no disturbance to people already living for long years.
The petitioner said the revenue officials ‘misunderstood’ the order as licence to evict people and came with 300 policemen on November 23 and razed many houses without issuing notice to residents.
Vigilance and Anti Corruption Wing arrested a surveyor for demanding and accepting bribe
Posted by ganesh in Bribery, Kanyakumari, Nagercoil on November 27th, 2009
The Vigilance and Anti Corruption Wing arrested a surveyor for demanding and accepting bribe on Thursday.
According to sources, Parthasarathy and Regupathy, both brothers hailing from Ammandivilai, approached the officials of Kalkulam taluk office in connection with a dispute in the partitioning of six cents of land belonging to their family at Kadiyapattinam. Based on the petition given by Parthasarathy, Manoharan (53), a surveyor, demanded Rs.1000 from him to settle the dispute. He asked Parthasarathy to come home and give the amount situated at Aruthenkanvilai.
In the meantime Parthasaraty informed the surveyor’s demand to Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing. When Parthasarathy went to Manoharan’s house and gave the amount, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption wing caught the surveyor red handed while he was accepting the bribe.
Later he was arrested and further investigations were on.
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