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11-Day Festival of famous shrine Veillankanni in Aug 29
Posted by ganesh in Festivals, Information, Nagapattinam, Public, Temples, function on August 20th, 2010
The annual 11-day festival of famous shrine Veillankanni in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu will commence on August 29 with the flag hoisting and conclude on September 8.
Official sources today said that closed-circuit cameras would be installed and two new temporary bus shelters would be set up for the festival.
Two temporary bus stands would be set up for Chennai buses at MGM here and buses would arrive at Velankanni via Thiruthirapoondi near Velankanni petrol bunk.
The district administration was making all necessary arrangements for the festival,
Southern Railways announced special trains in Velankanni Festival
Posted by ganesh in Festivals, Health, Information, Nagapattinam, Railway, Transport, function on August 7th, 2010
The Southern Railways today announced special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with the famous Velankanni Festival.
A Railway release here said the Chennai Egmore-Nagapattinam Special would leave here on September 6 at 2245 hrs and arrive at Nagapattinam at 0745 hrs the next day.
The Nagapattinam-Dadar Special would leave Nagapattinam at 2330 hrs on September 8 and reach Dadar at 1400 hrs on September 10.
The Advance reservation for these trains would commence on August 8.
Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai section opened for passenger traffic
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Information, Nagapattinam, Railway, Transport, Villupuram, government, programme, release on April 24th, 2010
The Villupuram-Mayiladhuthurai broadguage services was opened to the passengers.
The first train on this section would leave Villupuram today at 6.20 pm and arrive Mayiladuthurai at 10 pm, a Southern Railways release here said.
Train services including Mayiladuthurai-Villupuram passenger, Chennai Egmore-Nagore Daily Express through Mayiladhuthurai, Thanjavur, Nagore-Chennai Egmore express, Madurai-Chennai Egmore express, Chennai Egmore-Tiruchirappalli express, Varanasi-Rameswaram weekly express and Tiruchendur-Chennai Egmore express would be operated via this section.
KPP Samy said Govt allotted Rs 200 crore for coastline from sea-erosion
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Information, Nagapattinam, Other, budget, government on April 5th, 2010
Tamil Nadu Fisheries Welfare Minister KPP Samy today said Government had allotted Rs 200 crore for taking up steps to protect the state’s coastline from sea-erosion.
Distributing welfare assistance to fishermen at a function at Keechankuppam, the Minister said that the Government was according top priority for the welfare of the fishermen.
He pointed out that the Government had recently waived Rs 80 crore loan obtained by the tsunami-hit fishermen under Rajiv Gandhi National Reconstruction Project.
A new scheme had been launched to provide engines worth Rs 23,736 each to the fishermen who are using ‘vallam’ boats to convert them into mechanised ones. Under the scheme, 338 fishermen will benefit in the state, he said.
Samy said in this year’s budget, the Government had allotted Rs 200 crore to protect the coastline from sea erosion.
Earlier, the Minister distributed welfare assistance worth Rs 19.19 lakh to the fishermen.
Nagapattinam District Collector (in-charge) A Annadurai presided. Minister for Dairy Development U Mathivanan was also present.
Week-long Easter Celebrations began Vailankanni ‘Palm Sunday’ procession.
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Festivals, Health, Information, Nagapattinam, Other, Public, Temples, function on March 29th, 2010
The week-long Easter celebrations began today at the famous 17th century shrine of Our Lady of Health in nearby Vailankanni with the ‘Palm Sunday’ procession.
The celebrations will end with the Easter on April 4. The events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus are considered holy for the Christians and they celebrate the whole week preceding the Easter as ‘Holy Week’.
Priests carried palm leaves and children were given crosses made from single palm leaves as they went in a procession. Special prayers were also held.
Pilgrims visit the church by undertaking ‘padayatra’ from all over the state travelling for days on foot. They tonsure their heads as a ritual of thanksgiving. Many Hindus too take part in the padayatra and the Easter celebrations.
Other events in this holy week would include – Maundy Thursday, commemorating the last supper of Christ (April 1), Good Friday, mourning the crucifixion of Christ (April 2), Holy Saturday comprising prayers (April 3) and the Holy Easter Sunday (Apr 4) representing the Feast of the Resurrection.
Palm Sunday was also celebrated at Tarangambadi, the headquarters of the protestants following the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC), with Christians belonging to three churches – Roman Catholic, Church of South India (CSI) TELC coming together for the fourth consecutive year.
At a colourful function held at Tarangambadi a mega rally comprising the people belonging to the three churches – RC, CSI and TELC
Dept of Earth Sciences, Govt vision document, has envisaged creation of an underwater corridor in Poompuhar
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Information, Nagapattinam, Water, government on March 20th, 2010
The Department of Earth Sciences, Government of India, in its vision document, has envisaged creation of an underwater corridor in Poompuhar sea in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, to show the excavations done by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and Underwater Archaeology department of Tamil University.
Delivering a lecture on the archaeological excavations done by NIOT at Poompuhar and Gulf of Cambay at a seminar on coastal history of Tamil Nadu and Archaeological excavations done in the coastal areas of the state, here yesterday, NIOT Scientist B Sasisekaran said NIOT and Marine Archaeology Department of Tamil University undertook underwater archaeological excavations off Poompuhar during 2004-2006.
