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Sericulture operations to begin at Ayyampuzha

Sunday, 21 June 2009 14:17 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 21.06.2009

Sericulture operations to begin at Ayyampuzha

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: The Kerala State Sericulture Cooperative Federation (Serifed) and The Plantation Corporation of Kerala will join hands to begin sericulture operations at the latter’s plantation in Ayyampuzha.

The project will go on stream on a pilot basis on five acres of plantation land owned by the Corporation. This is the first time that Serifed and The Plantation Corporation are joining hands for a sericulture venture and it is expected to give a big boost to cocoon production in the State.

The funds for the project, with an expected investment of Rs.8 lakh, will come largely from the Union government-sponsored Rahstriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

The money will go into setting up rearing sheds, buying equipment and establishing irrigation facilities for the sericulture programme.

To attract more farmers

Meanwhile, the Ernakulam District office of Serifed hopes to draw more farmers into sericulture through a scheme of various subsidies during the ensuing season.

It was expected that the current level of prices, expected to go up further in the coming season, would be added incentive to the farmers.

Planting operations

New planting operations are undertaken during the months of June and July and the Serifed office here has invited applications from farmers for subsidies if they undertaken sericulture operations in 25 cents or more land.

Those who do not own their own land can take farms on lease for the programme, said an official of Serifed here.

If a farmer can reach up to 100 kg of cocoon production in an acre, subsidies to the tune of Rs.1 lakh is available. The subsidy amount will be available for planting, preparing rearing sheds, buying equipment, setting up irrigation facilities and for vermin compost units.

Serifed will also provide a month-long training to the new farmers, said the official.

The cocoons can be sold at the market in Perumbavoor set up by the Ernakulam District Panchayat.

Cocoons are fetching up to Rs. 195 a kg now and the price is expected to go up.

There are more than 50 sericulture farmers in the Ernakulam district now who are engaged in sericulture operations in over 50 acres.

Last year’s cocoon production stood at four tonnes and the situation is expected to improve during the current season.

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 June 2009 14:24
 

Vedike activists lock CMC office

Sunday, 21 June 2009 14:13 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 21.06.2009

Vedike activists lock CMC office

Staff Correspondent

 

Protest against water supply problem

Problem will be set right in two days, says official


Up in arms: Activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike during a protest in front of the Raichur CMC office on Saturday.

Raichur: Activists of Raichur district unit of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike took out a procession and locked the City Municipal Council (CMC) office on Saturday to protest against “failure” of officials concerned to ensure proper drinking water supply in the city.

They also demanded resignation of all members of the CMC for “failing” to ensure proper drinking water supply.

The activists, who went in a procession from the Station Road, staged a dharna in front of the CMC office. They locked the office when officials concerned failed to respond to their demands.

However, they ended their agitation after Ramachandra, CMC Commissioner, along with M. Eranna, councillor and former president of the CMC, assured them of solving the problem in two days.

In a memorandum, they said that residents of Raichur city had been facing acute shortage of water for the past two months. The district administration should review the situation and initiate measures immediately to solve the problem. Water supply to the city has been severely affected for last one week as supply has been cut off from the Krishna Water Works following leakage in the pipeline on the outskirts of the city.

Residents have said that lack of coordination between councillors and officials concerned in handling the situation had worsened the problem.

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 June 2009 14:16
 

Door-to-door garbage collection in more wards

Sunday, 21 June 2009 13:55 administrator
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Source : The Hindu Date : 21.06.2009

Door-to-door garbage collection in more wards

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BIDAR: Eleven more municipal wards in Humnabad town will soon be brought under Nirmala Nagara Yojana to facilitate door-to-door collection of solid wastes.

Collection of solid wastes in these wards will start within a week.

The project was launched in ward nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, including localities such as Agadi Layout, Basava Nagar, Shivnagar, KHB Colony, Janata Colony and Teachers Colonies, in March.

Nisarga, a non-governmental organisation, has been entrusted with the task of door-to-door collection of solid wastes. Chief Officer of Humnabad Town Municipal Council Mohammed Yousuf told The Hindu that wards nos. 2 to 7 and 11 to 15 would be included under the project. They include localities such as Chattigalli, Kumbara Galli, Vibhuthi Galli, Bazaar Galli, Jawahar Road, Joshi Galli, Syed Galli, Balaji Mandir and Akkamahadevi Math.

Garbage collectors will go door to door every day between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Fee

The garbage collection fee has to be paid to the NGO by the fifth of every month.

The monthly fee for houses with less than 1,000 sq ft. area has been fixed at Rs. 15, for houses with over 1,000 sq ft area it is Rs. 20, for commercial complexes with less than 1,000 sq ft. area Rs. 25, for commercial complexes with area more than 1,000 sq ft. it is Rs. 50 amonth.

Factories having an area of less than 1,000 sq ft will be charged Rs. 50 a month and factories having an area of over 1,000 sq ft will be charged Rs. 100 a month.

Last Updated on Sunday, 21 June 2009 14:03
 
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