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Garbage dump inspected

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Source : The Hindu Date : 20.06.2009

Garbage dump inspected

Special Correspondent

TIRUCHI: Mayor S.Sujatha on Friday inspected the Corporation’s garbage dump at Ariyamangalam.

Accompanied by Deputy Mayor M.Anbazhagan, Corporation Commissioner T.T.Balsamy, and other officials, the Mayor inspected the manufacture of bio-compost carried out by the Kalki Service Trust.

About 400 tonnes of solid wastes collected from the city is being dumped at the yard every day. About 15 to 20 tonnes of bio-manure was being produced by the Trust everyday.

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 June 2009 06:57
 

Several walls on Anna Salai sport clean look

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Source : The Hindu Date : 13.06.2009

Several walls on Anna Salai sport clean look

Staff Reporter

 


Corporation workers work for 10 hours to clear graffiti, banners, cut-outs, and nameboards


— Photo: K.V.Srinivasan

ERASING WALL WRITINGS: Mayor M.Subramanian inspecting work to remove graffiti on Anna Salai on Thursday.

CHENNAI: Over 3,000 square metres of wall space on Anna Salai and Kamarajar Salai were cleared of graffiti and posters on Thursday. A total of 500 staff of Chennai Corporation worked 10 hours to clear the space.

It followed the ban on posters and graffiti on the two arterial roads. Many walls on both the roads sported a clean look after the workers whitewashed the graffiti.

The workers also removed digital banners, cut-outs and nameboards of commercial establishments that encroached on pavement space. Five lorries were pressed into service for the purpose.

Speaking to reporters after supervising the drive, Mayor M. Subramanian said the civic body would paste stickers indicating poster-free zones and warning violators of punishment.

“We will ensure that people do not write on walls or paste posters. Corporation officials would go on regular rounds and remove posters, if found, immediately. If the offenders do not listen even after warnings, we would request police to take action,” he said.

Mr. Subramanian said that even private walls would be whitewashed if they had unauthorised advertisements.

Unauthorised advertisements put up on bus shelters on Anna Salai would be peeled off. Posters stuck from electricity boxes, telephone pillars and street lamp posts would be removed as part of the drive.

At the conclusion of the drive, students of the Government College of Arts would be asked to paint the walls of government buildings. The Chennai Corporation has requested the college Principal for designs.

Mr. Subramanian said permission would be sought from the Central government and public sector undertakings to paint drawings on their walls.

The services of the students have already been used at the park opposite the Secretariat on Rajaji Salai and the park opposite the Raj Bhavan. They would be paid for their work.

Last Updated on Saturday, 13 June 2009 14:49
 

Municipality building remains unused

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Source : The Hindu Date : 12.06.2009

Municipality building remains unused

Karthik Madhavan

The tax collection centre is yet to become operational


Better days ahead?: The building constructed by Kasipalayam Municipality to house a computerised tax collection centre.

ERODE: In Shastry Nagar, coming under Ward 5 of Kasipalayam Municipality, stands a new, small building. Graffiti on the wall says it is the civic body’s computerised tax collection centre. But there is no sign of such activity. It is locked. An open window reveals that there are a couple of tube light fittings, few bricks and other construction material.

It has remained unused since the construction was over about four months ago, say the area residents. There is no power connection, either.

The municipality constructed the building at Rs. 2 lakh to establish a computerised tax collection centre to collect house and water taxes. It has established four such centres and will establish another one. Municipality Chairman M. Subramaniam says the civic body has constructed the centres in such a way that for every three wards there will be a collection centre.

Residents of the municipality can pay the aforementioned taxes at any of the five centres. To facilitate the process, it will set up computers in each of the collection centres and network them with a server at the municipality office.

Aside from the Rs. 10 lakh construction cost, the entire project will cost the civic body about Rs. 3 lakh. Majority of the funding has come from the State Government and the civic body has chipped in with the balance.

Once the collection centres are opened, they are expected to help 20,295 assesses and also the tax collectors. Tax collectors will stop going door-to-door for tax collection; the process will happen only at the centres, the Chairman explains.

He says the buildings do not remain unused. During the elections, the municipality had to stop the activity and now that the elections are over, the centres will be opened in another month’s time, he adds. As and when the facility is in place, it will be the first for a municipality in Erode district. Manoeuvre

Last Updated on Friday, 12 June 2009 11:04
 


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