Dive expedition was conducted in 2006 at Poompuhar. Post tsunami expeditions were conducted at Poompuhar and Tharangampadi. During marine archaeological excavations shipwrecks were found at many places including Vanagiri near Poompuhar, he said.
He said nearly 14 shipwrecks were found along Tamil Nadu coast. Geophysical investigations were done off Cuddalore in 2006, Ennore in 2009 and Tirumullaivasal near Sirkali in Nagapattinam district in 2009, he added.
Divingbell was the first underwater device used. Alexander the Great used it. Sea level changes act as an important factor in marine archaeology research. Global sea level was 140 mts below the present sea level 10,000 years back,
High-Speed trial using a Special Train Broad Gauge Line
Posted by ganesh in Information, Nagapattinam, Railway, Transport, Villupuram, programme, release on March 16th, 2010
Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety Sudhir Kumar will conduct a high-speed trial using a special train formation on the newly converted Villupuram – Mayiladuthurai broad gauge line on 17 March, according to a Southern Railway release.
He is also expected to inspect the newly-laid track today. Once the line is cleared, passenger traffic will be introduced on the section.
Coastal Security Wing of Tamil Nadu Police in Nagapattinam:Chief Secretary
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Nagapattinam, Other, Public, Transport, fishermen, government, police, programme on March 1st, 2010
Coastal Security Wing of Tamil Nadu Police in Nagapattinam had been equipped with modern infrastructure, including a new state-of-the-art 12-tonne patrol boat, Chief Secretary K S Sripathy today said.
Talking to reporters after reviewing the Coastal security arrangements in the distsrict, he said in addition to the Rs 2.25 crore boat, another vessel weighing five tonnes had been provided to the CSG, Nagapattinam.
Sripathy inspected the Coastal Police Station in Keezhaiyur and travelled about 10 nautical miles in the newly purchased boat.
The CSG had set up checkposts at eight more places in the district which would be manned by four policemen each, he said adding the CSG, Coast Guard and the Navy were coordinating with each other and performing “very well” in Nagapattinam.
Earlier, the Chief Secretary viewed a photo exhibition on the activities of the forest department.
District Collector (in-charge) A Annadurai, SP Maheshwar Dayal, District Wildlife Warden V Thirunavukkarasu were among those who accompanied the Chief Secretary
10,000 people from Tiruchirapalli covers Kalaignar Insurance Scheme covers
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Health, Nagapattinam, Public, Thiruvarur, Trichy, function, government, hospital, programme on February 20th, 2010
As many as 10,000 people from Tiruchirapalli, Pudukottai, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Karur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Namakkal districts were benefitted from ‘Life Saving Treatments’ under the Kalaignar Health Insurance Scheme, according to Tamil Nadu Public Health Minister M R K Panneerselvam.
After attending a review meeting of the scheme with collectors of Tiruchiapalli, Perambalur, Karur, Ariyalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Namakkal districts, he said awards would be presented to hospitals and doctors for their effective implementation of the Scheme.
Stressing the importance of proper awareness campaign for the successful implementaion of the scheme, he called upon the collectors to expedite the distribution of ’smart cards’ under the scheme to the beneficiaries.
State Health Secretary V K Subburaj said Coimbatore, Salem and Dindigul districts occupied the top three positions in effective implementation of the scheme. A total number of 1.4 crore families in the state were enrolled under the scheme.
Thirty new marine police stations sanctioned for TN in Coastal Security Scheme
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Culture, Departments, Information, Nagapattinam, Navy, government, police, programme, ramanathapuram, vehicles on February 3rd, 2010
One of the 175 all-terrain vehicles to be procured by the Coastal Security Group
Thirty new marine police stations have been sanctioned for Tamil Nadu in the second phase of the Coastal Security Scheme.
With this, the total number of such stations in the State will increase to 42. Vital installations such as the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, part of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, and Chennai Port would now come under the security cover of the Coastal Security Group.
According to official sources, a majority of the new marine police stations would come up in Nagapattinam and Ramanathapuram districts. Chennai city would get three, including the one proposed at Tiruvanmiyur. The Ministry of Home Affairs was in the process of finalising a new design for the stations.
“The marine police stations would be located strategically along the 1,076-km coastline of Tamil Nadu. Modern weapons, transport and communication gadgets are being provided to our security personnel. The objective is to ensure that the reaction time of marine police to any exigency along the coast would be less than five minutes,” Inspector General of Police (Coastal Security Group) Rajesh Das told The Hindu on Tuesday.
As part of the modernisation programme, the force was planning to import 175 all-terrain vehicles capable of moving at a speed of more than 100 kmph on sand. The specification of design and efficiency has been sent to the Secretary, Border Management, along with a few models.
“We have proposed to procure 20 more speedboats. Ten of the 24 boats already sanctioned in the first phase of the scheme were delivered and put to use.”
Mr. Rajesh Das said discussion to introduce the concept of ‘Territorial Navy’ was on at the highest level. “In Tamil Nadu, we are suggesting that unemployed or poorly paid youths among the fishermen community be identified and trained by the coastal security agencies. After the training period, during which they will be given stipend and uniform, this network of volunteers will boost our intelligence machinery,” he said.
Construction of new police stations would commence during the year. Home Secretary S. Malathi and Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) K. Radhakrishnan were closely monitoring the implementation of the scheme that is expected to take coastal security of Tamil Nadu to new levels,
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